I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 688 The Proactive Projectionist, Visiting the Ghost Church?
Greater New York, Peace Hotel, branch.

The manor owner had been preparing for this branch for a long time. His daughter Anna, who was in charge of his affairs in the secular world before he became a demon tamer, is now in charge of this branch.

When Anna was brought before Lin Yuan, she was very respectful.

This was someone her own father revered as a "god." Although Anna still had some disbelief in her heart, she wouldn't do anything irrational, even if it was just out of respect for the powerful.

Lin Yuan offered a few words of encouragement before heading upstairs to a private room, where he looked out the window at the scene below.

"The branch's layout is based on the store's layout, and it can accommodate about seventy guests at a time. Today, we have a little over five hundred guests, so it will take at least eight rounds to accommodate them all."

Considering that some of them might be trying to dine and dash, I also arranged for thirty gardeners to provide security. They're strong enough to handle most people.

The estate owner explained the current situation.

Looking down at the three or four hundred Ghost Masters who were restrained and dared not even to escape, Yang Jian's previous illusions about foreign countries were completely shattered at this moment. "They were forced to come here, weren't they? Didn't they ever think about leaving?"

"Being able to come and experience the boss's benevolence is their greatest fortune. Running away is not out of the question, as long as they can bear the consequences," the manor owner said calmly.

He didn't show the same respect to anyone else as he did to Lin Yuanshi.

In his eyes, the so-called captain was nothing at all; he was even more important than a sheepdog.

As for what he is referring to, is he someone the "store manager" has his eye on?

God loves the world and all His children, but these things are nothing compared to the fact that, unless He grants them miraculous powers, they are essentially nothing more than lambs being shepherded.

Yang Jian, Li Leping, Li Jun, and A Hong were all lambs in his eyes.

Guo Fan, despite having his puzzle pieces removed and becoming an ordinary person without his powers, still retained his identity as an employee of the Peace Hotel and possessed the Seed of White Mist within him. Naturally, he was still a sheepdog, one of their own kind, which made the manor owner value him even more.

"Well done," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

A simple compliment, without any substantial reward, brought a smile to the manor owner's aged face, making it bloom like a flower.

He bent down even deeper. "I'm glad the boss is satisfied. Next, I plan to use this as the core to promote the boss's name to the entire Western world. I will definitely make the Peace Hotel the largest hotel in the world, without exception! But in doing so, I will need some support from the boss. It doesn't need to be much, just that the boss can take some time to come and take a look."

"Isn't it unnecessary to go through all this trouble, Lao Zhuang? I've heard there's a King's Organization abroad that rules over the entire Western world, and as a member of that organization, you're practically a king in this land. If you can persuade the King's Organization, why would Brother Yuan need to run around and waste his energy? Or is it that you're not strong enough?" Guo Fan suddenly spoke up.

Li Jun and Li Leping exchanged a glance, and their gazes toward the manor owner clearly turned hostile.

The manor owner's voice sounded perfectly normal, but that final request clearly indicated he wanted Lin Yuan to focus his attention overseas.

Trying to steal the "store manager's" attention is utterly despicable!
In other words, they don't have the status of employees and therefore don't have much say in this matter; otherwise, they wouldn't have kept quiet and said nothing.

At the same time, they were also very fortunate that they had talked with Guo Fan before coming here and had anticipated this topic.

Originally, it was just a precautionary measure, but the manor owner actually had such intentions. Fortunately, the precautionary measure has been effective here.

Guo Fan shares the same aspirations in this regard.

If the "store manager" shifts his focus overseas, will his driver be fired and replaced by a foreign driver?
"The so-called king is nothing but a joke. How can he compare to the boss's noble status? If we're talking about a king, I've already persuaded another king to come and pay his respects to the boss. Boss, will you see him or not?" The manor owner didn't answer the second question, but instead talked about his "achievements".

Lin Yuan had already "seen" the "persuaded" king through the Ghost Domain, but he didn't expose him because of his current role. "Bring him over."

"Yes."

The manor owner turned and left, and soon returned with a strange man carrying a projector, whose entire body was painted in only black and white.

The man forced a smile at Lin Yuan, "Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm a projectionist. I wonder if you're hiring? I can show some movies in the store to make it more interesting."

"Mr. Lin, I think watching a movie is sometimes a great way to relax and have fun."

Li Jun suddenly spoke up, immediately drawing surprised and uncertain glances from the others, because his words sounded as if he were helping the projectionist.

And who is a projectionist?

As the manor owner just mentioned, this is another king. If he joins the Peace Hotel, it will definitely increase the influence of the King Organization within the Peace Hotel.

Isn't Li Jun helping outsiders by saying this?

Knowing Li Jun's personality, Yang Jian, Li Leping, A Hong, Guo Fan, and the others did not immediately refute him, but listened attentively.

"However, the projectionist is a Westerner, and his collection of films and television dramas is likely also Western. If we were to show them in China, the audience probably wouldn't be very large. So, we could take a similar approach to the pianist's model. Since the projectionist wants to join the Peace Hotel, why don't we let him work at this branch first and see how things go?"

The projectionist immediately looked over, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

Li Jun was not afraid at all and glared back.

The issue of the projectionist's job escalated into a heated argument between the manor owner, the projectionist, and Li Jun, A Hong, Li Leping, and others.

Lin Yuan was happy to watch the fun from the sidelines.

In the end, when no one could reach a conclusion, they had no choice but to ask Lin Yuan to act as the referee.

"I think what Lao Li said earlier is right. Xiao Fang, the audience size for your film is still uncertain, so I'll ask you to stay at this branch for a while and see how things go. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jun and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

They were genuinely worried that the "manager" might grant the projectionist's request to enter the Peace Hotel in order to promote the hotel in the Western world.

