When it came to food, everyone's mood relaxed considerably. In the somewhat shabby room, Fatty quickly found a menu.
"Brother Ye, you order. I don't even know what to eat."
Mainly, Fatty had no confidence in the food here. The motel owner's conscience was already clearly black. Under such circumstances, how could he expect the restaurant he ran to be affordable? It would definitely be both bad and expensive. Anyone could tell that with their eyes closed.
Fatty casually flipped through the menu a few times and then threw it directly to Ye Tiancheng. It was better to let Ye Tiancheng order. He had no idea, so it was better for Ye Tiancheng to handle it.
"Let's have scrambled eggs with tomatoes. This rice is advertised as long-grain rice, I don't know if it's real. Let's also order a pickled cabbage and vermicelli soup, and a meat dish. Then it's chili chicken. I don't know if it's good or not. Whatever, we'll just eat a little to fill our stomachs. Hot food is much better than the cold bread and biscuits we brought."
Ye Tiancheng's mindset was excellent now. As long as there was something to eat, he wouldn't be too picky. Even if he were picky, it would be useless. What good things could there be in a place like this? It was just a casual bite to eat, simply to fill his stomach, which would be quite good.
Ye Tiancheng made a phone call to order food. The person who answered the phone was the motel owner. There was only one attendant and one chef here. With so much business suddenly, everyone was very busy, and it was normal for them to be overwhelmed. It would be abnormal if they weren't busy.
The tone on the other end was clearly impatient. It seemed that there were quite a few people ordering. Ye Tiancheng said the order once and then hung up the phone. As Ye Tiancheng put down the phone, he wasn't entirely sure if the person had understood his order or if they would just randomly serve a few dishes.
While waiting for the food, Ye Tiancheng originally wanted to lie on the bed and rest for a while. Although the bed was not very comfortable, lying down was always the best state. After such a long journey, he definitely wanted to rest well and not continue to rush.
However, less than 5 minutes after lying down, Ye Tiancheng suddenly felt a huge fluctuation. He had originally used his true qi to create a barrier, but now someone wanted to investigate what he was doing, so the barrier began to vibrate, and it could collapse at any moment.
"It seems those people can't wait any longer."
Fortunately, Ye Tiancheng had set it up from the beginning, so those people couldn't detect anything. In fact, after their investigation, they would mistakenly believe that Ye Tiancheng and Fatty were just ordinary people.
"Brother Ye, are you okay?"
Ye Tiancheng suddenly sat up from the bed, and his expression had changed, which fully indicated one thing: he definitely had other ideas in mind.
"It's nothing. Wait for dinner. If you're bored, play on your phone. A lot has happened in the entertainment industry recently. Relax and eat some gossip. Don't always think about serious matters all day."
"There was a singer who liked you very much before, but she was shelved by the company. I haven't seen her recently. I was thinking of buying a couple of albums to support her when she released them, but then she just faded away."
"I even suspect that it's because of my appearance that this person has become so unlucky. From now on, I'll try not to get close to others. This is also good for them. Otherwise, if everyone is unlucky, it's better for me, this harbinger of misfortune, to stay away from others."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, Fatty felt quite uncomfortable and quickly tried to persuade him. What he wanted to tell Ye Tiancheng was that everyone's fate was almost predetermined, and what they could change was very little, so they should remain positive and optimistic. They shouldn't blame themselves for everything. Sometimes it was also other people's destiny that Ye Tiancheng couldn't decide anything about, and he didn't want to waste too much time on it, as it wasn't very useful.
While they were chatting, there was a knock on the door. Fatty went to open it and found that it was the food delivery. Although the room was a bit simple and the service attitude was average, the food was served quite quickly. At least among a pile of unpleasant things, there was something pleasing, and they weren't so desperate.
Fatty quickly opened the door and brought the food in. After placing it on the table, he discovered a very serious problem: the food was not freshly made but had been heated from frozen. This was quite a blow. It fully explained one thing: this motel, whether for accommodation or food, was deceiving people in all aspects. Treating people like fools felt extremely infuriating.
"Brother Ye, you asked me to be patient. I want to listen to you, but I really can't stand it anymore. The moment I think of that motel owner's face, I grit my teeth with hatred. I wish I could kick him twice. I promise you I won't act rashly, but can you also promise me that I can go and kick him twice? Otherwise, I really can't stand it. I'm going to be so angry I'll explode."
Ye Tiancheng understood his brother too well. It was normal for Fatty to be angry, as Ye Tiancheng himself felt it was very frustrating. For a boss to do business and deceive people to this extent was clearly treating people like fools. But there were no real fools in this world. If they were treated unfairly, over time, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.
