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Chapter 53 I am angry

"Boissier! That was a close call!"

As soon as Boissier passed the ball, Van Ginkel and Parker rushed to him.

If he had passed the ball a little later, it might have been intercepted.

However, with the Tyne players pressing so hard, even if he could pass the ball, it would be difficult to control the accuracy and strength of the pass.

So when he passed the ball to Chi Zhen, he used too much force and it was very uncomfortable for Chi Zhen to receive it.

Not to mention that behind Chi Zhen there was Tyne's midfielder Gianfranco Ramosa interfering closely.

Chi Zhen stopped the ball, adjusted his feet continuously, and at the same time used his upper body to desperately block the agitated Ramosa behind him.

He tried his best and finally managed to avoid losing the ball.

But he also couldn't pass the ball forward and let the team's offense move forward.

He could only pass the ball back to his closest teammate Mihajta Radu.

As soon as he passed the ball, he felt the pressure behind him relieved.

Looking back, Tyne midfielder Ramosa passed him and went straight towards Radu.

So he immediately turned around and rushed forward, not forgetting to shout to Radu: "Pass it back!"

Unfortunately, Radu is not confident enough in his passing skills. His passing ability is not very good to begin with, and now he is facing the double-team of two Taines - it is not only Ramosa who goes up to grab him, but also Wang Lie!

He was not in the center position, but retreated to the midfield.

Facing the pressure from two defenders, Radu was not confident that he could deliver an accurate through ball, so he chose to play it safe and made a conservative horizontal pass...

Seeing this, Chi Zhen had no choice but to turn around and run back.

The team's head coach, Mr. Josep Gil, requires them to keep a reasonable distance from their teammates on the field so that if the opponent presses, the Scouse players can use passing and running to get the ball out.

Now Chi Zhen had to go back to support his teammate Boissier, who was facing the defense of Tyne's Dutch midfielder Van Ginkel...

"The players of Tyne launched a crazy pressing on the Scouse players in the frontcourt! The Scouse players are good at high-position pressing, and Tyne's performance today must be familiar to them! The game has been going on for 25 minutes. Apart from the goal at the beginning, both sides mainly launched this kind of pressing in their respective halves and midfields... Each side had a few chances, but due to the mistakes, neither side was able to seize them..."

England commentator Conor Cowley gave everyone a brief summary of what happened in the first 25 minutes.

"Both sides switched quickly between offense and defense. The scene looked lively and exciting, but it resulted in many mistakes. Some opportunities were simply given to the other side because of our own mistakes."

The guest commentator Joe Wesley said: "Tyne is more tenacious than I thought. People say that this team is not good at playing against the wind, but after losing the ball less than a minute after the start, they have still defended and have not lost any more goals until now. McNeill has indeed brought some changes to this team..."

With a crisp whistle, Scouse center back and captain Mason Harper fell to the ground.

This round of crazy high-pressure defense ended with Sonny Dean fouling Harper.

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When the referee blew the whistle, the two teams were like a high-speed engine that suddenly stalled. The engine blades quickly slowed down and stopped rotating.

Chi Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

In the previous wave of pressing and counter-pressing, he felt that he would lose the ball at least twice.

Especially the second time, when Bouissier passed the ball to himself with great force, it was difficult to stop the ball, and there was also the pressure from Tayne midfielder Ramosa behind him.

Many ordinary fans always think that stopping the ball is an easy thing. Isn’t it just stopping the ball under your feet?

What's so hard about this?
This perception is especially strong after seeing the highlights of top players’ stoppages.

It is indeed not difficult to simply stop the ball, but it is very difficult to stop the ball in a fierce competition.

No one can guarantee that the strength and accuracy of each pass is just right, so every time you stop the ball it is like opening a blind box, and you don’t know what kind of pass you will face.

As for the ball that Bouissier gave him just now, if Ramosa hadn't been pressing him from behind, Chi Zhen would have been able to stop the ball very smoothly, as beautifully as in those ball-stopping highlights, with no difficulty at all.

But with Ramosa's pressing, Chi Zhen had to make continuous adjustments to stop the ball at his feet, because his body had to do two things at once - fighting with Ramosa and stopping the ball, which required a lot of muscle control and stopping skills.

Fortunately, he withstood the pressure and retained possession of the ball.

Now he could allow himself to relax a little, both physically and mentally.

But he also knew that this relaxation was only temporary, and he still had to stay vigilant at all times, keeping his body in an excited state and not letting it cool down.

This was just the first 25 minutes of an ordinary Premier League game, and there was such intensity in the confrontation.

As for the Champions League, the pace is faster and the competition is more intense.

So don’t think that the level of China’s domestic league can catch up with or even surpass the world’s advanced level just because there are a large number of Chinese players studying abroad and the strength of the Chinese national team has improved and it can even make it to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Not even close!

Not to mention the Chinese domestic league, the league level in Asia as a whole is far behind that of European football-developed countries.

When Chi Zhen played football in the country, he also played in the AFC Champions League.

The AFC Champions League is already faster and more competitive than the Chinese Super League. At the time, he also thought that the AFC Champions League might be on par with European leagues.

After coming to the Premier League, I realized that I was really a frog in a well. The Asian Champions League may not even be as good as the English Championship...

Of course, the current Chinese Super League has certainly improved compared to when he was a child, but to say that it can catch up with the level of the top five European leagues such as the Premier League and La Liga is a pipe dream and is simply unrealistic.

Now, almost all the outstanding Chinese players are playing in Europe. How high can the level of China's domestic league be?
So in fact, when fans all over the country were questioning why Wang Lie did not return to China to play football, Chi Zhen understood Brother Wang very well.

With Wang Ge's temper and personality, he must think that returning to China to play football would mean self-destruction, complete withdrawal from the mainstream football stage, and acceptance of his fate, right?

If one can stay in the league in football-developed regions, who would be willing to return to their home country to retire?

And the facts have proved that Wang Ge’s decision to stay in the Premier League was the right one.

After he terminated his contract with Sofia United, he joined Tyneside, a relegation team.

Compared with Sofia United, it seems to be a downgrade in a sense. But compared with the Chinese Super League, it is definitely still far superior - Tyne is a relegation team in the Premier League, but it will be a championship team in the Chinese Super League.

