Carl officially started work the next day.
Before dawn, Chen Shouyi, lying in bed, sensed Carl in a martial arts uniform in the garden on the villa's top floor, guiding his parents through their training.
He wondered how far they could get.
His expectations weren't high. He didn't need them to fight enemies; other people could handle that. They just needed to react quickly enough when danger struck.
"Chief Chen displays astonishing miracles in his martial arts speech, stirring the whole city!"
The big, bold headline on the front page of Renren Daily made Chen Shouyi feel very satisfied.
The only regret was that there were no reader comments.
At noon, Bai Xiaoling brought over a thick stack of newspapers she had gathered.
"There's the Zhonghai Daily, as well as some newspapers from other provinces," Bai Xiaoling said.
"Any foreign media?" Chen Shouyi glanced at one newspaper, set it down, and picked up the Zhonghai Daily, asking casually.
"Not yet. I'll contact those media outlets right away. If all goes quickly, you'll be able to see them tomorrow," Bai Xiaoling hurriedly replied.
Transportation across Eurasia was still fairly smooth. If they were air-freighted in urgently, one day would be enough.
"Uh, there's no rush. I was just asking."
That sounded as if he couldn't wait to see them. Chen Shouyi changed the subject. "Have you arranged accommodations for the military martial masters who came over?"
The military martial masters Chen Shouyi had requested had all arrived that morning. There were ten in total, filling the quota exactly.
Two of them were even peak martial masters, while the other eight were experienced martial masters.
He had shown up once, discussed their compensation, and then asked Bai Xiaoling to arrange their accommodations.
"It's all arranged. The city government provided two houses, one