"It's such a boring city. I'm already missing Los Angeles, God, even the bars are so boring, isn't there anything interesting here? ”

"Try to be an Asian and walk the streets here, and you'll make a difference."

"Welcome to the club!"

……

The first voice is Logan Newman, the second voice is Lu Ke, and the third voice is Marcus Lynch. At this moment, the three of them are sitting in a cowboy bar in Indianapolis, but instead of alcohol, lemonade is placed in front of them. Because the rookie camp kicks off tomorrow, they have to be ready.

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana, located in the Midwest region of North America, which is a transportation hub connecting major cities on both sides of the strait and in the middle, with exceptionally developed railroads and highways, known as the "crossroads of the United States"; It is the fourth largest capital in the United States by area and arguably one of the busiest major cities in the region.

It is a typical central city. Whites and Catholics are overwhelmingly predominant, conservative and stubborn, restrained and dull, which also makes race/race/discrimination particularly serious here. After the shooting of Martin-Luther-King, the famous civil rights activist, riots broke out in every city in North America, except Indianapolis, where white people were overwhelmingly dominant.

This is where Lu Ke and Marcus's humorous stalk comes from: one is Asian, and the other is African.

Indianapolis is indeed a boring city, without much entertainment and a colorful leisure life, the sun rises and sets, but the big city has the rustic and cozy of the countryside. All the madness, all the passion of the city is dedicated to the same activity, to the same team: the Indianapolis Colts.

Since arriving in Indianapolis in 1984, the football team has become an instant source of pride for the city. Heading into the new millennium, they made the playoffs eight years in a row under the leadership of a generation of legendary Payton Manning, winning the Super Bowl in the 2006 season. It's no exaggeration to say that the Colts are the soul and spirit of the city, and every game day, the whole city is watching!

Every year, rookie training camp is held at the Colts' home of the Lucas Oil Arena, and this year is no exception. Rookie camp begins on February 18 and lasts until February 22; After the camp, the 32 teams will develop a draft strategy based on the ability of the rookie and the needs of the team; The draft will be held on April 28.

A month ago, the state-based tryouts officially began, with a total of eight Bruins players participating in the basic test. In the end, a total of five of the eight players were ticketed to rookie camp, Logan, Luke, Marcus and Raheem Moore in the defensive team, in addition to the surprise David Carter.

In this rookie training camp, Lu Ke chose to go with Logan, and the two drove out of Los Angeles together, enjoying the road scenery while enjoying the last leisure time before the rookie training camp.

When he was about to arrive in Indianapolis, Lu Ke received a call from Marcus, he arrived a day early, complaining about boredom, complaining about loneliness, complaining about monotony, so they met at the bar, ready to relax, even if they couldn't drink, but at least they could play darts, chat about beautiful women, and pass the time.

But, alas, they were disappointed. There weren't many people in the bar, not even the homeless man who was drunk in the bar didn't see it, and it was so boring that it made people desperate.

"Why don't we go back to the hotel first?" Lu Ke raised the glass in front of him, looked at the milky white liquid inside through the glass, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but become bitter - sitting in the bar and drinking lemonade, this feeling is really too inferior, just like a sixteen-year-old underage child who came to the bar secretly, but honestly didn't dare to order alcohol, revealing his true colors as a "good child". This...... It's so embarrassing that people can't help but hold their foreheads.

Logan didn't answer, just an unwilling expression, and reluctantly looked around the bar, "Shall we sit for a while?" After speaking, Logan himself felt soft-mouthed, and added, "Five minutes, just five minutes." ”

Marcus and Lu Ke exchanged glances, and a smile appeared in their eyes, and just as Marcus was about to say something, there was a sound of wind chimes at the door, and the three of them reflexively cast their eyes at the same time - because it meant that a guest had come in.

Sure enough, first a bustling burst of laughter came, and then I saw a group of tall young people, who looked like they should be four, each with a bright smile on their faces, their steps were brisk, their voices were joyful, and it seemed that even the swaying shoulders brought a light breeze, and the spring breeze was quite unstoppable.

"Do you say, are they just like us?" Logan's emotions couldn't help but get excited, he sat here for more than twenty minutes, and he was about to start growing hair, and now he suddenly saw a group of young people full of youth, and he couldn't bear it.

