In De Ligt Hotel, Elliot did not head to the reception to ask about Hayden. Avery had done so, and if the receptionist said that there was no information, then it had to be true.
It was either that Hayden had come to Ylore with a forged identity, or he had checked out from the hotel as soon as he spotted Elliot.
Elliot had to find out if Hayden had indeed been to this hotel, and he went straight to the guard room. There he asked for this morning's surveillance footage.
"What does the person look like, Mr. Foster? I can help you look for him."
"A child, but he is quite tall. I can look for him myself." Elliot sat down in the chair and moved the mouse to begin adjusting the time of the footage.
He only needed to check if Hayden had checked in at the counter and examine the surveillance inside the elevators to see if he had gotten into it to determine if Hayden had truly checked into De Ligt Hotel.
Elliot keyed in the time when he ran into Hayden in the search column, but nothing came up.
He immediately tensed and his fingers stiffened around the mouse as he realized that the surveillance cameras were hacked.
He randomly keyed in other times of the day and none of the other footage had any issues. The only footage that had been deleted was the time when Hayden appeared in the hotel.
It was enough proof that Hayden was in Ylore.
He stood up and strode out of the guard room to head toward the reception.
Noticing that there was a different person at the reception, he asked, "Where is the receptionist from the morning shift?"
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