Shen Jianyi found a hotel very close to the Mandohai Banquet Hall and checked in. From here, she could see every move inside.
It had to be said that it was really a great room. Standing in front of the floor - to - ceiling window, she looked down at the hall below.
Since the Mandohai Banquet Hall was made entirely of glass and was completely transparent all around, one could see clearly what was going on inside from the outside.
Of course, there was a wall around the outermost part of the banquet hall. If one looked horizontally, they definitely couldn't see inside. But it didn't stop Shen Jianyi from seeing far because of her high vantage point.
At this moment, the hall was being decorated inside. It was estimated that they were preparing for tomorrow's banquet.
Shen Jianyi only watched for a while and then took a hot bath. She changed into a clean bathrobe, lay on the bed, and contacted Xia Liang.
The image of the other person popped up on her watch.
Xia Liang was a bit surprised when she saw Shen Jianyi's outfit, and the background also looked very familiar.
In the video, Xia Liang glanced at the wall behind her, then at the video. She opened her eyes wide and her mouth formed a perfect circle. "No way! Why does the place you're staying in look so similar to mine?"
Up until now, Xia Liang still hadn't reacted. She swallowed hard. "Is there such a hotel in our area? Master, why did you suddenly go and stay in a hotel?"
Shen Jianyi sighed and said in a soft voice, "Is it possible that we're staying in the same hotel?"
Xia Liang was stunned on the spot. She suddenly sat up from the bed, immediately put on her slippers, and was about to go find her. After Shen Jianyi told her the room number, just a few minutes later, she had already arrived at the door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Shen Jianyi got up to open the door. She saw Xia Liang wearing the same bathrobe outside. The two looked at each other, and then Xia Liang sneaked in furtively.
"Master, when did you come?" Xia Liang casually sat on the chair and poured herself a glass of water. "You didn't even tell me."
"I was afraid you'd let it slip."
Sometimes Shen Jianyi wasn't very confident about Xia Liang's big mouth. This time she had come secretly. If she was discovered, things would really get out of hand.
Xia Liang sighed. "Master, you must be very careful when you act. Lu Yuan is also staying in this hotel, on the same floor as me. She's downstairs."
"I know."
She generally didn't act easily. Even when she did, she used the identity of Red Fox and definitely wouldn't expose herself easily.
Xia Liang always felt that there was something wrong with this room. She got up and looked out of the window. This position happened to have a view of the hall. Just as Xia Liang was about to turn back, she saw a figure flash by outside.
She stood there, stunned, her mind a complete blank.
If she remembered correctly, Shen Jianyi's room was on the tenth floor. So? What was that figure just now? It couldn't be that she was seeing things.
Maybe Shen Jianyi thought Xia Liang had been standing by the window for a long time and didn't know what she was looking at. She frowned slightly. "What are you looking at? Is there anything outside?"
"Really!"
Shen Jianyi got up and walked over. She looked outside and saw nothing but darkness. Moreover, she was on a high - rise floor. How could there be something outside?
She helplessly pulled the curtains shut. There was still no sign of emotion in her eyes. It seemed that nothing could really concern Shen Jianyi.
Then, Xia Liang swallowed hard and finally recovered from her previous fear. She seriously explained, "I definitely saw a person. I couldn't have been wrong. Otherwise, you'd better not stay here anymore."
"Why?" She crossed her legs and sat on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine in her hand.
Xia Liang became even more nervous. "There's someone outside. All the people coming to the Mandohai are from noble families. It's inevitable that they'll invite some underground organizations."
Shen Jianyi swirled the red wine in her glass. Her gaze never left the red liquid inside. Her red lips curled up in a flirtatious smile.
The woman spoke without emotion, in a cold tone. Xia Liang even felt that the air pressure in this room was much lower than in other places.
"Xia Liang, do you think there's anyone who can hurt me?"
That was true. Xia Liang had underestimated Shen Jianyi. She had just been too hasty.
She pulled the curtains open again, leaned out of the window, looked around, and only pulled her head back after making sure there was no one there.
Just as she was about to turn back, a person hanging on a rope suddenly descended and appeared outside their window.
The people inside were completely unaware.
After Xia Liang left at night, Shen Jianyi was going to go to sleep. She needed to save her energy tonight so that she would have the strength to act tomorrow.
Shen Jianyi had already discussed with Xia Liang that they would cooperate tomorrow. If she could get inside, that would be the best.
Since the security at the banquet hall was very strict, without an invitation, no one could get in, regardless of their identity.
This was exactly what was bothering Shen Jianyi. At the same time, she had also come up with a plan, which was to find someone at random and swap identities with them.
She wasted no time. Shen Jianyi put on the Red Fox mask, put on a cap, changed into a black outfit, and left the room.
As soon as she left, the window behind was opened. A man climbed in and hid in the bathroom.
...
Shen Jianyi walked very carefully, not making a single sound. According to Xia Liang, almost all the people staying on the floor below were going to the Mandohai.
She was extremely cautious. Only after making sure there was no one in the corridor did she appear.
Shen Jianyi sidestepped to the door of a room and gently knocked twice. A man's voice came from inside. "Who is it?"
Hearing it was a man, Shen Jianyi didn't say a word. Instead, she immediately hid.
As soon as the voice faded, the door was opened. The man poked his head out, looked around. After seeing no one, he cursed and went back into the room.
She tried one room after another like this. When she knocked on the fifth room door, finally a woman's voice came from inside. It just sounded a bit familiar to Shen Jianyi.
Shen Jianyi coughed lightly and used a specially - processed voice. "Room service."
The person inside came to open the door in slippers. The doorknob was turned twice.
The moment the door opened, Shen Jianyi was already ready to act.
When the clean - looking girl came into view, Shen Jianyi retracted her hand and put it behind her back.
Lu Yuan tilted her head, looking a bit confused. "Excuse me... Are you a hotel staff member?"
Her voice was cold. The woman under the mask still looked expressionless. "No. The staff member who knocked on your door just now has left."
Lu Yuan frowned slightly and looked down the corridor but didn't see any extra figures.
This person in front of her just looked very strange. It was so hot, but she was dressed very tightly and still wearing a mask.
Lu Yuan tentatively asked, "Who are you?"