Almighty Athlete

Chapter 52: Fight based on reason

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Only then did Zhang Guan realize that these two men were here to investigate.

Zhang Guan calmed down instantly and said: "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. You red lips and white teeth will say that I have made a mistake and you will be punished. May I ask what mistake I made? You have to Make it clear, let me understand, the chief executive will punish me if he can make it out of nothing!"

"Didn't you admit it just now?" Director Zhao said.

"I just admitted that I went to a betting station to buy lottery tickets. I never said that I made a mistake." Zhang Guan said.

"Buying lottery tickets is the mistake you made." Director Zhao stared at Zhang Guan: "In a small way, you are violating the discipline of our delegation; in a big way, you are smearing the image of the country!"

"Wait a minute, let's make it clear first. Every time I leave the Olympic Village, I have reported it to the Youth League Headquarters, and you have approved it. We have records to check. I have never left at other times. Pass the Olympic Village." Zhang Guan said.

"Then how do you explain why you went to buy lottery tickets?" Officer Zhao asked.

"After getting familiar with the venue, the shuttle bus back won't leave for a long time, so I went to walk around and buy some souvenirs. There are so many athletes in our national team, and I'm not the only one who has bought souvenirs. You can't just cause trouble for me. Come on!" Zhang Guan said.

"Souvenirs? Have you ever seen anyone buy lottery tickets as souvenirs?" Director Zhao obviously did not accept this answer.

"What's so strange about this? There are people who collect commemorative coins, stamps, postcards, cigarette boxes, and stickers. There are people who collect even plain cards. I collect lottery tickets from various countries. What’s the problem! Besides, I’ve already said it, I bought it and won it myself. My name is on this lottery ticket. Think about it, my name is on the lottery ticket for the Athens Olympics. How commemorative and collectible it is!” Zhang Guan Start messing around.

"That's right... wrong! If you want to collect them, you need to buy hundreds of them!" Director Zhao said immediately.

"How come they even know this?" Zhang Guan simply risked his life. After all, he already had millions of euros in his hands. He had the confidence of a rich man. Then Zhang Guan simply said like a rogue: "There are many relatives and friends at home. Let's go back." Each person gets one for free, so buy more. I spend money to buy myself some face, but it’s not enough!”

"You..." Director Zhao was furious at such a rogue statement, but he couldn't find the words to refute.

At this time, the older Director Guo next to him finally spoke. His expression and tone were so stern: "Zhang Guan, you are using strong words! With your current attitude, I can judge your moral character." If you fail to pass, you will be removed from the national team!"

Of course Director Guo was not qualified to expel Zhang Guan from the national team, but he thought Zhang Guan was only eighteen years old, so he started to scare Zhang Guan, but he did not expect that Zhang Guan had no fear at all. He just sneered, his expression full of disdain.

Director Guo felt the disdain in Zhang Guan's expression, and he was a little angry. Then he still said in a stern tone: "Others are buying souvenirs. You'd better go and fight. Blocking is illegal and you will go to jail!"

Director Guo thought that the word "go to jail" could scare Zhang Guan, but he didn't expect Zhang Guan to become even more disdainful. He sneered and said, "Please don't change your mind. I bought the lottery ticket issued through regular channels from a regular company." , this does not violate the law. Furthermore, our country also has welfare lottery and sports lottery, and there are also lottery ticket sellers, such as double color ball, lottery, scratch lottery, betting stations are all over the streets, and I don’t know how many billions are sold a year! How many people are buying it? You have the ability to put them all in jail!"

Director Zhao next to him looked at Director Guo helplessly. Director Guo would be relegated to the second line in more than a year, and his thinking was still at the level of the last century. He felt that he could scare people by fabricating serious consequences. Athletes live, but now we have entered the Internet era, and all kinds of information can be found on the Internet. Young people are no longer the kind of people who were easily frightened and immediately obedient like they were twenty or thirty years ago.

"Don't get excited yet." Director Zhao came out to smooth things over, and then continued: "Zhang Guan, let's put aside your lottery ticket purchase first. Just talking about the consequences of this matter has already brought a lot of consequences to our Olympic delegation. Negative impact! Our Olympic delegation represents the entire country, so we should strictly demand ourselves, abide by the law, and show our best side to the world. But your behavior has seriously discredited our delegation. The overall image…”

"Please wait." Zhang Guan interrupted Director Guo: "I still don't understand, what does my buying lottery tickets have to do with the negative image you mentioned? Is buying lottery tickets a very shameful thing in Greece? ?”

