Chapter 1516 Supporting Him

During dinner, Chen Hero asked his son to go back to China with his mother to play and stay with his doting grandparents for a while.

He said "play."

But the clever Yongxiang saw through his father's purpose at a glance.

So he very simply refused his father's request.

"I won't go!" The six-year-old crossed his arms and stubbornly turned his head away, acting like a little adult.

"Listen to me!" Chen Hero's tone also became much stricter. In his opinion, this was not the time to throw a childish tantrum.

But his son's next words surprised him.

"I want to stay and support you, Dad!"

"Huh?" Chen Hero was stunned.

"I know Dad is in big trouble now..."

Even a child knew it was big trouble, so it really was big trouble...

"So I want to stay and support you. Dad, we're a family, right?"

Chen Hero nodded, not understanding why his son asked that.

"Since we're a family, we can't be separated in this critical moment! So don't even think about abandoning me!"

Chen Hero looked at this precocious child, his smile growing wider.

Then he slammed his hand on the table, "Okay! Then we'll deal with those bad guys together!"

"We'll beat them to a pulp!" Little Yongxiang raised his fist and swore.

Chen Hero bumped fists with him, then turned to look at his girlfriend.

Cabrella smiled, "You can't abandon me either."

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The next day, reporters who had waited outside Chen Hero's house all night photographed the scenes of Chen Hero saying goodbye to Cabrella and his son.

His son was in his father's arms, and his girlfriend was kissing her boyfriend.

They did this right in front of their house, treating the reporters as air.

But the reporters thought it was deliberately done for them to see.

After Chen Hero experienced such a thing, his family wanted to send a message to the outside world in this way—they were standing with Chen Hero.

However, this matter could not be easily resolved with family support...

It is said that the English Football Association is already brewing the most severe ban in history.

Chen Hero seemed to be completely unaware of this and drove to the Melwood training base to continue training.

In fact, he no longer needed to train, at least until the end of this season, he would not be able to play.

The reporters' cars followed Chen Hero to Melwood.

There they discovered that a large number of Liverpool fans had gathered outside the training base gate.

They were all wearing Chen Hero's jerseys and holding Chen Hero's posters, obviously there to show their support for Chen Hero.

One reporter snorted unhappily, "Red Scum!"

These fans were members of the Red Scum organization. They were Chen Hero's most die-hard fans, and no matter what happened, they always stood firmly behind Chen Hero. Over a dozen years, the Red Scum's scale had expanded several times, and now half the Anfield stadium stands were filled with Red Scum members.

However, in the eyes of those media who disliked Chen Hero, the Red Scum were the football hooligans of the new era. Although they didn't fight, they could use verbal violence to incite hatred.

Their blind support for Chen Hero made people feel dangerous. They even suspected that Chen Hero from Red China had used Chinese methods to brainwash these fans—what a truly broad-minded mental patient.

Seeing the reporters arrive, these fans got excited, and they began to shout slogans, support Chen Hero, and condemn the Manchester City fan who insulted Chen Hero's son. Some even shouted that Chen Hero's kick was well done.

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In the locker room, Chen Hero was surrounded by his teammates. Of this group of teammates, none of the people who had fought side by side with Chen Hero in the beginning were left. Suarez, Pepe, Sanchez, Bale, Skrtel, Agger, Santon... all of these people had retired. Even Gotze, who was born in 1992, had been retired for several years.

The only person who had been with Chen Hero since that time was Carlton Cole. That once-genius winger had lived up to expectations and become Liverpool's best winger in ten years.

And faced with the temptation of other wealthy teams, he had always stayed with this team.

Of course, the rewards for staying were also rich, he had won more championships than other players could get in their entire careers.

And even that young rookie born in 1997 was now thirty years old, and was considered a veteran in the Liverpool squad. He was also the team's second captain.

His status in the team was second only to Chen Hero.

The teammates surrounded Chen Hero, expressing their support and concern for him.

More of it was worry.

After all, Chen Hero had indeed caused a huge trouble this time. A ban was certain, it was just a question of how long the ban would be.

For more than a decade, Chen Hero had become the backbone of Liverpool. He almost never missed a game, unless he got a red card.

As long as he was there, the Liverpool players on the field felt particularly at ease.

They had rarely experienced playing in a game with Chen Hero absent.

To be honest, they didn't have confidence.

The league was about to end, and although they were five points ahead of second-place Arsenal, now that Chen Hero was banned, many people suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

That was not an exaggeration at all.

