Chapter 1 Saint Paolo Stadium

A huge blue flag fluttered outside the Stadio San Paolo, attracting the attention of the media along with the boisterous fans beneath it. They waved their arms and shouted slogans of "Get out, traitor!"

Reporters from all directions rushed over, setting up their long-barreled cameras and flashing lights to capture the scene.

The Chinese reporters were worried.

"The situation is terrible, not good for Hero at all..."

"Yes, yes. I'm really worried that Chen Hero won't be able to withstand the immense pressure and will underperform—which would give those people even more reason to mock him. To be honest, it makes me very uncomfortable..."

"At this point, other than believing in Hero, what else can we do?"

"The problem is—can Hero handle the current situation? I'm quite worried. Recent events have been too overwhelming..."

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While the Chinese reporters were worried about Chen Hero outside the stadium, Chen Hero and his teammates were running out of the player tunnel, ready to warm up.

The outside of the Stadio San Paolo was packed with fans, but that didn't mean the inside was empty. In fact, there were quite a few people inside as well.

When they saw the Napoli players come out to warm up, they cheered. But the cheers stopped abruptly.

Because Chen Hero appeared on the field.

The cheers died down, and in an instant, a huge, ear-splitting boo erupted, sweeping through the entire stadium like a storm. It was so loud that even those outside could hear it.

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The people around the giant blue flag joined in the boos, even though they couldn't see Chen Hero. They knew the folks inside had sent them a signal—Chen Hero, that damned traitor, had appeared!

Andrea Posh and his companions were carrying a tightly rolled and bound object as they passed by, and when they heard the huge boos inside and outside the stadium, they couldn't help but stop.

"This..." Someone's face changed. He knew what was happening.

The huge boos were both strange and familiar.

Two and a half years ago, they were very familiar with it. Some of them had even participated in it, so they knew exactly what the boos meant. But it had been a long, long time since they had heard such a thing again, and even if there were boos, they were far from the current scale.

"The players must be starting to warm up..."

Andrea Posh nodded and turned to look at the fans surrounded by reporters, who were taking pictures of them like they were celebrities.

"Let's go in!"

He simply said this and took the lead in moving towards the entrance.

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"Hero..." The sudden, huge boos from the fans startled the Napoli players. Some of them were confused; these must have been players who joined the team after the summer of 2009. Some of them, however, immediately realized what was going on. The one speaking now was Hamsik, who had experienced that period.

He anxiously observed the expression on Chen Hero's face.

Chen Hero was smiling!

He was smiling in the midst of the overwhelming boos!

"Long time no see!" He looked around at the stands and said with a smile.

He hadn't forgotten to raise his arm to greet the fans who were booing him, to greet the boos.

Of course, the Napoli fans naturally regarded this as a provocation, so the boos grew even louder.

Such huge boos naturally attracted the attention of the Inter Milan players who were warming up on the other half of the field. They all stopped, turned around, and first looked at the fans in the stands, then at Chen Hero, who was greeting the fans.

"I suddenly feel a little sympathy for that kid..." Cesar, who had some grudges against Chen Hero, said.

"Being treated like this by your own fans, I'm afraid there's no second person in the world, right?"

"Okay, okay, stop watching. It's their business, it has nothing to do with us!" Captain Zanetti also had to play the role of an assistant coach on the field.

Under his repeated reminders and urging, the Inter Milan players resumed their warm-up. But the private discussions did not stop.

Even Zanetti couldn't resist. He was saying to Samuel: "... Hero must be under a lot of pressure, but for us, this is a good thing... After all, no one wants to run into a Hero in top form..."

Samuel nodded in agreement.

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Andrea Posh and his group finally carried their things to their stand—the middle section of the West Stand, their battlefield.

As soon as they arrived, Posh directed everyone to hang up the banner to mark the Blue Bear's presence in this stand. Italian fan organizations all did this, hanging up distinctive banners in the stands to announce their presence. Often, you only need to see the banner pattern and the words on it below the stand to know which group the fans in this stand belong to.

"Everyone hurry! Do you hear the boos? This battle is more difficult than we imagined! At this time, we must make our voices heard!"

The banner was hung up, and the identity of the people who came was also announced. On the blue and white banner, there was a roaring giant bear. If you looked closely, you would find that the giant bear was very similar to the tattoo on Chen Hero's back. In fact... it was part of Chen Hero's bare back.

The other end of the banner read: "We are all Blue Bears!"

Everyone knew that the Blue Bears supported Chen Hero.

