Yin An was in a daze when he left the restroom. He had thought that the drunken lunatic would come over to beat him up, but before he could react, the man had collapsed.
"Junior, are we just going to leave him like that?" Yin An was worried.
Fang Zhao replied calmly, "It's fine. Someone went over to the restroom just now. It's his friend."
"How did you know?"
"I heard it."
Yin An: "... All right."
The others didn't notice Yin An's strange behavior when they saw him return. It was about time, and someone suggested returning to the hotel. It was fine to hang out, but not too late. Professor Carter didn't restrict their private lives, but they couldn't go overboard. Otherwise, Carter would mercilessly kick them out of the project team.
Yin An wasn't in the mood to stay at the bar any longer. "Let's go, let's go. Get a good rest when we get back. We'll have the energy to seek inspiration tomorrow."
As they were leaving the bar, a police car happened to pass by. Yin An's heart tightened. He glanced at Fang Zhao. Seeing that Fang Zhao didn't seem flustered, Yin An thought to himself, This junior's mental fortitude is really strong.
Yin An was preoccupied. When he returned to the hotel, his assistant didn't pay him much attention. Yin An was always like this when he had too much to drink. Maybe he was pondering his creative ideas.
After the assistant left, Yin An immediately searched the Internet. There was no big news about the bar, and he heaved a sigh of relief. Now that he thought about it, he felt that Fang Zhao was indeed a young man who was impulsive, but he didn't feel that Fang Zhao had done anything wrong. After all, Fang Zhao had done it to protect him.
"Sigh, I will definitely take good care of Junior in the future." Previously, Yin An had decided to take care of Fang Zhao for the sake of Carter and Mo Lang, but now that Fang Zhao had helped him, he was a little more sincere.
The next day, when Yin An woke up, the first thing he did was go online and check out the nearby news. There was still no news about the bar, and his uneasiness was finally put to rest. It seemed like it was just as Fang Zhao had said. Nothing major had happened. There was no need to worry about it.
However, the smile on Yin An's face froze as soon as it appeared. He saw the sports news being pushed to him. One of the articles was about yesterday's Spartacus Cup match, including the results of yesterday's heavyweight boxing match and the photos of the top three finishers.
"Heavyweight... boxing... silver medal?"
Still in disbelief, Yin An searched for the photo of the silver medalist, Danny, and recalled the drunken lunatic he had met yesterday. Too similar!
If that's true, that means …
On his first day in Mazhou, Junior Brother had beaten the Spartacus Cup heavyweight boxing silver medalist!
Suddenly, he felt that he couldn't bring this Junior Brother along. The pressure was really great.
At the same time, in a private hospital.
The silver medalist of the Spartacus Cup heavyweight boxing tournament, Danny, woke up from his sickbed. Waiting for him were the club manager and two policemen.
"Danny, do you still remember what happened yesterday? Is someone trying to harm you? "The club manager had already thought of several competitors' names.
Danny rubbed his swollen head blankly and shook his head. "What happened?"
The club manager briefly explained what had happened the day before.
Danny had lost in the finals yesterday and was in a bad mood, so he went out for a drink with his friends. Danny drank quite a bit and went to the toilet midway. His friend waited for a while and felt worried, so he went over to the toilet. He hadn't expected to see Danny lying in the toilet. When his friend went over to ask him what had happened, Danny said, "Someone hit me," and lost consciousness.
When his friend heard that someone had hit Danny, he immediately thought it was a conspiracy and called the police. When he came back to his senses, he felt that something was wrong and contacted Danny's club manager.
The club had suppressed the news, which was why Yin An hadn't seen the news.
When he was sent to the hospital, Danny had injuries on his body, but they were all from the match. Other than that, there weren't any major problems.
There weren't any surveillance cameras near the bar's toilet, so no one knew what had happened. Because there hadn't been any major impact, the police couldn't call in everyone in the bar for questioning. Therefore, they waited for Danny to wake up and ask him about the situation.
Competition was allowed in Mazhou, but it wasn't allowed for malicious competition, especially when it came to private revenge on athletes. Once it was investigated, the punishment would be severe. Such matters were especially sensitive during the Spartacus Cup, so there were two policemen standing guard. Even if the club manager didn't want them to interfere, it was impossible.
"Regarding yesterday's incident, we have some questions to ask you. We hope you can cooperate," one of the policemen said.
They hoped that Danny would reflect on what had happened yesterday. If it was malicious competition and revenge, they would have to investigate heavily. But if it was a private matter, and Danny didn't want to pursue it, they wouldn't interfere.
The club manager also wanted to know who had hit Danny. Although Danny had drunk too much yesterday, it shouldn't have been to the extent that he had been knocked out without a trace! After all, he was the club's ace and this year's Spartacus Cup silver medalist. The last person who had tried to kick Danny while he was drunk had been lying in the hospital for a month!
Danny took the wet towel from the side and wiped his face as he recalled the details of yesterday.
"Yesterday, I went to the bar to drink, then I went to the toilet … When the others saw me, they ran away."
At that time, Danny had gone to the toilet and acted like a drunkard. When the people inside saw Danny, they hurriedly avoided him. After all, there wasn't just one toilet in the bar.
