Rebirth of the Innkeeper's Wife: She's Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 36 In a Dilemma

He looked at me with joy and gratitude, and sincerely thanked me, saying, "Thank you so much for your care and concern, Sister Yuechu. I will remember this kindness and gratitude forever."

After saying that, he clutched the precious whistle and went back to his room to rest, completely satisfied.

Chongyang has always had absolute confidence and trust in Huan Yuechu. This confidence seems to be innate and deeply rooted in his heart.

When facing Huan Yuechu, he never had the slightest doubt or worry, firmly believing that every word she said was true and reliable.

Huan Yuechu nodded in agreement. This whistle was formed from a small part of the root of her original snow lotus, so it was a kind of protection for him, so that no one would be left to collect his body if he died.

But she couldn't help but feel uneasy. She had a feeling that this matter was not so simple and that there must be some secret hidden behind it.

"It seems there are many unknown secrets and conspiracies hidden behind this matter. We must investigate it thoroughly." Huan Yuechu frowned, pondering to herself.

However, to Huan Yuechu's utter surprise, danger struck without warning!

On the other hand, after obtaining the location provided by Chongyang, Xu Yan did not dare to delay at all. She immediately gathered the other team members and set off for the mountain without stopping, ready to find out what was going on.

However, strangely enough, when they arrived at the designated location, they found that the path Chongyang had mentioned did not exist at all.

Xu Yan thought to herself, "How could this be? Chongyang would never deceive himself about something like this."

Xu Yan firmly believes that there must be some unknown factors interfering with their investigation.

Perhaps there is an unimaginable power, whose abilities far surpass mine, leaving me helpless.

Nevertheless, Xu Yan did not give up easily. He led his team to conduct one meticulous survey after another of the surrounding area, but the results were always unsatisfactory, and they still found nothing.

Faced with this predicament, Xu Yan frowned and fell into deep thought.

After careful consideration, Xu Yan finally made a decision—to invite Chongyang and Lu Yun to come again tomorrow, hoping that their arrival would bring new opportunities and clues.

The next morning, a black sedan suddenly drove up and stopped in front of the inn.

I happened to run into Chongyang, who was carrying a vegetable basket and preparing to go out to buy groceries.

At that moment, the car door opened, and several mysterious people dressed in black stepped out.

One of them stepped forward and said in a low, serious voice, "We are staff members of the Special Cases Investigation Team. We need to further understand and obtain more details about the series of events and related circumstances you encountered at that factory. Please cooperate."

Chongyang smiled and replied "Okay," then walked briskly into the inn.

Before long, Chongyang arrived at the floor where Lu Yun's room was located.

After standing still, Chongyang raised his hand and gently knocked on the tightly closed door. "Knock knock knock..." The knocking echoed in the quiet hallway.

After a moment, Lu Yun's deep and gentle voice came from inside the door: "Please come in!"

Chongyang pushed open the door and entered the room, where he saw Lu Yun sitting at his desk, flipping through a thick book.

Seeing Chongyang enter, Lu Yun put down the book in his hand, looked up at him, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Chongyang quickly said, "Brother Lu, the matter from yesterday hasn't been resolved. Brother Xu Yan needs us to make another trip. Do you want to go?"

Lu Yun nodded and replied, "Since we went through this together, I should go too. I'll pack my things now." Seeing this, Chongyang left the room and gently closed the door.

Then, Chongyang quickly walked to my door.

He took a deep breath, then raised his voice and called out to the door, "Sister Yuechu, I have to go out with Brother Lu on business later, so we might not be able to come back to cook! You can go to the street to buy breakfast in the morning to avoid going hungry."

After shouting, Chongyang stood quietly outside the door for a while. Seeing that there was no response from inside, he thought that perhaps he had heard him. So he turned around and went downstairs to the lobby on the first floor, found a seat, and patiently waited for Lu Yun to come down.

As Lu Yun went downstairs, he exchanged a glance with Chongyang, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart: perhaps these people could unravel the mystery of the factory.

Immediately afterwards, they got into the car with the mysterious man and headed to the headquarters of the Special Cases Investigation Team.

After meeting up with Xu Yan, the three of them went up the mountain again, and this time they found the path with ease.

While surprised, Xu Yan remained vigilant about her surroundings.

Walking further along the path, they came across a mysterious factory. An eerie atmosphere permeated the area, sending chills down their spines.

Mustering his courage, Chongyang pushed open the factory gate and saw a strange statue enshrined in the center of the factory. The statue's eyes gleamed with an eerie light, as if watching them.

Just then, a gust of wind blew out the candle. Darkness instantly enveloped them, and an invisible force bound them tightly…

Chongyang and Lu Yun exchanged a glance, a sense of fear rising in their hearts. They tried to break free of their restraints, but found that the force was growing stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, a deep roar echoed through the factory, sending chills down everyone's spines.

In the darkness, they accidentally triggered a mechanism, and the ground suddenly collapsed, plunging the three of them into a hidden basement.

The basement reeked of a strong, putrid stench, and eerie lights flickered on the walls.

Moreover, those eerie lights, like greedy demons, tightly bound the three of them, frantically draining their life essence.

Every drop of their vital energy being drained seemed to take away a portion of their strength and life force. Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, the three of them were extremely weak, only able to slowly sit down against the wall, panting heavily.

This place is so eerie; the gloomy and terrifying atmosphere sends chills down your spine and makes you tremble with fear.

All around was deathly silent, except for the faint sounds emanating from the eerie light, like the prelude to death playing in one's ears.

At this critical moment of life and death, a thought suddenly flashed through Chongyang's mind—the whistle that Huan Yuechu had given him last night!

In his panic, he quickly reached for his waist, grabbed the whistle, and without hesitation put it to his lips and blew it loudly.

A sharp, piercing whistle instantly shattered the deathly silence, echoing throughout this eerie place.

The other two watched Chongyang's actions with wide eyes, their hearts filled with doubt and confusion.

In their view, the Double Ninth Festival at this time was perhaps just a final, futile struggle.

Looking at the two people beside her who were gradually weakening and almost losing consciousness, Xu Yan felt a surge of guilt.