klisemfg Chapter 378 Catching Adultery at the Guesthouse
Chapter 378 Catching Adultery at the Guesthouse
The Red Flag Hotel is a two-story red brick building with a Soviet-style pointed roof.
The lights in the lobby are 15 watts, giving off a yellowish glow.
Upon entering the lobby, beneath the portrait of a great man on the wall facing you, there is a Song-style inscription that reads "Serve the People," with the edges of the paper curled up.
The countertop was made of dark brown lacquered wood, with years of ash embedded in its cracks.
The duty officer, wrapped in a military overcoat, lay face down on the table, his head resting on his crossed arms.
Hearing footsteps, he raised his face, his eyelids still drooping, and asked listlessly:
"Coming so late, do you have a letter of introduction?"
"The police station, book a premium room. I'll sign this and put it on the police station's account."
Mei Ping took out her identification and handed it over.
The duty officer was fully awake.
Under the light, the bright red seal of the "Revolutionary Committee of Jiangzhou County Public Security Bureau" was very eye-catching.
Without asking a single question, he turned around, stood on tiptoe in front of the keyboard covered with wooden latticework, and took down a copper key tied with a red ribbon.
"Turn left upstairs, it's at the very back, room 206."
He placed the key on the table and pushed it over.
The stairs were made of wood, and they made a hollow echoing sound when you stepped on them.
The wall has a wainscoting painted halfway up in light green, with the rest being whitewashed, and a metal sign that reads "Fire Prevention and Theft Prevention" hanging on it.
The air smelled of lingering smoke from a coal stove and a faint musty odor from damp wood, rising up in wisps as the radiators heated the room.
206 is at the end of the corridor.
The door opened, and Mei Ping reached out and touched the light cord by the door, then pulled it.
Soft lights came on.
During the planned economy era, high-wattage light bulbs were not allowed anywhere.
The power company even regulates how many light bulbs each household uses.
Lu Yao looked around at this so-called high room.
The room was small, with a wooden floor painted red. In some places, the paint had worn away, revealing the original color of the wood, which was polished to a shine.
Against the wall was a large wooden bed, not the kind with iron frames found in ordinary rooms, but made of solid wood, with simple carvings on the headboard.
The bed sheet was snow-white, printed with the words "Red Flag Guesthouse" in light blue, and folded into a square block with sharp edges.
A dark-colored desk sits by the window, with a portrait of Comrade Lei Feng pressed under the glass.
On the table was a dark green table lamp, a metal thermos with a bamboo cover, and two upside-down white porcelain cups.
On the bedside table, there was an old telephone that required a transfer from the front desk.
Mei Ping took a small package out of her coat pocket and placed it on the table.
It contained half a jin of grain coupons and a few crumpled small bills.
"Breakfast is served in the cafeteria when it gets light. It consists of steamed buns and porridge. You can get it by showing your accommodation card."
After saying that, Mei Ping turned to leave.
Lu Yao pulled her aside:
"Sister Mei, this bed is quite big, if you don't like it, you can..."
"No!"
Mei Ping was furious.
He took a step and dodged Lu Yao's outstretched hand.
This startled Lu Yao:
"What's wrong, Sister Mei? Did you step on the electric switch?"
Mei Ping also realized that she had lost her composure.
From the moment he entered, he was on guard against Lu Yao suddenly reaching out to hug him.
When I was going up the stairs, I felt like he was staring at me from behind.
I don't know why I was afraid he would overstep his bounds, but I still insisted on coming in to help him set things up.
My nerves were constantly on edge.
So when Lu Yao reached out, she immediately jumped aside. It was late at night, and they were alone together. She was afraid that Lu Yao would force himself on her, and that she would lose control and give in to him.
We can't let our emotions get the better of us.
Although she had a good impression of the younger brother who had saved her life many times, she did not want to change their relationship in this way.
Mei Ping calmed herself down and smiled slightly:
"It's alright, you should rest. I can't sleep here, not because I don't trust you, but because I'm afraid it will have a bad influence."