"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!" Director Guo took out a few newspapers from his bag and threw them to Zhang Guan: "Read it for yourself!"

"My English is not good enough. I don't know him. Please translate for me." Zhang Guan threw the newspaper back again.

"You can go to the betting station by yourself, but you still don't know these people's English?" Director Guo said with a look of displeasure.

Zhang Guan chuckled and said, "I can only speak, not read. And when buying lottery tickets, I mainly rely on gestures with my hands. I gestured at him on this newspaper, but he didn't understand, so I have to translate for you."

Director Zhao helplessly picked up the newspaper, pointed to one of the news items and said, "This is a reprint from The Times. Do you know The Times? This is the largest media in the UK. It says..."

Director Zhao translated the general content of the newspaper to Zhang Guan. While Zhang Guan listened, he began to analyze it in his mind.

"How did the reporter know? Who leaked the news? The basketball team? Impossible. They are all our own people and will not betray me. Moreover, the basketball team only knew that I bought Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal and had no idea that I was playing. I bet heavily on myself to win the championship; OPAP betting company? Impossible. Although OPAP has my information and can check my bets, European betting companies have always paid great attention to protecting the privacy of their customers, and leaking customer privacy is not allowed in Europe. A big scandal. OPAP has no reason to do this. Besides, they don’t know that I am an athlete. I don’t believe that the national team has that much ability to get through to OPAP. That accountant named Flagesquez? It shouldn’t be him. This guy looks like It seems very professional, and he also doesn’t know that I bet heavily on myself to win the championship. So who is it?”

Zhang Guan carefully recalled the experience of going to the betting station, and suddenly remembered a person.

"That BBC reporter! What's his name? Forgot! But it must be him! The news only mentioned that I bet heavily on myself to win the championship, but it didn't mention that I bought the Iraqi football team, so there was only one reporter. . At the betting station that day, he must have been interviewed randomly. At that time, he did not know that I was Zhang Guan, and thought that I was supporting his compatriots. But later, he found out from some source that I was Zhang Guan, and that I was doing the interview for Zhang Guan that day. He made a big bet on winning the championship, and then he came up with these reports. This reporter is so idle. So many people win and break records every day. Why doesn't he report on it? How can he keep an eye on me! It's so unlucky. I just made some money and he got into trouble. All sexy."

Zhang Guan kept greeting BBC reporter Bell, but at the same time he was also thinking about ways to deal with it.

Director Zhao finished translating the contents of several newspapers, and Director Guo's expression softened slightly. He said, "Young people, it is inevitable to make mistakes, but you must be brave enough to admit them and take responsibility. If you know your mistakes, you can correct them." , this is a good comrade! So Xiao Zhang, you must first recognize your mistakes now, and know how serious the negative impact your actions have brought to the country's image, that is, you must know the seriousness of the mistake. Seriously A self-review, let’s do this, I want you to write a review first…”

"Write an examination? If I write it right, it will become my fault. Then you can punish me however you want. Do you think I'm stupid?" Zhang Guan sneered in his heart. He interrupted Director Guo again and spoke. Said: "These foreign newspapers are just saying that I can't win this Olympic Games. I wonder if Director Guo and Director Zhao think I can win the gold medal in the 100-meter dash?"

"Of course you don't..." Director Guo suddenly stopped talking. Although he thought it was impossible for Zhang Guan to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash, he couldn't say this. After all, he is an official in the delegation. With his status, even if there is no hope at all, he cannot give up without fighting.

Director Guo coughed dryly, changed his voice, and continued in an official tone: "Of course there is hope. During the competition, we cannot give up a glimmer of hope and must run with our resilience! However, there are many strong people in this 100-meter race. If you want to win the championship in this event, it is extremely difficult.”

Zhang Guan pointed to the newspapers on the table and said: "But these newspapers swore that I could not win the championship. Director Guo, you just said that I still have hope of winning the championship. In other words, Director Guo, you I also agree that what is stated in these newspapers is incorrect.”

"This..." Director Guo felt that his unclear mind was a little confused.

Zhang Guan continued: "For example, The Times actually used the feudal and backward Manchu Qing Dynasty to satirize our country. This is definitely a slander to our good life now. There is also the Freeman, which is full of racial discrimination. , this is absolutely indifference to human rights. Do the two leaders think what I said is right?"

"But..." Director Guo was about to retort, but Zhang Guan didn't give him this chance.

