Chapter 226: Return
Looking at the main entrance not far away that had just barely closed, many thoughts surfaced in the waiter’s mind.
“Hmph hmph, I am at least the shopkeeper personally appointed by the boss. Eating a free meal is one thing, but daring to pull me down from the shopkeeper’s position like this is simply not putting the boss in his eyes.”
“If I run out and report him, I believe the boss definitely won’t let that kid Zhang Qian off the hook, right?”
The waiter sneered a few times, as if he had already seen the boss’s fury after his report, and Zhang Qian’s miserable death under the boss’s hands.
Hehehe, repenting now is useless anyway. Just obediently become this great one’s meal on the plate…
“Creak—”
Just as the waiter was immersed in his own fantasy, the main entrance that had just closed not long ago suddenly emitted a strange sound.
“What thing!”
The waiter was startled by this movement, hurriedly covered his mouth, and looked toward the sound with a face full of vigilance.
The door panel, which had originally blended into the darkness, had slightly lifted again for some reason, but unfortunately the direction of the door crack was wrong, so he couldn’t see clearly what was inside through it.
“He probably hasn’t left yet?”
Cursing inwardly that this was bad, the waiter immediately wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, emptied his eyes, and put on an innocent, retarded expression.
Hmm… Reporting also depends on the opportunity. Since Zhang Qian hasn’t gone far, it would be better for him to go out after a while.
But why hasn’t this guy come in after so long? What is he doing standing at the doorway?
“Maybe I’m just being paranoid? After all, that kid left so decisively; there’s no reason for him to come back.” The waiter muttered to himself.
It couldn’t be that he left something in the restaurant, right?
Several more seconds passed.
The waiter felt that this stalemate wasn’t a good situation, so he quietly shifted his body, carefully moved his line of sight to the door crack, staring at the doorway to confirm if the one making the sound was that guy Zhang Qian.
But just as he was about to really see it, he reacted.
“Oh no, that kid’s fierce ghost seems related to its appearance. He died directly twice before after seeing it. Going up like this now isn’t asking for death?”
No no, better retreat.
First hide at the resting area doorway. If that doesn’t work, go back to the resting area to avoid the limelight.
As for whether that waste dares to come out later, with things being so weird now, he couldn’t care less.
However, just as the waiter wanted to turn his head, a thing suddenly poked out from the door crack.
Even though he had closed his eyes very quickly, he still inevitably saw a part of that thing.
It seemed to be some creature’s horn?
So Zhang Qian that kid looks like this?
But no matter what he looks like, he’s probably going to die again this time.
Despairingly collapsing to the ground, the waiter felt there was no point in struggling, so he simply stayed in place waiting for death to arrive.
Be destroyed, I’m tired.
Anyway, he couldn’t die now, and that guy Zhang Qian had a way to revive him.
Time passed…
One second, two seconds…
“Hmm, this time it seems to be taking especially long…”
Something’s wrong. Although Zhang Qian went out through the door, the one coming in might not be him.
So, this guy is a fake, right?
The waiter hesitated for a moment, parted his fingers to create a gap, and secretly peeked out through this gap.
“Holy crap!”
A ferocious ghost face filled the waiter’s line of sight, so close that their foreheads were almost touching.
Clearly there were still over ten meters away just now…
Backlit, the waiter couldn’t see the facial features of the person in front of him clearly, but judging from its build and clothing, it was exactly the same as Zhang Qian in the resting area.
So the fierce ghost he’s controlling is this mask?
“Cough cough, why did you come back?”
Despite the myriad thoughts in his mind, the waiter still obediently squeezed out a smile and greeted him.
Unfortunately, the “Zhang Qian” in front completely ignored the waiter’s flattery, just standing motionless and staring deathly at him, pinning him to the ground without daring the slightest movement.
Why?
His attitude was still pretty good when he left. Could it be that he noticed my intention to report him and came back specially to kill me?
Or does he think I’m a liability and wants to eliminate me once and for all?
The waiter’s brain raced, staring tightly at the black shadow in front of him, trying to figure out the motive behind Zhang Qian’s behavior and pondering if he still had any chance of survival.
“Shopkeeper… You know my character. Absolute loyalty has always been my motto. Since you are now the shopkeeper, I definitely won’t do anything like betraying you.” The waiter said with an embarrassed smile.
Whatever, better profess loyalty first.
The waiter also knew he had no resistance ability under Zhang Qian’s hands. The only hope of surviving was if this guy let him off on his own initiative.
And based on previous experience, he shouldn’t be someone who absolutely had to kill him…
In the silence, the waiter waited flickeringly with his gaze for his judgment.
“If it really doesn’t work, you can also kick me back to the resting area. You know that guy’s personality—a stubborn fool who absolutely wouldn’t dare…”
To survive, the waiter even brought up his human form self.
But the waiter’s voice grew smaller and smaller, because his sense of crisis was gradually amplifying, like walking on a cliff edge, liable to die at any moment.
Zhang Qian still said nothing, as if pondering, or perhaps…
Unable to move at all?
After a long time without movement, the waiter also noticed something off and carefully shifted his body a bit.
His eyes still stared deathly at Zhang Qian, afraid he would be displeased.
But facts proved his worry was unnecessary.
“Damn, what junk scared me!”
From a different angle, with the light from not far away, the waiter also discovered the abnormality in this Zhang Qian.
The Zhang Qian in front of him wasn’t flesh and blood at all, just a grayish-white stone statue.
Ridiculous that he had been scared by this junk for so long.
No, this couldn’t be called being scared; it was just him being cautious enough.
As for where this thing came from…
Looking at this appearance identical to Zhang Qian, the waiter wouldn’t believe there was no relationship between them.
“But it’s just a mere fake. Wanting to scare me without even supernatural power? Heh, simply laughable.”
The waiter disdainfully climbed up from the ground, let out a contemptuous laugh at the stone statue still motionless in front of him, then lifted his leg… and shuffled toward the exit behind him.
Of course, this wasn’t out of fear; it was just that today’s weather wasn’t good. It wouldn’t be too late to go out another day.
Gradually, he could see the light shining through from the resting area under his feet.
Only then did the waiter truly relax, wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and say disdainfully, “Sure enough, just a mere fake.”
And behind the waiter, out of his sight.
Two grayish-white arms quietly reached toward the back of his neck.
