The 'rain' box of Fuyuan Restaurant is quiet, no one is noisy, only the occasional click of mobile phones taking pictures.

In the center of the box is a large round table of ash wood, with a straight texture and a beautiful pattern on the round table covered with a layer of spotless white tablecloth, around the round table there are no guests seated, but three Italian chefs in white chef clothes, standing in a triangular position, each holding a silver spoon in their hands, on the small food cart next to them are placed with a variety of ingredients and spices.

The young chef at the head of the group first turned around and bowed slightly to the boy sitting not far away, and after the boy nodded, he turned around and began the next "food performance".

In front of the chef, the white tablecloth was bordered by goblets of various flavorings, and the silver spoon gently reached into the black spice cup to roll some of them, and drew an arc on the huge white tablecloth with precision and speed, and the young female chef on the opposite side of him also carefully followed the overlap and drew a reverse arc, and then the third chef followed suit.

The sweet smell of the black spice on the white cloth between a spoonful and a painting, spilled a graceful arc overlapping and extending into a fishbone-shaped, a scale and a feather hooked lifelike, the three chefs cooperate smoothly and freely, reminiscent of the Japanese hammer rice cake folk masters, the wooden hammer rises and falls quickly and will never hit the hand that moves the rice cake, the silver spoon flutters on the table and never hits the minute, and the skilled and elegant "painting skills" fall on the tablecloth into the landscape of the fish leaping dragon gate.

Some people applauded, and the first round of applause rang out in the box.

Chu Zihang sat next to the boy and applauded gently, but his attention was not on the dining table but on the boy in front of him, he opened his mouth to whisper something, but he felt a little out of place, but the boy turned his head slightly as if he had read the thoughts of the people around him and whispered: "I will talk about the things you want to ask later, I have other things to do for this meal." ”

Chu Zihang was slightly stunned, his eyes also drooped, he also understood that the boy understood what he wanted to say, and he was indeed here for himself... Without any worries, he simply sat down beside the boy and quietly watched the extravagant performance.

The fish bones are framed, and then the white flavoring is used to decorate the light yellow sweet sauce, and the water droplets and lotus flowers are dotted around the perimeter of the fish leaping dragon gate, and the chocolate powder and prepared spices are sprinkled on the middle line of the fish bones in turn, and the carefully processed fruits are freeze-dried and the chocolate balls wrapped in edible gold leaf are sprinkled on the fish bones at will to become "flesh and blood".

When the painting was finished, the whole dish was half finished, and then the silver utensils were opened, and the hard-shelled desserts with dry ice and white mist were placed on the Yuyue Dragon Gate in turn, and the three chefs took the silver spoons and smashed them one by one, and the desserts were scattered everywhere, and finally a little dessert was drizzled to complete the giant dessert with a little dessert.

"Fish leaping over the dragon gate." The Italian chef turned around and named the boy on the chair in less authentic Chinese, "and ask the guests to enjoy it slowly." ”

The applause in the box was thunderous, the students of the second (1) class of high school expressed their admiration for the extravagant "pre-dinner dessert" one by one, the boy on the chair also clapped his hands gently, and the three chefs packed up the dishes after receiving instructions and pushed the small cart out of the box.

"Let's all sit down, this dish was given to us by the owner of Fuyuan Restaurant, while it's hot... Eat while it's cold. Lin Nian got up from his chair and approached the table, and saw the 'painting' that the cold mist of dry ice had not yet dissipated.

At this time, the whole box returned to a lively atmosphere from the silence of watching the art performance with bated breath just now, and the discussion broke out all at once, most of them praised the Michelin-starred chef for being different, and the huge dessert made from the entire white cloth table as a dinner plate was simply creative, and the party shocked many people as soon as it began.

"Good boy, big money." Xu Yanyan leaned on the side of the table and stared at the mist-shrouded large dessert and sighed, "You can't take it down without some blood, right?" ”

"It's not the food that's expensive, it's the brand, if I remember it well, this should be Chef Alinea's signature dessert, and now the store should be in Chicago, and the most handsome of the three chefs I recognize, is the student of the chef of the three-Michelin star... This dessert technique should have been practiced in the main store, I heard that in recent years they have been invited to the inland restaurant to be the head chef, but I didn't expect it to be this restaurant. Some knowledgeable students were surprised, "This meal is a big deal, and you have to have face if you ask for money... Is it really a carp jumping over the dragon gate? ”

As he spoke, the man cautiously glanced at Lin Nian at the dining table not far away, and his gaze became more or less upward.

