Chapter 260 Wang Xiaoming’s determination, the true identity of the “store manager”?
With the joint efforts of Jiang Shangbai and He Tianxiong, Li Jun was successfully restrained and temporarily "invited" into a safe house, or a cage.
"I can only wait three days at the headquarters. If the preparations are not completed in three days, or the store manager does not come, then the plan will fail."
Jiang Shangbai nodded, "Professor Wang, there is one thing that I need to explain in advance. We are just helping you this time. If the headquarters is to blame..."
"I brought up this matter, so I will naturally bear the responsibility."< br>
Wang Xiaoming admitted frankly, but what he didn't say was that it was not up to him to decide how the headquarters would handle this matter.
Jiang Shangbai and He Tianxiong did not seem to have thought of this and said directly: "What will Xiong Wenwen do? He may not cooperate with this action."
"I will convince him. ”
Wang Xiaoming chose to take action personally, and Jiang Shangbai and He Tianxiong were naturally happy to see the results.
The terror of the "store manager" made them feel uneasy even if they made a decision, as if they would regret it the next moment if Wang Xiaoming didn't give them enough confidence.
As the most important scientific researcher at the headquarters, Wang Xiaoming's confidentiality level is still higher than that of Xiong Wenwen, and he is a true strategic-level auxiliary resource.
It was very simple for him to know Xiong Wenwen's phone number, he just needed to call the headquarters.
Seeing Wang Xiaoming talking to the headquarters without any psychological burden, and even making requests, Jiang Shangbai and He Tianxiong both secretly gave a thumbs up.
As expected of Wang Xiaoming, his mental quality is strong.
However...
"Xiong Wenwen's phone number is not in the service area."
"How is it possible?"
This is Dajing City. Although the headquarters has installed signal shielding in some special places, even the signal of satellite positioning mobile phones No one is immune, but Xiong Wenwen's family is definitely not among them.
"In any case, let's send someone to Xiong Wenwen's home first. As long as this matter can get the consent of his family, it will be no problem."
"Okay."
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"Agreed."
Then, where did Xiong Wenwen go?
Back to an hour ago, Xiong Wenwen did not go home immediately after leaving the headquarters. Instead, he picked up his satellite positioning mobile phone and made a call.
The call was to... the supernatural light.
In other words, it was his temporary tutor!
When he received the call, the supernatural light was drinking coffee outside the Wang family's old house. Together with Nie Yingping, he used some supernatural means to watch the three generations of the Wang family playing chess with several old men on the roof at the same time, looking very leisurely.
Xiong Wenwen's phone call broke the calm, and Xiong Wenwen's impatient voice was still there: "Teacher Zhang, it's time for you to show your value!"
Ling Yiguang said with a smile: "Why? Are you ready to bring your mother to my place for lessons? I am not in Shuangqiao Town during this time, maybe..."
"No, no, Teacher Zhang, can you come to Dajing City immediately? ! Brother Yuan is going to come here for a blind date with my mother. Come over quickly and make up for him!”
The “store manager” is going to Dajing City for a blind date with an ordinary woman?
Ling Yiguang raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously not believing this information, but Xiong Wenwen was just a child, and he wouldn't talk nonsense about supporting his mother.
So, there must be some information gap, but what is certain is that the "store manager" will really leave the Peace Hotel and go to Dajing City.
No answer was given immediately, and the supernatural light asked: "Where is the ghost painting now?"
Nie Yingping knew what he meant, "There is still some distance from Dajing City. If this section No one has triggered Gui Hua's murder pattern at this time. It will take about three or four days to arrive in Dajing City."
Supernatural Light nodded, "Old Chen still needs to wait a little longer, the Wang family. If I really want to go all out, I'll have a headache. Let's go to Dajing City, and I'll meet the store manager."
In fact, it is not that Supernatural Light and the "store manager" have never met before.
