Demons Beside You

When Chen Zhao reached the gym, that reporter appeared before him again .

“Mr . Chen, you"re an illegal doctor, right? Did you give Rufford illegal drugs? His improvement is shocking . Does this have anything to do with the medicine you gave him?”

In this country, reporters were the true kings . They could twist any sentence to fit their goal .

“Who told you I"m a doctor? I"m not . ”

If Chen Zhao admitted that he was a doctor, the Public Health Department wouldn"t be the first to find him . It would be the IRS .

How scary is the American IRS?

There was a rumor that the IRS got their eyes on a drug lord for tax evasion . When he finally got arrested, it was because the IRS found evidence while even the FBI couldn"t . One could imagine how frightening the IRS was .

“Mr . Chen, Mr . Rufford admitted it himself . ”

“Admit what? I know Rufford, but that doesn"t mean I gave him treatment . ”

“Mr . Chen, are you doing this to hide the fact that you gave Mr . Rufford steroids?”

“If Rufford used steroids, the IAAF and Anti-Doping Organization can come for me . If you have evidence, please take it out . Otherwise, wait for my lawyer"s message . ”

A lawyer"s message didn"t actually have any legal effect . It was basically just a threat to attack if the other kept going .

Kate gritted her teeth at Chen Zhao . This Chinese man was more troublesome than she"d expected . His answers were seamless .

“Mr . Chen, if you"re worried about your ident.i.ty being exposed, I can ensure to keep your ident.i.ty hidden…”

“What ident.i.ty? I"m just a Chinese man working in America on a green card . If you keep making harmful guesses, I"ll report you for hara.s.sment, defamation, and racism . ”

“When did I act racist?”

Anybody would be in trouble if they were found to be racist . Even the G.o.dly reporters didn"t dare to touch that line . If she was sued for this crime, she would lose her job even if she wasn"t found guilty .

Chen Zhao was just showing off . If Kate wanted to make his life hard, he would do the same .

“I just feel like you"re being racist,” Chen Zhao said matter-of-factly .

Racism was a true problem, but some minorities also felt that any offenses toward them was racism .

Kate stared at Chen Zhao"s back and clenched her fists .

Chen Zhao entered the gym . He waved to all the people he was familiar with . He was well-known here too . After all, not many dared to have Gaia be their coach .

Gaia was currently teaching a student in the ring . That student was six feet tall, like Chen Zhao . His weight was similar too . However, he was much weaker . Gaia held up a pad with one hand and didn"t even budge when the student"s fist hit it .

If it was Chen Zhao, Gaia would need to hold the pad with both hands .

“Harder, harder . Too weak, Anderson . Did you eat breakfast? Or did you use all your energy on girls?” Gaia pushed the student"s fists away with the pad . The student took two unsteady steps back .

“Okay, Anderson . Go take a rest . ” Gaia patted his shoulders .

“Chen, put on your gear and come practice . ”

When Gaia and Chen Zhao practiced, Chen Zhao was the defense . He took the pad and put on protective gear .

“Up, down, up, down, left, right, right, left, up…”

Gaia would tell Chen Zhao where she was attacking before she did so . Then Chen Zhao would do the appropriate defense . After 15 minutes of training, they were both sweating .

Anderson offered them water and patted Chen Zhao"s arm . “Chen, how come we have similar build but our strength and speed are so different?” He wanted to learn Chen Zhao"s ways .

“Maybe it"s because I exercise often,” Chen Zhao said . “I"m a coach too, so maybe I"m more familiar with how to make myself stronger . ”

Similar build didn"t mean that they had the same power . There was still the problem of fat ratio .

A regular person had around 10% to 12% body fat . Athletes had around five percent, while the top athletes could reach three or four percent .

The lower the fat, the stronger the bursts of movement . According to biology, fat was for preserving energy . This way, the animal wouldn"t die of starvation from lack of food . On the other hand, muscle represented an animal"s status in the food chain . The stronger and faster they were, the more advantageous they were .

When civilizations appeared and society turned from hunter-gatherers to agrarian cultures, fat no longer had a survival advantage . Instead, it got in the way of labor .

However, thousands of years later, the human body still hadn"t become completely removed from the primitive state . Being overly strong could actually shorten the lifespan .

For example, many athletes were talented, but the talent was only for unleas.h.i.+ng potential . Throughout their career, they could become faster and stronger, but after their golden age, their bodies would deteriorate quickly .

The injuries and ailments acc.u.mulated throughout their career would start attacking their bodies .

Anderson and Chen Zhao chatted for a while . Chen Zhao learned that Anderson was an amateur hobbyist . His goal seemed to be to join an official compet.i.tion, but his potential was so-so .

“Anderson, go against Chen and feel his power,” Gaia said .

They both put on protective gear and Anderson felt the entirety of Chen Zhao"s heavy fist . Even though Chen Zhao had held back, he was still forced back each time .

“Anderson, Chen, switch . Anderson attack, Chen defend . ”

The two switched positions . Anderson"s feeling changed again . Rather than fighting against a human, it was like he was facing an unmoving wall .

Gaia was both of their coaches, so she obviously knew their differences .

Chen Zhao"s fitness was too amazing . Even Gaia might not be able to win against him for pure strength—let alone someone average like Anderson .

Getting off the ring, the three rested and drank water at the window . “Gaia,” Anderson said . “How can I become like Chen Zhao?”

Gaia glanced at Chen Zhao . “In terms of fitness, there"s barely any way of surpa.s.sing Chen . You can only go from technique . ”

“Is there any way of improving in technique?”

“Keep practicing,” Gaia said . “There"s no cheating method . Even geniuses have to keep working hard . You"re not a genius, so if you want to become a professional fighter, you have to work even harder . My suggestion is that you find a professional boxing coach . ”

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