When Mr. Dougal said he would take poor Mr. Mertz to see Chris Bascombe, the other colleagues in the office were stunned.

Because they were all too clear about the relationship between the two men.

Mr. Dougal was a die-hard Everton fan, while Chris Bascombe was the top reporter for the *Liverpool Echo*, the newspaper's number one Liverpool fan. He had close personal relationships with many Liverpool executives and stars. In Liverpool, he was the most authoritative source of information about Liverpool Football Club.

The warm-hearted and kind Mr. Dougal rarely argued with anyone, but Chris Bascombe had managed to do it.

He had once severely provoked Mr. Dougal.

After that incident, Mr. Dougal had never said a word to Bascombe. To be honest, even though they were all Liverpool fans, they felt that Mr. Bascombe had gone a bit too far.

That was in Chen Yingxiong's second season after transferring to Liverpool. Everton was playing Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at home. Everton once had a chance to beat Liverpool, but Liverpool seemed like a different team in the second half. Relying on Chen Yingxiong's two goals, Liverpool ultimately defeated Everton 3-2.

Perhaps the game had been too exciting. Bascombe was a bit too excited afterward. He praised Chen Yingxiong loudly in front of Mr. Dougal, touting him as an unparalleled genius while mocking Everton, saying that this was the closest they had ever come to winning the Merseyside derby.

That time, he completely angered Dougal. Dougal argued with him, and as a result, he also came to dislike Chen Yingxiong—Chen Yingxiong would have been in tears if he had known: *Damn it, I was shot even while lying down!*

In any case, everyone in the company knew that Dougal and Bascombe were definitely not friends. They would ignore each other when they met, which was considered polite enough.

But today, regarding Mr. Mertz's matter, Dougal going to Bascombe was the best course of action. Because Bascombe, as the top reporter for the *Liverpool Echo*, had a huge influence. Appealing and promoting the matter through him would allow more people to know, increasing the chances of finding the ticket.

For the sake of a ticket for a fan of his sworn enemy, Mr. Dougal was willing to put aside his prejudice against Bascombe and ask his rival for help. This showed that Mr. Dougal really wanted to help Mr. Mertz find the ticket, just as he had said.

People in the office felt guilty about their previous criticisms and suspicions of Mr. Dougal—compared to Mr. Dougal, they were truly ashamed…

Watching Dougal and the ticket loser leave, a group of people sighed again.

"Mr. Dougal is really a great person!"

"Yes, yes! It's so rare to find such a good person these days…"

"It's just a pity he's not a Liverpool fan."

"Hey, even if he's not a Liverpool fan, he's still a good person! As an Everton fan, he's still willing to help a Liverpool fan so much. I think he's much better than those Everton fans who only know how to curse us!"

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Chris Bascombe didn't expect Dougal to come to him again, let alone that he would bring a Liverpool fan with him, and even less that this Liverpool fan was coming to him about something important!

Yes, for Liverpool fans, everything about the Hillsborough tragedy was a major event.

Not to mention that the person in front of him was a member of a Hillsborough victim's family.

That made it even more important.

In the face of this major event, he couldn't bother to wonder why Dougal was willing to come to him…

Dougal had completed his task. Bascombe would definitely be more useful than him in this matter, even though he disliked Bascombe, his brain was still calm. He knew that this was not the time to act on personal feelings.

Mertz, however, saw that Dougal was about to leave and became anxious. He was very grateful to Dougal, but he was afraid that after Dougal left, the star reporter from the *Liverpool Echo* in front of him would not do his best to help him. Because when he saw Bascombe for the first time, Bascombe's face looked unpleasant, and he also seemed impatient when he looked at him—actually, he misunderstood. Bascombe's expression wasn't for him, but for Dougal beside him.

He couldn't say it directly in front of Bascombe, so he could only look anxious.

Dougal understood what Mertz was worried about. He patted the old man's shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Mertz. Although this Mr. Bascombe sometimes likes to show off…"

"Hey!"

Hearing Dougal say bad things about him in front of others, Bascombe was a little unhappy.

Dougal ignored him and continued: "But I can assure you that he is a true Liverpool fan, and he will definitely do his best to help you with your matter."

"Yes, Mr. Mertz! I'm also an old KOP (a Liverpool fan), and I can understand how you feel right now. Please believe me, I will definitely find this ticket for you!"

