Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1341: Xia Mubing Side Story (5)

After receiving Qin Huai’s call, Shi Dadan immediately packed his bags and headed to Z City, arriving early the next day.

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

Coats, hats, scarves, masks, wigs, fake beards, various work clothes, and a series of disguise props taught Qin Huai and the others a lesson, showing them what professional disguise and tracking are all about.

Qin Huai planned to stay in Z City to observe Jiang Feng for a period of time, to determine the manner in which his abilities lingered on 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 Zhiwei Restaurant, nor did he want to hinder Xia Mubing from opening Fen Garden, so he suggested that the two could leave first.

They refused to leave.

Zhao Cheng’an didn’t want to return to work at Zhiwei Restaurant; he had come here under the pretext of exchanging skills with Qin Huai to escape, wishing to stay outside for a longer period. Additionally, Zhao Cheng’an wasn’t afraid of going back and being caught by Master Zhou for having made no progress, because now Qin Huai understood Zhao Cheng’an’s problems and flaws better than Master Zhou. After all, most of Zhao Cheng’an’s issues were cultivated in the first life, and Qin Huai was more skilled than Master Zhou and better suited to guide Zhao Cheng’an.

It could be said that if Zhao Cheng’an is willing to calm down and learn from Qin Huai for a few months, he would surely achieve something significant upon returning, shocking Tan Wei’an and opening the eyes of everyone at Zhiwei Restaurant, proving to them what "neglecting one’s talents" really means. Zhao Zhongyong has returned!

But Zhao Cheng’an was unwilling.

Firstly, he had no professional ambitions. For him, persisting as a pastry chef rather than living off the pocket money given by his senior at home and messing around in the stock market was already his greatest pursuit in pastry.

Secondly, Zhao Cheng’an didn’t want to surprise everyone or shock them.

He was afraid that once everyone discovered his true genius after all, Master Zhou would feel this apprentice had prospects and would greatly increase his training, leading him to work overtime.

After Zhao Cheng’an expressed his concerns, Qin Huai asked only one question.

"Since when were you a genius?"

Zhao Cheng’an:...

Qin Huai, you *****! You ******!

With Shi Dadan in place, the tracking team of three became a team of four.

This tracking mission was initiated by Qin Huai, but amongst the four, Qin Huai’s tracking skills were the worst.

Shi Dadan’s skills need no more elaboration; equipped to the teeth and with rich experience, his expertise at disguising as a regular customer and eating snacks at Yunzhong Restaurant for so long left Qin Huai without the slightest impression, showcasing his astounding skills.

Xia Mubing spent a rich and dangerous period after leaving Beiping years ago, involving espionage, martial arts, disaster, and war themes. Tracking, burglary, counterattacks, and disguises were commonplace for Xia Mubing. Though older now and somewhat rusty after years out of the business, he quickly adapted and thrived even after a brief tracking.

Although Zhao Cheng’an had some mental issues, was unreliable, and quite spontaneous, he was still the Beiping Thief King, skilled and nimble. Back in the day, he would visit the Prince Mansion nightly for grand thefts. Now tracking Jiang Feng, an ordinary high school student who was always tired in the morning and starving in the afternoon, was too easy.

The weakest was Qin Huai.

If it weren’t for the three teammates covering for him, Jiang Feng would likely have recognized him.

For a whole month, the four followed Jiang Feng around Z City. They had gotten a clear picture of Jiang Feng’s habits.

This child’s life was simple—a high school student, unless saving the world—it’s hard to be vibrant.

Jiang Feng studied at No.1 High School, where students were required to arrive before 7:20 a.m., though his class seemingly enforced arrival by 7:10 a.m., while Jiang Feng consistently ran late, seldom leaving downstairs until 7 a.m., forcing Chen Xixiu to bang on his door every morning to urge him out.

Jiang Feng was a freshman, having just chosen the science track over arts; his Physics was quite good, though English lagged behind. His math teacher often held class late, occasionally the physics teacher did too, but the chemistry teacher never held class late, resulting in starving Jiang Feng and Chen Xixiu pedaling furiously on their bicycles every single evening. Xia Mubing never participated in tracking during these times—an elderly person couldn’t pedal a bicycle that fast.

With his heavy study schedule, Jiang Feng helped at Jiankang Restaurant occasionally during weekends, sometimes delivering takeout. Nearly a month was spent tracking, yet Jiang Feng only stepped into the kitchen twice during a three-day school break. Based on Zhao Cheng’an’s close observations and potentially exaggerated intelligence—it was concluded that this child had decent fundamentals.

At least his knife skills were impressive.

Knife skills couldn’t be acquired quickly; even the most talented chefs must obediently practice from scratch. From Jiang Feng’s knife skills, it was evident that he was a diligent child, having honestly practiced for seven years as Jiang Weiguo instructed.

This concluded the observations on Jiang Feng himself. Regarding the abilities from Qin Huai on him...

Qin Huai felt the abilities on Jiang Feng were weak.

During Qin Huai’s first encounter with Jiang Feng, he possessed no abilities. Though Qin Huai hadn’t awoken, he had memory and could confidently say Jiang Feng had no abilities back then. Currently, Jiang Feng exhibited very faint abilities; in the month-long tracking, Qin Huai could distinctly feel these latent abilities slowly increasing.