Chapter 188 Retaliation

Phil Gibbs and the others arrived in Istanbul before the Liverpool team. They didn't leave immediately. Instead, they picked up their luggage and went straight to the arrivals gate.

There, they met several other fan groups who had come from Liverpool to cheer for the team. After a brief greeting, they took out folded scarves, flags, banners, and posters of their favorite players from their bags.

They began to wait for the Liverpool players to emerge from the gate.

Along with them were many media outlets, mostly from Britain, followed by Turkish and Chinese media.

The scene was no different from any other away game. You couldn't feel the tension that had prompted the club to issue a warning.

The air in Turkey was no different from the air in England.

The Liverpool fans chatted and waited, eagerly anticipating the arrival of their team.

About half an hour later, the airport announced the arrival of a flight from London. The fans cheered—the Liverpool players were on that flight.

Twenty minutes later, the Liverpool players finally appeared in the passage with the crowd!

The Liverpool fans cheered and sang "You'll Never Walk Alone." They waved flags and banners to greet the Liverpool players.

Among the Liverpool players, captain Gerrard and Chen Hero received the loudest cheers.

This game was so difficult that Gerrard had to end his recovery early and return to the team even though his injury wasn't fully healed. It wasn't certain whether he would play in this game. His return was more symbolic—the captain accompanying the team boosted morale. When the team encountered difficulties, the spiritual leader could play his role.

Chen Hero was a key figure for the team to get away with a point from this away game. His goals were a guarantee of Liverpool's victory. Even if Liverpool lost, as long as Chen Hero could score an away goal, the team could maintain an advantage.

So these two were the players the fans had high hopes for.

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"Looks like a lot of people came!"

"The fans are so enthusiastic!"

"Hi, beauty!"

The players were excited to see so many fans at the airport to welcome them, even though the journey had left many looking tired. It didn't stop them from greeting the fans.

Some popular players were called to the side of the passage to sign autographs and take photos with the fans.

Chen Hero, of course, couldn't escape.

Watching his players interact happily with the fans, Martin O'Neill frowned slightly.

The players were simple-minded and didn't think so much, but the coach was different. He would rather not see so many Liverpool fans here.

Because the more fans came to the away game, the greater the chance of danger.

Martin O'Neill hoped that no Liverpool fans would come, so the team could concentrate on the game and fly back to England immediately after the match. That would be the safest, because the team would be under the protection of the police, so the players were not in danger.

But the fans were different. They lacked discipline, their whereabouts were uncertain, and they lacked protection. They were most likely to get into conflicts while wandering outside. Fans also liked to drink. Even a gentle person could turn into a thug when drunk. If both sides were drunk, then a little spark could cause an explosion.

But it was useless to worry about this now, since the people had already come... Could he send them all back?

He could only continue to pray in his heart.

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To ensure that they would not be disturbed and to cool down the atmosphere of the game, Liverpool was really low-key in this trip to Istanbul.

First of all, they postponed their departure from England to Turkey. They didn't come here two days in advance to adapt to the venue, but only one day in advance, and they arrived in the afternoon Turkish time. After adapting to the venue and training, they would sleep, play the game tomorrow night, and then leave, avoiding staying here for a long time. This also prevented their fans from arriving in Istanbul too many days in advance and wandering around the streets of Istanbul when there was no game, to avoid problems.

At the same time, Liverpool Football Club did not notify the media in advance which hotel they would be staying at. This was to prevent Turkish fans from making arrangements early to harass Liverpool players.

But they were always coming, always staying, so this news couldn't be kept secret for long...

They arrived in Istanbul in the afternoon and went directly to Inonu Stadium for adaptive training. The players were very tired, so they rested early in the evening and came to hold a tactical meeting the next morning.

They thought this would allow the players to have plenty of rest and would not affect the game the next day.

Who knew that Liverpool's wishful thinking was wrong!

Don't think that just because they didn't disclose the name of the hotel in advance, the Besiktas fans couldn't find it. Once Liverpool arrived at the hotel, the secrecy was lost.

So when the Liverpool players had already entered dreamland that night, they were awakened by a huge noise...

