Chapter 175 Lively Night
“The advertisement is placed on the ghost bus, which seems to have some unknown and hidden supernatural power. It is quite interesting for today’s young people.”
"It's a pity that the old man doesn't have much life left. If he passes, he will only cause trouble to the younger generations."
In the shadow at the door of the old house, an old man's eyes penetrated the woods and looked towards the driveway in the distance. I got on the ghost bus that was gradually leaving, turned around and walked back to the ancient house.
Zhou Deng in the car looked away with lingering fear, "Why do you feel that after coming out of the Peace Hotel, the ghost bus always goes to some dangerous places? The Chinese medicine shop, the scarecrow field, and this old ancient Home, it doesn’t feel like a place for people to stay. Is there something special about this advertisement?”
I touched the advertisement on the back of the seat. It was very silky and seemed a little out of place in the car, but it also had a strange sense of harmony.
“Forget it, this ghost bus is getting weirder and weirder, just find a time to get off.”
Originally, I was thinking of looking for some treasures everywhere, but along the way I encountered The horror he saw made Zhou Deng also fearful, just as the ghost bus re-entered reality from a supernatural place.
"Wait! Why is this place again?"
In the old town of Zhongjiang City, at the bus stop outside the street where the Chinese medicine shop is located, the ghost bus slowly stopped, but this time the bus stop There is no one around anymore.
Meng Xiaodong got on the car and said to Zhou Deng who got up and got off: "Young man, have you gotten off the car?"
It was a normal greeting, but Zhou Deng looked nervous because the food in Meng Xiaodong's vegetable basket The rag doll also stared at it, weird and terrifying.
No, my hands are itchy again!
Zhou Dengshan responded with a smile, and then quickly got out of the car. After getting off the car, he did not dare to walk into the old streets, and turned towards the bustling new city.
Meng Xiaodong smiled and found a place to sit down near the driver's seat.
The door closed, and the ghost bus once again entered the supernatural place from reality. Meng Xiaodong touched the advertising sticker on the back of the seat in front of him, "A supernatural thing that attracts ghosts? No, no, it doesn't look like it attracts ghosts. It should be a supernatural thing that attracts the attention of ghosts." ? It should be done casually, otherwise the strength of the 'store manager' cannot be so weak. I just don't know how strong the 'store manager' will be after the recovery."
The next stop is peace. Restaurant.
Meng Xiaodong got off the car, looked at Lin Yuan who was standing at the door expectantly, and said with a smile: "Boss, I am the only one in the car, there is no one else."
< br>"Hey, okay. Tong Qian, He Yuelian, you can get off work. You can go home."
It is already late. Originally, if there were passengers on this bus, we would have to work a little longer, but now There is no one left, so we can't leave them in the store.
It is impossible to take care of the food, but Lin Yuan still confessed, "Call He Yin'er tomorrow, I will pay you your wages then, and talk about becoming a regular employee."
Already Has it been a month?
Tong Qian glanced at He Yuelian and Liu Qingqing, "Boss, what do I need to do to become a full-time employee, and will my salary increase?"
Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "Become a full-time employee." Naturally, there is a regularization task. You will find out when you come tomorrow. As for the salary, it will definitely increase. It is a basic salary plus commission model. We will talk about the specific situation when you come tomorrow."
Lin Yuan hasn't thought about the matter clearly yet, but he already has a general framework.
In a word:
If there is no wild wool to harvest, then harvest your own!
On the days when the hotel officially opened, Lin Yuan also had such a plan, asking Tong Qian, He Yin'er, Liu Qingqing, and He Yuelian to go find friends to have dinner, and also gave them some discounts, but at that time Not very effective.
Learning from the painful experience, Lin Yuan thought about it carefully and roughly understood the reason:
There is no profit motive!
If you push yourself to others and ask others to help with things, but the discounts given are negligible, no one will be motivated, and the same is true for Lin Yuan himself.
