Qin Che subconsciously said this. He hadn't known before that this Crow had the function to speak and hear sounds, so he immediately shut his mouth.
Seeing the Crow speak human language, Hu Ruirui was stunned for a moment. She reached out to touch the Crow's head and asked, "Can you really talk?"
"Aah—" the Crow's hoarse voice came out.
Hearing the sound the Crow made, she was clearly a bit disappointed. She patted her own face and muttered to herself, "Am I hallucinating from fear?"
As she spoke, she sat down on the floor and couldn't help but cry bitterly.
Qin Che wanted to offer some comfort, but he held back.
Everyone has their own fate; he couldn't even take care of himself, let alone others.
Thinking this, the Crow quietly flew out of the room and landed on the windowsill of Room 0625.
This was Babu's room.
Currently, there were only four ghosts bound to Qin Che: Mosiah with One Star Favorability, Bai Weiwei, Babu with Two Stars Favorability, and Lin Di with Three-star Favorability.
Lin Di was confirmed to be able to help him, while the ghosts Mosiah and Bai Weiwei only had a single encounter with Qin Che.
Therefore, the primary goal now was to raise Babu's Favorability to Three Stars.
Qin Che knew that with his current abilities, he couldn't help the Mirror Ghost get revenge, so he could only rely on the strength of others.
The light in Babu's room was off, and it seemed empty inside.
It shouldn't be mealtime yet; where would Babu have gone?
Qin Che decided to go to the 6th Floor to ask Hu Ruirui. She was currently in Room 0619, which wasn't far from 0625.
Leaving the Crow on the windowsill to monitor, Qin Che tidied his attire slightly and then headed to the 6th Floor.
The door to Room 0619 was slightly ajar. Qin Che pushed it open and entered. Hu Ruirui had already composed herself and was making the bed.
"Big Ruirui," Qin Che called out.
"Qin Che!" Seeing it was Qin Che, Hu Ruirui was somewhat delighted. "How did you know I was here?"
Qin Che felt a bit awkward. He couldn't possibly say that the Crow that wanted to attack her backside just now was under his control, could he?
"Uh, I was just passing by and wanted to ask you something." Qin Che rubbed his nose. "Have you seen a Fatty? He was wearing a human-skin mask and probably holding a Sledgehammer about this long."
"I have!" Hu Ruirui looked up and recalled, "It seemed to be about half an hour ago. When I came to clean this room, I saw him walking toward the Elevator."
"Going up or down?" Qin Che asked.
"I don't Know," Hu Ruirui replied.
At the same time, the Crow on the windowsill outside Room 0625 transmitted the scene inside the room: Babu had dragged the Hammer and entered.
"Big Ruirui, how about we go fleece some wool together?" Qin Che suddenly said with a smile.
"Fleece some wool?"
"Yes. How many Points do you have now?"
"17," Hu Ruirui answered truthfully. "Does 'fleece some wool' mean earning Good reviews?"
Qin Che nodded. "How about it? I see you've almost finished cleaning this room. Why don't we go together?"
"Okay," Hu Ruirui said, starting to tidy up the tools she brought in. "Then wait for me for a moment, okay."
Before long, Hu Ruirui had organized her Small Cart and followed Qin Che to Room 0625.
Qin Che knocked on the door, and Babu's head poked out.
"What do you want?"
Before Qin Che could speak, Babu said again, "Come in first."
Then, he glanced at Hu Ruirui standing behind Qin Che. "You come in too."
The room was a mess. The food Qin Che brought earlier had been eaten haphazardly and never cleaned up; the table was covered in blood.
After turning on the light, Qin Che discovered that the ones sitting by the table were not people, but three humanoid dolls, though they now had faces.
Like Babu's, they were sewn-on faces.
Hu Ruirui was terrified, clutching the corner of Qin Che's clothes tightly behind him.
"One is missing," Qin Che stated.
"What's missing?" Hu Ruirui whispered from behind Qin Che.
"There were four people when I came before."
Hearing their conversation, the three figures sitting by the table mechanically turned their heads, their empty and deep eyes making Qin Che and Hu Ruirui feel creeped out.
"I want to ask you for a favor," Babu said. "My Younger sister went out, and I can't find her."
So the missing one was his Younger sister. Qin Che thought to himself, then looked at the three figures by the table.
How could a doll go out?
Qin Che didn't understand, but he still asked, "When did this happen?"
