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Chapter 78 "I'm Not Afraid of Being Scolded!"

Also stayed in the national team, but the number of meetings was far less than expected.

Winter is the peak period of short track speed skating competitions. Jiang Sui first went to Harbin with the team to participate in the training camp, and then traveled to several cities to participate in small competitions. Duan Zhuo was also preparing for the short course competition. The rest day of the two is always Staggered, three months, only met twice.

Finally, it was New Year's Eve, and the team finished training a little earlier than usual, so Jiang Sui asked Duan Zhuo to get a haircut together.

It started snowing after two o'clock in the afternoon. By the time they agreed, the base was already dressed in silver. Jiang Sui ran out of the training center on the snow, leaving a string of cheerful footprints behind him.

Duan Zhuo was waiting at the gate of the base, and the goose feathers that floated down landed on the black umbrella surface, forming a snow-white layer.Jiang Sui saw it and ran faster.

Duan Zhuo was wearing a short black down jacket and sweatpants, very casual. When Jiang Sui approached, he saw the hat with antlers on his head, and burst out laughing.

He pulled the antlers on Duan Zhuo's head and adjusted the position: "Don't you have a hat on your down jacket, why are you still wearing this?"

Duan Zhuo put the umbrella over Jiang Sui's head, smiling proudly: "I knew you would wear it too."

After finishing speaking, the hand behind his back reached out to Jiang Sui's eyes: "Here is this for you."

There are two bunches of strawberry candied haws in the brown paper bag, each one is huge and plump, and the golden syrup is evenly rolled over each side, which looks very attractive.

Jiang Sui didn't know that there were candied haws sellers around the base, so he took it with a smile: "Where did you buy it?"

Duan Zhuo shook the snow on the umbrella, and walked slowly: "I learned it from the canteen master, it's quite simple, just pay attention to the ratio of water and sugar, and it will be done soon."

Jiang Sui raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You did all this?"

"Well, I also bought strawberries in the supermarket."

No wonder each one is so big.

Duan Zhuo continued: "I tasted two before, one was quite sweet and the other was a bit sour.

Even if Duan Zhuo didn't say the words carefully selected, Jiang Sui had already seen him standing at the door of the freezer, putting them one by one into the fresh-keeping box.

He couldn't wait to take a bite, the syrup wrapped in the outer layer was very brittle, the sweetness just neutralized the sourness of the strawberry, after two bites, it was so refreshing.

"How is it? Is it sour?"

Meeting Duan Zhuo's expectant gaze, Jiang Sui pulled down the handle of the umbrella to ensure that the surrounding surveillance could not capture them, then tiptoed a little, and touched Duan Zhuo's cheek.

"Reward you."

Duan Zhuo raised one hand, touched the place touched, smiled like a girl whose head was lifted by the groom's official, and her earlobes immediately turned red.

After walking a few steps, a broad hand rested on Jiang Sui's shoulder and pulled him into his arms.

There were very few people on the bus from the base to the business district, but they still walked to the relatively hidden position in the back row tacitly.

Leaning on Duan Zhuo's shoulder, Jiang Sui looked through the short hair styles recommended by the UP master. He cut off a few styles and asked Duan Zhuo which one looked better.

Duan Zhuo glanced at him and said, "I think everything you do looks good."

"You just perfunctory me."

"To be honest, how can you call it perfunctory?"

Jiang Sui snorted, and a hot news feed suddenly popped up on the top of the phone—"The man suffered from drug addiction and stabbed the policeman with a knife"

This title made people feel aggrieved, Jiang Sui couldn't help clicking in, wanting to see if the policeman was okay, but found that the incident happened in Nancheng - the entrance of the supermarket where he and Duan Zhuo picked up the stray cat.

The video was recorded by onlookers. Amidst the chaotic screams, a policeman fell to the ground with a fruit knife stuck in his abdomen. The man who stabbed him was wearing a black jacket and looked like he was drunk. , turned around in a circle, and another inch-length policeman quickly restrained him.

In just over ten seconds, Jiang Sui's breathing became chaotic.

——The restrained man is none other than Duan Zhuo's father.

