Gu Ran picked up his cell phone and showed the caller number displayed on the phone to the DV camera. After fixing the evidence, he pressed the hands-free answer button.
Tadel Arroyo's arrogant London accent immediately came over the phone: "Hello, Mr. Gu Ran, how do you think about what I mentioned to you this morning?"
Gu Ran said deliberately: "Sorry, there have been too many calls to me recently. Please introduce your identity and what else you want to talk to me about."
Tedder smiled hoarsely, "Haha, Mr. Gu Ran forgot so quickly? I am Tedel Arroyo, the head of the physical education department of Westminster Public School. I am calling you just to let you know." You don’t want to participate in the finals of the national competition. If you really want to participate, that’s fine. As long as you compete passively, we won’t treat you badly.”
Gu Ran smiled coldly and said in a deep voice: "What you call a negative game, to put it bluntly, you are asking me to play a fake game, right?"
Tedder smiled and said: "Mr. Gu Ran, don't say it so harshly. The national competition is just an amateur competition. Since it is an amateur competition, don't take it so seriously."
Gu Ran said coldly: "You are doing this blatantly, aren't you afraid that the Football Association will track you down?"
Tedder laughed and said: "Mr. Gu Ran, you are still too young, and you take winning amateur competitions too seriously. We are a world-class prestigious school, and we don't actually care about amateur competitions, but this is what we want. This honor is the icing on the cake for our school. We have won many national championships. We are the face of British middle schools. Even if the Football Association knows about it, they will not do anything to us. of."
How arrogant! How shameless!
Gu Ran took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his heart, "You continue."
Tedder became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "Mr. Gu Ran, we know your strength. The fact that a super bad team like the Bucks Steel Horns can reach the semi-finals is all thanks to you, and we also know that you have won the When it comes to your professional contract at Southampton Club - that is to say, whether you participate in the finals of the national competition or not, it doesn't matter to your future. Why don't you use this opportunity to make your life easier?"
"Even if you want to participate, or are embarrassed to refuse the Bucks Steel Horns' request for you to participate, it doesn't matter. We just need you to show fatigue in the second half, unable to hold the ball, and make many turnovers. That's fine. The rest Leave the rest to us—without you, wouldn’t it be like playing garbage when we play the Bucks Steel Horns?”
Draft it...?
Gu Ran cursed secretly in his heart.
Just listen to Tedder continue to say proudly: "Mr. Gu Ran, you have already made history for the Bucks Steel Horns. They all regard you as a hero. You have already become famous in your school. There is no need to do anything for you anymore." They fought hard - to say the least, even if you fight hard, you can't carry 10 pieces of garbage by yourself, right? You will still lose to our missionary team in the end. But now as long as you are willing to play passively, we can help you It’s a huge benefit, and you may even benefit from it for life! This deal is quite a bargain.”
Gu Ran suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Oh? I want to hear what benefits you can give me?"
Tedder felt that this matter was basically more than half successful, so he sounded even more proud, "Mr. Gu Ran, you are a smart person. If you communicate with smart people, I won't hide it. As long as you If you play passively, we can offer you an unnamed bursary. This bursary is worth £26,500."
Damn it, is that all? ? ?
You want to buy me and you for more than 20,000 pounds to play match-fixing?
Gu Ran sneered: "You guys gave me so much!"
Tedder heard the disdain in Gu Ran's tone, and then said: "Don't worry, Mr. Gu Ran, it's not over yet. In addition to this scholarship, we will also recommend you to Oxford or Cambridge University. You can Play your professional football while completing your studies at one of the world's top universities. I know that you Chinese value prestigious universities, and our Westminster School has a unique advantage in recommending students."
Send me to Oxbridge?
Not to mention, this condition is really tempting for ordinary Chinese students studying abroad.
A high diploma from a world-famous school is gold-plated, and playing in professional leagues overseas is also gold-plated. After being plated with two layers of gold and then returning to play in the Chinese Super League, even if you play badly, you can still get a top-notch salary...
But it's a pity.
I don't need gold plating.
I am the real gold!
Gu Ran sneered and said, "Is there more?"