He got more chances at Tyne and scored twice on his debut.

If he really couldn't withstand the pressure of public opinion and returned to his country, what would be the point of scoring more goals now?
The media and his fans can still brag about how great he is, but Chi Zhen feels that Brother Wang is just bullying kids in kindergarten, and no matter how many goals he scores, it cannot prove that he is still the "China Wang".

Speaking of this, Chi Zhen remembered Brother Wang’s shot before.

At that time, Scouse had just taken the lead and it was Tyne's turn to kick off. As a result, Brother Wang almost equalized the score with that kick.

When he saw the football flying towards the top corner of the goal, he was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating...

Because Brother Wang had actually managed to equalize the score immediately after the opponent scored a goal!

It was an ordinary La Liga game. In the 2024-2025 season, Wang Ge was still playing for Barcelona, ​​and the victim was Liar, where Su Ju is now playing.

In fact, it was not a very urgent situation at that time, at least it was certainly not as urgent as the situation today when Tyne lost the ball within one minute of the start of the game.

Before Lial's goal, Atletico Barcelona was already leading them 2:0.

Then in the 1th minute, Lial scored from a corner kick, making the score 2:.

With almost thirty minutes left in the game, this goal gave Lial hope of equalizing the score.

The home fans of Liyal also cheered wildly to cheer for the team.

As a result, Atletico Barcelona took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and quickly hit the ball in front of Liar's goal, but the cross from the side was blocked by Liar's goalkeeper.

Brother Wang, who was standing on the penalty area line, met the flying football and volleyed the ball directly!
The football went into the net!
Atletico Barcelona restored the score difference to two goals!
And Liar's morale, which had just risen, was shattered by this goal.

After that, Atletico Barcelona continued to work hard, scored another goal, and finally defeated their opponents with a score of 4:1.

After the game, the Spanish media commented on Wang Ge's volley to help Barcelona quickly get back a point:
"At that moment, Wang seemed like a god descending from heaven!"

He still remembers how shocked he was when he saw that goal - goose bumps quickly covered his entire body.

At the time, Chi Zhen, who was only 13 years old, was still playing football for the Shanhai Blue Whale team in China. He fantasized that one day he would be able to play football in Europe like Wang Ge, score cool goals, win cheers from fans, and be praised by the media...

It can be said that the young Chi Zhen would get goose bumps with excitement whenever he thought about playing football like Brother Wang.

He didn't expect at that time that he would not only come to Europe to play football, but also be able to compete directly with Brother Wang - since joining the Scouse people, direct dialogue with Brother Wang has become indispensable.

But after many confrontations, he always lost more than he won against Brother Wang. Even though Brother Wang was getting older, he was particularly excited when fighting against the Scouse people... He would still be the protagonist in the end of the game.

For example, the 35th round of the league last season.

At that time, Wang Ge's performance had actually declined significantly, and he was caught in a vortex of public criticism. Some media suggested that Sofia should sell Wang Ge. They said that Wang Ge was one of the main reasons why the team failed to qualify for the Champions League for three consecutive years.

Although Wang Ge can still score goals, the media believes that all of Wang Ge's goals were achieved at the expense of the team's other offensive means and at the cost of the team's declining performance.

In other words, they believed that Brother Wang was like a parasite lying on Sofu Lian's body, greedily sucking Sofu Lian's blood, but in the end he only fed him, while Sofu Lian became skinny and emaciated, and would not live long.

This was the prototype of the saying "goals hurt the team". After continuous improvement and modification, it eventually formed a set of self-consistent theories, which became popular and has become a famous meme that is widely circulated in football today.

At that time, Sofia had no hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season, and the team was determined to change coaches after the end of the season. There were also rumors that Brother Wang would leave the team... It can be said that both the team and Brother Wang himself were in a precarious situation.

As a result, the Scouse team was defeated 3:2 by Sofia United away from home.

To be precise, they were defeated by Brother Wang 3:2 and lost a good opportunity to compete for the championship.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, Brother Wang was still able to respond to all the criticisms and doubts with a hat trick.

At that time, Chi Zhen himself didn't dare to think about what he would do if he encountered the same dilemma as Brother Wang, and whether he could still respond with outstanding performance like Brother Wang.

But today, in a sense, Chi Zhen had to respond.

Although because Wang Ge was kept on the bench by Helden and had no normal games for a long time, he lost his position in the national team.

With the support of Coach He, Chi Zhen also became the core of the national team.

But this position is not stable.

With Wang Ge scoring twice in the match against Hlingham FC, calls for Wang Ge to return to the national team have once again become louder.

Chi Zhen knew that Brother Wang’s goal was definitely not just to return to the national team.

Brother Wang must take back this core position of his.

What should I do myself?

Just give it back?

After all, it's not shameful to give in to Brother Wang.

But... whenever he thought of this, Chi Zhen found it hard to control himself from clenching his fists.

Because he was unwilling.

He would not give in even if he had to bow his head and admit defeat to the legend of Chinese football, Wang Lie.

Today, he is no longer the thirteen-year-old kid who would get goose bumps when he saw Brother Wang volleying the ball with his mobile phone.

He has his own ideals, goals and ambitions.

Even if Brother Wang was standing in front of him, he didn't want to admit defeat.

He wants to defend his power and status.

Although he helped the team score a goal at the beginning of the game, he only used his running position to help create some space. He neither provided an assist nor scored a goal, so his contribution was still a bit lacking.

So I have to try harder.

Come on, Chi Zhen!
you can!

Defeat Brother Wang in direct dialogue, you can do it!
You are no longer the young man who just came to the Premier League!
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The football game continues and both sides are still fighting for the ball in every corner of the field.

But the game as a whole has calmed down.

After all, more than 20 minutes had passed and neither side had scored a goal.

Mr. Berg and his team were a little depressed and not as excited as before the game.

Tanglin is not a football fan, and he has no feelings for Tyne.

There are two Chinese players on the field in this game, each representing a team. So as a Chinese who doesn't know much about football, he feels that it doesn't matter who wins or loses.

Anyway, there will always be a Chinese winner.

His mentality will be much better.

And the Tyne fans were not so excited, which he thought was good - at least his heart was not hurt anymore...

