Has the Female Lead Turned Villainous Today? [Quick Transmigration] 93p1

Chapter 093: World Four [15-1]

According to the data, the number of girls who had gone missing in C City in the past year exceeded thirty-five, with the last two months being particularly high, accounting for nearly half.

Generally speaking, a cultivator could find a person by calculating their specific location based on their date of birth and aura, but it couldn’t stand the fact that a demonic cultivator had intervened in the human trafficking chain, messing up all of those people’s fates.

The only person whose whereabouts could occasionally be found was Jiang Ming’an, who had successfully condensed qi.

After resting for a day on the second day of the new year, Ling Yilin and Meng Jiuge officially set off on the third day, driving directly towards Feng County in X City of the neighboring province.

The highway on the third day was not congested. On the contrary, the urban traffic in and out of the highway had cost the two of them an extra two hours. It was not until the sun had set that they arrived at Feng County.

The economic level of Feng County was relatively backward. It was a poor county a few years ago, and it had only improved a lot with the support of relevant policies. While developing the tourism of its green mountains and clear waters, it also used a large area of open space to build processing plants, which was considered to have completed the task of poverty alleviation.

The hotel was booked by Meng Jiuge. As soon as she thought that this place might be a den of human traffickers, she became extra vigilant. As soon as she got off the highway, she booked a room for 888 a night in this most expensive hotel, to avoid being harassed by bad people as much as possible.

“An ordinary person is no match for you. There’s no need to worry about being harassed. You have to learn to use your own power,” Ling Yilin did not quite agree with Meng Jiuge’s approach. A strong person did not need to be tolerant everywhere. The rules were more for restraining the weak.

“Senior, aren’t we here to find someone this time? I think it’s better to act in a low-key manner,” Meng Jiuge said, linking arms with Ling Yilin with a beaming smile and getting into the elevator with her.

“I’ve read the information that my master gave me. There are many clan forces in Feng County, and the villages are also distinguished by surnames. Generally speaking, the little thugs who cause trouble on the streets are mostly the relatives of those village chiefs or village party secretaries.”

Meng Jiuge lowered her voice. “Clans sometimes don’t distinguish between right and wrong, especially in front of outsiders. They value unity. As long as you bully a person with this surname, then their clansmen will find a way to make things difficult for you. With more people, it’s not guaranteed that a clan won’t have a senior executive or a rich person.”

Ling Yilin snorted lightly. “Haven’t you already founded the country for several decades? I didn’t expect there to be such feudal remnants. Relying on clans to group together, is this to become a powerful family again?”

“There’s no other way. The basic situation is just like that. A developed city might not have clan forces, but there are also all sorts of circles. To put it bluntly, they are also a force that groups together. A blood relationship is always more reliable than a simple interest relationship,” Meng Jiuge said, shrugging indifferently.

Ling Yilin was noncommittal. “The basic situation can also be changed. As long as the one in power really has the courage and resolve to change, these feudal remnants will not exist.”

“But, what if the one in power is also a part of the beneficiaries?” Meng Jiuge said in a low voice. “More than seventy years is enough for a change of talent. The children of the one in power will want to become the one in power, so they need to rely on their elders and develop more reliable people. Isn’t this also a form of grouping?”

A hint of difference appeared in Ling Yilin’s eyes. “Is this your own thought?”

Meng Jiuge pondered for a moment and said, “There are my thoughts in it, and a part of it was mentioned by my master and the other seniors of the Administration when they were chatting. Actually, sect cultivators are also one of them, but what we rely on is not benefits or bloodline, but the inheritance of the cultivation method.”

Ling Yilin did not dwell on this topic. After opening the door with a room card, a suite of about eighty square meters came into view.

The windows were bright and the furniture was clean. The air had a faint elegant fragrance. At first glance, the environment in the suite was quite good. It didn’t look like a place where no one lived, but more like a room that was cleaned every day.

However, this was normal. Whether a county was poor or not, it did not stop a part of the sufficiently rich people from living in it. Since this hotel had such an expensive room, there must be a corresponding demand from customers.

“Please wait a moment, senior. I’ll check,” Meng Jiuge said. After closing the door, she skillfully drew all the curtains, plunging the room into darkness.

After taking out her phone and switching to photo mode, Meng Jiuge held her phone and began to check the room, especially the bathroom, which was checked three times over and over again before she stopped.

After walking to the vicinity of the TV with her phone, Meng Jiuge’s footsteps paused, and a hint of disbelief appeared in her eyes. “No way, is there really a pinhole camera?”

Meng Jiuge muttered in a low voice, turned on the flashlight on her phone, and began to observe carefully.

“Did you find something?” Ling Yilin asked, her eyes lowered to the counter below the TV.

“Yes. There’s a pinhole camera in this socket,” Meng Jiuge’s tone was a little dazed. It was not the first time she had checked a room when she was staying in a hotel, but it was the first time she had really found a camera inside.

“How are you going to deal with it?” Ling Yilin asked.

