It was the weekend, and in the Wing Chun martial arts gym, Huang Wen held a medal engraved with the word "Apprentice." Standing before him was a visibly excited Max.
Finally, he had received recognition; he was about to get his apprentice medal!
Even though the apprentice medal was the lowest-ranked medal in the Wing Chun martial arts gym, it held immense significance for Max—it was the first time he had ever been acknowledged by anyone!
"Max, you've made great progress recently and have mastered Siu Nim Tao. Next, you can begin learning the introductory Chum Kiu form," Huang Wen said, handing the medal to the excited Max.
"Thank you! Thank you, Sifu! I will continue to work hard!" Max nodded eagerly, carefully tucking the apprentice medal into his chest, protecting it as if it were a rare treasure.
Huang Wen looked at the now thriving Wing Chun martial arts gym and nodded in satisfaction, especially noting the rapid progress of Zhong Qiang and Huang Liang, which meant the Wing Chun martial arts gym was officially being passed down.
Thinking of this, Huang Wen looked at the surrounding students and said, "Now, there are quite a few apprentice-level students in the Wing Chun martial arts gym.
From now on, I will not focus on teaching the Siu Nim Tao forms. If you have any questions about the Siu Nim Tao forms, you can ask Zhong Qiang. On weekends, you can learn from Huang Liang!"
"Yes, Sifu!" The students below responded in unison.
The students who had persevered in the Wing Chun martial arts gym deeply respected Huang Wen because they could feel their physical fitness improving.
"Sifu, I'm back…" Not long after, Reese Fisk returned to the Wing Chun martial arts gym, bowing to Huang Wen. "Apologies for causing you trouble, Sifu!"
"It's fine," Huang Wen waved his hand casually. "Now that you're back, continue practicing martial arts. Oh, and Uncle Li's family next door said they want to return to their roots, so they asked me if I wanted their house. I've already agreed.
You and Xiao Qiang can design and complete the paperwork to expand the martial arts gym!"
"Okay, Sifu, leave it to me!" Reese Fisk's eyes lit up, but then he suddenly remembered Frank's situation and leaned closer to Huang Wen. "Sifu, Frank… he escaped…"
"Hmm?" Huang Wen looked at Reese Fisk with some surprise.
He hadn't expected Kingpin to be so unreliable, letting Frank escape even after capturing him. However, Huang Wen quickly shook his head. "If he ran, he ran. I'll keep an eye on it."
"As long as Sifu knows, I'll go discuss the expansion of the martial arts gym with Zhong Qiang." Reese Fisk breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huang Wen wasn't blaming him, and he quickly turned to find Zhong Qiang.
Meanwhile, the White House was holding an open day.
The U.S. President was planning to cancel all his appointments for the day and go home to have a good meal with his son.
But at that moment, White House security personnel suddenly noticed an anomaly: someone among the visitors had strayed from the tour route and was acting suspiciously.
This immediately put the security personnel on high alert.
"Sir, are you lost…?" A security officer approached the suspicious person cautiously, one hand on his gun.
However, as soon as he got close, the suspicious person suddenly transformed into a mist and vanished.
"Be careful, a suspicious person has suddenly disappeared. It's suspected a mutant has broken in!" The security officer had just relayed the message to his colleagues when he was immediately knocked to the ground.
The suspicious person gradually revealed his true form. He looked like a demon from hell, with a dark blue face covered in strange patterns, and a long tail dragging from beneath his clothes.
It was the mutant Nightcrawler!
"Whoosh!" Nightcrawler once again transformed into a mist and disappeared from his original spot, causing the bullets from the rushing security personnel to hit nothing but air.
Nightcrawler then reappeared behind each security officer, easily knocking them down and heading toward the President's room.
"Quick! Get the President out of here!" A group of security personnel rushed into the President's office, looking anxious. "Report, where is it safe?"
"I haven't found the target here… Bang!"
"Here… Bang!"
Security personnel along various retreat routes were reporting their status, only to be suddenly knocked down by Nightcrawler, who appeared with a teleportation.
"To the bunker! To the White House bunker!" Security personnel immediately tried to move the President to a new safe location, but Nightcrawler had already burst in.
In the face of Nightcrawler's teleportation speed, even the fastest bullets were meaningless. With a few teleports, all the security personnel in the office were knocked to the ground.
Now, only Nightcrawler and the President remained standing.
The next moment, Nightcrawler instantly tackled the President onto the desk, his tail retrieving a carved dagger from his pant leg.
"Whoosh!" Just as Nightcrawler's tail handed the dagger to Nightcrawler, a laser suddenly shot out from the President's watch, piercing Nightcrawler's arm.
Nightcrawler transformed into a mist and vanished from the spot.
Only the dagger remained, engraved with words like "Ensure Mutant Freedom," causing the President's expression to darken.
"Good thing I had the protective watch Nick Fury gave me!" A thought flashed through the President's mind. "It seems Nick Fury's side can be given some more preferential treatment!"
"Mr. President, are you alright!" Security personnel quickly scrambled to their feet and rushed to the President's side, asking cautiously.
"Hmph! A mutant assassination! How did he get into the White House? Is this the level of the White House security team?" The President snorted coldly. "Even a mutant can get in. Where are the White House's mutant detection devices? Are they just for show?"
"Also, why isn't there a secret passage directly to the White House bunker? After escaping to the bunker back then, wasn't a user review made, suggesting the construction of a fast secret passage to ensure the President's safety?"
"The mutant detection device is located at the White House entrance. This mutant has the ability to teleport and can enter directly. Our detection device cannot detect him…" Someone quickly stepped forward to explain.
"As for the White House bunker, even if we entered the bunker, that teleporting mutant could probably get in. Moreover, later on, you refused to acknowledge having entered the bunker, so it was never built…"
"Prioritize the construction of the fast secret passage! Then announce that a mutant tried to assassinate me! Get William Stryker here! Isn't he specifically in charge of mutant affairs? Tell him to catch that mutant as soon as possible!" The President took a deep breath and calmly issued his orders.
"Also, have Nick Fury send people specifically to protect me. I no longer trust your security team!"
"Yes!" The surrounding security personnel's faces darkened.
They then sighed and, following the President's instructions, began contacting various parties to complete their final duties at the White House.