I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 738 Professor Bai

"Brother Yuan, I still remember, but what about Lao Fan?" Fang Shiming looked troubled, and his heart was in his throat, afraid of hearing the news he least wanted to hear.

Ironically, the very thing he least wants to hear will come knocking on his door.

Fortunately, it wasn't "store manager" Lin Yuan who said this, but Wei Jing. He volunteered, "Boss Lin, I can stay and help out tonight."

This is a good opportunity.

Fang Shiming's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he said angrily, "Wei Jing, do you want to fight me to the death?"

Wei Jing did not answer, but stared intently at the "store manager".

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said, "Xiao Wei, I know you still have feelings for Lao Fan, but Lao Fan is with Xiao Fang now. No matter what problems they have, they are still husband and wife. It's not appropriate for you to stay."

"understood."

Although he was mentally prepared, Wei Jing was still somewhat disappointed, but he didn't force the issue.

Fang Shiming was overjoyed. He glanced at Wei Jing triumphantly, then stopped paying attention to his rival—with the "shop manager's" approval, he no longer needed to worry about his situation.

But Lin Yuan changed the subject and said to Fang Shiming seriously, "Xiao Fang, it's also serious that you abandoned Lao Fan last night. You don't need to take care of Lao Fan tonight. Zhang Lao will arrange it. As for whether you can continue your relationship, you can talk about it when Lao Fan wakes up."

"Understood." Fang Shiming immediately lowered his head like a wilted eggplant.

Lin Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Alright, now let's cheer up. There's a big banquet tonight, so don't tarnish our shop's reputation, understand?"

"Know!"

"understand!"

The Peace Hotel staff immediately responded loudly, making Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing, who were mixed in with them, seem somewhat out of place, but there was nothing they could do about it.

It's because they weren't part of the Peace Hotel; they were just outsiders.

Just then, the supernatural bus arrived at the Peace Hotel stop. Lu Zhiwen, acting as the driver, got into the driver's seat and took the group from the Peace Hotel to the old house in the woods.

Upon arrival, he dropped the person off, and when he left, only he and Wei Jing remained in the car.

"Old Lu, Tong Qian and Guo Fan are both employees of the Peace Hotel now. Just now..." Wei Jing looked at the dark and eerie supernatural scene outside the window, his expression extremely solemn.

In his eyes, the scene of Tong Qian and Guo Fan responding enthusiastically to the "store manager's" encouragement seemed to appear.

“I know what you’re trying to say. Everyone knows Tong Qian and Guo Fan’s current situation. They only report to headquarters if it doesn’t involve the secrets of the Peace Hotel or endanger the Peace Hotel. You should be aware of this as well. Moreover, our current situation is also very dangerous.” Lu Zhiwen said calmly as he drove, as if he were talking about someone else, not himself.

Wei Jing sighed, looking at Lu Zhiwen's retreating figure with a complicated expression, but ultimately did not say the words, "You shouldn't have come."

The headquarters was still open for business, waiting for Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing to return. However, the night was too late to bear. On the table in front of Cao Yanhua, there was a cup of extra-strong tea.

The aroma of tea filled the air, refreshing everyone in the conference room.

Wei Jing explained the "manager's" attitude towards Fang Shiming: "Judging from the current situation, what happened last night is not enough to make the manager favor us. Or rather, he has a clear understanding of his own position. Ordinary restaurant owners generally don't interfere in their employees' marital problems, and he probably does too."

"This is a bit troublesome. The probability of you snatching the ghost messenger is too low," Zhao Jianguo sighed.

Wei Jing showed no sign of frustration. "It's alright. I never had high hopes to begin with. Besides, perseverance will eventually pay off. With Fang Shiming's personality, do you really think he can follow me on the path to godhood? One day, he will lose all my trust, and that will require time to build up."

It's good that you have this thought.

Cao Yanhua nodded in satisfaction. “I have an idea about your situation. Since ghosts are hard to find in this era, let’s go to the Gengshen year, or other years. Ghost messengers aren’t just found in this era; there are also many powerful ghosts who can fight against them.”

After Fang Shiming gained control of the ghost messenger Lao Fan through "marriage," he didn't take action very often, and his defeats were more frequent.

First, in the old forest outside the old house in the woods, Ye Zhen lost a match on his temporary home turf because he lost the advantage of terrain.

Later, at the headquarters in Dajing City, his invincible body was broken by the supernatural bus driven by Lu Zhiwen.

In this way, while headquarters still considers Fang Shiming a significant threat, it is no longer considered insurmountable. Furthermore, the news Guo Fan brought back has given headquarters a new perspective.

