MUP: Chapter 63. Agent Coulson.

Consider the steamed dumplings.

First of all, the unique shape of the 'Golden Ratio Steamed dumplings' attracted the attention of the guests.

Looking at the steaming delicate dim sum, the customer felt some comfort in his heart. At the very least, the food looked worthy of his 10 dollars.

"Hmm, but the most important thing is the taste."

With a whispered mutter, the bald man then carefully brought the dumpling in his hand to his mouth.

"Ah, hot, hot ..."

With a weak appearance, different from how he acted before, he tasted the hot food in his mouth. The man suddenly widened his eyes. It was as if he was in the middle of a vast forest, "This is amazing! This dumpling is really amazing! The elasticity of the shrimps that are ground up, the fresh vegetables that are full of crispness, the soft sweetness of the egg yolk, and the smoothness of the pork that's oily but not greasy. The greatest success of this dumpling lies in the balance between the four ingredients. They don't overshadow each other's taste but harmonise as one, all thanks to the proportions of the ingredients. It deserves the name 'Golden Ratio Steamed Dumplings'!"

After a sigh, he burst out, making remarks like a machine gun. The customer looked like he had just woken up from a dream. He shook his head, feeling like he had just been possessed.

Although he didn't know why he suddenly made a food review for no good reason, the 'Golden Ratio Steamed Dumplings' left a deep impression on him. Savouring the taste that was still in his mouth, he immediately took out another 10 dollars.

"Sir, give me another portion of 'Golden Ratio Steamed Dumplings'."

[Reputation points from food truck customer +0.05]

"It seems that cooking doesn't only bring happiness, but also reputation points."

In the antique shop, Ryan looked at the information on the data panel and couldn't help but smile.

There was no doubt that the owner of the food truck that appeared on the streets of New York was Ryan's clone.

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With the bald man as his first customer, the business of the food truck obviously turned smoother.

Although 10 dollars wasn't cheap, it was still cheaper compared to a meal in a restaurant. With the tempting aroma emanating from the food truck, soon, there was a line forming at the side of Ryan's food truck.

[Reputation points from food truck customer +0.02]

[Reputation points from food truck customer +0.04]

[Reputation points from Phil Coulson +20]

[Reputation points from food truck customer +0.05]

'Wait a minute, there seems to be a strange character mixed in!'

After a row of reputation points prompts, the conspicuous 20 points immediately attracted Ryan's attention. Looking at the familiar name displayed in the system, Ryan looked through the clone and scanned the crowd.

Soon, he spotted a figure in a suit, hiding not far away, tasting the dumplings.

As a sharp agent, Phil quickly noticed that someone was observing him. He turned his head to meet the eyes of the clone; he smiled slightly and then assumed his professional posture. However, with the steaming hot dumpling in his hand, the level-8 agent from S.H.I.E.L.D. looked rather shameless.

'Why is Agent Coulson here?'

Silently withdrawing his eyes, Ryan didn't think his [Shell] clone could attract S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention. So, it was obvious that Agent Coulson appeared here because of another mission.

'But, what kind of mission was it?' To be honest, although Agent Coulson only had a supporting role in the Avengers movies, Coulson was a level-8 agent. Phil Coulson still carried out a variety of missions. God knows why he appeared in the vicinity.

Being alert to S.H.I.E.L.D. and for his own safety, Ryan didn't let the clone get into contact with the agent.

Although the amount of points he could get from Agent Coulson was significant, it was no way near enough to take on the risk. Even if [Shell], who was currently in the food truck, was just one of his clones.

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The next day, Ryan's plan was disrupted by the appearance of Agent Coulson again.

This time, he purposely asked the clone to reopen business at a place one intersection away from that street yesterday.

[Reputation points from food truck customer +0.03]

[Reputation points from Phil Coulson +25]

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Ryan: "..."

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The third day.

[Reputation points from Phil Coulson +20]

Fourth day.

[Reputation points from Phil Coulson +30]

As the saying goes, bad things come in threes. No matter where Ryan told [Shell] to do business these days, he would meet Agent Coulson, which made him wonder. 'Could it be? Is he really following me?'

"But it shouldn't be. I clearly checked, there aren't any obvious flaws."

In the antique shop, Ryan was somewhat suspicious of Agent Coulson's repeated appearance.

In front of the fast food truck, because of his repeated visits, Agent Coulson had obviously turned into a regular, "Your dumplings are really delicious. Too bad you change locations too often, I have to search for your location every time."

'What now??'

Agent Coulson's remark caused Ryan to fall speechless for a few minutes.

So in fact, Agent Coulson hadn't been after him, but his cooking!

It seems that he had overlooked [Shell]'s [Dim Sum Master] ability. Anyway, he was called the number one dumpling chef on the continent. Even if his ingredients weren't 100% perfect, the food trucks in New York couldn't compare to his [Dim Sum Master] ability.

No matter what, Ryan couldn't fully believe this was the reason Agent Coulson appeared.

After all, as a highly trained level-8 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., no matter how delicious Ryan's cooking was, he shouldn't be caught up in it so easily.

Sure enough, when he observed what the agent did, a familiar black car suddenly passed in front of the fast food truck...

Ryan was basically sure of the agent's real purpose in showing up here; it was the same as his.

All for a famous playboy in New York.

It turned out that, at this point in time, S.H.I.E.L.D. had started to notice Tony.

In the antique shop, Ryan was a little dazed.

However, although the goal was the same, but the purpose of the two parties was very different. Agent Coulson obviously represented some kind of attention from S.H.I.E.L.D. and Ryan just wanted to borrow [Shell]'s cooking to get some points from Tony.