Now we are taking advantage of the opportunity to become a full-time employee to set up some systems and give Tong Qian and the others some appropriate counter-benefits. I believe it will make them more interested.
Lin Yuan spoke so vaguely. Although Tong Qian was very curious, she had no choice but to wait until tomorrow, and this matter needed to be reported to the headquarters.
After Tong Qian and He Yuelian left, Lin Yuan did not go to rest immediately, but called: "Lao Fan, Lao Li, Xiao Xi, Xiao An, you all get ready and go out later. . ”
The ghost security guard quietly appeared next to Lin Yuan, and Li Qingzhi also walked out of the kitchen, holding an old hatchet stained with blood in his hand.
The twins walked out of the utility room, looked at Gui Cha and Li Qingzhi fearfully, and stood on the other side of Lin Yuan.
After waiting for a while, Liu Qingqing became anxious, "Brother Yuan, have you forgotten me?"
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten. I went out to do some physical work this time. You, a girl, just stay at home and look after the house, and let me know if anything happens."
Manual work?
Girls looking after the house?
The twins looked at each other, and suddenly there was a surge of sourness and grievance in their hearts: "We are girls too!"
But Lin Yuan's will could not be transferred, the twins could only follow Lin Yuan, and Liu Qingqing could only Neng watched aggrievedly in the store as Lin Yuan left with a security guard and three gorillas.
They walked into the white mist and soon lost their sight completely.
"Really, I can also do manual labor. Why doesn't Brother Yuan let me go? Look at the store? Is there anything interesting in the store? Does anyone dare to steal anything?"
“As for stealing, if the store manager is not here, someone may really have the courage.”
Liu Qingqing raised her head and looked at Meng Xiaodong, who was standing at the stairs on the second floor, "Mother Meng, you haven't gone to rest yet. Do you want to have dinner? Can I help you make it now?"
"No need. I've eaten."
Meng Xiaodong smiled, turned around and disappeared from sight, but the meaningful look he left behind when he left made Liu Qingqing very confused.
“What a strange old woman.”
Liu Qingqing muttered, and was about to sit at the cashier and wait for Lin Yuan to come back, but before she took two steps, the red high heels on her feet Suddenly it became extremely bright.
Bright colors began to surge, as if blood was about to drip.
Liu Qingqing's consciousness gradually blurred, and then she became numb and strange. She walked towards the door of the store, but her body and feet were completely uncoordinated, as if her body was being moved by the shoes.
It was like a rope pulling a balloon, but it was understandable that Liu Qingqing's body was only a piece of skin, with no internal organs inside, only the white mist that kept her alive.
He walked to the door with red high heels. The door was open, but he couldn't get out.
The house number 707 has played an effective role in complementing some of the supernatural properties of the Peace Hotel. Even the red high heels that can walk out of the ghost realm cannot walk out of the Peace Hotel without permission.
The steps of the red high-heeled shoes became more and more urgent, leaving half a footprint with each step. There was a surge in the footprints, as if something was trying to crawl out, but eventually everything returned to calm.
At the stairway on the second floor, Meng Xiaodong appeared there again at some point, staring at the movement at the door on the first floor with an indifferent expression.
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The Ghost Controller Headquarters in Dajing City.
Because of the off-duty hours of the Peace Hotel, Cao Yanhua would organize a small meeting every night at this time. Not many people attended the meeting, only Wang Xiaoming and the person in charge related to the Peace Hotel.
At this time, everyone has arrived.
Cao Yanhua, Wang Xiaoming, Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen, Wei Jing, and Cao Yang returned to Dajin City to deal with supernatural incidents and are not here for the time being.
As time passed, Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing suddenly looked into the sky. A thick white mist appeared out of thin air, and a faint bluestone path gradually turned from illusion to reality.
This is a supernatural invasion outside the Peace Hotel.
The figures of Tong Qian and He Yuelian appeared at the end of the white mist bluestone path, but they quickly walked out and returned to reality completely from the supernatural place.
