The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 640 Extra Chapter: Xia Murui's Story (Part 5)
After receiving Qin Huai's call, Shi Dadan immediately packed his bags and rushed to Z City, arriving early the next morning.

Not only did they arrive, but they also brought two large boxes of equipment.

The coats, hats, scarves, masks, wigs, fake beards, various work clothes, and a series of disguise props gave Qin Huai and his two companions a good lesson, showing them what professional disguise and surveillance looks like.

Qin Huai plans to stay in Z City to observe Jiang Feng for a period of time, to determine how his abilities will affect Jiang Feng before leaving. This period could be a few days or a few months.

Qin Huai didn't want to delay Zhao Cheng'an's work at Zhiweiju, nor did he want to delay Xia Murui's opening of Fenyuan, so he suggested that the two of them leave first.

The two chose to refuse.

Zhao Cheng'an had no desire to return to work at Zhiweiju. He had used the excuse of coming to Qinhuai for an exchange and learning trip to escape, and he couldn't wait to stay away for as long as possible. Moreover, Zhao Cheng'an wasn't afraid of going back and not making any progress, which would be caught by Master Zhou. Qinhuai understood Zhao Cheng'an's problems and shortcomings better than Master Zhou did now. After all, most of Zhao Cheng'an's problems stemmed from his first life, and Qinhuai's skill level was higher than Master Zhou's, making him more suitable to guide Zhao Cheng'an.

It can be said that as long as Zhao Cheng'an is willing to calm down and study in Qinhuai for a few months, he will definitely be able to make great progress when he goes back, astonishing Tan Wei'an and opening the eyes of everyone at Zhiweiju. He will show them what a waste of talent it is, that Zhao Cheng'an is back!
But Zhao Cheng'an refused.

First of all, he didn't have any professional ambitions. The fact that he persisted in being a pastry chef instead of living off the allowance given to him by his senior apprentice and making seven in-and-out trades in the stock market was already his greatest ambition in the pastry industry.

Secondly, Zhao Cheng'an did not want to make a name for himself and shock everyone.

He was afraid that once everyone discovered that he was actually a genius, Master Zhou would think that his apprentice was still salvageable, had finally figured things out, and would have to practice even harder, so he had to work overtime.

After Zhao Cheng'an finished expressing his concerns, Qin Huai asked only one question.

"When did you become a genius?"

Zhao Cheng'an: ...

Qin Huai, I'm *****, you *******!

After Shi Dadan took his position, the three-person tracking team became a four-person tracking team.

The stalking was initiated by Qin Huai, but Qin Huai was the worst at stalking among the four.

Shi Dadan's skills are beyond question. He is well-equipped and experienced. Back then, Shi Dadan disguised himself as an ordinary customer and ate snacks at the Cloud Cafeteria for so long, yet Qin Huai had no recollection of it at all. His superb skills are truly astonishing.

In his early years after leaving Beiping, Xia Murui led a very eventful and dangerous life, a life that was a mix of spy thrillers, martial arts films, disaster movies, and war films. Stalking, robbery, counter-attacks, and disguise were all commonplace for Xia Murui. Even now, though he is older and his skills have become somewhat rusty after not working in the industry for many years, Xia Murui quickly adapted after a short period of stalking and thrived in his new environment.

Although Zhao Cheng'an was a bit mentally unstable, unreliable, and eccentric, he was, after all, the King of Thieves in Beiping, and incredibly agile. Back then, he could sneak into the Prince's mansion every night, hoping to steal something big before he died. Now, tracking Jiang Feng, an ordinary high school student who was always sleepy in the mornings and hungry at lunchtime and after school, couldn't be easier.

The worst is Qinhuai.

If it weren't for his three teammates covering for him, Jiang Feng would probably have recognized him.

The four-person team followed Jiang Feng in Z City for a whole month, getting a clear understanding of his lifestyle and habits.

This kid's life is very simple. He's a high school student, after all. Unless he's going to save the world, it's hard for his life to be very colorful.

Jiang Feng attends No. 1 Middle School. The school stipulates that students must arrive at school before 7:20 a.m. every day. However, his class seems to have a rule that students must arrive at school before 7:10 a.m. Jiang Feng is a notorious latecomer. He often hasn't come downstairs by 7 a.m. Basically, every morning Chen Xiuxiu has to bang on Jiang Feng's door to urge him to leave.

Jiang Feng is currently a first-year high school student, having just chosen science as his major. His physics grades are good, but his English is a bit weak. His math teacher often goes overtime, his physics teacher intermittently goes overtime, but his chemistry teacher never does. Every evening after school, Jiang Feng and Chen Xiuxiu pedal their bicycles incredibly fast, like starving ghosts. Xia Murui never participates in this surveillance; the old lady is too old to pedal that fast.

