Personal Bodyguard

"You can go to America, but only if I go with you."

Before long, Xu Jia walked in and said this to Chen Mu.

"..."

Was that really necessary?

"This is for your safety."

Xu Jia seemed to notice Chen Mu's displeasure, but she still explained, "Your physical condition is poor. If you run into danger, something could easily happen to you. The Chief takes your safety very seriously now and will never allow anything to happen to you."

Xu Jia put it bluntly. It was rather hurtful—what did she mean by his physical condition being poor?

Was it really that bad?

Chen Mu sighed. He thought that he needed to find a way to make himself stronger as soon as possible. After all, the Marvel World was no simple place. Without sufficient strength, who knew when he might lose his life? He truly did not want anything to happen to him!

"But if you come with me, there won't be a good enough reason..."

Chen Mu was deeply conflicted. He had originally wanted to refuse. How nice would it be to leave whenever he wanted, all by himself?

He could toss everything into the warehouse without any hassle. Carrying luggage and the like was exhausting, wasn't it?

But if someone followed him around, it would be inconvenient to use his warehouse.

"That won't be a problem. Publicly, I'm already your secretary. Going to America with you won't raise any issues."

It had to be said that Xu Jia's professional abilities were truly formidable. Not only could she speak several languages, but she was also exceptionally skilled in combat. At the same time, her business abilities were beyond question. Chen Mu practically did nothing and dumped nearly all of Xiao Mu Technology's affairs on her, yet she still arranged everything in perfect order.

Of course, her identity also gave her many conveniences, but there was no denying that her abilities were unquestionable.

In short, Chen Mu felt that Xu Jia's abilities did not seem much inferior to the Avengers' Black Widow.

"Actually, I've always been curious. With your abilities, if you chose to leave the military, you could easily find a job or start a company and do extremely well. Why did you still choose to remain in the military?"

Chen Mu had truly been curious about this question.

Xu Jia was more like an agent trained by the military, specially assigned to carry out missions. For example, this time, she had come to Chen Mu's side partly as his secretary and partly to protect him.

And, of course, to monitor him.

Xu Jia was still young, only in her twenties, yet she possessed all sorts of impressive abilities. Leaving aside her combat skills, her business talents alone could have made her a successful career woman. Yet she had not chosen to leave the military. Instead, she concealed her identity and accepted all kinds of missions, which Chen Mu truly could not understand.

Were all agents this capable?

"We simply pursue different things."

Xu Jia cast Chen Mu an indifferent glance and said, "Does a person live their entire life only for money?"

"Don't they?"

Chen Mu curled his lip. Who did not love money?

Even now, although he was wholeheartedly determined to revive China, he would never complain about having too much money. If one could make money, who would want to lose it?

No one would ever think they had too much money. Even Tony Stark was no exception.

"My pursuit is simply to protect my country. That's all." Xu Jia looked at Chen Mu and calmly asked, "And where do you think all my knowledge and abilities came from?"

"..."

That was true. How else could she have gained such abilities at such a young age if not through the country's vigorous training?

But it had to be said that while they taught her skills, they had not neglected patriotic education either.

Of course, many people would call that "brainwashing education," and Chen Mu had nothing to say about that.

"Hmm, that's the same as my pursuit!"

Chen Mu nodded, looking utterly approving.

"Shameless." Hearing someone speak so brazenly, Xu Jia snorted softly.

"What?"

Chen Mu asked curiously. To be honest, he had not heard what Xu Jia said at all.

"Nothing. If you've decided, I'll book the plane tickets. Then, President Chen, when have you decided to go to America?"

"Hmm, I don't have any particular requirements. The sooner, the better. Also, this trip is related to our cooperation with Stark. Make an appointment with them first. If we can meet Tony Stark, that would be even better."

After all, Tony was already Iron Man. That meant his Iron Man technology had completely matured. For Chen Mu, all he needed to do was "touch it," and he could obtain the complete Iron Man technology. He could barely wait.

"Tony Stark?"

Xu Jia frowned. She was not someone who ignored major national affairs, so naturally, she knew about the birth of "Iron Man" in America. And that Iron Man was Tony Stark.

In fact, the Iron Man armor Tony had created had a far greater impact on the world than people imagined, especially on countries outside America.

A weapon like the Iron Man armor was an enormous deterrent to other nations. That was why the American military was doing everything possible to obtain the technology from Tony.

To a certain extent, this thing might have been even more intimidating than nuclear weapons.

Under normal circumstances, nuclear weapons could not be used. Tony's armor, however, fell within the category of conventional weapons. In other words, it could be used in ordinary wars.

Moreover, everyone had witnessed Iron Man's strength. He was incredibly powerful. If an entire army could be equipped with such armor, it truly would be invincible in this world.

So when she heard that name, Xu Jia was naturally stunned for a moment.

"Is there a problem?"

Chen Mu looked at her curiously.

"Nothing." Remembering that they already had a business partnership with the other side, Xu Jia quickly calmed down.

"Hey, don't tell me you're thinking of finding a way to steal someone else's technology?"

Chen Mu looked at her strangely and asked in a teasing tone.

"..."

Xu Jia rolled her eyes and ignored Chen Mu.

That was quite a thing to say. Even if she had the desire, she did not have the ability!

Tony Stark would certainly protect his technology extremely tightly. If it could really be stolen so easily, wouldn't the world be thrown into chaos?

Fortunately, after seeing how many people had been displaced by his weapons, Tony really did grow a conscience. No matter what, he no longer intended to sell any weapons, much less his own Iron Man armor. He would not hand it over to the American military even if it killed him.

"Stop joking around. I'll book the tickets. We can leave as early as tomorrow. President Chen, make your preparations first."

With that, Xu Jia turned and left.