(a)

A few days after the Kaohsiung accident, Jackie happened to be in North America on errands. We signed a copyright cooperation agreement with Volona to represent the translation and sale of its works in traditional and Chinese simplified Chinese. The framework of the contract has been negotiated, and there are still some operational details, which need to be further discussed and finalized by both parties. Jackie stayed in New York to negotiate these details with them, and instead of going back to his mother's home in Buffalo, he stayed at the Hilton Hotel downtown.

On those days, it was the Super Bowl season, and Jackie was a die-hard football fan, and many of Volona's colleagues were also football fans, so in order not to miss the excitement of the Super League, they paused negotiations for a day, stayed in their offices and hotels, and some even took their families to the stadium to watch the game wholeheartedly.

The Super Bowl (Super-Bol) is the annual championship game of the National Football League (also known as the National Football League), and the winner is called the "World Champion." Super Bowl tournaments are generally held on the last day of the month or the first Sunday of the month, and that day is called Super Bol Sunday.

The Super Bowl is the name of the tournament and its trophy name is Vince Lombardi-Trophy. The participating teams are the American Football League Champion and the National Football League Champion for the season.

The Super Bowl game has been the most-watched television show in the nation for many years and has gradually become an unofficial national holiday.

In addition, Super Bowl Sunday is also the second-highest day of food consumption in the United States, after Thanksgiving.

(b)

Later, Jackie told me that that day, he turned on the TV in the living room in his room, called for a lot of snacks to be taken in, and was ready to snuggle up on the couch to enjoy the day's TV broadcasts and leisure without work tasks. He took a comfortable hot shower in the bathroom, walked out in his pajamas, and was about to find a hair dryer to dry his hair when the room phone on the desk rang.

He picked up the microphone casually, thinking that the food delivery person was coming, but unexpectedly, Kaohsiung's voice came from the phone.

"Brother Xiong?" Jackie was surprised and asked, "Is there something wrong?" How do you know I live in Hilton? ”

Kaohsiung said: "You don't care about this. There's always a way to know what I want to know. Do you have a lot of things going on today? ”

Jackie said, "What are you kidding, what else can you do today?" Every year on the big day of the Super Bowl, everyone has only one thing, and that is to watch the game with a fried chicken bucket! Sports competitions, this is the true religion of Americans! ”

Kaohsiung said: "Where are you watching the game? ”

Jackie said, "It's in the hotel room, the one you called. ”

Kaohsiung said, "Who is with you?" ”

Jackie said, "I'm alone, no one else." ”

Kaohsiung said: "Neither are women? ”

"I'm not a womanizer, that's what everybody knows," Jackie said. ”

Kaohsiung said, "That's good. If someone is going to come and be with you, drive him away. Wait in the room, I'll rush over right away and have something important to tell you in person. ”

Jackie said, "Can't it be tomorrow?" The most important thing today was to watch the game. Only once a year! ”

Kaohsiung said: "What I want to talk to you about is once in a lifetime!" Honestly stay in the room and wait for me. ”

Jackie shrugged and said, "Okay, welcome over, let's talk and watch the game." Would you like to order more fried chicken? ”

There was a beep on the phone, and Kaohsiung hung up the phone decisively over there.

Jackie looked at the microphone in his hand and shrugged his shoulders again.

Kaohsiung is this style. Well, just wait for him to come.

(c)

Jackie sat cross-legged on the soft cloth of the living room and watched the Super Bowl game live.

On the small table in front of me are open beers and mountains of colorful food: chips, preserves, peas, chocolates, sweets...

As the waiter ushered Kaohsiung in, Kaohsiung saw Jackie yelling at the TV screen, waving a fried chicken wing in the air.

The waiter knocked on the door and said politely, "Mr. Zhang (Jackie's surname), the guest you are waiting for has arrived." ”

Jackie hurriedly beckoned Kaohsiung to come in and sit down, and gave the waiter a little tip.

With a satisfied smile on his face, the waiter helped Kaohsiung hang up his coat, then quietly retreated and closed the door.

"Why are you here so late?" J complained as he handed Kaohsiung a beer.

Kaohsiung took the beer and said, "Traffic jam." ”

Jackie looked Kaohsiung up and down strangely: "Brother Xiong, why are you dressed like this?" ”

Dressed in a lavish suit, his hair combed and his custom-made high-end leather shoes shiny, Kaohsiung looked like he was about to attend an important drinking party at the White House, a stark contrast to Jackie's unkempt, unkempt casual decadence.

Kaohsiung looked at Jackie and said, "It's a good habit to dress up when you talk about important things." Look at your teeth and claws! ”

Jackie shook his head and looked back at the screen: "It's going to be a goal!" Oh! Come on! Hurry up! ”

Jackie jumped up from the spring on the couch, took a vicious bite of the chicken wing, and swallowed it.

Kaohsiung looked up at the ceiling and gave up the idea of talking.

