On the plane back to Los Angeles, Alvin and Alexander happened to sit next to each other.
"Justin, have you been informed that the national team wants us to provide blood samples?" Alvin asked.
"I have been notified." Alexander nodded: "I heard that they are going to obtain some personal biometric information files for athletes, so they need to collect specimen data."
"What exactly is a personal biometric information file? I have been on several national teams and even participated in the Olympics three times, but I have never heard of this thing." Irwin continued.
"I was also very confused, so I called the relevant staff to inquire. They said it was to ensure our safety. It seemed that they were worried about kidnapping or terrorist attacks during the Olympics." Alexander shrugged.
"We are just athletes, not the politicians in Washington. The terrorists are too lazy to trouble us!" Alvin continued to complain.
"That's not necessarily true. The Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The security there is not very good. We Americans are like walking wallets there." Alexander said this with a smile. A glance at Alvin: "Especially you, the world's top sports star, if I were a terrorist, I would definitely kidnap you!"
"If someone kidnaps me, I'll just run away. No one can run past me within 400 meters." Alvin also started teasing.
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"I made an excuse and got the blood samples of Jimmy Irvine, Justin Alexander and Sean Ford. I sent a very reliable person to send the samples to you, and you were ready to receive them." Sebastian's voice rang out from the receiver of the phone.
"I understand, I will arrange for someone to follow up." Franklin agreed.
Sebastian on the phone then asked: "If the blood sample can't find any problems, what should we do?"
"If it really can't be detected, think of another way. I'm also waiting for the results of the investigation company." Franklin said.
"Is there any progress with the investigation company?" Sebastian asked eagerly.
"There was no progress. They even sent people pretending to be clients and sneaked into Dai Li's training center, but they still found nothing." Franklin sighed helplessly, and then said: "You are now the head coach of the national team. See if you can make full use of this identity.
"I understand. In two days, the national team will have a training camp. I will try to talk to them. I hope I can gain something." When Sebastian said this, the phone suddenly rang with a knock on the door. sound.
"Someone is coming to see me. Let's not talk about it for now. If there is any latest news, please notify me immediately." After Sebastian finished speaking, he anxiously ended the call.
The so-called establishment of a personal biometric information file was just an excuse for Sebastian to obtain the blood samples of Alvin, Alexander and Ford. As the head coach of the US team, Sebastian still has this power.
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In front of Franklin sat a man in his early sixties. This man had a long face and deep-set eye sockets. The most conspicuous thing about him was his large hooked nose, which looked a bit like the villain Penguin in Batman. nose.
When Sebastian was talking to Franklin, he obviously didn't know there was anyone else in the room. If he knew there were other people in the room, he would never talk to Franklin, because what he and Franklin were talking about was something shady. Naturally, other people should not know about this matter.
So the only explanation is that this hook-nosed person is also an insider in the matter.
Sure enough, Franklin put down the phone and immediately explained to the man: "It was Sebastian who called. He has obtained the blood sample and can send it over today."
"As soon as the blood sample is sent, let's test it immediately. I hope we can find some clues." Hook-nosed said.
"I will try my best, but I can't find any problems at all in the urine samples, so I'm worried that even in the blood samples, nothing will be found." Franklin said.
"Let's do it step by step first, and don't stop investigating the company to see if we can find other clues. If it doesn't work, I have a plan B." Hook-nosed said.
"As you wish, Mr. Blatche." Franklin agreed immediately.
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If Sebastian is also in this room, he must be very surprised to see this hook-nosed person. After the surprise, Sebastian will definitely choose to leave immediately and hide far away, and will also interact with him in the future. Franklin Labs has cut off all contacts.
Because the identity of this hook-nosed person is so special, for sports coaches or athletes, this person with a hook-nosed nose must not have any contact with him.
The hook-nosed man named Blatche is a scientist and the owner of a pharmaceutical company, and he has a nickname called "The Father of Prohormones."
Prohormones are a type of anabolic hormones formed through enzymatic conversion in the body. But they are different from anabolic hormones. The effects of prohormones are similar to anabolic hormones. They can increase muscle size and strength, reduce body fat, and improve sexual function. Once prohormones enter the body, they are converted into steroid analogs. For athletes, this stuff is doping.
The person who can be called the "Father of Prohormones" is undoubtedly the top senior expert in this field, and he is also the one who has made great achievements in research and has already achieved fame.
As a scientist, there is no problem if you just study prohormones, but what Blache has done has exceeded the bottom line of scientists.
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for hegemony in politics, economy, military, science... In all fields, the United States and the Soviet Union were tit-for-tat, and the same was true in sports. In order to achieve better results, athletes from both countries began to use various stimulants, which also brought doping into a period of rapid development.
