Chapter 85: I'd rather die than give in
"From the moment I woke up in the morning, I found myself depressed, unable to do anything, and feeling like I had lost my soul. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I forgot to bring tissue paper when I went to the toilet, and the milk in the milk box was not retrieved in time, so my wife counted it out.
The son was also depressed and listless, and he didn't say a word at breakfast, as if he was suddenly sick. I was so frightened that I racked my brains to make him laugh, but to no avail. I'm afraid I'm depressed myself, how can I give my son a good mood?
After breakfast, he suddenly said to me, "Dad, can I skip school today?" I felt very uncomfortable.
My son, who has always been very well-behaved, surprised me by the idea that he didn't want to go to school for the first time. But looking into his melancholy eyes, I didn't stop him.
On the bus ride to work, I was shocked to find that the whole bus was silent, just like in a horror movie I had seen, and all the passengers were hanging their heads and looking drowsy. It's a hellish feeling.
When I arrived at the police station, the smiles on the faces of my colleagues were gone, and of course no one did the work with any care.
What about myself? Absent-mindedly doing things, low-level mistakes happen one after another. Eventually, my boss couldn't take it anymore and he took me into his office, which is where we are now.
What the boss said to me that day, I don't think I'll ever forget for the rest of my life. He sat down behind this chair and said, "Danny, you are a good boy, and it is my honor to have a subordinate like you." But with all due respect, today is not a good time to work, if it's not an urgent matter, you can take it slowly.
He looked me in the eye and paused for a moment before continuing: "We have just experienced a fiasco like yesterday, and now everyone is in deep pain. In this mood, it's hard to get things done.
I couldn't understand how a loss in a game could have such a big impact on people, as if it wasn't a game, it was a war. “
"What's even more unpleasant is that we were ridiculed by the damn Manchester United fans that day, and dozens of scumbags actually came to Leeds to show off their prowess, calling us fools, saying that we went to Elland Road to watch the game and paid for it!
Leeds fans were furious, and a massive clash broke out in a pub. About a dozen people were injured and put in ambulances.
I didn't know why those guys had come to Leeds to pick up trouble despite the fatigue of their journey, and it wasn't until the interrogation of their boss that I discovered some of the reasons.
One of them was a fanatic who made a very big impression on me: he always had a flame burning in his eyes, and he said it was his belief in Manchester United football and he laughed at me for it.
I have to admit that I was vulnerable in front of him, and I was supposed to interrogate him, but in the end it turned out to be his way of talking about me.
He said that I must have lived a miserable life, because I had no faith, and this was clearly seen in my empty eyes. He said that I was an empty human shell, but without the spirit of a human being, and in the end he relegated me to the lower ones, and he, of course, belonged to the higher ones.
I sat there dumbfounded, speechless, and even more oblivious to my interrogation.
Thankfully, my boss walked into the interrogation room just in time to save me from that broken state.
That day, and what happened around me later, showed me how crazy people are about football.
From people's enthusiasm for football, I realized that football is not only our spiritual sustenance, but also integrated into our lives for a long time. Our feelings, joys and sorrows are always affected by football.
Sometimes I think all the fans are very pitiful, and they are willing to put almost all of their mental life into football. But more often than not, I think we are the happiest people in the world, and our hearts are no longer numb because of football, which is a constant reminder that we are the only souls of all things in this world.
In addition to eating, sleeping and working to earn money, we also have to make a difference mentally, and luckily football gives us what we need.
Before we know it, we can't do without football......"
Danny. After Smith finished speaking, there was a long silence in the room.
It was not the first time Xu Yifei had communicated with British fans, but no one had ever told him about it, he was deeply shocked, he seemed to see a moment of crystal clear, spotless, exuding holy brilliance, that is the pure heart of this old fan, which is now unreservedly and meticulously displayed in front of him.
Xu Yifei is not a person who is good at expressing his inner feelings, and this kind of heart-to-heart communication is rare for him, so the impact on it is becoming more and more intense.
He couldn't put into words how he felt, but he was able to fully understand Danny. What Smith meant, he knew he had discovered a moment of ordinary and great mind.
In the year since he arrived in the UK, he has already felt the impact of football on the lives of the locals, but because he is busy with training and games, the communication with the local fans is not too deep, and he does not know that this influence has reached such a deep point in the bone marrow.
A victory can bring great happiness to millions of people in a city, instill in them an incomparably strong self-confidence, and the beneficial impact on work is immeasurable. And the negative impact of a defeat already made him feel terrified when he thought about it.
But anyone with a sense of responsibility can no longer be indifferent after knowing this truth, let alone the current captain of Leeds United?
"I promise to bring Leeds to the Premier League within a year!" After being silent for a long time, Xu Yifei blurted out.
A look of relief flashed in his bright eyes, but even if he regained his calmness, Danny. Smith walked up to Xu Yifei, put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Xu, I think you misunderstood me." Grades are important, but they are not the only thing we pursue, and there are many more important things than that.
With Leeds' current lineup, want to surpass? This difficulty is even more difficult than trekking up Mount Everest!
The fans' request is actually only four words: rather die than give in! ”
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When they walked out of the police station, Yang Dahai and Qin Siyong had been waiting outside for a long time.
"Brother Fei, they didn't embarrass you, did they?" Yang Dahai grabbed Xu Yifei's left hand and looked at it, and asked with a concerned expression.
"Do you look like I'm in trouble?" Xu Yifei said with a smile.
"Then why did they lock you up for so long?" Yang Dahai wondered.
"It's a long story, so I'll talk to you slowly when I have a chance in the future." Xu Yifei stopped a taxi and took the lead in it.
"Brother Fei, let's go to a nightclub and relax! There are so many beautiful women there! Yang Dahai sat next to Xu Yifei and encouraged.