At this time, when almost everyone was scolding Chen Hero, the Blue Bears so calmly displayed their banner, which also attracted a lot of surprised and angry glances at them.

The Blue Bears were not easy to mess with. If the other party glared at them, they glared back.

"I really don't know what these people are thinking. If they make such a fuss, don't they want to win the championship?" Someone complained.

"Who knows, they only care about venting their emotions, and never consider the team..."

"Now the people from Milan are watching the show, it's really hateful!"

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While the Blue Bears were hanging up banners and other things, the players' warm-up had ended. Chen Hero and Cassano walked towards the tunnel arm in arm.

In the midst of the huge boos, Cassano was still willing to stand with Chen Hero. He was using this way to express his support for Chen Hero. Back then, when he was at his most difficult, Chen Hero helped him and pulled him up. Now, how could he abandon Chen Hero?

"Do you feel your heart racing, Hero? Do you want me to ask Alibaba Gutou III for help, haha!" Cassano said with a smile.

Chen Hero rolled his eyes: "No need, I am my own God!"

Cassano patted him on the shoulder: "Have confidence, that's what we want!"

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After the players returned to the locker room, Mazzarri also appeared in front of them, looking serious.

The situation was indeed very serious, which matched his current expression.

"Guys, Inter Milan outside is eyeing us, and AC Milan, who won the game first, is waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves. A lot has happened this week, and I'm sure you all know it. In short, Napoli's journey this season has reached its most dangerous point. If we take a wrong step, we will fall into eternal doom! So this game, we..." He gritted his teeth, "Must win!"

He didn't say anything to , nor did he say anything special to Hero. He even deliberately controlled his eyes and didn't glance at Chen Hero a few times. He knew that Chen Hero was already under a lot of pressure, so it was better not to continue to put pressure on him at this juncture...

As for how he will perform, ask God!

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In China, this game kicked off at 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on May 16th. Compared with other Serie A games that kick off at 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. Beijing time, it is definitely not a good time slot.

However, there are still many people watching the game in front of the TV. Because this is Chen Hero's last home game before leaving Napoli, in general, this last home game should be a game to say goodbye to the fans, but no one thinks this will be a warm farewell game.

From the news reports in the past few days, everyone can already guess what kind of treatment Chen Hero might encounter at home.

So these people are here to support Chen Hero—if our own people don't support him, who will?

Before the game started, they were already chatting online. Of course, the main thing was to criticize the Napoli fans for being ungrateful and not knowing the importance of the overall situation.

The tone was completely opposite to that in the city of Naples...

In fact, both sides have certain reasons, but their different positions mean that they can never reach an agreement.

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In this ordinary and special midnight, Chen Tao and his wife were also watching TV. The lights in the living room were all turned off, and the only light in the room was the fluorescent light from the TV screen.

There were still more than twenty minutes before the start of the game, and the sports channel of CCTV was playing commercials.

The two elders were worried that they would oversleep, so they went to bed after dinner in the evening, and set the alarm clock at two o'clock. They hadn't been up for long, and their faces still showed sleepiness and fatigue.

Far away in China, they could only express their support for their son in this way.

Strong tea had been brewed and placed quietly on the coffee table, the glass reflecting the images on the TV screen.

The two old people sat on the sofa, waiting for the game to start. Chen Tao was fairly calm, but his wife was very nervous.

"Those fans won't do anything to our son, will they?"

"Will Hero receive any bad treatment?"

"If it's really not possible, just don't play..."

Chen Tao glared at her: "How can we not play! The more it is like this, the more we have to play! The more you are afraid of them, the more they will come!"

As he was talking, the TV screen changed, and it was obviously brighter—the snow-white lights of the Stadio San Paolo shone into the homes of thousands of Chinese fans through the TV screen.

"Ah, we have arrived at the scene, and the players from both sides are ready to enter... We saw... yes, without a doubt, we saw Hero!" The commentator of CCTV said in a very excited tone. "Come on, Hero! We all know that this game is not easy to play, but don't let them underestimate you!"

Chen's mother, who had been chattering about her worries, immediately fell silent, staring blankly at her son, who was being given a close-up shot on the screen.

She seemed to want to see from her son's face how he had been doing these days. Although he always said on the phone that he was fine and everything was fine, how could a mother not worry?

Seeing is believing, she always had to take a look to confirm.

What caught her eye was Chen Hero, standing in the team, looking at the exit, with a serious expression on his face.

There were no dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, no haggardness from exhaustion, he even had his hair neatly styled, and his eyes were clear and bright.

She couldn't help clenching her fists, come on, son!

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