The International Olympic Committee started an anti-doping campaign in 1968, but the effect was not good. Especially in the 1980s, doping by athletes was rampant. During that era, many incredible world records were set, some of which The world record has not been broken for more than ten or twenty years. This is due to doping.
Blatche was active in that era. When he was a PhD student, his research project was prohormones, and he also made a patented result.
After receiving his Ph.D., Bulayche rejected many invitations from pharmaceutical companies. He sold his patents, found some sponsorship, and set up a very small laboratory to continue studying prohormones.
However, Blatche's research went very smoothly and research results emerged one after another. He received more sponsorships and his small laboratory became a large laboratory. His research on prohormones was valued by large pharmaceutical companies. Pay him a lot of royalties. Blatche also opened his own pharmaceutical company in the mid-1990s.
Because of his outstanding research on prohormones, many of his research results have been applied in pharmaceuticals and medicine, so Blatche earned the title of "Father of Prohormones".
At that time, Blatche was extremely prosperous. He had his own research results, was very famous, and had a pharmaceutical company. He seemed to be a successful person among scientists. He also often donated money everywhere and packaged himself as a charity. Home.
However, a change occurred in 1999. In that year, the World Anti-Doping Agency Council was established in Lausanne, and the International Olympic Committee announced that it would provide the World Anti-Doping Agency with all the costs of doping tests in the next two to three years. In the first year alone, the International Olympic Committee allocated US$25 million to anti-doping.
The 25 million U.S. dollars in 1999 could do a lot of things, such as setting up a special committee to be responsible for doping inspections outside the Great Wall; for example, forming a scientific research group to specialize in researching new doping drugs; for example, it would be enough to buy new equipment to conduct doping testing on existing ones. Technology is upgraded.
With the money, anti-doping organizations quickly achieved results. In 2000, the Anti-Doping Committee discovered that a large number of American athletes were doping, including many former world champions and world record holders. And this incident also alarmed the FBI.
The FBI's investigation soon discovered that some cases of sudden death of athletes in recent years were also related to doping. Originally, it was just the use of doping by athletes, which was a moral issue that violated the fairness of competition. However, in more than one case, a human life was involved, and the matter instantly became serious.
As the investigation deepened, the finger began to be pointed at Bu Laiqie, and the truth emerged bit by bit. The FBI found that Blanche not only provided doping to many athletes, but he also provided doping to athletes that had not been clinically tested. What's more serious is that many stimulants have shown obvious side effects in animal tests, but Bu Laiqie still provides them to athletes. This is also the reason why some athletes die suddenly.
While Bulayche provides stimulants to athletes, he is also collecting their physical indicators as a reference for his continued research. This is equivalent to using athletes as guinea pigs, and it is also equivalent to administering drugs without any safety measures. human trials.
In recent years, Blatche's research on prohormones has been progressing rapidly. It is precisely relying on the data brought by this kind of human experiment. Other scientists are following the steps and doing research and development bit by bit, while Blatche is desperate for life and death. , directly conduct experiments on living people. The speed of direct human experiments is definitely much faster than normal research.
Blatche's behavior not only violated the law, but also violated basic human morality. This incident caused a sensation in the United States that year. Blatche changed from a successful man to a street rat, and he also faced punished by law.
It's just that the law is often biased towards the rich. A big boss like Blatche naturally has the money to hire the best lawyers, and he can also find someone to take the blame for himself. As a result, Blatche's Most of the charges were dismissed and he was sentenced to just six months in prison. However, several coaches of athletes who died suddenly were accused of manslaughter and spent several years in prison.
After this incident, Blatche became a god of plague in the eyes of coaches and athletes. This guy's morals were so corrupt that he even dared to give out stimulants that had not passed animal testing to athletes. This is something that can kill people. . Athletes really want to improve their performance, but their performance is not as important as their own lives.
Bu Laiqie has been on the blacklist of sports coaches and athletes. Even a coach like Sebastian who will dope athletes will definitely not want to have any interaction with Bu Laiqie and will not even say a word. willing. Blatche's reputation is so bad that any coach who dares to have contact with the "Father of Prohormones" will be closely monitored by anti-doping organizations. His athletes will definitely choose to leave in order to save their lives. .
However, what Sebastian never expected was that the Franklin Laboratory, which he had collaborated with for many years, had actually been receiving sponsorship from Bulayche. If Sebastian knew that the famous "Father of Prohormones" was behind Franklin Labs, he would probably never dare to use any products from Franklin Labs again.