Second night watch
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In the dead of the night, the residents of the old neighborhood had long fallen asleep. Wei Slott stood by the window of his bedroom. He opened the window and allowed the cold wind to sweep through the room.
He reached out and took off the thermal cap on his head, revealing his bald head. He closed his eyes and was silent. Everything was silent.
Above the wall of his bed hung an old wedding portrait. In it, there was a handsome man and a beautiful girl. They looked like a match made in heaven.
One could see Sylvia's shadow in the bride's wedding dress. If the bride walked out of the portrait and stood beside Sylvia, no one would doubt that they were sisters.
However, if the once handsome groom walked out of the portrait and stood in front of Wei Slott, no one would think that they were brothers.
The groom was handsome, while Wei Slott was haggard.
But Wei Slott was the groom from 20 years ago.
Wei Slott slowly opened his eyes that had been closed for a few minutes. When there was no one around, his eyes were filled with sorrow and guilt.
He picked up the phone and dialed.
"Doctor Claude, Happy New Year. There's something I want to tell you. I've decided to stop all treatment."
"Wei Slott! Damn it, why are you telling me this now? Don't give up! You can't give up! "
"It's been six years. I've been a cripple for six years. There's a malignant tumor in my body. I've fought for six years for my family, but God didn't give me hope. The tumor is destroying me, and I've become a burden to my family. My existence is preventing my family from being happy. Doctor Claude, thank you for your company and encouragement over the past six years, but we can't be naive anymore. I can't defeat the tumor in my body, so at least let me personally remove the tumor that's dragging my family down."
“.....”
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. Claude was Wei Slott's main doctor. He knew Wei Slott's health better than anyone else. At this stage, there was no way to be naive and think that there was hope. Perhaps there really was, but what were the chances? One percent? One in a thousand? Or one in ten thousand?
Wei Slott hung up the phone. He seemed very calm. In the first two years, he had been agitated countless times and lost control of his emotions. He even shed the strength of a man and hid in a corner to cry.
Now, he was very calm, even in the face of death.
He took a metal bucket and placed it by the window. Then, he took out a stack of documents from the bedside drawer, lit them, and threw them into the bucket.
The document that wasn't burning vigorously was his medical record.
Among the papers that were about to turn into ashes, there was a word that was particularly eye-catching.
Cancer.
.....
Qin Xiong started traveling with Sylvia and George.
Carrying the travel bag, taking the camera, full of laughter, the trip began.
Together they visited the oldest city in the Netherlands, Doletek.
Even if Qin Xiong didn't drink, it didn't affect him from seeing and feeling the music and wine culture of Siqidan.
Walking through Arnhem, where Audrey Hepburn spent her childhood, and trekking through the Van Gogh Forest, Qin Xiong could rest back to back with Sylvia in the forest. He took out his sketchbook and painted leisurely.
In Goat Horn Village, which was known as the Green Venice, the three of them sat on a characteristic flat-bottomed wooden boat that rippled in the green water. Shuttling through the peaceful and peaceful village, they enjoyed the most tranquil scenery of nature.
How could one not see windmills in the Netherlands?
So Qin Xiong went to Rotterdam.
Finally, they toured the seaside imperial city, The Hague. The palace made the city full of solemnity. Of course, Qin Xiong didn't feel the "imperial charm" that Sylvia joked about, because he had been to the imperial capital of China before …
The trip ended. During this trip, Qin Xiong maintained his daily exercise in the morning and evening. At the same time, he became very close with Sylvia and George during the trip.
However, the inexperienced Qin Xiong didn't take the initiative to confess, and Sylvia had concerns in her heart, so she didn't reveal the last layer of window paper. But the two of them got to know each other better after spending nearly three weeks together.
Qin Xiong liked the feeling of being with her.
Pure and fresh.
.....
The winter break was over.
The day of Ajax FC's players returning to the team had arrived.
To Comain's relief, none of the players were "missing." The older players were mature and wise, and the younger players were still well-behaved.
Although after returning from the holidays, Comain was not satisfied with the physical condition of some of the team's players, but overall, there were no major problems.
On the morning of the first day of training, Qin Xiong came to the team's locker room. He pushed the door open and entered, and heard the laughter of his teammates.
