Chapter 338 Lawyer

When a strange man appeared in front of Chen Hero and the other Napoli players and calmly told them that they could leave, the players were baffled.

They had never seen this man before.

They had expected it to be a club employee or the coach, but none of them recognized the person who arrived.

Seeing the puzzled looks on their faces, the man smiled and introduced himself, "I am Mr. De Laurentiis's personal lawyer. I am entrusted by Mr. De Laurentiis to handle this matter. Now you are all free to go home. Mr. De Laurentiis doesn't want to affect the team's preparations and matches."

"Um… this matter…" Maggio was most concerned about the police's opinion.

There were so many reporters outside, all wanting to interview them, as if they wanted to devour them alive. Maggio felt particularly miserable at the thought of being on the news for fighting with fans.

"It has been clarified that a group of extremist fans provoked Cassano first. Mr. Cassano was merely acting in self-defense. Moreover, those extremist fans have criminal records. They were previously listed as soccer hooligans and banned from watching games on site for life. So, as far as the police are concerned, they are not well-regarded."

Chen Hero didn't know much about the law, but he felt relieved to hear that there seemed to be no repercussions.

He wouldn't have cared if he was the only one punished, but he had dragged so many people into this, and even with his thick skin, he still felt embarrassed.

Now they didn't have to worry about police punishment.

However…

"But you can't escape internal team punishment," De Laurentiis's personal lawyer said with a smile. "You'd all better be prepared."

"Alright, now you can leave," the lawyer said, gesturing for everyone to leave the exit.

"But…" Maggio hesitated and worried, hearing the commotion outside.

"From the gate to our car is only ten meters. You can cover that distance in a single stride, right?" The lawyer still wore a calm smile, as if this matter had nothing to do with him… which was true; it really had nothing to do with him.

So, the players, one by one, lowered their heads or covered their faces with their hands and quickly squeezed into the van parked at the gate.

Only two people were exceptions. Chen Hero completely ignored the crazy reporters and the flashing lights, allowing the reporters to take photos and videos without any intention of covering up—would covering up even work? He didn't believe that the reporters didn't know the list of Napoli players involved in the fight. Besides, his physique was so conspicuous, like a firefly in the night.

The other exception was Cassano.

Not only did he not cover his face, but he also flipped off the camera, even more arrogant than Chen Hero.

Seeing Cassanate being so cooperative, the reporters were naturally happy, constantly pressing the shutter button, freezing the moment of Cassano flipping the bird. Tomorrow's news would be exciting!

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The reporters and editors in Naples had never felt that they would have happy troubles.

Now, they had two big news stories in front of them. One was that Chen Hero and Cassano openly fought during training, a serious internal conflict within the team, casting a shadow over Napoli's new season. The other big news was that several Napoli players had a fierce conflict with a few extremist fans in the underground parking lot of the Red Rose nightclub, with injuries on both sides.

Either of these news stories would be a sensation in the city, but they happened to coincide. It was a pity to put either one aside.

A clever editor came up with a solution—put the photos of the two incidents together and treat the two news stories as one.

So, the next day, when various morning papers, evening papers, daily papers, and other newspapers were on the market, the Napoli fans knew that in just one short day yesterday, two famous conflicts had occurred in this city.

One was the conflict between Chen Hero and Cassano, and the other was the conflict between Napoli players and those soccer hooligans.

No matter which event, it was enough to leave them speechless with surprise.

They already had a very deep understanding of the conflict and contradictions between Chen Hero and Cassano through television, radio, and the Internet yesterday afternoon and evening. They didn't expect Chen Hero to be involved in another conflict in the evening. However, they didn't know much about this second conflict. The police didn't provide more information; they only knew that Napoli players and soccer hooligans had escalated from verbal disputes to physical fights, alarming the police, who thought it was a gang fight between two factions.

"Cassano is really a jinx!" some Napoli fans commented. "He's only been with the team for a day, and two such big things have happened. If he continues to stay, Napoli will probably be disbanded by him, right?"

"Both Cassano and Chen Hero are involved in both conflicts. These two are definitely not easy to deal with!"

Some media outlets, when it was still unclear what exactly happened in the conflict between the Napoli players and the soccer hooligans, prioritized focusing on reporting the conflict between Chen Hero and Cassano.

"This is a war between Cassanate and herate!" some media outlets came up with a very creative headline for their front page.

After Chen Hero taunted all the Napoli fans last season, he gained this nickname in some Italian media outlets. The meaning was obviously the same as Cassanate… and definitely not complimentary.

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Because of these two incidents, the Napoli soccer team once again became the focus of attention for the entire Italian media. First, there was the internal strife within the team. Cassano had only transferred to the team on the first day and had a very fierce conflict with the team's star striker Chen Hero. This alone was enough to make the media gather at the Volturno Fort training base.

Not to mention that after this, several Napoli players had a big fight with soccer hooligans, and it was in the parking lot of a well-known local nightclub… which was even more suggestive.

Was this conflict directly related to the conflict between Chen Hero and Cassano? Did Chen Hero hire people to teach Cassano a lesson? Or did the Napoli players and those soccer hooligans fight because they were fighting over a popular girl in the nightclub—this was not an inconceivable thing in Italian soccer. Italian players are all sentimental seeds…

Reporters from Milan, Turin, Florence, Rome… and other places gathered outside the Volturno Fort base early this morning, waiting to obtain first-hand material and see if the Napoli club would hold an official press conference today to talk about these two things.

They were full of expectations.

