I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 726 Ye Zhen's Integrity and Zhang Lei's Confidence

"Finding Brother Yuan is no problem, I can take you there, but I can't guarantee you'll find him successfully, and even if you do, Brother Yuan might not get involved."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"What do you mean? Did Fang Shiming arrange for others to stop us?" Zhao Jianguo asked hurriedly.

He was a leading figure in the boycott of WeChat Moments. If Fang Shiming's conditions were met, what future would he have?

"It was Ye Zhen. He told me about it when I came back from the old house."

Guo Fan recounted his conversation with Ye Zhen, saying, "Actually, I was a little worried, but the current situation seems to be much better than I imagined."

This is the truth.

Ye Zhen made such a serious statement on the ghost taxi that he thought Fang Shiming had gone mad and brought the ghost messenger Lao Fan to slaughter the headquarters.

It's good news that it's just negotiations now.

This at least shows that Fang Shiming still had some reservations and did not go completely insane just because of the ghost messenger, Lao Fan.

"If Fang Shiming really takes revenge in a frenzy, it might not be a bad thing."

Shen Liang spoke slowly, immediately drawing angry glares from everyone.

If it's just Fang Shiming, then there's nothing to be afraid of.

Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen, Zhang Lei, and others are all much stronger than before, thanks to the enhancements they received at the Peace Hotel.

If they were to face Fang Shiming, their chances of winning would not be small.

The problem is that with Ghost Messenger Lao Fan around, even if they all joined together, they probably wouldn't be enough to defeat him alone.

There's no way around it, the gap in strength is just too big.

Without sufficient numbers to compensate, going up against Ghost Messenger Lao Fan is tantamount to suicide.

"Shen Liang! Do you know how many people would be sacrificed that way?" Zhao Jianguo hissed.

Shen Liang said in a deep voice, "I know, but at least Fang Shiming will no longer be a threat then. And as long as Fang Shiming is so crazy, I believe Boss Lin will not sit idly by. If he wants to run the store normally, he will definitely not allow a crazy murderer to be a store employee. Moreover, in order to get rid of the relationship, he will definitely help suppress him. Even the ghost messengers may 'divorce' him at the store manager's suggestion. Our real losses will be much less."

"It's not worth it to make an unknown sacrifice to gain Fang Shiming."

Seeing that everyone seemed to be considering Shen Liang's suggestion, even Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen began to ponder.

Cao Yanhua quickly interrupted everyone's thoughts, "That situation didn't occur, which proves that these sacrifices were unnecessary. If we can achieve our goal with sacrifice when we have the opportunity, we don't need to take risky measures. Shen Liang, do you understand?"

This is a warning.

Shen Liang understood and knew that Cao Yanhua had grasped his meaning. He sighed inwardly and could only helplessly accept the outcome.

Otherwise, if he really angered Fang Shiming, he would have a way to deal with it.

"Let's make several preparations. Fang Shiming was willing to fight as a price to ask Ye Zhen for help, so can we."

Zhang Lei's eyes lit up. "The minister is right. We can even have Ye Zhen confront Fang Shiming right now. I believe he won't mind. Didn't Tong Qian say that Ye Zhen beat Fang Shiming half to death at the old house in the forest, and he didn't even dare to show his face in the end?"

“This idea is good, but let’s split up. Li, you take the ghost taxi with Guo Fan. Zhang Lei, you take the ghost bus with Lu Zhiwen,” Cao Yanhua arranged.

Zhao Jianguo and Shen Liang panicked. "Minister, aren't we going to leave someone here?"

"Don't worry, with Elder Qin here, we can at least buy some time."

Upon hearing Cao Yanhua's words, everyone realized that Old Qin had appeared at the conference room door at some point.

Li Jun asked, "Old Qin, are you confident?"

"Perhaps, I should be able to hold out until you return," Old Qin said calmly.

It sounds like they don't have much confidence.

But is it really so?

The group exchanged glances, but didn't think too much about it. With little time left, they had no choice but to set off immediately.

Unfortunately, the "manager" isn't at the Peace Hotel tonight; otherwise, they could easily get there simply by showing their name, instead of having to go through other routes like they are now.

Li Jun got into the ghost taxi and immediately entered the White Mist Ghost Realm.

"The ghost taxi's route is fixed, taking an hour round trip. Hopefully, this trip will go smoothly enough, and Old Qin can handle it," Guo Fan sighed.

