Chen Hero had once imagined how he would be treated upon his return to Petrovsky Stadium. He hoped that with every touch of the ball, he would be met with thunderous cheers. And he had long decided that if he scored, he would not celebrate in any way, to show respect for his old club.

When he left Zenit Saint Petersburg, he left behind a lot of controversy. Some said he was an ungrateful villain, because Zenit Saint Petersburg had given him the opportunity to achieve fame and success. Now that he was just a little famous, he wanted to abandon the place where he had grown, and go to Naples.

He would use his no-celebration gesture to tell those people—one thing is one thing, I have the freedom to pursue my own future, and of course I will not forget Zenit Saint Petersburg's kindness to me.

But at this moment, in the face of the swirling snow and wind in Saint Petersburg and the Zenit fans' ever-increasing shouts, he had thrown all of his pre-match expectations and plans to the winds!

He couldn't care less about old friendships with his former teammates and fans. All he could think about was scoring, scoring, and helping the team tie the score!

Križanac was given the task of defending Chen Hero in this match. It was a lot of pressure for him, but he was indeed the only one on the team who could take on this task at the moment. His teammates on the back line had either left or retired, and now he was the only veteran center back who could barely hold on.

Last year, because of his outstanding performance in the Champions League group stage, there were rumors that Juventus was interested in him. But in the end, he was unable to leave Saint Petersburg. Now, if he didn't defend Chen Hero, who would?

Križanac panted heavily.

The second half had only started for ten minutes, and he was already breathing like this, which showed how tired he was.

In fact, it wasn't just physical fatigue, but also more mental pressure.

Defending Chen Hero was no different from defending other forwards for defenders who didn't know him well.

But for Križanac, who knew Chen Hero very, very well, defending Chen Hero was completely different from defending other forwards. It wasn't like he had never played in the Champions League. He had faced many opponents in the Champions League, including top shooters. After all, last year, Zenit Saint Petersburg was in the same group as Juventus and Real Madrid. As a center back, he had faced shooters such as Del Piero, Trezeguet, Raúl, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Benzema.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, the hottest superstar in football today, did not bring him such enormous psychological pressure.

Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that C. Ronaldo wasn't a pure center forward?

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Chen Hero didn't bother to consider his former teammate's feelings.

He kept charging at Križanac, forcing him to collapse.

In the sixty-eighth minute of the match, his efforts paid off.

After Arshavin forcibly broke through Anyukov, he passed the ball to the goalmouth before he lost his balance.

Chen Hero jumped high!

At this moment, the entire Petrovsky Stadium suddenly fell into a brief silence.

Those Zenit Saint Petersburg fans who saw Chen Hero jump up suddenly stopped making noise, because many of them felt dazed at this moment.

Before, Chen Hero had jumped up in front of them time and time again, which often meant that another poor wretch was going to be out of luck.

They could cheer and laugh at the other side to their heart's content next.

But today...

"Hero—" Sergeyevsky roared reflexively, dragging out the sound. This was the sentence he used to say most often when commentating on matches.

Chen Hero bumped away Križanac next to him and headed the ball mercilessly. The ball flew quickly and finally went into the goal!

"gooooooooooooooooL—" Sergeyevsky only realized that something was wrong after shouting this sentence—Naples scored, why should I, a Saint Petersburg commentator, be so excited?

But he couldn't cut it off at this time, could he? That would be too abrupt...

He quickly found a perfect reason for himself—I'm not cheering for Naples' goal, I'm cheering for Chen Hero's goal!

Even more extreme than him was the live broadcast at Petrovsky Stadium...

Just as the football flew into Malafeev's goal, the live broadcast actually played... an air raid siren!

"Wee-ooo-wee-ooo—!!"

Many people were stunned for a moment. How long had it been since they had heard this sound?

Maybe the live broadcast made a mistake, or maybe they did it on purpose, but the sound was not cut off midway. It kept ringing like that, even dispelling the wild wind and snow in the sky above Petrovsky Stadium!

"When you hear this sound, you know... Hero has scored!" Sergeyevsky couldn't care less. How could he not shout this sentence at this time?

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The ones who were stunned weren't just the Zenit Saint Petersburg fans, but also Chen Hero himself...

In fact, after scoring the goal, he was ready to be booed. And... he didn't really care. Anyway, he had already left a very bad impression on the Naples fans. He didn't care about offending another group of people, if these people were destined to part ways with him on his way forward.

But what he heard was the air raid siren in the sky above Petrovsky Stadium...

Of course, he knew what that meant. Here, this sound only rang for one person's goal, and that person was... him!

As soon as this sound rang out, his previous apprehension seemed to be swept away. He knew that in this stadium, there were still people who loved him deeply, even if he was wearing the enemy's jersey...

So after scoring the goal, he did not celebrate wildly, but stood in place, raised his arms, and waved to the Zenit Saint Petersburg fans in the stands.

There was no ecstatic joy on his face either.

On the other hand, his teammates rushed up excitedly and hung on him to celebrate the goal.

"Hero... scored his fourth goal in the Champions League this season when he returned to Petrovsky Stadium..." Sergeyevsky came back to his senses, and he said in an extremely melancholy tone. "But this time, he is no longer attacking the goal of Zenit Saint Petersburg's enemies, but Zenit Saint Petersburg itself... I wish him good luck..."

A shout erupted from a corner of the stands.

But this shout did not come from the Naples fans, but from the Zenit Saint Petersburg fans.

"Hero! Thank you! Thank you for all the wonderful memories you brought us! Hero! Thank you!"

These fans shouted like crazy, wanting Chen Hero to hear clearly what they were shouting.

Unfortunately, the wind scattered their every syllable, and all that reached Chen Hero's ears was a sudden burst of shouts.

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Those Chinese reporters who followed the team back to Saint Petersburg to report on this match were filled with emotion after witnessing this scene in person.

"Which Chinese player can win such treatment in foreign football?"

"Let me think... none. Not a single one."

"In football, 'China' is synonymous with 'the weak'..."

"But today! We have a hero who stands tall and firm! Who can score a goal against his old club and still get such enthusiastic cheers from the opposing fans?"

"He only stayed at Zenit Saint Petersburg for less than two seasons, but he has already engraved his name in the hearts of all Zenit Saint Petersburg fans... in his unreasonable way..."

"I have a hunch... although his first meeting with the Naples fans was very unfriendly, one day, he will make himself an unforgettable figure for all Naples fans!"

"Definitely, because he is a hero!"

A group of Chinese reporters expressed their feelings.

But everyone had a regret in their hearts that they didn't say out loud—such an awesome and powerful hero can't serve the country because of those dirty and disgraceful things. This is really... the shame of Chinese football!

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The air raid siren echoed above their heads, and there were cheers from the home fans in the stands.

The Zenit Saint Petersburg players stood on the field, maintaining their posture after losing the ball, and looked at Chen Hero, who was raising his arms.

Many of them were people who had been teammates with him, but when Chen Hero scored a goal and still received the "air raid siren" treatment, they were all surprised.

It seems that the mark this bastard left on this team cannot be erased in a short time...

Pogrebnyak had never played with Chen Hero or been his teammate. He was bought as Chen Hero's replacement. He was very disgusted with this identity, because he was him, and he didn't want to be anyone's replacement. So in these two seasons on the team, he scored desperately, just wanting to erase the impression that person had left on the Zenit fans.

But now, after seeing this scene, he suddenly felt that his idea was a bit naive.

The huge shadow above his head cannot be easily dissipated...

He doesn't want to be anyone's replacement, but now it seems that he still has to struggle.

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Logically speaking, it was impossible for the Zenit Saint Petersburg fans to cheer for Chen Hero after he helped Naples tie the score, but it was difficult to understand the complex emotions in their hearts—on the one hand, they felt proud and proud that Chen Hero was cultivated by Zenit Saint Petersburg; on the other hand, they felt sad because the two sides eventually became opponents on the field.

This is really a difficult emotion to describe.

Now they no longer blame Chen Hero for leaving resolutely at the beginning. After all, after watching his performance in Naples, everyone felt that compared with Naples and the Serie A league, the stage of Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia was too small...

Now, they can only wish Chen Hero good luck...