The Scouse fans above him were still very excited and kept singing.

But they are few in number and the noise they can create is limited, so Tang Lin feels that it is not impossible to tolerate it.

After watching the game for more than 20 minutes, he still didn't think there was anything good about football.

He didn't feel any of the charm that others talked about.

Moreover… 22 people were chasing and fighting over a football on such a large field, but they only had a few shots and only one goal. The game was always interrupted by the referee’s whistle, and there were curse words, swear words, boos, and foul air in every breath…

Why on earth would such a sport become number one in the world?
E-sports should be the world's number one sport, right?
Although he doesn't play video games very often, he thinks there should be more people playing games, the audience is wider, and they are not affected by the weather or the venue...

Tang Lin secretly glanced at Mr. Berg who was standing next to him. He folded his arms across his chest and looked at the field with a serious expression.

This should be my last time to watch the game. No matter what Mr. Berg says next time, I will not agree to his request...

Tang Lin thought secretly in his heart.

Although he is still very curious about how football has helped Mr. Berg regain the courage and joy of life, he will no longer come to watch the game, because it is simply torture for him...

Just as Tang Lin was thinking this, Mr. Berg beside him suddenly yelled, "Don't f*cking pass it in the backcourt! Bigfoot is looking for Wang!"

Dixie next to him disagreed: "It's useless to look for Wang. Didn't you see that the Scouse people specially arranged two people to defend Wang? What a waste of Liverpool! Facing a 38-year-old veteran, they need two people to defend him. They are so scared. They are really useless!"

At this moment on the field, it was the Scouse people who launched a high-pressure defense against Tyne.

Tyne was robbed in a bit of a mess.

Of course, it was like this before.

When they robbed the Scouse people, the Scouse people were just as chaotic.

Barnabas, the Tyne right-back on the field, seemed to have really heard the shouts of the Tyne fans in the stands, and he kicked the ball forward to find Wang Lie.

However, under the pressure of the Scouse players, Barnabas' long pass was inaccurate.

The ball didn't even reach Wang Lie, but was directly caught by Scouse center back Mason Harper.

Wang Lie originally ran to grab the landing point, but now he just turned to counter-grab on the spot.

But Harper passed the ball before he could get close to him.

He also made a long pass, but his accuracy was much higher than that of Barnabas.

He accurately found striker Flavio Rosas in front.

The striker from Chile used his 1.87-meter height and excellent header to pass the ball to his striker partner Del Mora.

Seeing this, Berg and Dixie no longer had time to argue. They both shut up at the same time and looked towards the field nervously.

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When Chi Zhen saw the captain's long pass, he moved the ball from the wing to the inside.

However, he approached slowly and did not sprint forward - this would easily attract the attention of the defensive players.

Sure enough, now all the attention of the Tyne defenders was on Rosas who was ferrying the ball and Delmora who was receiving the ball, and no one noticed Chi Zhen who was sneaking up.

He Zhenyong in the VIP box saw it.

Since the ball was transferred to the Scouse team, his eyes have been fixed on Chi Zhen.

He came here to observe the performance of the two Chinese players. The outcome of the game and the performance of other players were not within his attention.

When he saw Chi Zhen slowly moving towards the center, he guessed what Chi Zhen was thinking.

He was both nervous and expectant.

Chi Zhen had been turning his head to observe the situation. When Delmora received the ball, he immediately took off his disguise, stopped walking slowly, and suddenly changed direction, rushing straight into the gap behind Tyne's defense!
At the same time, the football was passed by Delmora!
"Chi!"

"Chi Zhen!"

Chi Zhen first passed the football in front of himself, widening the distance between the ball and Tyne center back Katic, and then used the inside of his left foot to lead the football forward one step.

Katic tried hard to chase back, but Chi Zhenling's connection was so good that there was no loss of speed at all. With his explosive power, it was enough for him to leave Katic behind!

Facing the attacking goalkeeper Goetz, Chi Zhen shot directly with his left foot!
Seeing him shoot, Katic came over with a tackle, but hit nothing!
He couldn't stop the car, and knocked Chi Zhen, who had already finished shooting, to the ground like a bulldozer...

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Before he could tackle the ball, it passed by Tyne goalkeeper Goetz's feet and went into the back corner of the goal from the far end!

"Ohhhhh!! Chi! Chi!!! He scored the first goal in this 'Chinese Derby'! His goal helped the Scouse people lead Tyne by two goals! And the game has only started... in the 28th minute!"

"Chi Zhen! The ball went in! He scored! A beautiful goal! It seems Chi Zhen is in great form today!" Luo Jin was really happy for Chi Zhen's goal. He didn't care if Wang Lie's extreme fans would criticize him for his crooked butt... What crooked? They are all Chinese players!
Zhao Chuanfeng said relatively calmly: "In fact, from the goal in the first minute, we can see that Xiaochi felt very good in today's game, so this goal is not surprising..."

Chi Zhen lost his balance after shooting and was pushed to the ground, and kept turning to look at the football.

After seeing the ball fly into the goal from the back post, he excitedly got up from the ground and ran towards the corner flag area with his arms open.

He wants to celebrate this ball to his heart's content!
This is his answer to Brother Wang!
Even if you are the omnipotent "China Wang", I still want to compete with you!
He jumped in the air excitedly and pumped his fist vigorously.

The photographers behind the billboard raised their micro single-lens cameras equipped with wide-angle lenses, aimed the lenses at Chi Zhen in the air, pressed the shutter button without releasing it, and used continuous shooting mode to record the entire process of his passionate celebration.

After the competition, one of these photos will definitely appear in major media outlets and on the Internet!

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He Zhenyong in the VIP box saw Chi Zhen score a goal, and his face remained calm, but where no one could see, his back teeth were almost broken, and his hands were clenched into fists without loosening.

He did not deny his appreciation and support for Chi Zhen, otherwise he would not have supported Chi Zhen as the core of the national team.

So when He Zhenyong saw Chi Zhen perform well and score a goal, he was very happy.

It can be said that the better Chi Zhen performs, the greater the support for him as the head coach.

However, he was also aware of the complexity and cruelty of reality, so no matter how happy he was for Chi Zhen, he could not show it.

Otherwise it will easily cause a strong reaction from public opinion.