"What a reluctance... This appetizer alone has to be close to five figures, right? ”

"Damn, which earth dog is so anxious, don't move the chopsticks first, let me take a photo!"

Lu Mingfei, who was scolded for the earth dog, fled in embarrassment, and still held two plates in his hand, one for himself and one for Chen Wenwen, but he just ran to the girl and was taken away by the girl, thank you for taking away two plates, and the other fell into the hands of Zhao Menghua...

Twenty or thirty people in the box gathered around the table and picked up chopsticks and forks and spoons to start on this dish, Lin Nian only tasted two pieces a little and then retreated to the side and sat down, beside him, Chu Zihang also took the plate and tasted the dessert slowly.

'Dad' used to take him in and out of some high-end clubs, but he didn't have much interest in it, and when he saw more, he would always increase his horizons, and it would not be rude to see even the most wonderful things, and besides, he didn't come for this meal today.

"You're late." Chu Zihang thought about it, and took the initiative to start the topic with Lin Nian... The words are very blunt, and with his cold face that is a little paralyzed, there is a feeling of asking the teacher to ask for guilt.

"It's three minutes late, my brother is still so punctual, it reminds me of when I was in the high school basketball club before, how many minutes late for training had to shoot how many three-pointers in a row, and if I made a mistake, I would start again, and until I threw it to the school, I changed to the park and continued to shoot, and you guarded it yourself, so no one dared to be late." Lin Young said with a smile.

No matter how long they have been apart, friends are always friends, and a sentence or two can bring back the distance between each other.

"What is the rationale? You're also not someone who likes to be late. Chu Zihang's eyes softened inexplicably, as if he had been moved by the emotions of the past.

"I actually got off the plane early in the morning, but I encountered something on the way here and delayed it."

"Got into a car accident?" Chu Zihang turned his head and examined Lin Nian up and down, and his level of concern was comparable to that of his mother who heard that her son was injured.

"No... But almost. Lin Nian smiled casually, but there was a flash of fierceness in his eyes, "The matter has been resolved... It's just a waste of effort, a lot of effort. ”

Chu Zihang stared at Lin Nian, he hadn't seen this boy for a long time, and inexplicably felt that the other party was strange, and there was less of the original plainness and more strangeness on his body, and more of a smell on his body that made him unusually familiar...

... The smell of rain and blood.

"Don't talk about things on the road, even if you encounter an accident, I'm done with it, I'm fine now, at most there are some sequelae." Lin Nian waved his hand, his tone became flat, and he lowered his head to hide the discomfort in his eyes.

Sequela...?

Although there were many questions, it could be seen that Lin Nian waved his hand and didn't want to talk anymore, so Chu Zihang stopped asking, ate the last bite of dessert, put down the spoon and the clean plate and changed the topic: "This meal is very expensive." ”

"Probably so." Lin Nian took a few deep breaths, looked up at the old classmates in front of the white cloth table, and was noncommittal, noticing that both boys and girls in his eyes greeted him warmly with a smile... This emotion is something that I have never had before, more enthusiastic and more unfamiliar.

There was no joy on Lin Nian's face, only calm.

"I thought it was your treat today." Chu Zihang looked at him, after all, the person who invited the guest should know the price.

"Yes and no." Lin Nian shook his head.

"If I need to, I can here..."

"No, I mean... Someone reimburses. Lin Nian coughed and whispered, "Tolerance, no matter how big the battle is, it won't be my turn to pay..."

Chu Zihang nodded suddenly, the Lin Nian in his eyes became familiar again, and the last bit of strangeness disappeared.

"Besides, I didn't come back out of nowhere."

