Chapter 646 - Boss (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
“Don’t worry, everything is under control.” Chen Ge stood up to nudge his joints about. Compared to the state of the other passengers, one could see how physically well-trained Chen Ge was.
“This hotel is under the territory of another Specter, so that headless woman temporarily won’t dare barge in.” Chen Ge patted the white cat’s belly. The creature was so spooked that it did not push Chen Ge’s hand back, which it normally would.
“Wait a minute! What did you just say? What do you mean by this place belongs to another Specter’s territory? Don’t tell me… there’s another thing like that monster staying here!” The drunkard had grown a bit too much mentally that night. His brain had become more agile.
“I guess you can see it that way. But don’t worry, that female Specter is still asleep. For now, she’s not going to wake up.” Chen Ge walked toward the restaurant, leaving the few stunned passengers.
“He admitted it so easily? There’s really another female monster here? What is this?” The drunkard turned to look at the doctor and Scissors. “Hey, why aren’t you two saying anything‽ There’s a female ghost outside, a freaking ghost!”
“Be quiet. So what if it’s a ghost?” Scissors swatted the drunkard’s hands back and uttered in a chilly tone, “If they dare come for me, watch as I put down a ghost.”
Of the few, the doctor was the most collected. “Did you notice the terms that he used are all temporarily? This means that the ghost outside might come in, and the ghost inside might wake up any time soon, and should that happen, we will need to deal with two ghosts at the same time.”
“What do you mean?” The drunkard believed that the doctor was the most trustworthy of the group, and he was trying to grasp the meaning hidden in his words.
“I mean, you should try to preserve your strength. Our situation might get worse than this.” The doctor was also panting heavily. Of the three passengers, Scissors was the most physically powerful. After all, he had prepared aplenty for that day, and that must have included intense physical training.
“You must be joking… Just what kind of nightmare have I walked into. I just went out for a drink, that’s all…” Drunkard climbed up from the ground. Listening to the echoes of the knocking coming from the door, cold sweat slid down his face.
“Is someone there?” Chen Ge walked to the counter. The hotel was decorated in the style of nineties—it looked similar to the location in Xiao Bu’s game. After waiting for ten seconds, a man’s voice came from one of the rooms deep in the corridor. “Please wait a moment! I’ll be there shortly!”
One minute later, the passengers saw a rotund man waddle his way out from the corridor. His hands were tying the apron, and the apron looked new because there was no stain on it.
“How can you be so slow? The lack of efficiency is showing. As one in the service industry, you have to remember that customers always come first.” Chen Ge scanned the man with impatience.
“A thousand apologies, I was helping in the kitchen.” The middle-aged man was not angry. In fact, he had a smile on his face that, coupled with his overall demeanor, made him look friendly and welcoming.
“Helping in the kitchen?” Chen Ge noticed the man’s hands were wet—they had just been washed. However, he did so in too much of a hurry, as there were some dark red stains left under his fingernails.
“Yes, we only have a single cook here, so sometimes, I go back there to help him.” The fat man guffawed. His eyes were beady from the folds of fat. If he did not turn his neck, it was hard to tell who he was looking at.
“Are you the boss here?” This was the first time that the drunkard had come across someone whom he could communicate with normally, and his heart was more than a bit excited.
“I have to help the kitchen, work as the waiter, and keep the books. Even though I’m technically the boss, I feel like less than the hired help here.” The man squeezed behind the counter. “Are you going to stay here, or are you just here for the food?”