Chapter 1 Drekula and Chen Hero are Simulating the Situation

Drekula and Chen Hero were in a dungeon, simulating the situation as it happened.

Recreating the situation of the match perfectly was beyond Chen Hero's capabilities. That task fell to Drekula, which was why Chen Hero had him flown in from Milan.

It took Drekula about a minute to construct the entire scene, including Anfield Stadium, the lifelike fans, the players from both sides, and even the sound effects.

It was exactly the same as it had been during the match, down to the last blade of grass.

"We should have been on the wing at the time..." Chen Hero looked around, then pointed to Richards' defensive zone.

"That makes it even easier." Drekula snapped his fingers, and Richards, who had been standing there looking blank and helpless, suddenly fell face down on the ground.

"Now go up and repeat what you said back then."

Chen Hero didn't move, shaking his head. "Make him stand up and turn the situation into them passing the ball back and forth to each other."

"Why?"

"I want to fucking slide tackle this turtle son a few more times!"

Drekula laughed.

※※※

While Chen Hero was busy creating evidence with Drekula, Richards and his agent were in a private conversation. This was a very confidential discussion, absolutely not to be overheard by anyone else.

"He says he has evidence..." Richards said worriedly. Now he felt like he was on a pirate ship, and he couldn't get off. The more the matter escalated, the more worried he became.

What if... what if he was exposed? Although Levak said there was no evidence, who knew if that was true or not? The TV station had no evidence, but what if someone in the stands had filmed it? You can never know every corner of this world, and in places you don't know, there are bound to be things that are detrimental to you...

"Don't worry, Micah. At this point, if he had evidence, or if a third party had evidence, it would have been dug up by the media long ago. But now, what do you see? Nothing. There's nothing. He's just bluffing, which means he's panicked and at a loss. If we stick to our guns, we'll win!"

Richards still frowned. He always felt that this matter was very dangerous. Perhaps this was the typical manifestation of having a guilty conscience...

Levak then cheered him on: "As long as you insist that he called you a 'nigger,' you won't lose. Remember that you're English, you're playing on home turf, and people here will trust you more than a Chinaman, all things being equal! And everyone knows that the Chinese are the best at faking things, they always like to deceive others, deceive the whole world, so everyone will think the Chinese are full of lies! Look at what the newspapers are saying now..."

Levak pulled out a copy of *The Sun*, then read aloud: "'I'm not at all surprised that Hero denies that he racially discriminated against Richards. It would be strange if he admitted it. Because those Chinese people just like to lie, they lie out of habit, it's become a habit!'" Hahaha! See, that's what the public thinks. He's dead this time!"

※※※

Chen Hero was panting heavily, he had never realized that ruining someone's career was such a physically demanding task...

Because he was doing it himself, there were always differences from the real situation, which could not happen, because it would be easy for people to find loopholes... so he slide tackled him repeatedly, countless times...

Another reason he kept slide tackling Richards was that he regretted not having put Richards in the hospital for three months in the real match. Naturally, he had to vent his anger in the dungeon. He wanted to prove that he was capable of making Richards wish he were dead.

The dungeon system had damage analysis, so every time Chen Hero could immediately know how much damage his kick had done to Richards.

At first, his first kick caused Richards to have to rest for a month before returning to the field, which made Chen Hero very dissatisfied.

So later he kept experimenting, and even in order to cause greater damage to Richards, he directly flew to tackle Richards' little brother... Drekula then told him: "The damage to Richards is quite significant, but it definitely won't affect his ability to play as much as you think..."

He kept tossing and turning until Chen Hero was exhausted, but he still couldn't satisfy Drekula. Finally, Drekula snapped his fingers, had Richards lie directly on the ground, and then pointed at him and said to Chen Hero: "Okay, you've vented your anger, now let's get to work. Just curse him directly."

So this time Chen Hero obediently rushed up, bent down and cursed the sentence he said in the game, without changing a single word.

Drekula was very satisfied with the shooting effect, holding his mobile phone.

Chen Hero thought of another problem: "It's a bit unrealistic to just have one clip like this, isn't it? Who would film only this part?"

After Drekula checked the footage, he exited the video recording mode on his phone. "I still have to do post-production, don't worry. The final effect is guaranteed to be perfect."

Chen Hero believed that Drekula had such ability, so he didn't ask any more questions.

※※※

Just as the two sides were arguing endlessly, the English Football Association's punishment for Chen Hero's malicious retaliation against Richards had been announced. In addition to the three-match suspension for his red card, he would also be suspended for another three matches, meaning that one malicious foul resulted in Chen Hero being banned for six matches!

