In the evening of the same day, Raphael went directly to the Ezeiza base to report.

With less than a week to go before the opening of the Copa America, Rafael's selection made the national team that had calmed down boil again, and the number of journalists outside the base further surged, although nothing was filmed, but for them, it was worth it to block the angels.

So as soon as Raphael got out of the car, he was surrounded by all kinds of long guns and short guns.

He raised his eyebrows and raised his hand: "Hey guys, don't do this, I'm very short on time, and I don't want to be late and make a bad impression on Mr. Batista, but I know that you have also waited for a long time, and it is not easy for everyone to withstand the cold wind, so we both take a step back, I answer the three questions of you and then you let me go, OK?"

The reporters were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, and before they could communicate, a flexible mind had already begun to ask questions.

"Rafael, you used to say that you would only consider a move if you won the Copa Libertadores, and now that you have successfully fulfilled your promise, will you stay at River Plate next season?"

After thinking about it, the reporter added: "It is reported that many big teams are very interested in you, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea, etc., what do you think?"

The scene of being preempted by someone who was a little impatient suddenly calmed down, and everyone looked at Raphael with blazing eyes, it seemed that they all wanted to know about this question.

Mainly because Rafael's future has been on the spotlight since he became famous, as it is clear to everyone that he cannot stay at River Plate forever. In addition, he himself is also ambiguous, and this ambiguity is not the kind of wanting to refuse and welcome, waiting for the price to sell, but the ambiguity of treating everyone equally. Whenever any club expressed interest in him, he didn't react in particular, whether it was Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United.

So what kind of plan Raphael has, and which wealthy family he likes, has become something that everyone wants to explore.

But at this time, Rafael was in a bad mood when he heard about the transfer, where would he answer. However, his face did not show it, but stretched out two fingers and shook it: "First of all, you asked two questions. Secondly, no Argentine player would stand outside the Ezeiza base and consider a transfer, because their hearts are long gone for the club. So, your question I can't answer right now, sorry. Well, one last chance. ”

The reporters were speechless, your uncle, wouldn't it be good for you to just say that you don't answer transfer-related questions?

"Okay, so what do you think about your selection to the national team this time? Do you think you can be in the 23-man squad?" another reporter very simply changed the subject, and once again came out on top, and the other colleagues who were slow down glared angrily.

Raphael smiled: "I think I should have said all this through Facebook, didn't you read my Facebook? If not, I can repeat it......

He quickly recited his Facebook post as if he were an endorsement: "Finally, I would like to add that all I can do is to be myself, and as for the rest, that is not something I need to think about." Okay, the three questions are answered, thank you, and goodbye. ”

As journalists, they intuitively felt that Raphael's words were slightly meaningful, but when they thought about it carefully, they felt that it was all nonsense, but they could find Raphael anywhere.

A cold wind blew, and the reporters beat their chests and stomped their feet -- Nima, they were completely deceived by Raphael! What three questions, they were completely led by the nose! And they didn't ask any answers, so they went back to how to write! If they knew that they would have surrounded people first......

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After greeting Batista, Rafael did not alarm anyone else, and moved into Messi's double room under the guidance of the base staff.

This is also a coincidence, because the members of the national team are in different clubs, and the end time of each league is also different, so it is inevitable that there will be a first and one after the other.

At the beginning, the rooms in the base hotel were spacious, and everyone could share them, and if you wanted to have a separate room, you could also live with your friends, so please feel free. But when the players gradually arrived, and the team doctor team and various staff members of Batista moved in, the room was a little insufficient, so it had to be merged. Raphael came the latest, of course, there was no way to pick and choose, and in the double room with a bed, Messi and he were the most familiar, so after obtaining Messi's consent, the two were honored to become roommates.

The suites provided in the base are neat and generous, although not as luxurious as the facilities of the hotels outside, they are also very good, if you ignore the clothes and socks on the bed, the messy suitcases that have been turned over on the floor, and the messy cardboard boxes on the table...... Words.

Rafael cautiously stepped back, stood at the door and took a photo, and sent it to Messi: "Has your room been ransacked?"

It is estimated that Messi did not expect that he would have a roommate, and put a lot of things on Raphael's bed, and when Raphael cleaned up, he was not surprised to find the packaging box of a certain candy company.

He smiled and played.

Messi, who was at the party, just took out his mobile phone and saw the chaos in his room, and before he could reply, he received another photo, only to see a white piece of paper written in Spanish under a lollipop: "Your hostage is in my hands, if you don't want it to die without a body, please pay the ransom tomorrow, PS: I don't want cake." ”

Messi pursed his lips and immediately replied with a text message: "You tear up the ticket!"

At 10 o'clock in the evening, Messi did not spend the night at home, but quietly returned to Ezeiza, in fact, Batista gave him a vacation until the next morning, but when he thought of the little imp who underwhelmed the beating, he was a little impatient, and he didn't know whether to look forward to it a little more, or to beat the other party a little more.

But sometimes he has some inexplicable thoughts in his mind, such as - if Rafael can be in the national team and become his teammate in the Copa America, it is really the best gift he has received for his birthday this year, PS: It would be even better if the opponent could replace some people as his arms on the field.

Of course, this idea has been repeatedly dispelled by Rafael himself, and Messi is now thinking more about bless himself not to be by this guy.

