Staying at his parents' house can alleviate Aldrich's unhappiness and boredom to the greatest extent. I don't know why, maybe just seeing Arthur's big belly makes him feel happy. This old guy is getting fatter and fatter.
, he is really like a meatball, especially when he shows a kind look and plays with his grandson, it is like a comedy in real life.
Aldrich was really hungry, and his eating behavior could not be called gobbling, but he would not eat in a pretentious and slow manner. When socializing, he would deliberately pay attention to table manners, and there was no need to hide or pretend anything at home.
Amelia looked happy and saw that Aldrich was almost finished with the steak on his plate, so she immediately brought another plate over. Among the three sons, the other two sons often did not come home, and Barnett's kind of deliberate integration
Neither Arthur nor Amelia liked the upscale, aristocratic style. Aldrich was the only one who showed no pretense and was loved by his parents.
Just after lunch, Aldrich was sitting on the sofa in the living room with his two sons watching cartoons. He was also full and needed a rest.
Yiwen drove here and spent the whole morning at the police station following up on the police investigation. The key stage of tracking lost property is 24 hours after the incident, or even shorter, otherwise the clues will become slimmer, and even if it is recovered, it will be very difficult.
It is difficult to guarantee that it is intact.
"Huh, there's no news over there."
After sitting down, Yiwen expressed his conclusion tiredly and frustratedly. As for the details, telling him would only make Aldrich more troubled.
Aldrich held her hand and said casually: "Don't worry about it, just throw it away."
Yiwen turned her head, she was even more troubled and depressed than Aldrich.
Aldrich didn't go anywhere this afternoon. He stayed with his two sons. He watched cartoons, coaxed them to take a nap, and when they woke up, they played football together on the grass in the back garden.
Some friends called to say hello, and Aldrich had to deal with it again. When it was time to have dinner, Arthur called Aldrich out and sat by the pool outside the house. Arthur said in a low voice with a sullen face: "What's going on?"
A few days ago, I received a call from a friend."
"Well, what then?"
Aldrich thought something had happened. Arthur's expression made him think this conversation would be serious.
However, Arthur smiled and said: "Old friend, this is from Ridsdale."
Aldrich suddenly realized that Arthur was just pretending, maybe he was honing his acting skills.
"What does he want? Leeds United probably don't have the money to bring in players, right?"
"Hehe, yes, he called because he wanted Millwall to be accommodating."
"What accommodation? The terms of the original contract?"
"Um."
Aldrich cheered up and asked: "How did you answer?"
When Leeds United bought a batch of players from Millwall, all of them had a 30% share clause of the next sale. Leeds United has sold about 6 players over the years, and the transfer income of those players is not too large.
It is high, but it also brings secondary income of about 7 million to Millwall. Now, Leeds United may sell heavyweight stars, such as Ferdinand.
Although Arthur is nominally the chairman and does not participate in the management of the team, if he makes promises to other club presidents, there is an issue of integrity. Others will not care about how Millwall distributes power and operates internally.
Yes, the chairman is the chairman. What the chairman says must have a certain degree of credibility.
Arthur shook his head, seemed very happy, and said: "I told him the truth."
"Ah? Tell the truth? Tell him you don't care about this?"
Aldrich thought for a while and realized that this could be regarded as a way of refusing.
Arthur smiled and shook his head and said: "It's not that. I told him that I have never liked him. I have never liked Leeds United. Leeds United were so arrogant a few years ago. I still remember what he said. He didn't even win a championship.
If not, he started to provoke Millwall. Who the heck is he? I also told him that you were so majestic back then.
Have you thought about today? Hahaha, is Leeds United going bankrupt? Is it going to be destroyed? Thank you for telling me such good news. I will open a bottle of good wine to celebrate, and I will go to Leeds United’s tombstone and lay down a
A bunch of flowers, congratulations, Leedsdale, Leeds United fans, you will be remembered from generation to generation, great chairman!"
Aldridge was stunned, looking at Arthur who was really enjoying the destruction of Leeds United with a sultry face, and thought: This, this should be his true character, right?
How can a street gangster make peace with you?
Who will lend a helping hand when you need it?
Sorry, I will only kick you in the face when you are lying at my feet and raising your head with a pleading expression!
Aldrich was silent for a moment and then said: "He is just eager for quick success."
"No, no, no, son, you don't have to defend him, you don't have to say good things for him, I won't hear it, I won't understand it. How many fans are there at Leeds? Do you know? How many fans have been fans of Leeds for generations.
Leeds United as your true love? How many families’ lives have been tied to Leeds United? The good things about Leeds United and the bad things about Leeds United are all affecting their lives.
What Ridsdale destroyed is the hearts of countless fans! He can leave, and he can forget all this in a few years, but who will heal the pain in the hearts of the fans? What will happen to Leeds United in the future? I don’t know
, but Andrew told me that if a club goes bankrupt and liquidates, it may face death. If you ask me, Ridsdale is Leeds United’s Grade A war criminal!”
At this point, Arthur seemed very excited, and Aldrich understood the meaning.
