"Lu Ke, ...... before the season"

The endless stream of questions continued, but there was a burst of giggling and chattering in the hallway, and a noisy echo rampaged between the walls, instantly drowning out the reporter's questions.

You don't have to look back to know that the other players of the San Francisco 49ers are arriving one after another, and the scene of a large group mixed interview is about to kick off.

So, Lu Ke pointed in the direction behind him and showed a smile to the reporters, "The big army is coming, then I will leave first, and you continue." After speaking, Lu Ke raised his feet and prepared to leave, but this action immediately made the reporters panic, and they rushed in the direction where Lu Ke was, and the chaotic questions drowned out Lu Ke again.

Lu Ke couldn't help but be stunned, then laughed dumbly, signaled everyone to be calm, raised his right hand and pressed it down, and after the noise calmed down a little, he said with a chuckle, "I thought the problem was over." ”

"No, of course not", one after another denials, so lively, and then someone couldn't wait to shout, "Bambi, Bambi!" What was it like to be a rookie and a substitute just three weeks ago, and now you're leading the team to three wins in a row? ”

followed the sound and looked over, and then Lu Ke saw Jay Fox in the crowd.

He and Logan's college roommate, now at the Los Angeles Times, met again last week in the Cowboys' post-game news interview; Unexpectedly, this week, Jay actually came to Cincinnati in person for an away interview. It's just that in the previous interview, Jay couldn't interject at all - rookie reporters also need time to adapt to the rhythm of the workplace.

"Incredible." Lu Ke was not modest, nor polite, nor did he say anything like "I still need to continue to work hard", but calmly admitted the real excitement and excitement in his heart, and such a sincere response also made the reporters smile with "you know and I know".

Jay didn't end his question, and then asked, "So, were you nervous when you were on the court today?" I mean, it was a very intense game with a lot of exciting moments; Also, you've been hit hard twice and seem to be in danger of injury. How do you feel about this situation? ”

"I guess that's part of the team's secrets, right?" Lu Ke showed a confused expression, as if he wanted to ask for proof, "In order to prevent the opponent from seeing through my tricks and my nervousness, I should keep my mouth shut." Instead of answering positively, he responded in a mocking way, and the reporters burst into laughter.

"Are you sure you didn't play a full game when you were in the NCAA?" Finally, a reporter next to him couldn't bear it anymore and asked in a loud voice.

In the past three games, Lu Ke still revealed a lot of youth and immaturity, and the shortcomings of lack of competition experience are also objective; But on the whole, Lu Ke's game temperament is really eye-catching, the bigger the scene, the more he can stabilize his position.

From a certain point of view, in fact, this is also a kind of talent, and it is a talent that cannot be cultivated through training, competition, and accumulation.

Lu Ke shrugged, "If we are in the same parallel universe, then the answer is yes. This time, all the reporters collectively laughed and were very happy.

As he spoke, the large army had already arrived, and everyone rushed behind Lu Ke, patting Lu Ke's shoulders one after another, and then ridiculing him for "eating alone"; Lu Ke didn't care, turned his head to look at Logan and Marcus, and pointed to Jay in the crowd, "Hey, did you notice?" The old guy reappeared. ”

This time, not only Logan and Marcus, but also the other players on the team also looked over, "Bambi, is it your old friend?" "No, Bambi, your taste is not good!" "What's going on, what's going on?" The sound of frolicking is endless; Even the other reporters turned their heads and looked at them curiously.

Jay Fox, a rookie reporter, was in the spotlight without warning.

As for the initiator, Lu Ke left his teammates and reporters with grace, and walked in the direction of the away team's locker room. The soreness in his right arm came up again, and the long ball was still too aggressive and urgent, and the result of the lack of game experience was like this, making choices at crucial moments and then suffering the consequences after the game.

It seems that today not only an ice bath is needed, but also a massage to relax. The only good news is that today is a match day and daily training tasks can be suspended.

Back in the locker room, the substitute players and staff stepped forward to congratulate, high-fives, whistles, cheers, all kinds of celebrations, like Bobby, the whole team was immersed in the joy of victory, even the little assistant who was responsible for packing up the equipment, this moment was also overjoyed.

Familiar and unfamiliar faces, like marquees, flashed in front of their eyes in turn, wave after wave. Lu Ke is not sure if it is his delusion, there seem to be more people in the team this week, even more than at home, there are so many people to congratulate him, it seems that there is no end in sight.

