Chapter 44
Wen Bei's eyes fell on the iron bars that suddenly appeared, and he looked at them calmly.
These iron railings are entangled with sharp thorns, and it is difficult to break free even if there is no cap on top.
This was the first time he had seen a hotel use this method to defend against thieves.
The red light of the cash register was flickering, and the gentle female voice was still reminding him that he had not paid.
One-Eye was almost scared to death. He relied on his ability to burrow underground and usually did a lot of sneaky things in the base. He didn't expect that after being caught this time, he couldn't even use his supernatural powers.
The person who seemed so arrogant just now is now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
When he saw Wen Bei standing there motionless, a huge hope emerged in his heart: "You just ate without paying, you must be able to help me, right?"
"Help me quickly, I'll give you the crystal!"
The one-eyed man shouted a little louder and covered his mouth in fear.
Wen Bei said slowly: "How much?"
He was still holding the half-eaten bag of potato chips in his hand, which was the biggest reason why he was considered an accomplice.
One-Eye was anxious. He fumbled for the only crystal card he had and said, "Here you go! All of it!"
Wen Bei narrowed his eyes and took the crystal card: "Thank you."
One-Eye: "Help me quickly..."
Click.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside the restaurant.
The person walked very quickly. It only took a few seconds from the time he made the noise to the time he appeared in front of the two of them.
Wen Bei turned his head and saw Ji Mingyuan, who should be resting in the room at this moment.
His completely black right eye was filled with anger at the moment. When he saw Wen Bei was also there, he paused for a moment and strode forward: "Are you okay?"
It seems that his security is very responsible.
Wen Bei smiled and said, "It's okay. Why are you here?"
Ji Mingyuan: "It will automatically alert me when there's trouble in the hotel."
This is his duty as a security guard.
Wen Bei: "It seems that you have encountered this situation more than once during the few days I was away."
Ji Mingyuan nodded, his dark right eye fixed on the one-eyed man.
After hearing their conversation, Duyan was stunned for a moment. His fear of Ji Mingyuan made his brain unable to function normally.
One-Eye collapsed: "Who are you?"
This sentence was shouted at Wen Bei.
Wen Bei tilted his head, looking innocent, but the bright smile in his eyes looked like the devil to him.
"I'm the hotel owner."
...
Huang Qian looked back in confusion. She had just come out of a KTV box.
The polluter next to her was of a lower level than her, and his hearing wasn't as sensitive. He also turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Huang Qian shrugged: "Nothing, I just thought I heard someone screaming."
The Polluter's eyes still held the excitement of having just finished singing: "It must be an illusion."
Huang Qian tilted her head and listened carefully: "Hmm."
Where they couldn't see, the one-eyed man's mouth, which had been beaten up, had just been gagged.
Wen Bei looked worried: "It would be bad if it disturbed other passengers."
One-Eye: "Mmmmm!"
His only remaining eye was in so much pain that he could hardly open it.
Wen Bei's tone was very calm: "Do you want to get out by yourself, or be left as fertilizer in the garden?"
The seemingly delicate little white flowers in the garden became excited when they heard this.
They have been growing very well recently, and it can be seen that Ji Mingyuan has not treated them badly.
The one-eyed man stopped struggling immediately. He endured the pain and squatted down, then rolled out along the cobblestone path.
Even though his whole body was in pain from being hit by the stones, he dared not make a sound.
Because he could tell that the hotel owner was not joking!
After dealing with the one-eyed man, the moonlight had become richer.
The moon in the end times, the moonlight reveals a colder feeling than ever before.
Wen Bei's fingertips were red and slightly cold.
Ji Mingyuan lowered his head and noticed it. His expression, which had just been cold, became slightly more serious: "Go back and rest."
In the end times, even a minor cold needs attention.
Once the body's immunity decreases, the probability of being contaminated will increase.
Wen Bei shrank his neck and muttered, "Is the temperature really going to drop?"
...
Unexpectedly, my words came true.
Wen Bei woke up the next day because he was cold.
He looked out the window and saw nothing but white snow.
It was snowing heavily. After just one night, the ground was covered with a layer of snow. There were a few footprints on it, which seemed to be left by travelers.
Wen Bei rubbed his eyes, looked through the closet, and when he found there were no thick clothes, he simply went to the system mall to buy some.
The moment he put on his sweater and coat, he felt alive again and went to get some hot water to wash up.
The temperature of my hands and feet finally returned to normal.
He was a little worried about the passengers, but when he came out he found that everyone was wearing thick clothes to keep warm.
Ji Mingyuan was also wearing a black windbreaker, which was given to him by Bai You.
Seeing Wen Bei's confused expression, he began to explain, "The weather in the apocalypse is unpredictable. Generally, to prevent accidents, polluters going out on missions will prepare an extra set of winter clothes."
There have been many examples in the past where the weather was warm enough to wear a pair of brocade sleeves one second and then it was freezing cold the next.