In the past seventeen years, Chen Hero had used his performance to gradually instill the idea of "you can rely on me as much as you want" into the hearts of every Liverpool player.

Everyone was used to relying on Chen Hero, and there was nothing shameful about it. Many people wanted to rely on him but couldn't.

They suffered from severe "Hero Dependency Syndrome." But in the past few years, this had never been a problem they worried about. Because Chen Hero never disappointed, so having this syndrome wasn't a big deal.

Now, they finally felt the hideous face of Hero Dependency Syndrome.

Chen Hero sat in his seat and waved to everyone, "Just do what you need to do, there's nothing to worry about."

Then coach Gerrard pushed open the door of the locker room. He didn't see Chen Hero, but he knew Chen Hero was inside—look where the most people are gathered, Chen Hero must be there.

"Hero!" He shouted over the crowd.

Hearing the coach's voice, the players who had been gathered together quickly dispersed.

Chen Hero stood up from his seat and walked to the door.

"Come out for a bit." Gerrard beckoned to him.

Chen Hero came out and realized that Gerrard wasn't the only one looking for him.

Standing outside were also the club's chairman Chen Xing and general manager Niang.

These two people also looked much older than before, especially Niang, who had been working hard for years, making him age particularly quickly, his hair was already gray, even though he was only in his fifties.

"We're here to show our support for you, Hero," Niang said. "If there's anything the club can help with, just ask."

Chen Hero smiled and thanked him for his kindness, then shook his head and said that he didn't need to bother the club with anything.

"I have a huge team of lawyers, they'll handle the lawsuit, and my agent will help me with other things. You don't have to worry about me."

Chen Hero looked at the three people in front of him. Although they all said they would support him, he could also see the deep worry in their eyes.

They were worried about him.

Even his closest partners had this expression, it looked like this was really a huge problem!

But did he regret it?

He did regret it, he regretted that he only kicked him once, and didn't ride on that bastard and beat him up, and then crush his balls.

He probably wouldn't have a second chance like that...

"If necessary, I'll announce a closed training, guaranteeing that none of those reporters can get in..." Gerrard also stated.

But Chen Hero didn't agree to do that.

"That would also block the fans. It's okay, let them come, they can't eat me, can they? I've been in verbal battles with reporters for so many years, don't you have confidence in me?" Chen Hero shook his head with a smile.

Chen Xing knew that he had already made a decision when he heard him say this, so whatever they said wouldn't work—he couldn't be more familiar with the temper of his little brother.

So he just patted Chen Hero on the shoulder, "No matter what the result is, we'll face it together with you."

"Thanks."

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The reporters were surprised that Liverpool Football Club didn't announce a closed training, so they could enter the training base to interview.

But that was a good thing.

After training, they blocked Chen Hero.

One reporter asked, "Paul Grul woke up this morning, are you relieved, Hero?"

Chen Hero looked puzzled, "Who is Paul Grul?"

The surrounding reporters were so angry they were spitting fire, they didn't know if he was pretending or if he really didn't know who Grul was.

"It's that Manchester City fan who you jumped up and glided three meters in the air, and then kicked him solidly with both legs," a reporter said unhappily.

Chen Hero whistled. "Buddy, your description makes my move sound cool, thank you. Don't think I'm pretending, I really don't know what he's called. A dog barks at you, and then after you chase the dog away, would you be interested in knowing what the dog is called?"

Chen Hero's answer made many reporters understand his position—it looked like he really didn't plan to apologize for this.

"He broke three ribs..."

"That's a shame, too bad." God knows if he felt sorry for this, or if he regretted not breaking a few more of the other party's ribs.

"The English Football Association is discussing your punishment..."

"I'll say it again, that bastard jumped into the stadium and wantonly insulted my son, so I beat him up with peace of mind, he deserved it!"

"What did he say to you?"

This was the question everyone was most concerned about.

Gerrard also said that the other party insulted Chen Hero's son. So what exactly did he say that made Chen Hero so furious?

Just like in the 2006 World Cup final, Zidane lost his temper and retaliated because Materazzi insulted his sister and mother. But what exactly did Materazzi say, neither Materazzi nor Zidane has given a positive and affirmative answer to this day. This has become a mystery in football.

Chen Hero has added a new mystery to football.

"I don't want to repeat his words to you, because that would make me feel like I kicked him too lightly!"