71. Celebration banquet

Li Xiang, Oman and Wang Baguio went to Apisius's restaurant to hold a celebration banquet with the members of the Freedom Team, but they encountered injustice on the way.

Six big men surrounded and beat a young man.

The three of them immediately stepped forward to stop it.

Fortunately, with the presence of Auman, a master, he divided five by two to level the six.

The young man who was rescued had all three of them seen, and after a little recollection, I remembered that this person was the No. 5 player who bravely exposed Sidulla in the arena for causing his team members to take illegal drugs, Joseph.

Under Orman's questioning, one of the big men revealed the reason for the beating of Joseph, that Heathurah had paid thugs to teach Joseph a lesson in retaliation for betraying him for no reason, and even threatened to beat Joseph once and again, so that Joseph would never have peace in the city of Rome.

In addition to often finding someone to teach Joseph a lesson, Hildurah also found someone to pour excrement and urine on Joseph's dwelling, making it difficult for him to have a place to stay.

Looking at Joseph, who was scarred and sloppy, Wang Baguio felt pity for him, and wiped Joseph's wounds with the handkerchief he carried with him, saying, "Sidura is so vicious that people beat you like this. ”

Auman said: "Pouring feces and urine into people's houses is lacking in morality." ”

Joseph smiled bitterly and said, "If I dare to tell the truth, I have already considered the worst-case scenario. ”

Wang Baguio said: "I really don't understand, what makes you dare to tell the truth?" ”

Joseph said, "It is my faith." ”

The three of them said in unison: "'Faith'? ”

Joseph said, "You may not know, but I am a Roman with one-eighth Jewish ancestry, and there is a very important term in my faith, which is honesty. ”

Li Xiang nodded in agreement.

Joseph continued: "It is written, 'Blessed shall be the truthful.'" ”

Wang Baguio said: "But in my opinion, it is precisely because of your honesty that you have caused trouble. ”

Li Xiang shook his head and said, "I don't agree with your point of view, didn't Lao Tzu also say, 'Misfortune and fortune are relied upon, and fortune and misfortune are lurking.'" ’”。

Wang Baguio said: "Having said that, what he offended was not an ordinary person, it was the rich and powerful Xidula, what blessings could he have in the future..."

Orman said, "What is Sidula, to bully others like him is to bring about his own destruction. ”

"I will not let the honest suffer." Li Xiang patted Joseph on the shoulder, "I need an honest person like you, you will be my assistant in the future, and I promise that Sidula will not dare to embarrass you again." ”

Wang Baguio smiled slightly and said, "It seems that what Lao Tzu said is good!" Joseph turned from a curse to a blessing! ”

Joseph was pleasantly surprised, "You asked me to be your assistant?" ”

Li Xiang nodded.

"But, what can I do for you?"

"Since I plan to invite you, I can tell you some things, I, I plan to do some business, I need an honest and trustworthy person to be my assistant, I think you are a very suitable person, with my many years of experience in business, I believe that I will never be wrong."

"If I were like my grandfather, Joseph Sr., maybe I could really help you."

"Your grandfather? He's also a businessman? ”

Auman said, "He's still a big businessman!" ”

Li Xiang said to Aoman: "You also know? ”

"There is not many people in Rome who do not know the mention of Joseph Sr."

"So famous?"

Auman nodded and said, "Joseph Sr. was once one of the ten richest people in Rome, owning more than half of the shops in the big market of Rome, and all the shops in the three major food streets and gold and silver streets were also owned by him, and he was known as the 'King of Roman Shops'. ”

"It's amazing!"

In addition to this, he is also a member of the Economic Advisory Council of Rome.

"It's really 'business and excellence'."

"In addition to this, he is a great good man, and many people in the city have received his favor."

"When you say this, my reverence for old Joseph arises!"

"I also have a lot of respect for him."

Lee wanted to say to Joseph, "Eh! Why didn't you inherit your ancestral business and run away to play football? ”

Joseph sighed, "After my grandfather died, my damned father was not enterprising, he was a drunkard, he was lustful, and he was addicted to gambling, and eventually lost all his possessions, and he was in debt for gambling, and he ran away for fear that moneylenders would come to collect the debt. According to Roman law, the father's debt has to be repaid by the son, and there is no way, so I have to play football for others to make money and help pay off the debt. ”

"It's not easy for you!"

Wang Biyao said: "No matter which family, it must be a misfortune for the family to have such an unfilial son." ”

Orman said to Joseph, "You are really lucky to meet Li Xiang today!" ”

Li Xiang said to Joseph, "What is written in the scriptures will not be wrong, and the honest will be blessed." ”

***

Li Xiang, Wang Baguio, Auman, Pilate, Joseph and the players gathered together.

Everyone sat around the round table with joy on their faces.

Good food and wine are already on the table.

Li Xiang said, "Come on, come on, let's respect Bilardo first." ”

Bilate was a little surprised, "Respect me? ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Without your generosity, where would we have this delicious meal!" ”

Bilardo smiled and said, "Oops! If you hadn't won the championship, I wouldn't have won 5 million Sesters! I can't spend all this money in two lifetimes! If you say a toast! Then I have to honor you in Pilate. As he spoke, he raised his glass.

And they took their glasses and took a sip of wine.

Bilardo continued: "Don't be polite to me, everyone, and let your appetites go. ”

And the people began to move.

Zidane, the eldest of the players, said to Li Xiang: "Lord Li Xiang..."

Li Xiang immediately said: "What kind of person is it, the days we have together are not long, and the days we have together are not long, but I have always regarded you as brothers." ”

"Then call you Brother Li Xiang?!"

"Of course it should be called that."

"Brother Li Xiang! Zidane paused slightly, burst into tears, and then fell to his knees.

Li Xiang hurriedly supported Zidane.

The players also knelt down.

Li Xiang said to everyone: "Aren't you doing this to compromise my life!" What do you do, sit and talk slowly. ”

Zidane said with tears in his eyes: "If it weren't for you, how could we, the originally insignificant slaves, have any hope for our own fate?" ”

"Zidane is right, you have given us hope and changed our lives, so that we can live in this world as a person in the days to come," Kahn said. ”

Li Xiang said: "Don't say that I am so great. ”

Beckham said: "Those who have never been slaves will never understand the preciousness of freedom, let alone the feelings of those of us at this moment." ”