Return to the top of the road to champions

Soon, Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong sat in the heavily guarded monitoring room. If the referees did not believe that the results of Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong were true, the disgraced Chinese delegation also did not believe that the referees were fair. In the end, the inspection, coordinated directly by the embassy, ​​did not begin until three hours later.

The bright red blood was drawn out from the body, and what was lost was not only the blood but also the deep shame in his heart.

Tubes of blood were drawn away, and while waiting for the results, they went directly to the armed guards, and a monitoring team of doctors sent by the three countries at the same time jointly conducted tests on Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong who were questioned this time.

Leaving the heavily guarded monitoring team, night has fallen. Looking up at the sky, there is not a single star in the dark sky. It seems that the heart that is shrouded in dark clouds at this moment is heavy and heavy, and it is hard to breathe.

Ma Deming, Shi Yang and others, who were waiting anxiously outside the gate of the monitoring group, saw Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong walking out together. Their breathing was stagnant, and their chest hurt suddenly. They walked forward slowly, and walked out with their heads down. In front of Wan Xiaodong at the iron gate, Shi Yang, whose throat was so congested, could not speak a single word. Seven years of hard work were in vain, and his back was stained. This overwhelming fact made Shi Yang The whole heart seemed to be torn apart in an instant, and it was so painful that I couldn't breathe.

There was a brief silence, and suddenly a drop of tear fell on the ground. Under the street lamp, crystal clear tears gushed out of Wan Xiaodong's eye socket like a flood that rushed out of the gate in an instant.

Depressed, the tears without crying are like ice water dripping in the oil pan, boiling and suffocating pain, closing the eyes to block the scorching heat in the eyes, stepping forward and hugging the trembling Wan Xiaodong , caressing again and again, Wan Xiaodong, who choked up twice, endured the pain to the limit and finally spit it out from his mouth.

The hoarse cry contained grief and indignation that could not be uttered, and he stood silently by the side, looking at Wan Xiaodong who was crying bitterly, and Tao Wei, whose quiet eyes were like pools of stagnant water, just paused for a while, then raised his feet again and stood straight The spine continues to move forward.

There is nothing but sadness, for himself, for Xiaodong, and for the motherland that has lost its dignity.

The solid ground under his feet was left behind step by step, and Tao Wei, who was looking straight ahead, had an unusually calm expression, which made Ma Deming, who was following behind, ruthlessly grab each other.

He wanted to go forward several times but was held back by Yang Guocheng. When he was blocked again, Ma Deming's eye circles were red, and he looked back at Yang Guocheng, "Old Yang."

In the low voice, Yang Guocheng, who moved his mouth and revealed a bitter face, looked at Tao Wei in front of him who was trying to straighten his back, "Deming, don't go, let Tao Wei be quiet, that child is more bitter than anyone else, do you think he The reason why I agreed to accept the humiliating test is to prove to the whole world that the Chinese don’t have to rely on doping to get good grades.”

Some choked whispers made Ma Deming, who was originally a little anxious, stop suddenly, and turned his head numbly to look at Tao Wei, who was walking forward step by step, trying to straighten his back as if carrying a mountain on his back, walking forward alone with difficulty.

For a while, Ma Deming, who covered his face, blocked his cheeks, blocked his eyelids and also blocked the swarming tears. Damn it, he scolded fiercely with trembling and choking.

Tao Wei didn't have a fluctuating heart, and his steps were not too fast or slow, as if he hadn't suffered any impact at all. Tao Wei walked all the way back to the Olympic Village, walked back to the room, closed the door gently, and stood for a long time before moving to the bedside , with a muffled bang, Tao Wei who hit the bed pulled the quilt over his head.

It's not that he didn't see Ma Deming and Yang Guocheng's worried eyes and hesitant expression, but at this moment, Tao Wei didn't want to speak and didn't know what to say, waiting, waiting for the result and waiting for an opportunity.

Time flowed slowly, and a dreary night passed. In the early morning of the next day, the doping test report jointly issued by the three countries was placed in front of the Chinese delegation and the arbitration committee.

