After saying goodbye, Jonathan escorted Lu Ke out of the ward.

Neither of them spoke, just silently walking side by side, towards the elevator. Although there is no dialogue, everything seems very natural and harmonious, without the slightest awkwardness and jerkiness.

Fate is a wonderful thing.

When Lu Ke replaced Colin Kaepernick, who had an accidental concussion, he became the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers at the last moment, and countless fans were not optimistic about Lu Ke's prospects, and even began to complain that the team manager and uniform team should not stock up on three rookie quarterbacks, which made the team fall into such a predicament.

Jonathan is also one of them.

Even though Lu Ke won a few games, Jonathan still refused to recognize Lu Ke as a qualified quarterback, and repeatedly had verbal conflicts with Chris Wilson's group of fans.

And now, the friendship between Lu Ke and the Baldwin brothers goes far beyond the relationship between the players and fans. Tonight, Lu Ke and Jonathan saw off Ryan together, and in this long and difficult farewell, they became the most solid and important support for each other, and it will continue.

The footsteps of the two stopped at the elevator door, and after Lu Ke entered the elevator, he stopped Jonathan's following steps, "I'll go down by myself." ”

Jonathan looked at Lu Ke in a daze, but didn't insist any longer, standing at the elevator door, looking at Lu Ke who was sitting in a wheelchair, and now finally remembered this important thing, "Bambi, how is your injury?" ”

"A truce of two to four weeks." Lu Keyun said lightly, "Tomorrow the team will announce the official news, it is not a serious injury, I will return to the training ground soon." It's just the start of the new season, isn't it? ”

Jonathan nodded his head in agreement, "Come on!" We're looking forward to defending our title! ”

"......" Lu Ke's smile paused slightly at the corner of his mouth for a moment, from Ryan to Jonathan to the nine, this agreement still echoed clearly and movingly in his ears, and then nodded heavily, "Yes, we are still looking forward to defending the title together!" ”

The elevator doors slowly closed, leaving only Jonathan waving goodbye.

Back in the lobby on the first floor, the sound of the elevator door opening echoed in the empty hall, and the nurse on duty stood up suddenly, her eyes locked on Lu Ke, some restrained and some excited, some nervous and some excited, as if she was looking for her voice and wanted to say something.

But now is clearly not the best time.

Lu Ke just nodded his head to show his friendliness, and then pushed the wheelchair towards the gate; The nurse on duty was in a hurry, and she didn't have time to think, so she could only shout in the end, "The fight continues!" ”

This is the current San Francisco 49ers, in the bones of every fan, every player, bubbling with the hot blood of the battle, even the passerby fans who have no interest in rugby, they can still feel the surging passion and enthusiasm of this continuous battle.

At this moment tonight, hearing this slogan from a stranger is meaningful.

Lu Ke's movements paused, turned his head to meet the expectant gaze of the nurse on duty, the smile on the corner of his mouth gently raised an arc, and all the sadness and haze melted into it, and he also responded, "The battle is endless." ”

A brief tacit understanding was formed between the two people, and then Lu Ke walked forward and left again, and the nurse on duty who stayed in place couldn't help but raise her hands high and circle in place, expressing her inner joy in this way.

Coming back to the outdoors, the starry sky seemed to quietly become a little brighter, and then you could see the figure of Candace leaning on the doorpost waiting, she stood up straight, put her hands behind her back, and looked at Lu Ke slimly, without speaking, but her eyes had already told everything:

She's always here to watch.

In a trance, Lu Ke saw a golden ocean under the navy blue sky through Candace's shoulder, which was surging and tumbling wantonly, and the deafening shouts of support slapped from far and near, and finally like thunder, beating the rhythm fiercely on the eardrums, the flag of the "King of the Bay Area" was waving in the wind, driving a surging wave of people everywhere it went, ups and downs.

After a closer look, I found that the nine people carrying the flag were Ryan Baldwin.

He finally got rid of the shackles of his wheelchair completely, regained control of his body, ran wantonly and flamboyantly, chasing the footprints of the sun and the wind, waving the flag in his hand vigorously, as if his hands had become wings, and he could soar in the wind when he ran wildly to the extreme, his face bloomed with a bright smile, and he shouted the slogan enthusiastically.

The battle goes on!

Starting today, their journey will continue in another way.

In the blink of an eye, the boundless golden sea gradually dissipated, the night calmed down again, and the starry sky fell under Candace's face, blooming in that shallow smile.