"Half an hour ago," Babu replied. "She told me she was going to Room 0603 to find a friend of hers, but when I went there, the Guest in 0603 said they had never seen my Younger sister."
As he spoke, Babu's body began to tremble slightly. Beneath that ugly facial skin was a face contorted by extreme rage.
"I clearly saw my Younger sister's doll in his room!"
Babu gritted his teeth in anger, his voice filled with resentment, but he couldn't do anything to that Guest.
He understood the rules of the Afterlife Hotel: if he attacked another Guest, the lightest punishment was being kicked out of the hotel; a more severe consequence might be being Killed directly in the hotel by a Hotel Enforcer.
"Are you sure your Younger sister is in Room 0603?"
Babu nodded. Tears actually flowed from beneath that ugly and fierce human-skin face.
Qin Che nodded and manipulated the Crow outside the Window to fly to the exterior of Room 0603, but unexpectedly, every functional room's Window in 0603 was tightly shut, and even all the curtains were drawn.
"I'll go take a look for you," Qin Che said.
"Thank you," Babu's mouth Wriggled.
Qin Che showed Babu a confused expression: "Why thank me?"
Hearing Qin Che say that, both Babu and Hu Ruirui were stunned. Hu Ruirui pulled Qin Che's clothes and whispered, "Qin Che, what are you doing!"
Before Babu could speak, Qin Che added, "As your Family, it is also my responsibility to bring your Younger sister back."
"Th-thank you..."
"Favorability from Babu +5, +5, +5..."
Hu Ruirui was dumbfounded by Qin Che's maneuver.
This actually works?
"Don't worry, Brother Babu, I will definitely bring your Younger sister back safely!" Qin Che's gaze was firm. "I'll go first."
Saying that, Qin Che turned and walked out of Room 0625.
Hu Ruirui quickly followed, sticking close behind Qin Che, and quietly asked, "Qin Che, how did you become Mr. Babu's Family?"
"What? Can't I?" Qin Che glanced at her. "Babu longs for Family; what's wrong with me becoming his Family?"
Hu Ruirui shook her head. "I just feel that Mr. Babu is very pitiful. All his Family died, so he can only use cloth dolls as substitutes."
Qin Che let out a cold laugh.
Pitiful? You wouldn't think he was pitiful if you knew the story of Babu's life.
But Qin Che didn't say that; instead, he sighed, "Yes, all his Family died, and only he remains."
Soon, the two arrived at the door of Room 0603.
Qin Che knocked, and after a moment, slow footsteps came from behind the door.
The footsteps slowly approached and stopped behind the door.
He didn't open the door, nor did he make a sound, as if he were pressing against a peephole to check the situation outside.
But the doors in the Afterlife Hotel don't have peepholes!
What was the Guest in Room 0603 doing behind the door?
"Big Ruirui, I'll hide first. You call out. As long as it's enough to get the door open."
"Can't you do it yourself?" Hu Ruirui was somewhat resistant. All the residents here were ghosts. If Qin Che hadn't been walking in front, she wouldn't have dared to enter Babu's room.
Qin Che shook his head. "The resident inside should be a male ghost. If I call out, he might not open the door. You do it; I'll wait by that Flower Pot over there."
"Alright then."
Saying that, Hu Ruirui took a deep breath, then knocked on the door and called out, "Hello, I am hotel service staff, here to help you change the bedsheets."
Finally, the door to 0603 opened, and a sneaky head poked out from inside.
At the same time, a pitch-black Crow shot into Room 0603, clinging to the Ceiling.
"Where are the bedsheets?" the man asked in a hoarse voice, as if a mouthful of ancient phlegm was stuck in his throat.
"Oh, oh, the bedsheets!" Saying that, Hu Ruirui ran to where the Small Cart was parked and retrieved a brand-new set of bedsheets. "Sir, let me go in and change them for you; changing these sheets is quite troublesome."
"No need." The man snatched the bedsheets from Hu Ruirui's hand and slammed the door shut with a bang.
Hu Ruirui was not discouraged by the man's refusal; instead, she breathed a sigh of relief. She walked to the Flower Pot and found Qin Che standing there blankly.
The scene transmitted by the Crow from 0603 sent a chill through Qin Che's entire body.
"Bastard!" Qin Che gritted his teeth, clenching his fists Forcefully. Due to the excessive Force, his entire body was trembling slightly.
Today there are two updates; I have something to do this afternoon, so I'll update another chapter when I get back tonight.