Chapter 298 Paradise Hotel

Yang Kexin chimed in: "Honestly, it actually looks quite exquisite! But who would have known it could be snatched?"

Zuo Shi asked seriously: "Do you need me to help investigate?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "No need, because this souvenir is a prop in itself..."

"A prop?!"

The three women exchanged glances.

Chen Yu nodded and tossed the ship anchor to the three women.

Meanwhile...

Zhang Lei braced his knees and slowly stood up from the ground.

His right arm was still nothing but bare bone. The girl behind him supported him, and the two of them walked up to Chen Yu.

Zhang Lei was a bit nervous: "Big Brother, thank you... If you hadn't stepped in... I'm afraid we would have been dead for sure... Our lives now belong to you!"

"That's really not necessary."

Chen Yu waved his hand: "I killed him to seize the treasure; it had nothing to do with you. If the item had been in your hands, I would have snatched it just the same. That's all."

Zhang Lei quickly explained: "Big Brother, there are only two of us left in our team..."

"And?"

"You aren't about to say that if I don't mind, you're willing to defect to my side?"

Chen Yu's mouth twitched, and he asked helplessly.

Having his line stolen,

Zhang Lei's expression changed, but he still bit the bullet: "Uh... Big Brother, we are willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Chen Yu shook his head: "I don't like doing charity work. We'll meet again if fate allows."

Having said that, Chen Yu prepared to leave.

Zhang Lei became anxious and grabbed Chen Yu with his only remaining arm.

He said anxiously: "That's right! I only have one arm left, and I admit I'm useless, but Xiao Ye is a girl. Can she join?"

Xiao Ye was stunned: "Brother Lei..."

Zhang Lei spoke seriously: "Xiao Ye, I've lost an arm, and it will be very hard for me to survive the upcoming stages... You need to find a team that can help you survive."

Xiao Ye's eyes reddened as she looked at the three girls not far away, chatting and laughing.

She was incredibly envious, so incredibly envious.

But unfortunately...

Chen Yu said coldly and ruthlessly: "If you don't want me to chop off your other arm as well, let go."

Zhang Lei was stunned and quickly let go.

"Let's go."

Chen Yu lifted his foot to leave and spoke coldly to the three women.

Wang Mengmeng was stunned: "Uh, aren't we going to scavenge this souvenir shop?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "Take a look around. Is there anything here worth scavenging?"

Wang Mengmeng looked around: "That's true..."

This souvenir shop had only three crooked tin shelves in total—one was lying on the ground, and two were still standing, but there were hardly any items left on them...

Yellowed, curled-up old postcards, tin badges of cartoon cats, and a bundle of plastic raincoats.

Not a single one of them was glowing.

Having confirmed that this souvenir shop had no scavenging value.

Chen Yu took the three women and left.

Watching the three of them walk away,

Zhang Lei sighed: "Sigh, I thought since he was traveling with three girls, he might be willing to accept you. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Xiao Ye shook her head: "Those three girls are much prettier than me..."

Zhang Lei said vehemently: "Of course not!!!"

On the other side, Chen Yu and the three girls were walking through the empty amusement park.

The night wind blew against them, carrying the fishy scent of water from the direction of the pool.

"Tomorrow's log flume ride won't be simple."

"The water isn't normal water; there are undercurrents at the bottom, and even the souvenirs are props."

"Tell me about it. It's making me a little scared already."

"It won't be like the high-altitude swing, will it? ..."

"Don't even mention it. Just thinking about that high iron frame makes me want to have nightmares!"

The three women were chattering away.

Chen Yu led the way, and they arrived at the end of the walkway where a low building appeared before them.

Hanging above the lintel was a crooked sign with a few faded characters written on it: [Paradise Hotel].

Yang Kexin shivered: "Brother Chen Yu, are we staying here tonight?"

Wang Mengmeng swallowed hard: "It's so dark here. I'd rather use the sky as a blanket and the earth as a mattress!"

Zuo Shi corrected her: "Mengmeng, are you trying to say... the sky as a blanket and the earth as a hut?"

Wang Mengmeng nodded: "Something like that! Brother Chen Yu... do we really have to find a hotel to sleep in? This isn't the real world; there's no shame in sleeping outside!"

Chen Yu smiled slightly: "Everyone knows there's no need to stay in a hotel, but I insist on staying in one."

Wang Mengmeng: "..."

Zuo Shi nodded: "I'll listen to Chen Yu."

Yang Kexin also chimed in: "Me too..."

Wang Mengmeng followed dejectedly behind them.

When they entered the hotel, they found that although the lobby was very dark, it wasn't dirty or messy.

The front desk was still there: the counter was an old-fashioned dark red wooden desk with metal strips wrapping the edges. Beside the counter sat a long-stopped grandfather clock with its pendulum hanging in mid-air and a layer of dust on its surface.

The sofa was still there: it looked very worn, and the velvet on the edge of the armrests had worn away, revealing the jute padding.

The hand-drawn map on the wall was also still there: several circles had been drawn on the map with a red pen.

The largest circle was on the Haunted House—no, wait, it was next to the Haunted House, not completely overlapping with it.

"?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. This made him think of the Paradise rules mentioned at the very beginning—try not to loiter near the Haunted House...

"Whoosh~~~"

A gust of eerie wind blew from an unknown direction, and the registration book at the front desk turned a page on its own. The sound of the paper rubbing against itself was exceptionally clear in the empty lobby.

"Holy crap! Supplies!!!"

It was Wang Mengmeng's voice!

Following the sound, they looked over to see Wang Mengmeng already squatting in front of a display cabinet, her face almost pressed against the Glass.

"Brother Chen Yu! Look! Look what I found!"

It was a display cabinet with a Glass door.

In fact, it looked more like the cabinets commonly seen in train station waiting rooms from a long, long time ago.

Wooden frame, Glass sliding doors.

A faded poster was still stuck on the door.

The little character in the picture was holding a bottle of soda, but the smile had become so blurred that only half a mouth remained.

Everyone walked over and discovered that, surprisingly, a pile of supplies was scattered inside: biscuits, sausages, eight-treasure porridge, soda, and so on...

Yang Kexin walked around to the side of the cabinet and tried to pull it: "Uh... the Glass sliding door is stuck. I guess the track is rusted..."

Zuo Shi looked at Chen Yu: "Can we smash it?"

Chen Yu shrugged: "Of course you can. It's not like there are zombies here... right..."

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Clatter!"

Yang Kexin took out a hammer and smashed the Glass directly!

"Start sorting!"

The three women immediately got to work, all very happy to be able to get free supplies!

But Chen Yu didn't join in...

He walked past the grandfather clock and slowly circled the base of the lobby wall. The walls were covered with yellowing wallpaper featuring a dark red creeping vine pattern.

"It's like a hotel from my mother's generation..."

Chen Yu murmured. Yes, that was exactly the feeling it gave him.

Who would have thought that the Paradise would also go for a nostalgic style...

Chen Yu walked to the front desk. The registration book was open, so he flipped through it casually; it was all just passenger registrations.

Until Chen Yu saw the check-in date on the last page, and his expression suddenly changed: [July 10, 1998]