âNope. Itâs just a normal gathering, but we were so engrossed that we forgot the time,â Chen Zhao said with a smile on his face.
âIf I recall correctly, youâve only been here for less than three months, right? Look at how many friends you have already! I grew up in Los Angeles but only have a few friends.â
âYouâre my friend, too,â Chen Zhao said, smiling.
David also put his hand on Leonardoâs shoulder. âBuddy, weâre friends now as well.â
âErr⌠My birthday is this weekend. Can, can you attend my birthday party?â Leonardo invited, looking somewhat shy.
âOf course. Can all of us go?â
âYes, all of you are very welcomed! I hope that youâll all be there.â
In fact, Leonardo had knocked on Chen Zhaoâs door just now only to invite him to his birthday party.
However, he did not expect so many people to be present.
Even more unexpectedly, he managed to know so many new people in a single night.
Leonardo was not really a loner, but he did not know how to socialize.
Even in the police station, most people were only his colleagues and not friends.
The number of friends that he made that night was perhaps almost equal to the number of friends he had before.
However, Leonardo could not stay for too long because he was still working.
âLeonardo, do you mind giving us a ride? Weâre leaving too,â David said.
âSure,â Leonardo agreed without hesitation.
Sienna and Chris left with David as well.
After two busy days, Chen Zhao could finally have a good rest.
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The next day, Chen Zhao was awakened by Fali.
He did not have enough sleep, but he had things to do.
It was already over eight in the morning. After washing up, he still had to attend Gaiaâs boxing lesson.
Chen Zhao had a rather tight schedule. He still had to check Ruffordâs injury at noon.
After all, he was investing on Rufford, so he had to gain some profit from it.
When Chen Zhao arrived at the fitness center, he was somewhat anxious.
He still remembered Gaiaâs threat.
Luckily, Gaia was just scaring him and the lesson was what they were supposed to have in the first place.
In the two hours, Chen Zhao spent an hour hitting the sandbag.
âChen, youâre exerting your strength in the wrong way. You canât just use all your strength in every punch. Youâre learning how to fight, not going for a boxing tournament.â Gaia had been observing Chen Zhaoâs punches.
âWhile street fighting also requires physical strength, the key lies in your techniques. Use minimal force to defeat you opponents. Therefore, pay attention to the angle and power of your attack. Maybe youâre not just facing one enemy, but two, or perhaps twenty. If you use all your strength in every punch, you wouldnât last long.â
Gaia walked up. âThe most popular boxing styles now are free sparring and military boxing. Iâll teach you free sparring.â
âWhy not military boxing?â
As Gaia wore her gloves, she waved her hand at Chen Zhao. âLetâs fight.â
âFor real?â
âNo, just an example.â
âDo I attack or you?â
âYouâll attack.â
Chen Zhao formally put up a boxing stance and protected his head. Then, he slowly stepped forward.
Punch! In the instant he punched, Gaia dodged his attack. She made a turn and her elbow struck towards Chen Zhaoâs face.
âNot my faceâŚâ
Gaia was not planning to injure Chen Zhao. Her elbow stopped five centimeters away from Chen Zhaoâs face.
âMilitary boxing is used to kill. Do you plan to kill anyone?â Gaia asked.
âErrâŚâ
âBefore youâre ready to kill, military boxing is even weaker than free sparring,â Gaia said. âThe moves in military boxing are crueler and designed to destroy you opponentâs body. They are mostly targeted at joints and weak points.â
âGaia, since youâre so strong, you can certainly win any boxing competition, right?â
Gaia shook her head. âItâs not as simple as you think. I might not even win womenâs boxing. The rules on the ring wouldnât allow me to display myself fully, so donât even talk about menâs boxing. Iâll be considered lucky if I can win just three opponents.â
âHow about outside the ring?â
âI can kill ten top boxing champions in ten minutes.â
Chen Zhao shivered. He went to the restroom and when he returned, Gaia had already removed her gloves.
âGaia, why do you hate Morgery so much?â
âItâs none of your business,â Gaia answered directly.
Chen Zhao scratched his nose in awkwardness. He was really stupid just now for finding trouble for no reason.
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After leaving the fitness center, Chen Zhao went to Ruffordâs house directly.
Bord was there as well. Rufford was doing some light recovery exercises under his guidance.
âHello, Chen.â
Both of them stopped. Chen Zhao said, âContinue and finish Bordâs lesson.â
Ten minutes later, Rufford approached Chen Zhao.
After nearly one week of treatment, his leg no longer hurt. Indeed, he felt that he had already fully recovered.
However, Bord felt that it was not the case. It could only be confirmed after Chen Zhaoâs examination.
Ruffordâs feeling might not be accurate. Sometimes, an athlete may feel that he has already recovered, where in reality there is still some indiscernible damage. Once he starts to exercise vigorously, his injury would relapse. To prevent such a situation, one must be careful.
After some check-up, Chen Zhao patted Ruffordâs shoulder. âRufford, your recovery is excellent. You can already exercise as usual, but not too intensely for these few days. Bord, give me a copy of Ruffordâs physical data over the next few days.â
âNo problem.â
Chen Zhao was the person who had introduced Bord to Rufford, and he was also Ruffordâs investor.
He was indirectly Bordâs boss, not to mention that he had saved Bordâs wife and daughter. Therefore, Bord would certainly listen to Chen Zhao fully.
After spending an hour in Ruffordâs house, Chen Zhao received a call from Ethan.
âChen, a new client. FDD Commercial Building, level 40.â
âWhatâs the pay?â
âEight hundred.â
âThatâs low. Who is it? What disease? Iâm not going if itâs another gang leader or something.â
Chen Zhao was usually not picky about the pay or the client, but eight hundred was indeed relatively low.
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If it was only a normal client, he would take it as an opportunity to widen his social circle.
However, if the client was someone dangerous, eight hundred was not sufficient for him to take the high risk.
âFDD Commercial Building is in downtown. Do you think a gang will work there?â