Chapter 144: Is the Lobby Manager a Nightmare Demon? [Vote for monthly tickets!]
This scene left Shi Lan, who had just come over to order food, with his eyes widened in shock.
"This... so... so impressive." Shi Lan looked at Mu Rufeng with eyes filled with admiration.
Besides Shi Lan, Liu Qi and Zhou Bing, who were always paying attention to the situation from the kitchen, were equally shocked.
Especially Liu Qi, although he was not a Contractor, he was a seasoned Level 2 player.
He knew well how powerful the Level 3 Chef Gu was. Now, however, it was like a pig waiting to be slaughtered, completely at Mu Rufeng's mercy.
"Spare me, spare me, I'll make it right away, I'll make a new dish immediately."
Feeling the chill of the cleaver, the chef dared not even breathe heavily, truly panicking inside.
Mu Rufeng loosened the bandage and withdrew the cleaver, saying coldly, "If there's a next time, I'll feed you to my Contract Demon."
"Yes, yes, yes." The chef shuddered all over and quickly shrank back.
He didn't even dare to retrieve his severed arm.
With a hook of his foot, Mu Rufeng slapped his hand down, directly pushing the severed hand into the kitchen.
"Hurry up," Mu Rufeng said.
"Right away, right away," the chef didn't dare to argue and could only repeatedly agree.
"Brother Mu, you're so impressive, how did you do that? Is this the power of the Contract Demon?" Shi Lan ran over to Mu Rufeng and exclaimed.
"Somewhat," Mu Rufeng responded vaguely.
"Brother Mu, you were really impressive just now, you just took down that abnormality—"
Shi Lan had not finished speaking when Mu Rufeng interrupted him, "In this kind of place, talk less. Hurry up and order, and yes, write down the menu first."
"Ah, okay, okay," nodded Shi Lan, taking a pen and paper to write.
Before long, the chef came over with the two dishes.
"Sir, your dishes are ready, this time I didn't add spring onions. I've also added a bowl of meat soup, that customer has ordered it a few times too," the chef said cautiously.
After receiving it, Mu Rufeng opened the lid and saw that there truly were no spring onions.
"Be smarter, if there's anything wrong with my companion's food, I'll cut you the same," Mu Rufeng said coldly.
"Yes, yes, I'll surely do well," the chef nodded continuously.
Immediately after, Mu Rufeng took the dishes and returned to table 1.
"Guest, I apologize, the chef was confused and read the menu wrong. This meat soup is to make it up to you," Mu Rufeng said.
"Mhm." Blind Eye Ghost nodded and then silently started eating, not daring to look up at Mu Rufeng.
Having served this guest, Mu Rufeng then left table 1 and stood by the door.
At that moment, Sun Hu was also standing at the door.
The rest, including Ouyang Li and others, were attending to their own guests.
Even while eating, those guests instructed the waiters from time to time, so Ouyang Li and the others were completely occupied.
It was still best where Mu Rufeng was, as the Blind Eye Ghost dared not instruct Mu Rufeng.
"Um, Brother Mu, when the guests arrive later, could you help me greet them? I'm short an arm, which makes it a bit difficult."
At this moment, Sun Hu approached Mu Rufeng and spoke.
Mu Rufeng glanced at Sun Hu and said, "You can't just do nothing because you're missing an arm."
"The work now is very relaxed, and I've also taken care of the kitchen. Be careful, there shouldn't be any problems."
Sun Hu, hearing this, his eyes flickered a few times but did not retort.
This Sun Hu was still playing tricks until now.
Mu Rufeng truly disdained this guy. If he died, he died, none of his business.
In a blink of an eye, five minutes had passed.
At that moment, a creature with its belly hollowed entered through the door.
Seeing this scene, Sun Hu did not move forward but retreated, seemingly wanting Mu Rufeng to handle the reception.
Mu Rufeng shook his head, stepped forward, and greeted the creature.
In the next second, another mysterious figure entered through the door.
Still a familiar face to Mu Rufeng, the hanged ghost who had his rubber band stolen by him.
Upon seeing the hanged ghost, Sun Hu's eyes lit up, and he quickly approached it.
The creature Mu Rufeng was attending to, with its belly hollowed out, looked terrifying.
Whereas the hanged ghost appeared attractive with a beautiful figure, showing no signs of being a creature, making Sun Hu think it would be an easier creature to handle.
Seeing this, Mu Rufeng shook his head internally, guessing that Sun Hu's prospects were rather grim.
In contrast, the creature Mu Rufeng was tending to was quite weak, merely a Level 1, much easier to handle than the hanged ghost.
However, this seemingly weak creature was looking at Mu Rufeng with eyes full of greed.
Obviously, he was coveting Mu Rufeng's body.
"Guest, may I ask what dishes would you like to order?" Mu Rufeng asked after seating the creature at table 7.
"I want a Five Organs Fortifying Soup and an Explosively Fried Five Organs and Entrails, and make sure it's fresh, not from a clone," the creature said.
"No problem, guest. However, it will be pricier, you know that, right?" Mu Rufeng pointed at the prices on the menu.