Jiang Sui turned his head in astonishment, while Duan Zhuo was also staring at the screen of the phone in a daze. After a few seconds, he seemed to wake up from the huge shock, and took Jiang Sui's phone to read the news content.

The content is not long, and the general idea is that the police received the public security and found a suspicious-looking man in the supermarket. When the police rushed to the scene to interrogate the man's identity information, he suddenly drew a knife and stabbed the police.

In the last few seconds of the video, a passer-by asked another person what was going on, and one of them said: "I thought it was a drunk at first, but then I found out that something was wrong. Immediately call the police."

Duan Zhuo squeezed the phone tightly, his mind was blank, he felt his body was plunged into the icy sea water, he desperately went upstream, but the vortex in the water rolled him and dragged him into a deeper place.His chest was stuffy, he couldn't even breathe, and it took him a long time to find his voice: "How could this be..."

Jiang Sui was also surprised, but it only took a few seconds for him to accept this matter. He knew from a young age that drug addiction is difficult to quit, and even if he is released from prison, the possibility of relapse is very high.

He quickly calmed down, stood up and rang the bell: "Call back first and ask what's going on."

Before Duan Zhuo could react, an unfamiliar number from Nancheng called.

Duan Zhuo and Jiang Sui exchanged glances.

As expected, it was the police from Nancheng who called. They told Duan Zhuo that Duan Zhihong's methamphetamine test result was positive and they wanted Duan Zhuo to go to the Public Security Bureau as soon as possible.

Duan Zhuo got off the bus and walked along the road, wanting to take a taxi back, but the area around the base was deserted, and there were only private cars around along the way, and wanted to download a taxi app, Jiang Sui immediately said: "I'll come, I have .”

During the waiting time, Duan Zhuo thought of Duan Zhihong. They talked on the phone the night before yesterday. Duan Zhihong said that he and a friend set up a ring stall near the shopping mall and could earn a lot every day.

Is it all a lie?

Did Duan Zhihong really spend the dialysis fee that he transferred back every month in the hospital?

The ensuing questions hit his head like a hammer.

Twenty minutes later, he found Director He in the office of the training center and applied for leave. Coach He asked the reason, and he explained everything in detail.

Coach He has always been kind-hearted, but on this matter, he rarely frowned.

Duan Zhuo saw that his lips opened and closed, as if he was considering his words, and he sighed after a while: "In two days, the team will go to Qinghai for training together. Now you tell me that you want to ask for leave? There is no one else at home. Can someone handle it?"

Duan Zhuo shook his head.

"You have to think about it carefully. This matter is big or small. If you don't make it right, your training spot will be gone."

The implication could not be more obvious, Duan Zhuo nodded, closed the door and backed out.

The request for leave was not approved, and Duan Zhuo lost the interest of going out with Jiang Sui to cut his hair, and went back to the dormitory alone.

He couldn't see anyone, and he was panicked again. He couldn't calm down no matter what, so he called back the people from the Public Security Bureau to understand the situation.

The person who answered the phone was a middle-aged male policeman, and he could feel his dissatisfaction with the incident through the phone.

"You have to figure it out. Your father is not just taking drugs. He is intentionally hurting people and has violated the criminal offense regulations. My colleague is still stitching wounds in the hospital. It is useless for you to say sorry to me."

Where did Duan Zhuo come across this kind of situation, he helplessly scratched his hair a few times: "I really can't go, I'm in Beijing now, and I'm going to Qinghai to participate in the training camp soon."

The policeman paused and asked, "Are you an athlete?"

"Correct."

"The national team?"

"Ah."

"If you can't come, find someone who can. You have to solve the problem."

The first person Duan Zhuo thought of was Wang Ye.It was getting late, and he called Wang Ye apologetically.Wang Ye said that he already knew about this matter.

"I'm already on my way to the police station, don't worry, I will notify you as soon as there is a situation."

Duan Zhuo wasn't too surprised, after all, he and Jiang Sui also learned about this news on hot news.

The so-called "bad things spread thousands of miles", I am afraid that at this time everyone in the city knows that a policeman was stabbed by a drug addict while on duty.

