The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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In the early hours of the morning, in the community of the Millwall Club in East London, there was no one around on the street. The moonlight and the hazy light of the street lamps made the place full of soft scenery tones.

Aldrich had already fallen asleep in the apartment, lying on his side on the bed with a peaceful face, and when human beings were most sleepy, his mobile phone by the bed rang.

After being woken up by the mobile phone, Aldrich turned on the bedside lamp, took the mobile phone and looked at the caller ID, it was a caller saved in the phone book.

Kelly.

Aldridge pressed the answer button, then put the phone to his ear, closed his eyes and continued to lie on the bed.

Mr Hall, I'm sorry to bother you so late, I'm Kelly, I have something to talk to you, I'm right outside your house, I know you're awake, I saw a faint light in your bedroom. …”

Kelly talked for a long time, but no one responded.

He stood in front of Aldrich's house, and he was careful not to be seen.

He deliberately lowered his voice so that he couldn't hear Aldridge's words. The other party's silent answer made Kelly's heart tremble, so he hurriedly continued: Mr. Hall, we had some misunderstandings before, and we can completely clear up the misunderstandings. , Mr Wiseman and I have always regarded you as friends...

Kelly has now confirmed Wiseman's speculation that Aldridge is indeed behind the scenes.

And the purpose of his coming is also very simple, Aldridge does not ask for money, so as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up, Aldrich spends some money to buy back the news. Although the operation is a bit troublesome, it is not impossible. With the energy of London, it's not uncommon to have a lawyer's contract ready in 20 minutes.

Kelly spoke dryly at the door of Aldridge's house, but there was no sound from the receiver, and he wondered if his phone was broken.

From the time Aldrichken answered the phone to ten minutes after the call was connected. Kelly's mood went straight from seeing the dawn of heaven to the abyss.

Aldrich said nothing. Kelly felt more hopeless than his thousand vicious complaints.

In desperation, Kelly invited Wiseman again, and at the same time he was complaining from the bottom of his heart: When the hell is it, and he still pretends to be a master!

Yes,

Wiseman asked Kelly to come to Aldrich for peace talks. To put it bluntly, he asked Kelly to intercede, and he still couldn't let go of his airs.

When Kelly failed to get things done, Wiseman sneaked in from outside the community, and he was also afraid of being bumped into.

It was his turn to grab Kelly's cell phone and talk to Aldridge.

The person who is the chairman speaks differently, and the tone is gentle when he comes up. Like a gentle elder, talk about the good old days first. Then explain the previous misunderstanding lightly.

Aldrich's reaction was still the same, he didn't say a word, he just listened but didn't speak.

Wiseman said to himself that he didn't get any response for five or six minutes, and he was a little annoyed immediately, and began to threaten Aldrich with words.

Hall, even if you ruin my career, I still have many friends within the FA. I have a lot of people, I am unlucky, and you don't want to live a good life!

beep beep...

When the sound of the phone disconnecting came, Wiseman raised his leg and wanted to kick Aldridge's door open. Kelly was standing next to him and immediately stopped him.

The two stayed here for too long, and the patrolling security just came from a distance, and Kelly immediately dragged the cursing Wiseman to run out from the other side.

While escaping, Kelly was filled with sadness. No one would have imagined that the chairman of the FA and the CEO of the FA would run away like thieves in the middle of the night...

After Aldrich hung up the phone, he opened the bedside drawer, and there was a Walkman in it. He put on the earphones and listened to the lullaby to prepare to fall asleep again.

No way, the job he is engaged in sometimes makes him unable to sleep late at night, especially leading the team to play in the middle of the week. After the game, it is close to midnight when he returns home. If the team wins, he will be excited. If he loses or draws, he may be depressed. In short, he cannot fall asleep normally, and needs to listen to lullaby to adjust his physiological state.

After Wiseman and Kelly fled the community to which Millwall belonged, the two walked along the Thames River. It looked like a walk, but with heavy steps, it felt more like they were going to the execution ground.

When dawn came, the two sat on the chairs by the river and ushered in a new day palely.

The general public began to usher in a new day of life, but most of the workers on Fleet Street stayed up all night. The news leaked out quickly, almost like a prairie fire. At three or four in the morning, almost all the media on Fleet Street were covered. The most explosive headlines, and the communicators are all insiders who resell information.

They worked overtime, and some directly overturned the content of the new day's newspaper that had been prepared and rushed to make it again.

In the early morning, the major newspapers on Fleet Street are on sale, whether it is a tabloid delivered to the door or free on the street, there is only one headline on the front page!

Shocking scandal! The FA Chairman Wiseman and Kelly embezzled public funds to bribe the Welsh Football Association to obtain votes for the 2006 World Cup bid and for them to seek high positions in FIFA!

Reporters gathered outside the FA headquarters building, and the FA's interior was also in chaos today.

Wiseman and Kelly did not show up for a long time, and the external spokesperson did not respond positively. When the time passed, everyone was sure that the FA had acquiesced in the accusation.

The people are all watching the excitement.

Recently, there has been a lot of news in English football. The Manchester United club's deal has been stranded after the government intervened, and now the FA scandal has broken out.

