I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 372: The only one who became the "store manager", Peace Hotel Commemorative Coin Exchange House

Lin Yuan was relatively unfamiliar with business negotiations. After all, he was not a businessman before he traveled through time. He was just an ordinary worker.

But he did not back down. After all, he was the boss now and such things would definitely happen frequently in the future.

Moreover, he always felt that Liu San seemed a little timid when discussing things. He didn't know whether it was because his identity as the captain of the headquarters prevented him from doing business, or for some other reason.

The reason is not important, what is important is to gain the upper hand in the negotiation!
When one party began to show weakness, the negotiation became unequal. In the end, Liu San had to leave in embarrassment, but the matter was not settled.

Liu San insisted that he would wait until the commemorative coins were evaluated before discussing specific cooperation information. Lin Yuan had no choice but to let them go.

He is a boss now, not a robber.

"Sometimes I really want to be a robber." Lin Yuan muttered softly, and Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian beside him lit up their eyes.

He Yuelian, in particular, took the initiative to speak up: "Brother Yuan, do you really think so?"

Lin Yuan turned around and saw the excited looks of the two women. He immediately felt as if he had discovered something extraordinary, and said quickly, "What are you thinking? It was just a joke. What's the money to be a robber these days? It's dangerous, and you can't steal anything. Just follow me and open a restaurant. When it becomes bigger and stronger and becomes one of the Fortune 500 companies, maybe I can give you a share of the company. Isn't this faster than being a robber?"

"What? Brother Yuan, you only know how to make empty promises. I think you are just afraid and don't dare to be a robber."

As soon as Liu Qingqing finished speaking, Lin Yuan hit her forehead with a finger.

"Don't use your crude provocation here. It won't work on me. Okay, okay, that's all for today. After dinner, go and have a rest. I still have to go greet the decoration team."

Lin Yuan immediately distanced himself from the two women.

He was afraid that if he continued talking, he would be moved by them. After all, being a robber... ahem, he was a law-abiding citizen, how could he have such thoughts and impulses?
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"Xiao Liu, your negotiation with the store manager wasn't very effective. You are the material supplier, so how come you were manipulated by him?"

On the way out, Li Leping made a joke.

They haven't completely left the Peace Hotel yet, and their ordinary human emotions are still there, otherwise they wouldn't talk about such boring topics.

Liu San said calmly, "It's a strategy. After I go back, I want to ask Captain Li and Captain Cao if we can enjoy the white mist spiritual protection of the Peace Hotel as a partner. If not, I hope to get a job as an employee of the Peace Hotel."

"So this is what you're interested in. But as an employee of the Peace Hotel, many of your actions and choices will be restricted. Can you accept that?" Wei Jing asked.

Liu San said: "That depends on how we negotiate. With the resources in hand, I still have a certain advantage unless the store manager finds other supernatural items that can be replaced. Your attitude just now is also a sign of weakness. No boss likes an employee who is strong instead of controlled. It's just that my current identity as the captain of the headquarters has some influence, but it doesn't matter. When the time comes, just say that you want to do two jobs, but the headquarters needs to give an explanation and will not refuse members of the headquarters to do such things."

Wei Jing glanced at him and said nothing more.

As the most core member and captain of the headquarters, his heart is completely with the headquarters. He is willing to collect resources from the Peace Hotel for the headquarters, even if it means paying some price.

But if we want to join the Peace Hotel, we need the headquarters to make concessions?
Liu San, this kid has a rebellious nature!

Wei Jing was certain in his heart, but he was also somewhat helpless, because most of the city leaders in the country, and even the team leaders, were not completely loyal to the headquarters, and their choices were more based on interests.

When there are greater benefits in front of you, you will know how to choose by looking at Liu San.

"Minister Cao should still be waiting for Tong Qian. We can have a good meeting now without disturbing everyone's rest time. Guards, Captain Liu, we still need to discuss the specific situation."

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Zhang Lei immediately tried to smooth things over.

"it is good."

Liu San nodded, and Wei Jing didn't say anything else.

After leaving the Peace Hotel bus stop, the four people soon reappeared at the Dajing City Headquarters. After seeing the four people, the staff at the headquarters almost sounded the air raid alarm.

Everyone knows that these four people went to the Peace Hotel and will not be back until tomorrow morning.

But he came back at dusk, how could we not think too much?

Fortunately, this kind of oolong incident did not happen to the well-trained headquarters staff, and when the four people came to the meeting room, Cao Yanhua had already known about them.

Recently, the headquarters generally has two regular meetings regarding the Peace Hotel.

One is that Tong Qian and Guo Fan come back to report on the situation after get off work every evening, and the other is the situation report of the e-sports room and virtual game players after they return to reality the next morning.