Maybe soon, they will know that this man's son is called Duan Zhuo.

He suddenly began to regret that he shouldn't have believed Duan Zhihong's words at the beginning. For a person who can even sell his own soul, what else can he not sell?

He didn't know what his classmates would think of him in the future, and whether Jiang Sui's parents would see the news...

With these depressing questions, he stayed up until one o'clock in the morning, and Wang Ye called and said, "The policeman's injury is not too serious, it's just a traumatic injury. I heard from the nurse that he had three stitches and has already gone home to rest. .I’ll bring some fruit to visit tomorrow.”

Duan Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, that's fine. Tell me about the cost of treatment and visits, and I'll transfer it to you."

"Don't worry." Wang Yelin did not forget to explain, "Prepare for the battle, don't think about it, I will help you deal with it."

Duan Zhuo rubbed his sore and swollen eyes, thank you a thousand times.

I thought that the most troublesome part of the matter has been solved, and the next thing is to settle the expenses. As for Duan Zhihong's matter, Duan Zhuo has made up his mind to leave it alone, but unexpectedly, Wang Ye's basket of fruits made this Things took a turn.

The injured policeman was Zhang Jiayan's uncle. When Wang Ye went to visit his house, he happened to meet Zhang Jiayan who was peeling grapefruits for his uncle.

When Wang Ye was about to leave, he saw Zhang Jiayan's arrogant and rude smile and had a bad feeling.

Early the next morning, a reporter got first-hand information that the man who stabbed the policeman was originally a drug dealer in Haibin County.

Due to Duan Zhuo's identity, the hot search that had already sunk caused a huge wave. Netizens filled with righteous indignation made this topic jump to the top three.

When Jiang Sui saw this trending search, it already had over [-] comments.

——The son of a drug dealer entered the national team? [doge].

——As we all know, drug addiction is harder to quit than sex addiction. You can try to quit and look at your right hand to know why you relapse.Even if this kind of person is released, he will continue to take drugs. [doge]

——The national team, please keep your eyes open when selecting players!Don't let the cancer pollute the swimming pool!

——Mark the key point: It's a relapse, and his son rented the house for him. It's impossible for his son not to know, right?

——All the drugs he sold were bullets from the anti-narcotics police!Drug trafficking that harms others and oneself should be directly punished by death!

——That policeman is so pitiful, so distressed!

There are also a few people who stand on Duan Zhuo's side, thinking that the son of a drug dealer is innocent, and joining the national team means that the country has recognized his ability, and he should not be beaten to death with a stick. Life is not fair for children.

But such a message was quickly sprayed by netizens.

—Is this fair to the wounded policeman?Is it fair to those families who were hurt by his father?His father has done so many wicked things, this is retribution!Pay off the father's debt!

——Father is such a virtue, what good thing can a son do?I'm afraid it's not going to sell medicine in the national team!

— That is, it is said that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. If this man relapses, can his son not know?I guess I just turn a blind eye and close one eye. This is called condoning crime.

Jiang Sui turned a few pages, only to feel a puff of qi hovering in his chest, which could not go up or down, and finally flowed to every nerve, and his skin became red with anger.

He called Duan Zhuo, only a mechanical female voice told him that the other party had turned off the phone.

Cheng Ziyao's face was serious: "I'm afraid I was called by the leader for questioning?"

At this moment, Duan Zhuo was sitting in the meeting room on the third floor, directly opposite him were several leaders of the General Administration of Sports and the Swimming Management Center, and next to him were Director He and the team leader of the swimming center.

About Duan Zhihong, they have been interrogating him for a long time.Duan Zhuo said something, and told everything truthfully.

"Now there are a lot of public opinions about you on the Internet, especially negative ones..."

Duan Zhuo lowered his head, the barbs on his fingers were pulled out again and again, cracks appeared on the dry skin.It hurts, but at the moment it wakes him up, otherwise he feels like he's dreaming.

"My suggestion is that you take a break first and deal with the problems that need to be dealt with first."