Clearly, he had great confidence in whether Qin Lao could withstand the ghost messenger Lao Fan.

Li Jun turned his gaze away from the white mist outside the car window. "Guo Fan, what do you want?"

"What?" Guo Fan looked bewildered.

“No need to act anymore. Your acting skills are not good, you could even say they are clumsy. You have already made your choice between the Peace Hotel and headquarters, haven’t you? And now you’re standing so firmly on the side of headquarters. Do you really have no other desires? If that’s the case, when we get back, I will ask Minister Cao to apply for a medal of merit for you,” Li Jun said.

Guo Fan sighed and said, "Captain Li, sometimes being too smart is really not a good thing. Besides, aren't smart people usually good at playing dumb? Look, Minister Cao, Captain Zhao, and Captain Shen, none of them called it out, only you, you had to say it so bluntly."

“I am a soldier! I was before, I am now, and I will be in the future! I don’t see so many tricks and schemes, and this era doesn’t need them. Guo Fan, answer me so I can decide whether to help you or stop you.” Li Jun’s face was serious, his eyes fixed on Guo Fan.

Li Jun's sudden direct shot silenced Guo Fan.

Time passed second by second, and no one spoke anymore. Only the engine of the ghost taxi roared like the howling of a vengeful ghost.

Outside the window, all that remained was white fog, unchanged, as if it would last forever.

"Captain Li, actually... I really envy you."

Guo Fan suddenly chuckled, causing Li Jun to frown, but he remained silent.

He could tell that Guo Fan had already compromised.

This is a good thing; otherwise, if they hadn't made a choice by the time they arrived at their destination, they would have truly become enemies.

Having an enemy who is also an employee of the Peace Hotel is not good news for him, for headquarters, or for Tong Qian.

“I have formed an alliance with Zhang Youhong. She promised to find me a marriage partner in the Year of Gengshen. However, I need to prepare the resources for the trip to the Year of Shen myself, otherwise I will be at a disadvantage in future cooperation.”

Guo Fan didn't explain it too clearly, but it was enough: "You know my current situation. Without the help of headquarters, I simply can't gather enough resources."

Li Jun asked, "Aren't you and Yang Jian allies?"

"It's just a one-time thing. The profits of the branch stores must be handed over to the store manager, and that cannot be changed. Or do you think I can keep some of it?" Guo Fan was very dissatisfied.

It wasn't directed at Li Jun, but at Yang Jian.

His alliance with Yang Jian was initially formed to counter the marriage alliance between Fang Shiming and the ghost messenger Lao Fan.

It's a pity he paid so much.

Even the most important thing he had given up—the authority to open branch stores as an employee—did not yield the results he wanted.

Even the spirit tablet was lost.

after?

He and Yang Jian then kept to themselves, and Yang Jian handled the branch store affairs, leaving him with no way to interfere.

Under the witness of "His".

There was absolutely no possibility of him going back on his promise to Yang Jian.

"He" is like the heavens above, and everything that happens under "His" gaze will be seen.

No one is certain yet that breaking the oath will result in His rejection or even punishment. But no one dares to gamble.

Guo Fan, of course, dared not.

"Understood. I will report this to the minister when I get back. You are still in charge, so obtaining this resource shouldn't be difficult." Li Jun gave a promise, but not an agreement, only a report.

Guo Fan shook his head. "I hope so."

Headquarters is currently lacking high-end combat power. If he can really obtain power on par with Fang Shiming, headquarters will definitely invest in him.

Even though he had some disagreements with headquarters.

However, headquarters won't be taken advantage of, and will definitely impose some restrictions on this matter; it's just unclear what those restrictions will be.

Unfortunately, as he said before, he had no choice.

"careful!"

Li Jun suddenly shouted out.

Guo Fan looked up and his expression changed immediately, because there was a figure standing in front of him on the road in the white mist.

Are the things that can appear here really human?

Guo Fan gritted his teeth and, instead of braking, stepped on the gas to accelerate.

howl!
Amidst the howling of a vengeful ghost, the front of the ghost taxi slammed violently into the figure.

A violent impact rang out, and then a scene that shocked Guo Fan and Li Jun unfolded.

The figure wasn't knocked away; instead, his hands were pressed tightly against the hood of the ghost taxi.

