Brooklyn, New York.

In the alley next to the 'Rainforest Cafe'.

A golden flame of light suddenly appeared out of thin air, and then quickly opened, forming a ring with a diameter of more than two meters, like a ring of fire in a circus.

The scene in the circle of light doesn't seem to match the alley at all, as if a hole was made in one painting and another painting was placed behind it...... At this moment, a chubby young Asian man walked out of the circle of light, and then two more people followed him from the circle of light and came to the alley.

As soon as they stepped out of the flame circle, the flame circle disappeared as well.

These three people are Zhang Taibai, who was still in the Monterrey, Mexico branch a moment ago, and they are too empty to follow Natasha.

Knowing that Zhang Taibai and Natasha were going back to New York, Taixu offered to give them a ride.

"It's no wonder that 'S.H.I.E.L.D.) has always been unable to figure out the details of you mages, and with this teleportation technique, it is difficult to find your whereabouts." Zhang Taibai sighed.

Natasha also said with deep contemporation, "Whether it is the governments of various countries, or we're at S.H.I.E.L.D., if we want to search for a specific group or special people on a large scale, we mainly rely on the ubiquitous Sky Eye and the key monitoring of key areas such as airports and railway stations...... If the mages had never had to take these means of transportation, the chances of being detected were much lower, and there might not even be a 1 in 10 chance of the rest of the 'transcendents'. ”

"Are you tired, don't talk about these things all day long, what 'S.H.I.E.L.D.', what monitoring is not monitoring, boring to death." Taixu was not interested in this topic at all, or at least did not care at all.

With his strength and means, even if 'S.H.I.E.L.D.) knows his details, what can he do, he doesn't want to go anywhere, who can keep up with him? The monitoring methods of the 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'s against ordinary 'transcendents' are completely inapplicable to Taixu, and they can only bring humiliation upon themselves.

"What you said is, I won't talk about this today, I'll go upstairs and put down these salutes first, then take a shower and change clothes, and then take you to have a good meal-" Zhang Taibai smiled and said, then looked at Natasha and asked, "Natasha, do you want to be together?" ”

"Not this time, I have to go back and report to the director in person about the final outcome of the disappearance case over there in Monterrey, and the overlap of the Nine Realms." Natasha said.

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you, let's make an appointment when we have time." Zhang Taibai smiled.

"I'll wait for your call." Natasha put her hand to her ear and made a phone call gesture, winked at Zhang Taibai, and then left with a smile.

After Natasha's figure disappeared, Taixu pouted and said, "I said, Brother Taibai, why do I think this chick is seducing you." ”

"It's just a professional habit, don't take it too seriously." Zhang Taibai smiled nonchalantly.

"Professional habits?" Taixu didn't understand what Zhang Taibai meant.

"Let's go, go upstairs first."

Zhang Taibai saluted and walked to the side door of the café first.

"Eh, you wait for me." Taixu also hurriedly followed.

Zhang Taibai really didn't take Natasha's attitude towards him too seriously, because even Natasha herself may not know that Zhang Taibai really knows her very well.

Not to mention anything else, in the Avengers alone, except for Thor, who doesn't stay on Earth much, there is no Avenger who has not had an affair with her, and some have had a direct relationship.

In addition to the Avengers, superheroes who have been good with her are also a lot of catches, such as Daredevil Matt, one of the few friends in Zhang Taibai's life, is one of them.

Zhang Taibai doesn't have a virgin complex, after all, this is also the 21st century, there is no need to be so old-fashioned, not to mention that this is still New York, it is too normal to fall in love, but he is not a chick himself, and he doesn't think that girls have to be as guarded as jade or something.

But for a woman with rich experience like Natasha, Zhang Taibai still can't accept it in his heart, no matter what the reason, he is not interested in having any in-depth communication with Natasha.

Of course, this does not prevent the two from becoming friends.

……

After putting down his luggage and taking a shower and changing his clothes, Zhang Taibai went downstairs to say hello to Old Earl and them, and asked about the recent situation in the store by the way.

But he had only been away for less than two weeks, and everything was as usual in the store.

No, it can't be said that it's completely fine.

Maiserin's girl, for some reason, suddenly resigned from the café.

"I asked her why she quit and she didn't say, she said that she wanted to change jobs and try it, and her salary this month has not yet been paid, so I told her to wait for the boss to come back." Old Earl said with some sighs.

Maitherine, this girl is also an old employee of the café, and she suddenly left like this, and Old Earl still misses it.

But there's no way, it's just a job, and no one can stop you from leaving.

"I know, I'll contact her when I'm free, so you don't have to worry about it." Zhang Taibai nodded and said to Old Earl.

"Boss, if you persuade her, she will definitely come back." Old Earl said.

"There's no need, everyone has their own ambitions, maybe she will have a better development if she leaves here, don't force it." Zhang Taibai thought about it, shook his head and said.

