Chapter 425 Uproar

After a brief silence, a clamor erupted below.

"This can't be true! It absolutely can't be true!"

"You can't be so heartless, Hero!"

"See? I told you he was a son of a bitch!"

"Good riddance to such an ungrateful person! Why bother trying to keep him?"

"Get out of Napoli! You'll never surpass Diego!"

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The shouts of abuse rose and fell.

Standing close to Chen Hero, Cabrelia was extremely nervous. She looked around, quickly scanning the crowd, trying to spot anyone who might suddenly attack.

Mazzarri stood behind the crowd, stamping his feet at the sight of the agitated fans.

He now felt that neither he nor the security guards could handle the situation. It was necessary to call the police.

As for Chen Hero? He just hoped he wouldn't make things worse!

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At first, some people tried to persuade him to stay, but eventually the insults took over. Those who had hoped Chen Hero would stay, those who didn't believe he would really leave Naples for Liverpool, had now turned against him.

Andrea Posh stood in the crowd, heartbroken. He was surrounded by roaring shouts and angry curses. His former comrades, who had stood with him, had now become his enemies...

The surging crowd was like a raging tide, battering the Range Rover like a reef, threatening to overturn it. Cabrelia in the car had already released the safety catch on her pistol...

Posh was swept along by the current, jostled and pushed.

He felt as if he had returned to three years ago.

When Chen Hero first arrived in Naples, he had offended the Napoli fans with his remarks about Maradona. Many people had cursed him at the time. Posh was among them.

Back then, the entire San Paolo Stadium was against Chen Hero, and everything he did was met with boos. Everyone thought Chen Hero was asking for trouble, and that before long, the damn bastard would disappear from their sight and transfer away in disgrace.

But later, Posh realized something was wrong.

Generally speaking, a player in such an environment would be unable to withstand the immense pressure. Not to mention poor performance, they might lose all confidence, consider retiring, or leave Naples as the least of their problems. In severe cases, they might even retire altogether—this was not an exaggeration. Professional players were under a lot of pressure these days, so psychological problems were also serious.

But he found that Chen Hero not only did not succumb to the pressure, but launched a counterattack!

Ignoring the boos, he scored four goals in a home game against Roma!

And that wasn't all. His celebration after the goal caused even more controversy. Because he dared to slap his own fans!

Posh had been watching football for many years, and he had seen many players who were called "bad boys", "madmen", and "lunatics" by the media, but he had never seen anyone do anything like Chen Hero.

This move was tantamount to making an enemy of all Napoli fans, to the death...

But from that moment on, Posh found that he had a bit of interest and liking for Chen Hero.

Of course, Posh had always been a fan of the West Stand, and the slaps Chen Hero had given were all to the extreme fans in the North and South Stands, which had nothing to do with Posh. That was why he felt a little better about Chen Hero than others.

Later, as Chen Hero continued to score goals, and as Chen Hero's attitude towards the West Stand fans became completely different, his love and support for Chen Hero deepened.

He had imagined that as long as Chen Hero continued to perform like this, his image in the hearts of Napoli fans would eventually change, and more and more fans would like him and accept him. Just like this time at Naples International Airport, his "Blue Giant Bear" organization held Chen Hero's portraits and posters to welcome the team at the airport, and no one jumped out to make trouble. Wasn't that progress?

He believed that as long as Chen Hero stayed in Naples, he would naturally conquer most of the Napoli fans. Even those stubborn extreme fans might turn around and cheer for Chen Hero's goals with them, instead of booing him all the time.

Who would have thought that at this critical moment, he would learn that Chen Hero was leaving Naples this summer...

This was a major blow.

The surging torrent continued to batter the Range Rover, and some people were already trying to climb onto the car...

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Hernandez Garcia Perez was in the midst of this violent crowd, watching the Napoli fans around him lose their cool due to anger, and he was secretly laughing in his heart.

He even started to tremble slightly with excitement—there couldn't have been a better outcome!

He felt that all the Napoli fans should not welcome Chen Hero. In this situation, what reason and motivation did Chen Hero have to continue fighting for this team? At the same time, this matter had reached an irreversible point, and obviously the Napoli team would also suffer greatly from it.

At the thought of Napoli's complete collapse in the domestic league and the Champions League final, Perez was happy and excited about his brilliant idea. His body started shaking uncontrollably, like he had been holding his pee for too long.

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Chen Hero and Cabrelia stood close together on the hood of the car.

He didn't say a word, but coldly watched the angry fans.

The shouts and curses reminded him of when he had first arrived at the team.

He and their relationship had been repairing, but now this was his own doing.

Yes, it was his own doing.

But this result had been destined three years ago!

When he was subjected to deafening, heart-attack-inducing boos at the San Paolo Stadium, he had already made up his mind. One day, he would definitely leave Naples, and before leaving, he would give those who booed him a taste of their own medicine.

You thought those boos I suffered back then were for nothing?

I, Chen Hero, am definitely not the kind of person who swallows his anger!

You don't like me, why should I stay and be a loyal servant?

I brought you a historic championship, that's already more than enough. You dare to call me ungrateful and heartless?

Damn it!

