Ryan Baldwin lay peacefully and calmly on the hospital bed, looking no different from the last time they met, just because the hour hand had passed midnight, too tired and fell into a deep sleep, shallow breathing almost disappeared, the bright moonlight faintly outlined the lines of his face, and the vitality of the usual day rested quietly in the dead of night, accumulating energy and waiting for the next outburst.

Everything is so calm that there is no sense of reality.

Lu Ke always couldn't help but think of the vibrant Ryan Baldwin in his mind, bathed in bright sunshine, wearing the red home jersey of the fourteenth, with red and gold oil paint painted on his cheeks, his eyes blooming, waving his arms high, shouting at him, "Bambi, let's sprint towards the championship together, okay?" ”

The flamboyant and wanton vigor was so hot that it almost burned the skin, and the sun hanging above the blue sky became eclipsed, jumping hard, shouting with all its might, rolling with all its might, releasing all the brilliance of life, driving the mighty sea of gold, and dyeing the entire candelabra stadium into a dazzling color.

Lu Ke closed his eyes in a panic, and before the sourness and pain broke through the shackles of willpower, he desperately suppressed the surging emotions, but after all, he couldn't stop the sadness from spreading in his heart, and his mouth was full of bitterness.

When he opened his eyes again, Ryan was still lying there calmly, motionless, all the vitality and vitality were withdrawn from the light little by little, fading from the colorful colors to gray black and white, and finally falling into a dead silence completely, life slipped like sand between his fingers, and the harder he tried, the more he couldn't grasp it.

Ryan Baldwin is gone.

Ryan who didn't give up when the San Francisco 49ers were at their lowest, Ryan who always believed that the San Francisco 49ers were the best team in the world, Ryan who always shouted "fight endlessly", and Ryan who refused to give up chasing the Super Bowl even when he was in a wheelchair......

Ryan who became cramped and uneasy when he stood in front of the girl he liked, Ryan who was moved to tears on Super Bowl night, Ryan who was bathed in the sun and shouted "Let's defend the title together" to Lu Ke, and Ryan who flowed the blood of nine people at any time and place......

He's gone.

Gone forever.

"Bambi, this is our best year, isn't it?"

They walked side by side, galloping wildly, rushing to the peak of the Super Bowl in the dazzling brilliance of the golden sea, those joys and happiness are still vivid, and it seems that the golden red pieces of paper flying in the sky can still be felt at their fingertips; But in the blink of an eye, he stopped forever, stood where he was, watched them continue to run wildly, and then drifted away, and suddenly, he was no longer to be seen.

His eyes fell on Ryan's body, still the familiar No. 14 red jersey, and the handwriting belonging to Lu Ke was still looming.

To Ryan Baldwin,

If they say, who cares that another light goes out, and it is shining under billions of stars? Yes, I care.

Lu Ke. ”

Even when he said goodbye and left, he still wore this beloved jersey because it was proof of his existence.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Ryan was just a nine, and there were thousands of nine in the city, and Ryan was just one of them; But in Lu Ke's opinion, Ryan is an important member of the countless nine people, even the faintest ray of starlight, he is also an irreplaceable part of the stars.

Without the existence of those small stars, how can they bring out the brilliance of those bright stars?

What's more, Ryan is not an ordinary nine, he is Ryan Baldwin, he is Ryan Baldwin who awakened the golden sea of Candlestick Stadium, he is Ryan Baldwin who redefined the soul of the current San Francisco 49ers, and now, this light is quietly extinguished under the hundreds of millions of stars in the sky.

Yes, Lu Ke cares.

"God, you're losing a lot this time." The corners of Lu Ke's mouth outlined a big smile, but the tears in his eyes could not be suppressed after all, and they were faintly swirling in the depths of his eyes, the more sad he was, the brighter he was, and the more painful he was, the brighter he was.

"I'm telling you, our goal is to defend our title this year and you're about to miss it. You'll regret it, you'll regret jumping on the spot. Because it's going to be all exciting, and it's going to go forever in the history of the franchise, even more so than last year's Super Bowl winners. ”

"How? Are you starting to regret it now? ”

Lu Ke raised his hand to wipe away the tears overflowing from his eyes, and chuckled, "Ha." It doesn't matter, you know, I will keep my promise, with your dreams and my persistence, continue to move towards the goal of defending the title, and I will record the scenery along the way, and then tell you everything. I'm a master storyteller, how about it, I haven't found out before, right? ”

"The fight goes on, Ryan, remember? This is our faith and belief. It was, it is, and it will be in the future. I'm not going to get knocked out easily until I get to the finish line. The battle goes on and on. The battle goes on! As he spoke, Lu Ke's voice was still not able to be suppressed after all, and trembled slightly.

