4 Chapter 4

That night, headquarters and strongholds of various gang groups in Brooklyn were robbed, some even had their entire safe stolen. Their losses ranged from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars. You must know that the average American income at this time was less than USD1,000, a U.S. military pilot's salary is only $150 a month, and ordinary soldiers are only given $50. The losses of these groups are really not small.

While this bunch of gangsters went crazy and was looking everywhere for this 'thief' who stole their money, the true culprit was already "opening the treasure box" in a cargo hold of a ship bound for Europe.

The tenacity of aircrafts in this time period was very feeble. No aircraft could reach the five or six thousand kilometers journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. So slow ships like this one became Shen's only choice. Of course, he, who also had no form of identification, wanted to be discreet.

Shen discovered that ever since sneaking into Zhou Tianhao's villa, he has become more and more interested in playing the role of an assassin or thief, as he has been doing it quite well.

Close to the limits of humans, Shen's strength, agility and perception allows him to sneak in easily on places without being discovered. In addition, his space can carry plenty of equipment and weapons, and it can easily store things that help him to sneak in, also making assassinations more convenient.

Of course, these are all just the minor details. In fact, it is mainly because he likes to accomplish his objectives with the least cost, being reckless is not his style.

After opening the last safe, he cleaned up his tools and began to count his harvest. The total adds up to more than USD120,000, and there's also a small amount of gold bars and jewelries, there's also several kilograms of drugs, but what surprised him the most was there are two M1911 pistols.

This pistol was used by the U.S. Army for more than 70 years. It's a classic high-powered pistol. With a large caliber of 11.43 mm, it brings unparalleled lethality. The magazine has a capacity of 7 rounds. It has high power, long ranged and stable performance. The failure rate is low. The disadvantage is that the weight and volume are relatively large, the magazine capacity is small, and there's a huge recoil, which can affect the shooting accuracy. However, for Shen, who is now a marvelous individual and has the space to reload the magazine in seconds, these things are not considered problems at all.

After more than ten days of long voyage, the cargo ship finally arrived at the port of Liverpool, England. After so many days in the cargo hold, it was only at night did he quietly leave the deck to breathe a sigh of relief. His journey was really not pleasant. Before it got dark, with his keen sense of hearing and perception, Shen easily avoided the guards, got off the cargo quietly, and stopped a taxi outside the pier to head straight to a hotel.

He, asked for the best suite with two bedrooms and a spacious living room. Through the windows, he can see Liverpool's classic and beautiful streetscape and the vast coastline in the distance. Shen went to the soft and spacious bed and soon fell asleep.

Early in the morning, the fine sunlight sprinkled on Shen's face through the curtains, and the warm feeling awakened him from his deep sleep.

'That was rare, I slept peacefully and steadily the whole night.' Shen only felt refreshed after he stretched his waist. He got up and walked slowly to the window, opened the window, and felt a cold wind mixed with the morning sunshine brushed through his face waking him from his drowsiness.

The time was January 1942, and Shen, who just left the hotel, wandered the streets of Liverpool leisurely.

When World War II broke out, a group of Germans fled to Britain for refuge. Most of them were German families, some were the racially persecuted Jews, as well as Communists and "degenerate artists" who were hated by Hitler. There were doctors, lawyers, businessmen, and artists, but in England, their identity is just a group of refugees from the enemy..

After they came to England, their life would not be easy. First they would be used as workers and help the British build their fortifications, and then be sent to the deserted Dartmoor Wasteland, where they would struggle to survive in the dense fog and heavy rain.

After experiencing some mishaps and out of fear of the Nazi Germany sweeping Europe, the British government confined all of these "unstable elements" on several small lands near Liverpool.

Until the recent attack on Pearl Harbor, nearly 30,000 Germans on these lands were liberated. Most of them joined the British army, but some remained in Liverpool.

It's just that they are not very much welcome with the British obviously because they came from the enemy. Most of them who can't find a permanent job are forced to live on the streets, making their lives extremely difficult. Shen can easily find an old German artist in the square who makes a living by selling other people's portraits. .

The old man has gray-hair and wore a dark gray suit that was somewhat shabby but very neat. The miserable life did not overcome him, but made him more calm and open-minded. There is not the slightest look of pain or suffering on his face. Only after experiencing and looking life and death in the eye can someone be indifferent about it.

The old man was sitting on a broken wooden stool, holding a drawing board on his leg in one hand, charcoal in one hand, and an old suitcase beside his feet, which contained all his belongings.

"Sir, do you want a portrait?" the old man asked Shen with a gentle smile.

"Why not?" Shen walked to the stool in front of the old man and sat down. The old man carefully looked at him and used the charcoal in his hand to quickly draw on the drawing board, and soon completed a lifelike character sketch.

The old artist's painting skills are really superb, Shen's eyes and expressions are extremely vivid in just a few simple strokes.

Different from the past, after experiencing killings, crashes, and his ability. Not only has Shen's strength continuously improved, but his temperament has also changed. After letting go of his restraints, his temperament has become fierce, his eyes become more sharp and deep, his whole person gives a sense of transcendence, as if nothing can get in his eyes.

After seeing the portrait painted by the old man, Shen realized that he had made such a big change without him knowing it. However, he still prefers his current freedom, but he's willing to restrain himself and hide his strength.

This is his real self, Shen thought while looking at his aloof figure on the portrait.

After Shen explained his intention to the old man, he offered a daily salary of $10, including room and food, the troubled old artist happily put away his drawing board, carried the suitcase, and followed Shen into the hotel.

The old man's name is Eddie Albert. He is a painter and sculptor who was not very famous. He has been devoted to being an artist all his life. He is neither married nor have any children. He was still alone in his sixties.

Although his life of drifting away and being with the wind has given him more creative inspiration and life insights, his body still needed nourishment. Although he was not scared of death and was ready to die anywhere and anytime, Shen's appearance still gave him a glimmer of hope, and he chose to seize it.

He could see that Shen was not an ordinary person. His temperament was very special. Although he had seen countless people, he had never encountered anyone like Shen.

After returning to the hotel and arranging Albert to where he'll stay in the suite, Shen took the old man to the best restaurant nearby and they had a big meal, which was considered his welcoming party for joining him. The old man's eating style is very elegant. He looked like an elegant Noble rather than a down-and-out refugee.

From that day on, Shen began to learn drawing, painting and sculpture making with Albert. His enhanced mind and precise control of his body allowed Shen to showcase his strong artistic talent. Under the serious and rigorous teaching from the old man, It didn't take long for Shen's painting and sculpture skills to reach a pretty high level.

What surprised old Albert even more was Shen's grasp on language. Unlike English, which has a certain foundation, German is completely unfamiliar to Shen. He needed to learn it from scratch, but in just one month, Shen was already fluent in it, and old Albert as a German himself can't seem to find any fault in it.

It was enough to make him feel amazed, but what happened next made him feel terrified.

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