63: Chapter 57 Theoretical Opportunities 63: Chapter 57 Theoretical Opportunities What era is it that you still need to strike a pose before making a move, it’s simply embarrassing for practitioners.
But as soon as Old Chen drew his gun with such a posture, Gao Yi only wanted to say “666”.
Raise your hand, stand up, step back, speak your mind quickly.
“Old man, it’s a misunderstanding, truly a misunderstanding!”
Gao Yi took a couple of steps back, his hands not raised above his head, just his palms facing outward towards Old Chen, sincerely saying, “We’re both practitioners of Hsing Yi, I co from practicing boxing, not from the assassins.
That’s why I was sent to learn from you, not to challenge you or to pick a fight.”
After retreating five steps, Gao Yi stopped and said, “How about I demonstrate a move or two for you?”
Old Chen’s face darkened as he said, “Playing this in front of , you still…”
Gao Yi slowly, with an unusually slow speed, struck a starting pose, then he turned around just as slowly, his right hand smashing down in slow motion, and his left fist pitching.
Just like that, from the starting pose to strapping on to performing the Black Cannon Hamr, missing a stepping move, this combo should be perford stepping forward, but Gao Yi was afraid he’d get shot if he did so, so he dared not move.
It was the very action that Old Chen had just made but hadn’t followed through with, a routine used in boxing practice, known as a “form,” but not used in actual combat.
But Old Chen would definitely understand upon seeing it.
Indeed, Old Chen’s eyes widened, then he stared at Gao Yi and said, “The fist as a cannon, the dragon wraps the body…”
Gao Yi imdiately responded, “Facing the enemy as if on fire!”
Old Chen put away his gun, a look of surprise on his face, “strike the yin and yang to the left and right quickly!”
“The feet switch naturally.”
“The left and right advance should be as sharp as a sword!”
“With the mind ready, the enemy turns over by themselves.”
Old Chen turned his right hand over, the gun subtly hidden back at his waist, then he glared at Gao Yi and said, “Where did you learn this boxing song?”
“Passed down in my family!”
“Passed down?
What’s your surna?”
“Gao, as in high and low.”
Old Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, then said in extre amazent, “Your family passed it down?
What’s your father’s na?
No, what’s your grandfather’s na?”
“Gao Yingshan.”
Old Chen’s eyes bulged out, after sizing up Gao Yi, he suddenly said, “Good heavens, this, this…your great-grandfather’s na was?”
After a mont’s thought, having recalled a bit, Gao Yi said, “Gao Shunquan.”
Old Chen clapped his hands together loudly and said, “Ah, my ancestor above, you are my disciple’s nephew.”
I knew there was a connection, but didn’t expect it to be so close.
Gao Yi couldn’t help but open his mouth wide and said, “Ah?”
Old Chen was extrely excited and said, “You wait, just wait a minute, don’t leave!”
Gao Yi stood still as Old Chen hurriedly ran past him, but quickly, Old Chen ca back with a thin book.
“Look, look!”
Old Chen opened the book, pulled it apart to reveal a long strip of yellowing rice paper with nas written on it using a brush, resembling a family tree.
Old Chen, pointing to a na excitedly said, “Look, your great-grandfather Gao Shunquan, your grandfather Gao Yingshan, on this side, this side.”
Old Chen pointed to a na, Kang Yun, ecstatically continued, “My grandmaster Kang Yun, my master Liu Jitang, my na is here, I am Chen Guangxin, we are from the sa sect but different branches!”
Gao Yi was sowhat surprised, but not too much.
There are not many practitioners of Hsing Yi Boxing, those who have received genuine transmissions are even fewer.
If you trace back the lineage, eventually, it all connects to the sa sect.
Of course, that’s considering those who received actual transmissions, not those who self-taught through online videos.
There were no successors under the na of Gao Yingshan, and under the na of Chen Guangxin either.
Gao Yi’s great-grandfather and Chen Guangxin’s grandmaster shared the sa master, although separated by great distances, technically, they were akin to brother disciples.
Following this seniority, Chen Guangxin and Gao Yi’s father would be of the sa generation.
Gao Yi imdiately said, “Grand-Elder!”
Chen Guangxin sighed deeply, filled with emotion, “I never thought I’d et a disciple’s nephew here, truly from the sa sect, you…”
As their mutual affection ended, Chen Guangxin scrutinized Gao Yi and then, sowhat puzzled, said, “Why did you beco an assassin?”
“I…
uh, coincidentally.”
Chen Guangxin’s expression stiffened, “I wouldn’t ntion it to anyone else, but since you genuinely are my disciple’s nephew, I must ask, did you encounter so troubles that forced you into this line of work?”
Gao Yi looked distressed, speaking softly, “I don’t know how to explain it, but indeed, I faced a major crisis and had no choice but to take up this line of work.”
Although it was their first eting, Chen Guangxin truly cared for Gao Yi, after observing him for a mont, hesitated, then spoke softly, “Nephew, aside from our relationship, let ask you…
can you get out?”
Gao Yi thought for a mont, “I can, I should be able to.”
Chen Guangxin spoke softly, “My master was in the military, and ultimately, retreated to an island.
My master retired in the 60s, he had no children, and seeing orphaned, he took as a disciple when I was thirteen.”
Looking at Gao Yi, Chen Guangxin continued, “My master worked as a special agent for twenty years, trained under the Aricans for a few years, always dealt with assassination matters, so that’s what he taught .