Tedder on the other end of the phone laughed and said: "Mr. Gu Ran... you have a big appetite. If you have any requests, just ask. As long as you are willing to compete passively, we can discuss everything."
Gu Ran sneered and said: "My request is very simple. Firstly, I don't need you to pay, and secondly, I don't need you to give me a guarantee. I just want you... to surrender to the Football Association and honestly explain to the Football Association that you bought fake matches." .”
Tedder was obviously stunned, "...Mr. Gu Ran, are you kidding?"
Gu Ran said coldly: "I'm not joking with you. What I hate most are you bastards who do whatever it takes to fix matches and football matches for the sake of profit. I'll give you a chance to surrender. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." .”
Tedder's tone became embarrassed, "Mr. Gu Ran, I thought you were a smart man, but I didn't expect... you are so stupid. Don't you think you can really win with 10 rubbish players?" Are you leaving our missionary team? I am talking to you to give you face, do you really think you are the savior?"
Gu Ran said in a deep voice: "I never think that I am a savior. I also know that the Bucks Steel Horns are not a strong team, and the players of the Bucks Steel Horns are not first-class players, but at least, we don't play It’s fake! Don’t play dirty! Don’t do anything fake! We are playing football sincerely! We are competing with passion! Our victory is based on our own efforts, one after another! We are better than you Better bastards! I'm proud and proud to be a member of the Bucks Steelhorns!"
Tedder yelled angrily: "You, you dare to scold me?"
Gu Ran shouted angrily: "Yes, that's right, be confident, I'm just scolding you! I'm not only going to scold you, but on the day of the finals, my teammates and I will go all out to fuck you ! So what’s wrong with you being Westminster Public School? So what does it matter if you’re rich and powerful? So what if you’re powerful? Your stinky money can’t buy me! I’m going to beat you bitches to pieces! None left!"
"Fake!" Tedder roared angrily: "You trash Bucks Steel Horns team, are you worthy of challenging our missionaries? We have won more national championships than your group has qualified!"
Gu Ran sneered: "You have the nerve to show off the championship you won with match-fixing? In this finals, I will let you show off your true form!"
Tedder said angrily: "Okay! Okay! You have the guts! Since you don't accept our conditions, let's just wait and see! I have plenty of ways to make you unable to even cry! Just wait and regret it!" "
Toot toot…
Tedder hung up the phone directly.
Gu Ran took a deep breath: So happy! The scolding was so good!
Coach Carter turned off the DV video with excitement on his face, "Gu! I've already recorded the call just now! Damn it, Westminster School is such a bully! But you scolded me at the end." Their words were so relieving! This finals competition is no longer just about competing for first place, but also about competing for this breath!"
Gu Ran nodded calmly, "That's right, coach! Please make a copy of this evidence, and then submit the copied tape to the Football Association."
"Okay, I'll take care of this. But..."
Coach Carter hesitated for a moment, "Gu, since Westminster School dares to be so unscrupulous, they must have backing. Although our evidence is sufficient, it may not be able to bring Westminster School to justice." How about that? The most Westminster School will admit is that it was Tedder's personal behavior. Even if the Football Association investigates, it may end up being nothing - this is the real society. People with no power, If you want to refute a powerful person with just one piece of evidence, you will not get justice.”
Gu Ran nodded slightly.
What Coach Carter said is very true. Foreign countries are not a pure land. The oppression of power is just more hidden and more high-sounding.
As a young man, it must be difficult to understand Coach Carter's helplessness.
But Gu Ran understood it very well.
Gu Ran said calmly: "Coach, I understand what you mean. I never thought of relying on this evidence to bring down the Westminster School team. I just can't let the Westminster School team be destroyed." It’s so comfortable to learn! This evidence is enough to make them anxious for a while! If we want to kill them, we still have to defeat them from the competition field!”
Coach Carter nodded vigorously and said with admiration: "Gu, your mind is so mature! Sometimes, I don't even think you are 17 or 8 years old, you are more like a person with rich experience." social person."
Damn it...
Gu Ran said quickly: "Coach, you deserve the praise. In fact, I learned this from you - you were so calm and strategizing during the game. As your student, I naturally learned some."