In fact, the "death" mentioned by Arthur does not mean that the club disappears. Complete bankruptcy is very rare in the football circle and almost impossible, because football clubs are similar to enterprises, but they are not completely equivalent to enterprises. Behind football clubs, there is also a powerful football league.
exists, and after liquidation and bankruptcy, new managers will intervene. On the one hand, they will divide the debts, and on the other hand, they will reorganize the club to survive. Whether the team can play games or not is the decision of the Football League. This is what is happening in football circles.
The club's last stronghold cannot be shaken by external forces.
But the "death" Arthur mentioned belongs to the perspective of fans, just like Reims in France around 1992. They are actually two completely different teams. They were reorganized after bankruptcy. The new Reims only inherited the name and honor of the former.
, put aside these, the team has no connection with the past.
If, if Aldridge sells Millwall to Abramovich, in the minds of most local Lions fans, Millwall will be "dead" because a traditional English club has become privately owned by the Russians.
things.
This is like the feeling of a son-in-law with a foreign surname starting to take charge of the family. It is of epoch-making significance, but it is not an outcome acceptable to local fans. Therefore, as Premier League clubs are continuously invaded by foreign capital, the struggle between fans and foreign owners has become increasingly fierce.
There are people who can accept it, but there are also people who can't accept it.
What's more, once the team reaches the stage of bankruptcy, the turmoil of the club will be unimaginable. The team will be completely different in a very short period of time. It can be said that "once it returns to before liberation", what Arthur said is not accurate. This should not be "
"Death", but "rebirth". But rebirth does not mean that it is positive. New life will have a new father, and the new road may be full of thorns and bumps.
After dinner, Aldrich was playing video games with his son. The housekeeper suddenly came to him and said, "Aldrich, someone is here to deliver a courier to you."
Aldrich put down the game controller and wondered: "Strange."
He followed the housekeeper out of the door and saw a young man in casual clothes holding a cardboard box down the two steps. He looked about 18 years old and came here on a bicycle. The bicycle was lying on the ground beside him.
, he held the cardboard box in his hand and lowered his head, as if he did not dare to raise his head to look at Aldrich.
"My delivery?"
"Yes, yes, sir."
Aldrich turned to the butler and said, "Close the door."
The gate he mentioned was the gate in the yard outside, and the housekeeper followed suit.
The young man delivering the express suddenly raised his head and said in a panic: "Sir, I have something else to do. Please sign for the express delivery."
Aldrich walked down the steps and came to him, finding that his hands seemed to be shaking.
Aldrich asked: "Do you have anything dangerous on you? For example, a knife."
"No, no!"
"Then you must not have a gun?"
"Of course not! Sir, please sign for the express delivery."
The young man took a step back, lowered his head again, and picked up the cardboard box in his hands, as if he was offering a treasure.
"Do you need me to pay for express delivery?"
"Need not!"
"Oh, what's in this box?"
"I have no idea."
"You know, if you don't answer within 10 seconds, I'll call the police."
The young man raised his head again in shock, and saw Aldrich with cold eyes and cold expression. He lowered his head again and said in a harsh voice: "Mr. Hall, I'm sorry, I didn't know where your home was, and here are your belongings."
, you want to call the police, I won’t resist, I can’t return the cash and valuables, the only thing I can return to you is what’s in this box.”
Aldrich said: "You still haven't answered my question."
"Inside are your medals, no less than one."
"May I have your name?"
"Jamie, Jamie Brown."
"How old?"
"19 years old."
"Profession?"
"I work in a restaurant."
"Londoners?"
"Um."
"Go talk to me over there."
Aldrich pointed in the direction of the artificial fountain. The young man followed Aldrich holding the cardboard box and sat down on the stone steps beside the fountain.
Aldrich lit a cigarette and opened the cardboard box. Inside was a large, delicate box. He reached out and opened it gently. More than 20 medals were displayed inside, almost untouched, except for the two in the first row.
Jamie found that Aldrich did not call the police, and he was still uneasy, but he thought that now that he was here, he also thought that he would be at great risk of going to jail, so he mustered up the courage to ask: "Mr. Hall, how did you find me?"
Isn’t it a courier?”
Aldrich turned to look at him and said calmly: "First, I have no planned express delivery. Second, you are not wearing work clothes. Third, time. Fourth, there is no regular express delivery document on your box.
Fifth, you shouldn’t say it’s a courier for me. This is not my residential address. Sixth... Finally, I used the trick of pretending to be a courier countless times more than ten years ago.”
Jamie was stunned, and Aldrich threw away the cigarette butt and said: "Thank you for returning the things to me. I don't want to call the police and ruin your life. You may not have estimated the value of the stolen items from my house. That is enough to put you in jail."
Live a dark life that will qualitatively change your beliefs, spirit, mentality, and sex. However, I want to know, why would you risk being caught to give things back to me? Moreover, in such a stupid way.
.”
Jamie couldn't raise his head and whispered: "Because, I am a Millwall fan, my father is, and my grandfather is..." (To be continued...)
