Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 100 Surgery Behind the Wall of Sighs
2:0 Lectra beat the defending champion, Yizhong took the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals
Yueyin
This afternoon, the first round of the Jiangyuan City Mayor's Cup quarter-final contest finally kicked off.Jiangyuan No. 5 Middle School Chasseurs ushered in Group D leader and defending champion Beichuan River Athletic Team at home.Last semester, due to various reasons, No. 1 Middle School's group qualifying qualification was once in jeopardy, but our opponent today has achieved a brilliant record of 2 wins and 0 draw in the group stage.Maybe before the game, everyone will be optimistic that the defending champion will retreat unscathed in the away game, but we use practical actions to defend the honor of the home court.With the goals of Yan Xi and He Mingming, No. 4 Middle School achieved a 2:[-] result. This is another victory for us against this strong enemy after beating Beichuan Middle School [-]:[-] at home last season!
In this game we have a four-back lineup.Because Luka on the 10th has not returned to school yet, He Mingming plays the guest role at left back, Ye Ruiyang and Li Baichuan at center back, and Mi Le at right back.In midfield, Mr. Wang Feng chose Huang Minxue and He Honghui.Yan Xi came forward as a single arrow.The captain is the starting goalkeeper Ke Peiwei.For Beichuan, the offensive combination is the Japanese classmate Kotoku Uchida and Korean classmate An Dongyou who played well last season, and the captain is No. 16 Lin Bo.

Facing the defending champions, we adopted a low profile, defended firmly, and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.However, Beichuan's tactics were precisely anti-customers. Their pressing in the opening stage once made our defense highly tense.In the 10th minute, He Honghui made a mistake and was intercepted by Uchida Kotoku. An Dongyou's shot through the crotch after receiving a pass from his teammate in the penalty area was blocked by the captain with his feet.In the 18th minute, Uchida Kotoku crossed again, and Limbo's strong shot from outside the penalty area was once again rejected by Kepewei.Relatively speaking, we had very few chances in the first half and were suppressed by Beichuan. As a striker, Yan Xi had only a handful of touches.Fortunately, the captain continued his excellent performance against Beichuan Middle School last season. In the 28th minute and the last minute of stoppage time, the captain twice saved Uchida Gotoku's close-range header to keep the goal open. "A good goalkeeper can beat half a team." Kopeway's personal performance in the first half was a perfect score. His god-level response and excellent psychological quality made the defending champion "look at the goal".

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.After Beichuan Middle School kicked off, Huang Minxue completed a steal in the opponent's half, launched an offensive on the spot, and gave it to He Mingming who put in an assist.Obviously completed an exquisite cross from the left, and the ball will pass over the head of Beichuan's central defender. Yan Xi nimbly inserted into the penalty area at high speed, outflanked the goal, and jumped into the air without waiting for the ball to hit the ground. The ball hit the gate of Beichuan Middle School.The somewhat awkward goal-grabbing goal this time caught Beichuan's goalkeeper off guard, and the ball went into the net, giving Yizhong a 1-0 lead!When Yan Xi's celebratory posture with his hands crossed on his chest appeared again at home, the second half of the game had just passed 2 minutes, and it seemed that Beichuan's players hadn't woken up from the aggressive offensive in the first half.

But the defending champions are the defending champions after all. Under the leadership of last season's final MVP Gotoku Uchida, they made a comeback.In the two rounds of the knockout round, away goals are very important.Yizhong remained unbeaten last season, but missed the final due to an away goal disadvantage.Obtaining zero seals at home and winning are equally key, and Yan Xi's goal gave everyone confidence.After losing and defending, after the coach's training since the group stage, our defense has stabilized a lot.He Honghui, who served as the defensive midfielder, also restrained An Dongyou very well. He stuck to his Korean classmates like brown sugar, making it difficult for him to pass and catch the ball.The whole body is affected by a single hair, and the poor operation of Beichuan's midfield greatly reduces their offensive threat.The captain built a "wall of sighs" with his outstanding personal performance. Beichuan, who had a few good opportunities, was still unable to break through our last line of defense, and could only hold his head and sigh at a step away. [1]
In the 52nd minute of the game, Yizhong sealed the victory!It was Huang Minxue's frontcourt steal again. He passed it back to Mi Le, who made a cross from the right side far from the penalty area.At this time, there was only one player in the penalty area, and he relied on his height and long legs to finish the shovel shot with his toes in front of the opponent's defender.It was No. 6 He Mingming who scored the goal. He actively advanced from the left wing and completed a pass and shot in the second half.As a guest left-back, his surprise attack on the offensive end put the defending champions in a real crisis.After the goal, the obvious celebration is to bow and kiss the team logo on the jersey.But soon we stopped celebrating. The price behind this goal was heavy.Mi Le fell on the turf. After sending out a pass, the Beichuan players who came to defend him confiscated it and put their feet back in time. The sneakers stepped on Mi Le's supporting feet.The injured Mi Le was unable to continue the game. The coach replaced him with Xiao Qi and let Huang Minxue make up for the position of right back.