To be honest, he actually hates doing this, but who can blame him for the fact that the Chinese team he is leading is at a critical juncture of transition from the old to the new?
If it was an ordinary veteran, he wouldn't have a headache.

The one who refused to give up his position was the legendary Wang Lie...

As the head coach, he had to bow his head in the face of the situation.

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After Chi Zhen scored a goal, He Zhenyong had to remain objective and calm, but the fans of both sides did not have to.

The Scouse fans seemed to be rioting, and Tang Lin could feel the sky above his head shaking...

He looked back and saw the Scouse fans cheering, pumping their fists and raising their middle fingers.

This time, Tyne fans did not respond with middle fingers and boos. Most of them put their heads in their hands and stared blankly at the field.

This was a bigger blow than conceding a goal in the first minute of the game.

Because they lost the ball within one minute of the start, it could be understood as an accident, and they still had a full ninety minutes to make a comeback, after all, the opponent was only leading by one goal.

But now we are two goals behind...which means that this may not be an accident, but the inevitable result of the strength gap between the two sides.

And it’s not easy to make a comeback after falling behind by two goals.

This is a really frustrating fact.

In fact, they would not be like this before, because they knew the difference in strength between Tyne and Scouse. Even if it was a home game, it was normal to lose to the opponent.

Of course, it would be best if we could avoid losing.

But if they really lose, they won't be too sad.

But now... I don’t know if it was Wang Lie’s arrival that brought them the confidence and hope that did not originally belong to them.

They actually believed that the team could beat the Scouse at home.

It was not until the 28th minute of the game that they fell behind by two goals, and many people realized:

In fact, Tyne is still the same Tyne, the "mercenary" who can't play against the wind. Even if there is an additional Wang Lie, it is useless...

"I said, Jon. One king alone can't change them..." Robbie Dixie murmured amid the cheers of the Scouse fans.

Jon Berg didn't hear clearly, so he asked, "What did you say?"

"I said..." Dixie took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "I said 'Fish are fish, shrimp are shrimp! Sheep can never become lions!' Don't expect a lion to make the sheep suddenly accomplish something that biological evolution can't do, let alone an old lion who was driven out of his territory!"

Mr. Berg fell silent, as if he had nothing to say after being confronted by Dixie.

For the Tyne fans present, Chi Zhen’s goal was a painful and desperate moment.

Seeing the painful look on Mr. Berg's face, Tang Lin felt that he should say something:
"That's not the case, Mr. Dixie. That's not what you say. Sheep can't turn into lions, but they can kill lions just the same. As long as they unite..."

Dixie interrupted Tang Lin with a laugh. He couldn't bear to hear such childish and naive remarks any more:
"Didn't Jon tell you about the glorious deeds of the Coptain 'mercenaries'? Otherwise, why do you think they were called 'mercenaries'? Unity? Haha! Unity! If they could really unite, we wouldn't have to invest so much money every year and still be relegated every year! So, Chinese boy, the way you mentioned to kill a lion is exactly what we can't do. Doesn't this mean that we are destined to not win against the Scouse people?"

"Robbie Dixie!" Mr. Berg couldn't bear to see his friend, who was much older than him, being ridiculed by Dixie, so he shouted.

However, Tang Lin did not let Dixie's momentum overwhelm him as he thought. Instead, he pushed up his glasses and said firmly:
"Mr. Dixie, I think a little differently from you. I don't think anything is 'predestined'. In China, there is a saying that is widely circulated, and almost every Chinese knows it: 'Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with a certain kind of destiny?'"

Tang Lin read out the sentence "Are kings, princes, generals and ministers of different species?" in his native language, and then he switched to English and said:
"Translated into words you can understand, this means 'Who says that the princes and nobles are naturally nobler than us?' Perhaps the Scots are nobles that cannot be encroached upon to you, but in the eyes of a Chinese like me, they are just enemies that can be defeated.

"And Wang Lie, like me, is a Chinese!"

Tang Lin raised his head and looked at Robbie Dixie, who was taller than him, and the look behind the lenses was unyielding.

No one around, whether it was Berg or Collins, had expected that Tang Lin would actually say such words to the ferocious Dixie.

They looked with surprise at this young man who seemed very uncomfortable watching a game live for the first time.

No one spoke. Apart from the cheers and singing of the Scouse fans overhead, the small stand where they were stood became completely silent.

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When the first goal was lost, Wang Lie called out to his teammates loudly, cheering them up and hoping they could cheer up.

Now after conceding the second goal, Wang Lie did not do so.

He just turned and walked to the center circle, stood there with his hands on his hips, waiting for his teammates to throw the ball to him.

If they couldn't take care of it, Wang Lie wouldn't urge them.

Just stand in the center circle and wait quietly.

In the close-up shot, his face showed no emotion or joy; nothing could be seen.

England commentator Connor Cowley said: "I wonder if Wang regrets choosing Tyne. Obviously, the team's outstanding performance in the past two games was just an illusion, an illusion when facing a weak team. When they really face a giant team like Scouse, the 'mercenaries' are exposed!"

Guest commentator Joe Wesley also took the opportunity to add: "Wang was too superstitious about his abilities. He seemed to think that his arrival could change the team's mental outlook - yes, his mental strength has always been talked about. But unfortunately, football is not determined by 'mental strength'. The reason why he thought mental strength could determine everything was probably because his personal strength happened to be at the peak of his career at that time... In other words, he just mistakenly understood his own strength as pure 'mental strength'."

This was said cruelly, directly and without mercy.

But it does make sense.

So Connor Cowley next to him did not refute him.

Cowley knew that Wesley was smuggling something again, but who could blame him for being right?

It is normal to mix some personal opinions with the correct principles...

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“Ahhhhhh! Brother Wang! My Brother Wang! Brother Wang, what’s wrong with you? Brother Wang, you can’t die!! What shall I do if you die… I’m counting on you to change my car and house… Hahahahaha!”

In the live broadcast room named "Ground Football Fans Gathering", there was a ghostly howl.

At first there was a heart-wrenching cry, and then after a while of howling, the host Chen Hai couldn't help but laughed out loud.

At the same time, there was a joyful atmosphere of “HAHAHAHAHAHA” on the live broadcast screen.