Jiang Feng usually attends classes and has a heavy academic workload. When he has free time on weekends, he helps out at the health-focused restaurant and occasionally delivers takeout. Qin Huai and the others followed him for a full month. Jiang Feng only entered the kitchen twice during the three-day school break. Based on Zhao Cheng'an's close observation and possibly embellished firsthand information—this kid has good basic skills.

At least his knife skills are very good.

Knife skills are the hardest skill to master quickly; even the most talented chefs have to start from scratch and practice their knife skills diligently. It's easy to see from Jiang Feng's knife skills that he is indeed an honest young man. He didn't slack off during his seven years of basic training; Jiang Weiguo asked him to practice the basics for seven years, and he truly did so obediently.

The above is an observation of Jiang Feng as a person. As for the abilities he possesses that come from Qin Huai...

Qin Huai felt that Jiang Feng's abilities were very weak.

When Qin Huai first met Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng didn't possess any of his abilities. Qin Huai was unconscious at the time, but he had memories. When Qin Huai reviewed his memories, he was certain that Jiang Feng had absolutely no abilities back then. Now, however, Jiang Feng possesses a very faint ability, and during this month of tracking, Qin Huai could clearly sense that this faint ability was increasing at a very slow rate.

If nothing unexpected happens, even if Qin Huai's abilities appear in Jiang Feng's body in the form of a system, this system has not yet awakened.

As for when I'll wake up...

Based on Jiang Feng's current rate of growth, Qin Huai estimates it will take several years.

That makes sense; it's a bit radical for high school students to save the world. College students have more time and can afford to save the world.

Finally, Qin Huai concluded: "Although I don't know in what form my abilities will manifest in Jiang Feng, I believe they will manifest in the direction we hope for."

Zhao Cheng'an was somewhat disdainful of Qin Huai's conclusion: "Aren't you Feifei? Isn't this your ability? You're awake and you don't know exactly what will happen?"

Qin Huai: ...

"I am Feifei, but it's always others who make wishes to me and I fulfill those wishes. I can't make wishes to myself, so how would I know what would happen?" Qin Huai said, his argument both unreasonable and forceful.

"So the four of us have been tracking Jiang Feng here for a month, and the conclusion we've come to is that we have to wait several more years to see the results? What kind of conclusion is that?" Zhao Cheng'an continued to express his confusion, and he didn't want to end the tracking; he just wanted to stay in Z City and slack off for another month.

Qin Huai immediately saw through Zhao Cheng'an's little scheme. Instead of answering his question directly, he glanced at Xia Murui without making a sound. Xia Murui was eating, consuming the food Zhao Cheng'an had brought back from the health-focused restaurant.

For the past month, Qin Huai and his three companions have been eating at the Healthy Restaurant almost every day. Zhao Cheng'an is always the one who buys the food, effectively making him a super VIP at the restaurant. Zhao Cheng'an has also added Wang Xiulian on WeChat, unlocking many dishes not on the menu. He can send a message to Wang Xiulian a day in advance if he wants something, and Jiang Jiankang will prepare it accordingly.

During this month, Xia Murui racked her brains to order dishes, trying all sorts of dishes in an attempt to discover Jiang Jiankang's culinary talent, which had remained undiscovered.

The result was that nothing was found.

Jiang Jiankang is a very mature chef with above-average talent. He would be a master chef in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant and a head chef in an ordinary restaurant. Unfortunately, the Jiang family is going to take over Taifeng Restaurant.

This level of expertise is insufficient to take over what was once the best restaurant in Beiping, and it lacks any potential for growth or development, which is frustrating.

In the first few days of the surveillance, Xia Murui was very distressed, and her distress was written all over her face.

However, as the four people's tracking deepened, Xia Murui's troubles lessened, and in fact, she was in a pretty good mood these past few days.

Xia Murui saw in Jiang Feng the hope that the Jiang family would inherit Taifeng Restaurant.

Jiang Feng has solid basic skills, is relatively honest, and doesn't slack off. He can't tell that his chubby childhood sweetheart next door likes him, but he is also very hardworking. If he also has some talent in cooking, he would definitely be a good candidate to become a chef.

The top undercover agent, Zhao Cheng'an, managed to buy a plate of Kung Pao Chicken stir-fried by Jiang Feng by getting close to Wang Xiulian. Zhao Cheng'an ran back to the hotel with this precious Kung Pao Chicken. Qin Huai and the other three tasted it carefully and finally concluded that it was very ordinary.