Quietly opened the door with the key, and sure enough, the room was pitch black, and only a human figure could be seen bulging out of a bed vaguely.

Messi was like a devil entering the village, secretly put down his bag, and secretly took out a small cake that he had brought back, and then secretly touched Raphael's bed.

Through the faint light of the mobile phone screen, he saw that Raphael was sleeping with his hands on his side, his fair face buried in light blue velvet, his eyebrows were soft, quiet and soft, and he really looked like an angel curled up in the arms of God.

No wonder some people say that there are only wrong names in this world, no wrong nicknames, Messi muttered while sticking out his finger to poke his cheek.

The cold fingers made Raphael unconsciously bury his head deeper, but there was no sign of waking up.

Mei Xiaoxi was anxious and began to shake her hands.

When Raphael opened his eyes in a daze, he was faced with a big white "hideous" face illuminated by the screen, and his heart stopped beating.

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Early the next morning, Militto saw Raphael in the dining room, was very happy, and greeted him warmly: "Oh little one, it's so nice to see you, when did you come?"

Raphael touched his head, looking a little shy: "Ahem, just arrived." ”

Milito brought him to his table for breakfast, where Zanetti, Cambiasso, and Burdisso were all there.

After all, it's not the first time to come to the national team, once born and twice matured, Rafael adheres to the etiquette of juniors, and obediently greets all the seniors of the national team one by one.

Zanetti shook his head with a smile, pointed at Raphael and compared himself: "Gabi, why did you bring him over, don't you know that every time I see him, the number 21 always comes to my mind?"

Raphael was confused, and if it weren't for Zanetti's smiling face, he would have thought he was ostracized.

Mi Lito smiled and put his arm on Raphael's shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "People, you always have to serve the old." And if you are with young people, you can live younger and younger, don't you think?"

Cambiaso also smiled: "Be content, captain, I am still looking forward to meeting a 21-year-old imp in the national team one day." As a member of the Inter barbecue gang, the image of Zanetti's captain has long been ingrained in his heart, and in informal settings, Cambiasso has not bothered to change his words.

Rafael quietly breathed a sigh of relief, which turned out to be referring to age - Zanetti was born in 1973, and he was indeed a full 21 years older than himself.

Sometimes age is a double-edged sword, there are disadvantages and advantages, like he doesn't have to be afraid of being excluded at all, the youngest Burdisso here is 13 years older than him, how can he embarrass him inexplicably, and they will be shameless when they say it. In addition, the barbecue gang has no conflict of interest with him, even if it seems that he has won the quota of Milito on the surface, but that can only be blamed on the other party's bad luck, even if there is no such thing, Milito is also a marginal figure of the national team, whether he can go to the Copa America or not is another matter.

So the group of people had a good chat, and of course Raphael acted more as a quiet listener.

But Milito, apparently not wanting to snub his little brother, bumped his arm and asked, "Have you been assigned a room?" I can tell you, don't stay in Leo's room," and before Raphael could reply, he said mysteriously, "because I found out that his room is haunted!"

With a swoop, Raphael's cold sweat fell.

Beside him, Burdisso squirted out a sip of his drink.

Faced with the strange gaze of his teammates, Milito swore that he lived in the room downstairs from Messi, and last night, he did hear a strange noise from upstairs. But you know, Messi is home for his birthday, his room is not occupied by anyone else at all, Ezeiza security measures are strong, there can be no thieves, so there is only one truth, and that is haunted!

Cambiaso laughed at him, "This kind of supernatural story of hearing strange noises upstairs is long outdated, Gabi. I remember watching a science demystifying show, and you said that the situation is usually based on science, and maybe all you heard was the toilet pumping somewhere. ”

But Mi Lito firmly believed in his own judgment and repeatedly said that when Messi returned, he must let him hurry up to change rooms.

The corners of Raphael's mouth twitched, but he really didn't know how to speak, do you want him to say, I'm sorry Gabi, are the ghosts in your mouth me and Messi?

Time goes back to last night.

Rafael, whose heartbeat was almost frightened at that time, instinctively threw out a punch in his body, and the unlucky Messi was shot head-on, and the whole person leaned back and took a few steps back, and happened to step on the cake that fell on the ground before, and when he saw that he was about to fall backwards, Rafael, who quickly switched from frightened to calm mode, already knew that he was overreacting, and bounced up from the bed suddenly......

Although Messi avoided the bad luck of falling, under the effect of inertia, Rafael still didn't hold it, and the two still slammed on the floor, but when the meat pad became Raphael, it took two more laps to shake his senses.

Raphael touched his waist, and to this day, he still felt a faint pain all over his body, and he was angry when he thought of the culprit. However, when he thought that the other party was more miserable than himself, he gloated a little.

The other person did not appear in the training ground until the beginning of training, and his appearance attracted a large number of eyes.

Because there's really no way you can't help but look at his face.

Aguero couldn't hold back and asked his friend bluntly: "What's wrong with your face?"

Messi's fake smile revealed a bit of gnashing of teeth: "I was too excited last night, I didn't sleep well, maybe the dark circles under my eyes are a little serious." ”

Aguero can believe that there are ghosts, and he spread his hands and was speechless: "Okay Leo, then can you tell me, why do you only have one side of your dark circles......"