Chapter 33 Farewell

When Chen Yingxiong finally finished celebrating the goal with his teammates, he ran back while putting on his clothes, and at the same time, he was mentally prepared to be shown a yellow card by the referee.

But the referee just looked at him with a smile and his hands behind his back, with no intention of showing a card.

Chen Yingxiong felt strange, so he took the initiative to run up and talk to the referee, "Why are you showing mercy this time?"

The referee smiled and said, "Well... I think it doesn't matter if I make an exception once in a while. Anyway, just this once, never again."

There probably won't be a next time anyway. After this game, Chen Yingxiong will leave the Russian league.

Chen Yingxiong took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with the magnanimous referee. In fact, he was still far from accumulating enough yellow cards to be suspended, but the referee's actions also made him seem very humane.

After shaking hands, the referee smiled and said to Chen Yingxiong, "But when you go to Italy, you still have to pay attention. The referees there may have completely different standards from us."

Chen Yingxiong nodded.

"Thank you."

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Advocaat considered for a long time and decided not to let Chen Yingxiong finish the game. So many fans on the scene came specifically to see him, and he should give him a chance to enjoy this cheer alone.

The reason why he considered it for so long was because he was worried that taking Chen Yingxiong off early would cause him to miss the opportunity to further expand the score. He knew that his desire for goals was endless.

It wasn't until the eighty-ninth minute that Chen Yingxiong was unable to score another goal that he asked Kerzhakov to replace Chen Yingxiong.

When the fourth official raised the sign to replace the number 99 jersey on the sidelines, there was a huge shout from the scene.

"Yingxiong! Yingxiong! Yingxiong!!"

While making such shouts, the fans stood up from their seats and offered applause to the forward who had left a very deep impression on everyone, even though he had only stayed in Zenit for a short time.

Chen Yingxiong turned his head to look off the field, he was stunned for a moment, and then walked to the sidelines.

Kerzhakov stood on the sidelines, applauding with the other fans while waiting for Chen Yingxiong to come off the field.

"In the ninetieth minute of the game, Chen Yingxiong was replaced by Advocaat with Kerzhakov. This is a scene that has rarely been seen since last season—he was replaced before the end of the game. But this time it's not because his performance was not good enough, but because he wanted him to enjoy such treatment alone—look at the stands, listen to the thunderous applause and cheers! These are all dedicated to Chen Yingxiong alone!"

"Eleven league games and ten goals in the 2006 season, twenty-eight league games and twenty-seven goals in the 2007 season, eleven league games and twenty-one goals in the 2008 season, a total of fifty league games, scoring fifty-eight goals. This may be one of the most scoring forwards in the history of Saint Petersburg Zenit. With such an impressive record, Chen Yingxiong left the team and went to Italy to pursue his bigger stage. We can only wish him good luck..."

"The Russian league has lost a topical figure, while Italian football has gained another 'bad boy'..."

"Thank you, Yingxiong. You no longer need to introduce your name to us. Go to Italy and show off your giant bear tattoo and arrogant personality. Let them like you and hate you! But please remember that Saint Petersburg Zenit once cheered for you!" Shirgayevski said emotionally.

Although the contact time was not long, he really liked this kid.

Especially when he thought that he had specially written a postcard to thank him because he gave him a very favorite nickname—it was really interesting.

"I suddenly feel that his departure may be a loss to Russian football?" Yuri Petrov sighed. "We will find it difficult to find a player who is as individual as him, causes so much controversy, but at the same time is very capable of scoring goals, and whose performance on the football field is impeccable... He reminds me of 'The Worm' Dennis Rodman, who was famous for his controversy in the NBA! Maybe he is the 'Dennis Rodman' in the football world?"

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Chen Yingxiong walked off the field step by step.

In this process, the cheers and applause from the stands never stopped.

When he walked to the sidelines and slapped Kerzhakov's hand, these voices reached their peak.

"You finally left, now it's my turn to score!"

"Haha!"

The two opened their arms and gave each other a standard bear hug.

Then, Kerzhakov let go and ran onto the field.

Chen Yingxiong turned and walked off the field, first walking towards Advocaat.

The Dutch coach had a very deep influence on him. This influence did not refer to influencing his playing style or personality, but rather that without him, Chen Yingxiong might not have achieved what he has today. For a person with his personality, if it weren't for a coach who could tolerate many of his shortcomings, he would have been relegated to the reserve team and rotted on the bench long ago.

He certainly knew how Advocaat treated him, so he took the initiative to walk up and give the coach a strong hug.

Advocaat was so hugged by him that he was a little out of breath, but fortunately, he let go quickly.

"Thank you, sir. You gave me a chance and tolerated my shortcomings..."

"I actually wanted to get rid of your problems, but then I thought... if they were gone, would you still be you, would you still be able to achieve today's results? So to hell with it, let those damn shortcomings go to hell!" Advocaat waved his hand. "You are you, Yingxiong. What you have to do is not the Chen Yingxiong that others want, but yourself. Whatever you are like, you show it. No one can ask you to grow according to their wishes."

Advocaat was telling the truth. He had considered Chen Yingxiong's personality for a long time. He found that no matter what he wanted Chen Yingxiong to become, it was all in vain, and that this might also stifle the talent of a genius. There is always a fine line between genius and madness, and this sentence also shows that geniuses always have something different from ordinary people. Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo... these geniuses all have unique parts of their personalities.

In his opinion, although some things in Chen Yingxiong's personality would put his career at risk, there were also many things that would lead him to the ultimate peak of success.

