Chapter 13 I'll Settle the Score Sooner or Later

Chen Yingxiong once again staged a fantastic brace in the match against CSKA Moscow, solidifying his new nickname, "Mr. Brace," while also further fueling the hatred of CSKA Moscow fans towards him.

Actually, he didn't really care much about CSKA Moscow anymore. Saying before the game that he would use CSKA Moscow to prove how much he loved Zenit wasn't because he wanted to embarrass CSKA Moscow, but just because their next opponent happened to be CSKA Moscow.

Poor CSKA Moscow, this time they were truly caught in the crossfire for no reason.

But the CSKA Moscow fans didn't know that, or maybe they knew but didn't care so much. They were convinced that Chen Yingxiong was deliberately picking on CSKA Moscow! That he just didn't like CSKA Moscow! That he had a deep and irreconcilable hatred for CSKA Moscow!

Anyway, every time he got the ball, there would be huge boos from the stands.

These were all "farewell gifts" from CSKA Moscow fans to Chen Yingxiong, and as a return gift, Chen Yingxiong ran over to further provoke the CSKA Moscow fans after scoring two goals.

He really didn't take CSKA Moscow to heart anymore, but if the CSKA Moscow fans wanted to attack him, he wouldn't be polite to them.

You boo me, and I'll provoke you, anger you, make you throw things, and preferably throw down your mobile phones. Then regret not having a phone the next day!

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With Chen Yingxiong's brace, Zenit defeated CSKA Moscow 4:2 away from home. In fact, there were four other goals besides his, but there was no discussion of them after the game. All the media were focused on Chen Yingxiong's continuous goal-scoring storm. He would be leaving the Russian Premier League on July 1st, and whether Chen Yingxiong could score enough goals to win the league's top scorer award in the last round of the first half of the season on May 18th was a topic of concern for everyone.

Although the Moscow media called on Zenit's opponents to rise up and stop Chen Yingxiong from scoring, everyone couldn't help but want to see just how far Chen Yingxiong could go.

"Sixteen goals in eight games! An average of two goals per game. If this momentum continues, Chen Yingxiong might really be able to score enough goals in eleven league games to win the league's top scorer award..."

"In fact, this is not absolutely impossible—in the 1997-1998 season, Italian forward Marco Negri showed amazing form in his first season after transferring to Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. He started scoring like crazy from the first round of the Scottish Premier League, scoring twice, a brace. In the second round, he was even more unstoppable, scoring five goals with both his head and feet! He eventually scored twenty-three goals in ten league games! An average of two point three goals per game, such a goal rate is very terrifying even now. Impossible? But someone really did it. So no matter what others say, Hero, just do what you think is right!" St. Petersburg Zenit media were also cheering for Chen Yingxiong.

At this time, everyone seemed to not care about Chen Yingxiong's premature defection to Napoli anymore. At least some media had stopped talking about it. Compared with Chen Yingxiong's transfer to Napoli, it was more interesting for them to follow whether he would complete a hat-trick in eleven league games.

The media knew very well what things were truly sensational, and now this matter was more worthy of their hype than anything else!

In this way, the discussion about whether Chen Yingxiong's transfer to Napoli was ungrateful suddenly came to an end in the media, and everyone was focusing on Chen Yingxiong's crazy scoring. Whether they were cheering for him, cursing him for failing to complete the task, or calmly analyzing whether he could really complete this task... in short, his goals were always the core of the topic.

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Just before the game, when he saw the media and fans constantly criticizing his premature transfer to Napoli, Dekula was still saying to Vera that he was considering holding a press conference to let Chen Yingxiong come forward to explain the matter, and play the emotional card again, so that everyone could understand him and forgive him.

Who would have thought that when he woke up the next day, he would find that the whole world was discussing his goals, and about his premature transfer to Napoli... who still cared?

This was indeed Chen Yingxiong's style of doing things. He would also play the emotional card, but not like Arshavin, who sincerely begged the fans to forgive him and understand him in front of the camera, making the listeners burst into tears.

He kept his head up and kept scoring goals, and then told those fans—this is the best proof of my feelings for you!

It was really more effective than saying a thousand words or ten thousand words!

Dekula shook his head with a smile and said to Vera, "The press conference doesn't need to be considered anymore. I think he has successfully overcome this crisis."

Vera nodded. Then she turned her attention back to the newspapers she had collected, which were all full of large photos of Chen Yingxiong after scoring goals. Chen Yingxiong's goals became the topic of discussion for everyone this Monday.

He only relied on scoring goals to shift everyone's focus on him. This person is really capable of... fooling people!

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After the game, Chen Yingxiong was indeed subjected to a urine test by the anti-doping department. His state was so outstanding that it was reasonable for others to suspect him. To be honest, the Moscow media's doubts also made sense. With such a crazy state, it was really unconvincing to say that he didn't take drugs.