Little did they know that Lin Yuan didn't actually have much affection for these foreigners either.

However, the overseas market is indeed vast, and it certainly needs more kings to join in. If the entire royal organization could be used by him, he could completely control the overseas market and bring all the resources of more than a hundred Western countries under his control. The projectionist's initiative was an opportunity.

Even a charlatan like him possesses considerable strength to become king, and the projectionist should be ranked in the upper-middle range within the king's organization.

His addition will also provide Lin Yuan with more resource channels.

However, he did not particularly like these people, so apart from the manor owner and the twins, who entered the Peace Hotel while he was not fully conscious, he would not allow any other kings to actually enter the Peace Hotel for the time being.

Just like a pianist.

There were also missionaries and landlords; he could have easily turned them into his employees long ago if he wanted to, but he didn't, for the same reason.

The projectionist was somewhat disappointed, but there was nothing he could do now.

Having witnessed the "store manager's" power, he felt an even greater desire in his heart, but it was clearly not something he could say right now, as there were too many people, so he could only wait quietly to the side for the time being.

The opening ceremony of the Greater New York branch today went very smoothly.

Although there were some instances of people dining and drinking without paying, the gardeners arranged by the manor owner prevented any major disturbances or losses.

In just half a day, the branch had already sold a total of 531 bottles of new wine.

Fortunately, the manor owner had prepared enough in advance; otherwise, there might have been a situation where there was demand but no supply. Even without the Peace Hotel's signature food, it was still a perfect start.

At least, he can look down on all the employees who opened branches with his sales figures!

"The King Organization is really preparing to enter the fray now. Today it's a projectionist, but what about later? Will there be more kings? If these hundred-plus Western countries unite, they might actually snatch up the store manager level. That would be the real trouble."

During the break, Li Jun looked worried.

Yang Jian said expressionlessly, "The most important thing now is the path to godhood. The shopkeeper wants to walk this path, to gather the past, future, and present together, so that he will never be weak and will always maintain a powerful and invincible posture. And the fact that he revealed this path to us is clearly a way of selecting helpers. What we need to do now is to fight for this position, not to compete with the King's Organization for some employee slots. We cannot lose our composure, and we cannot confuse the big and small kings."

At this point, he looked at Li Jun and said, "Isn't this also why headquarters sent Chen Qiaoyang abroad?"

“Yang Jian is right. If someone truly appears who can accompany the store manager on the path to godhood, that person would be the store manager’s right-hand man, a partner, not an employee who can be fired at any time. But speaking of Chen Qiaoyang, I remember Minister Cao sent him to New York City, but there’s been no movement at all. That’s not like him,” Li Jun said.

Chen Qiaoyang is no good boy.

Back in China, he only became more obedient because Zhang Xianguang kept him in check and he needed to rely on the headquarters' power to intimidate Zhang Xianguang.

Judging from his actions in the game, it's clear that both his personality and his supernatural powers mean he's destined to cause some trouble.

With things so chaotic overseas, the entire Greater New York area is practically turning into a city of crime.

But Chen Qiaoyang didn't make a sound at all, which seemed very abnormal.

"Is it possible that he never came here at all, but instead hid in China?" Li Leping asked.

Ah Hong said, "I'll contact headquarters and ask about the situation first."

As Yang Jian said, the most important thing now is to become a god, and everything else has to take a back seat. Otherwise, they would have only stopped the projectionist from entering the Peace Hotel, but not from joining the branch.

Although this is overseas, contacting headquarters is still a very easy thing.

Soon, Ah Hong obtained the information she wanted and shared it with everyone: "According to headquarters' intelligence, Chen Qiaoyang did indeed come to Da Niu City. He was captured on satellite imagery in Da Niu City before, but disappeared after the White Mist Ghost Domain descended. At the same time, the last location of the satellite positioning phone on his body overlapped with the signal of Zhang Jun's satellite positioning phone, which was at the location of the C-level paranormal event codenamed Ghost Church."

……

"Shall we go sightseeing?"

Lin Yuan looked at the people in front of him with some surprise.

Although one could see everything through the White Mist Ghost Domain, Lin Yuan didn't do so unless absolutely necessary, as that would be too boring.

So he was genuinely surprised, rather than just playing out his persona.

This kind of acting, which combines truth and falsehood, makes it more realistic, especially when Lin Yuan's expression turned strange upon hearing that they were going to visit a church.

Please, do you really think he doesn't use the internet regularly and doesn't know about the haunted church incident?
Even now.

The Ghost Church was also under his control in the White Mist Ghost Domain. There was indeed a little ghost inside, but its terror level was nothing to him.

Chen Qiaoyang was also in there.

So even though he didn't "eavesdrop," after getting a general idea of ​​the Ghost Church, he was able to guess what Li Jun and the others were thinking.

This person is trying to take advantage of me!

“Boss, if you don’t like going to the church, then forget it. I know that church is an ominous place, and it’s been turned into an illegal building. The city is planning to demolish it in the next couple of days.” The manor owner quickly said, while secretly annoyed.

These captains from the East are really unreliable.

Knowing full well that the "shop manager" is a deity, yet still wanting him to visit a place of faith like a church, this isn't a visit, it's clearly a trip to cause trouble!
Of course, there are no gods in churches in this world.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over everyone, and he suddenly laughed, "Since you all want to go, and it's rare for everyone to come all this way abroad, let's go take a look. Lao Zhuang, that church is only slated for demolition, but it hasn't been demolished yet, right?"

"This... Boss, don't worry, I'll arrange it right away."

The manor owner hurriedly said that he was relieved to see Lin Yuan nod in satisfaction, but this only deepened his hostility towards Li Jun and the others.

(End of this chapter)