The last time was in a room in the mysterious corridor of the Caesar Hotel. At that time, the supernatural light was flashed by the "store manager" to the point where I almost doubted my life.
He fully understands the horror of the "store manager".
But for the Peach Blossom Land plan in his heart, he felt that he still needed to take a risk, not to mention the character of the "store manager". As long as he didn't mess around, nothing would happen.
“Does a store manager need a blind date? It seems that his personality is indeed very...easy-going!”
Nie Yingping was very emotional.
The last time he went to the Peace Hotel was relatively late. At that time, Chen Qiaoyang had already been forcibly taken away by the "store manager", so he did not see the "store manager"'s methods with his own eyes.
But from Chen Qiaoyang's words, we can also feel the terror of the "store manager".
It can be said that the sense of oppression given to him by the "store manager" is far greater than the supernatural light. If he had met the "store manager" first... Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "what if" in the world.
And such a terrifying and weird existence actually wants to go on a blind date with an ordinary woman?
It's incredible when you think about it.
Even weird!
"Then do you want to take this opportunity to start the Peach Blossom Spring Project? I know what you are still worried about. If the store manager is here, even the old man won't be able to stop it, right?"
The ghostly light shook his head, "We can't let the store manager meet the ghost paintings this time. Otherwise, with the character shown by the store manager, he will probably take the ghost paintings away and put them in the Peace Hotel as collectibles and decorations. ."
Nie Yingping's pupils shrank, "Isn't the ghost painting the most terrifying ghost realm?"
"Perhaps, it used to be."
Ling Yiguang rubbed his eyebrows, "This time I went to Dajing City to help Xiong Wenwen. If the store manager really got together with ordinary people, there would be more There is a flaw. If it is just a misunderstanding, it doesn't matter. I must prevent the store manager from meeting Gui Hua. If necessary, I will take the initiative to trigger Gui Hua's murder pattern and lure Gui Hua away."
Nie Yingping. He asked blankly: "The store manager really deserves such attention?"
Ling Yiguang asked back: "You have already been to the Peace Hotel and met the store manager, but you still know nothing about his power? ”
Nie Yingping: “…”
Not to mention the conversation between the two, in Dajing City, Xiong Wenwen did not return home after making the phone call. "It will be a while before Teacher Zhang comes, just in time..."
He looked around carefully , making sure that no one was staring at him, he took out a... supernatural advertisement from his arms with a smirk on his face!
“Everyone wants to stop me from going to the Peace Hotel, but you didn’t expect that I still have this thing?!”
Xiong Wenwen’s supernatural power is very special and is a strategic-level resource of the headquarters. He is not usually used, except for supernatural events above A level.
How could the headquarters attach so much importance to him and really have no means of protecting him?
Where Xiong Wenwen couldn't see him, more than a dozen security personnel were guarding him in the dark. They all had guns and used golden bullets.
If it were some ghost controllers who did not have a ghost domain, they might really fall to their guns.
In the past, the security task of escorting Xiong Wenwen was very simple. I thought it would be the same today, but who would have thought that Xiong Wenwen suddenly took out a supernatural advertisement.
A burst of thick white mist surged from the supernatural advertisement, quickly covering Xiong Wenwen's whole body.
“Not good!”
After all, the security personnel are just ordinary people. No matter how fast they are trained, they are unable to face this kind of ghost-level power. They can only watch Xiong Wenwen disappear and quickly report the matter to the headquarters.
“This Xiong Wenwen actually hid a supernatural advertisement. Where did he get it?”
Cao Yanhua had a headache after getting the news, but now the deal was done and they had nothing to do. Fortunately The Peace Hotel is relatively safe for the time being, and Xiong Wenwen will not encounter any danger there.
"Minister, why don't we go and have a look too? It just so happens that the games in the e-sports room still need experimentation, right?" Cao Yang said with a smile.
Cao Yanhua glanced at him and said angrily: "The headquarters doesn't have so many resources for you to waste. If you want to continue going, then go catch ghosts yourself. Every time you stay at the headquarters, I can give you a subsidy. Just ghost, the rest is up to you to figure out.”
