The cafeteria in the training camp is still quite large because law enforcement units from Los Angeles often come here for training. Moreover, the business of the training camp is also good. Even when there are few people, there are still about thirty to fifty people in the cafeteria.
Although Gao Guang eats in the cafeteria, he doesn't eat buffet like others. Instead, he goes to a special window to receive the meal specially made for him by the camp chef.
Losing weight is painful, but gaining weight is also very painful, especially the diet plan Thompson made for Gao Guang, which was made by a Chinese chef. It is really painful.
Rice, stir-fried beef, stir-fried broccoli, orange chicken with dried tangerine peel, two eggs, an orange, and a glass of milk.
The meal is packed in a box. Gao Guang finishes training at 11:30 and can eat as soon as he arrives at the cafeteria. However, after eating this nutritious meal for a few days, he found that the chef's skills were really disappointing.
The rice is hard, the black pepper beef is sweet, the stir-fried broccoli is light, but why can't it be stir-fried with the beef? And the orange chicken with dried tangerine peel reminds Gao Guang of Kung Pao Chicken. He used to like this dish, but now he finds the overly sweet chicken unpleasant to his taste buds.
The taste is not important, the key is that the portion needs to be large.
Putting the meal box on the table, Gao Guang looks at his weight-gaining meal and feels that he should give up. He came to the training camp to enhance his strength, and enduring hardships is nothing, but torturing his stomach is not acceptable.
Silently staring at his weight-gaining meal for a while, Gao Guang suddenly gets up and decisively walks towards the buffet window.
At this time, Mike comes back. He also finishes training at 11:30, but these days he has been intensifying his training. Gao Guang practices shooting while Mike strengthens his combat training. He always gets beaten badly, so he comes a little later.
Mike also has a weight-gaining meal, and he needs to pick it up too.
Both of them sigh at the same time, and then Mike looks at the plate in Gao Guang's hand with a somewhat lost look.
"Uh, I... um, I think... I think the hamburgers here are pretty good, and the sandwiches are delicious too."
Feeling like a thief caught in the act, Gao Guang feels a bit ashamed, but after struggling for a while, Mike decisively says, "Then let's eat!"
Mike walks towards the window and picks up his weight-gaining meal, which is also in a box, but much larger than Gao Guang's.
In this training camp, especially for those law enforcement personnel who come here to train, more than 70% of them need to lose weight and reduce body fat. Gao Guang, who is thin as a bamboo and has a body fat percentage of only 10, and Mike are exceptions.
Gao Guang rushes to the regular dining area and takes two hamburgers. To be honest, the hamburgers made by the chef here, as well as the steaks and fried chicken, are actually delicious. Except for Chinese food, everything else is good.
"I don't understand why we can't eat junk food for the weight-gaining meal."
Mike eats happily. He looks at the Chinese meal on the table that Gao Guang hasn't touched and says curiously, "Your meal looks much better. It's unfair. We pay the same amount, but they give you much tastier food."
Gao Guang is stunned, and then he suddenly pushes his meal box towards Mike and says, "Please, please eat it. Please don't be polite!"
Mike scoops up some rice with a spoon, eats the black pepper beef, and then suddenly exclaims, "Not bad, um, the broccoli is also delicious. It's much better than plain boiled. The orange chicken with dried tangerine peel is delicious too. I like it. I used to eat it often at a Chinese restaurant."
There are many authentic Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles, so it's easy to find authentic Chinese food. These restaurants have been an important factor that has kept Gao Guang from missing home. But now, because there is no authentic Chinese restaurant in this training camp, Gao Guang starts to miss home.
When you're full, you don't miss home, but when you're hungry, you really start to miss home.
Gao Guang silently takes out his phone, turns it on, looks at the time, and thinks that his parents should be lying down but not asleep yet. So instead of making a video call, he makes a voice call.
Finally, he is about to embark on the path that all overseas people have taken.
In the end, he still has to cook for himself. Although Gao Guang has never cooked before and has no interest in cooking, after leaving the logistical support of the Chinese restaurant, he gives up the last resistance of a lazy person.
"Hey, Mom, are you asleep? Oh, I'm attending training. It's nothing. I just called to ask how to make dumplings... I'm fine. I just feel like eating dumplings."
Forget it, dumplings are too difficult. Gao Guang quickly lowered his target and said, "How do you stir-fry shredded potatoes? Um, tomato and scrambled eggs, and... how do you make braised pork? I have a class later, so when you have time, record a few videos of cooking and send them to me. I'll learn from them. I won't say more, I'll come back to see you once things here are done. Did you receive the money? Spend it as you like. I'm earning a lot here, over ten thousand dollars a month."
