Even after a day, Li Ang still felt touched from the depths of his soul when he thought of Nettle Barthez's smile because he 'saw hope.' He even blamed himself a little.
Li Ang had known this child in a wheelchair for more than two months. He also thought of treating Little Barthez.
However, because he was busy with work, this matter had been delayed.
Of course, being busy with work may only be part of the reason. The most important reason was that Li Ang didn't really put this matter in his heart. Because he didn't attach enough importance to it, he didn't put it on the agenda as soon as possible.
This seemed to be human nature. He wasn't particularly familiar with Little Barthez's family. Basically, Little Barthez was just his neighbor, or a neighbor who was a Sporting de Gijón fan. Since he wasn't familiar with him, it seemed understandable that he didn't pay enough attention.
Now, because he wanted to upgrade the level of the Medical System as soon as possible, Li Ang thought of helping Little Barthez's treatment. In a way, it also showed that Li Ang was also concerned about Little Barthez's matter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of this matter immediately.
However, at this moment, Li Ang still blamed himself. The child's smile infected Li Ang. From Little Barthez's smile, Li Ang seemed to see his past self. It was the unrelenting pursuit of dreams and hopes!
The hope, the dream, and the smile.
*****
Just after leaving Little Barthez's house yesterday, Li Ang received a message in his mind. He triggered a Medical System mission.
[Barthez's Dream]. The mission requirement was to treat Little Barthez and fulfill Little Barthez's dream.
What is Barthez's dream? The child dreamed that he could play football on the field like other normal children. This was Barthez's dream.
Li Ang was cautious about this mission. To be honest, he wasn't as confident about curing Little Barthez as he showed in front of the child. It was for the child to see, to reassure and increase Little Barthez's confidence.
However, in reality, Li Ang knew very well how difficult it was to restore a child who had been paralyzed since childhood.
Barthez and his wife had taken Little Barthez everywhere to seek medical treatment over the years. Almost all the top hospitals in Europe had given the child a negative notice. This almost represented the most advanced medical diagnosis in the world today. But Li Ang wanted to treat Little Barthez. No one would believe it if he told them.
Li Ang took a deep breath.
No matter what, he had to give it a try. For no other reason than the hope, the dream, and that smile, he had a reason to do everything he could.
As for the system prompt that there would be a surprise reward if he completed this mission, Li Ang didn't pay attention to it. He was sincere in helping to treat little Barthez. It was something he did purely because he wanted to do it. He didn't have any extra thoughts.
Deep in his bones, the doctor's heart also played a role in this.
As he said, he was a football coach, but he was also a doctor. The fusion of two souls from the previous life and the current life, two different pursuits.
*****
May 30, 2004, the 39th round of the 20032004 Segunda División season.
In this round of the league, Sporting de Gijón's opponent was Tenerife.
The game was played at night. At this moment, Li Ang was sitting in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying, waiting for the players to come out.
The team had successfully avoided relegation in advance, and the whole team was in a happy atmosphere. Li Ang also gave the players two days off before, and in the following days of training, the players also appeared to be very relaxed.
The pressure of avoiding relegation had been pressing on the players' hearts. Now that they had successfully avoided relegation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although it couldn't be said that they were relaxed, there was no tension in the team. Even in the next few games, the competitiveness in the players' hearts had faded a lot.
Li Ang was waiting for the players in the hotel lobby. It wasn't that the players were tardy, but that Li Ang came down early.
Even if the team's atmosphere was relaxed now, Li Ang was still very strict with the basic discipline. Being late was strictly forbidden.
Li Ang was staring at his folder. This was the standings he had written on the document. This was the standings of the Segunda División after the 38th round of the league.
After the team avoided relegation in advance, Li Ang's mind didn't have much to think about this season. He had already begun to think about the player transfers at the end of the season and began to think about the preparations for next season's Segunda División.
However, on this morning, Li Ang was in front of the computer collecting information. He was sorting out the information of the teams that had performed well in this season's Segunda División. To be exact, he was sorting out the information of the top ten teams. In addition to the three teams that had been promoted to La Liga at the end of the season, the other teams that remained in the Segunda División would be Sporting de Gijón's main competitors for the Segunda División next season. Of course, at that time, there would also be the three teams that would be relegated from La Liga. They would also be important competitors.
After the 38th round of the league, Sporting de Gijón's score had reached 61 points and they were ranked ninth in the league.
Then, Li Ang thought about the information and situation of the other teams in his mind. In the end, his eyes stopped on his own team's name. He stared at Sporting de Gijón's points and ranking and looked up.
The more he looked, the more he frowned. He felt that something was wrong.
After being in a daze for a few minutes, Li Ang's mind exploded with a bang.
He directly took out a pen and wrote down the goals and losses of the nine teams, starting from Sporting de Gijón and going up, as well as the points and ranking.
Then, Li Ang used a pen to draw an arrow next to Sporting de Gijón's name!
A big arrow!
Then, he drew a big circle around the top six teams in the league.
*****
All along, Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón had the team's goal of avoiding relegation. His gaze had always been looking down to see how far ahead they were in the relegation zone and how many points they needed to completely avoid relegation.
Then, the team successfully avoided relegation. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Until now, no one had looked up from Sporting de Gijón to see which teams might be promoted to La Liga. However, no one had thought of Sporting de Gijón in that direction.
But at this moment, Li Ang looked up. He was thinking, calculating, and then he was shocked.
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