"Really?" Coach Carter immediately grinned happily, "Haha! That's right! Yes, yes! My biggest characteristic is that I am calm and composed when things happen. Gu, you are really good at reading people!"
Gu Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, coach... Then I'll go eat first and then continue training."
"good!"
After taking a break at noon, Gu Ran devoted himself wholeheartedly to the afternoon training.
The incident in Westminster did not affect Gu Ran's mentality. Instead, it made Gu Ran feel angry and eager for a battle with the Flying Missionaries!
The afternoon training program focused on dynamic passing and receiving cooperation.
During Gu Ran's almost crazy sprinting and running, other main members of the Bucks Steel Horns team also gritted their teeth and cooperated with Gu Ran's training.
After a whole afternoon of training, almost all the main players were paralyzed by Gu Ran.
When Gu Ran was about to practice some more set pieces, Coach Carter suddenly received a call and his expression changed drastically!
"Gu! Stop for a moment, something happened! If you messed with Fuck, that bastard from Westminster really started to take revenge like crazy!"
Gu Ran was mentally prepared and asked calmly: "What's wrong, coach?"
When the other main players heard the conversation between Coach Carter and Gu Ran, they quickly gathered around with concern.
Coach Carter said angrily: "I just received a call from a staff member of the English Football Association! He informed me that he was going to give you an additional red card and suspend you for one game!"
As soon as he said this, Gu Ran just smiled coldly, but the other players present started to explode:
"What?!"
"Additional red card!?"
"Are you kidding? Where did Gu Ran commit a foul? Even if there was a foul, it wouldn't be an additional red card, right?"
"Isn't it obvious that he wants to mess with us?"
"Don't they know that Gu Ran's girlfriend is Anne Hathaway?"
The Bucks Steelhorns players were all furious.
Gu Ran was also filled with anger, but at times like this, Gu Ran became calmer and didn't say a word of complaint.
Although the finals have not yet begun, the war between him and Westminster School has already begun from the moment he refused to play match-fixing!
Coach Carter was so angry that his whole body was shaking. "The reason for the additional red card from the Football Association was that Gu Ran had provocative and uncivilized behavior towards Rugby fans in the last game! Fake Westminster! Fake Ying Football Association! They don’t care about match-fixing, but they make things difficult for those of us who are passionate about football! The youth football environment in the UK is rotten to the core! If this continues, British football will be over!"
The other players were even more indignant upon hearing this:
"Farke!"
"Provoking fans?"
"What a bullshit excuse and bullshit crime!"
"It was obviously the Rugby Golden Fleece fans who were so racist! After scoring the goal, Gu just celebrated in front of the Rugby fans and did not do anything out of the ordinary!"
"On the contrary, it was the Rugby fans who threw mineral water bottles at Gu, but the Southampton fans and Cardiff fans couldn't stand it, so they helped Gu fight back!"
"Faq! We must appeal!"
"The appeal is useless? Don't you understand that this is deliberately targeting Gu! It is deliberately targeting our Bucks Steel Horns team!"
“Fake Westminster!”
"This method is so dirty! Even dirtier than their fucking stinking ditch!"
"Coach! What should we do? We can't just watch them succeed, right?"
"Yeah! Without care, we can't play at all!"
Gu Ran is already the absolute core leader of the Bucks Steel Horns. If Gu Ran is really given a red card and suspended for one game, then the Bucks Steel Horns won't even have a one-in-10,000 chance of winning, and they will lose miserably. awful!
Coach Carter said: "I will definitely appeal to the higher authorities, but... Fak! The appeal process is very troublesome. It is normal for it to be delayed for a week, and we have the final the day after tomorrow!"
Except for Gu Ran, all the players were anxious.
After Gu Ran thought calmly for a while, he then smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Don't let this affect your mentality of preparing for the game. Come on, let's continue to practice some set pieces."
The teammates all said eagerly:
"Gu, do you still have the mind to train at this time?"
"Yes, Gu! Think of a solution quickly! If you are really suspended, it will be all over!"
"Gu! We can't live without you!"