Glancing at the indifferent Dutch chief referee and the judging committee who said the awards were over and powerless, Huang Zhong smiled, his eyes full of sarcasm and grief. Before he put away his smile, the test report on his palm had been wrinkled.

Standing up slowly, looking at the female referee who was not apologetic at all, Huang Zhong with a solemn face fell on the Spanish referee Perez, the chairman of the arbitration committee, "I ask the Dutch referee hea to lead the Chinese contestants. A public apology for the harm that has come, and at the same time remove all bad influence."

Huang Zhong's voice hadn't finished yet, and the Dutch referee was immediately displeased. He quickly expressed his dissatisfaction with Huang Zhong's request, and at the same time firmly disagreed and apologized.

The angry Huang Zhong didn't even look at the other party, but stared at Perez sharply, "If the referee doesn't apologize publicly, then the Chinese delegation will appeal to the Olympic Committee for this incident. People who discriminate are not worthy of being referees, and I seriously doubt that Ms. Hea is really qualified to be a referee."

One word at a time, Huang Zhong's fierce aura of justice made Perez slightly taken aback. China, which is known as a country of etiquette, showed its arrogance for the first time and let the committee members know that the results were canceled twice at the same time. The Chinese delegation was not joking, their eyes turned to Hea unconsciously, and Perez frowned as he still shook his head and insisted that he was right.

Shaking his head and waving his hands, he insisted on saying no so that Huang Zhong stopped the words on his lips, took a deep look at the Dutch female referee, turned around and strode away from the arbitration committee, with his outstretched hand on the closed door Lowering down slowly, Perez, who frowned, looked at Hea with disapproval, and waved him away.

Indifferent to Hea, he shrugged his shoulders and got up to leave. In the room that was quiet again, Perez sighed after a brief silence. Perez understood that this incident might turn into a scandal.

But no matter what happens next, he has no right to ask the Chinese delegation to be patient. Perez, who was silent for a long time, welcomed Huang Zhong again five hours later. The video on the table was recorded by China National Television The live videos of the two matches in the past, after being re-directed by the editor, not only completely reproduced the two matches, but also recorded the inspection reports of Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong that were jointly inspected by the three countries.

One request, during the performance skating, the global live broadcast broadcast this careful and indirect video to the whole world. Looking at Huang Zhong who insisted on his face, and even did not hesitate to use foreign policy, Perez, whose professional ethics is above all else, was silent for a while. Hibiki picked up the videotape.

While the team leader Huang Zhong was busy cleaning Tao Wei and Wan Xiaodong's stains, the silent Tao Wei received a notice from the committee to participate in the men's figure skating performance.

Looking at the two notices in front of him, Tao Wei, who felt extremely ironic, twitched the corners of his mouth and showed a slightly stiff smile.

Letting out a breath, Tao Wei, who hadn't spoken for a day and a night, raised his head to look at the furious and helpless Ma Deming, and twitched the corners of his mouth to reveal an overly peaceful smile, "Coach, I'll go."

The hoarse voice and peaceful tone made Ma Deming's chest swell, and he moved his lips, wanting to comfort Tao Wei but didn't know where to start.

Unable to spit out or swallow like a fishbone stuck in his throat, Ma Deming finally nodded silently and left with the notice.

In the quiet room, Tao Wei, who closed his eyes, fixed the swollen upper teeth of Lao Gao, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes again, walked to the cabinet, opened it, and took out his suitcase. Open it and take out a tightly wrapped CD from the small pocket above.

Gently tore it open, revealing the white outer skin of the disc, and the blue and black pen writing appeared in front of my eyes, "I love you China"

Gently stroking the five big characters with one stroke, Tao Weiteng closed his eyes suddenly, and his slowly tightened hands popped out due to force.

And maybe it really felt the pain. Wan Xiaodong returned to the station after crying bitterly, and developed a high fever in the middle of the night. Seeing the blisters popping out of the corners of Wan Xiaodong's mouth, Shi Yang's eyes were red and his eyes hurt. Tears, Shi Yang, who forcibly poured antipyretics on Wan Xiaodong, who was so feverish and talking nonsense, wiped Wan Xiaodong's scalding body over and over again, tossing and tossing for half a night, until six o'clock in the morning, Wan Xiaodong completely calmed down .