"I hope so." Old Earl sighed.

Zhang Taibai patted Old Earl on the shoulder, and then left the café, Taixu was still waiting outside for him to go and rub it together.

But then again, Maitherine's resignation, he really didn't expect it.

"Is it because I rejected her?" Zhang Taibai thought silently.

But when I thought about it, I felt that I was thinking too much.

Maitherin may have meant something to him, but no matter how you look at it, it's just interesting, and it doesn't reach the level of madness, and it's impossible to quit because of this.

"Let's go back and ask, maybe there's something unspeakable." Zhang Taibai thought.

……

More than half an hour later, Zhang Taibai drove Taixu to his destination.

"'Big Dragon and Phoenix Restaurant'? It's a familiar name. Taixu said when he saw the name of the restaurant.

"It's not surprising that you've heard of a three-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, the only one in New York, and there are no other semicolons, and there are only two in the whole of North America." Zhang Taibai said with a smile.

"It turned out to be a Michelin restaurant, no wonder, I should have seen it in a magazine by accident, so I was impressed." Taixu suddenly realized, but then he was a little skeptical, "This is a Chinese restaurant, right?" Is the Michelin rating reliable, won't it be the kind of nondescript, so-called strange cuisine that combines East and West......"

"It's unreliable, just go and eat and see." Zhang Taibai smiled slightly.

After parking the car in the parking lot, the two walked towards the restaurant.

As soon as she walked to the door, the welcoming girl in a cheongsam recognized Zhang Taibai with sharp eyes and greeted her very warmly, "Mr. Zhang, you are here." ”

Zhang Taibai and his brothers often come here for gatherings, so most of the staff in the restaurant know that they are all friends of the chef and never dare to slack off.

In a large restaurant, the status of the chef is extremely high.

Even if it's the boss, you have to give the chef some face.

Especially like 'Da Long Feng Restaurant', the status of the chef is much more special, because 'Da Long Feng Restaurant' can be rated as a three-star Michelin restaurant, which is completely contributed by the chef Jiang Shan. Moreover, according to Michelin's rating rules, if Jiang Shan leaves the restaurant, then unless the restaurant can find another chef who has the same rating as Jiang Shan, the restaurant rating will be cancelled.

This also makes Jiang Shan's status in the restaurant surprisingly high, and even the boss has to look at his face.

Zhang Taibai and they are all brothers of Jiangshan, and most of the people in the restaurant also know about it, so of course they will not neglect them.

"I have a reservation, can you help me take a look?" Zhang Taibai smiled gently.

"Don't look at it, your private room has already been prepared for you, I'll take you there directly." The welcoming girl hurriedly led the way in front.

Zhang Taibai and the others came to the private room, and not long after they sat down, Jiang Shan, who was wearing a chef's uniform and had a big belly, walked from outside the door, and said with a smile, "Hahahaha, little junior brother, I just finished my busy time, and I came a step late, don't be surprised." ”

"What are you talking about, I'm here to disturb you, senior brother." Zhang Taibai stood up.

"Come on, don't be so hypocritical...... Who is this? Jiang Shan said with a smile, and then looked at Taixu.

"Brother Jiangshan, I'm a friend of Big Brother Taibai, just call me too empty." Taixu introduced himself directly.

"Too empty? What a name. Jiang Shan gave a thumbs up, "But the names of the two of you are quite similar, it shouldn't be long-lost brothers, right?" ”

"Ahem, ahem—" Tai Xuan coughed awkwardly, and then joked, "Do you think I'm like a brother like him, it's more like a brother to say that we are brothers." ”

"The fat man in the world is a family, just rush this, I will definitely satisfy you today!" Jiang Shan heard Taixu's words, patted his belly, and laughed.

After chatting a few words, Jiang Shan went back to the kitchen first, preparing to cook a table of banquets for Zhang Taibai and them.

"Senior brother, he likes to joke, don't mind." After Jiang Shan left, Zhang Taibai smiled.

"No, I still think this fat guy is quite kind, he has been dealing with ghosts all day long, and he has long been tired of it, so it's better for us Chinese." Too vain waved his hand and didn't care.

"But then again, the first time I saw you, I thought it was very familiar, and our names are so similar, could it really be related?" Zhang Taibai suddenly asked with a smile.

"Don't make trouble, we are not the same painting style, you are so thin, I am so fat, even if you say that you are brothers when you walk on the street, no one will believe you." Taixu shook his head again and again.

"That might be." Zhang Taibai smiled meaningfully, looked at Taixu and said, "If you lose weight, who knows if we look like it...... Otherwise, if you tell me about your background, maybe we really have something to do with each other. ”

Zhang Taibai noticed that when he said this, a trace of panic clearly flashed in Taixu's eyes.