Han Lu couldn't remember what had happened in the past few days, as if since she left the training center and arrived at the venue of the Winter Olympics, time had been running in a way that was beyond her control, and even beyond the concept of time in her mind. At the same time, her physical condition changed - ordinary painkillers were no longer enough, and she stood up with the pain. Now that the competition has been suspended, the entire audience and athletes from other countries are anxiously waiting to ask about her.

Xu Haoyang put his hand on her back, and they took a step forward together.

The audience cheered.

- Come on.

This will be unprecedented...... There will be no more performances after that.

Let the whole world watch.

Just before that, Han Lu suddenly felt that the hearing that day was like something that had just happened.

As in the previous hearing, they sat in a large conference room, and Han Lu had to explain the ingredients of the stimulant drugs in her body, and prove that she was not at fault and not negligent in order to be exempted from the ban.

So, in front of everyone, she made a statement about everything that happened during this time, from her injury, to her hiding the injury from her partner, and asking the team's medical advisor to deal with her injury without authorization, just to play smoothly at the Winter Olympics.

"The medicine that Han Lu takes every day is dispensed to her by me. Zhao Zhixin said, "It was I who was negligent when I gave her the medicine, mixing the other medicines with the medicines she was going to use." ”

"Why do you have that drug?" the presiding officer of the hearing asked gently and precisely, "that drug is a prohibited drug." ”

“…… Yes, I know. ”

"You said that the medicine that Han Lu uses every day has passed through your hands?"

"Yes. ”

"Is this the first time she's used this drug?"

"Yes—" Soon, Zhao Zhixin noticed that his words were inappropriate. "No," he said, "I mean, I'm not sure. ”

Sure enough, it came to this question.

Before the hearing began, Liu Bofei had already told Zhao Zhixin that even if he took all the responsibility on himself, it would still give the supervisory authorities reason to suspect that he was taking risks with Han Lu and the two of them jointly tried the feasibility of a new type of doping in real competition.

"Why do you have those drugs?" asked Mr. Liu, "what are you going to do with them — these are questions they might ask at a formal hearing." ”

"-I don't know how I could ......" Zhao Zhixin almost exploded, but he quickly shook his head and tried to calm himself down. "Well, that's the medicine I brought back from the United States, from my mentor. I want to look into it. ”

"Study what?"

“…… If you replace its irritating ingredients, can it have the same effect? ”

"Do you know pharmacology?"

“…… Not very clear. Zhao Zhixin shook his head.

Liu Bofei sighed.

"Don't lie. Liu Bofei said, "This will make things more troublesome." ”

He already knew in his heart how the capsules mixed into the medicine bottle came from. However, his intuition, his conscience, and his character of being a good old man who had been criticized by Han Lu and Han Shuhua all seemed to be telling him at the same time that he couldn't do this.

One decision should not make a person completely lose his place in this field.

He couldn't do that.

At the same time, after analysis, he may still have a little luck with Han Lu, she has not had any violations at all since her debut, although she has taken illegal drugs containing stimulants this time, she may not be dealt with severely.

If it really doesn't work, he thought, he can still carry this pot himself.

He can claim that this incident was his own doing, that he insisted on letting Han Lu play no matter what, and for this reason he deliberately concealed her injuries and used painkillers to cover it up.

Moreover, he also has enough reasons that the figure skating team has not had too good results in recent years, and he is inevitably anxious as the head coach, so he made this decision.

At the hearing, Zhao Zhixin and the host were still communicating on the question of how the medicine entered Han Lu's body. The host's attitude was that since Zhao Zhixin was a medical staff entrusted by Han Lu, she should be responsible for the medical personnel she chose, and she should be responsible for any substances ingested into her body. Moreover, Zhao Zhixin could not explain where the medicine came from at this time, which made the situation freeze in place for a long time.

Han Lu had no room to interject, so he could only force himself to sit calmly in his position.

At this time, the door to the conference room opened, and a person came in and said something to the host, who glanced out and nodded. Then, the man made a "can come in" gesture to the outside of the door, and then, they saw Jiang Xin in the team uniform walk in.

Liu Bofei was so shocked that he held his breath.

Han Lu didn't know what was going on, and subconsciously went to look at Xu Haoyang, who shook his head.

"My name is Jiang Xin. She said, "Like Han Lu, she belongs to the Chinese figure skating team. ”

The moderator nodded.

"There may be some misunderstandings about Han Lu's mistaken medication. Jiang Xin continued, "The medicine she took by mistake should be mine." ”

"Yours?"