Although in mainland China, only CCTV and Yunxun.com can broadcast the Premier League.

But as the saying goes, every policy has its countermeasure. There are still many people skirting the rules when it comes to online live streaming.

For example, this is the case with Chen Hai’s live broadcast room.

He is also well-known in the online fan circle with the online name "Ground Fans Club", especially in the fan circle of Chi Zhen, where he is very appealing.

So many times, he would use the signal of foreign broadcasting organizations to broadcast live, and explain to his fans himself. Some fans would give him tips, and he could also bring goods in the live broadcast room. Usually, they were Chi Zhen's jerseys, autographs, posters, figurines, etc., focusing on fan economy.

But in the end, the one who made money was not the idol Chi Zhen, but his fan leader.

Although he cannot make a lot of money by playing football like his idol, he can make some money by relying on his idol. The idol eats the meat and he drinks the soup.

He also has his own fan group. Although it is nominally Chi Zhen's fan group, they are actually all fans of his "ground fan club".

On some special occasions, such as Chi Zhen’s birthday, he would also raise funds in the group to buy advertising space in a city’s commercial CBD plaza to celebrate Chi Zhen’s birthday.

Assuming that the price of a certain advertising space for external investment is 20,000 yuan for 15 seconds, he can use the number of Chi Zhen fans in his fan group as a bargaining chip and negotiate a more favorable price.

He would quote an amount to his fans in the group that was lower than the price he offered to external investors, but higher than the price he actually negotiated.

The difference is his profit.

Through all the means mentioned above, coupled with his increased fame, more fans, and advertising sponsorship brought by traffic, Chen Hai, an ordinary football fan, can not only work as a full-time internet celebrity UP host, but also earn enough money to buy a car and a house.

It’s just a bit ironic that… although he is a fan of Chi Zhen, he is the most popular whether he is live streaming Wang Lie’s games or making video comments on Wang Lie.

So when he said that he relied on Wang Lie to change his car and house, it was not just a joke, but the truth.

After playing tricks, Chen Hai said excitedly with a smile: "It's over! The battle for the core of the national team is completely over! Look at the two steps our Ah Zhen took after receiving the ball, that speed, wow! That's youth! Family! That's youth! And football is an industry that relies on youth, if you are young you are awesome! Veterans should give way to young people, otherwise how can this sport be passed on? If no one gives up, wouldn't they be immortal?
"To be honest, I have no problem with our Brother Wang. I grew up watching him play football. But Brother Wang should retire when he is old. He has been sticking to this position, which has led to so many conflicts. If Brother Wang can recognize the reality and learn to reconcile with himself, then I will definitely praise Brother Wang now, okay! I'm telling the truth, family members. If Brother Wang can be a substitute at ease, play the role that a veteran should play in the locker room, give more advice to young people like Chi Zhen, help them get on the horse, and send them on their way... Is there anyone who will criticize Brother Wang? Whoever criticizes Brother Wang, I will criticize him! Thank you to the plane of 'I am Zhao Zhao', thank you, thank you...

"Family members, let's continue... Although I always tease our Brother Wang, I absolutely love Brother Wang. I sincerely hope that today's game can wake up Brother Wang. Of course, it is mainly to wake up some people who have been living by flattering Brother Wang, and make them realize that Brother Wang is no longer the omnipotent Brother Wang when he was young. As long as these parasites roll off Brother Wang, Brother Wang will naturally return to the Brother Wang that everyone loves and admires! Don't you agree? Right? I think there are still many sober people in the barrage...'Since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white hair in the world' Oh, right, right! There is nothing wrong with what my old iron said, it's very professional! Very professional! The brothers in our live broadcast room are all real basketball experts! But Brother Wang is not seeing white hair, he is seeing white bones! Ha!"

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"Has Dad also given up hope on this 'mercenary army'?" Wang Ziqi was heartbroken. When he saw Wang Lie's expressionless face on the TV broadcast, he asked his mother with a slightly tearful voice.

Tang Xingmei asked him back: "Is your father the kind of person who gives up so easily?" "What else can we do? We are already two goals behind!" Wang Ziqi cried even louder.

"What's a two-goal deficit? Your dad can even make up for a three-goal deficit."

"But...but that's my old dad!"

Tang Xingmei said to him in a very serious tone: "Your father is also very powerful now!"

Wang Ziqi wanted to refute his mother reflexively, but was interrupted by his sister next to him. She said loudly: "That's right! Dad is also very powerful now!"

Then Wang Ziqi suddenly remembered what would happen if he kept refutation and angered his mother...

He had no choice but to keep silent and stare at the TV with vicious eyes, as if he could kill all the Scouse players on the TV with his eyes.

He wasn't questioning his father, nor did he want to contradict his mother, but he really couldn't figure out what his 38-year-old father should do in today's situation to... turn the tide.

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“Is it still too much of a stretch?”

Cesar Valo's question broke the long silence in front of the Tyne coaching bench.

Ever since Chi Zhen scored the second goal, Tain's coaches have fallen into silence.

When we lost the first ball, they were still throwing things and cursing.

But this second goal really made them depressed.

They developed a new tactic for this match and then spent a whole week doing targeted training.

As a result...less than half an hour into the game, they were already two goals behind!
McNeil heard Varo's question and knew what he meant by "too reluctant": beating the Scouse and going to the Champions League were both too reluctant.

But he did not answer Varro.

Of course he knew it was a stretch, but how could he say "surrender" at this time?
He just told Varo: "Go tell the players to give up the high-pressure tactics and retreat to play defensive counterattacks."

Varro nodded.

This is a wise decision.

If we continue to press high up the pitch after the Scouse team has already scored two goals, we will probably be defeated by the Scouse team.

He also felt that the question he asked just now was stupid - the game was still going on, so why bother talking about whether it was reluctant or not?
We have to finish this game first, whether we win or lose, we have to finish this game.

But at that time he was overwhelmed by great disappointment and pain, and lost his composure for a moment.

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The football had been thrown to him by his teammates from the backcourt. Wang Lie was now standing alone in the center circle with his hands on his hips, stepping on the football.

Vitini cast his gaze over cautiously.

He could sense that his idol was acting abnormal - as the captain, he did not encourage his teammates after losing the ball, and has not said a word to this day.