Risks and benefits coexist, and talent itself is a double-edged sword. A kitchen knife can be used to chop melons and vegetables, or it can cut your fingers.

He now felt that maybe it was best to let Chen Yingxiong be himself...

Chen Yingxiong knew that he had caused this coach a lot of headaches and worries, and he had always believed that he had many problems that other players did not have. So when he heard the coach actually want him to stay the same, he was very surprised.

He stared blankly at coach Advocaat.

"Go back and rest, don't forget to slap hands with them." Advocaat patted Chen Yingxiong on the back and pushed him out.

Chen Yingxiong turned his head to look, and everyone on the bench and coaching staff had stood up, they were waiting for him to slap hands...

He walked over, stretched out his hand, and slapped hands one by one.

Finally, after doing all this, he sat down.

But soon the Zenit fans' shouts appeared on the stand behind him.

"Yingxiong! Yingxiong! Yingxiong—!"

The shouts became clearer and louder, sweeping across the stands of the entire stadium.

Chen Yingxiong had no choice but to get up from his seat again, walk out, and wave to the enthusiastic fans.

His getting up was unanimously cheered by everyone.

After doing this, he sat back down.

As a result, the shouts of "Yingxiong, Yingxiong" rang out again.

So Chen Yingxiong got up again and waved to thank him.

This time he simply didn't sit down and just stood there.

There was a burst of laughter from the fans in the stands.

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Although the game was still in progress, with three minutes of injury time, the commentators were no longer paying attention to the game itself, they were still talking about Chen Yingxiong.

"When Chen Yingxiong first appeared in front of us, he was still a young and unknown pawn. Now, only two seasons later, he has completed a qualitative transformation. Listen to the cheers, they are all for him! Now he is like his own name, a hero of Saint Petersburg! I believe that even if he goes to Italy, he will be able to shine his own light! Because he is so special, unlike anyone else, he is unique!"

"If I say that Chen Yingxiong is the most successful Chinese player in the Russian league, I will definitely be scolded, because he is the first Chinese player. So what I want to say is that he is the most successful foreign aid in the history of the Russian Super League! No one objects to this, right?"

"Go to Italy and let those Europeans see the power of the giant bear from the north!"

No one cared when the game would end, so when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the commentators were still talking about Chen Yingxiong.

Don't think they're annoying, they won't have such an opportunity in the future anyway.

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When the game ended, there was only one voice that could be heard throughout the stadium—

"Yingxiong!"

"Yingxiong!!"

"Yingxiong!!!"

"Yingxiong——!!"

"Ying——xiong——!!"

Chen Yingxiong was about to enter the player tunnel, but when he heard the cheers, he ran out very cooperatively. He trotted all the way to the bottom of the stand where the two huge flags were flying. This was the stand where the most hardcore Zenit fans gathered.

Then he took off his jersey and threw it into the stands, causing a burst of scrambling and screams.

Next, Chen Yingxiong once again proved why he was considered a unique one...

After taking off his jersey, he didn't just turn around and run away. Instead, he changed to another stand, took off his shoes, and threw one to the east and one to the west. It was like throwing food into a school of fish, attracting everyone to swarm and scramble for it.

After taking off his shoes, he took off his socks and threw them up, one on each side.

Shirgayevski laughed when he saw him like this: "Look at this? Is he going to strip himself naked from head to toe?!"

He thought this was just a joke, but he didn't expect Chen Yingxiong in the camera to really bend down and take off his shorts!

The screams from the stands were even louder, completely drowning out the cheers.

Now he only has a pair of briefs left on his body!

From the tight briefs, everyone could clearly see the curves and bulges of his crotch. I don't know how many female fans will have insomnia tonight...

After throwing the shorts, I don't know who started it, but more and more fans began to shout: "Underwear! Underwear! Underwear!" You could hear from the voices that most of them were female fans...

Chen Yingxiong didn't dare to take it off. No matter how crazy he was, he would still be under a lot of pressure if he was really naked in front of so many people, especially when there was still live television...

This time he ignored the fans' shouts and wore a pair of briefs, and walked around the field very calmly, waving goodbye to the fans.

He came naked and left naked. But the name Saint Petersburg Zenit has been deeply imprinted in his heart.

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A Chinese reporter looked at Chen Yingxiong, who was interacting with the fans in the stadium, and sighed.

Going to Italy is definitely a gamble for Chen Yingxiong. He is not a top superstar, and many people may not be familiar with him. The UEFA Cup top scorer is just a data honor, and not many people have watched his games and know what kind of person he is.

But it doesn't matter, you have plenty of opportunities and time to make the entire European continent know you, understand you, like you, and even... hate you.

"Don't worry about having no confidants ahead, no one in the world does not know the sovereign. Yingxiong, let the whole world know you!"

(Volume 1: The Giant Bear of the North) The End

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ps, Volume 1 ends here. I will take some time to write the ending感言 of Volume 1. For me, the first volume of *Forbidden Zone's Hero* is a brand new experience. I have a lot of feelings and words to share with you. But unfortunately, I am too busy rushing to write recently and have no time to sit down and talk about it quietly.

I will try to chat with you as soon as possible.

Volume 2, "The Hero is Unnoticed" (I changed the name of Volume 1 to "The Giant Bear of the North") is the story of Yingxiong in Naples. In the place where the ball king once fought, what difficulties and challenges will he encounter, and what kind of glory and blood will he create?

Please continue to look forward to it!

Thank you for your support of Volume 1 in the past two months. Thank you, you are the companions and witnesses of Chen Yingxiong's journey, and you are also the tower of strength for him to keep moving forward.