Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 295: Loved (Second Update Guaranteed)

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Just as the Blue Bears led by Adria Bosh were making final preparations to welcome Chen Yingxiong back to the St. Paul Stadium.

The plane carrying the entire Liverpool team also arrived at Naples Airport.

What kind of "welcome" will Naples fans give Chen Yingxiong? In fact, some clues can be seen from this point on.

When Chen Yingxiong followed the team out of the tunnel, what appeared at the exit were a large number of Liverpool fans who had arrived early. They wore eye-catching red Liverpool jerseys and held various slogans, posters and banners to welcome Liverpool.

Of course, it's not just Liverpool fans either.

There are also some blue dots among the red crowd.

It's just that these people are almost negligible compared to Liverpool fans.

They were also standing very scattered, three or five here, seven or eight there. They were not gathered together. It seemed that they were not organized in advance.

There were not many people, they were all here to welcome Chen Yingxiong.

They wore the No. 9 jersey worn by Chen Yingxiong during his time in Naples, and held posters of Chen Yingxiong and various slogans welcoming Chen Yingxiong.

Seeing Chen Yingxiong coming out, these people cheered.

Chen Yingxiong waved to them to express that he heard them.

He did not stop to sign autographs for those people, but followed his teammates and quickly walked out of the exit and boarded the bus specially prepared for them.

Not many people came to welcome him, but they were not organized, which speaks volumes.

It looks like he will be booed in Sao Paulo.

He shrugged.

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"Andrea?" The pizza shop owner Skagen Karl touched Andrea Bosh who was eating pizza.

"What's the matter, Skagen?" Bosh replied vaguely, still chewing pizza in his mouth.

"Today is the day Liverpool arrive in Naples, right?"

Bosh nodded.

"Didn't you arrange for someone to pick up the hero at the airport?" Karl asked in surprise when he saw that Bosh had not forgotten this day.

Bosh shook his head and continued to say vaguely: "No."

"Why? On such an important day, we, the giant blue bear, didn't go..." Skagen Karl was even more surprised.

Bosh chewed a few more times before swallowing everything in his mouth. Then he grinned and said, "I did it on purpose!"

"ah?"

"I want to give him a big surprise during the game! Who else made him abandon us when he said he would abandon us? He has no regrets at all. He must be taught a lesson. Otherwise, they really think we are Naples The fans have no temper at all!" Bosh smiled happily.

It seemed that when he thought of Chen Yingxiong's disappointed expression at the airport, he felt happy.

Karl saw his expression and suddenly realized, then he punched him with a smile: "You kid!"

It is true that these people are loyal fans of Chen Yingxiong, but first of all they are Naples fans. Naples fans are very loyal.

So no matter how much they like Chen Yingxiong, they can't go out to like and support Liverpool.

Although they never expressed it, deep down in their hearts, they were still a little unhappy with Chen Yingxiong leaving so cleanly.

It's not that they expect Chen Yingxiong to stay in Naples, they know that this fanatical city cannot keep him. They just hope that Chen Yingxiong can show some attachment to this city and this team after leaving Naples.

But no, Chen Yingxiong has never expressed this emotion in public.

It was as if Naples had never been in his life.

As a Naples fan, how can I really accept such a thing. No matter what Chen Yingxiong's considerations are, as long as he is a Naples fan, it is normal for him to give Chen Yingxiong a little trouble in this matter.

So after hearing Bosh's reasons, even the old Skagen smiled.

Of course they like Chen Yingxiong, but who doesn't have a little temper?

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Chen Yingxiong didn't know that he was being tricked. He deduced from the scene at the airport that he might not be too popular by then. So he plans to harden his heart and prepare for this game.

On the court, just talk about the game and catch up with old friends until they have a night after the game.

The only problem now is that before the game starts, Chen Yingxiong always has to face those overly enthusiastic reporters.

Everyone wants to hear what he thinks about returning to Naples.

Also interested in his feud with Napoli fans.

He couldn't help but answer these questions, because if he didn't answer, the reporters would take it seriously and spread it widely. At that time, there may be serious consequences. Of course he is not afraid of falling out with the Naples fans again, but he has already said that this is a gathering of old friends, and he does not want these things to ruin the atmosphere.

So I still have to take a stand.

Regarding returning to Naples, Chen Yingxiong's answer was the same as before: "It feels good to be back in Naples. I am very familiar with it."

However, this is a very formal answer, and it is as if it has not been said.

The reporters refused to give up and asked him to talk about his relationship with the fans.

Because everyone knows that when he left Naples, he was very unhappy with the Naples fans.

The relationship with the fans is the most difficult thing for Chen Yingxiong to answer. It is impossible for him to say with a straight face, "I have severed ties with them a long time ago," nor can he feel good about himself and say, "I still have many fans here."

When he thought of the scene at the airport, he felt that these reporters were annoying - wasn't this a clear attempt to embarrass me!

But he had to talk about it, so he had to prevaricate casually: "My relationship with Naples fans? Can you all see it? It's like that... You want to talk about it now? Then I really don't know. Four years ago, I was A Napoli player, but now I'm not..."

For the first time, he felt that dealing with these reporters was tiring and troublesome.

Maybe it's because he has grown up and matured, and knows that some words should not be said casually, and some emotions should not be expressed casually.

So he was hesitant.

But when it comes to the court, he won't hesitate.

