Along turned back to look towards the latrine again before leaving, only departing after confirming no one was around.
The dog spirit knew it had done wrong. After running out, it went to Lin Yan's feet and lay down.
Mu Anxiao stopped indignantly beside the counter, turning to glance at the attendant staring at her and asking, "Why are you looking at me?"
The attendant, watching Mu Anxiao's furious expression, asked in a low voice, "Are you looking for someone?" He had heard the sound of her forcefully closing the latrine door from inside.
Mu Anxiao: "How did you know?" Her tone was relatively gentle.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's gentler side, the attendant breathed a sigh of relief. Still cautiously, he said, "I heard you closing the door, the sound was quite loud." He feared Mu Anxiao misunderstanding him, and explained, "However, our doors here are sturdy, don't worry, I won't ask you to compensate."
"..." Mu Anxiao admitted that she had indeed slammed the door a bit hard, but being mentioned by the attendant made her instantly annoyed. "Even if it's broken, I won't pay."
"..." The attendant jumped in fright and gave a dry laugh. "I didn't ask you to pay either."
Lin Yan: "That's not right, you know. If you break someone's things, you have to pay."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao cast a disdainful glance at the attendant before looking at Lin Yan. She took two steps forward and said, "Didn't you say your brother went to the latrine? Why is no one there?"
Lin Yan: "..." He dared not offend Mu Anxiao and shifted his gaze to the attendant's face.
The moment Lin Yan looked at him, the attendant's body trembled. Then, also daring not to offend Lin Yan and Mu Anxiao, he said, "He went this way." He pointed to his right.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao followed the direction of the attendant's finger, leaned forward to look, and frowned. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Along stopped behind Mu Anxiao. Before she could speak on behalf of the attendant, the attendant weakly said, "I saw you running so fast just now, I thought you..." He dared not speak disrespectfully, and after some thought, said, "I thought you were in a hurry. I really didn't know you were looking for someone."
The attendant's repeated use of "you" and polite address made Mu Anxiao feel that she had indeed been unreasonable. Moreover, thinking back, she hadn't even acknowledged the attendant and had simply followed the dog spirit into the backyard.
If she was looking for trouble, she couldn't blame the attendant.
So, she lowered her tone and said, "I apologize, I was impulsive. He went in there, right?" She pointed in the direction the attendant had indicated.
"Yes." The attendant, fearing he might anger Mu Anxiao, was very cooperative.
Mu Anxiao: "He hasn't come out, has he?" she asked in detail.
Seeing Mu Anxiao become gentle again, the attendant's wildly beating heart slowly returned to its normal rhythm. "No, he hasn't come out!"
"Alright, I understand." Mu Anxiao nodded and asked, "By the way, what is that place inside?"
"The kitchen."
"The kitchen?" Mu Anxiao thought of the small backyard filled with latrines and the moss-covered wall. She said, "Your establishment is quite peculiar."
"Our backyard used to be very large, and the latrines were closer to the kitchen. But later, a customer saw this scene while using the latrine and was very unhappy, so they complained to us. Consequently, the boss paid people to separate the latrines and the kitchen, and opened a door this way," the attendant explained carefully.
"Is that so?" Mu Anxiao listened to his words, seeing the attendant's earnest expression. She then said, "May I take a look?"
"You may."
"This is a restricted area, the kitchen. I..." Mu Anxiao feigned hesitation. "It might not be appropriate." Jiuhe Bookstore.
"The chef took leave and went home after the ghost incident. It's just me here now, so... it's fine," the attendant said patiently.
"Why aren't you leaving?"
"To be honest, I live here."
Mu Anxiao had observed the place since she entered.
Previously, she had assumed there were rooms in the backyard. But after hearing the attendant's words, she realized that this inn definitely couldn't accommodate lodgers. Moreover, considering the size of the backyard, there was no back door.
However, after hearing the attendant's statement, she couldn't help but be puzzled. "Where do you live?" she asked, looking around and finding no place suitable for living.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's confused expression, the attendant continued patiently, "There's a small door in the kitchen. Outside the small door is a narrow alley leading to the street. There's a room across from it, and that's where I live."
"Oh?" Mu Anxiao was surprised. "There's a back door here?"
"Yes," the attendant nodded.
"Your backyard is divided into two parts, and there's still a back door?" Mu Anxiao anticipated that the fake Lin Yan had escaped. Her questions now were merely to comfort herself.
"That door is in the kitchen. The boss said that if we frequently used the main entrance, it would make guests uncomfortable, so," the attendant said with a simple smile, "we usually go through the kitchen."
"I see." Mu Anxiao said, having lost the courage to accept reality.
Along saw Mu Anxiao suddenly look dejected and asked, "Are you not going anymore?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao glanced at Alon, shook her head, and said, "He's definitely run off, I'm not going." She momentarily forgot about Alon's situation.
"..." The attendant looked at Mu Anxiao's self-talk, which didn't seem like self-talk, and asked, "Who did you say ran off?"
"..." Mu Anxiao snapped back to reality, her eyes blankly fixed on the attendant. After a few seconds, she said, "No one."
"You..." The attendant felt something was wrong and glanced in Alon's direction, asking, "Who are you talking to?"
Mu Anxiao looked at the attendant's frightened, almost neurotic expression and suddenly remembered that he couldn't see Alon. Consequently, she was startled by herself. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'm talking to him." She pointed towards Yuan Ye, who was picking up his teacup to drink water at the table.
Yuan Ye: "..." He looked at Mu Anxiao, who was pointing at him, with a puzzled expression, and smiled. "Are you talking to me?"
"Yes," Mu Anxiao flicked her gaze, walked to the table, and said, "I said, he's definitely run off."
She did this simply to alleviate the attendant's fear. She didn't want to be responsible for frightening someone into insanity after this matter was over, as that would be a troublesome affair for her.
Yuan Ye cooperated. "I don't think he ran off."
Mu Anxiao: "Then go and check." She made conversation.
Seeing the natural way Yuan Ye and Mu Anxiao were conversing, the attendant stopped dwelling on that issue. Instead, he suddenly remembered the fake Lin Yan heading towards the kitchen. He said, "I saw him looking quite urgent just now."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned back to look at the attendant, asking deliberately, "Who are you talking about?"
The attendant: "That customer, he..." He trailed off, his eyes widening. "He didn't... relieve himself inside, did he?" Saying this, he quickly turned and ran towards the backyard.
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