At the end of the game, No. 2 Middle School defeated Beichuan 0:[-], completed zero seals while defeating the opponent, and took the opportunity to advance.We will go to the home court of Beichuan Middle School in April to determine the places to advance to the semi-finals.If it weren't for Mi Le's injury at the end, it can be said that No. [-] Middle School won a complete victory.I hope that Mi Le will recover as soon as possible, and I also hope that the absent students can return to the team as soon as possible. You have always been an indispensable member.

Yue Yin's battle report is much more concise, but he still took a part of it to praise me.But I have nothing to admire at all, especially mental quality.Moreover, she misunderstood me.This short battle report hides what is hidden deep in my heart, and creates an image of a goalkeeper with excellent skills and mentality.The "Wall of Sighs" in front of Beichuan?that's not me.It was myself who sighed.

After rushing to Mi Le, we hurriedly helped him take off his left shoe.He was already sweating, and when he took off his shoes, his nerves were tense, the sweat dripped down drop by drop, and his teeth were clenched tightly.Then, inevitably, I saw a sticky, dull patch of red on the tip of the white sock.

How could it hurt like this?I felt that my brain was loose, and I was light for a while, and I just wanted to squat or sit down, and I couldn't support my body at all.

Mi Le wanted to take off his socks to see where his feet were hurt.His small mouth was half open, exhaling in a twisted way.No need to think about it, he was about to die of pain, and this was the only way he could control himself.A convulsive voice from deep in my throat came out of my throat, and I could hear me hammering my thigh hard with my glove.

"Don't take it off, don't take it off, you've lost your nails, you'll tear your flesh!" Mingming stopped him, "Go to the hospital and let the doctors and nurses handle it for you."

Mi Le reluctantly nodded, and stood up slowly with our support.The player who committed the foul apologized to him, and he responded with a half-answer.Several juniors on the bench caught him on the sidelines.Unable to put on his shoes, he walked to the bench step by step with great difficulty.

"Captain, go back to your place."

Someone is reminding me.I am not sure.It was at this moment that I felt that I had lost all fighting spirit, and I just wanted to stay by Mi Le's side, send him to the hospital, and accompany him to take off his socks.No matter how injured he is, I have to force myself to watch from the side.But people are still urging me, urging me to get back on the field, to get back to the position where I need to do my duty.The game is about to return to normal again, as if nothing happened.Yes, players need to be professional and strong, and they must be at the center of the game no matter what the situation is.But Miller is hurt.Why should I stay on the field?Do you know how cruel this is?I'm not a pro, I'm just a student, my best friend has blood all over his socks, how can I stay on the court.

"Ke Ke, hold on a little longer, just for a while." Mingming came to him and put his arms around my shoulders, "Zhao Rui is warming up."

This sentence let me know that Mingming and everyone else understand me.It shouldn't be like this, I'm the captain, and I have to carry it when the sky falls, and I'm the only one to comfort others, how can I get everyone to comfort me?I can't get cold feet, absolutely not.

If only I was hurt.

I was almost ordering myself, ordering my brain to focus on the field, and ordering my hesitant body to act resolutely.I was not replaced by Zhao Rui, but stood firmly until the last minute.That's what I said, but it's actually thanks to the performance of my teammates. They prevented Beichuan from creating too many opportunities to threaten the goal.I missed the only shot that was on target, but fortunately my second reaction was more timely, and I hugged the ball tightly again.

