Chapter 1316 - 1315: Ghost or Prank
That night, the haunted rumors of the Waldorf Hotel spread among certain small circles.
Yes, still the same Waldorf Hotel.
As a famous high-end luxury hotel in Hai City, it is favored not only by local tycoons but also by foreign celebrities.
"I’ve heard... a few years ago, the Waldorf Hotel was haunted?"
"Seems so, they say the one who saw the ghost was some rich kid from Hua Country."
"Who was it again?"
"Forgot!"
"Someone named Liu Yifan, heard he had an incident a few years back, his whole family was involved."
"What? What’s the situation? Does it have anything to do with him seeing ghosts at the hotel?"
"No idea?"
"Now it’s affecting a few foreigners; this hotel is a bit of an evil sect!"
"Better not go there in the future, damn, it’s too scary, I don’t wanna see ghosts!"
...
"There’s a ghost! There really is a ghost!"
"It’s a red-clothed female ghost! Wearing ancient Hua Country clothing, just sitting on my bed, the place I usually sleep, playing the pipa!"
"Absolutely a ghost! Absolutely a ghost!"
At the Hai City Bureau, a man named Davis was sweating profusely, eyes filled with terror as he looked at the officer taking notes, slapping the table, "I’m really not lying! There really is a ghost!"
In two other reception rooms, the young pianist Cross and his friend Stevenson were also in a panic, screaming wildly.
"She was playing the Xiao, yes, that tacky instrument from Hua Country!"
"Then she looked up!"
"Her face was deathly pale, full of cracks like broken porcelain, her eyes pitch black, bleeding tears!"
"Too terrifying! Too terrifying!" Cross couldn’t help but tremble all over, hugging his head with both hands, "She even smiled at me, then... then drifted over here!
I swear, she really drifted over! She definitely floated over! Just flying in the air, she’s truly your Hua Country female ghost!"
"Hurry up and catch her for me!"
"Don’t let her come and harass me again!"
Unfortunately, no matter how serious, terrified, or guaranteed Cross, Stevenson, and Davis were, the Hai City Bureau couldn’t file a case.
Are you kidding me, here’s the pen, you do it!
What to write? Three foreign friends saw ghosts in Hua Country?
If a case were filed, just wait for all sorts of domestic and international mockery.
Honestly, the officers at the Hai City Bureau looked at the three with dissatisfaction.
Three "young musicians" came to Hua Country for less than half a month, besides their main work, they were hitting nightclubs and sleeping with girls.
Most importantly, their attitude towards Hua Country was evidently very dismissive. Don’t assume people in Hua Country can’t speak foreign languages.
They sometimes spoke in foreign languages without avoiding people, quite recklessly.
So their collective entry into the bureau this time, claiming to see ghosts, with such similar contents—a Guqin being played, a Pipa being plucked, a Xiao being blown.
It sounds like they had coordinated to mess with the bureau.
Where are there ghosts in the world?
They shouted loudly in the hotel, caused a big commotion, and when officers came to check their rooms, they found no traces, basically ruling out human-crafted marks.
The key point was that officers inquired the other guests on the same floor and no one heard any music, only their terrified screams.
It’s like reporting a fabricated incident to waste police resources.
And they shouted there’s a ghost here, asking the officers to catch the ghost.
Kidding, they’re living in the real world as policemen, not Constantine from Hollywood movies, they won’t catch ghosts!
It feels like the brains of these three have gone haywire!
However, despite being pretty dissatisfied, the Hai City officers couldn’t rebuke them—they can’t just arrest the reporters after taking their reports...
So each was given a receipt form, kindly told to leave.
"I personally suggest they go to the hospital for a full check or see a psychiatrist."
The officer in charge of reception looked at the agent of the three "young musicians."
"See if the three are too tired lately, causing hallucinations and mishearing."
The above was pleasant, followed by a more stern note.
"Additionally, I hope you’ll have a good talk with them and let them know, Hua Country is a civilized society, a law-abiding society, not a place for them to mess around recklessly."
...
Leaving the Hai City Bureau, facing their agent’s doubts, the three swore they’d truly seen a ghost, while adamantly refusing to return to the Waldorf Hotel.
With both the agent and assistant present, the three finally calmed down, settled their emotions, and synchronized their accounts.
Then, they became even more frightened.
If only one person had an incident, it could be chalked up to a prank or genuine hallucination and auditory hallucination.
But could they be unaware of any coordinated effort among them?
The three looked at each other, cold sweat streaming down.
"Why?"
"No idea?"
"There really is a ghost, why did it come to us? We didn’t provoke them!"
Cross harshly slapped the seat, repressing his pounding heart, "I want to go back home! Immediately go home!"
Davis and Stevenson nodded repeatedly, "Back, we’ll go back together!"
"Leave tomorrow!"
Watching their behavior, their agent and assistant exchanged glances.
Could it... be real?
It’s known their attitude towards Hua Country is quite malignant, so their agent initially thought they were just deliberately causing trouble.
Cross’s agent frowned and said, "If we return home, it breaches the contract, requiring us to pay a large sum to the promoters."
"I don’t care if it’s paying, going back anyway! I’ve been haunted by Hua Country’s female ghost!" Cross roared.
"Two million." The agent said blandly.
Cross, "..."
Though they are renowned musicians, they’re not top billionaires; two million US Dollars is no small amount for them.
"Regardless of whether you really saw a ghost or hallucinated, let’s change hotels first." The agent said, "Hua Country’s police aren’t effective, I suspect it was a prank."
"Prank?"
The agent frowned and said, "You know exactly what you’ve done these days, perhaps someone was displeased and decided to scare you."
Upon hearing this, the three couldn’t help but be startled as reason took hold.
Indeed, where are there ghosts in the world?
When they "calm down," remove the ghost option, furious thoughts inevitably follow.
Certainly someone pranked them!
"Damn Hua Country people!"
"Report it! Surely someone is targeting us!"
"Ignorant barbarians!"
"I want them to pay the price!"