The headquarters is a big business, but the collection is not endless.
Until the success rate is high enough, Cao Yang and the others will not be allowed to waste the headquarters' resources in this way. The people in charge must take action.
“Huh?”
Cao Yang was dumbfounded.
Although his current strength is pretty good, the ability to control three ghosts is really nothing against ordinary ghosts, but even the weakest ghosts can overturn!
It takes three ghosts to stay at the Peace Hotel.
Considering that to replenish the lost supernatural power after failure, a ghost is also needed.
This is the consumption of four ghosts. If you use it to buy ghosts from the "store manager" to control, you can control two ghosts again.
Of course, that’s not how the account is calculated.
The more powerful ghosts you control, the more powerful they are. One plus one may not be greater than two, otherwise there would be no such thing as a puzzle.
If you want to improve your own strength, you need to use a ghost as the core and foundation, and then expand on this basis.
Without a suitable puzzle, no matter how many ghosts you control, your strength will not improve qualitatively. Instead, it may increase the probability of the ghosts reviving, putting yourself in danger.
But there are also all-around adaptable ghosts.
For example, Gui Cha, the kind of quota that does not require any prerequisites and can completely suppress Li Gui, is a king in itself.
Paired with other ghosts, it is the best among kings.
You can tell just by looking at Wei Jing.
Nine suppression quotas, plus the fully revived ghost rope, if it were changed into a suit of clothes, it would be a ghost mission in the underworld in myths and legends, and it was completely born to catch ghosts!
And Wei Jing's supernatural powers are only a small part of the supernatural powers that can be derived from the ghost security guards at the Peace Hotel.
As you can imagine...
Wait!
Cao Yang suddenly thought of a possibility, and all the hair on his body stood up. He said cautiously: "Minister, I suddenly feel that there is a legend that is very suitable for store managers."
Cao Yanhua said in surprise: "What? "Cao Yang analyzed: "Look, the Peace Hotel has been committed to collecting all kinds of evil spirits, and they will not reject anyone who comes. There are also unreasonable evil spirits like Gui Cha. Is it possible that the Peace Hotel and the legendary Yin Cao are there. Is it a bit like the underworld?”
Huh?
The underworld?
The underworld also catches ghosts, and there are ghost messengers... If the "store manager" is neither a human nor a ghost, but a god, it would be a bit of a comparison to the Lord of Hell?
"No, no! I almost got caught by your kid. The underworld is not as simple as the Peace Hotel. There are not even eighteen levels of hell. How can it be right? Besides, if it is true in this world If there is a god, how can there be such a situation where evil spirits are rampant? Don't think nonsense every day."
Cao Yanhua scolded angrily.
Oh my God, although this is indeed included in the speculation about the identity of the "store manager", it must not be said out loud, especially not from the headquarters.
"Okay, you have worked hard, go back and rest. Li Leping, Zhang Lei, you can stay at the headquarters for the time being. As for Cao Yang, you guys go back to your Dajin City quickly. If there is What happened? I’m going to ask you!”
"I know, I know, I'll go back now. I'll come back when I catch a sufficient number of ghosts." Cao Yang waved his hand and drove off.
As for Li Leping and Zhang Lei?
Zhang Lei is temporarily left in Dajing City as the person in charge, while Dachuan City, where Li Leping was originally responsible, has experienced the Ghost Shadow Incident and is still under reconstruction, so there is no need for Li Leping to return for the time being.
When Zhang Lei was about to leave, he was called by Cao Yanhua again: "Stay the ghost stove, and then let Professor Wang study it first to see if there are any results."
"Okay minister. .”
Zhang Lei did not resist. This ghost stove was purchased by Chugui from the headquarters, and he also got a new balance and no longer needed to use the ghost stove.