In fact, everyone is tacitly aware that if Wiseman and Kelly use the funds from the bid to host the World Cup to bribe the Welsh Football Association to canvass votes, this is an open secret and there is nothing to blame.

Every World Cup bid is not a fair and fair vote in front of the stage and behind the scenes. The countries that can host the World Cup have a series of canvassing actions behind their backs. Everyone agrees to the rules of the game.

But what Wiseman and Kelly are to blame is that they used public funds to pave the way for their football political future, which cannot be accepted by the public. This is the use of power for personal gain.

It is no secret within the FA that they want to go one step further and take up important positions in FIFA, and they have received a lot of support. If there are Englishmen in important positions in FIFA. It's certainly good for England.

But the reality is that you can only do it with your eyes closed, and you can't say it.

This sensational news became the focus of the day, and even the media of other countries in London flocked to follow up and report the progress of this scandal.

Aldrich was disturbed for half an hour in the middle of the night, so he woke up a bit late today.

In the morning, he had breakfast at home, Yiwen knocked on the door of the house in a hurry, ran in and turned on the TV, and then switched to the TV station. The reporter on the scene reported the progress of the incident outside the FA building.

Ivan cheered happily, while Aldridge had a normal expression, and he cleared the tableware after drinking the juice. Then go to the gym.

His day goes on as usual and Millwall's training will not be affected.

No one will contact him anyway.

After Millwall vs Wimbledon. Aldrich has a firm idea: he does not want to have any intersection with Wiseman and Kelly.

But is it possible?

He is the chairman of the FA, not to mention that it can directly affect Millwall's game. Even if Millwall wins the cup in domestic competitions, he will definitely meet the opponent.

Either Aldridge leaves the coaching position and leaves the English football circle, or Wiseman and Kelly get out of the FA!

What choice to make. Do you still need to think about it?

The chairman of the FA is not a saint. Regardless of work or life, there must be a handle. Think about the endless scandals in English football. The matter of Aldridge asking Andrew is very simple. Find someone to watch them all day long, as long as they make mistakes , then please ask for blessings.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, outside the FA building. Wiseman arrived by car, accompanied by Kelly.

The two were surrounded by reporters as soon as they got out of the car. Faced with many sharp questions, the two avoided talking and entered the FA building with difficulty with the help of security.

When the discussion in the FA's internal meeting was completed, it was already evening.

The FA held a press conference, and Wiseman personally announced on the spot: Take the blame and resign!

The chairman of the FA has officially stepped down!

If he does not step down, he will be in office for a day, and all the scandals will be connected to him. How can the FA bid for the 2006 World Cup?

This is the FA's top priority right now.

Kelly also announced his resignation at the same time. The two most powerful people in the FA stepped down on the same day and at the same time.

When walking out of the FA building, Wiseman declined the interview and went straight home, while Kelly said with a bitter smile in front of countless microphones and cameras: Sometimes a small mistake can lead to the most tragic consequences.

The reporters on Fleet Street thought he was talking about bribing the Welsh Football Association, but only the person involved, who knew the inside story, knew what his mistake was.

That night, it was still the park where Aldrich and Andrew met a month ago.

In golden autumn, when the vegetation was withered and the ground was covered with orange leaves, Aldridge was wearing a slim coat and staring at the woods by the lake ecstatically.

There were footsteps coming from behind, Aldrich came back to his senses, turned around, Andrew threw him a cigarette, the lighter flame flickered, the two met and lit the cigarette at the same time, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke.

Next, any ideas?

Andrew asked with a playful smile.

Aldrich shook his head and said, No.

This is his sincere words.

Andrew then said: Then I'm doing activities with the FA, don't you object?

Aldrich frowned and said, There's no need to ask me.

Isn't it necessary? Will the outside world see you and me separately?

Aldridge sighed, and said, You can do whatever you want, there are many things that you don't need to do yourself, be smart about it.

That's why I ask you, isn't that smart enough?

Aldridge looked at him helplessly, Andrew put his arms around his shoulders, and the two began to walk out.

Why haven't you seen a woman beside you recently?

It's annoying.

Then what are you usually busy with?

Traveling all over the world and dealing with sponsors, my eldest brother has developed a prosperous career in the United States and met many people. I also took the opportunity to learn a lot.

That's not bad. In your line of work, networking is more important than anything else.

What about you? The singer's girlfriend holds concerts everywhere every day, isn't she lonely?

Now, I suddenly feel a little bit.

Aldridge and Andrew talked about everything, and he would not hide his true feelings from the other party.

Andrew asked curiously: I thought you would say it's okay. Isn't it always like this before?

Aldrich looked up at the night sky, and said sadly: I don't know, I feel that my mentality has changed. In the past 24 hours, besides sleeping, I even went to the toilet and my mind was full of football. When the team won the league championship and the Champions League championship, now the work is not what it used to be. I am busy, and I have more thoughts, sometimes I always feel that something is missing at home at night, and I am a little bit crazy recently.

Hehe, let's go, I'll take you to a fun place.

Forget it, I don't want to cause trouble.

Aldrich declined the invitation, said goodbye to Andrew outside the park, and drove home by himself. ()