Duan Zhuo didn't quite understand what he meant, but the coach next to him exploded like an ant on a hot pot: "This matter has nothing to do with this kid. He has been training for so long, and he will be training soon. Now, what's the matter with letting him rest now?"

"We don't want things to develop like this..." The man with a pair of thick eyebrows took a picture of his mobile phone on the table, "But now there is a lot of noise on the Internet. The main problem is that the person he stabbed was a policeman. They all called me." After he finished speaking, he turned his head to Duan Zhuo: "Why didn't you write down the details of your father when you joined the team and filled out the information?"

Duan Zhuo became hoarse, his words sounded a bit condemning, as if Duan Zhuo was a time bomb, and he should have reported this to everyone before joining the team, but he also knew it, because he , The national team is facing unprecedented pressure from public opinion.

He was ashamed, but didn't think there was anything wrong with him, and he took as deep a breath as he could to calm himself down.

"I don't need a break."

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was still trembling, because he knew that the person sitting opposite could decide who would win the competition with just one word.

The most indispensable thing in the swimming team is a substitute athlete. Without him, anyone can be replaced.

"I still say the same thing, take a break first," one of the older leaders got up and said, "Let's wait for our notice."

Duan Zhuo wanted to say something else, but the man with thick eyebrows turned around and said, "Actually, it's for your own good. If you play now - if you win an award, you will be criticized by others. If you don't win an award, then all the scolding will come to an end." It's coming for you. Young man, you are still very young, and you will have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Duan Zhuo froze, bitterness and grievance piled up in his throat, but he didn't know where to start to explain for himself, as if no matter how he refuted, the other party would not change his mind.

When the person went downstairs and his back was about to disappear from sight, he leaned on the railing and shouted loudly: "I'm not afraid of being scolded!"

But the other party didn't seem to hear it, and didn't even look back.

The snow in the afternoon of New Year’s Eve lasted intermittently until the night of the first lunar month. There was snow outside the window, but there were still coaches leading the players to run on the track and field.

Duan Zhuoku sat in the room all afternoon, no one asked him to train, and no one asked him to eat, only in the evening, the coach brought him some food and comforted him.Although it didn't work.

These thirty hours were like a dream. He really wanted to break it and get everything back on track, but when he opened his eyes, he saw a box of beef dumplings that had gone cold on the table.

He was thinking, does waiting for the notification mean that he should voluntarily withdraw from the team?But what did he go through for the game in the past?Just because of those rumors and baseless speculations on the Internet, has his nearly one year of youth been wasted like this?

Although the coach told him not to pay attention to the news on the Internet, he continued to power on his mobile phone. As soon as he turned it on, information poured in from all directions.

A classmate who didn't say a few words in school suddenly sent him a message, asking him if the content on the trending search was true, and encouraging him, telling him not to pay too much attention to things on the Internet, train well, and use his grades prove yourself.

He didn't know what to answer.

Looking at these words of encouragement, he couldn't help wondering whether they were also discussing his relationship with Duan Zhihong behind his back, wondering if he was covering up his father?

Could it be that no matter what he says or does in the future, he won't be able to escape the label "son of a drug dealer"?

He suddenly felt powerless, he didn't want to defend himself, he didn't want to change his fate, he didn't want to do anything, he just wanted to stay quietly in a place where no one knew him.

Suddenly, there was a sound outside the window, someone was calling his name, it sounded like Jiang Sui's voice.He felt that he must have been overstimulated and had auditory hallucinations.

"Stop shouting," Duan Zhuo heard another person say, "I'll take you up."

Duan Zhuo got up and pushed the window open, first he saw a row of footprints stuck in the snow, from far to near, with big steps.

He lowered his head and happened to meet Jiang Sui's clear eyes.

"Why don't you answer the phone! Do you want to kill me?"

Jiang Sui ran over in the wind and snow, the bridge of his nose and cheeks were flushed by the wind, and his hair was messed up.

The emotions that had been suppressed for a day surged up, Duan Zhuo's eye sockets instantly became sore, tears escaped from the cage, hanging in his eyes, he tried desperately to keep it, but in the end it was in vain, the water slid across the dry skin .

The outside world became blurred, only a radiant figure galloped towards him.