Everyone has seen it many times, and even the three ghost masters Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing have experienced it several times personally, so naturally they will not be surprised.
“Everyone is here, let’s enter the conference room.”
Wang Xiaoming said, taking the lead into the small room made of gold next to it. Cao Yanhua and a group of responsible persons also I followed him in to prevent supernatural forces from eavesdropping.
The news about the Peace Hotel has become a top secret at the headquarters. Anyone who is below a certain level and wants to be transferred will be traced to the end.
If it weren’t for the fact that gold can isolate supernatural powers, including the supernatural powers of the Peace Hotel, they would have waited directly in the golden safe house.
He Yuelian had a look of resistance on her face, obviously not wanting to participate.
Cao Yanhua did not force anyone to take He Yuelian to rest.
If possible, he didn't want such an ordinary person to know too much. Tong Qian didn't say much when she saw it, "A lot of things happened at the Peace Hotel today. I'll tell you one by one. "The stationery given by Zhang Xianguang...
The Peace Hotel advertisement on the ghost bus...
The cook's regularization and assessment plan...
The ghost thief Zhou Deng...
Everything was recorded by Lu Zhiwen. Wang Xiaoming listened very carefully and waited for Tong Qian to finish today's meeting at the Peace Hotel. After everything happened, he said:
"He Yin'er has provided some information before, about the ghost post office. Zhang Xianguang is from the ghost post office. The letter he gave you should be It is a token of joining the ghost post office. This is a functional supernatural place. There are definitely great dangers in it, but there are also certain opportunities. You can choose to refuse and give the letter to others, who will go in and check it. Information about the Ghost Post Office. By the way, the real address of the Ghost Post Office is in Dahan City. Sun Rui, the person in charge of Dahan City, has been guarding it. However, because there is no strong enough ghost domain, Dahan City has never been invaded. After many supernatural incidents, the pressure is almost non-existent, so I suggest leaving this matter to Sun Rui. Tong Qian, your value lies in your connection with the Peace Hotel, and it is not suitable to rush into an unknown supernatural place."
Tong Qian, like Li Jun, absolutely obeys the orders of the headquarters, and will not hide any supernatural events he has experienced, including everything that happened in Dahan City.
Tong Qian has long been used to Wang Xiaoming judging a person by his value.
Although I feel a little uncomfortable, I don't express it, especially when working:
"Ghost post office? Sun Rui and Liu Qingqing and I did see it last time. It's a pity that Liu Qingqing doesn't control much of the white mist and can't really invade the past. I have no objection to letting Sun Rui deal with the ghost post office incident, but the ghost post office is not as simple as imagined. In the eyes of the 'store manager', Zhang Xianguang is a gorilla. , is at least a powerful alien, and there are other ghosts and rules in the Ghost Post Office. Sun Rui may not be able to handle it alone and needs help from others."
Wei Jing said: "I'll go. . Although I am not an alien, the two ghosts I control are already dead. I don’t have to worry about the ghosts reviving in a short time. The power I can exert is very strong."
Li Jun is a little moved, but he is responsible for Wang Xiaoming. Safety is at stake, so we can only endure it.
"The candidates for the ghost post office need to be carefully selected, and there is no supernatural happening at the ghost post office for the time being, so don't be too anxious. The Peace Hotel is more urgent. We already have some information about the ghost bus, but we don't know much about it. Especially when ghost buses appear in random places, they may travel hundreds of kilometers in a short time, or even go abroad. We need a way to locate the ghost buses next time they arrive at the Peace Hotel. Put this satellite phone up there so that we can locate it more easily."
Cao Yanhua took out a satellite phone and Tong Qian took it, "Okay, I understand,"
Wang Xiaoming said. : "The 'store manager' is no longer satisfied with passively accepting customers, and has taken the initiative to advertise on the ghost buses, which may attract some ghosts or even ordinary people to enter. You should be more careful when the time comes. Tong Qian, you want to help others Yes, but on the premise of your own safety, your value is far more important than ordinary people, do you understand?"
