Within an hour, all four had showered, changed clothes, and gathered in Gecko's room.
For some reason, after that shower, all four of them seemed to be in poor spirits.
Han Bing's face was flushed, as if she were still somewhat embarrassed.
Gecko was pale with fright, and he still seemed bothered by Lu Xin's smile.
Lu Xin was thinking about what he had sensed earlier. Something was weighing on his mind.
Red Snake, meanwhile, looked suspicious and uneasy. She said, "When I was showering just now, I felt as if something was walking back and forth in my room... Later, I even saw what looked like marks showing that something had sat on my bed. It also seemed as if someone had opened the snacks I brought with me. But I checked carefully and found nothing. I don't know if it was just an illusion..."
They searched Red Snake's room, but found nothing there either.
Perhaps the pressure of being in this twisted city was simply too great, making them all paranoid?
Everyone readily accepted that explanation and forgot about the matter.
Still, in this mood, Han Bing was the first to suggest, "Why don't we go out and get something to eat? We can look around the city while we're at it."
The other three agreed, so they gathered their things and went downstairs.
As they passed through the corridor, they saw that the corpse of the woman in the bathrobe was still lying there, as if she had been forgotten. They had notified the front desk an hour ago, but had no idea when anyone would come to take her away.
There was nothing they could do about it. Gecko thought she looked rather exposed, so he stole a blanket from a nearby room and draped it