Gou learns witchcraft in another world

Chapter 44 Infiltration

"Boss, two rooms, one night."

At 8:30, Luo Qiu and the other three arrived at the hotel called "Horses and Boots".

At this time, the four of them had obviously not yet had dinner.

But that's the effect Luo Qiu wanted.

Morton is a town spanning twenty miles, making it extremely open. Arriving there after a full meal would raise suspicion. Would it be odd to drive at least twenty kilometers to this town for lodging after eating?

Therefore, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, the bread and roast meat that Harris had prepared were all packed up and taken by Luo Qiu and the others.

Before the shop owner even registered, one of the detectives shouted:

"Boss, do you have hot water? The kind you can drink."

As he spoke, the bread was torn open, as if he couldn't wait to eat it.

The images of four travelers who had driven for a long time to find lodging were also created in this instant.

The hotel owner was an elderly widower. Because he was always muttering to himself, Harris certainly wouldn't tell him about the hotel's affairs.

At that moment, he glanced at the vintage car parked at the door, then at the four impatient men in front of him, and finally let down his guard and began to operate at the counter.

"A room here costs 20 kroner, so for your two rooms you'll need to pay me 40. There's a kettle nearby, but they don't provide cups... Also, you'll need to park your car here later."

"No problem, but could you assign us two rooms that are close to each other?"

Luo Qiu skillfully handed over four crumpled banknotes, and then, while the boss was checking them, he began to carefully observe his surroundings.

The hotel is small; the lobby doubles as the reception and lounge area, with a staircase leading to the second floor. The remaining rooms on the first floor have been converted into storage rooms, a kitchen, and shared restrooms.

It's worth noting that old-fashioned gas lamps are still in use here. Even though electricity is now widespread in Chongqing, this place, being not far from the gas plant, still has piped gas to every household, providing both lighting and cooking, and the cost must be very low.

Furthermore, looking up at the ceiling, you can see that the first and second floors are also separated by wooden planks, and they are very old, with mold spots in some places. The creaking sound of people walking on them carries down to the floor below.

If a fierce fight were to break out later, Luo Qiuzhen worried that the wooden planks would not be able to hold up and would crack.

"Alright, come with me. There are five empty rooms upstairs. You can pick two you like."

During the conversation, the shop owner finally put the Langke away safely.

He picked up the key from the side and led everyone upstairs.

The stairs were narrow, and the five people could only climb them one by one, making the stairs creak as they stepped on them.

Upon reaching the second floor, they found the hallway to be quite narrow, barely wide enough for two people to pass side by side. The shop owner walked in front, with Luo Qiu and Smith following in the middle, and the other two agents bringing up the rear.

After they came up, their eyes couldn't help but dart westward.

The rooms at the far end of that area are 205 and 206. However, both doors are now tightly closed, and there is no sound at all.

「这里，201、203、205、206、208都有人了，其他的房间……」

The shop owner at the head of the group was oblivious to the strange behavior of the people behind him and continued introducing the rooms without paying attention to his own thoughts.

However, Luo Qiu interrupted him halfway through his speech.

"Boss, we'll definitely look at 204 and 207 first. They're right across from each other. As long as the interiors aren't too bad, we'll book them."

"It's fine, they've all been cleaned."

As they were talking, the shop owner led them to room 204.

The key unlocks the door, the light is turned on, and the situation inside is immediately apparent.

In a space of less than ten square meters, there was a bed, a desk, and a chair—that was all the large furniture. There were also soft furnishings: a half-ripped curtain, and graffiti on the walls…

They say it was cleaned, but the conditions are no different from not cleaning at all.

The same applies to room 207.

However, Luo Qiu and the others didn't complain about it. The four of them exchanged pleasantries, divided up rooms, and shared bread and barbecue, thus settling in. Then, some boiled water, some washed up, and they were busy and noisy for quite a while.

It wasn't until nearly nine o'clock that the four of them returned to their respective rooms, and their voices gradually quieted down.

Luo Qiu and Smith were in room 204. At this moment, they closed the door and carefully checked the guns and ammunition while pretending to talk about their travel experiences, listening carefully to the sounds coming from next door.

"This road is really difficult to walk on. I didn't realize it when we came here."

"When you came, you were only thinking about seeing Alicia, so of course you didn't feel tired. I remember you said you weren't tired at all the way here."

"Is that so? But this hotel is so run-down..."

"Smith, you still have these things to say? If you hadn't suggested we stay in Chongqing a little longer today, we would already be..."

As they were talking, suddenly, there was movement in the quiet room 205 next door.

Luo Qiu heard footsteps approaching, making the floor creak, as they slowly moved towards the door. Then, the door to room 205 creaked open.

Upon hearing the door to the next room open, Smith couldn't contain himself any longer. He grabbed his pistol and turned to defend himself.

Luo Qiu reached out a hand and pressed it down on him.

A single sound of footsteps on the floor doesn't necessarily mean that the neighbors are making any unusual noises.

If Smith were to stomp on the floorboards and make a creaking noise, he might actually alert the people in the next room.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, the sound of footsteps on the floor passed through room 204 and headed towards the stairs.

After that, Luo Qiu gave Smith a meaningful look.

"Let's go to sleep first, we need to get up early to travel tomorrow."

"it is good."

So the two moved to the bed, one lying face down, leaning against the wall and listening intently, while the other simply sat.

Luo Qiu was the one sitting down.

He, who never smoked, took out a cigarette, lit it with a match, and then held it between his hands in front of his knees, quietly waiting for the smoke to dissipate.

Luo Qiu scanned the entire room with his innate vision but found nothing unusual.

Luo Qiu didn't have the corresponding sorcery to sense the situation in the next room, so he let it go. However, based on the intelligence he had gathered along the way and his ten years of relevant experience, Luo Qiu now believed that there shouldn't be anything unexpected there.

At this moment, Luo Qiu remembered his "escape from the foggy city" plan.

The first step of the plan, leaving the foggy city and arriving at the small town, has already been accomplished.

There are at least five kidnappers here, who can also cooperate with his next plan.

After 10 o'clock, the four of them, along with Harris and his group of four, will launch an attack on at least five of the opposing team.

The other party is probably inexperienced; among the eight of them, few are experienced. This creates room for maneuver.

At that point, he only needs to give one of them a little leeway so that one of them can jump out of the window and escape, then he can use that as an excuse to chase after them.

The other party must have fled in a direction far away from the foggy city. As long as he chases after them alone, he can leave a few traces halfway there and then disappear.

Is making some traces difficult for him?

It's a pity that this trip meant all the assets he had accumulated in Chongqing over the years would end up going to someone else.

Furthermore, what lies beyond the foggy city remains an open question.

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