About a hundred Besiktas fans gathered on the road below the hotel, banging gongs and drums, singing and scolding loudly. At this time, the vuvuzelas, which became world-famous because of the South Africa World Cup, also fully exerted their power. All kinds of noises drove many Liverpool players out of bed.

Many people pulled open the curtains and looked at the fans below with dissatisfaction.

But they couldn't do anything other than watch. They couldn't even use swear words to fight back, because that would only bring more trouble. Before coming to Istanbul, Martin O'Neill had already warned all the players to remain silent, no matter when, and not to speak to the outside world. They should remain silent when facing reporters' interviews, and they should be even more silent when facing the opposing fans.

Everyone also knew how terrible it was to challenge a Turkish team away from home, so they were all very obedient.

The hotel Liverpool was staying in was a traditional old hotel with a special architectural style. It wasn't very tall, with a maximum of fourteen floors. The entire Liverpool team stayed in rooms on the tenth floor.

Because it wasn't high enough, the noise from outside was particularly clear.

Sharing a room with Chen Hero was Dutchman Kuyt. He lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He was already nervous enough, and he had finally fallen asleep, but his sleep was very shallow. Now he was woken up by the noise of the fans, and he couldn't fall asleep anymore.

He buried himself under the pillow, but it didn't help much. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and sat up straight from the bed.

At this time, he realized that Chen Hero was not on the bed next to him.

"Hero?" he called out.

He was afraid that Chen Hero would run down to fight those fans.

"What?"

Fortunately, Chen Hero responded and came out of the bathroom.

"Did you go to the bathroom? Can't you sleep either..." He stopped halfway through his words. Kuyt looked at the plastic bag in Chen Hero's hand, and he seemed to smell something... smelly.

"What's in the bag?" Kuyt asked, pointing at the plastic bag.

"Shit and piss!" Chen Hero's answer almost made Kuyt roll off the bed...

Seeing Kuyt's horrified expression, Chen Hero quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, this is a special garbage bag, waterproof and very strong! And I'm holding it, it won't leak easily..."

"I'm not talking about that!" Kuyt screamed in collapse. "What are you going to do?"

"Of course, I'm going to give the people below a little color to see!" Chen Hero pointed at the window. The Besiktas fans downstairs were still scolding.

"You... you're just going to..." Kuyt pointed at the bag, his mouth stuttering. He couldn't say the words below no matter what. As soon as he thought that Chen Hero was holding a bag of shit and piss, he felt nauseous.

Oh no, the food he had eaten at night seemed to be churning...

"Ugh—" He quickly covered his mouth.

Chen Hero's face lit up when he saw him like this: "You're going to vomit? That's great! No... wait!"

Chen Hero turned around and ran back to the toilet. As he ran, the contents of the bag swayed, emitting a strong, fresh... smell.

Kuyt couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped out of bed and rushed into the toilet...

Chen Hero didn't even have time to put down what he was holding when he saw Kuyt rushing in. He shouted, "Hold it in!"

Then he kicked the trash can over! It was very accurate. Kuyt bent over and vomited everything in his mouth into the black trash bag in the trash can...

Chen Hero held the trash bag in one hand and gently patted Kuyt on the back with the other, comforting him: "Vomit, vomit more... that's not enough..."

Kuyt, who had just felt a little better, heard Chen Hero's words and "呕" vomited even more... This time, he probably vomited up even the lunch he had on the plane.

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After vomiting, Kuyt crawled back to bed weakly, leaving a mess on the floor, and he couldn't bother to clean it up. But he didn't need to clean it up either.

Chen Hero carefully hung the bag in his hand on the hook, and then began to clean up Kuyt's "aftermath."

He ran to the cabinet and took out a condom.

Kuyt lay on the bed and perked up a little when he saw him taking out a condom—don't misunderstand, he was just curious.

"What are you doing with that?" he asked weakly.

Chen Hero was very happy: "This hotel really deserves to be five-star, the service is too good, I didn't expect they even have condoms!"

"Do you still have the mood to do that at this time?" Kuyt said, raising his voice slightly.

"Bullshit, who the hell has that kind of mood! I'm going to fill it with water!"

After speaking, