In this free skate, although Han Lu and Xu Haoyang's artistic performance scores were terrible, because Jiang Xin and Jiang Zhijun made two serious ice falling mistakes, they unexpectedly and ridiculously overtook the overall score, and finally ranked third. First place went to the French pair with the same repertoire, and second place went to the United States.

However, both internationally and domestically, the French pair did not have much of a reputation before. Liu Bofei deliberately checked their information after the game and found that they were also newly transferred to Muller's club this year.

Muller......

Liu Bofei pondered.

Time entered the third stop of the China station, Duhamel, who had disappeared from the Internet for a long time, appeared at the hotel where he was staying, and laughed and played with reporters squatting at the door of the hotel, this video was uploaded to the Internet to clarify the various inexplicable gossip news that was intentionally or unintentionally spread during the period of Duhamel's disappearance.

When Xu Haoyang was thinking about whether to send another message to Duhamel, her message came first.

I'm going to eat hot pot. Duhamel said.

"Returned?" Han Lu asked.

"Returned. Xu Haoyang handed her the phone and smiled helplessly. "She said she wanted to eat hot pot. ”

"Give her a red oil hot pot bureau. ”

"Today's group, tomorrow they won't be able to get up. Xu Haoyang joked.

The next day, Duhamel and Eric came out in third, and their performances were still flawless, but, somewhat surprisingly, their selection was a repertoire of the same repertoire that had been performed five years earlier, and even the choreography did not make major adjustments, only some changes in the composition of the movements. This made the ice fans, who had been worried before, and were relieved to see her appear on the field as usual, feeling a little puzzled and disappointed.

This has never happened before.

With the same doubts, Han Lu and Xu Haoyang also skipped into the ice rink, before spending some time exploring the meaning of the song, Xu Haoyang asked Han Lu's opinion, and Han Lu suggested that some more psychedelic performances could be added—such as the distance between reality and illusion, the distance between the present and the distant past. Amy was very interested in this, and asked Han Lu to tell her in more detail, she stumbled and slurred, but Amy listened excitedly.

Today's show is a new version that has changed the composition of the action in a short period of time.

Obviously, this version was a lot more successful than the messy last one, and at least when the music stopped, they no longer had the idea that everything was over. They walked to the waiting zone, anxiously waiting for the scores to be announced. But it was also at this time that they faintly heard a noise, and something seemed to be smashed to the ground.

Han Lu glanced at Xu Haoyang suspiciously, and Xu Haoyang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Their final score is 116.90, which could or may not make them to the finals. Now, it's up to the other players to play – and their luck.

When they returned to the preparation area from the waiting division, they heard the noise just now suddenly loud, Xu Haoyang curiously looked for the direction of the sound, but at a glance saw Jiang Zhijun, who was covered in blood, stumbling over, blood flowing down his neck, staining the shoulders and chest of the team uniform a terrifying red.

Han Lu gasped, and Xu Haoyang subconsciously blocked her behind him.

Liu Bofei immediately rushed to the front and blocked both of them.

"What's going on?" Liu Bofei asked loudly, "What's wrong?"

"Hit someone!" Kang Jijun covered his forehead and shouted loudly in Korean while holding out his other hand and pointing behind him. "This guy is crazy!"

Xu Haoyang looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that a person behind him was suppressed by several security personnel, but he still seemed to be struggling to chase after him.

"Eric ......" Xu Haoyang saw the team uniform on the man and muttered to himself incredulously.

"What's going on?" Han Lu asked.

Xu Haoyang didn't reply, and he didn't pay attention to Jiang Zhijun, who was grinning in pain in front of him, and ran directly to Eric with Hernandez.

"Erik!" Xu Haoyang ran in front of Eric and pressed his shoulders with both hands. "What's going on?"

Eric's eyes were red and he gasped violently. He has always been very elegant in public, and no one has ever seen him so angry and out of control.

"Eric, look at me. Xu Haoyang said, "That guy ......"

Although they have never talked about Jiang Zhijun in private, they seem to have this consensus with each other.

That's a complete bastard.

“……”

"Did that guy say anything to you?" Xu Haoyang asked again.

“…… YANG。 Eric's expression finally eased a little, but it was like a trance pulled out of his extreme anger. He smiled softly at Xu Haoyang. "Come on. ”

"What......?"