Just listen to Zhang Guan continue to say: "If the two leaders ask our propaganda department, they should know that although these European newspapers are major European media, they are also hardcore anti-China media and often exaggerate some untrue news. By slandering our country and throwing dirty water on us, these European media have always been unwilling to see us do well and not see our rise."

"Now, these media must know that I am in very good condition, and are worried that my winning the 100-meter dash championship will boost our country's international image, so they deliberately publish this kind of article to disturb the audience and influence my career. competition state to achieve their goals! I firmly believe that the leadership of our delegation is wise and will certainly not sow discord by credulously believing these anti-China media! Besides, do foreigners say that I am a bad guy, and I am really a bad guy? Is the delegation really a bad guy? Does the ministry think that false reports in foreign newspapers should be used as the basis for punishing its own athletes?"

After Zhang Guan finished speaking, he looked at Director Guo and Director Zhao with a smile on his face. The two obviously wanted to talk, but they didn't know where to start. Both of them were trapped by Zhang Guan's logic for a while.

Whether it is the Times, the Berliner Zeitung or the Freedman, they have indeed published some anti-China remarks for a long time. This Cold War mentality has lasted for decades and cannot be changed in a short time. Moreover, ideology determines Europe. The vast majority of the media will be biased towards an anti-China stance.

Director Guo and Director Zhao are both government workers. For people who are government workers, what the anti-China media says is definitely wrong. This is the most basic stance. As an official, you can make mistakes and make mistakes, but the general direction must be correct and the stance must be correct.

Zhang Guan insisted that he was the more powerful 100-meter sprint champion, which made Director Guo and Director Zhao choke and speechless. No matter media commentators or ordinary people, they can say to Zhang Guan, "You are not good", "You are very good", "You are bragging", "You can't win the championship", etc., but the officials of the Olympic delegation cannot say, at least You should never say that before a game.

Director Zhao thought about it carefully and suddenly felt that what Zhang Guan said made sense. When Director Zhao first saw these reports, he preconceived that Zhang Guan had made a mistake, which was why he was criticized by foreign media. But now that he thinks about it carefully, these foreign media are indeed not good things. As Zhang Guan said, using foreign media reports is obviously not suitable as a basis for punishing athletes from one's own country.

But Director Guo didn't think so.

Director Guo will be relegated to the second line in more than a year. People's thinking at this time is very strange. Some people will gradually learn to let go, while others cherish the power in their hands more and more and want to go crazy in the end. Bundle.

And Zhang Guan has been tit for tat with Director Guo, which makes Director Guo feel very embarrassed. Director Guo feels that although he will retire for more than a year, he is still in his position and it is not time for him to leave. Director Guo would never tolerate the kind of disobedience when he saw that he was about to retire. Moreover, Zhang Guan not only refused to write an inspection as required by Director Guo, but also directly pushed Director Guo back. Director Guo feels that his authority has been openly disrespected, which he will never tolerate. In Director Guo's eyes, this matter is no longer a dispute between right and wrong, but a challenge to his power, which only lasts for more than a year. question.

Director Guo walked out of the athletes' apartment with a depressed look on his face. Zhang Guan firstly refused to admit his mistakes and secondly did not write an inspection. Director Guo really has nothing to do now.

"I don't believe I can't deal with a little athlete like you!" Director Guo already had a plan in mind.

Director Zhao next to him did not know what Director Guo was thinking. He said inappropriately: "I think what Zhang Guan said makes sense, but it is really not appropriate to accuse our own athletes based on foreign media reports. I think Why not criticize him verbally and ask him to pay attention to the impact in the future, at least cover his face with a mask or something, and don't let foreign media take advantage of it... "

"No!" Director Guo glared at Director Zhao, and then said: "If he makes such a big fuss, he will become the laughing stock of foreigners, and cause such a bad international impact, he will be punished no matter what. If he If he had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, we could say a few nice words to him, but looking at his current attitude, he has completely failed to recognize his mistake, so I think he should be severely punished!"

Director Zhao was stunned. He felt something was wrong, but Director Guo had a higher position after all, so Director Zhao had no choice but to ask: "What do you mean, Director Guo?"

"Demerits must be recorded, demerits must be recorded, major demerits must be recorded, criticism must be reported, and he must be suspended from the game after he returns!" Director Guo continued: "This matter is very serious, we must kill him as a warning to others!"

Yes, if he makes Director Guo unhappy, of course he will kill him as a warning to others...

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