Anton Brotherhood novel Chapter 50

Everything was too fast. This whole chaos only took eight days and J City had a new mayor. Rumors went around saying that the last mayor was dismissed because of corruption and bribery. People were very satisfied with the newly appointed mayor. After all, the mayor had calmed everyone down as soon as he took over J City.

This was how humans were. We only focused on the results and not the process. Mr. Baker was once loved by the people of J City, but no one remembered him anymore.

As Carl was safely released and the new mayor was under his control plus Anton himself was the Mafia for J City. Anton was in good mood. He enjoyed the fresh air on his way to school. Since Zara was hospitalized and no one was around Anton. He was not used to it. From the North Hotel to No.1 High School, you are required to pass by a small park where many people exercised there in the morning. Among all the people there, an old man with a head of grey hair caught Anton's attention. Whenever Anton passed by the park, he could always see this old man practicing Tai Chi.

Today, Anton was in a good mood, and he took the initiative to talk. “Sir, can your Tai Chi hurt people?”

The old man looked at Anton Williams and saw that he was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man with a delicate appearance. He smiled and said, “Young man, practicing Tai Chi is not for fighting!”

Anton then said, “Ha! Tai Chi is only filmed powerfully on TV or movies. It can't be used in reality. It will be weird if such slow movements can be used in fighting. Most of the people who practice it is just for fitness purposes. There are many ways to exercise. Why do you choose to practice Tai Chi?”

The old man said seriously, “Young man, don't underestimate Tai Chi. There is a reason why it is passed on for so many generations!”

Seeing Anton's disbelieving eyes, the old man said, “Well, if you don't believe me, come! Punch me!”

Give you a punch? If I do so, the old man will be admitted into the hospital for sure. Seeing that the old man was not less than seventy years old, Anton dared not to hit him. He looked at the old man and shook his head.

“Don't worry. I'll be fine! Didn't you say that Tai Chi is not useful for fighting? Let me show you! Come on, young man!” The old man looked at Anton and smiled.

Seeing that the old man was serious and his face was full of confidence, Anton wanted to try whether Tai Chi was as powerful as the old man said. He laughed and said loudly, “If so... I'll give it a try!”

“Rest assured and play!”

“Well, then!” Anton used 30% of his force and punched the old man in the chest. When the old man saw it, he shook his head. He easily grabbed Anton's fist using his palm. “Young man, did you not eat your breakfast this morning? Use some strength!”

Anton blushed and withdrew his fist, “Sir, be careful this time, I'm going to exert all my force!”

After saying that, Anton used 80% of his force to hit the old man. The old man was very calm. His body slightly moved sideways, and he gently blocked Anton's arm with his hand. Anton punched nothing, and at the same time, the old man stepped out.

Anton was surprised to see that he missed a punch, and the old man easily pushed his fist away. He was stunned! He looked at the old man and saw that the old man was reaching out to his chest. Anton looked down and blushed. There was a shoe print on his chest. He didn't even notice how he got this shoe print.

The old man smiled and asked, “Young man, how was it? Do you know the power of Tai Chi now? Haha!”

The old man's words aroused Anton's heart. Anton thought that he was too careless and merciful just now. He shouted, “Sir, can I try again?”

“Good! Come on!” The old man stood at the same place and got ready.

This time, Anton didn't dare to be careless anymore. He used all his strength and roared, punching the old man. This punch was extremely fast. After several fights, Anton concluded that strength is determined by speed, and speed determines everything. The old man was surprised to see Anton's power. He didn't expect to see such power from a thin teenager. Dare not too careless, his body turned and flashed aside. His hands gently pushed against Anton's incoming fist, making it change its direction.

Anton couldn't stop himself. He ran past the old man.

After he managed to stop and stabilize himself, Anton hurried back, and the old man was just smiling at him. Anton sweated. If he was in a real fight right now, his whole back was exposed to the attack of the other party, the consequences would be unimaginable. Anton was convinced by the old man now and said respectfully, “Sir I have taken it this time! I apologize for what I just said. Tai Chi, is really powerful!”

The old man nodded and said, “Young man, on one hand, practicing Tai Chi is to keep fit and defend yourself, but on the other hand, it is important to cultivate one's nature and experience the truth of being a man. Do you understand?”

Anton shook his head and looked at the old man in confusion. The old man went on to say, “Tai Chi is just like being a man. You must pay attention to flexibility. Tai Chi uses softness to overcome rigidity, retreats when it is strong. Avoids the edges and attacks its key points. If you meet someone weak, you have to be strong and pursue victory, leaving them with no chance! If you can reach such a realm, then you can challenge the whole world! Haha!”

Anton listened to the old man's words, vaguely thinking of something he never thought of before, but he didn't know what it was. Anton bowed to the old man and said, “Old man! I hope to practice Tai Chi with you in the future. Can you please teach me?”

The old man laughed and said, “No problem, young man! I like young people like you too. Let's meet at this park at four o'clock every day to practice. It is getting late now, so I must go back. You are still a student, go to class quickly!” The old man then strolled away.

