Chapter 173: Light the fire first

Ko Youjun thought he was lucky at first, but now he doesn't think so.

When he accidentally went to interview Hu Lai and heard the news, he thought that he had dug up a great big news, and if this matter was thrown out, it would definitely detonate Lingnan football.

At that time, he was completely dizzy at the scene.

It wasn't until he returned to the club that he calmed down again.

The revelations from Hulai's mouth are very serious accusations for Sun He.

As the saying goes, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense.

Hu Lai said it, if he exposed it again, this account would be counted on Hu Lai's head and on his head Gao Youjun.

As the youth training director of Poseidon Club, although Sun He usually appears on the news very infrequently, he is also the number one person in the Lingnan football circle.

Have social status and connections.

If you just shake this material out so rashly, will it anger some people?

That's a certainty.

If that's true, that's fine.

But if it's not true, it's just Hu Lai's mouth, then Hu Lai may apologize at most, and he won't be able to get along in the Lingnan football circle at all......

After all, he offended the youth director of a Chinese Super League club, and this youth director is also the general manager of the club.

You must be cautious about this revelation.

Ko Youjun began to collect evidence.

If you want to point the finger at Sun He, he always has to have some real evidence.

But it's a pity that he searched around the Internet, and no matter what keywords he changed, he didn't find what Hu Lai said.

Does this mean that Hulai is talking nonsense?

Gao Youjun didn't want to think so.

Because although he didn't find anything about Sun He and Hu Lai, he knew that since Sun He took office, he would hear some complaints about the youth training of Poseidon Club from time to time.

Those who have good things also compared Zhao Kangming's Poseidon results with Sun He's Poseidon youth training results, and concluded that Sun He's youth training level is far inferior to Zhao Kangming's.

There is a rumor on the Internet that Sun He's grades when he worked at Quanshun Football School were not very good, and he, a coach who didn't want Quanshun Football School, was able to transform himself into the youth director of the dignified Chinese Super League team Poseidon Club, there must be something behind it!

Although many things in this can be explained from another angle, such as the decline in the youth training level of Poseidon Club is related to the club's adjustment of the youth training strategy, Sun He may not have much responsibility in this regard.

But if a person is always surrounded by criticism of one kind or another, it means that he himself has a problem.

Based on such speculation, Gao Youjun felt that what Hu Lai said should not be all made up.

He may want to disgust the Poseidon Club and Sun He out of the psychology of complaining about his mentor.

But if there is no such thing at all, he just dragged himself into the water in order to help his mentor, how stupid is this?

Based on his observation and understanding of Hulai, he felt that Hulai should not be such a stupid person.

Although there is no conclusive evidence about this on the Internet, Gao Youjun decided to look at it from a different angle.

To put it bluntly, isn't it that after Sun He entered the Poseidon Academy, he forced Hu Lai away?

So whether he said those things to Hulai or not is really not the point, the point is whether he really drove Hulai away.

Gao Youjun felt that he could save the country with a curve, so he asked sideways.

Anyway, he also has a friend "informant" in the Poseidon Club, so just ask?

Thinking of this, he found a name in his address book and dialed it.

"Lao Huang, I want to ask you about something...... Hu Lai, you know, Sun He, you know, then you know ......"

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"Hulai, why didn't you kid say to that reporter, 'Ask about suicide again'?"

After staying in the hotel, everyone took a break and took a car to Nanshan Stadium, the home of the Poseidon team, for adaptation training.

In the car, Wang Guangwei asked Hu Lai this question.

"The reporter didn't continue to ask me, why did I say, 'Suicide again'?" Hulai spread his hands.

"Hu Lai, you kid is really insidious, you specially pick out this matter at this time before the start of the game, are you afraid that the other party is not messy enough......" Chen Xingyi in front knelt on the seat and spoke to Hu Lai on the back of the seat.

