"The room is at the far end of the corridor, in a secluded corner. The door is closed and secured with a large lock. It's clear that the door hasn't been opened in a long time," the young officer said.

Jiang Cheng and the others waited a long time but the young officer didn't continue. "And then?" Huai Yi couldn't help but ask.

"That's it." The young officer looked embarrassed. "That's all I know. For more details, you'll have to ask the brothers who went to the scene."

"Who was dispatched to the scene?" Wu Bin asked.

The young officer immediately replied, "The people from Group 6."

"Call them, get the details, compile them, and send them back as soon as possible," Team Leader Zhang said sternly.

"No need." Xia Qiang looked at the young officer and asked, "Do you know where the store is located?"

"140 Zhongshan Street," the young officer replied.

Xia Qiang nodded, looked at Wu Bin and Team Leader Zhang, and quickly said, "Captain Wu, Team Leader Zhang, we'd like to go and do some investigating. Would it be convenient to arrange that?"

"Of course." Wu Bin turned around and immediately instructed the young officer to arrange a car to take Captain Xia and his team, and he specifically instructed them to cooperate with Captain Xia's work.

The police force was very efficient. About half an hour later, they were standing in front of a store. Jiang Cheng looked up at the sign hanging outside.

The words "Mengluo Mystery Manor" (Mengluo Tuili Guan) were written on it in a strange font. It seemed this was the name of the store.

The sign was black with white letters, and after looking at it for a long time, it gave off an eerie feeling, like looking at a black and white portrait of the deceased.

After walking inside, the space was larger than expected. The decoration was not bad. There were several paths inside, with arranged rooms on both sides.

Each room had some decorations outside. Posters similar to movie posters were pasted on the walls. The young officer who led them whispered that each room had a theme, specially arranged to correspond to the plot of the script, which would give players a greater sense of immersion.

After a preliminary count, there were at least 20 rooms inside, which was considered a large scale for this type of store.

From the sounds coming from the nearby rooms, it was clear that the store was doing good business, with customers playing in some of the rooms.

Before long, a man with a worried look was brought before them. After introductions, this man was the owner of the murder mystery store.

"I... I really don't know anything. I've told you everything I know." The owner's eyebrows were furrowed together, and his expression was a little aggrieved. He said in a low voice, "That person you're talking about, that Wang Jie, his death has nothing to do with our store."

"How do you know Wang Jie is dead?" Jiang Cheng asked, according to the current timeline, "Wang Jie" died at midnight, at most 12 hours ago, who told him?

The owner said with a bitter face, "I heard it from Wang Jie's colleagues at his company."

"Are you very familiar? Would they specifically tell you something like that?" Xia Qiang asked in a strange tone, his eyes pressing down so hard that the owner didn't dare to lift his head.

"Yes... yes, we are very familiar, they... they are regulars, and I... I only found out about this news this morning," the owner explained.

"Where is that room?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Go along this road, to the end, turn right, and you'll see it," the owner said, pointing to the road behind them.

Jiang Cheng looked at the dim corridor, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the owner's eyes. The owner's eyes met Jiang Cheng's for a moment, then immediately looked away, not knowing whether it was fear or guilt.

"Please take us to see it," Jiang Cheng said in a relatively polite tone.

Hearing this, the owner's face changed slightly, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "There's nothing to see, it's just an empty room, filled with some useless things, it hasn't been cleaned for a long time, the door has always been locked, and it hasn't been opened for a long time."

Zhou Tong quickly said, "But according to what we know, Wang Jie went to that room before and even rested inside. How do you explain that?"

"That... that's all nonsense he said when he was drunk. How could he have been inside?" As they talked, the owner's emotions fluctuated significantly. He clenched his fists and his face turned red. "I'm telling you, the door hasn't been opened, how could he have been inside? How can you believe the words of a drunkard?"

The owner became more and more agitated. "I'm just an ordinary person, trying to do some business honestly. Aren't you police officers? You should be protecting my interests. What are you trying to do by coming here with so many people today and letting my customers see this?"

"What illegal things have I done? Tell me! Wang Jie is just a drunkard. He just slept here for one night, had a Nightmare Assault (emeng jingxi), and then he died after so many days. How can this be blamed on me? Why should it be blamed on me?" The owner's body was shaking uncontrollably, and he seemed to be furious.

But Jiang Cheng and the others didn't think so. Such an abnormal performance seemed to be an attempt to cover up something. It seemed the owner definitely knew something.

Jiang Cheng decided not to argue with the owner anymore. He wanted to see that room.

The police officer next to him stared at the owner's face and obviously saw some clues. Then he turned his head and said to Jiang Cheng, "The owner said he can't find the key to that room's door. It can't be opened now. We have to wait for him to find the key."

"A security door?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"No, it's just a normal door, a wooden door," the police officer added, gesturing for Jiang Cheng to look at a room on the right. "It's about the same as that door."

"A wooden door." Jiang Cheng nodded. "Then we'll just break it open."

Hearing this, the owner was stunned. He saw that Jiang Cheng and his team were with the police, so he thought they were also police officers, and he immediately shouted, "What are you trying to do? You're police officers, how can you..."

Before the owner could shout a few more words, Jiang Cheng gave a look, and Fatty and Huai Yi went up and "gently" covered the owner's mouth, then followed the road the owner had pointed out before.

"I'm not a police officer, I'm just an innocent passerby," Jiang Cheng said, comforting the owner as he was being held up.

The police officer standing to the side couldn't help but feel conflicted. After all, they were wearing these uniforms, and some things were not easy to do too much, but Jiang Cheng and the others obviously didn't have these concerns.

Xia Qiang nodded slightly to the conflicted police officer. "Little brother, you don't need to follow. We'll take care of it."

After speaking, without waiting for the other party to reply, he took Zhou Tong, Feng Jie, and the others and followed. Lin Muwan, due to the previous fright, seemed to be in even worse condition and was tightly nestled beside Lin Muyun, looking very dependent on her brother.

The young police officer felt that these people were very strange, but thinking of Captain Wu's instructions, he dismissed the idea of following.