Ankuang-Boulding doesn't know what's wrong with him, he's never liked to get too much attention in the dressing room, that's not his style of acting; Not so much so today, in fact, just thirty seconds ago, Boulding was immersed in his own world, deliberately keeping his distance from his teammates, hiding in the corner, enjoying a little bit of his own time, a little bit of time for himself and the stadium in front of him.

He has only been with the San Francisco 49ers for one season, and his teammates know a relatively limited amount about Boulding, and Boulding is not as flamboyant and proud as last year's Randy Moss, so there is one important thing that few people mention:

Boulding started his career with the Arizona Cardinals, who drafted him with the 54th pick in the second round in 2003, and spent seven seasons in the city building his reputation and glory, with only three Pro Bowl selections so far, all of which came while playing for Arizona.

In 2009, Boulding became the fifth-fastest wide receiver in history to reach more than 7,000 yards of catches, making a brilliant appearance; But the following year, the team traded him to the Baltimore Ravens, and that was the first time he really understood that the NFL was a business league and that the fairy tale of competitive sports and professional dreams didn't belong here.

Of course, that was four years ago, and there was no serious personal vendetta between Boulding and the Arizona Cardinals, at least not as Moss had with the Minnesota Vikings; But back at the University of Phoenix Stadium still feels a little delicate — the 2011 season, the Baltimore Ravens played the Arizona Cardinals once, but the game was done in Baltimore; Today is his first return to the court as a player since leaving Arizona.

Winning a playoff ticket by beating the Arizona Cardinals, Boulding was more happy because of the San Francisco 49ers' victory than because of the "revenge" on the Arizona Cardinals, but after returning to the team bus, Boulding had time to calm down and take a closer look at the court, which felt a little complicated.

He needs a little time.

When he learned that Lu Ke was missing, Boulding's attention returned, and he didn't expect that the Arizona Cardinals matter had been completely forgotten, and the only thought in his mind now was: he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers, and Jean was also a member of this team.

It's so simple, yet so determined.

In just one season, all the games, all the ups and downs, all the perseverance, tied them together, Bording really felt the bonds from this team, and he finally understood the weight of the name "Nine", and the thoughts in his mind blurted out directly, "However, this victory also belongs to Ted." ”

Although Jean did not accompany them throughout the game, just like Willis and Vernon, Gene was part of the team and always played with the team on a mental level. This victory, too, belongs to Jean, so the party should also leave a place for Jean, right?

"Can't we go to the hospital too?" Boulding opened his mouth - it wasn't what he was used to, but all he had in his head was the thought, "We don't need to bother Ted, just wait at the door, we're all part of this team, we should have each other's back, shouldn't we?" ”

Sincerely, Boulding expressed his wishes.

Crabtree also stood up again, casting a pleading look at Jonathan Goodwin, "Can't we go to the hospital and wait for Ted?" His voice was slightly choked as he remembered his own experience, but the countless thoughts in his mind could not be expressed, and could only be reduced to such a simple sentence.

In Lu Ke's absence, then Goodwin is the most vocal in the offensive group.

Goodwin's voice choked slightly in his throat, and one moment ago, they were celebrating the victory, celebrating the final moment of stepping on the shoulders of their rivals in the region to make the playoffs; The next moment, they embraced each other, showing the core cohesion of this team and unswervingly supporting their comrades.

Laughter with tears and joy in suffering, this seems to be the life of adults when they grow up, they always continue to move forward tenaciously and tenaciously in one difficult situation after another.

They are a team, a team, and a whole, sharing failures and embracing victories together, but also facing difficulties and setbacks together. They will not easily abandon their comrades-in-arms, but support each other and take steps towards the dawn of the end - learn to share happiness, then happiness can be doubled; Learn to bear the pain, then the pain can be halved.

Remember? They were all nine, and they were all warriors.

Despite the bitterness on his smile, he still bloomed firmly, and Goodwin nodded in affirmation, "Okay." We went to the hospital and waited for Ted. ”

The news was passed from the bus where the offensive team and the special service team were located to the bus of the defense team, and the last one to get the news was the bus where the coaching staff was located, but at this time, the team had collectively turned around and galloped towards the hospital.

