Volume 2 1999 Chapter 81 The Feast and the Hot Dog
Miss Chen's surname is Chen, and she is the Chen of Feng Chen Chuwei.
Miss Chen's name is the morning, which is the morning of the sun, moon and stars.
Her name is Chen Chen, but her mood is gloomy.
Chen Chen did not refuse Li Yuan in the end, and left the consulate with a heavy heart.
The car prepared by the embassy for Li Yuan was a Buick sedan, and Zhao Min wanted to sit in the passenger seat, but Li Yuan pulled her.
"You better sit in the back with me, in case of a car accident, you have a better chance of survival. β
Li Yuan glanced at Chen Chen with a smile, and the other party gritted his teeth in anger.
Sitting in the car, Chen Chen was angry, and his strength to step on the accelerator was a little fierce.
"How is it? I'm not wrong, right?" Li Yuan said to Zhao Min: "Miss Chen, this is wishing that we had a car accident." β
"Don't worry, I have a driver's license!" Chen Chen replied, looking at Li Yuan through the rearview mirror, but saw that the other party didn't look at her, just laughing with his girlfriend.
This bastard!
Chen Chen was so angry that his chest was about to explode.
That's pretty much it. Zhao Min tugged at Li Yuan's sleeve and threw him a look.
Rest assured.
Li Yuan waved his hand disappreciably.
The car drove onto the main road, and Li Yuan suddenly asked, "Do you like to eat spicy chicken or spicy shredded pork?"
"Huh?
The second monk Zhao Min was puzzled and asked, "Aren't you going to eat a French dinner?"
"I like to eat spicy shredded pork. β
Chen Chen said suddenly. Zhao Min realized at this time that Li Yuan was not talking to her.
Li Yuan looked at Chen Chen through the rearview mirror: "What meat?"
Chen Chen replied: "Half of the beef and half of the mutton." β
Zhao Min was stunned for a moment when he heard this, looked at Li Yuan, and then at the back of Chen Chen's head, and suddenly realized: "What about the code?"
"Shh......h
Li Yuan raised his finger at Zhao Min and motioned for her not to talk nonsense.
"It's okay, there's no bugging in the car. Chen Chen's tone was full of laughter: "I really didn't expect that China would send a child over." β
"I didn't expect to be contacted so quickly. Li Yuan said: "Zhang Wei told me that you will not take the initiative to contact me until the critical moment." β
"Something happened. Chen Chen glanced in the rearview mirror, "You may be targeted by the CIA." β
"It's really fake!" Li Yuan was startled.
"The two French chefs at the embassy are CIA specialists. Chen Chen explained: "The reason why I hinted that you left early was mainly because I was afraid that you would say the wrong thing. β
"It's okay to come out?"
"Again, there were three cars following just now, at least one of them was one of their people, but I can't confirm it. β
"What then?"
"No, you can do what you have to do. Chen Chen smiled: "You don't have to worry too much, as long as you maintain enough mystery, they won't dare to do anything to you, after all, the CIA is directly responsible to the president, and the current president of the United States has a relatively moderate attitude towards China, although he has not had a good time recently." In fact, their eyes should be on Bill Archer. β
"Bill Archer is a Texas congressman, a pro-China faction, and the purpose of arranging this identity for you is to shift the CIA's attention to Bill Archer, even though they can't find anything. β
"In other words, it's because of who I am now that I will attract their attention?"
"Yes. β
"Then you might as well dress up as a regular tourist......
"It's different, at least the initiative is in our hands. Chen Chen said: "Again, the CIA may try to get close to you, but as long as your identity is not revealed, they will not treat you badly." The biggest problem right now is the FBI. β
"What happened to the FBI?"
"The FBI will definitely take track protection on you, the kind around the clock. β
"This is protection, obviously surveillance!"
"Whether it's surveillance or protection, don't expect to get rid of them, it's hard to do, and second, if you suddenly get out of their sight, it will arouse suspicion. β
"So what should I do?"
"Make friends. β
"Making friends?"
"Yes, remember the American you met at the airport in the capital?"
"You said Heim?"
"That's him. The reason why we arranged the pick-up ceremony with great fanfare was actually to show him......"
Chen Chen explained, and Li Yuan knew that Haim was also at the airport at that time.
"Why did you do that?" asked Li Yuan.
"To raise your worth. Chen Chen said: "The Greenberg family is quite influential in the United States, and your close relationship with him will help you get rid of the FBI's tracking." β
"Didn't you say you couldn't get rid of them?"
"The FBI is also a human being, and if it is a human being, it will slack off, and the FBI will not mind the Greenberg family's bodyguards to protect your safety instead of them, after all, for them, this is just 'compulsory labor'. β
"Well, I see. Li Yuan suddenly realized.
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The car stopped, Chen Chen turned into a preoccupied look again, and followed Li Yuan and Zhao Min into Bernardine's restaurant nervously.
Located in the heart of Manhattan, Bernardine's Restaurant is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant known around the world.
How famous is this restaurant?
For example, if ordinary people want to eat here, they can only make a reservation in advance, and the reservation often needs to be more than a month in advance, and even then, there is no guarantee that the reservation will be successful.
Li Yuan didn't make an appointment in advance, but he wasn't an ordinary person either.
Probably the consulate called in advance, and the oncoming waiter asked for their names and led the three of them to their seats.