“How about we call the police?” Meng Jiuge’s tone was a little hesitant. “But the police will probably just register it, have the hotel people come forward to compensate, and probably won’t be able to find the person behind it. It might also make the two of us, who are outsiders, a little too conspicuous.”

“Being high-profile is sometimes also a way to lure the enemy. A guilty person will often pay more attention to us. We might even be able to get some clues from their words,” Ling Yilin said.

Meng Jiuge licked her lips. “Then I’ll just call the police directly?”

“Call the police, and at the same time, hold the hotel accountable,” Ling Yilin said. “The person who can afford to open the best hotel in the county is either one of the local big forces, or is backed by a big force. By starting with them, we can also get a lot of news.”

Meng Jiuge’s eyes lit up. “What you said is right, senior. I didn’t even think of that!”

The hotel was located in the center of the county, and there was a police station within a straight-line distance of one kilometer. So after the police call was made, in just six or seven minutes, a police officer came over with the hotel manager.

The hotel manager was so anxious that cold sweat appeared in the middle of winter. Especially after the police car with its siren on had stopped at the hotel entrance, who knows how many guests had started to secretly pay attention to this place. If it was not handled well later, the customer flow during the Spring Festival would be one hundred percent affected.

If he wanted to keep this job, then he had to handle this matter properly!

“We have roughly understood the situation. This is a self-contained camera with storage. We will check and handle the content inside and lock on the criminal as soon as possible,” the civil police officers who had arrived at the scene were a woman and a man. Judging from their appearance, it should be an old hand with a newcomer. The person in charge was that female police officer.

“How long will it take to get the investigation results?” Meng Jiuge asked, still linking arms with Ling Yilin.

The female police officer subconsciously glanced at Ling Yilin, who was half a head taller than her own apprentice, and then moved her gaze to Meng Jiuge. “I’m not too sure about that. If things go smoothly, we can lock on the suspect in a few days. If not, it might take several months or even longer.”

Meng Jiuge frowned, not very satisfied with this answer. “Officer, I feel that this room is definitely not the only one with a pinhole camera installed. Why not conduct a thorough investigation? That way, you can not only get more evidence, but also prevent victims like me from appearing.”

“That’s the principle, but it might not be very convenient to conduct a thorough investigation of the hotel,” the female police officer was a little hesitant. She herself also hated this kind of behavior.

But the female police officer was also clear that this kind of thing happened a lot. All they could do was to work hard to collect more and more useful evidence and use the method of responding to calls to make some people with ideas dismiss them.

As for catching the real criminal, it was probably not very likely. At most, they would just catch one or two not-so-smart people, give them a lecture, and detain them for a certain period of time. If they wanted to pursue further charges, then they would need more evidence.

“No, no. There are already guests in the hotel rooms. If we rush in to check at this time, it will inevitably infringe on their personal privacy,” the hotel manager chimed in on the side.

“How about this? I’ll take the two officers to check the rooms that are not occupied. As for the other rooms, I will instruct the cleaning aunties to pay attention when they are cleaning the rooms. If there are any new discoveries, I will provide the clues at the first moment.”

“Our hotel has many rooms. If we were to check each of them, I’m afraid it would take a lot of time. There’s no need to make the two officers work so hard for nothing,” the hotel manager proposed a compromise, trying to minimize the impact of this matter.

The female police officer did not speak, but the look on her face was already inclined towards agreement. It was not a very good decision to check the rooms one by one at this time.

Meng Jiuge frowned. “But what if there are pinhole cameras in their rooms? If they are being monitored without their knowledge, isn’t that a real violation of their privacy rights?”

“There is currently no evidence that there are pinhole cameras in the other rooms. It’s not convenient for us to search. However, the empty rooms can be checked, for example, the vacant king-sized rooms,” the female police officer said.

This result made Meng Jiuge a little dissatisfied. She looked up at Ling Yilin. “Girlfriend, what do you say?”

Ling Yilin was stunned for a moment by the address and reached out to stroke Meng Jiuge’s head.

“I think we can put up a notice at the entrance, saying that a pinhole camera was found in room 808. If the guests are worried about their privacy rights being violated, they can check it themselves. If they find it themselves, they can just come and register.”

“That way, it won’t waste police resources, and it won’t affect the guests’ rest or violate their privacy,” Ling Yilin said slowly.

“No! Absolutely not!” The hotel manager was anxious. “If we put this up, how can the hotel continue to operate! This pinhole camera was not arranged by our hotel’s people. How can you let us take the blame!”

“Is this taking the blame? I’m just stating a fact,” Ling Yilin’s gaze casually fell on the hotel manager. “This is not okay, that is not allowed. This camera, was it really not arranged by your hotel’s own people? You’re not covering for someone, are you?”

“Of course not!” The hotel manager, as if his sore spot had been stepped on, jumped up. “We are a hotel. We make money from our guests. How could we do such a thing that puts the cart before the horse!”