Xu Haoyang stood stunned and watched Eric follow Hernandez and pass him.

The vicious injury of an active athlete would be big news off the field, not to mention that it happened at the Grand Prix. Jiang Zhijun had four stitches on his forehead, and there were multiple soft tissue contusions on his face and body. The video footage of the brawl scene was also uploaded to the Internet as soon as the good people came, at first the two of them were talking about something in the corridor, and then Eric coldly threw a punch at Jiang Zhijun, Jiang Zhijun was almost knocked to the ground defenselessly, Eric grabbed his hair with his hand, pulled his head and hit the door frame.

Jiang Zhijun's reviews were originally not very good, but through the appearance of the new style and new tracks of this Grand Prix, he attracted a group of fans who were particularly good at this dark system. At the same time, because Eric has been invincible for too long, people who don't like him have long held their breath and have nowhere to vent, and the Internet took the opportunity to tear up a pink and black war.

As the war unfolded, rumors naturally emerged. One of the most vivid rumors, illustrated by video footage of the competition over the years, is that Duhamel and Eric have been doping.

The person who posted the rumor said categorically in the video: "Don't you think it's strange? The two of them, who have been at the top of their careers since their debut, have no mistakes or injuries. If you think about it, as long as you are human, you know that this is impossible. ”

Rumours have been rampant, but there has been no official response from Eric's club.

They accepted the penalty decision against Eric – the results were voided and he was banned from all competitions for the season. And, because of their withdrawal, Han Lu and Xu Haoyang are ranked third, which means that if the others don't have a terrible superperformance, it will give them a better chance of getting close to the Grand Prix finals.

This is ironic in both senses.

For this reason, they can't compete with the ultimate opponent in their hearts.

In addition, Han Lu felt that it was even more ridiculous that she had to get close to the ticket to the Grand Prix Finals because of this reason.

Moreover, when she realized this, she found herself relieved.

It made her feel very much disgusted with herself.

Xu Haoyang, of course, would not believe this absurd rumor, and on the same day, after the game, he immediately asked Eric what happened to them during this time - during this entire offseason.

What is it that makes Eric even willing to be punished and banned, and he wants to beat Jiang Zhijun up?

Xu Haoyang dodged the reporters, slipped into the hotel where Eric and the others were staying, and stood in front of Eric with the attitude of wanting to find out.

“YANG。 Eric shook his head helplessly, "I didn't know you were such a persistent person......"

"What the hell is going on?" asked Xu Haoyang.

"It's not doping. "We certainly didn't use doping. ”

"I know that, too. ”

"It's bipolar affective disorder. Eric took a breath, "Duhamel has always had bipolar disorder. ”

“…… Either way?"

The mental health of athletes is always a big problem, and many athletes have some tendency to depression and anxiety because of injuries and stress. This is also the necessity of the existence of psychologists.

But it ...... both ways.

Bipolar disorder is a type of mental illness, which refers to a type of disorder that has both manic episodes and depressive episodes, in which people will constantly hover between ecstasy and despair, and constantly switch between two extreme emotions. There is no cure at this stage, only as much as possible.

In other words, Duhamel's extreme exaggeration is actually a manifestation of mental illness. Even, their perfect performances and flawless emotional expressions in the eyes of everyone are actually the products of a distorted spirit.

It's like a madman's work of art.

It is the soul and flesh and blood of the artist.

"It's been a long time?" Xu Haoyang asked.

Eric nodded silently.

"Then Jiang Zhijun ......," Xu Haoyang said, "does he know something?"

"Oh no. Eric gave an answer that surprised Xu Haoyang. "He didn't know. I think...... He didn't know. ”

"And ...... you?"

"Duhamel is in the right situation, I don't think it's going to last a whole season. Eric confessed, "But...... Neither the club nor the agency behind us will allow us to withdraw from the competition at this time. She didn't want anyone to know about it. If you use drugs, you may not be able to pass the doping test. So ......"

"So the unlucky Jiang Zhijun ......" Xu Haoyang sorted out the logic, "he doesn't even know what's going on now." ”

"I'm really angry. "We don't have our own time, we don't have our own will. Even this kind of thing can only be done in this way. He shrugged his shoulders, "Fortunately, it turned out to be good, though." ”

"Is the result not bad......

"Not bad. Eric said with relief, "I don't know what else to do." ”