Jiang Shan opened the book with a red cover in his hand. It was very thin, with only three or two pages.
When I checked in just now, the front desk gave me this booklet together with the room card, but many people didn't pay attention. They thought it was another tourist brochure, and some people just threw it into the trash can.
Jiang Shan turned over the first page and saw clearly written on the header: Things to note when checking into a hotel.
1. It is forbidden to go out after five o'clock, and activities can only be done in the hotel.
Jiang Shan subconsciously glanced at the wind-up clock on the wall. It was just after five o'clock, and it was now five o'clock.
The tour guide was still explaining hard: "Look, everyone! The grooves on the cave walls are all formed by natural oxidation. They are at least thousands of years old...until a mysterious wealthy businessman took over here in the last century. , converted into a cave hotel.”
It was the first time for many people to see a cave hotel. They excitedly raised their cameras to take pictures. Along with the constant clicking sounds, some people reached out to touch the grooved holes and found that the interior was very smooth, like the surface of pebbles. Same.
Some people marveled at it and said that water droplets penetrated the stone after thousands of years, indicating that this cave has existed for an unknown amount of time.
We all experienced a month of exciting and exciting trips, driving cross-country through the desert, skydiving from an altitude of 10,000 meters, surfing in the sea, and bungee jumping in the mountains, and the cave hotel at the last stop was so unusual.
Tour guide Xiao Chen saw the unfinished expressions on everyone's faces, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Have you heard about the last tour group?"
Except for Jiang Shan, who looked down at the manual, everyone looked at Xiao Chen.
"Last tour group?"
Xiao Chen blinked his cunning eyes:
"I also heard from the last group leader that someone in their group secretly left the group at night, climbed up the mountain behind, and came back just before boarding the next day. I heard that everyone was completely lost."
Someone looked through the artificial windows cut into the cave and saw the stretching mountains outside.
"Why, are there monsters on the mountain?" someone joked.
Xiao Chen also deliberately paused for a few seconds to whet everyone's appetite, "I don't know about that. I just heard that a few days after his return... he suddenly made a huge fortune."
Everyone's mouths dropped open.
The corner of Xiao Chen's mouth curled up. Ordinary ghost stories these days can no longer attract people, so they have to add something eye-catching like this.
"So some people speculated whether he dug up antiques or something in the mountains and sold them for money."
Someone sniffled. "seriously."
Xiao Chen still said in Shinto: "If you don't believe it, just ask anyone in the group and you will know whether what I said is true."
At this time, a suspicious voice sounded: "I remember when I checked in just now, did the hotel staff say that the back mountain is a restricted area and I am not allowed to go there?"
And when they came in, they also saw that the cave hotel was still surrounded by iron fences.
As soon as these words came out, many passengers showed expressions of watching the excitement on their faces.
Xiao Chen chuckled: "I heard that this cave was not allowed to be dug after it was dug here. The wealthy businessman who bought it is said to be as rich as anyone in the country. He spent hundreds of millions just to renovate this hotel. It was originally planned to run through the entire mountain. , formed the Huanshan Hotel... Tsk tsk, but I don’t know why, the work suddenly stopped, and the back mountain was also surrounded, and no one was allowed to enter. "
The more we talk about it, the more people become curious. The most attractive thing about travel is often not the scenic spots, but the mysterious and bizarre stories behind it.
"Are you saying there's something really buried in this mountain behind?" Is there a gold mine? antique? treasure?
Jiang Shan frowned, and Jiang Shan saw the second note at this time: the back mountain is a restricted area, and tourists are not allowed to visit.
But many people were intrigued.
Xiao Chen then said: "What don't you know? After all, no one has seen it with their own eyes."
This itinerary was planned for young people who love adventure, so there were so many exciting projects. Someone looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Why don't we go take a look?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and deliberately remained silent.
Another person said: "That's right! You'll know if you go and see it?"
These days, the brave are exhausted and the timid are starved to death. What if there really is something good on that mountain? Even if not, there is no loss. Everyone is here to have fun, so it would be nice to add an attraction.
When Xiao Chen saw that the bait he threw was being caught, he deliberately said to tantalize his appetite: "Do you really want to go? It's getting dark now. If there are few people, forget it..."
Immediately someone raised their hand: "I sign up."
Then people responded one after another, and everyone came, and no one wanted to miss this opportunity.
A smile flashed across Xiao Chen's eyes, but he still coughed dryly: "Those who want to go, please come to register with me before six o'clock. The tour guide fee is 150 per person. We accept cash, Alipay and WeChat transfer... No waiting will be done after the date."
Xiao Chen had a smile on his face as he listened to the constant payment notifications. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Jiang Shan sitting alone in the corner.
The little girl was sitting right in front of a huge groove. The shadow of the groove completely covered her thin figure. In addition, she remained silent, so you couldn't even notice her sitting there if you didn't pay attention.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen's smile faded a bit.
As a tour guide, Xiao Chen finally experienced what kind of person he hates the most this time.
Most of the people who travel are in groups of three or two friends. Only this little girl named Jiang Shan signed up for a group trip alone. Every time she got off the bus to visit or take photos at a scenic spot, she would always be left alone. She didn't bring a camera or take photos, she just sat there in a daze.
I really don’t know what to do here. At first, Xiao Chen saw that she was a little girl alone and wanted to take care of her. But who knew that Jiang Shan was not good at all. Along the way, he worked so hard to lead the group. As a result, all the paid activities , this girl almost didn't participate, and in the second half of the process, Xiao Chen really didn't bother to pay attention to her.
Why travel when you are poor? Xiao Chen was already swearing in his heart.
But it was the last day, and there was no need to break up. Xiao Chen still put on a professional fake smile on his face, and pretended to persuade Jiang Shandao: "Everyone has signed up, are you really not going? We will return tomorrow, don't go more What a pity."
Jiang Shan's face was a little pale, and he still held the manual in his hand: "Sorry... I'm tired and want to go to bed early."
Xiao Chen's back teeth were itching, and he forced out a fake smile: "Then you stay in the hotel alone, so be careful."
Jiang Shan pursed his thin, bloodless lips and nodded slightly.
Xiao Chen didn't really care about her. He was eager to get rid of this burden. When Jiang Shan nodded, he immediately turned around and raised a smile to greet his real God of Wealth.
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Jiang Shan returned to the room and locked the door.
Xiao Chen led the group of restless travelers around to the back door of the hotel and quietly went up the mountain. To them, being discovered by the hotel was no big deal. They would leave here and go back tomorrow anyway.
Xiao Chen, who only had eyes for money, and the group of heartless travelers didn't realize Jiang Shan was a patient along the way. She even acted quite sarcastically when she was slowing down the schedule, mocking the little girl for being naturally weak.
The purpose of Jiang Shanbao's trip was to see the outside world in his last days.
As for the cold looks from passengers along the way and the dissatisfaction of the tour guide, Jiang Shan, who was about to die, would not take it to heart at all.
Jiang Shan took out his medicine bottle from the compartment of his backpack, poured all the pills into his hand, and counted them. There were three pills left in total. After eating today, she was ready to die.
Putting the medicine into his mouth, Jiang Shanping lay down on the bed.
The red booklet was placed on the bedside table by Jiang Shan. The last page it opened read: Please lock the door at night. I wish everyone a good night's sleep and a pleasant journey.
Jiang Shan vaguely heard the ticking sound of the old-fashioned clockwork clock on the wall, which seemed to be ten o'clock in the evening.
And Xiao Chen and the group of tourists haven't come back yet, and the whole hotel is as quiet as an empty city...
