232 Promises between men
Aldrich, who has traveled around Europe since he was a child, was accustomed to being alone, but after "traveling thousands of miles", he was 21 years old when he became an adult, but he encountered the first travel ordeal in his life.
Robbery!
Rome, Italy.
Summer has arrived, but Aldrich is still dressed in a suit and leather shoes, carrying a small travel bag and walking through the streets of Rome, occasionally looking down at the address on the note in his hand.
It was a little hot, he stood on the corner of the street, put down his travel bag, took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and regretted that he didn't take a taxi because he had come to Italy by train, and when he arrived in Rome, he planned to walk for a while to exercise.
Ideas are always good, but he ignores the hot weather.
Just as he was hesitating whether to call a taxi with less than two kilometers left, someone suddenly rushed behind him on the street where there were few pedestrians, and took his travel bag with him as he passed him.
Aldrich's head was stunned for a moment, and then reflexively went after him.
The kid who grabbed his bag doesn't look very old, and his speed is not fast, Aldrich is full of confidence: Our physical fitness has nothing to say, and you will be three streets away in 100 meters! Running a marathon can exhaust you for nine lives!
But the young marshal with a hot head rushed into a back street with the robber boy in a daze, the road was narrow, there was no one around, Aldrich just rushed in and ran less than ten meters, the kid in front stopped, and turned around, Aldrich suddenly felt bad, and quickly turned around and ran out. Outcome. The sight that greeted him made him reluctantly give up resistance.
Sure enough. People formed a team to rob him.
Two people, one in front of him and one behind him, surrounded him, and there were knives in their hands.
Grass!
He had forgotten that although this was not Sicily, the crime rate on the streets was always alarmingly high.
Surrender.
Aldrich's legs and stomach were a little weak, and he was really afraid that he would stab the stunned robbers, so he simply did it, and directly raised his hands to make a surrender form, and did not call for help for fear of angering the two young men.
The two young robbers had knives in one hand. asked Aldrich to take out his wallet and take off his watch, but he didn't ask him for his phone, probably because he didn't see it, or he didn't plan to grab it. After all, this thing is updated quickly, popularized rapidly, and the street goods are very cheap.
"Mafia brother, give me some face, you take the money, and leave the documents and wallet to me. How? ”
Aldrich finished speaking in English and noticed that the two boys did not seem to understand. He hurriedly repeated it in Italian, but before he could finish speaking, the two boys took his wallet, put on his watch, and ran away with his travel bag.
"Bastard!"
Aldrich symbolically chased two steps, then walked out of the street with his head down, sitting alone on the side of the road, slightly miserable, with one hand on his head and thinking about what to do next.
Call the police?
Did it work?
Now that I'm penniless, I'd better take out my phone and call for help.
He took out his phone and thought about who to call, family? It would have turned the world upside down, and all the family members rushed to Rome to "condole" him.
You can't make things bigger.
Let's find a friend for help.
When he was about to dial Brady's phone, he noticed that there was another person next to him, and he turned his head to look at the other person, and the expressions of both were slightly surprised.
"Mr. Hall?"
"De Rossi! I'm looking for you so hard! ”
Aldrich wanted to cry without tears.
The young man standing beside him with a look of surprise was exactly what he was looking for in Rome: Danielle De Rossi.
Two years ago, the two had a relationship, and originally De Rossi and his son didn't take Aldridge seriously, thinking that this young man was crazy.
Unexpectedly, in two years, Millwall not only won the championship in the Premier League, but also made a splash in the European arena.
The most important thing is that under Aldridge, Zambrotta, Materazzi, Pirlo, Gattuso, these four Italian players have grown, Toni is not successful for the time being, but the introduction of five Italian players, can play four, this is already a very unbelievable thing, and at the same time reflects Aldridge's ability.
As a result, De Rossi and his son began to take Aldridge to heart, especially De Rossi Jr., who was even more fascinated by Millwall's football.
Aldridge couldn't cry or laugh at this time, he was going to look for De Rossi, but he was robbed on the way, and after being robbed, De Rossi appeared in front of him as if he had fallen from the sky.
What kind of magic is this?
"Uh, what are you doing here?"
Aldrich asked, seemingly incredulous.
De Rossi pointed to the distance and said, "My house is over there, I walk on the way home, I appear here almost every day." ”
Aldrich blinked and sighed.
"What's wrong with you?"
Aldrich sat down with some embarrassment and said embarrassedly, "I was robbed." ”
De Rossi sat down beside him, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's a normal thing, if you have a few companions, the chances of being robbed in a place with fewer people are not too high." Need my help? ”
"How can you help me? Call the police? Forget it, I don't want to go to the police station, it's just a passing motion. ”
De Rossi looked up at the sky and said leisurely: "What have you been robbed of?" ”
"Travel bags and wallets, and watches. Money doesn't matter, I just want documents and credit cards in my wallet, damn, I almost forgot, wait for me, I'll make a call to freeze my card first. ”
Aldrich immediately called the bank and froze several cards in his wallet.
