Chapter 598: Broken Hotel
"Captain, ahhh, I thought you died in there."
The two teammates who stayed where they were and prayed to God countless times, counting the grains of sand but still couldn't decide whether they should go in to rescue people, finally saw three familiar people at the door of the store.
After the two sides met, they burst into tears and pounded the captain's chest.
The captain was not careful for a moment, hiccup~
"What's that smell?"
"Sniff, why does it smell like steamed buns?"
The teammate stopped crying and asked, "Did you eat in there?"
Captain: "Nonsense! It was so weird in there. The three of us almost couldn't get out. How could we possibly eat?"
"Then you two should open your mouths and let me smell it."
"--No."
"It's the smell of this meat bun! The last time I ate buns was in a dream..."
Captain: "That's right! That's the dirty trick those two used! They made us think we were full of buns, but it was actually northwest wind!"
"No way? The wind smells like buns?"
The teammate looked puzzled and touched the captain's bulging belly. "It's really bulging, is there really air?"
As he said that, he knocked hard, and the captain screamed and almost vomited.
"Don't touch me, it hurts. Get away from here. I have something good for both of you."
After walking a kilometer with coaxing and deceiving, the captain felt his stomach was better and waved his hand.
The space user who went to the store with him nodded and took out a big watermelon.
"Captain! How is this possible?!"
"Where did you get it?"
The captain hurriedly hushed them, "Keep a low profile. I took these out secretly, and there's still a lot left. Eat them quickly. The three of us have stomachaches, so we'll eat them after we recover."
As soon as this sentence was finished, the two people who had originally questioned the bun-flavored Feng suddenly had tears in their eyes and called out sadly, "Captain~"
The captain treated them so well, yet they actually suspected him!
guilty!
With a snap, the watermelon broke into two halves, and the two people each took half.
As soon as they took a bite of the refreshing and sweet melon flesh, their eyes widened.
"Good, good times!"
The three captains forced themselves to look away, as their stomachs would explode if they looked any further.
"If it tastes good, eat more. After you finish eating, we still have to get down to business."
Apparently, this action caused the two to misunderstand. They nodded while eating, "The captain is right, we absolutely cannot stay in this restaurant anymore!"
"No, I mean, let's put it aside for the time being and focus on the survivors first."
...
"Boss, do you think they will come back?"
Xiong Xiong looked at the customer's back as he left, recalling what had just happened.
This kind of scene hasn't appeared for a long time, and I really miss it.
Xia Yan stretched lazily, "I don't think so."
"Why?"
Because there is not enough time, and they won’t remember this place, Xia Yan said in his heart.
She raised her head and saw that in the afterglow of the setting sun, the plaque on the roof showed faint rust stains that were expanding in circles.
There is not enough time.
...
But time was more pressing than she had imagined.
One night later, the third floor was gone.
The restaurant is located in the corner of the second floor and has restored its original name as the breakfast room.
The number of guest rooms has been drastically reduced, with only two double rooms left.
Fortunately, no customers came, and fortunately the private room was not taken back.
Xiongxiong started working early in the morning, cleaning room by room with a rag and broom.
Xia Yan leaned against the door with his arms folded, watching Xiong Xiong work silently.
Cleaning is actually futile, and the situation might get worse tomorrow.
But she couldn't say it directly, because Xiongxiong likes cleanliness by nature, and in his eyes, a dirty room should not exist.
"boss."
"Um."
"I've finished cleaning the second floor. I'm going to the first floor now."
The bear wore a triangular cone hat made of paper on his head, with his two ears sticking up outside as holders.
It habitually tried to move its ears, but the crackling sound of the paper stopped it.
Xia Yan looked at the motionless little ears and sighed regretfully.
She followed Xiongxiong and saw it get into the dedicated elevator, so she had to go down the stairs.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug
After getting used to the huge hall in the past, she found it difficult to turn around in the current lobby.
Just when Xiong Xiong was about to sweep the floor, Xia Yan was standing outside the door.
To her right, the brunch machine was back in plain sight, even the price remained the same.
She looked at the empty street behind her and knew it was impossible to sell any more food.
"Xiongxiong, stop working and come bask in the sun with me."
Xia Yan couldn't help it after all.
Why is this mess getting worse and worse? How long will it take for her to get rid of it?
Xiong Xiong was washing a rag in a basin. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "It will be done soon. Boss, please wait a little longer. Only when the store is clean will customers come in~"
No, never again.
Xia Yan lowered his eyes, feeling lost.
She squatted down, leaning her head against the door frame, looking at Xiong Xiong who had no clothes to protect him, and looking at Xiong Xiong who was hoping that the store's business would get better and better, and her heart gradually became sad.
Her mission is about to end...
Xiongxiong, you know, she's going to leave soon... I may never see her again...
Xia Yan had been so defensive, trying not to let herself get caught up in the joys and sorrows of this world, but she never imagined that she would be reluctant to part with this adorable bear who had been by her side from beginning to end...
Xia Yan hung his arms, his fingers casually drawing circles on the ground.
The truly tragic thing was that she discovered that she was the same as Naoki.
Emotions are just emotions. She would not and could not keep an obvious handle around her without being able to guarantee her own absolute safety.
Even she herself didn't know in which mission she would die completely.
"raging..."
"Hmm? Boss, what's going on—"
Xiongxiong's voice stopped abruptly, holding a rag in his claws, his eyes blurry and out of focus.
Xia Yan saw that the hotel behind it had changed again.
Continuously shrinking inward.
The second floor disappeared, the rooms were rearranged, and the hall was reduced to 15 square meters.
The glass door that Xia Yan was leaning against was also covered with dirty oil stains.
The floor tiles, the front desk, the room door... everything that Xiongxiong had just cleaned became dirty.
When the changes stopped, Xia Yan stood up holding on to the door frame.
After squatting for a long time, my blood circulation suddenly started to flow, and my legs became numb, as if I had lost control.
She walked towards Xiongxiong step by step, touched Xiongxiong's head with her palm, and rubbed it gently.
The furry little hair behind Xiong Xiong's ears is soft and fluffy, and the tips of his ears brush against the palm of his hand, which feels itchy and warm.
"Wake up, Xiongxiong," she said softly, "Xiongxiong, it's daybreak, your butt is getting sunburned."
Snap——
The rag in the bear's paw fell into the bucket, splashing water everywhere.
It stood up, grabbed Xia Yan's hand, and covered it with its other claw.
Xiongxiong's eyes are still as black and bright as when I first saw him.
"boss..."
"Um."
"I have to go now."
“…”
"boss."
"Um."
"I have to go too."
Xiong Xiong put her hand on his cheek and stared at Xia Yan with his bright dark eyes.
She couldn't move at all.
"...Where are you going?"
Her voice was like frosted paper, dry and hard.
Xiong Xiong rubbed his furry cheek against her palm without saying a word.
But Xia Yan knew where it was going.
"boss."
"Um."
"Hug, I've always wanted a hug."
"...good."
Xia Yan opened his arms and rushed in.
Soft, warm...
Gradually disappear.
Xia Yan finally hugged himself with his arms.
She slowly opened her eyes.
There was no one in the hallway, and she was the only one standing on the dirty floor.
The wind swirled in, as if blowing away fragile bubbles, and the lobby began to shake again.
At this time, Xia Yan sensed a system call from outside.
In the soft morning light from the east, she saw the door to leave this world quietly turning.
She walked out.
Just as he was about to step into the door, Xia Yan turned around.
It turned out to be a dilapidated hotel.
--over.
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