Wen Wen got room card 315. As he walked upstairs, he observed that each floor was different.
The second floor corridor seemed somewhat dirty, with densely packed doors, at least sixty rooms.
The lights were dim, with insects hovering around them. A bald man, shirtless, walked out of the restroom and glared fiercely at Wen Wen.
"Tsk, even the restrooms are communal."
Compared to the second floor, the third floor where Wen Wen was staying was much cleaner, with about thirty rooms.
At the stairwell entrance to the fourth floor, a old woman with a hood obscuring her eyes stood guard. Wen Wen didn't go up, but he could tell the fourth floor's decor was much better than the third, and the accommodation fee was likely higher.
Upon entering, Wen Wen found his strength significantly suppressed, capable of using only the power of an early Disaster-level.
His inspiration was also somewhat suppressed; his perception was basically limited to a few meters around him, making it difficult to grasp the situation of the entire inn.
He could exert his full strength if he wished, but the old inn's barrier would then collapse or retaliate, making it difficult to reside there peacefully again.
However, Wen Wen didn't mind. The more special the arrangements here, the more he could deduce Red Beard's true purpose from them.
When Wen Wen was a detective, he enjoyed complicated cases. Not only were they more interesting to solve, but it was also easier to find clues.
Cases where the killer acted on impulse and fled immediately after committing the murder were much more troublesome.
As soon as he opened the door, Wen Wen smelled a pungent moldy odor. He had to open the window to air out the room and, incidentally, observe the layout of the old inn through the window.
"Ten thousand yuan a day, the accommodation shouldn't be too bad, at least the third floor has an independent bathroom... Alright, I take that back."
Wen Wen sighed, closed the bathroom door, and took out several nails, sealing it shut.
The bathroom light was broken, and a dried rat about a foot long hung from exposed wires, staring at Wen Wen with lifeless eyes...
"Why did I have to come here to stay? Am I not just causing myself trouble?"
Next, Wen Wen searched the room and found many things that would make ordinary people scream. He casually threw them all out the window.
Then, from the Containment Facility, he summoned the long-haired black beautiful girl puppet and had her start cleaning the room from scratch.
Wen Wen himself walked out of the room and began to wander around the old inn.
Although he didn't have洁癖 (germophobia), he didn't want to stay in that room today. He could use this opportunity to gather information.
With his perception range reduced to a few meters, it was enough for Wen Wen to use his inspiration to 'see' through the doors.
Most of the residents on the third floor kept their doors locked, as if Wen Wen were the only one there. But behind those doors, the residents were not idle.
Some had installed trigger bombs at their doors, some sat on small stools pointing guns at the doors, and some simply lay under their beds, pretending no one was in the room.
Most of them were being hunted, and each had a captivating story. Even though this place was called absolutely safe, it couldn't reassure them.
However, most of them were ordinary people, and their behavior, though strange, was not worth Wen Wen's attention.
On the entire third floor, only two people were worth Wen Wen's attention.
One was in a room at the edge of the third floor, wearing a suit, bald, with a dozen barcode tattoos on his head, and a stern expression.
He was a resident like Wen Wen, occasionally walking out of his room and pacing the corridor before returning.
This person's demeanor was peculiar. His strength should be Disaster-level, but Wen Wen couldn't figure out his background.
The other was the cleaning lady on the second floor. Her arms were broken from the forearms up, replaced by two metal rods to which a special broom and rag were attached.
This cleaning lady's strength was also only Disaster-level, and she wasn't human. However, she seemed to be unaffected by the suppression in this inn, and perhaps possessed a super-powered item from Master Red Beard, making her a potential nuisance.
After seeing these two, Wen Wen became even more curious about the old inn and continued to dart up and down the floors.
After a brief investigation, Wen Wen discovered that the old inn, including the buck-toothed man on the first floor, had at least five staff members with Disaster-level strength.
Counting the special residents, there were over a dozen individuals or monsters with Disaster-level strength.
Adding a Disaster-level powerhouse to maintain order, the forces here could already crush a local demon hunter team.
There wasn't just one Disaster-level person like the bald man, who made Wen Wen feel they might be troublesome.
And this was just one of Master Red Beard's publicly known properties. His hidden forces should be even more astonishing.
However, this force couldn't explain why the association hadn't moved against Red Beard. Sending just one mid-sequence Wanderer could easily dismantle this old inn.
Without understanding the situation, Wen Wen would absolutely not openly conflict with Red Beard's forces using his identity as a Wanderer.
It was worth noting that when Wen Wen returned after his investigation, the bald man's expression towards him was quite unfriendly.
Someone hiding from pursuit, heartlessly wandering around the inn, was very suspicious.
Wen Wen didn't pay it any mind and returned to his room.
To obtain more information, mere observation wouldn't suffice. Therefore, Wen Wen's first investigative target was the front desk receptionist, Chai Yun. Sudan Novel Network.
As an ordinary person, she was the weakest link. Although she might not know any important information, her exposure during her work here would provide some clues.
She didn't work twenty-four hours a day. When Wen Wen paid, he saw a work schedule. If that schedule was correct, she would get off work at 5 PM.
Whether she lived in the inn or stayed elsewhere after work, Wen Wen would find her to ask some questions.
While waiting, Wen Wen entered the Containment Facility and first went to the Disaster Zone to implant a chain into the Faceless Demon.
He might need to engage in some violent acts next but didn't want to reveal his identity, so he needed to release the Faceless Demon to create a diversion.
The Faceless Demon could impersonate Wen Wen and stay in the inn in his place.
As for the issue of strength after not using the Faceless Demon, Wen Wen didn't need to worry, because the Shark Warrior's injuries had healed!
That's right, the sole Disaster-high sequence monster in the Containment Facility, the Shark Warrior from Ou Ye Water City, had recovered from his injuries.
Although his strength was slightly weaker than before, he was still a genuine Disaster-high sequence monster!