I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 434: The Pendulum Clock at the Peace Hotel

"This title doesn't mean anything. Just like us, don't we also call him Brother Yuan? If they are really related, then the store manager would never treat Wang Chaling like this. It should just be a transaction."

He Yuelian expressed her opinion, and Liu Qingqing also expressed her rare agreement, "I agree with this point of view. The personality shown by the current store manager is definitely not developed suddenly. It must be related to his previous experiences. I just didn't expect that he appeared so early. If you count it, he must be at least more than a hundred years old?"

Calculate according to the time in the diary.

As early as the 1950s, Wang Chaling's father, Wang Lu, followed Wang Chaling's grandfather to meet the store manager. At that time, the Peace Hotel had already been established and had a very mature management system.

In other words.

The existence of store managers can be traced back at least another 10 to 20 years, which means it’s almost a hundred years.

"Look here."

Tong Qian pointed to the sentence in the diary of the Gengshen year: "He is very cold, giving everything and taking everything away." It was clearly just a cold sentence, but she seemed to see a cold, cruel and bloody Peace Hotel. "The manager at that time seemed to have a bad reputation outside."

"That era was more chaotic than we imagined, and the revival of evil spirits is not unique to our time. Everything during the Republic of China period is just the tip of the iceberg, and we can see how tragic that time was. The battle between humans and ghosts is inherently irreconcilable. If he was really a good person, he would not have lived to this day." He Yuelian said calmly.

It's nothing but giving and taking.

This is also happening frequently in this era, but it is not as obvious. It is even covered with a more civilized cloak, making it difficult to detect and confusing people.

But in fact?
This era is always cruel, and the guys who create these cruel things are just weaving a wonderful dream for those poor people who are being plundered.

She saw this very clearly and experienced it when she was in the He family.

"So what now?"

Liu Qingqing looked at the most recent diary entry, which was the one from more than 20 years ago. In it, Wang Lu mentioned that the store manager's condition at that time had already been problematic.

Half the time awake, half the time in an unknown state.

The store manager said that he was about to revive as a ghost, but he also had to solve his own problems, and his goal was to become "Him".

What does He represent?
There is no one who is not clear that it is an existence that transcends humans, ghosts, and ghost riders, and belongs to a completely different level. It is an existence like immortals and gods!

"It seems that He has indeed reached this state now. Moreover, He has been silent for 10 to 20 years and has only reappeared recently. It should be that His own problems have been solved. But this Wang Lu actually wanted to take away everything from Him? It's a pity that he died too easily."

Liu Qingqing's voice was like the cold wind in winter, blowing painfully on people's faces.

Fang Shiming suddenly felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to say something, he saw He Yuelian, Liu Qingqing, He Yiner, Xiao An, and Xiao Xi all looking at him, and that look...

Scrutiny, anger, and murderous intent!
His whole body tensed up. Even though he knew they couldn't really kill him, he still felt very uneasy. "What do you want to do?"

Tong Qian watched from the side and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

He is the CEO of the circle of friends and a terrifying figure who can decide life and death with a single word. However, he has become a small worker in the Peace Hotel. Not only can he only please the "store manager", but he has also become so cautious when facing the gazes of several women.

The contrast is too strong.

But she did not offer to help Fang Shiming. Instead, she stared at him with the same scrutinizing look, but her eyes were not as scary as those of the others.

"Fang Shiming, among the three diaries you held, there happened to be this one from the Dingchou year. After reading this diary, you ran away and attacked Tong Qian and He Yin'er because you saw the last sentence, right?"

Liu Qingqing said coldly.

The content of the last sentence is:
[Because I discovered... a way to control the Peace Hotel, control the spirit of the store manager, receive his legacy, and become... Him!]

Fang Shiming's face changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? My loyalty to the store manager is evident to all, how can you insult me!"

"You talk nicely and even use classical Chinese? Then tell me why you want to run away!" Liu Qingqing continued to ask.

This possibility also made everyone present, except Tong Qian, more hostile and even murderous.

Fang Shiming sneered a few times, "It sounds quite plausible, but take a closer look at this diary, is there any record of how to control the store manager?"

That's true.

Although the diary ends with such a tempting sentence, it does not mention how to control the store manager, nor how to become Him.

Everything seemed like Wang Lu's hysteria, or just empty talk.

He Yuelian said: "After all, you still haven't answered us the reason for your escape. What's more, there is only one entry in these diaries, and there are still many contents that have not been revealed. Maybe the next entry will have a detailed method? Fang Shiming, even a fool can think of this, don't tell me you can't think of it!"

