Chapter 9: The Old Butler
"Your kung fu is not bad, you can stay in the martial arts hall." Chen Mo tidied up some messy clothes and said to the few people lying on the ground.
When they heard that they could stay, several people couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"I don't care what your identity was in Huaxia before, from now on, you are the teacher of this martial arts hall, and you must abide by my rules here." Speaking of this, Chen Mo looked at them solemnly and said in a deep voice, "I don't want one day, I will kick anyone out with my own hands!" ”
These people are boxers who smuggled into the United States from China to escape the war, do not speak English, and have no skills other than kung fu, so they can only make a living by working as coolies on the docks.
In order to improve his fighting skills, Chen Mo specially found a group of boxers who had just arrived in the United States and were worried about their livelihoods, and selected the four best kung fu fighters.
After all, it was his own subordinates in the future, Chen Mo still left a sense of proportion, and several people quickly stood up, saluted Chen Mo with fists, and looked at him with respect and gratitude in their eyes.
"Thank you for taking it in! Don't worry, we won't let the owner down! ”
Several people's answers were resounding.
These boxers can be regarded as local figures in China, and they are somewhat proud, but the encounters during their time in the United States have already made them let go of their conceit and arrogance, and in this war-torn world, they are already content to be able to live and fill the stomachs of themselves and their families.
Chen Mo was able to take them in when they were the most difficult and helpless, he was their benefactor, the person who practiced martial arts valued the most affection and righteousness, and the grace of a drop of water would be reciprocated, and several people were full of gratitude to Chen Mo in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to repay it.
Moreover, martial artists respect martial arts, Chen Mo is so young, his strength is far above them, although his skills are a little rough, but with a little time, he will definitely become stronger, to the extent that they can only look up, so how can they be dissatisfied and reverent.
Seeing the expressions of several boxers in his eyes, Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction, they are all men with real temperament, but they are useful.
The martial arts hall has a total of three floors.
The third floor is Chen Mo's private area, and others can't go up casually.
The first floor is an open area, including the hall, practice room, ring, locker room and rest area, and several boxers are arranged in several rooms on the second floor.
This place is much better than the dirty and dilapidated slum they live in, and several boxers looked at the spacious and comfortable room in front of them, and an inexplicable warmth swelled up in their hearts, feeling that their hearts were hot, and the eyes of the smokers were a little red.
can open a martial arts gym in New York in a bright and bright way, Chen Mo is naturally no longer a "black household", and the problem of identity is actually very easy to solve.
Hydra has many spies lurking in countries around the world, many of whom are in high positions. Before leaving Norway, Chen Mo sent his real photos and fabricated identity, and a new identity had been arranged for him, and even the U.S. government couldn't find any problems.
At the same time, inside Hydra, Chen Mo also arranged a new identity for himself, Red Skull's new assistant, a kung fu master from Huaxia, this time he will cooperate with Red Skull to complete a secret mission in the United States, of course, his identity is strictly confidential.
After coming to New York, Chen Mo turned into a wealthy Chinese man who came to the United States to escape the war, bought an entire building at a high price in Brooklyn, and opened a martial arts gym.
The Red Skull temporarily disappeared from Hydra's field of vision, and Hydra's affairs were temporarily taken over by his assistant Chen Mo for remote command, while the base was taken care of by Dr. Zola and the new guard captain, Major John.
The worship and awe of the Red Skull have long been deeply rooted in the bones of all the people of Hydra, and no one will have any objection to his orders, their mission is to follow the will of the leader Red Skull and complete the task given by the Red Skull, and after Chen Mo's purge, there is no other voice.
The brief disappearance of the Red Skull did not cause any confusion for Hydra, the construction of the base and various studies were proceeding in a step-by-step manner, and Dr. Zola's research on the Cosmic Cube also progressed.
Out of the practice room, Chen Mo walked to the sofa by the window and sat down, and took the towel handed by the old housekeeper standing on the side.
"Eddie, are you used to living here?" Chen Mo wiped his hands and handed the towel to the housekeeper, and at this time, standing in front of Chen Mo, wearing a well-fitting dark gray suit, neatly combed white hair, and a gentle and kind expression on his face, it was Eddie Albert, who taught Chen Mo German and painting in Liverpool for a month.
"It was nice and the bed in the room was very comfortable." Old Albert said in his soft, gentle voice.
Before Chen Mo came to the United States, he thought of the old Albert who stayed in Liverpool, as the only person in this world who was friends with Chen Mo, Chen Mo was still a little worried, and before leaving, he went to Liverpool and found the old Albert who was still painting in the square.
Although he had $10,000 from Chen Mo, Albert's life has not changed much, except for renting a cheap house and having a place to live, he has also helped some compatriots who are struggling to live.
Every day, he still goes to the square to help people paint, but his life is guaranteed, and his health is much better, and he often thinks of the young man who helped him and gave him hope.
When Chen Mo appeared in front of him again, old Albert's hand that was painting couldn't help but tremble, and he almost drew crookedly. Looking at the young man in front of him who was smiling and looking at him, the old Albert, who had never been smiling, couldn't help but smile.
"Sir, do you want a portrait?" Albert Sr. asked with a smile.
"Why not?" Staying with old Albert, Chen Mo felt that his whole body was relaxed, he didn't have to think about any camouflage and precautions, planning and calculating, he could relax for a while, enjoy life, and feel the humanistic customs of old Europe.
This is the feeling of trust, although they have not been together for a long time, Chen Mo understands Albert's personality, he is serious and rigorous, optimistic and open-minded, kind and upright, he is an old man worthy of respect, he has experienced too many hardships, which makes him look down on life and death, calm and calm, the only time Chen Mo saw him lose his temper was the time when Chen Mo disguised himself as himself, remembering the expression of old Albert who doubted life at that time, the corners of Chen Mo's mouth couldn't help but curl.
When the old Albert finished the work in hand, he began to paint a portrait of Chen Mo.
"Eddie, I'm going to New York, do you want to come with me?" Chen Mo sat on a wooden chair and kept his posture still.
Old Albert was sketching on the drawing board with a paintbrush in his hand, and he couldn't help but pause when he heard the words, and then said after a deep sigh.
"Do you want to eat and live?"
Chen Mo is always amused by the little sense of humor that old Eddie comes out from time to time, he is a strict gentleman on weekdays, and he occasionally makes a joke, whether it is funny or not, it will make Chen Mo laugh, and it was here that Old Albert was hired by Chen Mo with a daily salary of ten yuan for food and housing.
"Of course, the daily salary is ten yuan, including food and housing." Chen Mo replied with a smile.
"Then congratulations, from today onwards, you have a good housekeeper." Old Albert put down his paintbrush and stood up, and bowed gracefully.
It turned out that the elder Albert was born in an aristocratic family in East Prussia, Germany, received aristocratic education since childhood, and was very talented in painting.
It wasn't until the aristocratic lord died that Albert, who was nearly forty years old, decided to leave the castle and pursue his dream of becoming an artist.
Even he didn't expect that after going around in a circle, he finally returned to his old business and became a housekeeper. However, he couldn't think of anything else he could do to help Chen Mo, he had basically learned all his skills, and now he had this strength, he could help Chen Mo take care of logistics and take care of his daily life.
However, his life is also wonderful, he has enjoyed the luxurious life of the aristocracy, experienced the vicissitudes of the world, bravely pursued his dreams, and experienced the hardships of sleeping in the open.
Perhaps, Chen Mo will bring him a more exciting second half of his life.