Bernardine's menu is similar to a set menu, which is a chef's selection set menu with more than 300 dollars per person, a restaurant selection set menu with more than 200 dollars per person, and a standard guest meal with more than 100 dollars per person.
βChef's Tasting Please.β
Li Yuan said politely to the waiter.
βPrix Fixe Please.β
Chen Chen then said.
After speaking, seeing the waiter's confused expression, Chen Chen hurriedly asked why.
"You have to order the same set menu at every table. β
Li Yuan pointed to the prompt on the menu, and then said to the waiter to listen to him.
After the waiter left, Chen Chen said with some embarrassment: "I haven't been here before." β
"Pay attention to your expressions. Li Yuan lowered his voice and reminded: "Be careful that someone is following ......"
"Don't worry, they're not willing. β
Chen Chen showed a relaxed smile and said, "The per capita cost of three hundred dollars is still quite painful for those who do our business, after all, we will not be reimbursed." β
Li Yuan smiled dumbly.
Of course, Chen Chen was not referring to the work of the embassy, but to her fellow agents.
Don't think about how high an agent's salary is, it also depends on your rank.
Taking the FBI as an example, the FBI staff is divided into 19 levels, with the highest D4 level and the lowest A1 level. The level of the head of a district bureau is roughly C1, and the annual salary is about 50,000 dollars after tax deduction, which is only more than 100 dollars a day on average, which is not even as good as the waiters in many restaurants. What's more, the agents in charge of stalking are often of a lower rank, so in many realistic novels, FBI agents are driving and munching on hot dogs, like the kind of situation where you often go in and out of high-end restaurants, which can only be seen in 007 movies.
By the way, 007 is part of MI6 and is treated much better than the FBI.
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One of the biggest characteristics of French cuisine is that it is small.
Because of the small amount, French meals are usually served very slowly, and it is common to increase the sense of ritual and satiety by extending the time of eating, and it is common for a meal to drag on for three or four hours.
The three of them had lunch, and it was almost dinner time when they came out after eating.
It was unusually cold in New York in January, Li Yuan was fine, and Zhao Min couldn't help but stomp his feet again and again when he went out because he was wearing less.
Back in the car, it finally warmed up, Li Yuan was about to make fun of Zhao Min, when he suddenly heard Chen Chen cough three times in a row.
There is a case.
Li Yuan understood Chen Chen's code and threw her an inquiring look.
Chen Chen sniffed.
There was a peculiar smell in the car, in other words, there were people in the car.
Further, it is likely that bugs were installed in the car.
"Are you going back to the embassy?" asked Chen Chen in a cold voice.
"Don't worry, why don't we change places and sit?" Li Yuan smiled: "To be honest, I really don't want to live in the embassy, why don't you just go to the hotel." β
"Sorry, I still have work at night. β
Seeing Li Yuan's face sank, Chen Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "If you just sit down, it's nothing." β
"Forget it......"
Li Yuanyi waved his hand and said, "Recommend a hotel, and then send me over, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, no, ten o'clock, you drive over to pick me up, I am going to visit a friend I just met." β
"I have a job tomorrow too...... All right. β
"That's right. β
Li Yuan crossed his hands, pillowed behind his head, and said, "The Cadillac in the morning is rented?"
"Well, this car too. β
"Don't always engage in these formalistic things in the future, the old man doesn't like it, and I don't like it either. By the way, you went back to the consulate in the evening and helped me check on Heim Greenberg, who should be an investment adviser to Goldman Sachs, and his specific identity is not clear...... You can help me check what he likes, and if it's convenient, help me prepare a gift, no, I'll prepare it myself......"
"Need to inform him in advance?"
"No, don't. Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "I don't want him to know my identity for the time being, wouldn't it be nice to be a friend who meets in Pingshui?"
"It's good if you're happy. β
"Let's go, I want to go to the hotel and take a hot shower, the weather in New York is so bad......"
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Li Yuan and Chen Chen were talking aimlessly, while at the same time, in a car behind, two men were also communicating.
This is a very common Ford sedan, in which are Hartman, a famous paparazzi in New York, and a strong black man with thick lips.
Hartman drove as he listened to the sound coming from a bug disguised as a radio, while the black man chattered and complained.
"This damn yellow-skinned monkey, he's sitting in Bernardine's restaurant enjoying the food, and we're hiding in the car to nibble on hot dogs, and he still thinks the desserts at Bernardine's restaurant are unpalatable, damn ......"
"Shut up. β
Hartman interrupted him angrily, "You think I don't know what you're trying to say, you think I'm willing to go around with him? Damn the CIA, we don't do the dirty work, but it's only today ......."
"What do you mean?" asked the black man, "Didn't he just say he was going out tomorrow?" β
"Obviously, he's here to play, what to do in the hotel every day, playing with women?"
"That's not bad, anyway, his girlfriend looks so young, I don't know how to work in bed......"
"Shut your mouth!" Hartman impatiently removed his headphones, flicked the steering wheel, and entered the steering lane.
"Not following?"
"It's the Hilton Hotel in front of you, what are you going to do?
"Well, you're the head anyway, and you have the final say. β
The black man shrugged his shoulders indifferently and asked, "You haven't said why it's only today?"
"He's going to visit Heim Greenberg tomorrow, and Greenberg will take care of this kid for us, you know?"