What he said at the beginning was right. Even if he couldn't bear to see Naples' Champions League path end because of him, he would not be merciful when it came to the game.

The only one who can go all the way to the final and win the championship trophy is Liverpool.

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In the past two days, there have been a lot of reports on the Champions League matches on TV, and almost all of the local TV stations in Naples have reported on Chen Yingxiong.

As for Liverpool...that's just an introduction.

What everyone pays most attention to is Chen Yingxiong.

Before him, everyone thought Maradona was an iconic figure in Naples, but since him, many people have changed their minds.

It may be inappropriate, but the day before the game, Naples owner De Laurentiis did invite Chen Yingxiong to his home.

And Chen Yingxiong actually went.

Both parties are not worried that this approach will make some people suspicious.

After all, such contact before the game is very dangerous, and the UEFA Disciplinary Committee has absolutely reason to suspect that the two parties colluded to engage in match-fixing. As for the rumors in the market, it is estimated that there will be more by then.

But De Laurentiis is famously unruly in Italian football, fearing nothing and no matter what others say. He just goes his own way.

Chen Yingxiong is the same, he has long regarded authority as nothing, is he afraid of such illusory rumors?

So the two parties had a dinner at De Laurentiis's manor.

This is certainly not a discussion on how to collude to fight match-fixing. Liverpool does not need Naples to admit defeat in advance, and Naples does not think they can let the proud Chen Yingxiong cooperate with them in match-fixing and deliberately lose to them.

As De Laurentiis said in an interview: "This is just an old die-hard Naples fan's gratitude to the greatest player in Naples history. I have to treat him to a meal and say thank you in person. It's that simple."

Indeed, at dinner, De Laurentiis expressed his gratitude to Chen Yingxiong in person.

But it's more than that.

"You said you wanted Naples to come out of the old dream, and you did it heroically. But now there is a new problem..." De Laurentiis said with a smile. "We fell into a new old dream. There are still many fans who still miss you, hero."

Chen Yingxiong smiled and said, "Is there anyone making a statue for me at home?"

"Well, that's not true..."

"That's it, old man. The situation is getting better little by little."

"But I still want to ask...do you still have a chance to wear the Naples jersey again?" De Laurentiis looked at Chen Yingxiong. This was his real purpose.

Since letting Chen Yingxiong go, De Laurentiis has actually regretted it every day.

Especially after seeing the achievements Chen Yingxiong created in Liverpool, he regretted it even more. If he had kept Chen Yingxiong under pressure, Naples would have become Italy's new giants.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world, so he planned to take this opportunity to find out what Chen Yingxiong had to say.

He doesn't believe that Chen Yingxiong has any loyalty to Liverpool.

There is still some favor in it.

However, he believes that Chen Yingxiong has won all the championships possible for Liverpool in his four seasons at Liverpool, and this favor should have been repaid long ago.

That's why we came up with the idea to see if Chen Yingxiong is willing to return to Naples. Isn’t he a good challenge? Wouldn't it be very challenging to return to Naples and lead Naples to the top?

Chen Yingxiong himself didn't expect that the real purpose of De Laurentiis' invitation to treat him to dinner was this... poaching!

De Laurentiis really guessed what Chen Yingxiong was thinking.

If things had gone by before, maybe he would really consider transferring back to Naples. It would indeed be a very rewarding thing to help old guys like Cassano, Hamsik, and Ranocchia compete in the Champions League again and return to the top. Challenging things. He always hopes that he can challenge one difficult mountain after another. Stepping on these mountains under his feet and proving his invincibility to the world is something that makes him feel good.

But now he doesn't think so.

It's natural to go back and help the old man. But aren’t his Liverpool teammates his friends? For one group of friends, leaving another group of friends behind was something he couldn't do. Being able to consider others is a sign of Chen Yingxiong's maturity.

Secondly, there is an epic task waiting for him to complete. This task is so difficult that it can be completed not only if you have the ability, but also takes time. Because this task must rely on time to accumulate the number of championships - this is not a personal grudge between himself and Messi, this is a century-old feud between the two British giants, Liverpool and Manchester United. He wants Liverpool to surpass Manchester United in the number of Premier League titles won. A championship in one year, he still has to play for twelve years.

So he couldn't leave Liverpool.

And when he completes the task, I'm afraid Naples won't need him by then.

So he shook his head and said to De Laurentiis: "I'm sorry, old man. Maybe I won't be able to wear the Napoli jersey again."

After De Laurentiis heard Chen Yingxiong's answer, although he had already guessed that there might be such an ending, he still couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, but the old man's demeanor was quite good. After a brief moment of disappointment, he kept a smile on his face.

"What a shame, hero, what a shame," he said, shaking his head.

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After the two of them finished their dinner, De Laurentiis sent Chen Yingxiong out. A special car was waiting outside the door to take him directly back to the hotel without delaying his rest.

At the gate of the manor, the driver came down and opened the car door for Chen Yingxiong. Chen Yingxiong stood outside the car and said goodbye to De Laurentiis.

De Laurentiis looked at Chen Yingxiong and said: "I have one last question..."

Chen Yingxiong smiled: "I loved you."

Then he turned around and got into the car.

The driver closed the door for him, returned to the driver's seat, started the car and drove away.

De Laurentiis was left looking at the direction they left, speechless for a long time. The night wind blew from the Bay of Naples, blowing the old man's silver hair and scattering his thoughts.

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