The only mistake of the Moscow media was... that the object of their suspicion was Chen Yingxiong, the Chen Yingxiong who held grudges.

The urine test results proved that Chen Yingxiong's reaction was negative, which meant that he had not taken any banned drugs.

Logically speaking, this should be regarded as giving Chen Yingxiong innocence, right?

No, no way, absolutely not!

How could Chen Yingxiong, such a guy who would never let go of any advantage, just let it go?

Vera's email suddenly received an email from Chen Yingxiong.

The title was "An Open Letter to All Media."

In the letter, Chen Yingxiong formally put forward an application—to apply to the National Anti-Doping Agency to test his urine samples in the next three games to prove his innocence. In addition, if his urine samples are still normal until the end of the eleventh round of the league, then he will file a complaint against all the media that have questioned him for taking banned drugs, demanding that they compensate him for his reputation and mental damage. In order to show that he would not let go of any of them, he also attached the names of the media who said bad things about him at the end of the open letter, as well as the specific titles of the news reports and comment articles...

Vera was a little dumbfounded—she didn't expect that Chen Yingxiong himself had collected these things. Didn't he have to train, chase girls, and play games? How could he have time to do these things? This was originally what she was doing. She was planning to file a complaint with the court if those media could not produce strong evidence after the one-week deadline she had given.

Who would have thought that Chen Yingxiong had already prepared everything for her...

Dekula laughed after reading the open letter, and then said to Vera, "Wait for me to modify it, and send it out. In addition, it seems we need to find a lawyer."

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"...I don't know if this will work, because I have never done such a thing before. But I still want to try it. Now I formally apply to the Russian National Anti-Doping Agency to check my urine samples for the next three league games, check every game, and I invite all media interested in this matter to participate in the report. Since you are so sure that I have taken banned drugs, I will let you see the conclusion of the official authoritative organization. In the last game, there was nothing wrong with my urine sample, but I know that you are actually saying in your heart, 'That's just good luck, the result of one game can't explain anything', and I also agree with your point of view very much. Unfortunately, you didn't raise this question earlier, otherwise I could have asked to test my urine samples in all eleven league games this season..."

"If the final test results are all normal for me, I will file a complaint against all the media that participated in the report and questioned me for taking banned drugs! Please see the attached list at the end for the list of all the media involved in this matter. This is what I have compiled. If there are any omissions, please feel free to supplement and report each other. No one can get away with impunity after wantonly insulting an honest and innocent person. Today, I will transform into an envoy of justice and tell you—as the media, you must be responsible for every word you say! Public figures must accept the supervision of the media, and the media must also accept the supervision of the people! People are watching what you do, and God is watching! Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the way of heaven is reincarnation; if you don't believe it, look up, I will spare no one! Big mouths who talk without restraint, see you in court!"

This was the original text of Chen Yingxiong's open letter. Many people were stunned when they saw this open letter with its fierce wording and tough attitude.

Especially those media who had said that Chen Yingxiong had taken banned drugs... They all initially thought that even if they said something wrong, as long as they apologized or kept silent, it should be fine. Anyway, they often exposed all kinds of gossip about celebrities, and they didn't see how those celebrities treated them. At most, they would just laugh it off. Celebrities should be supervised by them. As for whether they said it wrong? That's not the point.

Unexpectedly, this time they kicked a stinky and hard stone, and met a guy who was particularly able to hold grudges.

Many Chinese media also got this open letter, and they got the Chinese version. A group of people who saw it were amazed.

"Although I feel very happy to see it! But I don't think Chen Yingxiong's cultural literacy can write such an open letter..."

What they didn't know was that the original form of this letter was very crude, full of all kinds of swear words and incorrect grammar. What everyone sees now is the version after Dekula modified it... However, Dekula only modified the rhetoric and language, and the central idea and core theme remained unchanged, following Chen Yingxiong's wishes. He just changed a lot of grammatical errors, and... those endless swear words.

If it weren't for Dekula such a bug, it wouldn't be easy to perfectly translate Chen Yingxiong's meaning. At least Vera was confused at first, and only after seeing the version after Dekula's modification did she feel that it was indeed much more powerful.

Especially the sentence "People are watching what you do, and God is watching! Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the way of heaven is reincarnation; if you don't believe it, look up, Heaven will spare no one" How can this majestic sentence be translated into Russian and still maintain such momentum? It took Dekula a lot of thought. And Chen Yingxiong still saw this sentence from a TV series...

Chen Yingxiong conveyed a thought-provoking message through this open letter. That is... don't think that you said bad things about me on a certain day in a certain month in a certain year, and I won't pursue it because I'm too busy. When I'm done, I'll see how I deal with you!

Those who offend Hero, though far away, must be punished!

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