"Don't worry, don't worry, let's think about where she will go?"
Monica tried her best to comfort Beth and Whitney.
"I don't know, I don't know, Lorna is very introverted, she will never stay up all night."
Beth was a little incoherent, while Monica was trying to think of various possibilities.
"Have you asked at the front desk?"
"No."
"Let's go to the front desk and ask."
Owen should calm down and think of going to the front desk.
The group of people went downstairs, and there was still the man with glasses at the front desk. Beth asked eagerly: "Sorry, our roommate, Lorna, have you seen her?"
"Please wait a moment, let me check..."
The man with glasses began to search page by page in his record book. Then he seemed to find something. He pointed to a record on it and said: "I found it. Your friend has already checked out and left..."
"What?"
"She checked out, and what happened this morning..."
The bespectacled man pointed to a record and explained to everyone that it indeed clearly recorded Lorna's check-out.
Everyone looked at each other, especially Beth and Whitney. They all thought it was incredible. There must be something wrong. Lorna couldn't have left first. She was introverted and the least courageous. She would never do such a thing no matter what.
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"No, no, this is impossible..."
"Maybe you can call your friends and ask..."
The bespectacled man seemed to be kindly reminding her, but when Beth called, it always showed that she couldn't get through.
"I'm sorry that there's nothing I can do. I've just changed my shift, but that's what's written in the record book..."
The bespectacled man shrugged.
"Let's go out and look for her. Maybe she's drunk somewhere?"
Monica suggested, and the group of people left the hotel and started wandering around the surrounding streets and alleys, hoping that Lorna would really drink too much and pass out in a corner as Monica said.
Owen intuitively felt that something was wrong with the hotel. Lorna checked out properly, which was too abnormal. He couldn't help but think of what Amanda had experienced in Paris. Could this hotel also be a human trafficker?
Owen glanced at the man with glasses without any trace, but his expression looked very normal, without any clues.
The group of people searched all around but could not find any trace of Lorna, but by chance they met the two romantic men who were also looking for someone. It turned out that their partner, the Icelandic man, had also disappeared.
Owen was confused now. He had only heard of abducting women and children, so why did he still abduct men? Could it be that he was overthinking it?
But things got even weirder. Two people disappeared at the same time. What was even more outrageous was that the front desk said that the Icelandic man had also checked out and left. How could two people secretly check out and leave at the same time without telling their friends?
Everyone, not just children, felt something was wrong and decided to call the police.
After finding out that the police station was in the northwest of the town, Irving and his party hurried there. However, when passing through a railway bridge, the group found that they were blocked in front and behind.
The people blocking them in front and behind were all holding sticks, but their figures were a bit short, and Owen couldn't see their faces with the light behind them.
When Owen got closer, he realized that it was a group of child gangsters. The leader of the child, Owen, still clearly remembered that he was the leader of the child gang who asked for money last night.
“Dollars!”
Just like last night, the children reached out to ask for money, while other children looked at them coldly with sticks in their hands.
Seeing that it was a group of children, the anxious people didn't take it seriously and wanted to blast them away. They didn't think this group of children could do anything to them. Even if they held sticks, they would probably be bluffing.
Not long after their actions, they were quickly stopped by Owen and Monica.
They saw with their own eyes how terrifying these children were, how ruthless they were, and how indifferent they were to life.
The key is that they are still children, and I don’t know if the residents of the town know what these children are doing, but if you really do anything to these children, the local residents will probably riot.
"Wait a minute, listen to me, don't resist, give them money..."
Monica comforted everyone while taking out 5 euros from her body. She only had euros on her and no US dollars.
It seems that the child gangsters are not desperate for money. As long as they receive the money, they will not continue to be in trouble no matter how much it is. The children make way for Owen and his party to pass.
The children ran away laughing, but others were a little surprised. Being robbed by a group of children was really unacceptable.
"Bess, where are you going? I was just going to find you. We agreed yesterday..."
After walking a few steps, a voice stopped Beth. It was Eric Hill.
The long-legged beauty had a smile on her face. Seeing that Beth and others had wrong expressions, she asked again: "What happened?"
"Erichil, Lorna is missing. She didn't come back all night last night. Their friend, the Icelander, is also missing. The phone is either turned off or cannot be connected. We are worried that something happened to them...
…”
Suddenly seeing Eric Hill, a local, Beth seemed to have found a life-saving straw.
"Oh, that's it, don't worry, the wireless signal here is not very good, and mobile phones can't get through in many places. This is normal.
As for not coming back all night, this is very normal here. You can also see how enthusiastic the people here are. At the party last night, you out-of-town tourists were very popular. They were probably pursued by some girl or boy and stayed overnight.
At home..."
Alexiel said with a smile.
"Can……"
"Have you found the hotel? Is it nearby?"
"I searched them all, but the front desk of the hotel said that they both checked out. How is this possible?"
"Oh, maybe those people made a mistake. The guy with glasses is always very careless in his work. Don't worry, our town has very good security..."
Ericsiel continued to comfort, but everyone looked at each other. The security is very good, are you sure? The whole group was speechless. They had just been robbed by a gang of children.
"Are you going to the police station?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll go with you. I know some of the police officers."
With the help of Eric Hill, a local, they quickly found the police station. The police station in this small town was very small, with only six police officers. Eric Hill led them to find one of the police officers.
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"Officer Brooke, these are some friends of mine. Two of their companions stayed away all night..."
"Yes, I can't contact you at all..."
"And the front desk said that they both checked out, which is impossible..."
Everyone talked about their situation, and the police officer listened patiently.
Brooke waited until everyone finished speaking before looking at everyone.
He is a middle-aged man with a somewhat ugly appearance. He is acquainted with Eric Hill, and his attitude towards everyone is quite friendly. He comforts everyone with kind words: "I'm sorry everyone, our town is still a bit backward. Many places have mobile phones.
The signals are not very good.
As for your friends, I have the same opinion as Eric Hill. Maybe they stayed at the house of some enthusiastic girl or young man, and the hotel must have made a mistake about checking out.
I suggest you go back to the hotel and wait for news. Maybe they have gone back now. During this time, I will help you ask the nearby taxi drivers. If they leave, they will definitely take a taxi to the train station.
If they haven’t shown up by this afternoon, then I’ll help you file a case, what do you think?”
The police officer's words sounded reasonable, and he seemed to really have them in mind. Beth had no idea now. Just when she didn't know what to do, Beth's and the man's cell phones rang at the same time.
What came was a text message, and Beth opened it. It was a photo. The photo showed the backs of Lorna and the Icelandic man leaning together. There was also a line below: We are leaving first, don't worry about us.
When did these two people get together? Beth was a little angry. Lorna's behavior was a bit excessive. She ran away with a man without saying a word, which made them worried.