Of course, while waiting for the players to come to training, these reporters from all over the world, gathered together for the same purpose, naturally had to chat first.

The topic was naturally the conflict between Chen Hero and Cassano, and the inexplicable conflict last night.

They didn't know much about the details of the conflict and could only guess. But the conflict between Chen Hero and Cassano was not their guess.

Many reporters who had previously predicted that Cassano's transfer to Napoli would become a locker room cancer or would create completely irreconcilable conflicts with Chen Hero were very proud, flaunting their foresight to everyone they met.

"See, see, I told you! It would be abnormal if these two didn't have any conflicts! Both of them have such strong personalities. As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share a mountain! Last season, Chen Hero fought with Lavezzi and successfully sent Lavezzi to Juventus. Now Mazzarri has brought in Cassano. I really don't know what he's thinking…" How could Chinese reporters be missing from this media "event"?

"I also remembered what Mazzarri said when he was interviewed by us on the sidelines of the training field yesterday. He said that Cassano and Chen Hero would become good friends, hahaha! I really don't know how he could say such a thing!"

A group of reporters also laughed. They found it particularly interesting and joyful to think of the expression on Mazzarri's face when he heard that Cassano and Chen Hero had fought.

"No, no, no, Hero and Antonio will definitely not have any conflicts. They will become good friends…"

"Slap!" Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped in the face by Cassano and Chen Hero together…

Many reporters had even thought about how to ridicule Mazzarri when they saw him later.

Are your so-called good friends fighting each other during team training?

Then this friendship is really very Cassanate-like! Haha!

A group of people were thinking about how to ridicule coach Mazzarri later and watch the show.

A car drove in from the road outside the training base gate. The Napoli players were finally here!

Many reporters who were still chatting quickly got into position, set up their cameras, and raised their cameras. Everyone quickly entered working mode.

As the players' cars drove in one after another, more and more players came to the training base.

Finally, someone saw Cassano's car driving in from a distance, and they let out excited calls. They didn't look like reporters at all, but like star-chasing fans…

Following Cassano's car into the parking lot was Chen Hero's Hummer.

Seeing the two cars driving into the parking lot one after the other, the reporters were excited, climaxed, and wet…

"One after the other! One after the other! There's a good show to watch, guys! Cameras, cameras! Focus them all on the parking lot!"

A group of reporters shouted.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the public and the focus of countless cameras, everyone saw Cassano park his car first and get out of the car, but he didn't rush to leave and didn't seem to want to avoid Chen Hero.

"Interesting! Courageous! It looks like he's waiting for Chen Hero on purpose. Are these two going to have a full-on fight in the parking lot?"

"With Cassano's brain-dead personality… it's very likely!"

"Don't disappoint us, Cassanate! Make some more news!"

A group of reporters were as excited as the nobles watching slaves fight and kill each other in the ancient Roman Colosseum.

Following closely, Chen Hero's car was also parked, and then Chen Hero jumped out of the passenger seat as usual.

The two met like this.

Some of the reporters waiting outside the parking lot even held their breath and clenched their fists, all waiting for the scene they were expecting to happen.

It could be that the two sides had a verbal dispute, Cassano pointing fingers at Chen Hero, the two sides swearing at each other, and then, no matter who it was, they made a move! The two sides quickly wrestled into a ball.

At this time, the reporters who had been waiting outside for a long time could frantically press the shutter button and use cameras and video cameras to record this scene that made their adrenaline rush.

Many people couldn't help but murmur, "Give him a punch! Yes, give him a punch! Buddy, no matter who it is, just give the other guy a punch! Come on! Let us see a good show…"

The lenses of the equipment in the hands of the photographers and videographers were zooming in, giving the two men a close-up.

In the close-up, Chen Hero raised his arm.

Here it comes!

Many people were secretly pleased.

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Chen Hero slapped Cassano on the shoulder. "I saw your car on the way. I had Christine race you, but she couldn't beat you. You're really wild behind the wheel!"

Cassano smiled and punched him in the chest. "I'm telling you, I'm very confident in my driving skills! Do you know? I could drive a Mercedes 500 on the highway when I was twenty!"

Speaking of racing, this was not Chen Hero's forte. His driving skills were completely disproportionate to his ball skills.

"You're really crazy…" he said with a pout. "How did you sleep last night?"

"Couldn't have been better!" Cassano was indeed full of energy. The fight yesterday had vented all the negative emotions in his heart. Now he seemed to no longer care about what his teammates had said about him behind his back.

"Me too."

The two looked at each other and then burst out laughing.

In the midst of the laughter, Chen Hero reached out and hooked Cassano's shoulder, and the two walked out of the parking lot shoulder to shoulder.

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The reporters were all dumbfounded…

When Chen Hero raised his arm, they thought they would see a fierce fight.

When Cassano punched Chen Hero in the chest, they thought the Napoli parking lot would turn into a no-holds-barred fighting stage.

But none of this happened. The whole story was that Chen Hero and Cassano said a few words, then the two laughed very happily, and then they walked out of their lens with their arms around each other's shoulders!

Many people couldn't accept what they were seeing—yesterday they were fighting so fiercely in front of our cameras, how come today they're walking arm in arm, looking very affectionate?

They held their heads in their hands, looking confused or shocked.

"What the hell is going on?!"

A gust of wind swept past the reporters who were standing there like stunned birds, with their mouths wide open, and it seemed as if the sound of countless glass hearts breaking was heard.

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ps, The first update is here, the rest of the three updates will be at about the same time as yesterday ~

At the moment of the outbreak, I am justified in asking everyone for monthly tickets!