Especially last night's virtual game with the ancient town of Taiping from forty years ago as the background, which made the headquarters increase the importance of the meeting at this time several times.

As for the routine evening meetings, Wang Xiaoming, whose health condition was getting worse and worse, would hardly participate because the content was basically not particularly important.

But today is different.

After hearing that Wei Jing and others had returned early, Wang Xiaoming dragged his sick body and rushed to the meeting room under the protection of medical staff.

Also accompanying them were Li Jun and Ah Hong.

They stayed in Boss Liu's hotel on Ghost Street in Taiping Ancient Town for two hours. After the "store manager" left, they said goodbye to He Yiner and returned to the headquarters.

The eyes of several people met, and then Wei Jing's eyes fell on Li Jun and Ah Hong, "You... feel something strange."

Fortunately, they are no longer within the influence of the "store manager" and have not revealed any flaws.

"You didn't come back just to say this, right? If so, it would waste a lot of time and work." Li Jun said.

Wei Jing took out the red three-yuan Peace Hotel commemorative coin from his arms and said, "Of course not, but your situation is indeed strange. You wouldn't have said so much before. But we can talk about private matters later. Professor Wang, take a look first."

Wang Xiaoming nodded and took the commemorative coin in his hand.

Ah Hong whispered, "Doesn't Professor Wang rarely come into direct contact with such supernatural objects? Is he worried about being affected by the supernatural?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but the place was very quiet, so everyone could hear it clearly.

Wang Xiaoming was checking the commemorative coins in his hand, and said without looking up: "This coffin lid on my back has already had a serious impact on me, so it doesn't matter."

the most important point is.

The news that he had cancer was not fully exposed. The doctors and medical equipment around him that everyone saw were just considered to be due to the pressure of the coffin lid, which made his ordinary body unable to bear the burden.

Few people know that due to exposure to too much radioactive substances in the laboratory, his body has suffered various reversible damages.

This is also the reason why the "store manager" took such a great risk the last time he came to Dajing City for a blind date.

Now, he has not seen the human skin in Yang Jian’s hand, nor... can he see the future.

After checking for a while, Wang Xiaoming gestured and Li Jun took out a three-yuan ghost bill and handed it to him. He took it and compared it.

"The materials are somewhat similar, but the new version of ghost money... no, it should be said that the aura on the Peace Hotel commemorative coins is much stronger, and the supernatural power is stronger. You should be able to sense this more clearly than I can."

Li Jun and others nodded secretly.

They are all powerful ghost riders, and their perception of spiritual aura is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Many times, ordinary people can only feel a cold breath, but only ghost riders can feel the presence of evil ghosts.

"To see how effective it is, we need to let a ghost test it. It would be best to do it tomorrow. The Peace Hotel is too dangerous at night, and the manager also said that it will be renovated at night. The decoration of the Peace Hotel has always been done in the dead of night, which means that it does not want people to see it. It is the same as the rules of the Peace Hotel. If you violate them, you will encounter terrible supernatural attacks. Don't worry about the number. If I am not mistaken, the so-called bank will be established tonight, and then you can exchange it for new commemorative coins. Of course, the premise is that you, Liu San, can provide enough supernatural materials. How much of this kind of zongzi leaves can you provide every day?"

Liu San said: "These zongzi leaves are actually paper, which are the product of my supernatural power. Although they have a physical body, they will lose their supernatural power or go out of control if they are out of my control for too long. But the store manager must have used special means. This commemorative coin has exceeded the time limit and still remains stable. As for the output, it is not high."

He didn't say much, it was his secret.

In front of someone as smart as Wang Xiaoming, he remained vigilant enough. If he really said a number, I'm afraid Wang Xiaoming would be able to infer his efficiency in making paper figures.

This is a hidden danger and threat to him.

Wang Xiaoming did not ask further questions, but changed the question, "You want to get the spiritual protection of the Peace Hotel, right?"

Liu San did not answer, but looked back at Li Leping, Wei Jing and Zhang Lei with an expressionless face.

Even though he appears to be a gorilla wrapped in a triangular rice dumpling leaf in the Peace Hotel, in reality, he is still a captain with terrifying strength.

Wei Jing said: "I reported it. You should have heard it at the time and did not raise any objection."

indeed.

Liu San was listening to Wei Jing's report and did not express any objection. However, when this matter became Wang Xiaoming's bargaining chip, everything became different.

"Don't worry, I'm just a researcher and I don't care about other things. I just want to give you some advice as much as possible. As for whether you listen to it or not, that's your own business." After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he continued to study the ghost money and the Peace Hotel commemorative coins.

Liu San was silent for a long time before he said, "What should I do?"