"Afraid I can't pay? Hurry up, otherwise I'll use you to sharpen my teeth." The creature rebuked angrily.
"Er... you?" Mu Rufeng looked the creature up and down, shook his head, and turned away.
"What? Do you look down on me just because I'm Level 1?" The creature got riled up, ready to take action immediately.
Then, Mu Rufeng swiftly held a butcher knife to his throat.
"Guest, this is a restaurant, a public place, I think it's best not to be noisy, don't you agree?"
Mu Rufeng said softly.
"Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm~!!!" The Abnormality didn't dare to move and kept nodding.
Mu Rufeng then sheathed his knife and slowly walked toward the kitchen.
In the blink of an eye, the time arrived at twelve o'clock.
At this moment, half of the restaurant was seated.
There were twenty-five tables occupied.
There was room for another twenty-five tables, and admittedly, this restaurant was quite large.
Most importantly, not a single guest had left.
Even that Blind Eye Ghost who had arrived at eleven o'clock, had been there for an hour; they had finished eating two dishes and a meat soup, but they showed no signs of leaving.
This result was particularly strange.
Mu Rufeng recalled the last rule of the restaurant staff.
"Rule 11: Never urge guests to leave as long as they do not leave their tables."
"Could it be that the restaurant can heal guests' injuries faster?" Mu Rufeng guessed.
Mu Rufeng was now standing in front of the restaurant with Ouyang Li, waiting for the next guest.
As for Liu Yong, Shi Lan, and Yao Xuanyu, they were busy inside the restaurant.
And Sun Hu, that kid had already disappeared, completely devoured by the Hanged Ghost.
"Ha ha, all credit goes to Boss Wang for that!"
At that moment, a hearty laugh came from outside the door.
Soon after, five Abnormalities walked in.
"Let's hope for a pleasant collaboration this time. Today, you must join me for a good drink," a Multi-eyes Gui with eyes all over his head spoke.
"No problem, eat and drink as much as you like today, I'll cover it all," Suit Gui solemnly said.
"Come on in, please. I'll take Boss Wang to the VIP room," Suit Gui grabbed Multi-eyes Gui and walked inside.
But soon, when Suit Gui saw Mu Rufeng, he froze.
Suit Gui was stunned, and so was Mu Rufeng.
Because he knew this guy.
This Suit Gui was none other than the Nightmare Demon from the Bloody Train, the one Mu Rufeng had forced to sing "Good Luck Comes."
Mu Rufeng and Nightmare Demon almost simultaneously raised an eyebrow.
"Hmm? A living person? Manager Hua? When did your hotel start hiring Contractors?" Multi-eyes Gui looked at Mu Rufeng and Ouyang Li and spoke.
Mu Rufeng's gaze fell on the chest of the Nightmare Demon.
There, indeed, was a nameplate: Lobby Manager: Hua Wenliang.
What a character, truly a character.
His current instance was related to this hotel managed by Hua Wenliang, with whom he had crossed paths.
And the position wasn't low; it was that of his boss's boss.
"Ha, finding ingredients was tough, wasn't it? Once you find people, you find ingredients," Nightmare Demon said with a sinister smile looking at Mu Rufeng.
"That's true, ha ha. It seems we Undead Preferred also need to hire some living employees," laughed Multi-eyes Gui similarly.
"You two, lead the way."
At this moment, Wang Gen, the deputy manager standing beside Nightmare Demon, pointed at Mu Rufeng and Ouyang Li and quickly spoke.
"Happy to serve," Mu Rufeng smiled slightly, completely calm, and walked towards the VIP room.
Nightmare Demon's strength was formidable, a Level 6 Gui.
But Mu Rufeng wasn't scared.
However, Ouyang Li was a bit scared.
Her entire face was pale.
Nightmare Demon was Level 6, and that so-called Boss Wang, the Multi-eyes Gui, was a Level 7 Gui.
The two Gais following Multi-eyes Gui weren't weak either; both were Level 5.
And now Ouyang Li and Mu Rufeng had to serve them; no wonder Ouyang Li was panicking.
The restaurant guests and staff eating their meals also noticed the situation here.
They all seemed exceedingly terrified.
No wonder, the aura of this group was too strong.
Level 7, after all, that's a Level 7 Ghost General, which is considered a powerful figure in the Mysterious World.
Crushing them would indeed be as easy as squishing an ant.
Soon, Mu Rufeng led the group straight to the VIP room.
"Boss Wang, take a look, what would you like to eat?" Hua Wenliang put the menu in front of Multi-eyes Gui.
"This, this, and not this; bring me two of everything else," Multi-eyes Gui said.
"Oh, and do you have Moutai here? I always drink Moutai with my meals," Multi-eyes Gui spoke.
"I'm sorry, Boss Wang, that was an oversight of mine. Mu Rufeng, right? Go, five miles outside the hotel to the Moutai store and get two bottles of Flying Fairy,"
Hua Wenliang said while tossing a thousand soul banknotes to Mu Rufeng.