Surprisingly, it was pushed back dozens of meters, which also caused the ghost taxi to shut down.

How can it be!

Guo Fan gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands; he could now clearly see the figures in front of the car.

It was none other than:
Ye Zhen!

However, Ye Zhen was not in good condition at this time. Under such impact, bruises appeared on Ye Zhen's skin.

His face was completely ashen, looking like a corpse that had just died.

Is Ye Zhen dead?

"Xiao Guo, your car has great power!"

Ye Zhen's body suddenly came back to life, his breathing returned, and the lividity on his skin faded.

Everything was as if it had never happened.

He withdrew his hand from the hood of the ghost taxi, squeezed it in the air, and then revealed a set of big white teeth: "Come on, let's do it again!"

"This madman!"

Guo Fan gritted his teeth inwardly, filled with resentment.

The ghost taxi was completely shut down after such an impact.

It's unlikely that it will be launched anytime soon.

Li Jun got out of the car with an icy expression. "Ye Zhen, do you want to go against headquarters?"

"No, no, no, of course I didn't mean that. I just made a deal with Xiao Fang. All I wanted to do was stop this damn taxi. Otherwise, do you think Xiao Lu and Xiao Zhang could get away?" Ye Zhen said nonchalantly.

Clearly, he had witnessed everything that happened at the Dajing City headquarters.

Li Jun: "Is your relationship with Fang Shiming an alliance, or just a simple transaction?"

"Of course it's just a simple transaction. Xiao Fang's strength is not bad, but that's all. He relies on external forces and lives off women. How could I, a man of great stature, associate with such a person? But Xiao Fang is quite competent as a punching bag, so you know what I mean." Ye Zhen chuckled.

He was genuinely itching to get his hands dirty.

Li Jun breathed a sigh of relief. "Since that's the case, why be so fixated on this so-called deal? If you really want to fight Fang Shiming, you can do it now."

"Old Li, I know what you mean. But once I, Ye, have made a promise, I can't go back on it. Otherwise, what will become of my reputation?"

Ye Zhen shook his head, giving the impression that "you're too late."

"So, you're not leaving here today, at least not going any further. You can go back."

A fierce glint flashed in Li Jun's eyes. "Since that's the case, then I'll have to offend you."

"Hehe! Old Li, you're no match for me. But we can still exchange a few blows, come on!"

……

The supernatural bus arrived at the old house in the woods without incident, but there were quite a few passengers on board.

Besides Zhang Lei, there are thirteen other ghosts.

Especially when the car door opened, all thirteen ghosts got out of the car and walked into the path in the dense forest.

In an instant, the carriage was emptied.

"Old Lu, are you alright?" Zhang Lei didn't get out of the car immediately, but looked at Lu Zhiwen with concern.

Lu Zhiwen is in very poor condition right now.

Before, he still had some humanity, but now, he's clearly just a wooden figure with Lu Zhiwen's face carved into it.

Obviously.

In the process of correcting the course again and again, Lu Zhiwen paid a heavy price.

As a result, the process of the vengeful ghost's resurrection accelerated considerably.

If it weren't for the fact that he was on the haunted bus, which provided an instinctive suppression effect, he might have already become a vengeful ghost.

"I'm fine, I just can't get off the bus for the time being," Lu Zhiwen said expressionlessly.

It wasn't that he wanted to be aloof, but rather that he was no longer capable of making any expressions.

Zhang Lei said worriedly, "I knew I shouldn't have let you come. Now look what's happened."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to the head of the hotel tomorrow morning and resolve this issue."

Lu Zhiwen felt heavy-hearted.

His condition is extremely poor right now; the ghost will immediately revive as soon as he leaves the haunted bus.

If we can get into the White Mist Ghost Realm tomorrow, then there is still a glimmer of hope.

As for now?

"Old Zhang, it's all up to you now. Today is the fourth night of the seventh day after death, which is the mourning period. Judging from those ghosts just now, they're very likely there to pay their respects. You need to be careful and find the shop manager as soon as possible, then there won't be any problems."

Lu Zhiwen's tone was cold and flat, but the concern in his words was heartbreaking.

Zhang Lei laughed heartily, his expression brimming with confidence, and said:

"Don't worry, don't you know my strength? Those ghosts from before were nothing more than my meal!"

(End of this chapter)