Chapter 351: Chapter 211: Xie BiAn and Fan Wujiu
Chen Ze had seen many guests, and frankly, all sorts of guests had passed through Chen Ze’s doors, such as Grey Elves, Gods from Cthulhu mythology, the Undead, great detectives, villains, and so on.
Even Ghosts and Monsters like Kayako had been encountered by Chen Ze, who even had a cordial "interaction" with her.
However, Chen Ze had truly never seen a guest quite like the boy before him, who was a soul. Chen Ze was certain of this, since a normal person wouldn’t come to eat with a gaping hole in their head.
But this guest acted just like an ordinary person, which was very abnormal.
This guest would blush, be bashful, even maintain distance from Professor Moriarty, and when Betty poured him a glass of lemon water, he would also say thank you before drinking it.
"Manager, what do you think this guest is?" Betty leaned in with some confusion from the kitchen, unable to figure out the identity of this guest.
"A soul, I just checked," Chen Ze was kneading dough, this guest should be from Huaxia, because he said he wanted to eat Dan Dan noodles.
"Eh? But I feel like he’s just an ordinary kid, just like Andrew and Elena," Betty remarked strangely as she glanced at the boy sitting in the dining room.
Chen Ze nodded, he had the same thought, this soul didn’t seem to have any hostility towards the living, not like Kayako.
Moreover, he seemed to be unaware of his own specific situation, at least Chen Ze noticed that the guest didn’t mind the blood dripping from his head to the table at all, as if he couldn’t see it.
"Anyway, no matter what kind of guest, as long as he doesn’t cause trouble, that’s fine, by the way, Betty, take these buns out, they’re what Professor Moriarty ordered." Chen Ze took down the steaming container and then placed the hot buns onto a plate.
"Sir..." Moran’s gaze occasionally flicked toward the boy, by his estimate, the boy should be around sixteen or seventeen, definitely not much older.
"Moran, don’t pay too much attention to the surface of things, standing by the sea of knowledge, every shell makes me realize my ignorance even more," Moriarty shook his head, as he truly had never seen such a situation before, and had he not witnessed it firsthand, he might have thought it was an illusion or someone’s trick.
"Please enjoy," Betty came out, then placed four crab roe soup dumplings in front of Moriarty.
"Thank you, beautiful lady," Moriarty picked up a fork, which was the habit of English people when eating.
"No, no, no, sir, this bun needs to be picked up with your hands, using chopsticks will affect its taste," the boy hurriedly stopped Moriarty.
"Is that so? Thank you," Moriarty turned to thank him, then saw the boy’s eyes continuously bleeding.
Moriarty could even hear Moran swallowing nervously, clearly the direct sight of this dead spirit was putting some psychological pressure on him.
"If I may be so bold to ask, what’s your name?" Moriarty was a bit curious, did the boy know his own state?
"Hello, my name is Wu Haifeng, I’m a senior high school student," Wu Haifeng said with a smile.
"Your English is very good, Wu," Moriarty nodded in appreciation.
Chen Ze raised an eyebrow, this name, indeed a person from Huaxia.
"I have studied very hard, and somehow appeared on the street, I’m planning to head home and continue studying in a bit," Wu Haifeng smiled timidly, it was clear he was trying hard to adapt to communicating with foreigners.
"Oh? Are you sure you plan to go home and study later? Wouldn’t your parents worry when they see you?" Moriarty became even more curious, what kind of strange family was that?
"It won’t be strange... it’s just my dad... it’s nothing," Wu Haifeng shook his head, then glanced again at Moriarty and the buns on the plate.
"Sir, the soup dumplings should be eaten as soon as possible," Wu Haifeng reminded him kindly.
"Thank you." Moriarty picked up the dumpling and slowly took a bite.
He immediately felt a hot stream rush into his mouth, the rich aroma hitting his nose, and the delicious filling and meat texture were especially great.
Moreover, the dough Chen Ze had rolled was quite thin, and the filling was generous, which made this crab roe soup dumpling particularly delicious to eat. freewebnovel.cσ๓
"Whew—I’ve eaten quite a few delicacies, but the mysterious food from the East remains so captivating," Moriarty sighed contentedly, favoring the flavor of the dish; he could say it was one of his favorites.
"Sir, you’re right, this delicacy does indeed give me a sense of relaxation in body and mind," his loyal henchman immediately added, and he indeed found this thing called crab roe soup dumpling very delicious.
Chen Ze made a serving of ordinary Dan Dan noodles in no time and had Betty serve them to Wu Haifeng.
"Thank you." Wu Haifeng was very polite, then picked up the chopsticks and began to eat the Dan Dan noodles with great skill.
"Knock, knock, knock." The sound of knocking on the door came once again.
The atmosphere in the restaurant froze again; Moriarty continued to eat the soup dumpling in his hand with a calm demeanor, while Moran looked nervously toward the door.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and two guests walked in.
One was a tall, thin man dressed in white, wearing an official hat on his head that read "Money comes at one glance."
The other man was dressed in black, with an official hat that read "Peace throughout the world."
Chen Ze was stunned; the appearance of these two guests...and their special black and white attire, immediately made Chen Ze think of a mythical character that had been passed down for a long time in Huaxia.
"Hello, shopkeeper, I’ve come to escort this soul to the Underworld," White Impermanence, Xie BiAn, greeted Chen Ze with a cupped-fist salute and then looked towards Wu Haifeng, who was eating Dan Dan noodles.
"Wu Haifeng, come with us to the Underworld," Black Impermanence, Fan Wujiu, went over and stood behind Wu Haifeng.
As if deaf to the world, Wu Haifeng just kept his head down, eating his noodles.
"Why remain in such a state? It was your own choice to live or die," Fan Wujiu said as he grabbed Wu Haifeng’s shoulder.
"Sir..." Moran was even more bewildered; today’s events had chilled this typically cold-blooded man.
"..." Moriarty waved his hand, gesturing for silence, intent on watching Black and White Impermanence.
Tears kept dropping, falling into the Dan Dan noodles, as Wu Haifeng cried with a black aura emanating from his body. freewebnovel.cσ๓
"I...I don’t want to die!" Wu Haifeng lifted his head, his face full of regret.
"Life and death are decreed by fate; from the moment you jumped, there was no turning back," Xie BiAn also walked over.
"Hmph, if you hadn’t entered this place, why would Lord Yan bother to send us here?" Fan Wujiu scoffed.
Chen Ze shook his head; no wonder it wasn’t the Ox-Head and Horse-Face.