Is he angry?
You must be disappointed in us, right?

After all, the mistake at the beginning was too low-level, and now another one...

We... betrayed the king's trust in us. He said we were strong and that the Scotus were afraid of us...

But in the end, we became a joke ourselves, and also made the one who believed in us a joke.

Feeling very sorry, Vitini decided to go up and apologize to Wang on behalf of the team: "Wang, I'm sorry to disappoint you..."

Wang Lie heard his voice, turned his head and looked over, then a surprised expression appeared on his face: "Why do you say that?"

"We were two goals behind, and you were so angry that you couldn't speak, right?"

"Ah?" Wang Lie was even more surprised. "I'm not angry, Vitini."

This time it was Vitini's turn to be surprised: "You're not angry? Then why haven't you said a word since we lost the ball..."

"I was just thinking that words are meaningless in the face of actual actions. Instead of talking too much, it is better to just do it directly." Wang Lie asked back, "Are you going to give up, Vitini?"

"Ah? Uh...Oh, no, no, I don't plan to give up." Vitini quickly defended himself.

"Then why are you standing here? Go over there." Wang Lie pointed to where Vitini should be.

Vitini hurried back, but just as he turned around, he stopped and looked back and asked, "Wang, are you really not angry?"

"If we lose the game, then I'm going to be really mad."

Wang Lie waved him away.

He didn't lie to Vitini, he really wasn't angry.

Although he could not hide his disappointment when he lost the second goal, he quickly cheered up.

The reason for his silence is just as he said, compared with actual actions, words are extremely pale and powerless.

Didn't he encourage his teammates verbally after conceding the first goal?

What's the use?
Even if he told his teammates in the locker room so sincerely that he could lead them to win, they might not believe it.

Because they were just some light words.

So let's just focus on the game itself and prove with actions that he is not talking big.

He said that after today he would make everyone believe that he could lead them to win.

He has to do what he says!

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After finishing the celebration with his teammates, Chi Zhen ran back to his own half happily.

It was his thirteenth goal for the Scouse this season - thirteenth in all competitions and seventh in the league.

This is his best season since joining the Scouse.

Although the number may not seem like much, considering that his position in the Scouse team is not a scorer, and most of the time he does not even play as a striker, but as a left midfielder, these thirteen goals are already a very outstanding performance. You know, some professional strikers have not scored as many goals as him...

Such data is already the best record of Chinese overseas players after Brother Wang.

Chi Zhen did have the best season performance of his overseas career.

He said that after Brother Wang gradually faded out, he would be the one to take over the banner, and it was not just wishful thinking.

Running back to his own half, chatting and laughing with his teammates, Chi Zhen finally stopped at his position, turned around and faced the direction of attack.

Then he involuntarily turned his gaze to Wang Lie.

There was no expression on Brother Wang's face, but his eyes were slightly narrowed.

He just narrowed his eyes and didn't make any other movements. Chi Zhen wasn't even sure whether Brother Wang was looking at him.

But suddenly a layer of sweat broke out on his back.

The previous excitement was swept away!

That feeling... was like being stared at by some dangerous beast.

He really didn't like this feeling.

So he turned his head away.

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"In less than 30 minutes, Wang Lie has already kicked the ball three times in the center circle..."

After the game resumed, commentator Luo Jin said helplessly.

After Chi Zhen’s outstanding performance, he hoped that Wang Lie could also perform well.

He didn't like the fight between the extreme fans of the two online, and he also knew how arrogant those extreme fans of Chi Zhen would be after Chi Zhen scored the goal.

So in fact, he was cheering Wang Lie on in his heart.

After falling behind by two goals, Tyne played anxiously after the restart. The players were actually completely confused at this time.

There is no question of any execution tactics at all.

Many people actually play football based on instinct.

For example, when you see an open space in front of you, you will rush to pass the ball forward to the open space regardless of whether your teammates can receive it.

In the 33rd minute, Sonny Dean faced the pressure of the Scouse players in the midfield. After barely getting rid of them, he saw a large space in front of him.

In the middle...it should be Wang Lie.

At the same time, the Scouse midfielder Mihajta Radu was still pressing and interfering with him. Dean didn't have time to think and observe more, so he passed the ball straight to the empty space in front!

Wang Lie was indeed at the front, but he was also accompanied by the Scouse center back Joey Libert, so he was not actually free from the defense.

Now because Dean passed the ball to him, he was forced to compete with Libert in speed...

If it was the young Wang Lie, this would be a piece of cake.

But Wang Lie was already 38 years old... no, actually 37 years old. He could not gain any advantage under Hallibert's close interference.

Not to mention that although the 27-year-old Joey Libert is tall, he is quite fast and has excellent one-on-one defensive skills.

He joined the Scots only last summer and became an important signing for the Scots' defense.

Today was his first time fighting against Wang Lie.

Seeing Dean pass the ball, he started quickly and rushed forward almost at the same time as Wang Lie.

Then he took a step ahead of Wang Lie and kicked the ball out...

"Oh no! You can't pass the ball like that!" guest commentator Zhao Chuanfeng shouted regretfully. "Wang Lie has lost his speed now, how can he pass the ball so far ahead? And Libert is a central defender, he is actually very fast. Let Wang Lie compete with him in speed, this offensive advancement method is difficult to succeed!"

Luo Jin also said: "After conceding the first goal, the mentality of the Tyne players was actually good. They were able to actively press the ball, and the effect was good for a while, creating several chances. But now that they have lost two goals, the players' mentality is still not stable, and they are a little anxious..."

However, unlike the commentator's accusations and criticisms against Dean, Wang Lie on the field did not turn around and yell at Dean just because he did not catch the ball.

On the contrary, he gave Dean a thumbs up.

Of course Dean's pass was not good, but he should have been the one to pass the ball, and Dean was the one who should have been charging in the front.

In other words, neither of them is where the head coach wants them to be.

All I can say is that the competition cannot always be exactly the same as the training, there will always be unexpected things.

You can't force every ball to be the same as in training.

There is no point in blaming teammates at this time.

In the previous sprint, he could feel that he had tried his best, but he still couldn't speed up.

Although he is almost a year younger than when he played in the FA Cup, his speed has not improved significantly.