Just as he was talking, Wei Jing walked in with two gold body bags, "Two supernatural incidents occurred in the east of the city, and they were handled smoothly."
"Okay."< br>
Cao Yanhua nodded, but there was not much joy in his brows, "The frequency of supernatural events is getting higher and higher now. Thank you for your hard work."
......
In the Peace Hotel, the sky was getting dark, and the expectation in Lin Yuan's eyes gradually turned into helplessness.
"Brother Yuan, the reputation of the e-sports room has not been completely established yet. I believe it will be full every day after a while."
Liu Qingqing can always grasp Lin Yuan's ideas. It also got right to the point.
Lin Yuan nodded, "I'm greedy. Thinking that so many people were spending money in the past few days and it was full yesterday, I felt that the spring of e-sports rooms has arrived. It seems that I took it for granted. . It doesn’t matter, take your time, the harvest today is not bad.”
As he said, he looked at He Yuelian.
He Yuelian nodded. She is now the lobby manager, but she also plays a guest role in finance and accounting. "Today, we received a total of nineteen animals, eight animals from meals, seven animals from Bawang meals, and one from selling a ball of wax." Animals, sell one rag doll to receive three animals. The income from the e-sports room, Xianglan’s piano, fish pond project, wishing lucky cat, and item sales is zero today.”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan suddenly turned to look at the Xianglan robot.
The store is not closed yet, so Tong Qian, Xianglan, Guo Fan, He Yin'er and others have not gotten off work and are all in the store now.
It’s time to take inventory after get off work.
Liu Qingqing, He Yuelian, He Yin'er, Tong Qian, Fang Shiming, Guo Fan, Xianglan, the Wang twins, and the ghost security guards all stood together.
Even the starving old woman was squatting next to the ghost, her tongue hanging out, and saliva falling to the floor from time to time.
Being watched by the "store manager", even though Xianglan's body was now a robot, she couldn't stop trembling and said quickly: "Boss, I, I will work hard."
Tong Qian helped Explained: "Boss, most of the people who come to the store come to eat and occasionally buy things. Now everyone's savings are relatively low and they spend less on enjoyment. No wonder Pandan."
Pianlan immediately cast a grateful look.
But the eyes of others looking at Tong Qian were a bit complicated, either mocking, indifferent, or disdainful.
Lin Yuan was also made to laugh and cry, "Of course I know this, and I don't blame Xianglan. Why are you so excited?"
Tong Qian suddenly felt embarrassed, and Xianglan also exhaled heavily. .
“There are many business projects in the store, and naturally there will be good and bad, as long as everyone works hard. The industry is in a recession now, and since everyone works together, we must work hard. As promised before, the team I’m also preparing for it, and I’ll let everyone know after it’s completely set up. You can bring your family members then, so don’t be polite.”
Lin Yuan didn’t continue to talk about the business, but started to draw a picture for everyone. Got the cake.
Not to mention, the news of team building is indeed very concerning, but the family members... everyone looked at each other with a wry smile.
If you are an older generation of ghost masters, you may have the possibility of getting married.
But these new generation of ghost controllers have basically bid farewell to the love model of ordinary people. Even those who have ideas, they all set their sights on the "store manager".
For example, He Yuelian, Liu Qingqing, or even He Yin'er.
Of course, they definitely didn’t have this idea at first. It was unclear whether the “store manager” was a human or a ghost.
Even if we are not the same race, there will be reproductive isolation, right?
But Xiong Wenwen suddenly appeared and insisted on dragging the "store manager" to go on a blind date with his mother. Even the "store manager" was obviously a little moved.
This gave them other thoughts.
Mu Qiang is human instinct!
If you can have a powerful partner like a "store manager", then what does it matter if the "store manager" is a human being?
Especially Liu Qingqing, her body has long been out of the human category, so she doesn't need to care about these situations, and her intentions are even stronger.
Just like now, Liu Qingqing looked at the "store manager" with unabashed admiration.