He pushed the lid of a beer with his thumb and sat down on the side, following Jackie at the screen for a moment.

After a while, Jackie regained awareness of Kaohsiung's existence, and he ripped his gaze off the screen again and bet on Kaohsiung.

He said, "Unbelievable, Brother Xiong, you would sit here so obediently today!" When did you become a model student? I thought you'd walk over and unplug the TV screen. ”

Kaohsiung laughed and said, "The two of us, one tooth and claw is enough." ”

They touched the beer bottle.

Jackie continues to look at the screen. He said, "Wonderful, right? ”

Kaohsiung said: "Wonderful? What's the excitement? Why are these people giggling like that? Why hug each other desperately and then scramble to climb onto each other's backs? ”

Jackie looked at Kaohsiung and couldn't help sighing: "It's really incomprehensible." The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other. ”

Kaohsiung said: "Obviously, this is a sport that barbarians will enjoy. ”

Jackie looked at Kaohsiung, nodded vigorously, and said, "That's right." What we want to learn from the American people is this barbaric spirit! ”

They looked at the screen for a while, and Kaohsiung drank all the beer in his hand.

He put down the bottle, stood up, and said to Jackie, "Alright, it's time for me to go." With that, Kaohsiung got up from the couch.

Jackie got up from the couch and said, "What? Didn't you just say that there is something very important that you must see me? ”

Kaohsiung said, "That's right. I'm done. ”

Jackie said, "You haven't even said what it is!" ”

Kaohsiung grinned and said, "Oh, I forgot to explain." The very important thing is to come and meet you. Now that I've seen it, it's time to go. ”

Jackie was surprised and said inexplicably, "Hey, Brother Xiong, what are you doing?" Really go? ”

Kaohsiung said: "It's really gone." ”

Kaohsiung opened the door and said, "Goodbye." ”

Before Jackie could react, Kaohsiung opened the door and walked out like a gust of wind.

Jackie hurriedly put on his slippers and chased him into the corridor, only to see Kaohsiung's back swaying at the elevator door and disappearing.

Jackie stood in the empty hallway, her mind mushy. He scratched his head, not understanding what Kaohsiung's sudden visit meant.

However, cheers rang out again from the television. Unable to resist the temptation of the game, Jackie put the matter aside for a while and went back to his room to watch TV.

When he returned to the room, Jackie looked around the sofa to see if there was anything left in Kaohsiung to explain his intentions. But Kaohsiung didn't leave anything, just a visible butt mark on the sofa.

(iv)

An hour later, Jackie fell asleep in bed drunken and drunk, only to be awakened by an eager knock on the door.

Jackie stepped into his slippers and went over to open the door sleepily.

The waiter stood outside the door with a few policemen with a serious face.

Jackie looked at the police in surprise and said, "What's the matter?" I'm sure I didn't make any noise. ”

The waiter said, "Mr. Zhang, these policemen said that they want to ask you something. ”

Jackie said, "Ask me what?" ”

A police officer took out a photo and handed it to Jackie and said, "Excuse me, do you know the person in the photo?" ”

Jackie rubbed her eyes, took the photo, and was taken aback again. The person in the photo is Kaohsiung.

His wine suddenly sobered up more than half of it. He said: "Yes, this is Kaohsiung. ”

The policeman said: "Hours ago, this person did not come to the hotel to see you." ”

Jackie said, "Yes. He pointed to the waiter and said, "He brought me to my room." ”

The policeman said, "Can you tell us what you did in the room?" ”

Jackie said, "Wait. Before answering your questions, can you tell me what is wrong with this person and why are you asking me these questions? Also, I need to call a lawyer. ”

"The man in the photo, who had just been found at the end of a country road, had shot himself in his car," the police said. ”

Jackie opened her mouth and couldn't close it.

He said, "What a joke! Today is Super Bowl Day, not April Fool's Day. ”

He looked at the police and said, "He, shot himself?" When pigs fly! ”

The policeman said, "No one is joking with you, sir. ”

"You'll have to come with us and get a formal police investigation," he said. This is a search warrant and we will also need to search your room. According to our current findings, you are the last person this gentleman has ever met. ”

It was only at this time that Jackie suddenly realized: it turned out that Kaohsiung was here to say goodbye. The very important thing he said once in a lifetime was to say his last goodbye before he died.

(5)

Listening to Jackie say this, I suddenly understood.

People are like that. When you are old or at the end of your life, you can't help but feel nostalgic. I think of old friends I haven't seen for a long time, or relatives who are far away. Even a fierce person like Kaohsiung is not exempt from vulgarity.

Jackiej was the only person he ever said goodbye to before he died.

But I know he's not here to see Jackie.

He's coming to see me.

Because he was too late to see me, he didn't want to cause me trouble, so he replaced it with seeing Jackie.

He knew very well that Jackie would tell me everything about the situation afterwards, and then I would understand what he meant.

He came all the way to me and said goodbye.

He said goodbye to me alone.