Seeing Wan Xiaodong's brows still tightly locked in his sleep, Shi Yang felt powerless for the first time, held Wan Xiaodong's rough and even chapped hand, lowered his head and placed his forehead in Wan Xiaodong's palm. Shi Yang's chest has never stopped being jerky and blunt, as if driving people crazy.

Shi Yang didn't know how to tell Wan Xiaodong that the inspection report had come out, but the gold medal had already been lost. He thought of the silly kid who worked hard on the training ground again and again, thought of falling and getting up again and again, stumbling into the national team and trying to catch up The foolish child in everyone's footsteps, Shi Yang endured a day and a night of tears welling up in his eyes.

Injustice, anger, sadness, it seems that all words have become pale and powerless at this moment. Shi Yang is certainly distressed when he loses the gold medal, but it is more for the silly boy who mutters that I did not foul even though he has a high fever.

A hoarse murmur was like a rusty blunt knife constantly sliding back and forth in his heart, making Shi Yang clearly realize that for the persistent and silly child, this humiliation came too suddenly, too deep and too unbearable.

Because of this sudden change, the entire Chinese delegation was oppressed and dull. The quiet residence was like an empty house, with no one and no breathing, and the emptiness was bleak.

The coach persuaded and the assistant coaxed, but the effect was very small. Until the third morning, Tao Wei who opened the door and walked out of the room appeared in the cafeteria. silence.

"Tao Wei..."

Gao Jian yelled softly, but didn't know what to say. Gao Jian's bitter face without a smile made Tao Wei smile softly. He walked to Gao Jian's side and helped up the stool, "What's wrong?"

Tao Wei, who was full of gentle eyes, let Gao Jian swallow the comfort that came to his lips, quickly squeezed out a smile, and shook his head pretending to be okay, "It's okay, Tao Wei, I'll help you get what you eat."

But even though he pretended to be fine, the cautiousness still fell in Tao Wei's eyes. After sweeping his eyes with pity, Tao Wei sat beside him with a helpless smile, "Just look at it and take it."

Tao Wei could feel the pair of cautious eyes falling on his body, but Tao Wei didn't want to explain too much. No matter how much he said now, he couldn't undo the damage caused by the referee.

During this carefully scrutinizing, the slow-moving Tao Wei left again after breakfast, went back to the house and took the CD and came to the training ground, Tao Wei was ready to show up in the evening.

Tao Wei, who had been nestled in the training ground all day, knew that he was leaving the training ground at five o'clock in the evening. He still maintained his calmness for three days, and his gaze was still like a pool of stagnant water. This kind of Tao Wei made everyone worry.

It might be more acceptable for Tao Wei to cry like Wan Xiaodong or make a scene, but Tao Wei did not, but calmly accepted the question from the referee, accepted the humiliating test calmly, and even accepted it calmly. The so-called invitation letter.

The calm and calm performance made Ma Deming's gums swell in a hurry, and even Yang Guocheng, who had confidence in Tao Wei, quietly raised his heart.

Compared with Ma Deming, Yang Guocheng understands Tao Wei better. Tao Wei is steady, Tao Weijing and Tao Wei are hardworking and serious, but Tao Wei is not pure and kind in the fundamental sense. With gentle eyes, Yang Guocheng's questioning got nothing but a smile, a faint smile that made people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.

At six o'clock, Tao Wei, accompanied by Ma Deming and others, came to the main venue after taking a shower and changing into clean and tidy sportswear.

The appearance of Tao Wei caused a brief silence in the noisy backstage. With a slight glance, his already straight back became more and more straight. With a smile on his face, Tao Wei walked to his own position, walking at a leisurely pace. , without anxiety or the grief and indignation after being humiliated.

The completely unexpected performance caused a flash of appreciation in the eyes of the athletes who received the news early. Regardless of Tao Wei's figure skating skills, this calmness alone is enough to win everyone's admiration.

