Tong Guan listened to the footsteps growing farther away and more hurried, the smile slowly fading from his face.
Gradually, he looked toward the little girl beside him, her eyes red-rimmed and tearstains still visible. Only the two of them remained on the 18th Floor.
He straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes and walked over to her. Bending down, he reached out and gently wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"Xiao Qi, are you willing to help me?"
The warmth of his palm seemed to affect Xiao Qi's frail shoulders. She trembled, then finally nodded with her little face drawn tight.
"I'm willing to help you. Uncle, can you take me home afterward?"
Tong Guan looked into those innocent, spotless eyes and smiled gently. Then he nodded as well.
The 18th Floor housed the most unique room in the entire building: the Monitoring Room.
Ji Li and Li Xing had once stayed here, but at this moment, it was occupied by a different pair.
The screens emitted a cold, bluish glow, casting icy light across Tong Guan's face and making Xiao Qi even more uneasy.
Tong Guan settled into a chair and began operating the surveillance system, searching for Li Xing's location.
Excluding the unusual existence that was Ji Li, only one employee and some ghosts remained in the tower.
There were no longer any ghosts beside Tong Guan. The last one was inside Li Xing's body.
No one knew when Li Xing had died. But ever since their last meeting, Tong Guan had been certain that Li Xing had been completely possessed by a ghost.
Normally, the only way for Tong Guan to complete the mission was to actively seek out Li Xing.
Because he now knew the mission's true content, and the hotel had granted him a way