"Why am I insidious? No one has asked about this before, so am I going to have to spread it everywhere myself? Doesn't that make me the same as the resentful woman who was dumped by Brother Huan? ”

Zhang Qinghuan, who was sitting next to Chen Xingyi, turned his head and glared at Hu Lai: "Damn Hu Lai, just talk about you, don't get involved with me!" ”

"Parable, Brother Huan, it's just a metaphor, a figure of speech, understand?" Hulai waved his hand, unconcerned.

None of the people present wondered what Hulai had said, because they all already knew about it, and Hulai had already said it when he explained to his teammates why he had come from Poseidon.

So no one made a fuss.

"I don't think it's that easy, Hulai, do you have any evidence that Sun He said something like that to you?"

"I didn't know he was going to say that, and there was no recording. But he said it to everyone in the youth team after training, so I don't think I'm the only one who heard it, right? Hulay shook his head.

"Then why haven't you seen anyone come out and say it until now?"

"No one asked...... I'm doing well at Shining Star now, so they don't think there's any need to talk about the of the past, right? Hulay guessed.

"Then you have no evidence for what you say, how can the media expose it?"

"I don't care about that. If the media wants to stir up trouble, then of course they have to find evidence themselves, if I even give them the recording of the conversation, they may think that I am deliberately framing Sun He. Hulay shook his head, not very concerned.

For him, in fact, it was completely casually mentioned, of course it was good to be able to successfully disgust Sun He, but if not...... Isn't there still a game?

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Gao Youjun put down the phone.

Although he didn't get direct evidence of the conversation between Hulai and Sun He, he did get the record of youth team games since Hulai joined the Poseidon youth team.

It's not classified. It stands to reason that if Chinese football is more professional in terms of statistics, this thing should be easily found on various statistics websites or Poseidon Club's own website.

However, because of the backward consciousness of Chinese football in data management, the ordinary youth team match data can only be shelved in the club's database, and few people know about it.

He found one thing by looking through these game records - when Zhao Kangming was still the head of youth training at Poseidon, Hu Lai's playing time in the youth team was quite normal.

When he first came to the Poseidon youth team, he didn't play a minute of youth team play. This is normal, because he has just changed from a student player to a player in the echelon of a professional football club, he is not familiar with the team, and his training is not on the right track, so naturally he does not have the qualifications and ability to represent the youth team.

But as he spent more and more time with Poseidon Junior, he also began to play in the youth team game gradually.

Of course, he didn't just become a regular player for Poseidon's youth team, but oscillated back and forth between substitutes and fringe players.

As time went by, his playing time in the Poseidon youth team also increased little by little.

He's getting better and better.

Hulai's highlight for youth came in December 2021, when he played three games against Poseidon Poseidon, starting two and coming off the bench once, scoring in all three games, the last of which was a brace.

ended his first season with Poseidon Juniors with such a great performance.

According to Gao Youjun's understanding, Hulai's performance is enough for him to play more games in the youth team in the new season, right?

But no.

In January 2022, the Poseidon Club began to have a conflict between Zhao Kangming and the club's general manager Zhang Qiang, and in mid-February, Zhao Kangming resigned and left the club, and then Sun He became the club's new youth training director.

Ko noticed that since Sun Hyuk became the head of the academy, Hulai has never been selected for the squad. Until he left the club in the middle of the season, he didn't play even a single minute for Poseidon Juniors.

Coincidental or not, you say?

After Zhao Kangming's resignation, before Sun He came, Hu Lai still played for the Poseidon youth team.

But as soon as Sun He came, his appearance record came to an abrupt end.

Gao Youjun further noticed that Chen Mo, who was the head coach of the Poseidon youth team at the time, also left at that time.

Whether Sun Hyuk told Hu Lai that he had no future in the Poseidon youth team, Gao Youjun does not know.

But he knew that after Sun He came, Hu Lai couldn't play in the youth team, and there must be a problem and a reason.

Hulai is also uninjured, so it is unlikely that he missed half a season due to injury.