"Calm down. Don't worry, your Brother Ye is not a magnanimous person. If I find an opportunity to retaliate, I will never let it go. It's just that there's no opportunity yet, but I will definitely remember to make that boss taste the wickedness of this world before we leave. I will absolutely not let him live so comfortably."
Allowing such a person to run rampant was simply terrifying. This was clearly trying to ruin people.
"Okay, Brother Ye, then I'll listen to you. I'll endure this for now, but it's all for your sake. I wouldn't give face to anyone else."
Ye Tiancheng pushed the food that had just been delivered in front of Fatty. "Regardless of anything else, we still have to eat. If we don't eat, we won't have the strength. With strength, we can deal with those who need to be dealt with. We are much stronger than ordinary people. To prevent others from being bullied in the future, we should understand a principle: with great power comes great responsibility. So, do your part and don't let the weak suffer more threats. We should contribute a little more effort."
Ye Tiancheng's words were grand and indeed served as a warning. In fact, if this continued, Fatty's own ideological awareness would also improve significantly, rather than being as hot-tempered as before, where he had to shout out any dissatisfaction to be satisfied.
Fatty finally started eating, but he was very dissatisfied with this meal. He felt like he hadn't eaten anything, and instead, his stomach started to feel uncomfortable.
"This is truly demonic. This taste, Brother Ye, you really can't eat this kind of frozen food. I feel like I'm going to throw up."
It was unclear when these dishes were stir-fried, and they might even be leftovers. Mixing them together in a large pot was indeed harmful to the body and greatly reduced people's affinity for food.
"Brother Ye, I think that's enough. I don't want to eat anymore. I was quite hungry just now, but now I'm not really hungry. I can only say that this motel is really amazing."
"Let's go to sleep after eating. We need to replenish our energy. We've been quite tired on this journey. It won't do to continue like this. We can't overexert ourselves to push through. Otherwise, when we really go to the battlefield, even if we don't fall asleep, we'll be very weak."
Fatty felt that Ye Tiancheng made sense and didn't want to argue. What he said was indeed correct, so he would just listen obediently and didn't need to argue further.
Fatty didn't eat much, so he just made do and went to sleep. Ye Tiancheng slept on the other bed. This was a standard room. If he didn't get some sleep, he felt he would be letting down the expensive room rate, which was even more expensive than a five-star hotel. The bed boards in this shady establishment were quite hard, making everything unsatisfactory. Thinking about it made him very angry, but as he got angrier, he also got tired. Thinking too much naturally led him to fall asleep, and he wasn't so negative or yawning anymore, quickly falling asleep.
Both of them were asleep. Mainly, with Ye Tiancheng's true qi as a protective layer,
it was impossible for others to do anything wrong, so they could act with impunity. If there were no protective layer, Ye Tiancheng wouldn't dare to sleep carelessly. Wasn't this putting his life in danger?
As dawn broke, Ye Tiancheng was suddenly awakened by a commotion. When he woke up, he found Fatty still asleep. Ye Tiancheng quickly woke Fatty up.
"Hurry up and get up to see."
As soon as he said this, Fatty rolled over and got up. Throughout the entire process, his reaction speed was extremely fast, and his movements were so agile that he didn't look like a fatty at all.
"Brother Ye, what happened?"
Fatty was still half-asleep, but his eyes were wide open, staring intently at Ye Tiancheng, afraid of missing any important information from him. He appeared very eager.
"I'm not entirely sure. Let's be careful and go out to see the situation without making too much noise."
With Ye Tiancheng's words, Fatty nodded vigorously. "Understood. I won't let anyone discover us. It's better to be as low-key as possible."
The two of them quietly went out to take a look and found that the person making the noise was the motel's only attendant. He was already scared silly, squatting in a corner, crying and talking.
"I just wanted to go to the restroom and didn't expect to find our boss dead. This really has nothing to do with me. This is the first time in my life I've seen a dead person. I've always been timid. I would absolutely not dare to kill anyone!"
This person was indeed scared silly and was already babbling incoherently. Even if he didn't say it, anyone could tell that a person with such a timid disposition couldn't possibly achieve anything, let alone kill someone. However, no one among the visitors spoke; they were all staring intently at the attendant, and the atmosphere was extremely eerie.
"This really has nothing to do with me. I want to prove my innocence. How about this? I'll call the police. Once the police are called, the investigation will reveal what's going on."
As soon as the attendant finished speaking, someone directly struck him with a hand chop and knocked him unconscious. The person who made the move was a strong man, a burly muscular man, who could be described as very robust.
After knocking the person out, he calmly said to everyone, "This person is too noisy. It's better for him to shut up. You all should also stop talking. We should all check out before noon. Don't bring trouble upon yourselves."