Looking at the back of the Sir Anton now understood what realm is! He shouted, “Sir I will come to you tomorrow. You must keep your promise!”

The old man didn't say anything but laugh. Anton shook his head and thought to himself that this was a strange old man!

From that day onwards, no matter if there's a class or not, Anton reported to the park at four o'clock every morning. He and the old man never asked about each other's identity when they were together as if both sides were avoiding this question.

Every morning, the old man and Anton would meditate from four o'clock to five o'clock to practice breathing and exhaling. The old man said that as the sun had just risen. The aura between heaven and earth was the heaviest, which was the best time to practice. Although Anton couldn't cultivate any internal skills like those in martial arts novels, he believed in the old man's words. Every time he meditated, he could feel an indescribable comfort. His heart became calm, and his irritability would slowly disappear. Anton liked the feeling, and this habit had been preserved by Anton since then.

From five to seven, Anton would learn from the old man a series of traditional Chinese Shadow Boxing (Tai Chi Chuan). There were not many routines. It was just the same tricks over and over again. However, when the old man taught Anton the traditional Chinese Shadow Boxing, he always talked about the truth and his experience of being a man while doing things. Accurately speaking, Anton learned more truth from the old people than the boxing skills he taught which were also very useful.

Two months passed in a twinkling of an eye. During this time, Anton practiced Tai Chi with the old man every morning. Then he would be busy with meetings in Anton Brotherhood. In the afternoon, he would be busy with Youth Gang. In the evening, he would accompany the White sisters. Life was busy but meaningful.

Anton often went to the hospital to visit Stephan and Zara. Stephan recovered quickly and had almost fully recovered. Although Zara was not completely recovered, she could move freely. The only deficiency was her eyes. Her central nervous system was still compressed by a small clot of blood, resulting in blindness. Although she was not permanently blind as the doctor said but recovering would take a long time. She would need to undergo surgery again.

Stephan didn't care about this. He accompanied Zara all day - talked to her or helped Zara to go out for a walk. Zara slowly accepted Stephan, but she was not good at expressing her feelings. She could only keep all these feelings towards Stephan in her heart.

On this day, Stephan and Zara were both discharged from the hospital. Anton brought the main members of Anton Brotherhood and Youth Gang to pick them up. As there were too many people, Anton let everyone waited outside of the hospital, but he took Carl, Jason, and Jasper with him. When they arrived at Stephan's ward, he was tidying and cleaning up all his things. He was too busy and he sweated. “Congratulations on your discharge Stephan! I can finally relax a lot more in the future!”

Then he ordered Carl and the rest of the two people, “You three go and help Zara to pack up her things.” The three people nodded their heads and left.

Stephan smiled, “Anton, don't say that yet, I have something to tell you later!”

“Oh…” Anton helped Stephan packed his things together. With no expression, as if he asked casually, “Stephan, what are you going to tell me later?”

“Hehe, Anton, don't worry. You will know it later!”

Anton paused for a while. He then took off the necklace around his neck and passed it to Stephan, “Stephan, since you are discharged from the hospital, this should be returned to you!” This necklace is a symbol for the boss of Youth Gang. It was given to Anton by Stephan when he was hospitalized.

Stephan shook his head with a happy smile on his face. He sat on the bed and looked at Anton, “Anton, this necklace now belongs to you! Although this thing is ancestral, you are not an outsider. I don't plan to be the boss for Youth Gang in the future!”

Anton was overjoyed, but his face was puzzled. He asked, “Stephan, why do you say so? The Youth gang is yours! I have no intention of annexing it.”

Seeing that Anton misunderstood his meaning, Stephan hurriedly said, “Anton, I'm not saying that you wanted to annex Youth Gang! It's just that I've thought a lot when I stay in the hospital. Just as Vicci said, I am not suitable to be the boss. If Youth Gang is led by me, the future for it will not be bright!”

“Stephan, how can you say that? You used to be a good boss!”

“You are wrong. Before the alliance with you, everything in Youth Gang was handled by Vicci. To tell the truth, Vicci was indeed a talented person, but he was too arrogant to pay no attention to me at all. After the alliance with you, I have done a lot of great things and achieved certain achievements. However, all those decisions were made by you, I did nothing but follow.”

Anton saw that Stephan was indeed sincere when saying that. He was delighted as Youth Gang now truly belongs to him, making every Mafia group of J City under his control. He is now the King for J City. Although he thought so in his heart, his face didn't show any current emotions. Anton tried to convince Stephan, “But now that Vicci is dead, no one will interfere with you in the future. You can make all the decisions.”

“Anton! You didn't get my point. I am not suitable for being a mafia boss at all, and I don't like to be one too. I've longed for a quiet life long ago, but I couldn't. Because Youth Gang is my responsibility, the responsibility left by the previous generations which makes me leave with no choice. Anton, do you know, I yearn for a life of ordinary people, not fame and profit, no intrigue all day, but quiet life is more than enough. During my stay in the hospital, I finally know what enrichment and happiness are. As long as I lived peacefully with Zara, it's enough!” Stephan was thrilled, but his eyes told Anton that he really wanted a simple life.