Lu Ke's gaze stayed on the visitor for a moment, and nodded slightly, "I think it should be." "Like them, they're all rugby players who go to rookie camp, and they look the way they walk and how they dress.

Marcus was also a little excited, "Then shall we come up and say hello?" "We can go up and introduce ourselves and show kindness." Maybe you might become teammates in the future? "Future teammates, that's playing side by side in the professional league, just talking, Marcus starts to get excited, and he's not alone-

Marcus and Logan gave Lu Ke a high-five in celebration.

"Look, there are a few hillbillies here, drinking lemonade in the bar!" Suddenly I remembered a sharp mockery, followed by a burst of laughter, everyone laughed, and another voice added, "Now even women don't drink lemonade, it should be a child who has not grown hair." ”

"Baby, hurry home, there's no milk here!" A gruff, shrill voice buzzed like a bell, thundering through the bar, triggering a collective burst of laughter.

It's just inexplicable!

Logan and Marcus were both hot-tempered, and they stood up with a touch of the ground, but Lu Ke was one step faster than them, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of your mother." "The subtext is: I have a leg with your mother, so ...... It's called "Daddy".

"Grass!" Heita, who was standing at the front, rolled up his sleeves and rushed up without saying a word, but Marcus and Logan were vegetarians, the two of them had already stood up just now, and now they took a big stride forward and stepped forward, and the atmosphere in the bar suddenly became tense.

"Hey! Hey! Cowboys! The boss standing at the bar scolded him sharply and slammed the table a few times, attracting everyone's attention, and then saw the boss banging on the countertop of the bar with a shotgun, cynically chewing gum, "If there is a problem, go out and solve it; Shut up all of them in my bar! ”

The threat of the shotgun came to their faces, and the young men on both sides couldn't help but take a half step back, and the tense atmosphere that was about to erupt suddenly eased, but the people on both sides still stared at each other deadly, unwilling to admit it.

Lu Ke, who was sitting next to him, picked up his lemonade, took a sip, and added unhurriedly, "I still like milk." ”

The faces of the four people standing opposite changed again, and when they were about to make a move, the bar owner "snapped" and threw the shotgun on the table, and the arrogance that had not had time to rise was once again extinguished.

One of the young men kicked the chair next to the bar and made a clanging noise, "It's just a matter of lip service." When the real chapter is more serious on the court, all of them are kittens. ”

Lu Ke shook the lemonade in his hand, and the sound of the ice cubes colliding was particularly crisp, "Logan, did you hear someone talking?" ”

Logan is also a smart person, and he understood what Lu Ke meant at once, and the other party sarcastically said that Lu Keguang didn't practice, but the other party himself was the same, laughing at fifty steps and taking a hundred steps, but the result was just self-inflicted humiliation. So, Logan opened his mouth and replied, "Meow, meow." ”

Marcus didn't give any face and laughed out loud.

You don't have to look back to see that the faces of those four people should be gloomy enough to drip water, but their faces are already dark, and even if they suddenly have black faces, they can't see it. The young man really couldn't hold his breath, and the person standing diagonally behind patted the young man who kicked the chair just now, and at the same time, the young man who took the initiative to provoke at the beginning, "Don't you know who he is?" With a proud face, he raised his chin and spoke through his nostrils.

Lu Ke and the three of them exchanged glances, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more uncontrollable, this sentence was the real immaturity of his mind, almost a high school student bickering, and then Lu Ke raised his voice and said, "Sorry, Peyton, we shouldn't be too rude." ”

The implication is, you're not Peyton Manning, why do you say that? And who is qualified to say this? The point is that Peyton Manning is white and the young man in front of him is black. In a simple sentence, Lu Ke ridiculed his opponent to the point of self-esteem, and his confident and arrogant posture was hit head-on, and he fainted for a while.

In terms of eloquence, Lu Ke, who was born in the Department of Journalism, really didn't scare anyone.

Logan and Marcus were already so happy that they began to laugh mercilessly, but the young man who took the initiative to provoke didn't hold back, pushed away the hand on his shoulder, and stood up with a "Huo" on the ground, "What, the latest Heisman winner, is this capital enough?" ”

The Heisman Award, the NCAA's highest honor! The latest award winner is Cam Newton, quarterback at Auburn University. So, the young man in front of him who is full of arrogance and looks at people through his nostrils is Cam Newton?