From the door of the locker room to the wardrobe, Lu Ke only felt that he had walked for a century. I opened the wardrobe, unloaded the cumbersome equipment on my body one by one, and prepared to go to the shower first, rinse off the sweat, and then start to receive a massage and ice bath, and even in the short time when I took off the equipment, there were still people who came forward to congratulate me.

"Congratulations."

"Celebrate together." Lu Ke was untying the shoelaces of his sneakers, and before he had time to raise his head, he replied familiarly, and after taking off his shoes, he sat up straight, and then saw Alex Smith standing in front of him, and his smile stayed on his lips, slightly surprised.

Alex didn't care, smiling and nodding, "Wonderful game." ”

Over the past two weeks, there has been factional warfare within the squad. Alex has been in the league for many years and has grown accustomed to the way the team does things, not only acquiescing to the existence of factions, but also supporting them. It's unfair to rookie players, but it's true across the league, and there's nothing fair about it.

However, in the past two weeks, against the Cowboys, Lu Ke activated Vernon Davis; Against the Tigers, Lu Ke activated Ted Jean and Kyle Williams - all three of whom are Alex's faction.

Of course, objectively speaking, there are not many rookie players in the entire team, and the supporters of the Lu Ke faction are limited, with more than two-thirds of the players being supporters of Alex or Colin Kaepernick, or even more. Therefore, Lu Ke has no choice, if the game is to continue and the victory is to be harvested, he must use these players.

Despite this, Lu Ke's performance is still convincing; In today's game, he really showed his leadership qualities.

On this point alone, Alex admits that he is inadequate; However, he will not admit defeat and give up. The battle for the starting quarterback will officially begin tomorrow.

The words were surging on the tip of his tongue, emotions were stirring in his chest, and Alex had all kinds of thoughts in his mind that he wanted to express, but he couldn't find the right words and the right way to do it, so he didn't continue to speak, but repeated it again, "Congratulations! "For the rest, we'll see you on the training ground.

After saying that, Alex didn't pause and turned to leave.

Lu Ke could feel Alex's expression of wanting to speak, but he was not a roundworm in Alex's stomach, and he had no way of knowing what Alex wanted to express...... Thank you. ”

Retracting his attention, Lu Ke stood up, prepared to take a shower, draped the towel over his shoulders, picked up the mobile phone, and then saw the unread text messages inside, a total of four.

Three of them are from Jiang Youning. "Xiao Ke, are you okay? Didn't get hurt, right? "Xiao Ke, after the game is over, call home." "Xiao Ke?"

The simple words could feel Jiang Youning's worry and nervousness.

Lu Ke couldn't help patting his head. After the victory, the joy was so overwhelmed that he actually forgot about it; Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning must have been waiting in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast of the game, and the team doctor had been on the field twice after such many collisions in today's game, they must be worried about it now.

Lu Ke hurriedly dialed Jiang Youning's mobile phone, and almost at the same time as the first ring, the phone was connected, "Xiao Ke? Is that you? ”

"Mom, it's me." Lu Ke could feel Jiang Youning's eagerness, and he tried to slow down his speech, "I'm fine." Mom, don't worry, I'm fine. On the other end of the phone, Jiang Youning's long breath came out, and she tried to say something, but she couldn't help choking, so that she couldn't continue.

Lu Ke heard this subtle change, "Mom, I'm serious. I'm fine, if you don't believe me, we'll be able to video it later. Now I'm in the locker room and there's a lot of excitement behind me, and I don't think I want to. ”

"Lu Ke!" Jiang Youning scolded speechlessly, but he had no momentum at all, and then chuckled, "The phone is changed to your father, you can talk to him." ”

Although Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning are well aware that injuries in competitive sports are inevitable, rugby is one of the most physically confrontational sports; But every time they watch the live broadcast of the game, it is still a matter of worry for them.

After only three or four minutes of talking, Lu Zhengze hung up the phone and told Lu Ke to immediately go to receive a massage and ice bath to relax his muscles; If necessary, undergo a detailed examination by the team doctor. The competition is over, but the "work" of the athletes is not over.

However, Lu Ke did not go to the bath immediately, and there was another text message, the content was very simple: "Bambi, are you okay?" ”

The plain words contained earnest care, Lu Ke then dialed another phone number, rang about three times, and the phone was connected, "It's been a century since the game ended, God, Bambi, are you okay?" ”