Wang Xiaoming raised his head and revealed an ugly smile on his thin, sickly face. "Show your value in front of the store manager and make you the only one he can choose. In this way, even if you don't have the identity of an employee and cannot provide spiritual protection, he will still care about your life safety. Just like Cao Yang, Li Jun, and Wei Jing back then." Yes, it was Cao Yang, Li Jun and Wei Jing back then.

Cao Yang and Li Jun were both peddlers who joined the Peace Hotel one after another and were a very important source of resources for the Peace Hotel.

And there is Wei Jing.

After the "store manager" stole some of the ghost's supernatural powers and gave them to him, he also paid great attention to him.

Unfortunately, Cao Yang, Li Jun, and Wei Jing later failed to meet the expectations of the "store manager". Fortunately, the "store manager" did not do anything to them because of this, but just did not pay too much attention to them.

Hearing this, Li Jun and Wei Jing were stunned. It was obvious that they were not aware of this.

Cao Yanhua also asked hurriedly: "Professor Wang, are you saying that Cao Yang and the other two have received special attention in the past?"

"Although it's just a guess, I'm 70% sure. If they encountered risks that were difficult to resolve at the time, as long as it was within the store manager's ability, they would receive corresponding supernatural protection." Wang Xiaoming said lightly.

Li Jun and Wei Jing both looked a little ugly.

Wang Xiaoming said he was 70% sure, but what’s the difference between this and 100% sure?
If this attention had been put to good use at the beginning, I wonder how many horrific supernatural incidents could have been solved.

What a pity!

Liu San also completely understood what Wang Xiaoming meant. "I understand. Perhaps I should find an opportunity to go to Taiping Ancient Town."

If he remembered correctly, there was a paper-making shop on the Ghost Street in Taiping Ancient Town.

If you want to become the "store manager", you must get rid of this paper-making shop.

His choice puzzled everyone, but Li Jun and others, who were not clear about his purpose, did not raise any opinions.

If they had communicated, perhaps Liu San would not have had such thoughts.

But it is really not easy to bring this kind of thing to the surface. Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, he just smiled and said, "Go and comfort Captain Yinzi."

Oh, so that's fine.

……

It was late at night, but the Peace Hotel was not very quiet.

As usual, when everyone fell asleep, the white fog completely enveloped the Peace Hotel. This was the moment when the white fog was the strongest. Even Lin Yuan had to avoid its edge to prevent the white fog ghost domain from rioting. At the moment when the spirit of the Peace Hotel could not reach a balance with it, his consciousness was completely devoured, and he became a fierce ghost that could only exist by relying on the rules of killing.

And through the efforts of the "store manager".

The ghost lake, ghost messenger, starving ghost, knocking ghost, etc. are gradually being transformed into the puzzle of the Peace Hotel.

Meng Xiaodong and Zhang Bohua, two of the seven living elders of the Republic of China, also live in the hotel, as do the deceased Li Qingzhi and Luo Qian, all at the Peace Hotel.

Such a terrifying supernatural bonus gave Lin Yuan more space to move around and made his use of supernatural powers even stronger.

Just like now, his power can be fully extended beyond the Peace Hotel, so there are the Horror Manor Vegetable Greenhouse, Ghost Lake Fish Pond, Peace Hotel Bus Stop and Avenue Highway that have not yet been opened.

And now, he wants to add some more facilities.

Ghost bank!
The building that once appeared on the ghost street of Taiping Ancient Town and was glorious for a while will eventually reappear near the Peace Hotel.

However, the newly emerged ghost bank will also have a name:
Peace Hotel commemorative coin exchange house!

The Peace Hotel is a hotel built during the Republic of China period. To maintain consistency in style, the exchange house is naturally built in the same style.

For convenience, the location was chosen at the entrance of the bluestone path, which also makes it convenient for everyone to exchange currency before making purchases.

Lin Yuan had no experience in decoration and was too lazy to do so many messy things, so he simply decorated the room according to some rooms he had seen.

The entire exchange house has only one floor, divided into the front hall and the back room.

The front hall is where guests are invited to exchange commemorative coins. At least one staff member is needed here. Then there is the back room, which is where evil spirits are temporarily stored.

Of course this is just an appearance. In fact, there is a passage leading underground.

Just like the blue vortex light gate on the first floor of the Peace Hotel, as long as you go in, you can go to the endless cemetery where Luo Qian was transferred after his death, which is the so-called nano laboratory.

There are 1,500 nano-material cages in this laboratory, and at least 1,400 of them are empty, making them perfect for temporarily imprisoning evil spirits.

Of course, these evil spirits would be transported to the Caesar Hotel the next day and stuffed into the rooms of the Caesar Hotel.

These are reserve resources, which will be of great help to Lin Yuan when he explores deeper into the Caesar Hotel in the future.

