Tong Guan

When Fang Shenyan said this, his tone was completely normal. After all, they were inside the hotel, and their status was above that of ghosts, so they had no fear of an attack.

"Damn, you really lucked out."

Yu Guo, on the other hand, was so excited he nearly jumped up, blurting out that nonsensical remark.

At times, the Second Personality had much the same temperament as Yu Guo, but what he said was even more absurd.

"Tch, the Peeping Ghost is so ugly. I wouldn't want it even if it threw itself at me!"

Fang Shenyan adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said softly:

"On the first day I noticed it, I went out and escorted it back to the second floor. It was very obedient.

But it came again on the second day. Then, on the third night, it came again.

Its persistence was making me a little embarrassed."

Ji Li also frowned as he looked at Fang Shenyan. It was not unusual for the Peeping Ghost to have such a habit.

What surprised Ji Li was that it went out every day at the exact same time, ignoring the hotel rules, just to peep at Fang Shenyan.

Normally, with Fang Shenyan and Yu Guo around, they now took turns patrolling the second floor.

Most of the time, after a basic patrol, the ghosts would have no further desire to leave.

Ji Li suddenly thought of Fang Shenyan's left hand, the tattoo on its back that belonged solely to the Peeping Ghost!

Could it be because of that tattoo...

But he did not say it aloud, merely offering a casual reassurance:

"It's fine as long as we're inside the hotel."

He stretched, took out the Cigarette Case from his pocket, handed Fang Shenyan a cigarette, then walked toward the first-floor lobby with one between his lips.

This time, six chairs had already been prepared in the lobby, arranged in a circle. At their center stood a large office desk.

It seemed that as the hotel's numbers gradually increased, its services were being upgraded as well.

Ji Li did not hesitate. He casually chose the nearest seat, while Fang Shenyan and Yu Guo sat to his left and right.

Three copies of the Newcomer Handbook lay on the desk as they waited in silence for two o'clock to arrive.

The moment the clock hands above the lobby reached exactly two, a blazing white light appeared out of nowhere.

Ji Li raised his brows and quietly watched as two figures appeared after the white light faded.

They were a man and a woman, and they had arrived at the same time. The two stood very close together, seeming to be a married couple or lovers.

The man was around six feet tall. Though not particularly burly, he had a straight, slender frame.

His features were not especially striking, but they were sharply defined. In particular, the invisible heroism between his brows made his otherwise unexceptional build feel immensely reassuring.

Beside him stood a woman with a slightly slender figure.

Her thick, long hair was tied into a neat ponytail, and she wore work clothes. She looked quite young.

Her gentle face was not particularly aggressive, but her clothing and bearing gave her a uniquely valiant air.

Yu Guo's eyes lit up. This pair of newcomers was exceptionally eye-catching.

In his opinion, their appearance alone was far better than that of the last batch.

Fang Shenyan, however, frowned. He looked at the man's long, narrow phoenix eyes. The light within them had not dimmed in the slightest despite the obvious supernatural force.

Moreover, the aura flowing from the two of them was distinctly upright.

He hesitated before whispering into Ji Li's ear, "There's something off about these two."

Even without him saying so, Ji Li had already sensed a strangely familiar feeling from the aura surrounding the new man and woman.

Before he could speak, the man spoke first. His gaze swept across the faces of the three men before landing precisely on Ji Li.

"Are you the Acting Manager of Shop No. 7?" The man's voice was low and magnetic.

The moment those words were spoken, Ji Li's breathing stopped for an instant. Fang Shenyan and Yu Guo also sucked in a breath.

"How is that possible?

How could he react like that?"

The Second Personality was completely bewildered.

"Could he have once been a hotel employee too?"

The Third Personality could not help asking.

Ji Li narrowed his eyes. He did not rise from his chair, merely reaching out to take a cigarette and offer it to the man.

But the man smiled and shook his head, pulling the woman beside him over to sit down.

He did not take Ji Li's cigarette. Instead, he pulled out his own Cigarette Case.

"My name is Tong Guan, and this is my wife, Chang Nian.

We are from Branch No. 11 of Tianhai Hotel. I used to be the Acting Manager of that branch!"

"Hiss..."

Ji Li had never expected the newcomers to possess such identities. They could not be considered newcomers at all.

This man named Tong Guan had an exceptionally distinctive identity and bearing. It was obvious that he had experienced numerous ghost missions.

Ji Li had only just taken over Shop No. 7 and knew absolutely nothing about how many branches Tianhai Hotel had.

Hearing that Tong Guan had been the Acting Manager of Branch No. 11 made his heart tremble. Just how vast was Tianhai's influence?

Tong Guan looked at the people present.

"I can tell that the situation at your Shop No. 7 is not much better than Branch No. 11's.

With only three people, you must have only taken over recently.

There's no need to guess. Branch No. 11 shut down."

Fang Shenyan adjusted his glasses. He felt that Tong Guan's manner was somewhat different from the rest of them.

Everything about this man's behavior was far too ordinary.

Tong Guan truly resembled an ordinary man who had clawed his way up from the bottom yet still managed to preserve his Original Intention.

Meanwhile, among the three remaining people in Shop No. 7, almost none of them were normal.

"Why did it shut down?"

"I don't know. I only know that my wife and I had just led the employees in completing the mission to advance to two stars.

But Tianhai suddenly announced that Branch No. 11 had shut down!

Including myself, the six employees were divided into pairs and assigned to the remaining branches."

Tong Guan kept his gaze fixed on Ji Li, though he was answering Fang Shenyan's question.

Ji Li pursed his lips and took a deep drag from his cigarette.

This Tong Guan, even including his wife Chang Nian, was no ordinary person.

Tong Guan was calm and composed, neither servile nor arrogant. As for Chang Nian, this woman's conduct surpassed Ding Miaoxin's by an unknown degree.

She had not spoken from beginning to end, completely handing the right to speak over to Tong Guan. Clearly, she had enough confidence in her husband to handle the current uncertainty.

"A man who successfully led his team to advance to two stars..."

Ji Li looked at the seemingly gentle man before him, whose every word had been carefully calculated, and inwardly sighed at how troublesome he was.

He turned to glance at Fang Shenyan. Fang Shenyan's face remained expressionless as he merely shook his head slightly.

Ji Li understood that Fang Shenyan had developed a trace of concern over Tong Guan's arrival.

He gave a silent laugh, exhaled a ring of smoke, and slowly rose to his feet.

"Regardless, welcome to you and your wife."

Tong Guan stood as well, meeting Ji Li's gaze on equal footing.

Standing to the left and right, one with a sinister aura and the other of upright character, they clasped each other's hands at the same time.

Yu Guo, who had remained silent all this time, stood up from his chair and hurried to the center of the lobby, looking up and down.

"Something's wrong. Weren't there supposed to be three newcomers? Where's the other one?"

The instant he finished speaking, a white light enveloped the ground beneath his feet.

Ji Li turned to look. Yu Guo completely merged with the white light, followed by a scream.

When the white light faded, Ji Li's expression became somewhat strange.

Yu Guo had been struck squarely by the newly transported newcomer. He was now being stepped on by a pair of feet, wailing in pain.