He was not surprised by this. After all, his speed decline did not start at the age of 37...

In fact, it cannot be said that Dean’s passing was bad.

If I were a few years younger, that would have been a truly beautiful and fatal pass!
Wang Lie clenched his teeth tightly.

Oh shit!

young!

The brace against Hurlingham FC only helped him become one year younger - and that was thanks to the first goal. After the second goal, the outside plug-in was as quiet as a chicken and did not give him any hints.

He knew that his dream of getting one year younger for every goal he scored was doomed to be an impossible daydream.

So how many more balls will Young need next time?

do not know.

But this is not actually a very important issue.

Because just like he did before scoring the first goal, all he had to do was score.

No matter how many goals you want, you have to score.

Let’s talk about scoring first.

If scoring one goal isn't enough, then score two.

Two goals is not enough, three goals...

And so on, until the golden number appeared before his eyes again.

But how to score a goal?
It is now obvious that Tyne's players have been stunned by the score of 0:2.

It is not easy to cheer them up in a short period of time.

I'm afraid Sam's new tactics won't be useful for a while...

You have to rely on yourself.

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"Ugh!"

Seeing that the ball that Dean passed directly to Wang Lie was finally blocked by Libert, Mr. Berg and Dixie in the stands sighed.

Ever since the team fell behind by two goals, the atmosphere in the stands had become much quieter.

It's not just here, it's the same in other places as well.

Many Tyne fans were silent. They had neither the mood nor the energy to continue singing, shouting and cheering for the team - they could cheer for the team, but who would encourage them?
The visiting Scots fans were very excited. With only more than 2,000 people, they created the momentum of 20,000 people.

Seeing that Wang Lie couldn't run faster than Libert, they just burst into laughter and sang a song specially adapted for Wang Lie.

The tune was taken from the cheering song composed by the fans of Sofia United for Wang Lie, but the lyrics were changed by them to:
"FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! CHINA WANG!!"

"FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! CHINA WANG!!"

Because of the silence of the Tyne fans, the singing of the Scouse fans was still clear.

Especially those Tyne fans just below their stand.

Mr. Berg seemed to have no mood to argue with the Scouse fans upstairs. He just looked at the court in silence.

Instead, Tang Lin looked back at those complacent Scouse fans and shook his head helplessly.

He began to understand what Mr. Berg had said to him:

"In fact, you really don't need to understand football. All you need to know is that Wang Lie was severely humiliated before the game, and he slapped that clown twice with two goals during the game. That's enough to make you numb all over!"

He didn't know whether Wang Lie could still slap him back.

But now when he heard those fans scolding Wang Lie like that, he couldn't help but feel unhappy. This emotion was real, and you didn't need to understand football to feel it.

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Wang Lie saw Katic getting the ball near the center circle. He was originally at the top of the penalty arc, but instead of continuing to rush towards the goal, he ran out of the penalty area to receive the ball.

Katic saw him retreating and passed the ball to him.

How could the Scouse defenders not see such an obvious passing intention?

So their center back, captain Mason Harper, followed immediately.

Wang Lie blocked him and caught the ball first.

Harper got close but didn't immediately kick out to steal the ball.

Because he was now outside the penalty area and facing the goal, although it was still a bit far from the goal, he also remembered the coach's instructions - don't give Wang the opportunity to take a free kick...

Just stick to him and prevent him from turning around, and your teammates will naturally come up to double-team him.

Sure enough, midfielder Radu had already surrounded them.

Wang Lie seemed to want to escape from the encirclement, so he pushed the ball to the right.

Harper raised his hands high, still didn't kick, just continued to stick to him.

As an experienced central defender, there is nothing wrong with doing this.

Radu kicked the ball, trying to steal it...

At this moment, Wang Lie kicked the ball again and poked it away with his toes!
And Radu's kick hit his leg!
Wang Lie fell to the ground and the referee blew the whistle!

"Radu fouled! Tyne got a free kick in the frontcourt!"

When the Scottish head coach Josep Gil saw this, he immediately raised his arms and rushed to the sidelines, yelling, "Flip! He's faking!"

Radu, the player who committed the foul, immediately explained to the referee that his action was unintentional and that he did not commit a foul. He also made a "diving" gesture, implying that Wang Lie was faking a fall to get a free kick.

The Scots fans booed loudly.

But their boos were soon drowned out by the cheers of the Tyne fans...

Wang Lie, who fell to the ground, did not roll around holding his kicked leg, but just turned over and sat up, then leisurely adjusted his socks.

It looks like there was really no damage.

This seemed to make the Scouse fans in the stands even angrier.

It also allowed Radu, who committed the foul, to find evidence that Wang Lie had faked a fall. He pointed at Wang Lie who was sitting on the grass and said to the referee, "Look at him! Look at him! Nothing happened to him!"

Then he was pushed away by captain Mason Harper...

Wang Lie, who saw this scene, clicked his tongue: If it weren’t for Harper, Radu would have been shown a yellow card by the referee.

After all, he is not the captain of the team and has no right to negotiate with the referee.

The other Scouse players also knew this, so instead of going to find trouble with the referee, they went to find trouble with Wang Lie.

At least three Scouse players surrounded Wang Lie and cursed:
"Get up and stop pretending, asshole!"

"You deliberately cheated the free kick!"

"I didn't expect the king to be so weak that he fell down at the slightest touch!"

When Vitini saw his idol being surrounded, he rushed over to help Wang Lie, but was stopped by Wang Lie: "Go and get the ball back for me, Vitini!"

Then he stood up from the ground, brushed the grass off his butt, and waved to the Scouse players who had gathered around him: "Skip away, I don't want to talk to idiots who don't even know the rules!"

Radu, who was pushed over by Harper, was furious. When he heard Wang Lie say that, he came up to him and yelled, "Who the hell are you talking about?!"

Wang Lie was not afraid at all. He just waved his hand to disperse the air from his nose: "Didn't you brush your teeth, Radu? Your mouth stinks!"

"Yes! I just didn't brush my teeth! How come you haven't fainted from the stench yet?" Radu was not to be outdone. He put his hands behind his back and raised his head.

Just as he was about to touch Wang Lie's forehead, he heard the other party say, "Try to touch me if you dare."

