Chapter 8 Jack's Exceptional Abilities

Jack drove the Audi out of the sub-branch and headed towards the train station along the street.

The sub-branch was located in the city center, and the train station was to the south of the city center. So, the distance between the two wasn't far.

Jack was lost in thought while driving and almost ran a red light. A traffic policeman gave him a glare. Jack rolled down the car window and saluted him apologetically.

Jack was wearing the uniform of a security officer. Seeing this, the traffic policeman nodded amicably. Jack rolled up the car window and suddenly thought of something.

After a while, the traffic light turned green. Jack shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and the Audi sped forward. When he drove to the entrance of a convenience store, Jack stopped the car, got out, and ran towards the convenience store—

When he came back, Jack had a shopping bag in his hand. He quickly got into the car, started the engine, and the Audi drove towards the train station again.

When he arrived at the train station, instead of parking the car in the parking lot, Jack went to the side door on the west side of the station. Jack knew that there was a VIP passage at the train station where he could drive the car onto the platform.

When he got to the side door, he found the door closed. Jack honked the horn once and then got out of the car.

The doorman came out. Interestingly, the uniform he was wearing was almost the same as Jack's. He was wearing an old-fashioned peaked cap and, upon seeing Jack, instinctively adjusted his cap.

Seeing the man's appearance, Jack knew that it was time to "put on an air of authority".

"Um, there's an important guest from my unit that I need to pick up. Please open the door for me."

The man looked at Jack, then at the license plate of the Audi, and finally his gaze landed on Jack's face.

"Which unit are you from? I haven't received any notice."

Jack saw that he was speaking cautiously and felt more confident.

"About the unit? My unit just informed me. I'm not sure if they've informed you guys."

As he spoke, Jack took out a certificate from his upper pocket and only showed the cover to the man.

This was Jack's official gun-carrying certificate, which was equivalent to the work permit for an escort. After all, the man was just a doorman. Seeing that certificate and the license plate of the Audi driven by Jack, where the first two digits of the five-digit number were zeros, he didn't ask any more questions and went to open the door.

Jack got into the car. When the Audi drove through the gate, Jack stopped the car, casually took out a pack of cigarettes from the shopping bag, rolled down the window, and threw it to the doorman.

"Brother, you've worked hard. It's time to change that cap."

As he spoke, Jack stepped on the gas, and the Audi roared away.

After entering the platform, Jack parked the car and looked at the VIP room. The door was closed, and there was only a railway staff member wearing a railway uniform smoking at the door.

Jack took out the shopping bag and walked towards the man.

"Comrade, may I ask, is the train coming from Chicago almost here?"

The man looked at his watch and said, "It'll be here soon."

Jack nodded and pointed at the VIP room, asking, "Is there anyone inside?"

The man shook his head. Jack looked around and, seeing that there was no one else, handed the shopping bag to the man.

The man was taken aback for a moment, opened the shopping bag, and took a look. "What do you want?"

Jack pointed at the door of the VIP room and smiled, saying, "An elder of our leader's family has come. It was quite sudden, and I just received the notice. Our leader is still in a meeting and couldn't contact you. Do you think you could—"

"Oh, it's about this! It's okay. Anyway, no one is using it at the moment. I'll open the door for you."

As he spoke, the man threw away the cigarette butt, took out a bunch of keys, picked one, and opened the lock of the VIP room.

The VIP room was originally for those "VIPs" to wait for the train. Jack was here to pick someone up. Why did he want to use the VIP room?

This was where Jack's exceptional abilities showed. Jack had thought about it on the way. President Gao was already in his forties, so his mother must be in her sixties.

A sixty-something-year-old woman who had been on a train for nearly four hours would definitely be very tired at this moment. So, it was necessary for her to take a rest after getting off the train.

The train pulled into the station, and Jack successfully picked up President Gao's mother. The old lady seemed to be in good spirits and pointed at the pick-up sign in Jack's hand, saying, "Young man, you write very nicely."

Jack smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, auntie. My name is Jack. Let me help you with your luggage."

After taking the luggage, Jack led President Gao's mother towards the other side—

Mrs. Gao was taken aback, looked at the crowd walking towards the exit, and tugged at Jack. "Little Jack, aren't we going out?"

Jack pointed ahead and said, "President Gao is afraid that you'll be too tired from the journey and wants you to take a rest before leaving."

"This child, why does he ask someone to rest when they've already arrived?"

Although she said this, Mrs. Gao immediately followed Jack in the other direction.

In the VIP room, there were comfortable sofas, and there were flowers and fruits placed on the tea table. As soon as Mrs. Gao came in, her eyes lit up. Jack smiled secretly and then invited her to sit down.

A cup of hot tea was placed in front of Mrs. Gao. This old lady, who lived in a big city but was just an ordinary primary school teacher after all, had really never enjoyed such treatment before.

"Little Jack, is your President Gao very busy?"

"Very busy. He's always busy with important matters all day long. You see, he couldn't even spare the time to pick you up."

"I'm causing you trouble."

As Mrs. Gao spoke, her eyes swept around again, looking a bit restrained.

Seeing this, Jack knew it was time to end the rest and said, "Auntie, please have a sip of water first. Then we'll leave right away. The car is right at the door, and there's no need to check the ticket."

Mrs. Gao smiled upon hearing this and picked up the teacup to drink.

They stayed in the VIP room for about ten minutes, and then Jack led Mrs. Gao out. After going out, Jack carefully closed the door of the VIP room and then helped Mrs. Gao into the car.

The Audi drove towards the side door. This time, before the car got close, Jack saw the doorman running to open the door.

Jack honked the horn once as a greeting, and the Audi drove out of the gate—

On the way, Jack would point to the right and say, "There will be a thirty-story office building here in the future." Then he would point to the left and say, "This place will become the liveliest area in the city in the future. There will be the biggest shopping mall—"

Jack also said, "Auntie, when you come again in the future, this place won't be like this anymore. In ten or twenty years, when you come to take a look, it will be even more beautiful. At that time, I'll accompany you to have a good stroll around."

Jack talked non-stop and made the old lady laugh heartily. Just like this, before they knew it, Jack had parked the car downstairs of President Gao's house.

President Gao's wife had already come downstairs and was waiting. Seeing Jack get out of the car, she opened the rear door and helped the old lady out, then quickly stepped forward and called out, "Mom."

Mrs. Gao responded and then pointed at Jack, saying, "This young man is really nice. Come up to the house and take a rest together."

Jack agreed verbally, then picked up Mrs. Gao's simple luggage and followed the two of them upstairs. When they reached the door of President Gao's house, Jack handed the luggage to President Gao's wife and said, "Sister-in-law, I still have something to do at my unit, so I won't go in."

Mrs. Gao was anxious and said, "Oh, why are you like this, child? You're already at the door and now you want to leave. No, you have to stay for dinner."

Jack quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no. Another time when I have time, I'll come to visit you, auntie—"

President Gao's wife said, "Mom, he still has something to do at his unit. Let him go first."

Mrs. Gao had no choice but to shake her head and say, "You must come next time."

Jack agreed and turned around and hurried downstairs.