Chapter 1 Duggar's Search

Duggar stood on the side of the street, in a wealthy suburban community in western Liverpool. All were small, detached villas, right next to the sea. The wind was strong, blowing around the sparse hair on his head.

He knew that many famous stars lived in this community. Many Liverpool players lived here, as well as some celebrities in the entertainment industry, who had also made their homes here.

This was a place where many fans chased their idols, and of course, the security here was very strict.

But today Duggar wasn't here to chase stars; he was here to find a ticket.

Two days was really too short, so he mobilized his family and good friends to help him search.

His youngest son complained that his father was making trouble for himself, and he glared back at him—don't think that Duggar was so friendly in front of outsiders. At home, he still had absolute authority.

Duggar divided the route the garbage truck took from Goodison Park Stadium to the garbage disposal plant into several areas. Each person was assigned two to three areas to search, looking for residents or paying attention to those unnoticed corners.

Two days was indeed tight, so Duggar directly asked the newspaper for leave.

The editor-in-chief certainly knew that Duggar was looking for a lost ticket for a Liverpool fan. Although he thought the hope was slim, he didn't want to dampen Duggar's enthusiasm, so he approved Duggar's leave.

The area Duggar was responsible for was right where he was standing. He carefully searched for anything that might have been left behind.

He even rummaged through the trash cans.

But to no avail.

Now all that was left were the residents. He wondered if he should knock on the door to ask about the situation. But the people living here were all celebrities. Would he be regarded as someone with malicious intentions if he came to their door like this?

Duggar sniffed the smell of his jacket. He had just crawled out of a trash can, and it didn't smell very good.

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Chen Hero stood by the window and saw Duggar pacing back and forth outside.

Since he had threatened the reporters with the surveillance video last time, the reporters who had been squatting at his door had almost disappeared—news was important, but no one wanted to face a lawsuit. In addition, nothing newsworthy had happened at Chen Hero's house recently.

But today, suddenly there was an extra reporter... Could it be because they already knew Christine was back?

"Don't pay attention to him, Hero." Christine walked over and hugged Chen Hero's waist from behind, pressing her face against Chen Hero's broad and solid back. "Maybe it's just a passerby."

"A passerby who's been wandering around in front of my house for ten minutes?" Chen Hero gently broke free from Christine's embrace, turned around and gave her a kiss, then walked towards the door. "I'll go persuade him to leave here. Don't worry."

He said to Christine.

"Just don't go out."

He didn't want those reporters to rush up to him and take pictures.

After speaking, he opened the door and walked out.

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Duggar was hesitating whether to knock on the door to ask when he saw the door of the house in the yard being opened.

He was quite happy, he didn't expect this family to be so proactive.

Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he saw Chen Hero's unfriendly face...

"You've been wandering around in front of my house for ten minutes. May I ask what your purpose is?" Chen Hero asked politely. If it had been before, he would have cursed directly.

It has to be said that with age and experience, Chen Hero was now much more mature than before...

"Uh..."

Duggar was stunned. He didn't expect that Chen Hero lived in this house!

"I'm asking you to leave now." Chen Hero was still relatively polite, but whether it was his gesture pointing into the distance, or his tone, it was unquestionable, with no room for discussion. If this person didn't know what was good for him and was still stubborn, Chen Hero didn't mind using his fists to tell him that stubbornness also needed strength to support it.

Duggar reflexively turned around to leave, but he suddenly thought—what did I come here to do? No matter if Chen Hero or Paul McCartney lived in this house, I came here to ask if they had seen such a ticket...

So he stopped and turned around.

Chen Hero frowned again when he saw the person who had already left turning back.

"That, Mr. Hero. I'm not a reporter, although I work at a newspaper. But I'm not here to harass you and your family. I just want to ask, have you seen Mr. Samuel Mertz's ticket? I believe you must know about this, right?"

Duggar stood in front of Chen Hero and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Chen Hero was a little surprised when he heard what he said. He didn't expect the other party to be here for this matter...

"I didn't come here on purpose, I just happened to be searching in this area. I searched almost everywhere, including the trash cans..."

A gust of wind blew, and Chen Hero did smell the scent coming from Duggar. He frowned subconsciously.

"Sorry about the bad smell, but I don't have time to go back and change my clothes before visiting, so I've been hesitating in front of your house all the time. I didn't mean to pace back and forth in front of your house. It's just that I'm short on time, and there's only one day left..."