Everyone's attention was on Fang Shiming, but no one noticed Tong Qian behind the crowd, and Guo Fan, who was held by the shoulders by the ghost Lao Fan, both had strange looks in their eyes.

Tong Qian was fine, her eyes were still relatively obscure.

But Guo Fan?
It can be described as fiery. Even if you just look into his eyes, you can read a line of great courage and ambition:
Turns out I have a better chance?

Simply replacing the "store manager" and becoming "His" favorite NPC was already his greatest wish, and for this he took each step very steadily.

He first joined the Peace Hotel as a security guard.

Later, he was almost fired due to his lack of ability. Only by relying on his not-so-outstanding driving skills but very good licking skills did he successfully switch to a ghost taxi driver and initially gained the trust of the "store manager".

He had already made plans for what to do next.

You have to rely on your own abilities, step by step, to reach the top, so as to replace the position of "store manager" and become the new store manager of Peace Hotel!

And this was also his biggest goal before.

But now someone actually told him that he had the chance to inherit everything from Him, to replace Him and become Him. How could this not make him excited and thrilled?
Rather than gaining His favor, it is better to become Him and favor others!
As long as I get the notebook and find a way to read the subsequent contents of the diary in the notebook, I will have a chance to...

Click!

A severe pain came from his shoulder, and Guo Fan had no time to think about all these messes. He wailed in pain.

The ghost messenger Lao Fan looked at Guo Fan expressionlessly.

Its hand was still on Guo Fan's shoulder. It was the one that crushed Guo Fan's shoulder just now, but it was unable to hold Guo Fan's shoulder tightly, preventing Guo Fan from falling directly to the ground.

The commotion here attracted everyone's attention for Fang Shiming.

But it's only temporary.

The love, hatred and grudges between Guo Fan and the ghost messenger Lao Fan. Although they are sometimes gossipy, at this time, they can still distinguish the primary from the secondary.

"Fang Shiming, tell me the reason." Liu Qingqing's voice became colder and colder.

However, Fang Shiming calmed down at this time. He looked at the women of all sizes standing in front of him and suddenly chuckled, "If I don't say anything, what can you do to me? We are both employees of the Peace Hotel. Whether in the White Fog Ghost Domain or in reality, would I be afraid of you?!"

Fang Shiming's sudden toughness gave Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian a headache.

But Tong Qian was very clear about one thing, "The reason is not particularly important. The important thing is that these notebooks are not in his hands. No matter how many ideas he has, without enough information, they are just like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror. They are useless."

"That's right. Then how should these five notebooks be distributed?" He Yiner asked.

The information recorded in these five notebooks is very important, especially the information related to the past of the "store manager". If they can be deciphered, we will definitely know a lot of information about the store manager.

Tong Qian was very excited. "Can we hand it over to the headquarters? The headquarters will definitely give a generous enough reward! If we can understand the existence of the store manager clearly, it will definitely be of great help in how to get along with Him."

"There's no need to take them to headquarters. We have the ability to keep these notebooks. Besides, do you know how to use it?"

"That's right. It's better for us to keep these notebooks. We can just leave them in the store instead of giving them to the manager. Anyone who needs them can take a look at them themselves."

As for the whereabouts of the notebooks left by Wang Lu, Tong Qian definitely wanted to take them back to the headquarters.

The order given to her by the headquarters before was to try to find traces of the "store manager" in the Wang family's ancient house. Now that she has found it, and with unexpected gains, she naturally wants to take it back to report.

But it's a pity.

She simply couldn't afford an attractive price, and she had always had a strong aversion and resistance to the headquarters, Liu Qingqing and others.

When they heard that Tong Qian wanted to take the notebook back to headquarters, they immediately united to oppose it.

Unfortunately, the reasons for their opposition could not be refuted. At least Tong Qian did not find any reason to refute them, so she could only look to He Yiner and Guo Fan for help.

Although He Yin'er is the captain of the headquarters, she is responsible for the security of Dayuan City and a large surrounding area.

But her sense of belonging to the headquarters had long been transferred to the "store manager" of the Peace Hotel. Facing Tong Qian's plea, she only said one sentence, "I will not harm the interests of the store manager or the headquarters."

Obviously, bringing the notebook containing the secrets of the Peace Hotel and the "store manager" back to the headquarters would make it possible for the headquarters to search for traces of His past, which would undoubtedly harm His interests.

As for Guo Fan?

This kid is being beaten up by the ghost catcher Lao Fan and has no time to take care of other things.

At the same time, in the mysterious space and time prison deep in the third floor, Lin Yuan and Wang Chaling had reached an agreement in their "negotiations".