"I know, I've been to the place where you used to live, and the owner has changed there..."Chu Zihang was silent for a moment, "You are not a person who likes to appear in front of people and show off, you are not here to return to your hometown this time, you are here for more important things... Something that is not good to put on the bright side. ”

Lin Nian glanced at him in surprise, this time it was his turn to look Chu Zihang up and down, at this time, not far away, Lu Mingfei was staring at this side with a dinner plate and trotting towards Lin Nian, but on the road, he seemed to suddenly stumble over something and fell on his head, and the plate in his hand flew to the two of them with a snap, if there was no accident, the dessert on the plate would be directly pasted on the back of one of the people, and the scene would be ugly.

It's just that before Lu Mingfei's face showed an expression of impending disaster, Chu Zihang discovered the accident, just turned sideways slightly and avoided the plate, raised his hand and caught the plate and the dessert inside very naturally, the whole process seemed to be extremely smooth, but few people who saw it did not cause alarm.

"Be careful." Chu Zihang handed the dinner plate to a stack of apologetic Lu Mingfei who came to remind him softly.

"Oh... Oh..."

Lin Nian saw all this in his eyes and considered it in his heart, and reached out to his wrist at the moment Chu Zihang turned around, but the latter didn't have time to avoid being firmly grabbed by his wrist.

Chu Zihang subconsciously wanted to break free, but found that the hand that held him was like an iron tong, and all his strength was absorbed, and there was no feedback.

But in terms of strength ... Class B?

No... It should be higher... On the edge of an A-grade?

Lin Nian felt a flash of power burst out of his wrist at that moment, and his eyes showed a hint of enlightenment, he let go of his handle, looked at the big boy in front of him with a light smile and asked, "When did it happen?" ”

Chu Zihang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know how to answer this question, Lin Nian nodded again when he saw his reaction: "Don't you know anything... It's good. ”

"You're looking for the Kassel Academy, I can take you there, and to be honest, now that I suddenly realized, you were born to be in that place." Lin Nian said.

“... So what are the admission requirements? I've heard that interviews at the Kassel Academy are rigorous. After Chu Zihang got Lin Nian's positive reply, his whole body relaxed a little, and his cold face with facial paralysis seemed to melt a lot, and the dullness and pressure over the years also passed with the melting snow.

"There is no problem with the admission conditions for you." Lin Nian smiled lightly and said, "You don't need to ask why, I say you're fine, you're fine." ”

"But that academy is no ordinary place."

"It's not ordinary, but you're not ordinary, are you?" Lin Nian looked directly at Chu Zihang and said.

"What do you mean..." Chu Zihang suddenly fell silent in the middle of his words, and turned his head to look at Lu Mingfei, who had not left with a dinner plate on the side, and this kid had been clubbing beside them without saying a word since he fell.

"You talk... You guys talk... I'll just pass by..."Lu Mingfei immediately felt embarrassment on his face after he was suddenly condensed by Chu Zihang's gaze, and his whole body was as uncomfortable as a pinprick, and he turned around and left.

"Hey!"

He abruptly stepped back to leave, but was suddenly stopped.

Lu Mingfei turned around and didn't react, there was a thin and hard thing in his arms, and when he looked down, he saw that it was actually a genuine PS3 game disk, Fallout 3 Annual Collector's Edition.

He looked up at Lin Nian and was stunned for a moment, Lin Nian just smiled lightly at him: "The gift I said I brought you, take it first, and I'll talk to you later." ”

"......" Lu Mingfei was stunned for a while, then lowered his head and bared his teeth to show a not very good-looking smile, put away the plate and turned to leave, and muttered in his mouth, "Damn, just stay to study, really a different person?" No, it looks like I'm going to study in the U.S. in the future..."

"I'm coming back this time for two things, one is about you, and the other is inconvenient to say." His gaze withdrew from Lu Mingfei, and Lin Nian turned to Chu Zihang in front of him again.

“... Task? Chu Zihang said suddenly.

"Yes, mission." Lin Nian admitted, and looked at Chu Zihang with some surprise, "We know that you have investigated the academy for a long time, but I am still curious about which step you have found?" ”

"I haven't found much, and your academy's information is completely blocked... But I met your alumnus yesterday, alumni of the Kassel Academy. Chu Zihang said.

"My alumni?" Lin Nian frowned slightly.

"She said her name was Wan Boqian, and she called you their... The trump card of the executive department? Chu Zihang raised his eyes to look at Lin Nian, wanting to see something in the eyes of this boy who was younger than himself, but in those eyes, he only saw relief.