Recalling the time the doorman first brought them here, the guiding doorman wore red, but the front desk manager who greeted them wore blue.
At that moment, they only glanced, not noticing the difference between the colors.
Now, it was certain that only those in blue were the hotel's true staff.
As for those in red, perhaps they had worked at the hotel before, but at this moment, they were definitely not staff serving guests wholeheartedly.
"Is this considered a hidden rule?" Zhu Yulian suddenly asked.
The words "hidden rule" seemed to be a distant memory for them.
But it had to be acknowledged that the staff in two different colored uniforms definitely constituted a hidden rule.
If they hadn't noticed the difference and had drunk the tea given by the red-clad attendant, they would probably be carried in now.
Everyone felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, they were all together; their strength in numbers meant they had observed things particularly carefully.
"If there's a first hidden rule, there will surely be a second. So everyone, stay alert and don't fall into any traps," Ning Wei reminded everyone.
She herself wouldn't fall into any traps because the red-clad attendants were no longer human.
As long as something wasn't human, she could see it clearly.
"Is there any possibility that we could have eyes like yours?" Yuanyuan asked Ning Wei.
"You want to see the eyes of ghosts?"
"I should say I want a pair of eyes that can distinguish between humans and ghosts. Is there a way?"
Ning Wei shook her head. "You're talking about Yin Yang eyes. Some people are born with them, others cultivate them later. But you don't meet either condition. So my advice is, don't act alone. Observe carefully and consider things before acting!"
They had thought Ning Wei might have a cheat method, but it turned out there was no such thing.
Actually, not being able to see also had its advantages, as not everyone had Ning Wei's strong psychological fortitude.
She could stare at a ghost's eyes without blinking. No matter how ugly the ghost opposite her was, she would at most frown.
For anyone else, they would probably have screamed their lungs out by now.
Next, it was Tang Tang's turn. She summarized the sales manager's words, implying that the guest rooms were unclean, but the banquet hall was definitely clean.
The cleanliness she mentioned was the kind everyone understood.
"Then we are still considered lucky. Only one of the four rooms is unclean," Song Zhi said.
Mei Nan looked at Ning Wei. "Your room looks off at first glance. Did you ask the front desk manager?"
Ning Wei shook her head. She didn't care whether there were ghosts in the room or not. In fact, it was better if there were ghosts, as they could reveal a lot of information, helping her to thoroughly understand the hotel's secrets.
This wasn't even the most important thing. Since they had arranged it this way, there must be a reason. She just needed to wait patiently.
Besides, Li Ye had said there were several corpses inside the walls and only one female ghost in the mirror. The numbers alone didn't match.
She didn't believe the ghosts in the walls could remain patient. Sooner or later, they would come out to trouble her, and then she could fight back.
"Although I didn't ask about the room, I did ask when we could leave here. Don't forget, when we arrived, the guiding doorman didn't mention the specific way or time of departure."
Ning Wei had kept this in mind. Compared to investigating and uncovering mysteries, being able to leave safely was also very important.
Most importantly, it was about leaving safely with everyone.
And she also wanted to help Li Ye recover his lost memories.
From the beginning to now, from disdain to concern, Ning Wei had experienced too much with everyone, so a change in her mindset was very normal.
Even though her childhood wasn't happy, the care she received from her master, senior brothers, and junior brothers during her years at the Taoist temple had silently warmed her frozen heart.
Now, these strangers had become teammates, and they had also gradually warmed Ning Wei's heart.
When the matter of leaving was brought up, everyone was also very concerned and quickly looked at Ning Wei, expecting her to continue.
Ning Wei chuckled softly and said slowly, "I asked the front desk. We check out of our rooms in seven days, meaning we only need to survive here for seven days."
Seven days was neither a long nor a short time. In any case, due to the hidden rules, these days wouldn't be particularly comfortable.
Next, it was Mei Nan and his group. After separating from Tang Tang, they made no other discoveries. However, based on their experience at the previous station, they had explored the entire first floor and drawn a map.
This hotel had a total of six floors. The first floor was the lobby and restaurant, the second floor was the Chinese restaurant, and the floors above the third were all guest rooms.
The basement floors housed various meeting rooms and facilities like a swimming pool and gym.
As for the sub-basements, they were all employee dormitories, but they hadn't gone down. An aunt guarded the entrance.
"If we could know what happened here, perhaps we could pass these seven days more smoothly," Wang Jing spoke a truth.
However, it was impossible for the hotel staff to tell them such things.
"If you want to know, it's not that difficult," Ning Wei hinted.
"Ask whom?" Tang Tang looked at her curiously.
Ning Wei gestured towards the bathroom, where the mirror ghost resided.
Since the living wouldn't tell them, the ghosts surely would.
"Are you sure the ghosts will tell us?" Zhu Yulian was somewhat skeptical, as ghosts were known for their lies, and their credibility was yet to be determined.
"We'll know if we try," Ning Wei didn't have complete confidence.
Today had yielded some results. After their meeting, everyone planned to return to their rooms to rest.
However, before they could even leave the room, they heard Tang Tang's exclamation.
Ning Wei was still contemplating how to persuade Li Ye to sleep on the sofa when Tang Tang's group caused another commotion.
"Ning Wei, hurry over!" Song Zhi called out to Ning Wei.
Ning Wei sighed helplessly, and Li Ye followed her towards the door.
It turned out that when Tang Tang and the others opened the door, they found a notice posted on it.
It read: Do not leave your room after 9 PM!
They had been in the room discussing matters, so no one knew who had posted this notice.
It was already 8:30 PM, half an hour before the time mentioned.
Since they were all staying on the same floor, there was no possibility of running out of time.
The most important thing now was whether the notice was trustworthy.
"Is it a trend now to just post hidden rules?" Wang Jing immediately treated it as a hidden rule the moment she saw the paper.
"What should we do?" Yuanyuan was at a loss.