I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 684 The Relationship Between Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen, Greater New York City

The Shangtong Building was still bustling with people, and did not become deserted at night.

The Peace Hotel branch, in particular, was packed with people, but Tong Qian or Xiao Ru weren't there to cook; instead, they were eating normal meals.

The only thing on the table was new wine!
Like the branches in other cities, the Dachang City branch is also divided into two layers, an outer layer for ordinary people to consume, and an inner layer where the ghost tamers are located.

The inner area was much quieter, and the person in charge of running it wasn't Yang Jian, but...

"Would you two like a drink?"

In the year of Gengshen, Yang Xiaotian stayed behind the cashier and gestured to Yang Xiao, who was looking bored not far away. Yang Xiao immediately took out two bottles of new wine, looking expectant.

"No need, no need, we're here to find someone. Where are Yang Jian, the store manager, and the others? Have they all left?" Li Jun quickly waved his hand.

Actually, he wanted to ask a question:
If Yang Jian were here, how should I address you?

Out of politeness, Li Jun held back; otherwise, he worried he would have nightmares, or even ghost dreams, when he got back.

"They just left. They said they were going abroad, to check out New York City. Apparently, they're opening a branch there too." Yang Xiao placed the new bottle of wine in front of the two men. "Are you sure you don't want a drink?"

"No need, we have other things to do, so we'll be going now."

Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen quickly left, then took out their satellite-customized mobile phones to contact Yang Jian.

The call connected quickly, and Li Jun immediately asked Yang Jian for his current location. Yang Jian didn't hide anything, "I'm currently on my way to the airport with Brother Yuan, Li Leping, and Guo Fan. It's more convenient to fly to New York City."

“We’re already at the airport. We were just about to go sightseeing abroad. Could you ask the store manager if we can come along?” Lu Zhiwen said.

Are you already at the airport?

Li Jun glanced at him but did not refute him.

After obtaining the "store manager's" approval, they immediately activated the Ghost Domain and rushed to Dachang International Airport.

Fortunately, the "store manager" had normal human perception and knew that he also needed time to get there, which gave them time to catch up.

Otherwise, it would be a huge burden to have them fly to New York City using the Ghost Domain.

When Li Jun and his companion arrived at the airport, Lin Yuan and his group's car also arrived, and they walked in together with Yang Jian, Guo Fan, and Li Leping.

"Old Li, Old Lu, are you two planning to take a vacation? That's rare! You're both so busy with work, you should rest more and relax. But Old Li, no offense, but is there something wrong with your relationship with Xiao Hong? You're taking such a good time off, why aren't you thinking of taking her with you? Why are you with Old Lu instead? Could it be that you two..."

Lin Yuan's gaze turned somewhat strange.

This made Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen feel somewhat uncomfortable. Although they were deeply affected by the supernatural, as long as they were in front of the "shop manager," their supernatural abilities would be suppressed and they would return to normal human emotions.

Like now.

Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen are both real men, pure and simple!
Even if Lu Zhiwen participated in the "Peace Hotel matchmaking event", he forcibly shifted his target to the starving old man, instead of focusing on Li Qingzhi, and insisted on having a man-on-man situation!
Now, thanks to the "store manager's" teasing, it's as if he and Li Jun have some kind of secret.

The two men exchanged a glance before quickly looking away, their expressions filled with disgust, as if they were something dirty. This only fueled Lin Yuan's teasing thoughts. "Old Li, Old Lu, it seems you two are a pair of bickering lovers. But that makes sense, Old Lu, you're an artist. Even though you're forced by life to drive a bus and take over Old Qin's job, you haven't lost your artistic talent."

“No, Mr. Lin, please stop. We really have nothing to do with each other. I prefer being with animals to people; it's purer that way. Like with my old car, if I could have it with me while driving, it would be much less boring,” Lu Zhiwen explained immediately.

He was very clever; while explaining, he also managed to express his own dedication to presbyopia.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I see. I'll think about it. Old Hua seems to be quite bored just sitting at the shop entrance all the time. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Lu Zhiwen breathed a sigh of relief; this was a relatively good result.

But Li Jun couldn't relax yet, because Lin Yuan's gaze was still very strange, as if he were the one pestering Lu Zhiwen.

To prove his innocence, he quickly said, "Mr. Lin, you've misunderstood. Ah Hong and I have always had a good relationship, there's nothing wrong with us. I just came first. Ah Hong still has some work to do, she'll come over as soon as she's done. We've already arranged to meet in New York City."

"So that's the case, then I'm relieved."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he exaggeratedly patted his chest, which made Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen's faces darken.

Guo Fan laughed and said, "I'm relieved now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to sit with you two once we were on the plane."

The group chatted idly, and a few minutes later, they boarded the plane.

Because of the "store manager," Yang Jian had made arrangements in advance. The plane was an ordinary passenger plane, but after they boarded, all the crew members disembarked.

Pilots, flight attendants, and others all left the plane.

But even though there were already passengers on board, they were all kicked off the plane. This situation was so bizarre that I had never encountered anything like it before.

However, this arrangement was made by a high-ranking leader, and many law enforcement personnel were also present at the airport to maintain strict control over the area.

All these circumstances indicate that today's events are not something they can scrutinize in detail.

Suddenly, someone instinctively looked in the direction of the plane and exclaimed in surprise, "Look, how come there's suddenly a patch of fog, and it's completely enveloping that plane?"

Everyone quickly looked over.

Sure enough, they saw that the plane they had just been on was completely enveloped in fog, and then it suddenly disappeared the next moment.

Such a large plane just... disappeared?

Everyone fell silent, and a chill rose from the soles of their feet, making their whole bodies feel icy cold.

