In the hotel lobby, after a debate over the notebook that had even escalated into an argument, the players' positions had subtly shifted.
When Peng Zhen had first gathered everyone in the lobby, he alone had stood at the front of all the players, addressing them as their temporary leader.
Now Cheng Xun, the refined, easygoing teacher with graying hair, stood shoulder to shoulder with Peng Zhen, while Lian Xiangyu and Shen Dong'er had also moved to the front of the group.
"I understand everyone's concerns, and I've already skimmed this notebook." Cheng Xun gripped the notebook tightly, his true emotions unreadable on his usually calm face. "But as I just said, neither the three printed rules nor this notebook can prove which is true and which is false. However, I do have evidence that the rules in this notebook aren't necessarily true either."
Perhaps it was Cheng Xun's identity and demeanor, combined with the fact that he had questioned the rules several times before, but the others listened even more intently when he spoke than they had to Peng Zhen.
"Not necessarily true? But this notebook looks really old." Although Lian Xiangyu didn't know who had knocked on the door earlier, he had always trusted what he saw with his own eyes. Besides the history of the Lorimaris Hotel and the Administrator's original rules, the notebook's author had also described his experiences inside the hotel in detail.
The hotel the author had stayed in was somewhat different from the one they were in now. It had likewise had eight attendants, a Bar, and a Buffet Restaurant, but attendant Number One had not been the imposing old butler currently standing behind the reception desk. Instead, the author had described a stern, gaunt woman. Nor had the person sitting in the