The moment the final whistle blew, I was relieved and rushed to the bench.Camille is no longer there.Probably like crazy, I didn't change my clothes, rushed to the school gate, took a taxi to the hospital, and didn't even bother to say goodbye to everyone.When he hurried all the way to the debridement room, Mi Le sat blankly on the bench outside the door with a list, accompanied by Le Ben.I hastily thanked Le Ben and said that you can go home and rest.After saying goodbye to each other, I sat next to Mi Le.He was pulling blue plastic slippers on his feet, the front end of the left sock was cut off, the toes were neatly put together and exposed, and the big toe was bloody.As Mingming said, his nail was kicked off, but there is still a part of it remaining, which will break off alone.I can't describe how I feel, my heart is icy and cold, and it is filled with a brittle feeling, as if it is about to crack from the inside out.

"The doctor said it very simply, just one word, 'pull'." His face was a little pale, and there was a smell of dried sweat on his body, and his smile made me sad even more.

Please ask patient No. 25 Mi Le to go to the debridement room for treatment.Please ask patient No. 25 Mi Le to go to the debridement room for treatment.

The serial number and name are printed on the electronic screen outside the door.I helped Mi Le up, like a naughty little brother, he had to jump forward with one foot if he couldn't walk well.It was evening, and the dim light shone obliquely, covering the tiles one by one.I am more careful than ever, with the heaviest arm in the world on my shoulders.

an operation.Anesthesia, debridement, nail pulling, bandaging.The nurse aunt asked Mi Le to lie on a bed covered with clean blue sheets, and turned to me and told me that the family members should go out.I pouted and shook my head.He had left Mi Le once before, how could he be left here alone for surgery this time.Even if this is the most insignificant operation in the world, you don't even need to sign an agreement, and it only takes a few minutes, but it is still an operation after all.I want to be by Mi Le's side.What the nurse said was right at all, I am a family member.How can there be a family member who does not guard the family?
"Brother, good brother, why don't you go out. I'll be out in a while."

Mi Le, who was lying on the "operating table", raised his head slightly, with a sly smile on his face, which didn't match the coaxing expression at all.Listen to your brother, just wait outside obediently, Auntie will get it done soon.The nurse told me the same thing.My face must have turned red, she didn't care, she turned around and closed the curtain.Carrying Luohui on my back, I left the debridement room.Sitting down sluggishly, he closed his eyes and waited for the end of the operation.The sounds in the distance are chaotic, people are coming and going, bustling, feet hitting the solid floor, sonorous and powerful, from far to near with certainty.But what lingers in my ears is the gravel-like time. The pointer, tired of walking, coughs and trembles in the last daylight, pulling its throat, and the echoes that will not be broken seem to be ants creeping up the lonely garden.A door opened, a curtain drawn, a wall ready to be crossed.We live apart, dreaming dreams that don't recognize each other.

"Do you know how fun it is to make up stories? Now I understand why some people like to write novels. It's so interesting! Thanks to the aunt who said you are my family, I got the inspiration. Hey, don't be so distracted Ning, listen to me! Auntie doesn’t let you see that it’s in accordance with the rules. Besides, pulling out armor is very bloody. I just glanced at it and didn’t want to look at it. It’s so scary, the blood keeps flowing, My scalp was numb, and I couldn't believe it was my foot. Fortunately, the anesthesia was administered, and I didn't feel anything at all, except that the other toes were cold. It was fine after three times, but the anesthesia injection was a bit painful. When I looked again, my aunt had already bandaged me up. Speaking of which, this is my first surgery!
"When she pulled out her armor, she kept talking to me. She even asked me what grade I was in, and thought I was a primary school student. Really, how about I grow taller! Forget it, she probably worried that I was afraid, and wanted to Comfort me. I just talked nonsense with her. She asked if the person outside was my brother, and I said yes, we are in the same school. She also said that you care about me, so I started talking nonsense, saying that you Bullying me, copying my homework, snatching my quilt, secretly eating my snacks, playing with my mobile phone, kicking me in my sleep! Your reputation has been completely ruined by me! Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you angry with black lines? I was joking, don't be so serious..."