In fact, according to the rules of the English Football Association, a red card automatically results in a one-match suspension, while a malicious foul or a foul that violates sportsmanship usually results in a three-match suspension. Chen Hero's action was obviously a malicious foul. He had flown to tackle Richards after the ball had already been passed out by Richards.

In addition, additional penalties can be imposed in special circumstances. Chen Hero's case clearly met the conditions for additional punishment. He not only further provoked him after the foul, but also declared that he would never apologize.

Therefore, the English Football Association issued a penalty of an additional three-match ban.

Because Chen Hero did not appeal, the automatic three-match ban for the red card did not need to be reviewed by the FA and started automatically.

Also, because the English Football Association's ban is not only for the Premier League, but for all matches under the English Football Association. That is to say, the red card ban includes the League Cup and the FA Cup. Chen Hero received this red card in the league, so he will not be able to participate in Liverpool's League Cup quarter-final against Chelsea, even though it is not a league match...

But fortunately, Liverpool, missing Chen Hero and Suárez, did not fall at Stamford Bridge, but instead exploded with great power, eliminating Chelsea 2:0 away from home and advancing to the semi-finals.

For other wealthy clubs, the League Cup may really be a dispensable competition, and it is only delicious if they reach the final.

But for Liverpool, this cup itself is a fragrant plate of braised pork...

These six matches are only a temporary ban.

If Chen Hero is found to have really used racially discriminatory language to insult Richards, he will face an even more severe ban.

It may increase to eight matches, or even more...

So it is very important for Chen Hero to prove his innocence now. Although this is particularly shameless - whoever accuses should provide evidence, why should I have to rush around to prove my innocence just because you casually say that I am a racial discriminationist?

But who made Richards a local, who is easily given a good impression? There is no absolute fairness and justice anywhere, and fairness and justice have never been waited for. You have to fight for it yourself.

The English Football Association's Disciplinary and League Committee has launched a full investigation. They first interviewed Richards' agent, Levak, then questioned Richards at the hospital, and then found the referee on duty and asked him if he had heard Chen Hero call Richards a nigger. The referee's answer was ambiguous: "I don't know, it was too far away at the time, and the scene was very noisy. I couldn't hear what they were saying at all..."

The reason why the English Football Association attaches so much importance to this matter is not just because it involves racial discrimination.

Including Chen Hero's matter, two racial discrimination cases have recently occurred in English football, involving players who are all well-known. Before Chen Hero was John Terry, the Chelsea and England national team captain, who made racially discriminatory insults to Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers after the match. He also cursed "nigger" at the time.

However, unlike Chen Hero, Terry's behavior was caught red-handed. *The Daily Mail* reviewed what happened at the time in a scene reconstruction in its report. The newspaper claimed that fans interpreted Terry's lip movements through the video at the time and found that Terry did say insulting words such as "nigger".

The English Football Association is currently investigating this matter, and local police have also confirmed that the matter has entered judicial proceedings. Waiting for Terry is likely to be a marathon lawsuit.

Chen Hero's side has not yet entered judicial proceedings because Richards' side lacks strong evidence. The allegations of Chen Hero's racial discrimination all come from Richards and his agent's statements.

So this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated.

England is now very sensitive to racial discrimination.

Just after the Terry racial discrimination incident, FIFA President Blatter once said: "There is no racial discrimination in football. Everyone shakes hands after the game, and everything can be resolved." England has suffered from racial discrimination for the past 30 years. There have been countless cases of black players being thrown bananas and being cursed for their skin color on the field. Therefore, the FIFA president's words aroused the anger of the British people, especially since the two sides have long been at odds. Almost everyone demanded that Blatter resign.

Blatter of course did not do this. After the old fox apologized grandly, the matter was covered up. However, in the past two years, the FA and FIFA have had tense relations due to reports of FIFA scandals and the World Cup hosting rights competition, and the racial discrimination case has become the front line of the conflict between the two sides.

If Chen Hero and Terry's matters had happened in the past, perhaps even if the evidence was solid, the penalties would not have been so severe, and they would not have received such widespread attention. For example, in 2003, Reading defender John Mackie racially discriminated against Sheffield United striker Carl Asaba. All the evidence was there, and he was eventually sentenced to a three-match ban and a fine of £3,000.

In this extremely sensitive period, Chen Hero and Terry both ran into the muzzle of the FA firing at FIFA.

So if Chen Hero cannot produce evidence, he will definitely face very severe penalties.

At this time, Chen Hero's press spokesperson, Vera, appeared in front of the media. She said that she would hold a press conference. At this press conference, she would not only present strong evidence on behalf of Chen Hero to prove his innocence, but she would also file an appeal with the Liverpool court, accusing Manchester City player Richards and his agent Levak of baseless slander against her agent Chen Hero!