The way ahead leads to four directions: east, south, west, and north.
Gu Linhai was found in the east.
Wan Ying immediately sent people to search the other three directions.
The hotel upstairs was being checked one by one too.
Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian followed one group.
Chu Zhengran followed another.
Tang He followed another.
They searched up to the twenty-eighth floor.
Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian followed at the back.
All empty rooms were thoroughly searched, leaving no corner that could hide a person unchecked.
In occupied rooms, police checked IDs, telling guests they were screening for criminals and, for safety, would look around inside the rooms as well.
There were quite a few people living on this floor, so the inspection took a while.
When they reached the second-to-last room at the end of the corridor, it took some time knocking on the door.
The police officer knocking on the door made a gesture backward.
