His Cute Wife is a Little Crazy

692 A GOOD GIRL

“Welcome! Please insert your card in the slot to begin your adventure.” The cold machine sound chilled the people standing outside. The elevator was empty, but the mechanical voice from the unit was a bit unnerving.

No one moved.

Frank was a little amused by the cautious faces, but he still explained the situation calmly. “When you step into the elevator, insert the invitation card in the glowing slot. There are no buttons in the elevator. But once you are all inside, it will take you where you need to go.”

“Is there someone coming with us or waiting for us in case we get lost?” Emi asked.

The people at the scene all looked at her with mixed feelings. She felt like she was under a microscope, even though she believed her question was reasonable. It was a pretty big hotel, and they were not going to a common area like the casino.

How could she be calm with these casual instructions?

Frank smiled. “You will not get lost.”

“You say that now, but it is a confusing building,” Emi grumbled with annoyance at the patronising answer.

“Emi!” Her brother said. “We can call for help if we get lost. Or we can ask someone.”

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Frank did not correct the misconception. He had a feeling that this girl would take a mile if given an inch. He knew her identity quite well, and he knew she grew up as a princess in her family. Unfortunately, she did not understand the real world well.

The Shio family did not demand anything from her except her continued happiness. Even when she could have had a great career on Martial Island, they allowed her to quit training her martial arts. She ended up just studying like a normal girl.

Her lack of awareness could be considered cute in the right circles and to the right people. Also, her questions might have attracted appreciation in most places because she wanted to learn and be prepared.

However, in a world like theirs, her questions were just irritating.

He would not have invited her to the game under other circumstances because she looked like the kind of person who would ruin a good murder and mayhem party. After all, no one wanted to be taught about love and peace during an escape game.

But he thought she might make this particular gathering interesting because of her association with the yakuza head and the ‘fixer’. Everyone person in the group was cold and calculated. Every story needed a catalyst, and a good girl was the best fuel to add to a fire.

If she was locked up with these hard-core people, she might trigger at least one or two disagreements, if not a fight.

“Please.” Frank pointed to the elevator. Zhong Feng stepped forward first, taking Hu Lei with him. He inserted both their cards in the slot of the elevator one after the other. The machine made a ding of approval.

The two stepped back and the other four followed. When everyone was in, the elevator doors closed. The group was silent for a while until the elevator started moving downwards. Confusion appeared on their faces when the fast lift descended for more than ten floors.

Shi was quite familiar with the hotel, but he did not know everything about it. Yuan Haoran was not an open person, and he would appear and disappear as he wished. Shi knew better than to interfere with his business.

If an area was restricted by the Demon King, Shi respected it.

It was one of the few times he respected the privacy of others. After all, his curiosity might have gotten him killed with that man watching. Therefore, when Yuan Haoran told him not to go somewhere, he never went there.

Unfortunately, he was not even aware that there was an elevator going deep underground beneath the hotel. Not to mention, he had never realised there was a lift in that area of the hotel. He wondered what else he did not know about his hotel.

The lift kept going down for a while.

“Doesn’t this elevator seem to be going a little too deep?” Emi asked after realising that nobody else was going to talk.

Of course, no one else would have broken the silence. The other people in the elevator were business giants who interacted with the dark side of the world. Their worldviews were different from a girl who basked in the sunlight like Emi.

Naturally, they noticed that the elevator was going deep into the ground.

However, the one who spoke first would be the loser during a standoff. Speaking out their doubts was an admission of weakness and fear. Unfortunately, Emi did not overthink because she believed the group was just going for a fun exhibition.

Although she was a little worried because of the descent and the tense atmosphere, she did not think that anything bad would happen. Despite the rumours, she did not believe the people in Anarkh would be audacious enough to harm them.

Everyone in the elevator, excluding the girl clinging to the powerful man, did not look like small fry. No one would dare hurt them, especially after a prominent event like The Great Escape. Everyone would know when and where they disappeared.

These thoughts in Emi’s mind were quite thorough, but she failed to think about the reality of the underworld.

“Don’t worry. I am sure we are going to a hidden basement. Skyscrapers have deep foundations, so it is not unusual for people to build secret basements. Everything will be fine.” Inei comforted Emi with a smile.

“I am not worried.” Emi rolled her eyes at her brother.

A few steps away, Yagi looked at Emi. Even though she was not worried, he was worried about her. He could not believe she was going to a dangerous place with these other people. Why would the man with her bring her to such peril?

She stood out like a sore thumb, despite her goth look.

It was her scent of innocence.

The other woman in the elevator… Yagi could not put his finger on why she put him on edge. She was just a companion to the man, but there was something about her that triggered his mind. However, when he saw her dependency on the man, he dismissed the thought.

Perhaps, he was overthinking because of the situation.

Finally, the elevator stopped, and the doors opened. The exposed area was a simple plain room, similar to the space in the lift. The limited room confused them, causing unease to rise in the group. Leaving the elevator would mean getting stuck in another small space.

Emi was filled with questions, but she realised that the people she was stuck with did not like questions or conversations. Therefore, this time, she did not speak her mind.