"So, there wasn't anyone else in the toilet?" one of the policemen asked.
"Probably."
"What happened after that? Who did you meet? "
"After that … I think I bumped into someone."
The two policemen and the club manager perked up.
"What did he look like?"
"I don't remember … I think he was an old man with a lot of white hair."
The two policemen looked at each other. There were too many people with white hair, so they couldn't deduce anything.
"You don't remember what he looked like at all?" the policeman asked.
Danny shook his head.
"What happened after that? Think back carefully, especially the details, "the policeman said.
"After that? I was lying on the ground. "Thinking back, Danny began to doubt his life. He had been knocked out so easily yesterday? He couldn't even remember how he had been knocked out!
The club manager frowned. He couldn't think of anyone who could have knocked Danny down so easily, not even the champion yesterday.
However, the two policemen caught a detail in Danny's words.
"Wait, you said 'lying'? You were lying down when you were knocked out? "
"I'm not finished," Danny said.
"Go on, think carefully, don't miss a single detail!"
"Yes, he even helped me turn over."
"… And then?"
"I think I vomited."
One of the policemen nodded and said, "Yes, you vomited. Also, when your friend found you yesterday, you were lying on your side. "
"Yes, I remember someone helped me turn over after I fell down."
The two policemen asked for more details, but Danny couldn't remember much. When he didn't take people seriously, he wouldn't try hard to remember what they looked like, whether they were drunk or not. He wouldn't waste his brain cells to remember people he didn't like. After he was knocked down and doubted his life, his memory became deeper, but it wasn't clear. The only impression he had was the flash of white hair.
Moreover, the more he thought about it, the more Danny was devastated.
He had lost the competition yesterday, and he was quite unhappy. He had almost won the gold medal. No one would feel good about it. But now, that bellyful of unwillingness had suddenly disappeared completely!
This change was like someone who had always thought he could go against heaven and earth, only to find out that he was a loser.
With such a huge psychological gap, what gold medal, what loss in the finals, what unwillingness, everything was thrown aside.
At this moment, the phrase that kept repeating in Danny's mind was: Am I really that bad?
The two policemen glanced at Danny, who was hugging his head and looking like he had suffered a heavy blow. Such a big fellow now looked a little wronged.
"Cough! We roughly understand the situation. Based on what you said, Mr. Danny, the other party didn't seem to have any malicious intent. Firstly, they didn't cause you any physical harm. Secondly, they even helped you turn over to prevent you from suffocating while lying on your back … We will continue to investigate this matter. If you recall any important clues, you can contact us. "
As long as it wasn't a competitor's malicious retaliation, Danny's matter wasn't a big deal in Mazhou. Compared to the two drunkards who were smashing things on the other side of the street, Danny simply wasn't a big deal. Furthermore, this matter had been started by Danny, so it was normal for him to be beaten up.
The two policemen left very quickly. The club manager looked at Danny, who was hugging his head and thinking about life, and his emotions were complicated.
So, the conspiracy theory didn't hold water?
Then who was the one who beat him up?
That mysterious white-haired guy?
While Danny was doubting his life, the person who had traumatized him was following his seniors to the competition grounds in search of inspiration.
Yin An and a few others brought Fang Zhao over to watch a tennis match.
To fully experience the atmosphere of competitive sports, they didn't sit in the VIP boxes or special grandstands. Instead, they sat together with ordinary spectators.
Today was the Spartacus Cup tennis men's singles gold medal match. It was also a match that received a lot of attention.
On one side was the veteran Du Moer, who was currently ranked eighth in the men's singles world rankings. He had suddenly exploded this year and hadn't entered the top 20 in the past. During this Spartacus Cup, he had exceeded his usual standards. It was as if he had turned on a cheat, consecutively defeating strong opponents in the first few rounds and charging into the gold medal match. Today was also the final match of his professional career.
On the other side was the young tennis player Mitisy, who hadn't dropped out of the top three in the world rankings in recent years. He was a handsome young fellow nicknamed the "Little Prince of Tennis." Some fans also affectionately called him "Little Mi."
Mitisy had won many championships in open tournaments and tournaments. The only thing he lacked was the Spartacus Cup gold medal. After so many tournaments, he had only won a silver medal every time. Gradually, he had gained another nickname. During Spartacus Cup competitions, he had been jokingly called "Eternal Second."
Of these two, one had said he would retire after this match, while the other had said he would retire if he didn't win the gold medal. Thus, the media was paying a lot of attention to this match.
Taking a deep breath, Yin An took in the complex mix of sweat, body odor, snacks, and perfume. "Who do you think will win?"
"I can't guess," Fang Zhao replied seriously.
He had watched videos of the previous matches of both sides and had analyzed their conditions today. It was really hard to say who would win.
"Haha! That's right! " Yin An laughed. "You have no way of guessing when a miracle will occur, nor do you know what will happen in the next moment. I love this kind of twist, because every time a twist occurs, countless musical notes will rush into my brain. As a composer, you understand this kind of mystical feeling of having your brain filled with musical notes, right? "
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