Chen Hero originally thought that all of Liverpool had given up searching for the missing ticket. Even Bascombe no longer called him to tell him the latest progress. He must have given up too.

He didn't expect to meet someone who was still persisting at his doorstep.

He suddenly became interested in this person.

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Duggar, Givin Duggar. I'm the editor of the 'Citizen Services' section of the *Liverpool Echo*."

"Oh? Do you know Chris Bascombe?" Chen Hero was even more surprised that he was from the same newspaper as Bascombe—it was a small world.

"He? I know him," Duggar replied.

But Chen Hero still noticed from the change in his expectation that this person seemed to have a disdain for Bascombe.

Of course, he wasn't interested in understanding the personal grievances between the two. He was more concerned about Duggar's mission.

"As far as I know, Bascombe has already given up. Why are you still looking? Everyone is saying that the ticket should either be burned or soaked in the rain, and then washed into the sea..."

"I promised Mr. Mertz that I must find the ticket for him no matter what," Duggar replied.

"Looks like you're a real Liverpool fan too..."

Chen Hero's praise was interrupted by Duggar: "No, Mr. Hero. I'm an Everton fan!"

Chen Hero didn't mind Duggar's interruption, but opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the other party. He was very surprised.

An Everton fan didn't hesitate to climb into trash cans to find a ticket for a Liverpool fan. What kind of spirit was this?

"Then why are you helping a Liverpool fan..."

"Mr. Mertz came to the newspaper to post a lost and found ad, and I was the one who received him. I promised him that I would definitely help him find the ticket. It has nothing to do with which team we support. It's just a promise I made to Mr. Mertz."

Chen Hero didn't expect this Everton fan to be so manly. He himself was a person who kept his promises, otherwise he wouldn't have transferred from Napoli, which was on the rise, to Liverpool, which was sliding into the abyss. Because he promised others, he had to do it, no matter how absurd and stupid it seemed to outsiders.

There were veterans on the Korean battlefield who had taken care of their comrades' elderly mothers for decades because of a promise to their comrades, and were scolded as "idiots" by countless people behind their backs or in person. But for most ordinary people, this was a stupid thing, but it was a man's promise.

In fact, Mr. Duggar's behavior was probably a very "stupid" thing in the eyes of many people. Even his family might not understand.

But he still did it.

Chen Hero suddenly felt that this Everton fan was amazing.

He shook his head: "I didn't see the ticket. If I did, I would definitely contact you... Leave me your phone number. I'll ask my teammates. Many of them also live in this area. Maybe they'll have some clues..."

As he spoke, Chen Hero took out his mobile phone.

If Bascombe saw this scene, he would probably vomit blood—I carefully obtained the right to contact Chen Hero, but you, Duggar, are good. You actually got Chen Hero to contact you!

One was actively contacting Chen Hero, and the other was Chen Hero actively contacting... This was really a world of difference!

Duggar didn't expect Chen Hero to take the initiative to offer help. He had seen Chen Hero say he was willing to help in Bascombe's interview, and he had also recorded a video and lifted his jersey in the game, but he always felt that it was a show.

Because the media could see it, and the media would help him promote it. He had received a lot of praise and praise after this incident, which was proof.

How many people in the world would do things without any benefit?

There weren't many fools like him.

But now Chen Hero's actions had changed his previous view of Chen Hero. No one else would know about this except himself and him, and he could still help so actively, which showed that he was really enthusiastic.

Perhaps his previous impression was influenced by Bascombe? Because he didn't like Bascombe, he also didn't like anyone Bascombe praised.

Now it seemed...

Chen Hero wasn't as bad as he thought.

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Duggar left Chen Hero's number, and also gave Chen Hero his own number, then turned around and left. He had to continue searching. Although his clothes smelled, he still had to try.

Chen Hero turned around and returned to his house.

Christine had been watching by the window all the time. She didn't expect Chen Hero to actually chat with that person after he went out, and he even took out his mobile phone and exchanged phone numbers.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Chen Hero shook his head: "A kind person, helping that old fan find his ticket, came here. You know, that's the thing that caused a lot of noise some time ago. Christine, you should also pay attention to this matter for me. If you see it around the house, remember to tell me."

Christine nodded.

Chen Hero stood by the window again, looking at Duggar knocking on the door of the house opposite, and sighed: "Good man. But I think he's doing something useless..."

Christine smiled: "You have to try, don't you?"

Chen Hero heard this sentence, turned his head to look at Chris, then turned back to continue looking at the back, and nodded: "You're right, Christine. You always have to try."