"Before this time, I had been training at a club in Toronto, Canada. Her tone was calm, and she didn't look at her teammates and coach the whole time. "I brought that bottle of medicine back home from Toronto. ”

"I brought the medicine to the infirmary because I wanted to ask Dr. Zhao Zhixin, who is the team's medical advisor, to help me see the specific ingredients of the medicine. But when I arrived at the infirmary, Dr. Zhao said that he had something to leave for the time being, and I stayed alone in the infirmary to wait for him, and when I saw the medicine bottle he had placed on the table, I picked it up with curiosity. I opened both bottles and compared them in my hands. But I accidentally knocked over two medicine bottles, and when I was cleaning up, the two drugs mixed together. ”

"Do you remember what day it was?"

"It's the afternoon of January 24th, I think. ”

On the afternoon of January 24, Zhao Zhixin attended a seminar, and there were news and photos as evidence. The time of the two people is right, and Zhao Zhixin does not know the specific origin of the medicine has also been explained. The direction began to favor them.

After the hearing went on for some longer, the moderator seemed to have reached his conclusion, nodding his head to indicate that everyone present could leave, and that he would inform them of the results later.

Walking out of the venue of the hearing, Han Lu exhaled deeply, and Xu Haoyang next to her grabbed her hand.

Jiang Xin walked behind them and didn't say a word.

Xu Haoyang did feel suspicious, he glanced back at Jiang Xin, but she avoided his gaze and walked in another direction.

She didn't know what to do with her yet.

Maybe in the future, she can tell him and the plate, but not now.

That day, she told Liu Bofei the truth of the matter in the corridor, and said that she was willing to attend the hearing and tell the truth to everyone, but this was stopped by Liu Bofei.

From Han Lu's point of view, Liu Bofei was of course eager to return her innocence, but the price of this innocence was to let Jiang Xin be expelled from the team, he felt that he couldn't do this.

Not only because as a coach wanted to give her another chance, but also because he was thinking about the future of the figure skating team.

"Then ......," Jiang Xin asked, "do you have a way?"

"Yes. Liu Bofei nodded, "I have." ”

Therefore, when Jiang Xin still appeared at the scene of the hearing, Liu Bofei couldn't help but tense up.

And after she spoke, he slowly relaxed, little by little.

This kid ......

He smiled helplessly.

The brain is really easy to use.

Later, after the Winter Olympics were over, everyone had returned to the training center, and preparations for the new season were on track, Liu Bofei finally brought up the hearing again when she and Jiang Xin finally confirmed her new partner.

"You're at the end," he asked, "why did you go to the hearing?"

"I don't know. Jiang Xin shook his head, "I just think...... If I didn't go, I probably wouldn't really be an athlete. Whether it's from deeds or from the heart...... If I don't go, I'm completely disqualified as an athlete. ”

Her gaze was frank, one not seen in all these years.

Over the years, she has gone back and forth, always feeling that the path that suits her is somewhere else, always wanting to reach the top in one step, so she tries and makes mistakes repeatedly, and her whole personality has become ethereal and ethereal in these terrible, inexplicable, and inexplicable mistakes.

She had nothing to hold in her hands, nothing to be sure of.

However, she is also an athlete. All of this stems from the struggle to win, and from an excessive desire for recognition and attention.

After all the light dissipated before her eyes, she saw the original.

“…… Instructor. "I don't know what to say at this time." But thank you very much. Thank you for giving me another chance. I'll try," she paused, her gaze hardened. "I will be the new force of the figure skating team and will not let anyone down in me again. ”

Just as Liu Bofei was about to say something, Jiang Xin winked at him mischievously.

"And ......," she said, "I think Coach Liu, you, are a very reckless person." ”

“……？”

"I think," she said, "that if I hadn't gone, you might not be able to sit here now." ”

Liu Bofei's idea was said, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hurry up and go to training. He slammed the paper in his hand shut.

"Alright. Jiang Xin smiled, "I know." ”

The next day, four days before the official competition, Han Lu's doping incident came down with the official result, because it was the first violation, she was given the lightest warning and not banned.

Han Lu closed his eyes and almost sat down on the sofa. These days, her mind is intense, and while she tries to feel and experience their music this time, she is almost always worried about what will happen if she can't make it to the court.

So, when the results finally came out, she felt like she could simply sit here and cry.

But, of course, now is far from the time for her to cry, in front of her is the Winter Olympics after a four-year absence, and her battle is about to start, not only with others, but also with herself.