"Let's go, let's go home." Lu Ke raised his voice and said.

"Well, let's go home." Candace snapped back.

……

On Thursday, September 5, 2013, the NFL season kicked off with the defending champion San Francisco 49ers taking to Candlestick Field for the second consecutive season against the Green Bay Packers in the first week of the regular season.

The whole game was full of ups and downs, suspense, and Lu Ke's accidental injury made the game process full of variables; But in the end, Lu Ke still went into battle with an injury, dragging an injured left leg, and led the team to successfully reverse the Green Bay Packers led by Aaron Rodgers, ushering in a good start to the defending season, and the final score was fixed above "32:31".

Strictly speaking, neither side of the game was in their best condition, which affected the excitement of the matchup to some extent, but the peak duel of the two quarterbacks still presented the audience with a head-to-head battle, which made people exclaim again and again, Rodgers once again proved that he was the best in the league, and Lu Ke once again proved that he was not a flash in the pan.

Unfortunately, Luke's injury is still unknown, which also casts a shadow over the San Francisco 49ers' title defense season.

The next day, Friday.

The San Francisco 49ers issued an official announcement as soon as possible, briefly explaining Lu Ke's injury, and said, "Lu Ke will be out of action for two to four weeks to ensure that he returns to the game after the injury is fully recovered." ”

It's not just the fans who are paying close attention to Lu Ke's injury, but all the reporters and the other 31 teams are inevitably paying attention.

The impact of injuries is a common occurrence in rugby, and even in the course of a season, a single injury in a game can trigger a butterfly effect that can completely turn the entire team's season prospects around; For the team and the opponent, it is also part of the daily work to keep an eye on the injury list at all times.

What's more, this time it was the new regular season MVP and Super Bowl MVP who was injured.

Immediately afterward, reporters surrounded Jim Hubble at the door of the training base in Candlestick Park, and despite the team's official announcement, Hubble, as head coach, had to be interviewed as soon as possible.

"Everything is fine with Lu Ke, and now his performance is as expected. Injuries have happened, it's irreversible and it's a great regret for all; But we have to see the positive things now, which is that the situation is not as bad as we thought, it didn't really hurt the ligaments, and now it is expected to take two to four weeks, and we will give Lu Ke enough time to recover slowly and make sure that the quarterback who led the team to victory is fully healthy before he is allowed to return to the training ground. ”

Hubble avoided mentioning Lu Ke's injury as much as possible, which was also to prevent opponents from snooping too much on the team's information, but within the scope of allowability, he still expressed more positive thoughts, hoping to calm the team and fans.

Then, reporters raised the question of the backup quarterback, originally thought that Hubble would play Tai Chi in circles, but did not expect Hubble to give a neat answer, just like before the official start of the regular season two years ago, Colin Kaepernick's unexpected concussion disrupted the team's deployment, after an emergency meeting discussion, Hubble made a decision that shocked the whole league - compared to today's decision, it seems much simpler.

"Yes, we've identified the starting quarterback for the next game, with Colin Kaepernick as the team's quarterback. Next week's opponents will not allow us to take it lightly and relax, and when we return to training tomorrow, Colin will be further integrated with the main line-up. Luckily, Collin has been grinding with the team for the last two seasons and I think we can find the right track. ”

This is how fate forms reincarnation.

Before the start of the first week of the regular season two years ago, Kaepernick was out due to injury, and Lu Ke took the position; Two years later, after the first week of the regular season, Lu Ke was sidelined with injury, and Kaepernick won the opportunity.

What's even more interesting is that Lu Ke and Kaepernick's first opponents after taking over the main position were both Seattle Seahawks.

In the second week of the 2013 regular season, the San Francisco 49ers will travel north to Seattle to visit the Century Chain Court to challenge the Seattle Seahawks, who improved rapidly last season. As Hubble said, this is definitely an opponent to be reckoned with, and now the team's main quarterback has an unexpected situation, which also casts a shadow over the preparation of the San Francisco 49ers.

Two years ago, Lu Ke stepped on the corpse of the Seattle Seahawk to complete his blockbuster debut; Two years later, it's Kaepernick's turn to shine.

In addition to Lu Ke's unexpected injury, before the San Francisco 49ers are about to face a strong opponent, there is a very sad and very heavy thing that must be faced:

Ryan Baldwin, who once set off a golden ocean, was still unable to escape the control of the disease after all, and unfortunately passed away.

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