Chen Ye hung up the phone and slowly closed his eyes.
Those damn rats were probably the S.H.I.E.L.D. bunch that had been monitoring Chen Ye.
This made Chen Ye even less fond of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He was determined that if there was a next time, Chen Ye wouldn't mind giving them some trouble.
Chen Ye glanced at the clock in the restaurant. It was almost dinner time again, time to get ready for business.
"Pietro, go prepare the ingredients for me. We're about to start working," Chen Ye quickly instructed.
"Chen, I'm not coming back for dinner tonight. I'm going to the bar next door to pick up chicks," Deadpool quickly interjected.
"I should find a chef for the restaurant. It's too tiring to do it myself. I also need to hire a waiter, or else I'll be worked to death," Chen Ye muttered in complaint.
........
Night. The empty Good Fortune Restaurant gradually started to get busy.
"Old Chen, the usual. Give me a General Tso's Chicken, an order of Fried Dumplings, and some Yangzhou Fried Rice."
It was Butler, a snakehead from Hell's Kitchen and a regular at Good Fortune Restaurant.
With him were two shy Asian girls.
A moment later, Chen Ye brought the food over, then wiped his hands and looked at the two young Asian girls, saying, "What's this? Bringing two girls to pay respects again today?"
"They just smuggled in. They wanted to leave, but they insisted on staying. Said they came here to make money, so I brought them to pay their respects. Everyone knows that in Hell's Kitchen, the only one who can let them do business in peace is you."
Butler, the snakehead, said, picking up food with his chopsticks.
"Alright, take them to Ginny then. It's no big deal," Chen Ye said, not at all concerned.
Butler gestured to the two girls after hearing this, probably something they had agreed on beforehand.
The two girls took out scattered bills from their bags, adding up to less than a thousand dollars, and handed them to Chen Ye.
"No need, keep this money for yourselves. Do I look like I'm short on cash?" Chen Ye quickly waved his hand, refusing.
The two girls seemed not to hear him, desperately trying to stuff the money into his hands.
"Just take it. All the other streets take it, but you don't. They'll have opinions. Besides, if you don't take it, these girls won't feel safe. Just consider it helping them out," Butler said, picking up a piece of General Tso's Chicken.
"Alright, alright. I'll take the money. I'll save it for you first. Wait until you've saved enough money and want to leave Hell's Kitchen, then come find me. Eat, both of you, hurry up and eat. Do you want anything else? I'll make it for you."
Chen Ye reluctantly accepted the money and then gestured for them to hurry and eat.
Just as Chen Ye was chatting with the two young ladies, a figure walked from the direction of the apartment towards the restaurant.
"Yo, isn't this old Marcus? It's rare to see you at the restaurant today. You don't usually like Chinese food, do you?"
Pietro saw Marcus approaching and teased him.
Chen Ye heard Pietro's voice and stopped talking to the two young ladies, raising his head to look at Marcus.
"It's not time to pay rent yet, is it? What's up, Marcus?" Chen Ye asked.
Marcus first found a seat near the bar and sat down, then said to Chen Ye with a serious expression, "Chen, I need your help."
Chen Ye also sensed something was wrong because he smelled a faint scent of alcohol and blood on Marcus.
"Tell me, what's going on that even the Continental Hotel can't solve, and you have to bother your little landlord?" Chen Ye felt a bad premonition.
Marcus was an old man in his fifties, and one of the assassins of the Continental Hotel.
At first, Chen Ye thought Marcus was the Green Goblin from Marvel, but he later learned that he just looked like the Green Goblin.
However, because he was saved by Chen Ye in an accident, he had been living in Chen Ye's apartment, usually keeping a low profile and rarely interacting with others. The Continental Hotel could be said to be a jack-of-all-trades, as long as you paid, they could provide information, hire assassins, and offer bodyguards.
Of course, they didn't use US dollars, but a type of gold coin.
Basically, eighty percent of the assassins in New York were registered as members of the Continental Hotel.
The Continental Hotel was a gathering place for assassins.
Of course, there were still many various assassin organizations outside, but none of them were enough to compete with the Continental Hotel.
It could be seen how powerful the Continental Hotel was. Of course, it was all because there was another organization behind the Continental Hotel - the High Table.
"It's just that I have an old friend who got into some trouble recently. He's being chased by assassins and came here to find me, hoping to rest for a few days."
Marcus's voice was so low he could barely hear it himself.
Chen Ye's eyes widened when he heard this. "Don't tell me that the High Table and the Hand have been going crazy looking for someone in Hell's Kitchen these past few days, and that it's your friend they're looking for."
Marcus nodded sheepishly.
Chen Ye stared intently at Marcus and continued to press him, shouting, "You're not going to tell me that your friend is currently in our apartment, are you!"
Chen Ye desperately hoped that Marcus would say no.
But Chen Ye's hopes were dashed. He saw Marcus slowly nod.
"Damn it, why did you bring this trouble here! I'm raising the rent, raising it big time," Chen Ye said helplessly.
"So, what did your friend do to piss people off? Why didn't he go to the Continental Hotel and instead come to my little place to find you?"
Chen Ye asked, seeing how things had unfolded.
"My friend's name is John Wick, and he's also an assassin. He's an old friend of mine. As for why he fled here, I haven't asked him yet, but he was shot and hasn't woken up. I came immediately to tell you." Marcus quickly explained.
Chen Ye heard the familiar name and felt like he'd seen it in a movie in his previous life.
After all, he had been here for over twenty years since transmigrating. Even if Chen Ye was smart and had a good memory, he couldn't remember everything.
Chen Ye asked uncertainly, "Does your friend have a middle part hairstyle?"
Marcus nodded.
Chen Ye continued, "Does your friend really like dogs?"
Marcus nodded like a relentless nodding machine.
The final question: "Does your friend have the title Boogeyman?"
Looking at Marcus nodding beside him, Chen Ye confirmed that the person was indeed the male lead from a certain John Wick movie.
Pietro chimed in, "That's the Boogeyman who wiped out an entire Russian mafia for a dog. Wow, that's so cool."
"So, Chen, you'll help us, right? If it's not working out, I'll take my people and leave immediately. I won't implicate you," Marcus quickly asked.
Chen Ye was silent for a moment, and Marcus beside him looked at Chen Ye expectantly, waiting for his answer.
Chen Ye took off his apron and said, "Go? Where can you go? The High Table is sending assassins; it's clear you've offended someone high up in the High Table.
As for implicating, once you've stepped onto my turf, you're considered my people."
"Old Ma, you're my tenant, after all. For your sake, I'll go take a look at that guy. Besides, our apartment lobby still needs a security guard."
"Won't this be too much trouble for you? After all, the other party is the High Table," Old Ma said uneasily.
Chen Ye rolled his eyes. "You've already brought the person over, and you're asking me if it's troublesome? I don't care about their High Table or Low Table. This is Hell's Kitchen, after all. Let's go upstairs."
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