Obviously he understands Tong Qian's "Madonna" character and is worried that there are ordinary people who accidentally enter the Peace Hotel. When people are in danger, Tong Qian will rescue them regardless of their own safety.
Tong Qian smiled and nodded, but everyone could tell that she didn't take Wang Xiaoming's words to heart.
Wang Xiaoming didn't say any more. He had other ways to ensure Tong Qian's safety. Although it was not 100%, it was still useful.
"The advertisements put out by the 'store manager' should have certain supernatural powers. If you have a chance, take one back."
"Okay."
"As for you Tomorrow's regularization assessment, according to the 'store manager', may also be related to attracting customers. This is a list of some responsible persons selected by the headquarters. If you need performance, they can become the customers you recruit."
Wang Xiaoming took out a list with ten names on it, some of which Tong Qian had heard of, and some of which Tong Qian had not heard of, but they had become a resource in Tong Qian's hands.
Tong Qian put the list away, "I understand. We still need to inform He Yin'er about this matter. No one answered my call to her just now, but it will be her turn to be on duty tomorrow. Neither Liu Qingqing nor I received her call." You should be able to see her in the store when applying for a shift change."
Speaking of Liu Qingqing, Cao Yanhua frowned, "Why didn't Liu Qingqing come back with you?"
Tong Qian. After a moment of silence, he said helplessly: "Liu Qingqing chose to live in the hotel permanently. She does not receive a salary, but food and accommodation are included. And I always feel that she is more dependent on the Peace Hotel... no, she should be more dependent on the 'store manager'. ”
Depend?
Wang Xiaoming frowned and said, "What about you, you have also been to the Peace Hotel and stayed for different lengths of time. Do you have any extra feelings because of this?"
Extra feeling?
Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing looked at each other and shook their heads.
Tong Qian also thought carefully for a while and said helplessly: "There is no strange feeling, but the Peace Hotel is very comfortable. With the protection of the 'store manager', it seems that there is no need to worry about any supernatural events. Staying with him makes me feel comfortable." People feel at ease."
When she said this, an unconscious smile flashed across Tong Qian's face.
Li Jun couldn't help but said: "There is something wrong with the White Mist Ghost Realm of the Peace Hotel. It makes people unconsciously have a good impression of, or even rely on, the 'store manager'. Liu Qingqing is the only one who stays overnight at the Peace Hotel. , and her life is also maintained by the white mist. It has obviously been deeply eroded. We and Tong Qian are lighter, but they have definitely been affected to a certain extent."
Wei Jing also said sternly: "Li Jun is right. The most important thing is that we ourselves may not be aware of this strangeness. After all, in my opinion, the 'store manager' helped me put the two ghosts into a state of panic. It's normal for me to be grateful to Him."
Cao Yanhua's face changed, "It seems that you can't have too deep contact with the 'store manager', otherwise the headquarters will become his' self in a short time. "People'."
Wang Xiaoming shook his head, "Don't worry too much, the impact is not deep. Tong Qian has been at the Peace Hotel for a month, but there hasn't been much change, and has she noticed any difference?" The supernatural influence of the Peace Hotel is very small, but it is still a big problem over time. I will think about how to solve this problem, but I can’t give up eating because of choking. What do you think, Tong Qian?” Tong Qian had been silent when this topic started. It was not until now that she was asked, that she said: "I obey the arrangements of the headquarters."
The next topic was relatively relaxed.
The main purpose is to record Zhou Deng's situation, and there will be corresponding arrangements to contact Zhou Deng in the future, provided that Zhou Deng's whereabouts can be found.
However, Zhou Deng boarded a ghost bus. Without being able to grasp the location of the ghost bus, the matter could only be kept on the sidelines.
After the meeting, the participants went to rest.
At this time, there are still supernatural events happening all over the country, and the command center at the headquarters has been busy, but as long as it is not a large-scale supernatural event, Zhao Jianguo is enough.