Then, upon reaching the door, he turned back to look at Lu Yao:
"You...should go to sleep early."
Her eyes held a complex expression, like a leader caring for his subordinates, yet also like a virtuous wife and loving mother.
Lu Yao also seemed like a helpless little boy:
"Are you really just leaving like this? Leaving me to sleep alone? I'm afraid of the dark."
He was faking it, just teasing Mei Ping.
It was just a casual joke.
Unexpectedly, Mei Ping hesitated for three seconds over these words, biting her lip:
"Stop fooling around, go to sleep early."
Then she went out, and when she closed the door, she deliberately turned around to close it, using the door panel to cut off her gentle gaze.
Lu Yao was also moved by her gaze.
It took me three seconds to come to my senses after the door closed.
"Sister Mei is fucking beautiful!"
I took off my clothes, lay on the bed, and stared at the lamp, still unable to fall asleep.
Unbeknownst to him, Mei Ping was also staring blankly at the lights upstairs from her car downstairs.
He participated in the revolution from a young age and never thought about personal matters.
She's beautiful, so she must have had many comrades pursuing her, but she's never been interested in any of them.
I used to feel like there was nothing that could move me.
After I turned thirty, I stopped thinking about that question.
I just want to dedicate my passion to serving my country, and then I will have no regrets in this life.
Little did he know that after one raid on the mountains to suppress bandits, he would develop subtle feelings for a young man more than ten years his junior.
He didn't start the car while sitting inside.
Looking at the lights above, I imagined what Lu Yao was doing.
I wanted to wait until he turned off the lights before leaving.
Then they went back to the station and interrogated Lin Dong overnight.
If he confesses that Shi Shouyin ordered him to commit murder, then an application for Shi Shouyin's arrest can be made immediately.
In the past, Mei Ping, a workaholic, would have already gone back to interrogate the suspect.
But today, for some reason, I wanted to wait a while before leaving.
Just then, I noticed a little girl wearing a wool coat walking over.
I also stood downstairs and looked up.
Isn't that the nurse from the county hospital?
Mei Ping knew her; she was the one who was fooling around with Lu Yao.
Why is she here?
There's a phone in Lu Yao's room. Could it be that Lu Yao called her here?
Mei Ping didn't move, watching Jing Youxiang through the window.
Jing Youxiang saw the jeep over here.
She didn't realize there was anyone in the jeep, and she never expected that Mei Ping was watching her the whole time.
Jing Youxiang looked up at the upstairs room for a while, as if she was trying to figure out which room had the light on.
She was familiar with the Hongqi Guesthouse; she used to visit it often.
My classmate's mother is the director of the institute, and she and a female classmate used to live here.
It seems to be that room 206 with the light on.
I walked to the door and quietly pushed it open.
The staff member on duty was asleep on the counter again, drooling all over.
Jing Youxiang did not disturb him.
Quietly crouching low, I crept under the counter and crept up the stairs.
She tiptoed upstairs.
She ran away because she felt uneasy under Mei Ping's gaze.
But they didn't actually run far.
He quietly returned after going around in circles to listen to Lu Yao and Mei Ping talking.
I didn't hear it very clearly, but I did hear the words "Red Flag Guesthouse".
Then the two of them left, by car.
Jing Youxiang quickly went back to tell her boss she was going home.
The work downstairs is almost done, and the boss has approved it.
Jing Youxiang ran all the way to the Red Flag Hotel.
Upon arriving, looking at the windows upstairs and the cars on the roadside, he became certain that Lu Yao had gone upstairs to a hotel room with that female leader.
I'm really angry that he didn't come when I invited him, but came with his female boss instead.
He stomped his foot, ready to go in and catch them in the act of adultery.
I've found your weakness, Lu Yao. From now on, I'll make sure you follow me and see if you dare to disobey me again!
Once on the second floor, she moved with the caution of a nighttime thief, looking around to make sure no one was in the corridor before crouching and sneaking to the door of room 206.
Listen attentively.
Let's calculate the time.
If that woman were inside, she might already be naked by now.