The battle goes on and on.

The battle goes on!

Ryan, didn't we say yes? Together! Let's see who will make it to the finish line this time! But why are you suddenly falling behind? This journey has only just begun, and you have already chosen to stand still, this is not the Ryan Baldwin I know, it shouldn't be like this!

"The fight goes on." Lu Ke muttered softly, but instead of the usual excitement/emotion, but revealed a thick sadness, the Ryan who lit the hope of the Candlestick Field, the Ryan who understood Lu Ke's inner fear, the battle that belonged to him alone finally came to an end.

Lu Ke looked at Ryan quietly like this, and it seemed that at a certain moment, Ryan would suddenly open his eyes, and then clench his fists and raise his arms and shout, "The battle is endless!" Bambi, let's sprint towards defending our title together! "It's as if everything in front of them is just a bad prank, and then they can fight side by side again.

But, nothing happened, nothing.

Lu Ke's emotions gradually calmed down, and he said in a low but firm voice, "Ryan, I will do it." ”

This is not the end, nor is it goodbye. Ryan's journey continues; The story that belongs to Lu Ke is still being written; The history of the 49 people in San Francisco is still being recorded...... The battle that belongs to them is still being staged!

Lu Ke straightened his waist again, wiped all the embarrassment on his cheeks, pushed the wheelchair around, and looked at Jonathan who was sitting next to him again, "This is not the end, you know, right?" This battle is going to continue, and we're going to carry Ryan's share of the weight and keep going. Before the regular season began, I had a pact with Ryan that I would keep. Jonathan, would you like to continue with us? ”

Jonathan raised his head and looked at Lu Ke in front of him, more serious than ever.

At this time, Jonathan's mind slowly revived, it was the man in front of him who gave hope to the team and Ryan again, and in the past two years, they have become the happiest and luckiest fans in the world, as if they had stolen two years from the dark years.

Now the man in front of him, in today's hard-fought opener, led the team to complete an epic reversal, bid farewell to Ryan with this victory, and started the journey of defending the title with this victory, in the last glory of Ryan's life, hope is still shining.

Ryan stopped his life, but the team that carried all of Ryan's soul weight didn't.

Jonathan rekindled a faint candle in the depths of his heart, giving off a little warmth, making the tingling sensation of his body muscles clear again, and he tried to say something, only to find that any words became pale and weak, unable to express a ten-thousandth of his inner emotions at all.

Jonathan turned his head to look at Ryan, tracing the outline of Ryan's facial features through the hazy tears, and his voice naturally found an outlet, "The fight continues." ”

The fighting, he said, never stops.

This is not the end. This is not the end. It's not goodbye.

Jonathan slowly straightened his waist, although the muscles of his body were as stiff as marble, and every subtle movement consumed countless energy, he still stood up strong again, his eyes met Lu Ke head-on and calmly, and he unswervingly repeated the words just now, "The battle is endless!" ”

The battle continues.

Jonathan's gaze gradually became resolute, the wound of losing a loved one will never go away, but eventually the scabs will be smoothed, and those edges and corners will eventually be smoothed, and then they will remain on his chest forever, accompanying him on the journey of life, "Bambi, thank you." Jonathan finally found his voice, he found his thoughts, and that was the first thought that popped into his head.

Lu Ke was injured.

Jonathan is only now realizing this.

In fact, there is no need for Lu Ke to appear tonight, he can choose to come to the hospital with other teammates tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or even just need to show up at the funeral, because Ryan is just a fan, a fan who is not related to him, an ordinary member of the crowd, benevolence and etiquette have been achieved, then it is beyond reproach.

But Lu Ke still chose to come to the hospital for the first time tonight, there was no media and no fans, so naturally he didn't pay attention, maybe the whole world didn't know about it at all, but Lu Ke didn't care at all, just to say goodbye; What's more, Lu Ke was also injured, and the whole city knew that Lu Ke was injured. This sincere friendship is self-evident.

"I just came over to say goodbye to my old friend." Lu Ke said with a smile.

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