The eyes of He Yuelian and He Yin'er were a little more subtle, but others could also detect it. Guo Fan complained crazily in his heart: "Crazy, crazy! They are all so crazy!"
“It’s almost time, everyone should get off work.”
Hearing this, the king twins returned to the matching bedroom in the utility room, and the ghost security guard went to 212 on the second floor. The starving old woman returned to the dog cage at the door.
Tong Qian and Guo Fan left together, preparing to return to the real headquarters.
"Brother Yuan, I also want to go home today."
Fang Shiming suddenly spoke, causing Tong Qian to stop and look at Fang Shiming with eyes full of vigilance and uneasiness.
Lin Yuan said in surprise: "You... want to go home?"
He remembered clearly that Fang Shiming was a silly boy who was abandoned by his family. If he goes home... but... Understandable.
People always have special feelings for home.
If I could go home...
Hey!
Lin Yuan suddenly longed for his home before time travel, but unfortunately he can't go back now. "I remember, your home is in Dajing City, right?"
Fang Shiming nodded.
He negotiated terms with Cao Yang and Li Leping last night, and his own ghosts were well suppressed with a few doses of Chinese medicine.
What's more, he had no plans to meet Jiang Shangbai and He Tianxiong this time.
Even if an accident does occur, with his current status as a worker at the Peace Hotel, will there be an exception without the conscious protection of Liu Qingqing and others?
With so many advantages, Fang Shiming doesn’t want to wait any longer.
There is no future for simply doing small jobs. He wants to take back the circle of friends and use the resources of the circle of friends and even the resources of the headquarters to improve his status in the Peace Hotel!
"Dajing City... If I remember correctly, Tong Qian and Guo Fan, are you also from Dajing City?" Lin Yuan asked.
Tong Qian and Guo Fan nodded.
They are now living in a villa arranged by the Dajing City headquarters, and they can indeed be regarded as Dajing City residents.
"Let's do this. You guys go back with Xiao Fang and take a look. Remember not to bully others, but you can't let others bully you either. Do you understand?"
In the end, Lin Yuan's words were already very harsh.
Obviously, he was very shameless about abandoning his family. As his tone changed, white mist rolled around him, and huge pressure suddenly fell.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan was not angry with Tong Qian, Fang Shiming and others, so this pressure did not fall on them.
But even just feeling it made them feel breathless.
Fortunately, this feeling came and went quickly. The three of them said goodbye to Lin Yuan and walked out of the hotel. Guo Fan said with a wry smile: "Now I finally understand what it feels like to accompany you like a tiger. . In ancient times, Jun's momentum was just an illusion, a sense of oppression brought about by his status, but the store manager's momentum was real, and he would probably be suppressed to death. "
Tong Qian said: "Now you know you are afraid? You can resign tomorrow, it will be safer."
Guo Fan immediately changed his expression, "How can that be done? Although the store manager is scary, But he is still very reasonable and will not punish you without teaching. If it were the ghosts in reality, they would not care about this and would just kill people. In comparison, the Peace Hotel is safer."
After a pause, he said helplessly: "It's a pity that the store manager won't let me stay in the store, otherwise..."
"Your idea is very dangerous. Could it be that you want to be like He Yin'er and Liu Qingqing?" "Abandon your identity as the head of the headquarters?"
Tong Qian said harshly.
It's a pity that Guo Fan is not afraid of her at all, especially after carefully observing Tong Qian's situation in the Peace Hotel today, he has no sense of awe.
"Instead of caring about what I think, why not take good care of Mr. Fang? This time he returns to Dajing City, not just for fun."
Tong Qian took a deep look at Guo Fan, and then looked at Fang Shiming, "Fang Shiming, I hope you can calm down after you go back, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what do you want to do to me? ?”
Fang Shiming said something back, his eyes full of violence, like a tiger that chooses people to eat.
Tong Qian took a breath and said in a deep voice: "If you mess around, I will stop you!"
(End of this chapter)