"I'm sorry." When apologizing, I seemed to really think of myself as the bad brother who did all kinds of evil in his mouth.He was very surprised, maybe I will be silent for a few more seconds, and it will be his turn to beg for mercy.

"Don't worry about this kind of thing. Besides, didn't you rush over to accompany me again? Seriously, why do you always think of me so petty?" He lay on my back and grabbed my face confidently, like Grabbing the horse's rein, "Well, if you are not punished, you will have a bad conscience. Just carry me out of the hospital."

A year ago, you still thought I was ashamed of carrying you, why are you so at ease now?I didn't dare to ask.I don't know why, not being with Mi Le at the first time made me feel so uncomfortable, as if I missed an opportunity I had been waiting for for a long time.But what does this opportunity mean?

"Ke Ke, my parents are not at home today. It's not convenient to go back to the dormitory. Come home with me."

"it is good."

The moving plan of Mi Le's family went much smoother than ours, and it was not too bad before the winter solstice last year.They bought their own house in Jiangyuan, with three bedrooms and one living room, a little bigger than my house.Although it is a second-hand house, the decoration is fairly neat.Mi Le also has her own room, so she doesn't have to live with her parents anymore.When we first came to his house, we both locked the door, rolled around on his wide bed for a long time, no different from small animals, and had a pillow fight as usual, using this bloodless war to everyone. People (although there was no one in the room) swore Miller's irrefutable sovereignty over the three-acre plot.This battle was soul-stirring, and I was very happy for two whole days. I probably secretly understood that Mi Le would stay in Jiangyuan, and he would never be taken back to his hometown again.The two of us will still be able to get along for a long, long time. As long as we are in a city, no matter how far the distance is, it can be smoothed out a little bit-not to mention that his new home is at most half an hour away from mine. If we want, we can spend every day during the vacation. Run to each other's house to play.What could be happier in the world than having your best friend by your side?Thinking about it made me even more reluctant to move.Procrastinate, the longer the better.

But today I can't be so noisy, I took a shower carefully, checked carefully, and didn't splash water on the bandaged toe.The two of us lay straight on the bed, reading the battle report written by Yue Yin.Mi Le gave me his biggest pajamas, but he still felt cramped when he wore them. Fortunately, his bed and quilt were soft.We only turned on the small bedside lamp, and let the quiet air float in the room.The wind blew through the leaves outside the curtains, rattling, as if the rain was falling one after another.For a moment, I suspected that there were only two of us left in the world, but it didn't seem so sad.Time converges into non-existent raindrops, winding and falling from the top of the tall building along the wall, neither rush nor slow.

"It hurts." Mi Le suddenly poked his feet out from under the quilt, sticking them out like a show.I crawled over to have a look, and the gauze wrapped it tightly, and a speck of dark brown iodine oozes out from the edge, but I can't see anything else.Normally, I would scratch him.

It must be time for the narcotics.

"If it hurts, grab my arm. It might be better." I lay back on the bed in frustration.

"It's okay, just to tell you to divert your attention. It's amazing. Although it hurts, it hurts tight and tight, as if the wound is constantly getting closer and healing." He leaned his head on my shoulder, "Yes Well, I have something to ask you."

"You said."

"Why did you choose me in the first place? Choose me to be your first friend."

This question was accompanied by an inexplicable panic that flooded from the bottom of the bed to my neck.

"Why do you ask about this?"

We didn't really match up that well either.My heart was in my throat, as if he was about to say the words, and I could already hear the sound in his throat.

"I think it's amazing. We've only known each other for a year and a half, but we seem to have grown up together. Maybe we've met each other in a previous life, and we've always been good friends?" He stretched out his hand and poked my waist. Answered, and then said to himself, "Forget it, let's not talk about this kind of feudal superstition, people only live one life, and only this life."

"Yes."

"Do you know why I play football?"

"I don't know."

"Guess."

"Because of me?"

"It's so boring."

"sorry."

"No, I mean, you guessed it right away, at least you have to pretend to be confused for a while." He squeezed my drooping chin, "However, it can't be completely right. After all, before I met you I played football. It’s like the question that Chen asked us—everyone said that Columbus discovered America, but did America and Americans not exist before he discovered America? So, you can guess why I played football before. ball?"