At this time, news suddenly came from ZS City: "The 'store manager' appeared at the Caesar Hotel. The entire Caesar Hotel has been shrouded in a white fog ghostland, and it is impossible to see anything clearly."
After Zhao Jianguo got the news, he immediately reported it. Cao Yanhua immediately rushed to the command center. Looking at the situation of the Caesar Hotel projected by satellite on the big screen, he muttered: "The 'store manager' went to take over the Caesar Hotel. There should be no large-scale incidents." There is a supernatural incident, but we need to be vigilant. It happens that Shen Liang, Zhong Shan, and Guo Fan are still in ZS City, so let them be on standby and be ready for dispatch at any time."
"Yes, Deputy Minister!"< br>
The tone was set, and everyone felt relieved a little.
But Wang Xiaoming, Li Jun, Wei Jing, Tong Qian and others had to work overtime, and Cao Yang, who had returned to Dajin City, was also notified.
A few days ago, a supernatural event named the Human Head Balloon occurred in ZS City.
At that time, Tong Qian, Yang Jian, Guo Fan and others went deep into the Caesar Hotel. Although they experienced a series of incidents and the human head balloon incident disappeared, it was not solved, but rather inexplicable.
The current common understanding is that the Caesar Hotel is restricted by the "store manager", so the source of supernatural events extending from the Caesar Hotel has been cut off.
After that day, a 500-meter radius of the Caesar Hotel was isolated, and all the residents were moved away, leaving only empty buildings.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or something, but this time the white mist shrouded the 500-meter radius of the Caesar Hotel. There was no more or less than the official cordon. millimeter.
Supernatural events, are they coincidences?
In the temporary headquarters, looking at the white ghost domain covering a large area, Shen Liang pondered: "Guo Fan, do you want to meet the 'store manager' again?"
He is also the captain of the headquarters. , Shen Liang originally did not know the news about the Peace Hotel and the "store manager".
It was not until this time when he went to the Caesar Hotel for rescue that this part of the information was opened to him, and it greatly aroused his interest.
If you can establish contact with the "store manager", your status in the headquarters will definitely be improved.
Guo Fan was a little moved, but still shook his head with a wry smile, "Captain Shen, the 'store manager' is indeed safe as long as the rules are not violated, but it may still be dangerous if you contact him rashly. .”
Shen Liang shook his head in disappointment, "What can you do in this world now that is not dangerous? If you want to truly survive, you need the courage to move forward, rather than being timid and hesitant. Of course, I can understand your unwillingness to take risks. You see Is there any chance you can introduce me to the 'store manager'?"
Ah?
Guo Fan was stunned and quickly advised: "Captain Shen, it is very dangerous to do this."
Zhong Shan also urged anxiously: "Yes, Captain Shen, look at Captain Zhao's usual I have never participated in a supernatural incident. I am just planning something."
Shen Liang said solemnly: "I know you are worried, and I am also afraid of being in danger. But if I only know how to hide in the headquarters with a group of people. How can you feel at ease when the operators stay together and you, the responsible persons, are left to work on the front line?”
Guo Fan and Zhong Shan were so moved that even some nearby staff couldn't help but cast admiring glances at them.
It’s just...
The contact with the headquarters is still there. Is it really appropriate for you to almost point at Zhao Jianguo and scold him like this?
At the Dajing City Headquarters, Zhao Jianguo’s face turned black.
If Shen Liang were in front of him now, he would probably go up and have some friendly physical communication.
Tong Qian pursed her lips to hold back a smile. Li Jun, Lu Zhiwen and Wei Jing showed no expressions, and even the linemen made no moves.
But Zhao Jianguo always felt that these people seemed to be peeking at him, with contempt in their eyes.
"Shen Liang!!!"
This is not over yet. Shen Liang even sent the request report directly to the headquarters. Cao Yanhua glanced at Zhao Jianguo and only replied, "Attention Safe.”
(End of this chapter)