But the future is promising. After all, Jiang Feng is still young and has such a good foundation. As long as Qin Huai's abilities materialize into a system within Jiang Feng, giving him a slight boost in cooking skills, with this kid's hardworking spirit, if he can practice his cooking skills diligently, he will surely achieve great things.

So now Qin Huai's task for everyone is to quickly and silently wish that his ability could transform into a cooking system in Jiang Feng's body, no matter what kind of cooking system it is, as long as it is.

Make a wish three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and make sure your heart is sincere.

Jiang Feng is, in a sense, the hope for the reopening of Taifeng Restaurant. Although it is uncertain how this hope will turn out and is full of unknowns, as long as there is hope, it is good.

This hope made Xia Murui feel much better.

After realizing this, Qin Huai felt that the surveillance had actually been fruitful. After all, their initial purpose in coming to Z City was to see Jiang Weiguo, although they only spent two days with Jiang Weiguo before switching to tracking Jiang Feng, but the result was still good.

This put Xia Murui's mind at ease and gave him a glimmer of hope that Taifeng Restaurant might one day reopen, attract a large number of customers, and become a thriving business.

Qin Huai glanced speechlessly at the clueless Zhao Cheng'an: "You can forget about staying in Z City any longer, Master Zhou. He just messaged me this morning asking how your training is going. You're coming back to Shan City with me for the next two weeks. You've been out for so long, you should bring back some results, otherwise how will you ask for leave next time?"

Zhao Cheng'an: QAQ
Xia Murui encouraged Zhao Cheng'an: "Asheng, learn from Qin Huai. You had a lot of bad habits back then, and you need to correct them one by one."

After leaving Z City, Xia Murui never mentioned the Jiang family again.

Fen Yuan continued to operate as usual, but the hours and number of days it was open were decreasing. Gradually, even the most oblivious diners noticed that Chef Xia's health was not as good as before, and Fen Yuan might not be able to stay open for many more years.

Suddenly, reservations at Fen Yuan became even more scarce, and Xia Murui reduced her working hours, but the revenue remained unchanged. In fact, because there were rumors that Fen Yuan might close at the end of the year, diners who used to order expensive dishes along with cheaper ones to keep the average price per table low now only ordered the expensive ones, almost ordering a whole book, afraid that they might not be able to come back this time.

Even Zhang Guanghang, who was far away in Japan, heard about this and sent a WeChat message to Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an, asking them to go to Beiping more often if they had time, and to keep an eye on Xia Murui so that he wouldn't cook too many dishes.

Zhang Guanghang can give money.

In fact, Zhang Guanghang helped Zhao Cheng'an replenish many of his warehouses.

It can only be said that Zhang Guanghang has really gone to great lengths for his master.

Qin Huai originally thought that he would experience some dramatic events after waking up, but nothing happened. Even the month he spent following Jiang Feng was rather uneventful (following a high school student was a skillless endeavor). Just when Qin Huai thought that this uneventful life would continue, a twist of fate occurred.

On an ordinary afternoon, Qin Huai remotely instructed Zhao Cheng'an to correct his mistakes, replied to Zheng Siyuan's message, and also gave some pointers to Pei Xing and Li Hua. He completely embodied the role of Master Qin. When he casually opened the game panel to check Luo Jun's reincarnation status as usual, he found that Luo Jun's status had changed.

Luo Jun's current state is clearly that he is suffering from amnesia.

Luo Jun has successfully reincarnated!

No wonder his condition hadn't changed for so long; it seems that even before he was born, he wasn't considered to have successfully reincarnated. Counting back in time, Qin Huai mentally estimated that Luo Jun's reincarnation was quite fast, probably expedited.

Qin Huai immediately shared the good news in the group chat of their loving family. Chen Huihong excitedly said it was time to send out private investigators to search for the newborns born today across the country.

Incidentally, after Qin Huai woke up, Zhao Cheng'an also added Xia Murui to the group, and at the same time, no one removed Luo Jun's WeChat account from the group chat.

Qu Jing inherited Luo Jun's WeChat account (as designated by Luo Jun) and managed it for him. In Luo Jun's words, he would continue to use this WeChat account in his next life.

Bi Fang is just so nostalgic; he even uses the same WeChat account he used in his past life.

　The Xia Murui arc is not over yet, but due to the plot and timeline, the next arc to be written is the Luo Jun arc.

　　I originally thought I could only write the side stories until April at the latest, but at my current update speed...

　　I have to say, sea fishing is so much fun! I was completely addicted to it and ended up getting so tanned that I was practically a little black man. My skin was peeling from my face to my arms. When I got home, the first thing my parents said to me was, "How did you get so tanned?"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)