As the boss of this main teacher's paradise, Wang Jia Lao, Wang Chaling completely admitted defeat.

"I will take all the birds and animals here to the commemorative coin exchange office in the Peace Hotel. After exchanging them for commemorative coins, I will go to the store to spend money as soon as possible."

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.

There are definitely a lot of wild beasts here. Lin Yuan doesn’t even know the approximate number, but what is certain is that the number may have exceeded a hundred.

The exchange price of each animal is basically around three yuan.

However, the cost of making a three-yuan commemorative coin is less than one-tenth of that, and Wang Chaling will take the exchanged coins to the store for consumption.

How much do the items in the store cost?
Others may not know, but how could Lin Yuan not know? What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?
And they don't have to bear any bad reputation because the transactions between them are completely reasonable and no one can find any fault with them.

Lin Yuan was very satisfied, "Then it's settled."

"There are two more things." Wang Chaling said tentatively. If the "store manager" was disgusted, he would keep silent.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan was in a good mood and said generously, "You go first."

"One is this diary."

Wang Chaling showed the diary in his hand and said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, there should be more than one notebook here. I wonder where all these notebooks have gone. Boss Lin, have you seen them?"

Lin Yuan blinked and shook his head, "I don't know either, but you can ask my shop assistants after you go out, maybe they know."

Ask Tong Qian and the others?
Wang Chaling's heart sank, and then he said, "Another thing, I wonder if Boss Lin has ever seen a pendulum clock in the style of the Republic of China?"

Lin Yuan looked down at himself and said with a strange expression, "Do you think there is a place on my body where I can hide a Republic of China style pendulum clock?"

Wang Chaling: “…”

Now that the mysterious pendulum clock is gone, the Wang family’s old house has also lost its mysterious effects. What’s the use of this mysterious space?

Without the pendulum clock's restart and division of time, the existence of this mysterious space would not have much meaning, or it would be useless at all.

But the "store manager" was unwilling to say anything.

what?
Wasn't it him who took it?
Ha ha!

Wang Cha Ling felt helpless, he had already guessed the reason and was even more desperate - if it was the "store manager" who took it, he could still get it back through some words or by spending "money". In short, there were many ways.

But if the "store manager" doesn't know about this, there will be only one result:
It was He who took away the pendulum!

Not to mention whether he had the confidence to ask Him for things, Wang Cha Ling didn't even have the qualifications to meet Him now, so how could he go to Him to ask for the magical pendulum clock back?
With a depressed mood, Wang Chaling followed Lin Yuan out and saw the tense situation in the hall.

As soon as Lin Yuan came out, everyone's hostility disappeared and they became extremely kind, united and friendly. Including the ghost catcher Lao Fan, who stopped tormenting Guo Fan and helped Guo Fan up. While holding his shoulders, he stared straight at Fang Shiming.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, "Old Fan!"

With a shout, the ghost catcher Lao Fan immediately restrained himself. He no longer looked at Fang Shiming, and no longer used too much strength in holding Guo Fan's hand.

But, still holding it.

Lin Yuan frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with the attitude of the ghost catcher Lao Fan.

You know, the ghost catcher Lao Fan’s current "lover" should be Lao Fang Fang Shiming, but in front of Lao Fang, it was actually kissing and kissing another person, showing that it did not take Lao Fang seriously at all.

Isn't this a done deal? Well, the crime has already been committed.

But now there was an outsider like Wang Chaling around, so he couldn't say much. He just wrote this matter down and said to Xiao An and Xiao Xi:

"Officer Wang will bring all the animals and birds in that small space to the store later. You guys stay and help."

Xiao An and Xiao Xi nodded, being very well behaved.

Lin Yuan was also very satisfied. He liked this kind of well-behaved and obedient type. Then he said, "Da He, Xiao Tong, and Lao Fang, there are a few notebooks on the desk at the deepest part of that small space. They belong to Officer Wang. If you took them, return them to him."

Return the diary?
Think beautiful!
He Yin'er and Tong Qian both shook their heads, while Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian stared at Fang Shiming, as if they would not let it go if Fang Shiming gave a wrong answer!

In fact, there is no need to threaten.

Fang Shiming also didn't want to keep those diaries, so it would be better to leave them in the store. At least he was qualified to borrow them.

Of course.

The prerequisite is to find a way to make the subsequent diaries appear, otherwise all ideas will be in vain.

Faced with everyone's denial, even though Wang Chaling knew they were lying, she had no choice but to end today's challenge in frustration.

Wang Chaling felt a little better after taking a look at the tiger Wang Lu beside him.