Not every athlete can accept it calmly, and not every athlete can be so calm and patient. The intolerance or it can be explained as the inability to put pity on this strong Chinese person. Tao Wei's face is full of smiles. meaning deepens.

Warm up, wait, until 10 minutes before the scene, Huang Zhong, who hurried to the backstage, found Tao Wei, looked at Tao Wei with a complicated face, "Are you sure?"

Tao Wei's affirmation was obtained from endless inquiries. Tao Wei's reddish eyes and drooping eyelids made Huang Zhong, who had always thought that Tao Wei was calm, suddenly realized that Tao Wei was not sad, but He was waiting for an opportunity to prove himself to people all over the world. At this moment, Huang Zhong didn't know whether he should be thankful that he didn't block the invitation or feel sad for the young Tao Wei.

Huang Zhong nodded with a heavy heart, and patted Tao Wei on the shoulder, "Just do what you want, and I will bear all the consequences."

After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he turned around and strode away from the backstage. Tao Wei had a bit of bitterness in his mouth as his eyes gradually disappeared from his back. He looked back at Ma Deming, and Tao Wei forced a smile and continued to prepare.

After 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes, it finally arrived. Tao Wei, who stood quietly in front of the gate with his eyes closed, rushed out of the gate under the fluorescent light.

Tao Wei, who was wearing a red jacket, black pants, and a five-star red flag hanging on his chest, stood in the middle of the field, lowered his eyes, and when he raised them again, Tao Wei's eyes, which had always been full of silence, changed. The sadness seems to be burying people everywhere.

One minute, two minutes, just when the audience was puzzled and whispering, an indirect picture appeared on the big screen hanging in mid-air, Wan Xiaodong rushing to the gold medal, Tao Wei jumping in free skating , interlaced with each other, the speed and passion collided with each other and everyone was stunned.

"I am Tao Wei, a figure skater from China. It is the pride of me and my teammates to represent my country in the four-yearly Winter Olympics. On the big screen, the sprint short track speed skating 500 The gold medalist is my teammate. For this medal, my teammate has trained hard for seven years, but because he did not give way to the American teenager behind him, as the Dutch referee expected, he was awarded the first place. The referee hea regarded it as a foul and canceled the result, and I, a figure skater who has been training for seven years, was also questioned about taking doping because of the difficult moves. As a Chinese, I can accept all kinds of complaints Challenging but unacceptable to discriminatory humiliation...."

After a brief pause, two inspection reports appeared on the big screen, "These two reports are the answers to the referee who questioned. It has been verified that my teammates and I have not taken any prohibited drugs, but the game is over and the medals are awarded The referee team awarded the award to the athlete who came from behind, and there is no point in arguing, but I want to tell the world that the Chinese have never been weak, and the dignity of the motherland cannot be desecrated."

After the words fell, the song "I Love You China" sounded in the audience amidst the collisions of speed and passion that were continuously played back on the big screen.

As the music sounded, Tao Wei moved, and a feast of ice and snow starring Tao Wei officially began.

Tao Wei, who was gliding rapidly, stretched out his arms and started with a perfect four-and-a-half jump. tears.

Under the fluorescent light, the expressionless Tao Wei's face full of tears clearly appeared in everyone's sight. Through the live broadcast through the camera, Tao Wei's body, which was constantly spinning and jumping like an eagle, formed a sharp contrast with the tears on his face.

Tao Wei didn't cry when he was disqualified, and Tao Wei didn't cry when he was questioned. When a drop of blood left his body and flowed to the steel pipe representing humiliation, Tao Wei still insisted, but at this moment, Tao Wei cried.

The anger and sadness full of anger seems to have finally found an outlet in the constant impact. In the magnificent song "I Love You China", quadruple jumps, 33 consecutive jumps, and even 4t-3t and 4t-3t-2lo are constantly impacting Shocking sight, within four and a half minutes, Tao Wei, who performed passionately, used his shocking body language to express to the whole world what is called I love you China.

When the sound of the music gradually fell, Tao Wei, who jumped high again, made the only successful 4a jump in his long life. The perfect landing on the ice ended the performance of Tao Wei. Still in tears, Tao Wei bowed silently.