Bascombe was quite confident in his influence among Liverpool fans and in this city.

"Of course, I will definitely do what I promised you. I will mobilize Everton fans to help you find it. Maybe your ticket was picked up by an Everton fan? I have your contact information, and I will definitely notify you as soon as I have any news."

After speaking, Dougal turned and left.

Mertz, who was left behind, was very surprised. He pointed at Dougal's back and turned to ask Bascombe: "He's an, an Everton fan?"

Bascombe curled his lips: "Yes, a stubborn Everton fan who can't recognize the situation!"

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The next day, in the *Liverpool Echo*'s community service section, Samuel Mertz's lost property notice occupied half a page. Although the space was large, there wasn't much content. It was just a very ordinary lost property notice, but because there was little content, everyone could see keywords such as "Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest," "April 15, 1989," and "FA Cup semi-final" at a glance.

Through these keywords, any Liverpool person who knew about the Hillsborough tragedy could easily know what kind of ticket this was, and also understand what this ticket meant to this Liverpool fan named Samuel Mertz.

And on the front page of the *Liverpool Echo*, there was an abstract and link to a news release. Following this link, on the fourth page, readers would see the story of an old Liverpool fan named Samuel Mertz who lost his precious ticket after the Merseyside derby. That ticket was a keepsake from his son, who tragically died in the Hillsborough tragedy twenty-five years ago. So this ticket meant too much and was very precious to this Liverpool fan. Finally, reporter Chris Bascombe hoped that everyone could help find it. If anyone had any leads, they could notify the newspaper or Mr. Mertz himself, and there would be a generous reward.

This matter appeared in the *Echo*, Liverpool's top-selling local newspaper, and it quickly became widely known.

In just one day, the people of Liverpool knew that a Liverpool fan had lost his Hillsborough tragedy ticket and hoped that kind-hearted people could help him find it.

Many Liverpool fans discussed this matter online and said that they would keep an eye out in their neighborhoods.

The *Echo* quickly published a follow-up event, this time providing Samuel Mertz's seat number when he went to watch the Merseyside derby, as well as his photo, so that the fans sitting in that area could help recall whether there was such a person next to them when they went to watch the game, and also recall whether they noticed anything special on the ground at that time.

A day later, Everton fans were also mobilized. In a radio program specifically for Everton fans, DJ Cruz Dougal called on Everton fans throughout the city to take action to help this poor old Liverpool fan.

"Although our two teams are sworn city rivals, in the face of the Hillsborough tragedy, we are all people of one city. I hope that everyone can temporarily put aside their hatred for Liverpool and help this poor old man find the keepsake left to him by his son… At this moment, we are not Everton fans, nor are we Liverpool fans, we are all citizens of Liverpool!"

By the way, Cruz Dougal is the youngest son of Given Dougal…

Soon, Samuel Mertz became a celebrity overnight.

In addition to the *Liverpool Echo*, other media outlets ran to contact him, hoping to interview him.

Mr. Mertz initially refused. He didn't want to become famous now. He just wanted to find his ticket, so the media's harassment annoyed this traditional and conservative old man.

Mr. Dougal heard about this when he called to check on the progress of the matter. He advised Mertz not to refuse media interviews, because only after the media completely hyped up this matter could more people know about it and turn it into a social event.

The more people who knew, the greater the influence, and the greater the hope of finding the ticket.

Although media hype was vulgar, sometimes hype could have a positive effect.

At this time, one should not refuse hype, but instead, actively cooperate and participate in hype.

Mertz still trusted Dougal quite a bit, even though one was a Liverpool fan and the other was an Everton fan.

But in such a situation, Dougal was still able to help him so attentively, wasn't that even more commendable and trustworthy?

The next day, he took the initiative to call those media outlets that he had previously rejected, willing to accept their interviews.

Soon, multiple media outlets reported on this matter together.

A massive search began throughout Liverpool.

Whether they were Liverpool fans or Everton fans, they were all moved by a ticket.

Because of this ticket, there was no red-blue rivalry in this city.

Chris Bascombe, a well-known reporter for the *Liverpool Echo*, came up with a very sentimental title for this search operation.

"Let a Hillsborough Soul Come Home."