He was particularly interested in the thirty-five ghosts from the opera troupe who had gone to who knows how deep.

Of course, the ghost that was led away on the ghost ship is also of interest to Lin Yuan. Unfortunately, the extension of his current power requires a medium, and he is temporarily unable to find the location of the ghost ship and the captain.

Lin Yuan did not worry about the employees of the exchange house. He would deal with it himself after the "store manager" sobered up tomorrow, so as to avoid feeling a lack of participation.

Then there is the e-sports house.

There were only four e-sports houses at the beginning, namely 209, 211, 213 and 215.

There were not many people staying in the hotel before, but with the support of virtual games, especially the emergence of the points model, virtual games in the e-sports room have become so popular that they are in short supply.

There were rooms on the second floor, but they were all occupied by the shop assistants, who had been living there for some time. If he kicked them out, it would seem a bit unkind of him.

In that case, let's transform the Endless Cemetery.

The real size of the Endless Cemetery is definitely more than the current nanolaboratory, but Luo Qian's spiritual power after his death is being strengthened and assimilated into a puzzle by the Peace Hotel, and is suppressed by the white fog ghost domain. The fact that it can have such a large area is already a reflection of the fact that his spiritual power was strong enough during his lifetime.

When it is completed as the puzzle of the Peace Hotel, this underground laboratory will no longer be so narrow, but become endless.

It can also give a reasonable explanation to the "store manager":

Nano material, self-expanding!
The Endless Cemetery began to change again. Near Luo Qian's cabin, rooms began to stand up. It was a long corridor with mood lights all around, creating an e-sports atmosphere.

On both sides of the corridor are ten rooms.

The house numbers on the left are odd numbers, and the house numbers on the right are even numbers, with a total of twenty rooms.

The equipment in the room is exactly the same as that in the e-sports room. Although the consumption is relatively large, with dozens of ghosts, but with decades of accumulation of Ghost Lake, there is no need to worry about the resources being used up.

What the Peace Hotel lacks nowadays is not just ordinary evil spirits, but some truly terrifying and complete evil spirits, as well as ghost controllers.

If there had not been concerns about changing too much, causing confusion in the "store manager's" consciousness, and avoiding unnecessary associations with the headquarters in reality and other ghost riders, perhaps the Peace Hotel would have changed its appearance long ago.

"It's actually pretty good now. They come here to play games and send evil spirits here. A little bit adds up to a lot, and it can also become an anchor for me to explore the past. Although it is easy to affect the real past, I'm not an archaeologist, and I never want the truth..."

The Peace Hotel is undergoing tremendous changes, but Lin Yuan can still only sit in the study room on the third floor that shouldn't exist.

With the resources and puzzles that Peace Hotel has accumulated, this room could continue to grow, but Lin Yuan did not do so.

He no longer needed to use the size of the room to demonstrate his status.

Behind the desk, white mist was flowing in Lin Yuan's eyes, but compared with three hundred chapters ago, it could be found that the speed of this white mist had slowed down a lot, and it was no longer pouring out indefinitely.

This also indicates that his current condition is gradually becoming stable.

"The Peace Hotel is still missing some puzzle pieces. Zhangdong is the best choice, but it's a pity that he is bottomless. I don't know if I will be erased by him if I go there now. I can't take too many risks. As for those kings abroad, although they are not as good as these ghost riders in the Republic of China, their numbers are large... Forget it, let them grow up. As long as they don't enter the country, I'm too lazy to actively look for them."

Time gradually passed towards six o'clock in the morning, but the sky over the Peace Hotel was still covered with white fog.

Look carefully.

The ghost lake and fish pond, the Peace Hotel commemorative coin exchange house, the Peace Hotel bus stand, the paper sedan chair and paper sedan chair bearers, the ghost taxi, all disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared.

Only the neon sign of the Peace Hotel was faintly visible in the white fog.

This is Lin Yuan’s true nature, and his only self.

Nearing six o'clock, Lin Yuan was already lying on the bed with his eyes lightly closed. Wisps of white mist dissipated from the corners of his eyes, mysterious and strange.

"Besides Zhang Dong, there are some other good characters in the country. For example, Old Qin, unfortunately he is not dead yet. I respect his choice and hope that he can take the initiative to live in the store one day. As for the dead... maybe in addition to the piano, the store needs a group of opera singers to attract some elderly people to come. And the Wang family of Dadong City who turned into evil spirits are also very good residents and puzzle pieces, but unfortunately they have an owner, Wang Chaling..."

Lin Yuan was thinking about the right evil ghost and person, and finally he just sighed, "It's good to be unscrupulous, but unfortunately... how is it different from an evil ghost?"

(End of this chapter)