"Although the loss of the supernatural pendulum clock has caused the old house to lose most of its supernatural powers, and even the beasts in the time and space prison will basically all become the store manager's resources, but... my father has been found, which is a blessing in disguise!"

Finding joy in adversity is what Wang Chaling is like now.

Afterwards, a few of them left the Wang family's old house, talking and laughing. Of course, they took with them the tall male corpse, Li Qingzhi, as well as the watchdogs, the starving ghost and the knocking ghost.

Wang Chaling followed at the end in a depressed mood, thinking: "Compared to the punishments endured by Fang Shiming and Wang Xiaoming, the punishment I received is not severe. But... I am unwilling to accept it!"

"We had a lot of fun today. If there are similar theme parks in the future, Officer Wang can notify us again. Then we won't have to give such a high discount."

Lin Yuan said goodbye to Wang Chaling with a smile.

Wang Chaling forced out an extremely ugly smile and watched Lin Yuan and a group of people get on the haunted bus that had just arrived.

After the haunted bus drove away, the white fog that enveloped the entire city of Dadong finally began to dissipate, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

The four tigers around Wang Chaling also gradually restored the appearance of the first and second generations of the Wang family, and then disappeared into the void.

Xiao An and Xiao Xi also changed from being little gorillas to being puppet girls again.

A cold and strange aura continued to emanate, which was the aura of a king, but Wang Chaling, an ordinary person, just glanced at them coldly and said, "Be more restrained, otherwise I don't mind taking you down."

Xiao An and Xiao Xi looked at each other and restrained their breath with an expressionless face.

Not afraid.

Rather, there is no need.

After staying in the Peace Hotel for too long, all the supernatural powers were suppressed, without any chance or possibility to display them.

During the time in the Peace Hotel, he ate the food provided by the restaurant every day. These foods can enhance his supernatural powers and terror limit.

Each serving of food can only improve a little, but the quantity is huge!

Even at the level of king, the twins could still feel obvious growth, so after leaving the suppression of the white fog ghost domain, they subconsciously burst out with strength.

"No, why did the white mist dissipate? Brother Yuan left again? Tell me, did you do this on purpose? You just don't want me to see Brother Yuan, right? Don't you?!"

Hearing the frantic voice, Wang Chaling turned his head and saw Cao Yang, Li Jun, and a boy about ten years old rushing over.

The boy, who was about ten years old, was the source of the madness.

……

"This era seems to be really...rotten."

On the haunted bus, Lin Yuan no longer had the smile he had before, but instead sighed in a low voice.

Liu Qingqing asked quickly: "Brother Yuan, did you find anything?"

Lin Yuan thought about it, but ultimately did not express his guess about the Wang family. In his opinion, Liu Qingqing and the others were just small employees who came to work there.

No need to bear this pressure.

Then he changed the subject and asked, "Xiao He, how are your preparations going? When can the first branch be opened?"

He Yuelian glanced at Liu Qingqing proudly, and then said, "Brother Yuan, don't worry. I have already asked my family to go over and investigate. After choosing a suitable address, the store will be prepared immediately."

"Okay, if you need a hand, you can tell me."

Everyone could sense that Lin Yuan was in a bad mood, so no one spoke up and everyone just guessed the reason in their hearts.

Liu Qingqing noticed it keenly.

Tong Qian was sitting in the seat behind the driver's seat, and was still communicating with Mr. Qin who was driving. She couldn't help but frowned.

Soon, the car arrived at the station.

Lin Yuan asked everyone to get off the bus, but just as he got off, he was tripped by something and almost fell down. After seeing clearly, he said helplessly: "When people are unlucky, anything can happen to them. Lao Fang, this clock looks like it can still be used, move it back to the store."

What almost tripped Lin Yuan was a Republic of China-style pendulum clock on the ground, and it was still running.

After the group returned to the store, Lin Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Let's stop here for today. We won't be open for business. Let's have a good rest. Lao Fang, put the clock... here. We just happen to be missing a pendulum clock. Hanging it up will be perfect."

Lin Yuan pointed at the wall facing the gate and said.

Fang Shiming hung the pendulum clock up, and just at that moment, the bottom of the pendulum clock suddenly opened, and a parrot poked its head out from inside, opened its mouth and shouted, "Five o'clock! Five o'clock! Five o'clock!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. "It seems that I was wrong before. This pendulum clock is not bad. There is actually a parrot inside to tell time?"

Damn parrot!

It's obviously a ghost!

Fang Shiming couldn't help but complain in his heart, but after feeling the breath of the ghost approaching from behind, he ran upstairs in a flash.

Falling in love with a ghost?

Ha ha!

(End of this chapter)