Radu suddenly calmed down. He knew what Wang Lie was going to do...

Then he spat to the side: "I won't be fooled! Do you think I'm the idiot next to you?"

He was talking about Vitini who happened to be running over with a football in his arms to support his idol.

"Who the hell are you calling an idiot!" Vitini was about to explode when he heard it.

But Wang Lie held his hand tightly from below.

Feeling this hard-to-break force, Vitini calmed down all of a sudden. He remembered what his idol had taught him before.

So he took a deep breath and stopped shouting.

Wang Lie ignored Radu and the other Scouse players who were still shouting, and turned to Vitini and said, "Look, Vitini, they want to provoke me. They think that this will make me angry and make me lose my mind... But we can't let them do that. Are you angry, Vitini?"

Vitini stared at the Scouse players on the opposite side, gritted his teeth and nodded: "I'm very angry! It was clearly them who committed the foul, but they turned the tables on me!"

"I'm angry too... No, I'm not angry, I'm furious!" Wang Lie whispered in his ear, "I'm about to explode! But I can't vent my anger on them right now, so let them do what they want."

"What should I do then?" Vitini asked.

"Pour your anger into this football." Wang Lie pointed at the ball in his hand, "Then give it to me."

Vitini looked down at the football he was holding, then squeezed it with both hands, as if he was really instilling anger...

Then he handed the football to Wang Lie: "Okay, Wang! This is my anger!"

Wang Lie nodded: "Okay, I'll take it."

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Harper's appeal on behalf of Radu was of no avail. Radu did indeed kick Wang Lie's leg. Regardless of whether Wang Lie's previous move of kicking the football away was an attempt to induce Radu to kick, he kicked Wang Lie anyway.

The rules also don't say that the player with the ball is not allowed to kick the ball away before the defensive player kicks...

So Tyne got an undisputed free kick 38 meters away from the goal, which was relatively central.

In fact, this free kick was too far away, and apart from being in the middle, it had no advantages. The Scouse players didn't seem to need to bother with Wang Lie for such a free kick.

But perhaps because their hatred for Wang Lie was deep-rooted, they would certainly take this opportunity to provoke and humiliate him.

Or maybe, as Wang Lie said to Vitini, they wanted to provoke Wang Lie and make him lose his mind.

The Scouse players who had previously besieged Wang Lie were called to form a human wall.

Wang Lie walked to the penalty spot circled by the referee and placed the football.

He placed the ball very carefully, and if he let go of the ball and found it was shaking slightly, he would pick it up and put it back in place.

He had to make sure the valve core of the football was exactly where he was going to kick it.

Because that is the hardest and easiest place to exert force on the entire football.

Everyone knows that Wang Lie is an expert at free kicks, but the Scouse people did not send too many players to form a human wall this time.

On the one hand, it is because the penalty kick is far away from the goal and the success rate of direct shots is too low.

On the other hand, some people need to be left outside the human wall to defend against other Tyne players. Whether Wang Lie chooses to pass the ball to them or they make a follow-up shot, someone needs to defend.

So in the end there were only four Scouse players standing in the wall, slightly to the right.

When Wang Lie placed the football and stood up, he looked over and saw that the human wall blocked about one-third of the goal.

The remaining two-thirds were left to goalkeeper Leonardo Lucero.

Lucero stood in the middle of these two-thirds of the goal.

After placing the football, Wang Lie began to step back, exiting the running distance.

Because the ball was far from the goal, he also retreated far, five steps back, about five meters.

Looking from where he was standing, the goal was forty-three meters away and had become very small. It was extremely difficult to shoot directly from a free kick at this distance.

He didn't look at the human wall, but stared at goalkeeper Lucero.

That was the "bull's eye" he found for himself.

A close-up of Wang Lie's face appeared in the broadcast camera.

In the camera, he was looking behind the camera, pursing his lips, frowning slightly and squinting his eyes.

There was a gleam of sword in his eyes.

"Looking at this posture, Wang is going to shoot directly..." Joe Wesley chuckled, "Is he too angry about Radu just now? Isn't this distance too difficult?"

The whistle sounded.

The commentator Connor Cowley also agreed: "That's right..."

As he was saying this, Wang Lie on the field started to run.

It took him five steps to retreat, but only four to run forward.

The missing step was kicked onto the football by him!

When shooting, the thigh does not swing much, but the calf whips towards the football like a whip!
Bang!
The front arch of his right foot and the instep just hit the valve core that he had carefully placed!
With the sudden explosion of mud, grass and wind, the football disappeared from its original position almost instantly.

Then he flew past the wall formed by four Scouse players and headed straight for goalkeeper Lucero!

When Lucero saw Wang Lie kicking the ball, he prepared to push off the ground and dive towards the goal area behind the human wall - he thought Wang Lie would kick the ball there.

Who would have thought that as soon as he turned sideways, he saw the football flying straight towards him!

Then he shook his body and stopped where he was.

In just a moment, the football almost flew in front of him!

He quickly jumped up, clasped his fists together, and hit the ball in the air!
I have to say, from such a long distance, the football arrived in the blink of an eye. The power of Wang Lie's shot was really terrifying!
It’s just that the angle is too straight!

No matter how strong the force is, it will be useless!

Of course you can't catch this ball head-on, you just need to simply hit it out!
But just when he was about to hit the football with his fist, the ball suddenly fell down as if someone pressed a remote control!
He threw his fist and it just missed...

No, he didn't miss, because the bottom edge of his fist just touched the top edge of the football!
The football he hit suddenly turned downward!
Hit the ground and bounce back!

It actually slipped under Lucero's crotch and into the goal behind him!

“…I also think that this ball is too far for the king… Eh?! Huh?! Ahhhhh! The ball goes in!! The ball goes in!!”

Connor Cowley almost slipped his tongue!
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PS, sorry that there is only one update today, mainly because this chapter has too many words... It took me two full days to write.

Please understand, as the number of words in this chapter is more than that of the past five chapters.

By the way, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask for some monthly votes from everyone. Is that too much to ask?

In addition, we will resume double updates tomorrow!

I still drew the line drawings of the illustrations in this chapter, and my wife was responsible for coloring them. Thank you, my wife!

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