I put you in charge of those rebellious female soldiers, how come they all became top special forces

After checking everything, Li Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and took something out from the innermost layer of the camouflage bag.

It's that stone.

She placed the stone on the bedside table, took a step back to look at it, and then moved it a little to the left.

Hmm, that makes sense now.

In the next room, 313, you can see the network cable port in the corner of the wall and the three-prong socket next to the desk.

"Perfect."

She opened the silver box and took out a laptop, a mechanical keyboard, a mouse, a mouse pad, a USB docking station, two network cables, and a small cooling pad.

In less than ten minutes, the place was transformed into an e-sports hotel.

Turn on the computer using the keyboard and plug in the network cable.

"Latency 12 milliseconds, packet loss rate 0.03%."

"This capital city is wonderful, we must come!"

Room 314.

Chen Zheng threw his bag onto the bed and took out his phone to call An Jianjun.

"arrive?"

"We've arrived. The guesthouse is alright."

"Okay, that's fine. Report to the research institute at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I'll send the address to your phone. When you get there, find a director surnamed Zhou. I've already spoken to him."

Afterwards, An Jianjun gave a few more instructions, such as to pay attention to discipline and not to cause trouble.

Finally, the conversation suddenly shifted.

"That girl An Ran..."

Chen Zheng didn't react for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

An Jianjun paused on the other end of the phone, as if he had something to say, but then held back.

"It's alright, it's alright."

"Just get here. Call me anytime if you need anything."

Hang up when you're done.

Chen Zheng held his phone and stared at the screen for two seconds.

I feel like something's not right, but I just can't quite put my finger on it.

Although An Ran seemed eager to come along, she was still a reasonable person at heart.

Although stubborn, he is clear-headed when it comes to important matters.

Yes, that should be the case.

Chen Zheng put his phone back in his pocket, then took his thermos and went out to get hot water.

Half an hour later, the three met downstairs.

As darkness fell, the streetlights near the guesthouse gradually came on.

Chen Zheng, wearing a scarf, led the two out of the guesthouse, walked east for another seven or eight minutes, and then turned into an old street.

The old streets of Beijing are completely different from those in the southwest.

The alleyway is lined with gray bricks and tiles, and many low-rise houses are built on both sides, with red lanterns hanging at the door.

Small restaurants lined up one after another.

Shouts, the clatter of spatulas, and the sounds of clinking cups filled the air.

Li Yue followed behind Chen Zheng, constantly looking left and right, finding everything new and interesting.

When I got to an intersection, I saw an old man selling candied hawthorns from a cart.

The car was decorated with rows of bright red candied hawthorns.

Li Yue stopped and stood in front of the stall for a long time.

The old man smiled and asked, "Young lady, want one? Five yuan."

Li Yue touched her pocket and hesitated.

Five yuan isn't something you can't have.

But she's the kind of person who has to mentally calculate for a long time whether every penny she spends is worth it.

In the end, he shook his head and left.

After taking only two steps, Chen Zheng's voice came from ahead.

"Boss, three sticks, please."

Li Yue suddenly looked up.

Chen Zheng had already paid and took three candied hawthorns from the old man, then handed them over.

"One for each of you, stop dawdling."

Li Yue took the candied hawthorn and muttered to herself.

"Instructor, I'll pay you back later."

"You want to pay back even five yuan? Are you crazy?"

Li Yue stopped talking and took a bite.

The sugar coating shattered softly, and the sourness of the hawthorn and the sweetness of the sugar coating exploded in my mouth instantly.

Her eyes lit up instantly.

"tasty!"

Her father once said that the candied hawthorns in Beijing were exceptional, crisp and shiny, unlike those outside that just used white sugar to fool people.

Now that I've tasted it myself, it's indeed delicious.

The keyboard was holding a candied hawthorn stick, with a rather strange expression.

Because she usually eats instant noodles and drinks cola, she doesn't like sweets in order to avoid gaining weight.

She held the candied hawthorn for two seconds, then took a bite.

"Um?"

I took another bite.

"Um……"

Another bite.

"Um!"

Chen Zheng also took a couple of bites of his own, then frowned.

I forgot that I don't like sweets.

He casually tossed the remaining half of the keyboard to the keyboard and continued walking forward.

The three of them found a small restaurant in the old street called Lao Jingcheng Copper Pot Hot Pot Restaurant.

Chen Zheng ordered a hot pot with two broths, and also asked for some meat and sesame sauce.

Before long, the copper pot was brought out.

Li Yue stared at the pot for a long time.

This was the first time she had ever seen a proper copper pot from the capital.

This is something her father told her.

In Beijing, hot pot is made in a brass pot with a chimney in the middle and charcoal underneath.

The mutton cooked in the hot pot is tender and fresh, and it's also delicious when dipped in sesame sauce and chive blossoms.

Now that I've seen it for real, it's exactly as her dad described.

Li Yue picked up a thin slice of mutton and dipped it twice in the boiling broth.

The slices of meat turned from red to pink and curled up.

I scooped it out again, dipped it in sesame sauce, and popped it into my mouth.

Her father didn't lie to her.

It's truly exceptional!

Halfway through cooking, Li Yue stopped eating, took out her phone from her bag, and took a picture of the table full of food.

The keyboard was just putting a piece of tofu into the pot when it saw this and couldn't help but turn its head to look at her.

"What are you filming?"

"Send it to my dad."

As Li Yue spoke, she typed: Dad, the hot pot in Beijing is just as delicious as you described.

The meal took an hour.

Li Yue ate the most, finishing a plate and a half of mutton and most of a serving of vermicelli, and even cleaning up the cabbage at the bottom of the pot.

Keyboard didn't eat much, but kept taking pictures with his phone, saying he wanted to send them to Ram to make her envious.

Chen Zheng ate until he was about 70% full, then put down his chopsticks, leaned back in his chair, and drank his goji berry water.

When it came time to pay the bill, Li Yue insisted on paying.

"Instructor, you've treated me to the candied hawthorns, I'll pay for this meal."

Chen Zheng glanced at her: "This is on public funds."

Li Yue's hand froze in mid-air.

"real?"

"Um."

Li Yue silently put her wallet back.

After the three finished their meal, they walked back along the old street.

The city of Beijing is much quieter at night than during the day. Most of the shops in the alleys are closed, leaving only a few streetlights and the neon lights of distant high-rise buildings.

Upon reaching the entrance of the guesthouse, the three of them went back to their respective rooms.

Chen Zheng went into the room, washed his face, and then reviewed the materials he needed for the research institute the next day.

Lying in bed, An Jianjun's unfinished words echoed in my mind again.

That girl An Ran...

Then he shook his head.

Don't overthink it.

……

It's 11 p.m.

A hotel in the eastern part of the capital city.

An Ran dragged her backpack into the room, casually tossed it onto the bed, and collapsed onto it.

After a three-hour flight and two subway transfers from the airport, I'm definitely a bit tired.

She took out her phone, found Chen Zheng's chat box, and typed a few words.

"I've arrived in the capital too."

A finger hovers over the send button.

But the next second, it was all deleted.

Why post this?

He'll definitely ask me what I'm doing here, and then he'll say I was worried and secretly followed him?

An Ran thought for a moment, then placed her phone face down next to her pillow.

Let's try to find them tomorrow.

As for what to do once we find it... we'll see!