A mother worries about her child even when they are a thousand miles away. Gao Guang ate while talking on the phone, and only hung up when he finished eating.
After putting down his phone, Gao Guang looked at Mike, who was still eating, and said in a horrified tone, "Are you still eating?"
"Do you know how much an athlete can eat?"
Mike asked in return, with a satisfied expression, "In the past, in order to maintain my physical fitness and control my weight, I never dared to eat high-calorie food. Now that I need to increase my body fat percentage, I can eat freely. I can eat whatever I want. It feels so happy."
"Don't eat too much and become overweight."
"No, I do a lot of exercise."
During mealtime, they naturally chatted about trivial matters. However, while Gao Guang was casually chatting with Mike, his phone suddenly rang.
Gao Guang glanced at the caller ID, it was unfamiliar. However, he had only recently obtained this number and very few people knew about it. Anyone who called must be someone he knew, even telemarketers were rare.
Gao Guang answered the call with some confusion, and then he heard a voice say, "Hey, Crazy Dog, I've been trying to contact you many times, but your phone was always off. Finally got through today."
"You are... Antonio?"
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Antonio, one of Renato's subordinates, had received Gao Guang's phone number. However, they hadn't been in contact since Renato's incident. Gao Guang had been in the training camp for over two months, and Antonio suddenly called him.
"It's me. I have something to ask you. Do you still need people over there?"
Gao Guang was puzzled because he couldn't think of any reason why Antonio would call. So he instinctively asked, "Do you want to come here?"
Antonio fell silent for a moment, then said with a somewhat helpless tone, "It's not me, how could I leave..."
It's easy to get on a pirate ship, but it's difficult to get off. Using the term "pirate ship" to describe Renato's work might not be entirely appropriate, but it was somewhat fitting.
Antonio was doing the dirty work for Renato, and he knew so much that it was impossible for him to find another way out.
Gao Guang was puzzled and asked, "So what do you mean?"
"I have a cousin who has been here from Italy for some time. Um, he wants to find a job that can make money. I think you make a lot of money over there, and the key is... it seems like you have a lot of freedom."
Antonio was looking for a job for his cousin, but the problem was that although Gao Guang needed people, he didn't just accept anyone. Moreover, even if he wanted to hire someone, he had to consider their abilities and performance. Most importantly, he didn't have any work to do at the moment, so why would he bring someone over to eat for free?
After thinking for a moment, Gao Guang said, "Buddy, you know the situation here, I don't have any work to offer at the moment, so I can't hire anyone right away. It will take at least two more months. Also, what did your cousin do before?"
"My cousin is Italian, he has some... criminal records in Italy. Then, in order to get a green card in the United States, he served in the army for three years and was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he has obtained the green card, and his status in the United States is relatively clean."
Serving in the military is an advantage, but it's important to clarify what it means to have a relatively clean status. Gao Guang was curious and asked, "What do you mean by relatively clean?"
Antonio sighed and said, "I can't hide it from you. He is currently engaged in some slightly illegal work. Do you understand what I mean? But he hasn't gotten into trouble yet, so he doesn't have any legal problems at the moment. However, if he continues like this, he will get into trouble sooner or later."
"What kind of work is he doing now?"
"Well, he is working as a bodyguard for an Italian boss in New York. It's called a bodyguard, but it's actually a thug. He's at the bottom of the hierarchy. He knows that I made a lot of money and wants to join me. But you know my situation, how could I let my cousin be like me? So I want to ask if you need people over there."
After finishing his words, Antonio quickly said, "I have to say that my cousin is really good. He is very naive, but he is truly a good person, Crazy Dog. I know you are a good boss. You treat Mike so well, so you definitely won't mistreat my cousin."
It's better to be upfront about it. Gao Guang whispered, "When you say he is naive, does that mean he is a bit foolish?"Antonio fell silent. After a moment, he finally whispered, "I can't say he's stupid. My cousin is just a bit naive, or rather, he's too trusting of others. He's fine with a good boss, but with a bad one, he wouldn't even realize he's being taken advantage of. Trust me, I won't introduce you to any bad guys. My cousin is really suitable for you."
"Antonio, I trust your character and judgment. I need to meet your cousin first before making a decision."
"Alright, thank you. When can I meet him?"
What character and judgment does Antonio have? Gao Guang isn't familiar with him, but he still had to say that. As for Antonio's cousin, they can meet and if he's suitable, he can stay. After all, the King's Defense also needs people. If he's not suitable, they can just send him away.
Gao Guang thought for a moment and said, "As soon as possible. I have time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in the afternoon. If possible, give me a call."