Many polluters who went out on missions were left alive outside the base because they did not have time to find something to keep warm.
Even inside the base, some poor ordinary people would accidentally die from the sudden cold wave.
The rabbit butler came bouncing over and said, "Someone bought all the hot drinks in the vending machine."
There are two vending machines in total.
There are more than a hundred bottles of drinks in one machine.
Wen Bei glanced at the time and said helplessly, "It's only seven in the morning, and someone has already bought all the hot drinks in the vending machine?"
The rabbit housekeeper nodded and said, "The people behind us can't buy hot drinks, so they can only buy cold drinks and find a way to heat them up themselves."
Wenbei: “What about other food in the retail area?”
Rabbit Butler: "They are basically sold out."
There are dozens of tourists in the hotel at this moment, and new tourists are constantly coming in from the base or nearby safe areas.
Some of them couldn't get a room or hourly room, so they set up tents not far from the hotel.
Since Ji Mingyuan had just cleaned up a wave of filth nearby not long ago, the area around the hotel was relatively safe.
Wen Bei thought for a moment and said, "It seems that we need to set up a purchase restriction order."
The rabbit housekeeper didn't understand: "Purchase restriction order?"
It doesn't understand the twists and turns of humans.
Rabbit Butler: "They'll sell out anyway. What's the difference between having one person buy all of them and having a group of people buy them all?"
"In the short term, it won't make any difference to the hotel," Wen Bei explained patiently. "If this continues for a long time, scalpers will appear. They'll buy our food at a low price and then sell it at a high price to those who didn't get it. It's unfair to everyone."
Once scalpers appear, there will be people selling pirated goods under the banner of their hotel.
Rabbit Butler: "You humans are complicated."
But since the boss has spoken, of course the employees have to follow it.
Soon the hotel introduced a new rule - purchase limit.
Except for the base's official cooperative cannery, others who eat in the restaurant are not allowed to take food out of the hotel, but can pack it up and take it back to the room.
In the retail area, one person is limited to purchasing items worth twenty-five crystals per day.
Twenty-five crystals may not sound like a lot, but a drink costs only two crystals, a pudding costs five crystals, and a large bag of fresh grape toast costs only eight crystals. Twenty crystals are more than enough to buy a whole meal.
When the purchase restriction order came out, some passengers were unhappy, but more passengers expressed support.
Everyone came to the hotel at a risk, and no one wanted to return empty-handed.
As the weather gets cooler, more people are buying the steaming hot dishes in the restaurant.
Wenbei upgraded its restaurant, and the space inside became larger, but some people still had to queue outside. Even if they wore thick clothes, the sudden drop in temperature still caught many people off guard.
However, the polluter's physical condition will become better, so the owner looks the most pitiful in the entire hotel.
Wen Bei had a hand warmer filled with hot water in his hand, but his little face was still a little pale, and his originally fair skin was even closer to snow-white. His always bright red lips became a little lighter, revealing some pinkness. He pursed his lips occasionally, looking very pitiful.
This fragility makes it easy to overlook his true identity as an innkeeper.
Several passengers scratched their heads and approached him shyly, asking him how he was doing. Some even took out slices of ginger to make him a bowl of soup.
Wen Bei was surrounded by a group of muscular men, and her curled eyelashes trembled in confusion.
He was polite and distant: "No, thank you."
How could a hotel owner eat food from tourists?
The man who first suggested making ginger soup had dark skin. He didn't seem to mind being rejected at all. After seeing the boss respond to him, his dark skin actually turned noticeably red.
Wen Bei felt that he was very polite even when he refused, and was a good boss who knew his limits.
But in the eyes of others, he looked like a kitten meowing in the cold, yet he still held his head high and used his little paws to push away the ungrateful two-legged beast.
This contrast actually makes people want to get closer.
More people gathered around to greet him. Wen Bei covered the lower half of his face with a furry hand warmer and said in a muffled voice, "Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine."
The rabbit housekeeper passed by and saw how lively it was, so he stopped to watch.
After discovering that the boss was the center of the encirclement, he decisively became dissatisfied: "These despicable humans are just trying to get close to the boss!"
It stamped its feet in displeasure, feeling that its duties as a steward had been taken away by these passengers.
The hand warmer was prepared for its owner. These people didn't think they could get it for free just by saying a few words of concern.
Huang Qian had just finished eating the hotel's new tonkotsu ramen, and her stomach was warm. Seeing this, her expression was a little complicated: "No... I don't think it's that simple."
The boss looks like a white, soft, sweet and sticky dumpling. Anyone who sees him would want to take a lick of it.
Unfortunately, this is a dumpling with black sesame filling.
Huang Qian looked at this group of useless men trying to show their courtesy to Wen Beida, and suddenly thought of someone. She shuddered unconsciously and couldn't help sighing in her heart.
Fortunately, he was not there, otherwise he would have seen this scene...
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