The middle-aged man looked around and found that there were not many guests here. Then he strode to seat 36, sat down opposite Ling Jie, and said with a smile, "Sir, this must be Ling Jie."
"Yes, the chief came on time. I just ordered coffee and it tastes bland. If the chief doesn't like it, I'll change it right now." Ling Jie pushed the coffee on the table in front of Liu Zhenqing with a smile on his face.
.Except for Han Ping, this was probably the biggest official that Ling Jie had come into contact with. More or less, he felt a little unnatural in his heart.
"Strong flavors are harmful to the body, but light flavors are better. I like it. Thank you, Lingjie." Liu Zhenqing picked up the coffee, took a sip, and praised, "It tastes very good. If I hadn't tasted the taste of this coffee myself,
I really can’t believe that such delicious coffee can be produced in such a small street.”
Ling Jie also took a sip and said, "This coffee is produced in Hainan. Coconut wall powder is added, so the bitter taste is mixed with a little sourness. If you don't like the sourness, you can wait for the coffee to cool down."
Come down, so that the coconut water will condense into beads and settle at the bottom of the cup, so when you drink it, there will be no sour taste."
The chief listened to Ling Jie's narration carefully, and then took a sip carefully, "Indeed, the bitter taste is mixed with sour taste. I really can't tell. Ling Jie, you have such a profound research on coffee, then if I want to remove
What should the bitter taste in coffee be like?”
When an expert meets someone for the first time, they always exchange pleasantries. However, the exchange of greetings between experts is very different from the exchanges between ordinary strangers. Even the greetings between experts often contain deep meanings.
Hidden opinions, subtle testing... This requires a person to have a keen ear and be able to hear the deep meaning hidden in every word of the other party.
Ling Jie said, "It's not difficult to remove the bitterness and leave the acid. After the coffee cools down, pour out the liquid on top, refill the hot water, and soak the pearl powder inside. In this way, only the sour taste will be left in the cup.
Son."
"Lingjie, your analysis is very accurate. What if I want to drink boiled water?"
Ling Jie fell silent and Liu Zhenqing said, "Should we pour out all the liquid inside, add boiling water and drink it?"
"No, boiled water is everywhere. If you want to drink boiled water, you only need to use a new cup. Is it possible that the chief likes to drink boiled water?"
"If it is available here, I would be happy to drink boiled water," Liu Zhenqing said.
"In that case, Ling Jie will leave first." Ling Jie slowly stood up and turned to leave.
Although the two of them didn't say anything, they actually made it very clear.
At the beginning, Ling Jie made Liu Zhenqing a light coffee mixed with coconut powder and bitterness, and asked whether Liu Zhenqing would like to drink strong or light coffee. Liu Zhenqing said he preferred to drink light coffee.
Darkness means the priority of the things they are talking about today. Liu Zhenqing said he likes to drink light coffee, which naturally means that the things they want to talk about today are relatively light.
Then, Ling Jie slowly said that the bitterness and sourness in coffee can be separated. Bitterness is the essential backbone of coffee, and sourness is a branch. Liu Zhenqing asked Ling Jie how to remove the sourness and leave the bitterness. Naturally, he hoped that Ling Jie would not have too much
It's better to beat around the bush and get straight to the point.
Next, Liu Zhenqing asked Ling Jie what he should do if he wanted to drink boiled water. The profound meaning of this was that he was here today just like boiled water and had nothing to say. What should he do with the last one? Naturally, he asked Ling Jie if he had anything to say...
…
Since Liu Zhenqing had nothing to say, Ling Jie had no choice but to stand up. He originally thought that he was looking for him to discuss entering the thirteenth round, but now it seemed that was not the case.
Just by talking about coffee, the two of them had completed all the communication in secret. There is something special about an expert.
"Lingjie, wait a minute, I won't do the riddles. Since you have nothing to say, why did you ask me out today?" Liu Zhenqing asked the question in his heart.
As soon as these words came out, Ling Jie's footsteps suddenly stopped. No, wasn't it Liu Zhenqing who invited me here? He just didn't have anything to say, so how could he say that he asked him out on his own?
Ling Jie patted his head and couldn't remember when he had ever dated Liu Zhenqing?
"I definitely haven't made an appointment with Liu Zhenqing. It was Han Ping who told me to drink coffee here today... Could it be that Han Ping is trying to make another plan?" Ling Jie's heart suddenly stopped and he felt short of breath several times.
stand up.
"Ling Jie, what's wrong with you?" Liu Zhenqing saw Ling Jie's face suddenly turned pale and thought something had happened.
Ling Jie hurriedly asked, "Chief, who told you that I would treat you to coffee here at six o'clock this afternoon?"
Liu Zhenqing was shocked by Ling Jie's urgent question and expression, "It's Major Luo Qiang. He said you want to invite me to drink coffee here this afternoon."
‘Major Luo Qiang? Not Han Ping, is Major Luo Qiang a member of Han Ping?’ Ling Jie asked again, “Major Luo Qiang and Han Ping have a good relationship?”
Liu Zhenqing shook his head repeatedly, "No, the two of us seldom interact with each other. What's the matter, Ling Jie, do you think there is something urgent?"
Ling Jie thought for a while, and at this time, there was no need to hide anything from Liu Zhenqing, and said directly, "To be honest with the chief, I did not invite the chief to come here for coffee. On the contrary, I was also informed that the chief would invite me to drink coffee this afternoon.
I just went to the appointment."
"Clang..."
Liu Zhenqing's hand shook, and the cup in his hand shook, spilling a large amount of coffee on the table, "Who informed you?"
"Han Ping." Ling Jie didn't know why, but every time he mentioned these two words, his heart would tremble a little, "We have all been deceived, but I can't figure out why Han Ping deceived us to come here.
What’s the purpose?”
Liu Zhenqing thought for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I can't guess, but since you're here, let's sit down and have a sip of tea. Ling Jie, I've watched your wonderful performance in the assessment several times.
It’s a rarity throughout the ages.”
Liu Zhenqing had nothing to fear. He was the chairman's son and the leader of the overseas assassination team, so he could rest easy. "When I go back, I will definitely ask Han Ping and Luo Qiang for details."
Ling Jie didn't think so. Han Ping must have an ulterior motive for doing this, but Ling Jie couldn't figure it out.
At this time, Ling Jie suddenly felt dizzy, and so did Liu Zhenqing. He became even more dizzy, and within a few seconds he started gibbering, "My head hurts, it hurts so much..."
"Bang." After saying that, he fell down on the table. Ling Jie felt that there were thousands of ants biting him in his head, and the pain was severe...
Finally he also fell down.
As soon as he fell down, three people came up from the cafe, Han Ping, Luo Qiang and a big man with only one ear left.