He reached out and pointed at the extreme fans who were shouting the loudest, and shouted, "Isn't this what you wanted? Haven't you been thinking about this every day and night since three years ago? What reason do you have to be angry? Shouldn't you be ecstatic and celebrating victory? You have successfully driven away the thorn in your side. From next season onwards, there will be no one at the San Paolo Stadium that you don't like. You don't have to struggle with whether to boo me or cheer for me when I score!"

"I could have left during the first winter break, I could have left at the end of the first season, but I didn't! Why? I stayed and endured your unbridled and endless boos! The San Paolo Stadium is used as a hellish stadium by every visiting team. They only come here once a season, but I have to come here nineteen times a season! I didn't surrender, because I wanted to prove to you—Naples can do it without Maradona! Without Maradona, Naples can definitely do better!"

"I said that only by forgetting Maradona can Naples go further. Now, I've done it! We don't have Maradona, but with the efforts of all of us, Naples has entered the Champions League final, and we will definitely win the championship!"

Hernandez Garcia Perez curled his lips when he heard this: Keep dreaming!

"Maradona is your god, but he's not mine!" Standing on the hood of the Range Rover, occupying the high ground, Chen Hero pointed at the group of extreme fans below, arrogant and domineering as he said, "You like to indulge in the drugs of the past and can't escape, but I don't! I want to create a future that belongs to me. I don't want to live in anyone's shadow, even if that shadow is the 'King of Football'!"

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No one knew when, but the noise, insults, and clamor had disappeared. Hundreds of people were gathered here, but only Chen Hero's voice could be heard. His words were powerful and clear, reaching everyone's ears and stirring their hearts.

"My God..." Hamsik opened his buck-toothed mouth and muttered, "Hero really dares to say it... I can only think about these words at most, I would never dare to say them in front of so many emotionally unstable fans..."

"That's why he's a hero and you're not, Ha!" Cassano was the most normal person among them. Perhaps it was true that "only an idiot can understand the world of an idiot"...

Not only Hamsik, but the other players, including coach Mazzarri, and the fans were all stunned by Chen Hero's shocking words.

Yes, perhaps these were not excessive words in other places. But in Naples, where many people have Maradona shrines in their homes, Chen Hero's words were definitely shocking.

If the words he said at the press conference when he first arrived in Naples were just unintentional and were used by people with ulterior motives, then this time, Chen Hero had torn off his mask and blatantly offended the God in the hearts of the Neapolitans...

He was not afraid of having his car overturned. Even if he offended more people, he had to say these words.

These were words that had been pent up in his heart for a long time. Although they were unpleasant, they were his true feelings.

He thought of the words that old man De Laurentiis had said to him in the manor that afternoon.

"You're right, Hero. We still live in the glory of the past. Good memories are like drugs. Everyone knows it's not a good thing, but they can't quit. So many years have passed, and no one can wake up the whole of Naples from the beautiful dream of the past."

Old man, I tried my best to do this, whether it works or not.

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The police finally arrived. Several police cars, with sirens blaring, rushed into the outer perimeter of the training base's parking lot in Volturno Fort.

Seeing the police, Cabrelia breathed a sigh of relief. These soccer hooligans shouldn't dare to do anything too outrageous in front of the police. Chen Hero wouldn't be in any danger.

But Chen Hero hadn't finished speaking.

"Friends of the Blue Giant Bear, I thank you! You are my only fan organization in Naples. I thank you for your support, so I will repay you with two championships! The league championship and the Champions League championship!"

To outsiders, these words were truly arrogant—to use a championship that was not yet certain as a favor, only Chen Hero in the world could do it, right?

Hernandez Garcia Perez had to lower his head and curl his lips again in disdain.

The other reporters mixed in the crowd had already taken out their cameras and were constantly taking pictures of Chen Hero. Some had turned on the recording function of their mobile phones to record all of Chen Hero's speech. When they went back, after a little editing, it would be a big news story that would attract everyone's attention!

Chen Hero pointed at the extreme fans again: "As for you extreme fans, you don't even have the right to lick my shoes!"

The extreme fans had been slapped in the face, but this time they didn't jump up immediately, because the police had already surrounded them... Moreover, there were too few of them. It was okay to curse, but if they really had to fight the police, they were not enough.

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"Damn! Hero is too awesome!"

"He dares to provoke those extreme fans so directly. Hero is really... I don't know whether to say he's brave or too stupid?"

"Actually, I've long been annoyed by that group of extreme fans..."

The players in the distance were quietly discussing. They didn't have the courage of Chen Hero to say their thoughts directly.

Mazzarri could only cover his forehead. He especially regretted not finding Chen Hero earlier and telling him not to be impulsive, no matter what the fans did to him. At this time, stability was the most important thing!

How could he have forgotten about this!

Now that the police had arrived, it meant that this matter had come to an end for today. But everyone knew that this matter would definitely not end here. Not to mention those damn reporters, just look at these angry fans, and you knew that this matter would definitely not end well.

In this case, how is my team going to prepare for the Champions League final and the domestic league!

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ps, besides sorry, I am still sorry...

Everyone beat me up and scold me as you please!