When Xu Zhen opened his eyes, he and others had already appeared in a dilapidated and small restaurant. The old fan creaking overhead, the yellowed old posters hanging on the wall, and the old TV, table and chair...... All of this is a reminder that they have indeed returned to fifteen years ago.

"You guys are new guys." There was a sound in the back kitchen, and under the gaze of everyone, a middle-aged man with a big belly lifted the curtain and walked out. The man was about forty or fifty years old, with a cigarette in his mouth and his hair looking very greasy.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he could see the yellow-black teeth, and every time he spoke, everyone couldn't help but cover their noses, for fear that the disgusting smell of smoke would come from his mouth.

"This is a shop I opened, you can just call me Lao Zhang. I've been away for a few days with something on hand lately, so I'll leave it to you for now. The guy in charge of delivering the ingredients comes to the door on time at 11 o'clock every night, and the amount of ingredients is very fixed every day, including your food, and the end of the day is just right. I'm a particular person, and I don't like to leave the dishes overnight...... So this dish is all fresh! You have to hurry up and prepare after the handover. We open at 12 p.m., you know? ”

The middle-aged man took a cigarette in his mouth and explained to everyone: "As for food and accommodation, there is a dormitory next to the back kitchen, with a total of three bunk beds, you can distribute it yourself." ”

"Understood." Xu Zhen nodded, and then asked, "Can we go out during non-business hours?" ”

"Yes, as long as someone stays and comes to see the store. It's just that you can't sneak out at night during work. Lao Zhang's tone was very casual: "Although our store is small, the reason why the business is so good and there are so many customers is mainly word-of-mouth." The food is good, the service is good, the guests are satisfied, and the business is booming. That's why I can't afford to be fooled. ”

"You're right." He Yan echoed on the side: "On your side, how many guests can you usually entertain every night?" ”

"About a dozen. In our area, there are not many people who go out at night. Not only that, but the competition is also quite fierce. Lao Zhang's words struck everyone's hearts, and when Wu Ruomeng heard this, she immediately asked: "There are many such restaurants in this alley, right?" ”

"Isn't it, no, go out and turn left more than ten meters, there is a family there. There are two more similar ones further on. Speaking of this, Lao Zhang showed a meaningful smile: "You guys give me a good job, the better the performance, the richer the rewards......"

Everyone naturally understood what he meant, and I am afraid that this time the regional props will be directly distributed to the team that won the first place.

"Oh yes." Lao Zhang seemed to remember something: "If we open a restaurant, we will always meet so many mouthful customers." There are a few gourmets, but it's really hard to serve. What they want to eat, ordinary people may not be able to get. If these guys come to the door, you'll have to wait. Otherwise, as soon as they lose their temper, the end may be very serious...... "Gourmet" generally refers to diners who are very knowledgeable about food and culture.

"What if you don't have the ingredients?" Bai Qi suddenly became nervous after listening to what he said.

"I want to do it myself! As long as you can gag a few of them, there's no problem with anything. Lao Zhang laughed and looked at the wall clock: "Okay, it's not early, I have to go out quickly." You little ones do a good job, see you in a week! ”

Seeing him leaving, with the closing of the door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and found a few stools to sit in a circle.

"It's six o'clock in the evening, and there's still a relatively long time before the mission begins." Xu Zhen looked at the time: "There are still five hours before the food delivery personnel come to the door, and during this time, the space does not restrict everyone's freedom of travel." But I think that we should first explore the layout of the environment here, and don't go out for the time being, after all, we will officially start the mission after twelve o'clock. You don't have any objections to that, right? ”

"No problem." He Yan and the others replied in unison.

"Akai?" Xu Zhen coughed heavily, and seeing that Dai Shikai hadn't reacted yet, Bai Qi on the side hurriedly pushed him.

"Huh? Oh...... Good ......" Dai Shikai woke up like a dream, looked at the inquiring eyes of his companions around him, and responded to Xu Zhen this time.

"Okay, no problem, I'll continue." Xu Zhen wanted to say something, but when he thought of the important task, he decided to put Akai's matter aside first.

After getting to the point, except for Dai Shikai's absent-minded performance, everyone's faces were full of serious expressions. Regional tasks should not be underestimated, especially this time, there are two veterans in the team who have performed the most times, Xu Zhen and Dai Shikai. Like Lu Qing, this is also their seventh mission.

"First of all, this store is quirky from start to finish. The identity of the shopkeeper Lao Zhang is self-evident, and it should be an NPC served by a ghost. Xu Zhen began to analyze what he had just said: "First, this mission did not completely restrict our freedom. Every day between 6:00 am and 11:00 pm, we were free to travel. However, between 0:00 and 6:00, no one is allowed to leave this restaurant. ”

"I'll also add one, the shopkeeper just said that if you meet special guests, as long as you can satisfy them, you can do anything." He Yan's words hit the nail on the head: "Does that mean that in order to meet the requests made by the guests or the special ingredients they need, we can also leave the restaurant during this business period?" ”

"That's right, the shopkeeper's words are worth pondering." Xu Zhen nodded: "He Yan, you listened very carefully." ”

"Hehe, of course." He Yan smiled innocently.

"Speaking of guests...... Wu Ruomeng spoke: "Their identities shouldn't be simple." "Although this regional mission was built in the real world fifteen years ago, it was strange from head to toe.

A remote alley, a restaurant that only operates late at night...... No matter how you look at it, these guests who will come to the door will not be ordinary humans.

"There are also special guests mentioned by Lao Zhang." Bai Qi added: "It should be...... Hell, right? ”

"Do you cook for ghosts...... Wu Ruomeng got goosebumps: "The ingredients that the person who delivered the food gave us should be human flesh, internal organs or something......

"Ruomeng, don't say it, I want to vomit a little bit......" He Yan's face turned white just as he made up the scene of dealing with these "ingredients" by himself.

"I don't care, it's all meat anyway, just don't let us eat it ourselves. Speaking of cooking human flesh, what if we don't make it delicious? Do you say, do ghosts like to eat cooked? Does it taste good when you fry it? If a customer complains, won't we all have to doom? "Bai Qi's focus is obviously different from everyone else's.

His words made the stomachs of the other people churn, and Xu Zhen couldn't help but stop it: "Let's put aside the cooking aspect for now, let's sort out the task and then talk about it." ”