In 1970 I went to South Asia, struggled for over a decade, ended up with nothing and smuggled into the UK, I had no other choice but to rely on my fists to make a living, but…”
Chen Guangxin took out his handgun again, and said softly, “But nowadays, you ultimately still need this!
Nowadays, who still fistfights with you?
Who still fights with knives?”
Gao Yi nodded emphatically, “Exactly, that’s how it is.”
Chen Guangxin sighed, put away his gun and said, “We’re from the sa sect but different branches, I’m a generation older than you, so I’ll say this as an elder, don’t let yourself be sold without even knowing it.”
Now Gao Yi truly appreciated Chen Guangxin.
Chen Guangxin continued, “I beca an assassin because I truly knew nothing else, but what era is this?
If you can find sothing else to do, there’s no reason to be an assassin!”
Gao Yi spoke softly, “Thank you, grand-elder, I…”
Chen Guangxin hurriedly interrupted Gao Yi, speaking softly, “Especially foreigners, you can’t trust them easily!
He might appreciate your skills, but think about it, even if you can carry out the hit, can you get away?
I’ve suffered a lot at the hands of foreigners, the foreigner who sent you here is a middleman, these people just treat you as expendables, do you know what expendables an?
Do you know how many students they’ve sent to , and how many are still alive?”
Chen Guangxin ant well, Gao Yi could feel it.
But what could Gao Yi say now, that he’d quit?
That was impossible.
After a mont of thought, Gao Yi spoke softly, “Grand-elder, I understand what expendables ans, and I know not to trust foreigners too readily, but don’t worry, I’m not expendables.”
Chen Guangxin sighed softly, “I’ll say one more thing, anyone needing to be sent here to learn fighting from , those are situations that can’t be resolved with guns, truly one-of-us wouldn’t send to , a foreigner, for training, that’s all I’ll say, the rest is up to you.”
Good advice is hard to persuade the damned, Chen Guangxin had done all he could, he couldn’t persuade Gao Yi further.
“Thank you, grand-elder, I know what to do now.
If I can handle this deal, I’ll do it; if not, I’ll back out.”
Seeing how serious Gao Yi spoke, Chen Guangxin nodded.
After this much, that was enough; saying more could backfire if Gao Yi turned on him.
Going too deep in shallow waters was taboo; Chen Guangxin truly spoke because he saw Gao Yi had genuine skill and was really from the sa sect, otherwise he wouldn’t bother with these trifles.
Gao Yi watched as Chen Guangxin stopped talking, then said, “Grand-elder, why don’t you teach how to handle guns?”
Chen Guangxin raised an eyebrow, “Handle guns?
Alright, since your boxing won’t improve much here with , you’re much stronger than I am; I’ll teach you so closely guarded skills.
The gun, especially an assassin’s gun, is quite different from others.”
Gao Yi eagerly asked, “What’s different?”
“Hiding, drawing, and shooting, all different.
There are two schools of using guns, one public and one covert.
The public guns are military and police, you get that, right.”
“Understood, carried openly.”
Chen Guangxin patted his waist, “The covert ones, on the other hand, involve special operations and criminal elents; anyway, using a covert gun definitely isn’t upstanding, so hiding it is key.
Then draw and shoot imdiately, no ti or need to aim, it’s about shooting as soon as the gun is drawn, hitting sure and swift, these might sound simple, but they require training.”
“I’ll train, I’ll train well, grand-elder, how do I train…”
Just as Chen Guangxin spoke with enthusiasm and Gao Yi listened eagerly, the sound of urgent footsteps interrupted them.
Gao Yi and Chen Guangxin looked towards the door together.
Sean ca running, noticing Gao Yi had seen him, he imdiately waved, “Co out for a mont, I have sothing to tell you.”
Sean sounded anxious, Gao Yi paused, then imdiately said to Chen Guangxin, “Grand-elder, I’ll be right back.”
Chen Guangxin looked slightly startled, then whispered, “Go ahead, be careful.”
Gao Yi didn’t think Sean intended any harm, so he hurriedly exited, approaching Sean.
“What brought you back?”
Sean, looking frustrated, spoke softly, “There’s a snag with the target, mission cancelled, you can focus on your studies now.”
“What do you an?”
Sean spread his hands, speaking softly, “Just forty minutes ago, soone posted a bounty for Henry Labell on the Dark Web.”
“Who is Henry?”
“Henry Labell is Ditzel’s top aide.
After Ditzel went legitimate, he handed over the underworld business to Henry, who is now also going legitimate, so he planned a charity gala.
But with the bounty on his head, and Henry, of course, accessing the Dark Web, he’s decided to cancel the charity gala in Paris.”
Sean placed his hand on his forehead, pressed it briefly, then lowered his hand and said softly, “So, that opportunity is gone.”
Startled the snake by hitting the grass, this was startling the snake by hitting the grass.
Gao Yi remained silent for a mont, similarly filled with frustration, “Is there completely no chance now?”
Sean shrugged, “The charity gala is still on but moved up to tomorrow, now within Henry’s castle, and it’s uncertain whether Ditzel will attend, so, theoretically, there’s a chance, but realistically, it’s no chance at all.”
After finishing, Sean gave a helpless smile, “We could switch targets, or look for another chance, but that’s it, nothing can be done.”
Gao Yi pondered for a mont, “Isn’t a theoretical chance still a chance?
At least, we have to go and see, right?”
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