It is unlikely that he has performed well in the past because he is not strong enough to get a chance to play.

The youth team players are in the stage of rising the ball, but they don't play a minute, what this move itself means, I believe anyone who knows a little bit of football knows it in their hearts.

So even though there is no other evidence, Ko Youjun is inclined to believe Hulai's words.

Thinking of this, he got up from his position, took the materials he had sorted out in his hand, and walked towards the editor-in-chief's office.

This kind of news involving the management of the local Chinese Super League club in Lingnan City, he is not qualified to decide whether to publish it or not.

And even if something happens, isn't there still the editor-in-chief who helps him carry it?

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In the editor-in-chief's office, Gao Youjun put the ins and outs and information about this matter on the editor-in-chief's desk.

After reading it, the editor-in-chief was silent for a few seconds and asked, "Your analysis...... How sure are you? ”

Gao Youjun said very conservatively: "Uh, I don't know, boss. I just reasoned logically based on what I knew, and finally came to the conclusion that Hulai's original transfer was very likely to have a lot to do with Sun He. ”

He has already decided in his heart that if the editor-in-chief does not agree to send it, then he will not send it first.

Then I continued to look for information, at most, I couldn't catch up with the heat of this FA Cup semi-final. But he believes that if this matter is verified by him, it will be exposed, and there is no need for any FA Cup semi-finals, and it can also make a small sensation in the Lingnan football circle.

"Hmm...... I suggest that you don't use affirmative sentences, use interrogative sentences, don't jump to conclusions, put your current stuff out there, and then state your reasonable inferences, don't give conclusions. Those who see it will naturally have their own conclusions. The editor-in-chief knocked on the table.

Gao Youjun's eyes lit up: "Gao, boss! It's really high! ”

The editor-in-chief didn't eat his set, but asked him again: "When are you going to send it?" ”

"Originally, I wanted to make a video tonight and post it on our Douyin headline account, as well as the official account and official ......Weibo," Gao Youjun said, "But I thought that it would be the semi-final with Shining Star soon, and I was afraid that posting these things would affect Poseidon's preparations......"

"You kid didn't tell the truth." The old editor-in-chief smiled and pointed at Gao Youjun. "Do you think Poseidon will affect the performance of the game because of this news? You're thinking too much. What do those things in the academy have to do with the first team? Can a Son Hyuk affect the performance of the first team? Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Poseidon team will use this as an excuse after losing the game...... But I think it's too low to use it as an excuse for Poseidon to lose. ”

After speaking, the editor-in-chief threw the things back to Gao Gao Youjun: "Just send it tonight, and you write a detailed report, and we will go to the evening newspaper tomorrow morning." ”

Hearing that his report could still be on the "Lingnan Evening News", Gao Youjun was a little incredulous, he was just a small reporter in the new media department, and he didn't even dare to think about the evening newspaper......

Although the influence of the evening newspaper is not as good as the new media department, this meaning is completely different, and being able to be on the evening newspaper means that the editor-in-chief supports and affirms him!

"Of course, don't think that the newspaper is over. You have to continue to investigate, find out about this matter, and then we will report it again. So don't think that's the end of the matter, don't give me up halfway, and don't end up in the end. The editor-in-chief said very seriously.

Gao Youjun felt a sense of responsibility, he remembered that he originally wanted to be an investigative reporter, and now he has somewhat found that feeling, so he patted his chest and assured the editor-in-chief: "Don't worry, boss, I promise to find out about this matter!" ”

"Okay, let's go." The editor-in-chief waved.

Gao Youjun turned around and walked out of the editor-in-chief's office with brisk steps.

He felt as if he was going to do something big.

Of course, before continuing the investigation, he first had to send out the results of his phased work tonight, first light the fire, and then continue to look for firewood to make the fire prosperous.

Back at his desk, he spent more than half an hour to complete the short video, click upload and publish.

Then he put his phone aside and began to search the Internet for all possible clues.