As soon as the door opened, a sharp, deep inhalation echoed distinctly.

The reason for this was the family sprawled out on a thick blanket on the carpet just beyond the living room—if this could even be called a living room.

Under normal circumstances, one wouldn't sleep facing the entrance of a building unless it were a tent. The cold drafts make it uncomfortable, and above all, people instinctively seek safe places to sleep.

So why was this the case? Because the bedroom had likely been given to honored guests.

After the group exited, Cheong drove a wedge into the …