The teammates were all as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
Gu Ran didn't say anything, just picked up the ball and walked to the court, and started practicing more set pieces by himself.
The teammates had no choice but to stay and practice together, but they were obviously a little distracted and unfocused.
After practicing for an hour, Gu Ran's physical energy was reduced to only 20% to 30%, and Gu Ran finally stopped with satisfaction.
The teammates all wanted to talk to Gu Ran, but Gu Ran walked directly into the locker room.
Maeve and Gregory were still waiting for him in the locker room, giving him a post-training checkup and massage.
——For Maiv and Gregory, they thought it would be much easier after they upgraded to become Gu Ran's exclusive team doctor and physical therapist. However, it turned out that Gu Ran hadn't officially become a professional team member yet, so the two of them had to follow Gu Ran. "work overtime".
They just hope that after Gu Ran's finals are over, he won't practice so crazily.
After the physical therapy, Gu Ran took another shower, then left the training ground feeling relaxed and drove home.
After returning home, it was time for Gu Ran to eat and sleep.
Regarding the additional red card... Gu Ran didn't panic at all.
This kind of thing does sound terrible, but Gu Ran concluded that the Football Association will not mess around. The so-called excuse of "provoking the fans" is not valid at all. This is just Westminster School's anger. , deliberately using things like additional red cards to scare him, hoping to make him surrender and affect his mentality of preparing for the game.
This war has already begun. Now that it has begun, there is no need to be afraid!
What's more, I am a reborn person, my system is added to my body, I am the son of destiny in this world, how can I be frightened by a mere red card and suspension?
There are people in your Football Association at Westminster, but I don’t have anyone?
You don’t need to call Old Les about this, he will know about it!
As long as Lao Les comes forward, the Football Association will dare to add your paralyzing red card?
The more you behave like this, the more I will kill you!
Gu Ran was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
This is not because I am upset about the additional red card, but because...
After getting used to playing handball at night, it is really difficult to sleep alone.
well.
What to do next!
Gu Ran sighed melancholy and tried to force himself to fall asleep.
That night.
The news of "additional red card" quickly spread among Southampton High School fans.
"What? Gu Ran is going to be given an additional red card? And suspended for one game?"
"France Football Association! This is obviously a deliberate targeting!"
"Haha! Our Gu is so powerful that he is being deliberately targeted by Westminster!"
"No! We can't just sit back and watch!"
"Brothers! Call the Football Association! Scold those sons of bitches!"
"Yes, this is a battle! Gu Ran won for us, and we must fight for Gu Ran too!"
Southampton fans picked up the phone and bombarded the Football Association.
Early the next morning.
Gu Ran was usually awakened by himself.
After taking a shower and eating breakfast, Lais received a call.
After Old Rice's inquiry, Gu Ran told Old Rice the whole incident, including the fact that Tedder wanted him to play match-fixing.
——Old Rice is a veteran figure of the Football Association, and the Football Association and the Football Association are actually the same organization, but the Football Association is higher-level, and the Football Association is responsible for handling specific affairs.
After listening to Gu Ran's story, Laisi was also very angry, "Gu, you should tell me this kind of thing directly! Don't worry, I will make the guy who gave you the red card lose his job! If you mess with Fake, they Don’t you know that you are mine? He dared to bully my people! I haven’t shown off my power in recent years, do you really think I have a good temper? Gu, just train with peace of mind, don’t accept it Leave the rest of the impact of this incident to me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation before today!"
Gu Ran smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Rice, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Ran drove to the school as usual and climbed over the wall into the training ground.
The teammates also arrived early and asked Gu Ran concernedly about the progress of the matter.
Gu Ran just smiled, said nothing more, and devoted himself to the warm-up step by step.
The teammates were all worried.
Coach Carter left in a hurry after assigning today's training tasks - he wanted to further appeal for the additional red card.
Today's training content is also relatively relaxed, which is physical training and lap training.
While Gu Ran was training, he took the opportunity to pick up 10 special training bubbles and exchange them for a new talent point.
At the end of the day's training, Coach Carter ran into the training ground with a red face.
"Gu! Good news! Good news!"
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(End of chapter)
