Chapter 18 Video Call (Including the original plot)
It is not groundless that the chefs in Yuncheng are not easy to mess with.
In the early years, when people's living standards had not yet risen, there was a shortage of materials and people could not get enough food.
In order to survive, the people of Yuncheng relied on the mountains to eat and developed hunting skills.
The most eaten, in addition to the mushrooms that can be found everywhere in the forest, are strong and fierce wild animals.
At that time, there was no mature cold chain transportation for raw materials, and private breeding was not allowed.
Chefs who value the freshness of ingredients would rather pick up their own machetes and hunt for the parts of the animals they or their diners need rather than waiting for hunters to deliver the stinky meat to their door.
Of course, it is no longer possible now. Any wild animal you encounter may be a protected animal.
Many local delicacies in Yuncheng have been lost, but the fighting skills have been passed down with the chefs.
It is said that gangsters once held the Yuncheng Hotel hostage and took everyone in the hotel as hostages, but the chef killed three of them.
The Yuncheng chef became famous in one battle and his reputation spread far and wide.
The chef of Hulushan Hotel is named Wu Hu, who is two meters tall and weighs 300 kilograms.
It is no exaggeration to say that if he had been there that day, Boss Zhou would not have died.
Unfortunately, in order to make up for his mistake, Zhou Yuan deliberately closed the hotel for one day.
"You are the one who started the trouble, right?" Wu Hu walked around the cart, and his strong body surrounded Xu Zhaoxin alone.
Xu Zhaoxin's face turned pale, and he kept saying, "Brother, it's all a misunderstanding."
Wu Hu patted Xu Zhaoxin's face with his palm as big as a palm leaf fan: "You pushed the dining cart in front of me, and you still say it's not a provocation?"
The pressure was too strong, and Xu Zhaoxin was so scared that he could hardly control his tears. He had to call for a savior: "Liu Jianan, save me!"
For Duan Haiping's sake, Liu Jianan coughed twice: "Uncle Wu, let him go, he has no bad intentions."
Since Zhou Yuan's death, Zhang Yaoyao has become the owner of Hulushan Hotel.
Zhang Yaoyao admires Liu Jianan very much, and as a result, they, the old employees, are also very polite to Liu Jianan and others.
Hearing this, Wu Hu stared at Xu Zhaoxin with his leopard eyes and reluctantly took two steps back.
Without the imminent pressure, Xu Zhaoxin gasped for air, not daring to look Wu Hu in the eye, pushing the cart dejectedly: "I'm leaving now."
As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser.
Xu Zhaoxin finally realized that Liu Jianan deliberately didn't add Mr. Duan as a friend, and he really couldn't figure out why.
Not daring to ask Duan Haiping, he had to wait at the door of the hotel the next day and catch Liu Jianan to ask him: "What do you want me to do before you add Mr. Duan as a friend?"
Liu Jianan was silent. To be honest, he hadn't figured out how to face Duan Haiping.
Every time he talked to Duan Haiping and heard the man's familiar yet unfamiliar voice, his emotions were surging in his heart, and he was on the verge of losing control.
He couldn't tell whether it was his own feelings or the influence of the content of the novel.
Moreover, tomorrow is the time when the apocalypse in the novel will break out. The magnetic field will be disordered and all communication equipment will fail.
He will not reveal information about the apocalypse to anyone except Duan Haiping, so he can only refuse: "There is no need."
"Please," Xu Zhaoxin softened his tone, "You know the situation that day. It was me who suggested that you add friends. If you don't add Mr. Duan, Mr. Duan will not let me go after I go back!"
In just two days, the originally bright and beautiful Xu Zhaoxin was worried with dark eyes and untidy beard.
Even Liu Jianan, who was determined, felt a little bit reluctant.
"You can add him, but you and Yang Shu must return to Kyoto immediately." Liu Jianan hesitated for a long time and finally agreed.
But he had his own requirements.
Xu Zhaoxin looked embarrassed. His and Yang Shu's mission was to take Liu Jianan back to Kyoto.
If the mission was not completed, they would be punished when they returned, and he did not want this to affect his promotion.
His eyes rolled, and Xu Zhaoxin made up his mind: "Okay, Yang Shu and I will return immediately."
At most, he could find a place to hide for a few days. Even if Liu Jianan found out and blocked Duan Haiping later, he could not be blamed!
Liu Jianan took out his mobile phone, scanned the QR code shown by Xu Zhaoxin, and pressed the button to send the application.
It was approved in seconds.
Liu Jianan paused and subconsciously put his phone away.
"It's all approved. Let's have a video call so that I can report to the boss." Xu Zhaoxin quickly stopped him.
Make a video call to Duan Haiping?
Impossible, absolutely impossible, he is not mentally prepared yet!
The next moment, a video call invitation came from the other side, and he was so scared that he almost couldn't hold the phone steady.
Xu Zhaoxin didn't expect the boss to be so proactive. He took advantage of Liu Jianan's restlessness and pressed the answer button.
The picture of Duan Haiping's bedroom immediately appeared on the mobile phone screen.
[This is the first time Liu Jianan came to Duan Haiping's bedroom.
The layout of the bedroom is very simple, and there is even a sense of simplicity that is not in line with Duan Haiping's status.
The curtains are heavy and cover the entire wall, and even a trace of light can hardly penetrate. The only source of light is the incandescent lamp on the ceiling that can be seen everywhere.
Duan Haiping doesn't like anyone to enter his bedroom, including interior designers and decorators.
Therefore, there was no warm color in his room. All he could see were metal furniture, which was extremely indifferent.
"Are you disappointed?" Duan Haiping's deep voice sounded, and his cold eyes looked at the boy in front of him without hesitation.
Like a cold and poisonous snake, it was staring at its prey.
Liu Jianan's hair stood on end, and he wanted to escape from this dark space countless times, escape from this strong but cold man.
But he couldn't.
He forced a smile and pretended to have no grudges and said, "No, I like it here very much."
Who would like it here? It's
just like a tomb. 】
Just like what was described in the novel, the incandescent light could not completely dispel the darkness in the room, and Duan Haiping's face was looming in the darkness.
Although it was a handsome face with no flaws, the dark color behind it still made people feel scared.
Liu Jianan's eyes swept across the other's high nose bridge: "Duan Haiping, I heard that you wanted to see me?"
Duan Haiping was silent for a moment, as if he didn't expect Liu Jianan to be so direct.
Then he slowly spoke: "Indeed, I really want to know who dares to play such a big joke on me."
"I never joke." Liu Jianan chuckled, "But I'm afraid Mr. Duan can't get his wish. Yuncheng has something very important to me. I have to stay here for a while."
Duan Haiping frowned slightly. The grass on the grave of the last person who rejected him was already three meters high.
His eyes narrowed dangerously.
Xu Zhaoxin on the side was so scared that he dared not breathe. He knew that Mr. Duan's expression meant that he was very angry.
He quickly pulled Liu Jianan's sleeve and whispered: "Don't make the boss angry. He won't be as polite to you as I am."
Liu Jianan pursed his lips and said nothing.
He could indeed follow Xu Zhaoxin to Kyoto, seek Duan Haiping's protection, and even use Duan Haiping's resources to take a shortcut to become stronger.
But that also means that he will miss a lot of opportunities.
God gave him a book of supernatural powers and the ability to know the plot. How could he waste it?
He wants to control his own destiny. He no longer wants to watch death coming and be powerless!
"I'll give you another chance," he heard the man's cold temptation, "whether what you said is true or false, come to me, I can protect you."
Liu Jianan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Say it a few more times, I will give the same answer."
"I have my own way to go, even if I die, I will never look back."