"If you only want documents, it's not a big problem, if it's something else that has no value, it's a matter of luck to come back."
"Why do you have to rely on luck?"
"Because it's worthless, it may have been thrown away."
"Do you know the robbers here?"
"Well, let's just borrow your phone and use it, so to speak."
Aldridge obediently handed the phone to De Rossi. The other party made a phone call and talked for a long time. After the end, he returned the phone to Aldrich. He said, "Now, wait." ”
Aldridge looked around, and then his eyes returned to De Rossi, and after observing for a while, he smiled and said: "In the past two years, you have grown up a lot, hehe, you have become a talent, unlike when we met the year before." Apparently still a child. ”
De Rossi also stared at Aldridge and asked, "Mr. Hall, I'm curious, when I was a child in your mouth, why did you want me to join your team?" What your team obviously needs is players of the playing year. ”
Aldridge sighed: "But I can't afford to buy stars, so I can only train them myself, maybe you don't believe it, when you were a child, the video of you playing in the Roma community team was already on my desk." I have an agent brother. You've seen it, the same guy who came here with me the year before last. He searched for geniuses in the world, and you were one of the people he discovered, and I thought you had a talent and a good future for you, so I wanted to take you to London, and when you grow up, you will become a leading figure in Millwall. ”
De Rossi's eyes widened incredulously, "You want me to be the captain?" ”
Aldrich waved his hand and said: "This is not necessarily, because the captain is not selected by strength in a sense, there must be many qualities, such as team influence, unity ability, appeal, fighting spirit, and style of example, etc., strength is not the standard, what I mean by leader, that is, uh, according to your age, almost seven or eight years later, you become the benchmark of players in the same age group, and others aim to surpass you, and they are proud to be able to reach your strength, which roughly means, But there is also a certain leadership role. ”
Drosi held his chin and asked, "You're so optimistic about me?" ”
"Don't you have the confidence to be a great player yourself?"
"Hehe, I dream of it, but someone else said it to me, which made me feel novel. Mr. Hall, I think you're amazing. ”
Aldridge was used to being complimented by others, but being praised in person by teenager De Rossi made him feel a little awkward.
He laughed dryly twice and asked, "Why do you say that?" Two years ago, the Italian media was laughing at me. ”
De Rossi said lightly: "In two years, two years, you have won half of the trophies in the 70-year history of Rome. ”
Aldrich scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
In Roma's 70-year history, there are only two league titles, seven domestic cup titles, plus one Fairs Cup, the predecessor of the UEFA Cup.
Although the League Cup is insignificant among Aldridge's five trophies, the FA Cup and the Premier League and European Cup Winners' Cup for two consecutive years are full of gold.
"Alas, it's nothing, the media outside the UK say that England is less competitive, like Millwall winning the championship, it just shows the decline of England's traditional giants, not how strong we are."
"Really? Manchester United reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, Millwall eliminated European semi-finalists Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and beat Barcelona in the final. ”
Aldridge rolled his eyes and asked tentatively: "Are you interested in coming to Millwall for football training now?" ”
De Rossi turned his head to stare at him, and said with a smile: "Do you just want me to go to London for football training?" ”
Aldridge's expression was depressed, this kid is a big ghost, very fine.
"Alas, to be honest, I came to you today just to get you to join Millwall's youth team, as long as you want, when you are 16 years old, I will give you a professional contract, as long as you want, Millwall will have a place for you in the future, as long as you want, you can retire at Millwall"
Speaking of the worst, Aldrich's face became a little gloomy.
De Rossi asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”
Aldridge sighed: "I want to make Millwall a super giant, but many players don't have the patience and confidence, I can give them something, I will never be stingy, but every year, there will always be people who leave me, my mood is like, well, I spent time to buy vegetables and make a table of food in the kitchen, waiting for my beloved girl to taste it together, but the girl came to me and said: Thank you." Then she asked me to leave, and she invited other men to join her in the meal."
Poof, ha
De Rossi was amused, and laughed very presumptuously.
Aldrich held his chin and looked at the clouds in the sky, and said to himself: Who can accompany me to the back?
Thinking about this question now, there will be no answer, the only answer is in the hands of time.
De Rossi patted his ass and stood up, and said to Aldrich: "Mr. Hall, well, I decided, I'm going to Millwall, are you thirsty?" I'll treat you to a bottle of water, and when you have money, invite me to a big meal. ”
Aldrich looked stunned, and when De Rossi crossed the street to buy a drink from the opposite store, he came back to his senses, opened his arms and shouted, "Hey, boy, you can't go back!" It's a promise between men! ”
He was really afraid that this kid was making fun of him.
De Rossi turned around and frowned and said, "Don't be like this, it's stupid!" Don't worry, I'm not joking with you, you're a person who has just been robbed, don't mention the word man, okay? ”
Aldrich was instantly petrified and speechless. (To be continued......)