Everyone was talking about interesting things about Christmas, and it seemed that they were in a good mood.
Especially Van Der Vaart.
From time to time, he would show off the glory of winning the European Golden Boy Award in his speech.
But most of his teammates didn't seem to be interested.
Most of the geniuses were proud and arrogant. Van Der Vaart winning the award was no big deal.
The Golden Boy Award was not the Golden Ball Award.
What kind of thing was that?
When Qin Xiong was changing, the person across the wardrobe was Snede. He was also changing.
"What have you been busy with recently? I remember you said before that you wouldn't go back to China during the holidays. Four days ago, I called you to come out and play, but you said you weren't in Amsterdam. What's going on? "
Qin Xiong smiled slightly and said, "I went on a trip."
"Which country?"
"The Netherlands."
"We go to other cities almost every half a month. Do we need to go on a trip?"
Qin Xiong snorted and replied, "How is that the same? We go to play away games, train, and go back to the hotel to rest. The team doesn't organize sightseeing trips. Of course, you, a Dutch native, don't think there's a need to go on a trip to the Netherlands. "
Snede thought about it and felt that Qin Xiong's words made sense.
Qin Xiong turned his head and looked at Snede. Suddenly, he said something that made Snede's face turn ugly.
"Why do I feel like you've gained weight?"
Snede's muscles were not obvious. He had overdone it during the winter break. Plus, it was Christmas and the New Year. He did not control his mouth a little, so he had gained a little weight.
Qin Xiong was not the first person to notice this. Heitinga and Stekelenberg had teased him when they came today. This made Qin Xiong mention it again. He immediately became angry and hit Qin Xiong's abdomen lightly. He said stubbornly, "You're the one who's gained weight! Huh? No way! "
He hit Qin Xiong's abdomen before he reacted. He turned his head and stared at Qin Xiong. He reached out and lifted Qin Xiong's training clothes that he had already put on. He saw the six-pack abs that were more defined than before the holidays. He said in surprise, "You didn't go on a trip at all, did you? You hid in the gym every day and worked out your muscles like a robot! "
Qin Xiong grinned and turned around. He purposely exerted force on his abs, tightening the lines even more. He said proudly, "If I insist on working out for two hours every day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, you can have it too."
Snede rolled his eyes and quickly pulled Qin Xiong's training clothes down to cover those annoying but enviable abs …
Some of the teammates who had returned from abroad gave Qin Xiong small gifts.
Ivan had brought some Swedish Christmas pastries. Actually, they were just cookies with different shapes and different luck. He casually tossed them to Qin Xiong.
This Swede was cool even when it came to giving small gifts.
Galasek brought back a lot of specialties from the Czech Republic. He gave his teammates who liked to drink Belovka wine, gave his teammates who liked to collect Bohemian crystals, and gave Qin Xiong hot spring pancakes to eat.
When Maxwell returned to the locker room on the first day, he was almost unrecognizable.
He was dressed casually, but his neck was full of Brazilian specialty gemstone necklaces. He did not know if they were street stalls, but he gave one to each of his teammates. Qin Xiong put on the gemstone necklace and looked at it. He felt that it was a little non-mainstream, so he took it off and put it in the closet. He thanked Maxwell for his kindness, but he would definitely not wear that necklace again.
It was time for training. The whole team changed into their training clothes and went to the training ground.
Comain gave a speech before the start of the team's second half of the season.
For the first time, Qin Xiong felt that Comain was a little domineering.
"The next four months will determine our final achievements this season!"
"You must all know who our opponent in the Champions League round of 16 is. That's right, the Premier League powerhouse, Arsenal! "
"In a month, Arsenal will come to Amsterdam. What should we do before that? Now, we have to be prepared to welcome Arsenal in our strongest state! "
"Of course, the most important thing is the league tournament in five days. We have a considerable lead in the league tournament, but we must not let down our guard. We have to firmly hold the advantage in our hands and let the competitors behind us be disappointed, and then despair!"
"Lads, we laid a very good foundation in the first half of the season. Don't, don't, ruin your previous efforts! Now, Ajax, get into battle mode! "
Ajax's First Team players started training under the howls of "ghosts and wolves" …
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