The young man’s hand trembled slightly.
The pancake, which he had almost spread into a perfect circle with the spatula, was ruined again by the sudden change in pressure.
Oh no! The third one got spoiled too.
Chen Yan grew even more certain of her guess.
Anyone daring to run a pancake stall in Beijing had to be skilled. If you couldn’t spread the batter within seconds during peak hours, you risked losing custors in the queue.
With the young man’s level of skill, he would starve if he really tried to run a stall.
She asked softly, "Are you on official duty here? Are there bad guys in the alley? Official duty is more important; the pancake doesn’t matter."
Chen Yan, ever the model citizen ready to cooperate with the police, said this while glancing around, afraid of interfering with the young man’s operation.
However, the more she spoke, the more helpless the young man looked.
This expression made Chen Yan very curious.
What’s going on?
With the cooperation of a beautiful and intelligent citizen like , shouldn’t this undercover cop be happy?
He seems to be a bit angry, though.
Could it be... A spy?
As an enthusiastic Chaoyang resident, Chen Yan’s vigilance instantly peaked.
She quietly chanted a slogan that only mainlanders would understand:
"Palace jade dew wine!"
The young man gave a wry smile, just about to signal the pretty female chef with his eyes to stop talking when a cold voice ca through his earpiece:
"Agent 045 Ren Jie, your cover has been blown by a civilian, and this disguise assessnt is declared a failure. You have failed three tis in a row, and you are not suitable for joining the Yanjing City Criminal Investigation Team’s Special Operations Group. Pack up and return to the Haidian sub-division for duty."
Ren Jie let out a long sigh.
He excelled in all other subjects, but he had failed the disguise assessnt three tis.
Why is he so unlucky?
"Palace jade dew wine! What’s the next line?"
Seeing that Ren Jie remained silent, Chen Yan imdiately stepped back.
If you don’t speak up, I’ll call the police right away; that’s how aware we Chaoyang people are!
"A hundred and eighty coins a cup... I’m a police officer, currently undergoing a disguise assessnt. If you had co just ten minutes later, I would have passed, but now..."
Ren Jie helplessly began to pack up his pancake stall.
Who could have imagined that anyone would co to buy pancakes in such an inconspicuous alley?
Alas! Man’s plans cannot match those of Heaven!
Seeing his disappointed face, Chen Yan realized she might have done sothing wrong.
"I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was an assessnt; I thought it was a drug bust or sothing... I would’ve kept my mouth shut if I knew. Can you still redo the assessnt?"
"It’s not your fault; I’m just not good at disguises... Show your paynt code, and I’ll refund you."
If he couldn’t pass the assessnt, then so be it; he would continue to stay in the Haidian sub-division.
Since he had already failed, Ren Jie didn’t dwell on it any longer.
At the age of 22, he retired from the Guard Team and was admitted to the capital’s Police Academy, preparing to be a detective.
But his family and friends weren’t optimistic. His face was too handso and his stature too tall, making him unsuitable for a police officer, especially a detective where an ordinary appearance was an advantage.
The more ordinary the appearance, the less attention one drew, allowing an officer to catch criminals when their guard was down.
A handso face naturally attracts attention and is not suitable for undercover arrest operations.
Last year, he graduated from the police academy with excellent grades and successfully joined the Haidian Criminal Investigation sub-division. After nearly a year of familiarizing himself with the role, he finally adapted to police work.
This year, the Criminal Investigation Team planned to establish a special operations group, calling for outstanding talents from various sub-divisions for centralized training. Ren Jie had no problem with the previous subjects, but he failed the disguise assessnts several tis.
For his first disguise assessnt, he posed as a street perforr singing in a subway passage.
His singing was diocre, but his handso face, excellent physique from his Guard Team background, and overall presence drew a crowd eager to take pictures with him.
This attracted the attention of the subway police, and thus his cover was blown.
The second ti, he was shining shoes on a pedestrian overpass. To prevent his face from attracting attention, he had dirtied himself and even wore a wig.
But before he had even served his first custor, he saw a middle-aged man using counterfeit money to scam an old man selling chestnuts at a nearby stall. He intervened with the Big Grapple Technique, and his carefully prepared disguise was exposed once again.
This ti, he switched to a secluded spot to sell pancakes, which should not have caused any problems, but the appearance of this beautiful female chef shattered his hopes of joining the Criminal Investigation Team.
"I’m really sorry. How about I treat you to a al?"
Chen Yan felt quite guilty inside. If only she had known, she would have gone into the supermarket to buy bread or even so imported snacks from her uncle’s house, which would have been better than this.
She had ruined soone’s carefully prepared assessnt just because she felt peckish, so she wanted to make it up to him.
Treat to a al?
Ren Jie looked at Chen Yan’s fingers, painted with red nail polish, and asked curiously, "Can you really cook?"
This question made Chef Chen Yan quite indignant.
"Of course I can! I’ve even been in the kitchen of the Fishing Platform several tis. Heard of Lin Ji’s Food?"
Ren Jie took off his earpiece. While efficiently packing up the stall, he said, "I’ve heard of it. The food there is supposedly very good, just expensive. Our captain wanted to buy mooncakes from there but couldn’t get any even after trying for several days. Are you a chef at Lin Ji’s?"
Chen Yan cleared her throat and said earnestly, "Let introduce myself. My na is Chen Yan, and I’m the Executive Chef at Lin Ji’s Food."
To prove she wasn’t lying, Chef Chen even showed the Lin Ji’s logo embroidery on the collar, cuffs, and left breast of her chef uniform.
Ha! Thankfully, this uniform was genuinely from the restaurant; otherwise, there would have been no way to explain it.
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