In an instant, all eyes of coach Barry were directed to attacking coach Craig Roman and defensive coach Vic Fangio.

Because Jim Hubble went to the hospital with Walter, the team doctor. Now that the team is in charge of Craig and Fangio, it should be up to them to decide whether to go to the hospital or to the airport.

Fangio didn't care at all, raised his hands to show his innocence, and then turned his head to look at Craig, so all eyes were piled on Craig.

Craig shook his head helplessly and said in a loud voice, "Then the hospital." The commotion in the carriage calmed down again, and Craig turned to look at Kip Kleist, who was sitting next to him, "I finally know why Jim didn't care now." "There's really a lot of pressure on a manager and it's definitely not easy to manage a team of this size – if all the players in the whole team come together against the manager, then there's really nothing going on with the manager.

Kip shrugged, "The rough work has already been done by Bambi, so don't dislike it." ”

Craig laughed dumbly, but he still didn't refute after all, "...... You say, how far can we go in the playoffs? ”

Kip thought for a moment and looked at the three team buses heading towards the hospital, "I don't know. But I always feel that we are stronger this year than we were last year. ”

……

Sitting quietly in the corridor of the hospital, I could faintly hear some subtle sounds in my ears: the sound of metal hitting porcelain, the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground, the sound of shaking sheets, the sound of heartbeat monitors, and the sound of whimpering in my mouth, those sounds surged in the air, as if they were floating in the air, and they could not catch a clear vein but always lingered, and then you could see a large expanse of white surging under the bright incandescent lamp. A wave of panic and uneasiness began to grow.

Lu Ke is not afraid of hospitals, but he also doesn't like hospitals, I don't know if it's formalin or disinfectant or other chemical agents in the air, it always lingers on his fingertips, lingering, and then he can't help but start twisting his fingertips, trying to capture the feeling that doesn't exist at all.

Ted Jean vomited blood.

At first, Jean just vomited on the sidelines and seemed to be feeling unwell. In fact, they usually train too hard or overdose, and occasionally have symptoms of vomiting, mainly muscle cramps or stomach discomfort, which has nothing to do with injuries; Therefore, at that time, Lu Ke glanced at Jean and noticed Jean's symptoms, but he didn't think much about it, and then focused on returning to the game again.

Unexpectedly, after the game, John Morton told Lu Ke at the door of the locker room: Jean vomited blood.

After temporarily leaving the game, Jean felt very uncomfortable, and then began to vomit on the sidelines, Walter was worried that Jean might have internal injuries that could not be checked on the outside, so he took Jean off the field for a check-up; Shortly after returning to the dressing room, Jean vomited blood and his condition was clearly deteriorating.

After a basic examination, Walter was still unable to determine the symptoms and causes, so he made a decision on the spot and immediately called an ambulance to escort Jean to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.

Sometimes, when you don't see a specific physical injury on the surface, people often don't take it seriously; But in fact, it is the invisible internal injuries that are the most deadly.

When Morton told Lu Ke, his first reaction was, "Joke? John, it's not funny. ”

Haematemesis? Shouldn't this be a classic in martial arts? Or is it the sensational scene of leukemia in Korean dramas? In real life, Lu Ke has never heard of or seen anyone really "vomit blood", so that when he first heard this phrase come out of Morton's mouth, the first reaction in his mind was "prank" -

"Who would actually vomit blood?"

But Lu Ke didn't find any trace of jokes on Morton's face, and that serious expression made Lu Ke's heart sink slowly.

He wasn't a doctor, he didn't know what it meant to vomit blood, but he knew that things were certainly not as simple as they thought; He also knew that Jean needed someone to be by his side – they were in Phoenix at this time, and the only ones who could stand by Jean's side were their teammates.

Lu Ke really didn't want to break the team's winning atmosphere and add more pressure to the team, so he left the locker room alone and came to the hospital.

Now sitting alone on a bench in the hospital corridor, without a sound, the chaotic thoughts in my head began to surge uncontrollably:

He suddenly remembered the 2011 Nations League final, where Jean suffered a badly impact and missed a touchdown, and they missed the game, and then they lost that League of Nations final.