Wei Jingdao said, "I will follow the headquarters' arrangements."

"it is good."

Today's meeting did not last long, but Cao Yanhua did not rest immediately. Instead, he brought Lu Zhiwen to the research base.

Ping An Research Base was originally Wang Xiaoming's home turf.

Wang Xiaoming still holds a position here, but he is no longer the absolute leader. He has basically relinquished that role and now only has his own independent laboratory, completely isolated from other departments, located in a safe house.

The person currently in charge of the Ping An Research Base is a researcher who also has remarkable achievements in the field of paranormal phenomena.

Compared to the young Wang Xiaoming, this professor surnamed Bai is twenty or thirty years older, now in his early fifties, with gray hair, but still full of energy.

When Cao Yanhua and his group arrived, he was studying some of the results that Wang Xiaoming had brought out from the Peace Hotel.

"Professor Bai, is there any progress?" Cao Yanhua asked.

Professor Bai's face showed a hint of excitement. "The thing Professor Wang brought back is very special. It is indeed a supernatural item, but its core is the white mist supernatural phenomenon of the Peace Hotel, which serves as the driving force. I have studied it carefully. The effect of this white mist supernatural phenomenon is basically omnipotent. It has a very good enhancement effect when used to drive any supernatural item. Minister Cao, take a look!"

He picked up a red ghost candle.

Everyone present was well aware of the effects of this product.

But unlike the previous red ghost candles, this red ghost candle had some white lines on it, and these lines were constantly flowing, as if they were alive.

"I extracted some of the supernatural elements from the white mist and added it to the production process of the red ghost candle, which resulted in this brand new red ghost candle."

As Professor Bai spoke, he lit the red ghost candle.

Although it is a candle, it is different from ordinary candles in that the light it emits is green, which is similar to the color of Li Jun's Ghost Fire Ghost Domain.

This is normal, since the origin of the red ghost candle is inextricably linked to Li Jun's ghost fire ghost domain.

However, within this layer of green light, wisps of mist were faintly visible, so fine that even ordinary people could see them with the naked eye.

"After adding the White Mist supernatural element, the effect of the Red Ghost Candle has been greatly improved. It can withstand the same attack one more time, which means its effect has more than doubled. The only pity is that this White Mist supernatural element also has limitations. It's like a multi-functional item, but most of its functions are locked by the administrator. It's a bit of a shame. Of course, I'm still experimenting with the specifics, and there may be further progress."

Cao Yanhua nodded in satisfaction. "This effect is already quite good, and it also makes our leaders and team leaders safer. Professor Bai, how about the production volume?"

"The production of red ghost candles can already be achieved on an industrial assembly line, but the white mist still needs to be supplied. With sufficient raw materials, we can probably produce about five candles a day," Professor Bai said.

Five a day?

Cao Yanhua frowned slightly, but didn't say anything discouraging. "Don't worry about the white mist's supernatural properties. There are already quite a few items with this kind of supernatural power circulating. For example, you can extract quite a bit from that new wine. It's just that you'll need to put in more effort in terms of research, Professor Bai. By the way, there's another new supernatural item here that I'd like you to take a look at, Professor Bai."

Upon hearing that it was new wine, Professor Bai stopped paying attention.

On the contrary, it was the capsule that Cao Yanhua received from Lu Zhiwen that piqued his interest. Looking at the white mist surging inside the transparent capsule, his eyes were filled with fascination.

"I bought this capsule from the Peace Hotel. After taking it, it can suppress the resurgence of vengeful spirits, and the effect is very good. My condition was already very serious, but after taking just one pill, I have recovered to the state I was in when I first controlled the vengeful spirits. However, I can still use a large amount of supernatural power." Lu Zhiwen introduced his condition.

Why didn't Wang Xiaoming bring this thing back?
The thought flashed through Professor Bai's mind, but he quickly dismissed it, after all, he was just a researcher and didn't need to pay attention to so much.

"Based on my previous research, the effects of the White Mist are all-encompassing. The core of this capsule should still be the White Mist within, specifically a White Mist with certain abilities unlocked by administrator privileges. It can suppress the resurgence of vengeful spirits, but it should have a time limit, just like Western medicine, which works quickly but cannot cure the root cause. Lu Zhiwen, would it be convenient for me to examine your body?"

Looking at Professor Bai's burning gaze, even though Lu Zhiwen was a captain-level ghost tamer with considerable strength, he still couldn't help but shiver.

But in the end, he nodded and agreed.

Anyway, this isn't the first time something like this has happened. It's not like they'll actually dismember him for anatomical research. At most, they'll draw some blood or something. There shouldn't be any major problems... I guess.

(End of this chapter)