On the plane, Lin Yuan checked the time. "It will take a long time to get to New York City from here. We should arrive around noon there. Everyone, take a rest and don't tire yourselves out."

Time difference is a big problem.

However, natural phenomena are powerless in the face of supernatural forces. Under normal circumstances, the time it takes for a plane to land in Dachang City and the length of the journey in between are irrelevant.

When the "store manager" said those words, it was like a rule, sealing the deal.

The group exchanged glances and tacitly began to rest, even though many of them didn't need to rest at all, they all closed their eyes.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The night sky outside the window began to brighten, as if time had been crossed, and the scenery below changed from the sea to land.

Meanwhile, in Greater New York.

This place was once an extremely prosperous city, with all kinds of high-rise buildings everywhere, but the people here are filled with numb expressions.

The most eye-catching are those ghost tamers who do not shy away from ordinary people and use supernatural powers without restraint.

In this city, ghost tamers and paranormal events are not secrets, but rather common knowledge. There are even some ghost tamers who use their supernatural powers to make free purchases in supermarkets.

However, those who can still afford to run supermarkets in this era also possess their own strength, and so supernatural conflicts soon occurred again.

The conflict between the demon tamers resulted in considerable casualties.

They didn't deliberately avoid ordinary people, causing quite a stir.

The entire city seemed to have gone mad. For ordinary people, it was almost hell on earth, but for ghost tamers, especially powerful ones, it was heaven on earth!
Until one day, a group of demon tamers wearing the same uniforms appeared in the city, and then the city gradually quieted down.

The previously arrogant ghost tamers stopped causing trouble.

Because the troublemakers were all suppressed and killed, the ghosts on their bodies were taken out and became a resource.

Such methods appear extremely practiced, clearly indicating that this group has done this more than once or twice.

Under intense pressure, the once chaotic city seemed to have been put on pause, and most of the demon tamers went into hiding.

Two people were hiding in an apartment, watching the ghost riders walk by outside, like street-cleaning tigers.

One of them asked, "Who are these people? Why is everyone so afraid of them?"

"You've only just become a Ghost Tamer, so it's normal that you don't know. But you must remember, these people are not to be trifled with. They are gardeners under the king, codenamed Manor Owner. Even the weakest of them are terrifying beings who control two ghosts. They are not comparable to us. In the future, try to avoid them, otherwise, if you fall into their hands, you'll become fertilizer."

"So fierce? And a king?" The man was clearly a little suspicious at first, or you could say he was a fearless newborn calf.

The man behind him sneered, "You don't have to believe me, but don't drag me down with you, or I'll kill you beforehand!"

The first man's pupils constricted, and he pointed tremblingly behind the second man, saying, "He...he..."

"What do you mean 'him'? I'm telling you, don't scare me... Oh? Gardener, it's you. What can I do for you?"

The second person turned around and saw a man in a gardener's uniform, whose face, stiffened by supernatural forces, forced out an ugly smile.

He even bent down, his obsequious attitude was obvious.

The gardener gave the two of them a cold look and said, "By order of the manor lord, all Ghost Tamers in Greater New York City are to immediately assemble at the entrance of the Peace Hotel branch."

"A branch of the Peace Hotel? Isn't that only on the eastern continent?" the man asked, looking surprised.

Seeing the gardener's increasingly impatient gaze, she trembled and quickly said, "Gardener, please don't be angry. We'll go right away, we'll go right away."

Although I don't know the location, I'll agree to it for now.

The two walked out of the room with bitter expressions, only to see that in other places, some ghost tamers had also been driven out by the gardener, which immediately improved their mood.

Well, as long as I'm not the only one who's having bad luck, that's fine.

On the top floor of the tallest building in Greater New York, the estate owner coldly surveyed everything below, with the landlord and missionaries standing beside him.

Of course, there was also a woman who was just an ordinary person.

"Father, is it really necessary to go to such lengths? Doing so will incite hostility from the entire city, and even from all the ghost tamers in this land," the woman said with a worried expression.

The manor owner, without turning his head, said, “Don’t worry, they’re just a bunch of fertilizer. It’s already my mercy that I didn’t turn them into flower fertilizer. Now that they can participate in the ceremony to welcome the gods, it’s their good fortune. What you need to do is play your role well, manage the branch’s affairs well, and make the gods feel comfortable this time, understand?”

The woman was the estate owner's daughter. Seeing her father's fanatical state, she felt very uncomfortable, but she had no way to refute him.

“There might be some people coming this time. What do you think? Should we intercept them beforehand? If we're going to take action, we might not have enough people, since they're on the same level.” The missionary suddenly spoke up.

Having witnessed the greatness of the "shop manager," the missionaries had already converted to the faith.

Although he wasn't quite like the manor owner, completely regarding himself as the "shopkeeper's" shepherd dog, he would be happy to gain more of the "shopkeeper's" favor.

But he didn't know that.

In the eyes of the manor owner, Tong Qian, Guo Fan, and others, although they were of different skin color and spoke different languages, all had the identity of "God & Shepherd Dog".

Although the missionaries and landlords were more powerful than Tong Qian and Guo Fan, they were different in terms of status.

If he weren't also confident that he could fight against the entire King's Organization on his own, and if he weren't thinking of "converting" the two of them to become believers in God and open up a faith for the "store manager," he wouldn't have acted with them in the virtual game at all, let alone dragged them here to promote the Peace Hotel's New York City branch.

“If they come over, they will also feel the greatness of God! But we still need to warn them not to offend God, otherwise even if they are punished by God and suffer in hell for thousands of years, it will not be enough to atone for our sins.”

The manor owner spoke calmly, but with an unspoken determination.

The missionary and the landlord exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's meaning: the manor owner had truly changed, even his consciousness had been affected, and he had become a real... sheepdog!

(End of this chapter)