Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 663 - 428 Ren_1

Chapter 663: Chapter 428 Ren_1

Feng Yi had considered the possibility that the other person could be an insider, but he hadn’t expected their self-perception to be like this.

A substitute?

Is it necessary?

Can you even manage that?

Perhaps noticing the confusion in Feng Yi’s eyes, Ren explained:

"With your identity, there may be times when you need to appear in two places at once, and a perfect alibi is necessary.

"In the age of information, with omnipresent surveillance, we need to be cautious, but it can also be used to our advantage."

Feng Yi did not comment on this statement but asked, "Do you know how much danger you would face as my substitute?"

Ren’s eyes sparkled with excitement: "Yes! Please believe me, I am truly very interested in this job! I will do my utmost, make the greatest effort!"

Feng Yi sensed the suddenly intense emotional information coming from the other person, stayed silent for a moment, then looked at the identity card in front of him, and then at Ren’s face, asking, "Is this your real appearance?"

Ren smiled: "Does it matter? Boss, you don’t recognize people by their faces, do you?"

"No, I just want to know whether the way you look now is your actual self, or have you done some modifications?" Feng Yi asked.

Have you had plastic surgery?

Ren did not directly answer this question either but said, "Do you know how I was chosen?"

Pausing for a moment, Ren touched his own face: "Because I resemble him."

Regarding some secrets from long ago, related to his grandmother, neither Feng Yi nor Ren said too much. Even though there were no other people around, they still needed to be discreet outside.

Feng Yi still had many doubts, but this truly was not the best place for an in-depth conversation.

Thinking about how the other person had been observing and continuously imitating him for some time, Feng Yi asked:

"To what extent can you imitate others?"

"Without an official position, our mutual understanding is limited, and I can’t speak absolutely. Let’s just say that when I imitate someone, I can deceive their pet whom they’ve had for many years into not recognizing them by voice alone!"

Anyone who has had a pet cat or dog knows how acute their hearing is. That’s like a basic radar!

When the owner is on the first floor, a pet in a room on the third floor can clearly discern, just by the sound of the faint footsteps, whether the person downstairs is a family member or a stranger.

Even if their sight is poor or they can’t see at all due to obstructions, just by listening, they can detect those breaths, footsteps, and other behaviors through the differences in intensity, rhythm, frequency, and so on.

Ren confidently stated: "If I want to, I can completely fool them!"

After saying this, he paused slightly, knowing better than to exaggerate in front of this person, and added: "However, boss, since we haven’t spent much time together, I can only mimic based on what I’ve observed—enough to look familiar, to synchronize, but ordinary pets would still be able to hear the difference."

Feng Yi nodded. Whether or not the other person was telling the truth or bragging, it would be easy to verify. So Feng Yi didn’t dwell on this point but rather asked:

"Why choose now to make an appearance?"

In the past, Feng Yi had asked the butler questions like this, and the butler’s reply was always: the optimal timing.

As for when exactly that was, even the butler couldn’t decide.

It was a mutual choice, "the optimal timing" meant—when Feng Yi needed it and the other party also felt the time was right.

And now, Ren had appeared.

"Because only now is there a place for me to exhibit my skills."

Ren said seriously as he looked at Feng Yi.

Only with enough notoriety for the boss and sufficient outside attention would there be such a demand.

Otherwise, what would be the point of coming early?

He wasn’t the type who just takes a salary without doing the work!

Without a task, without passion, he might as well continue honing his imitation skills outside.

Hearing this, Feng Yi nodded slightly and didn’t ask further, but instead sent a message to the butler.

He forwarded Ren’s information, needing to double-check it.

Although Feng Yi could confirm some things from the emotional information emanating from the other person, it was still necessary to get confirmation from the butler.

Perhaps Ren had not had much contact with the butler, but the butler would surely have a list.

Soon, Feng Yi received a reply from the butler:

[It’s him.]

Looking at the time, Feng Yi stood up.

"Trial period of one month, any problem with that?"

"The living arrangements?"

"Have been arranged."

"Alright then!"

Ren followed Feng Yi to the residence beside Cui Lake.

There are employee accommodations here, which also facilitates more observation in the coming period. Both sides observe each other.

Back to his own territory, where privacy was better, Feng Yi asked about those matters related to the grandaunt, as well as how she originally chose Ren.

Ren told Feng Yi that he was different from the others; there was more than one candidate for the code name "Ren", both male and female. The candidates didn’t know each other, had no contact, and were unaware of the real secrets.

They had similar hobbies and also jobs of their own.

They only knew that one day in the future, the boss might select them for a new mission.

Once the decision was made, those not selected could continue with their own life plans, and what the chosen ones would do was unknown to the others. They might not even know they were not chosen.

He Saiting was the final decision made by the grandaunt after she determined Feng Yi would be the successor, based on a comprehensive evaluation of gender, age, appearance, temperament, ability, and so forth.

Only the real chosen one would know more information.

It was the same for Ren. Only after the final selection did he learn many more secrets and realize how difficult it was to get this opportunity.

He was so excited that he drove a yacht from the coast of one country to another and back again.

Ah~~~

What had he done in his past life to be granted such a special opportunity!

Excitement!

Heaven knows how much he wanted to start the job after being chosen.

But he couldn’t, waiting was necessary.

Wait for the best timing and to meet the boss in the best condition.

Now, he had finally started working!

Ren couldn’t help himself and grabbed the new boss’s hand to give it a strong shake:

"Boss, I will work hard!"

"Mm."

Feng Yi kept a straight face, thinking: This new employee is overly excited.

Since the new employee had arrived, Feng Yi also called over Jia and the others so everyone could get to know each other.

Jia and the others hadn’t known about Ren’s movements either; each had their own planned procedure.

Finally, meeting the new colleague, Jia looked him over and said, "So it was you who’s been spying on the boss’s movements lately."

Ren apologized, "It’s indeed a bit awkward to start like this."

Having met his colleagues here, Ren then looked towards the butler.

The butler was looking towards Feng Yi, seemingly indifferent to the others.

Ren mimicked the new boss’s tone and called out, "Butler."

The butler turned around, an old face with a warm gentlemanly smile, "Yes?"

Facing such a butler, Ren suddenly didn’t dare to say much.

He was skilled at mimicry and liked guessing at people’s hearts, very sensitive to their emotions.

In the boss’s eyes was a fake coldness.

In the butler’s eyes was a fake warmth.

"Nothing much, it’s just my first day on the job, so I ask for your guidance," Ren said politely.

The butler returned a mild smile and took a step toward Feng Yi.

After the butler left, Ren let out a breath and went to bond with his colleagues.

"Master Bing, I just weighed myself, and I think I need to put on some muscle? I’ve been so busy preparing for the interview lately, and the mental stress has caused me to lose a bit of weight."

Jia, listening nearby, mentally ranted:

Your so-called interview preparation is stalking the boss like a creep every day?!

And you talk about mental stress? You seem quite thrilled to me!

Where’s the stress in that?!

Not far away, Feng Yi stood in the yard, watching Jia and the others in the living room.

The butler approached, asking with concern, "Is something troubling you?"

Feng Yi shook his head, "Trouble is not the word for it; I just feel that there is a lot to learn from the grandaunt."

Looking towards Jia and the others ahead, Feng Yi said, "Seeing them, I somewhat understand from what angle to start cultivating support for the next successor."

The butler didn’t like to hear this.

So young and thinking about a successor already?!

That was a matter for decades later!