"You have a friend who likes to play football?"

He shook his head, his still wet hair brushing against my neck.

"Big mistake. I play football because I don't have any friends."

"Why? You are so nice, why don't you have any friends?"

"Just not. I'm changing schools all the time, and, in their eyes, I'm just a little kid, a nerd, a teacher's follower. 'What's so important about getting good grades?' is always in my ear. I don't want to hear it. In order not to be bullied, I can only blend in with them." Mi Le said calmly, pulling my face from time to time, "No one takes care of me, I am fighting alone. After all, I am a person who may leave at any time. people, they don’t know when they will be blown away by the wind.”

But you're finally here now.I will stand by your side and no one will bully you anymore.I think.

"At first I wanted to learn how to play basketball, but they thought I was short, so they refused to take me. Even if they took me, they would not pass me the ball. I dangled on the court like a little fool, and sometimes blocked teammates who made breakthroughs, so I was even more disliked. Playing football is okay, shrinking on the field, and can paddle. There are also once or twice, I feel that there is such a trustworthy person, and when I turn around, I am notified that you have to pack up and leave , don’t delay for a moment. Therefore, although I have practiced a little bit, I don’t seem to be very happy, and then I gradually abandoned it. If I hadn’t met you, I might never play football again. Actually, I know Before you, apart from my relatives, I never had anyone important in my heart. I have to say one thing, and that is myself. I used to be such a handsome hero. Not taking a cloud with me'. I don't allow myself to know a friend, so that there is nothing to worry about after parting. Pretty good, isn't it?"[2]
"Then why did you agree to me?"

"To be honest, I don't understand. Maybe I was very sad that day, and you took advantage of me." He stuck out his tongue mischievously, "When someone offers you a hand, they will always think of it without thinking. I caught it. However, there may be another reason, that is, my parents told me that day that I would finish three years of junior high school in No. 1000 Middle School. I thought, I must have a friend who can spend these three years with me A friend of more than [-] days. I was thinking, and you appeared, and the two of us happened to be bunk beds, as if someone had heard my hidden desire in the dark. By the way, have you ever had this kind of situation? What about the wish? The wish of waiting for someone to come?"

I am not sure.I was waiting for someone who wouldn't come back, and it's hard to tell if it's hope or despair.Strange to say, it is becoming more and more difficult for me to recall the past.But maybe that's not a bad thing?The darkness and air-conditioning left behind by me are nothing to recall.All I know is the wish now.

But why did I come back to play again?I still can't answer.

Go to sleep and don't kick my feet.One kick and I'll knee your ass ten times, get it?He bumped his head on my shoulder and turned off the light.We swished into bed.

I didn't touch him, but was quickly pushed into his knee.We played really well today, your performance was especially good, Yue Yin should praise you more.He said.good night.

good night.

If he hadn't said something before going to bed, I would have almost forgotten how thrilling today's game was.The next game will definitely be more exciting, and Beichuan will definitely show the craziest and strongest side when he returns to the home court.However, I will build the wall that makes them sigh again with my friends who are close to me and are about to fall asleep at this moment.The two of us always keep our word.

[1] The Wall of Sighs: Allusions to Greek Mythology.According to legend, there is a wall between the Pure Land of Bliss and the underworld. The souls of the underworld see that the Pure Land of Bliss is coming, but are blocked by the wall, and sigh for it.

[2] From Xu Zhimo's "Farewell to Cambridge".

Jiangyuan City Mayor Cup Knockout Round [-]

Upper half

Taodu Middle School 0:2 Jiangyuan Foreign School
Xiling Middle School 1: 254
Lower half

Jiangyuan No. 2 Middle School 0:[-] Beichuan Middle School
Jiangyuan No. 1 Middle School 1:[-] Science and Technology Attached Middle School
Data in Jiangyuan No. [-] Squadron

Sagittarius

player goals

Yan Xi 4
Miller 3
Huang Minxue 3 (1)

Mu Zheng 2
Ye Ruiyang 2 (1)

luca 1
Hemming 1
Assists list

player assists

Yan Xi 4
Miller 3
Huang Minxue 1
Xiao Qi 1
Hemming 1
(End of this chapter)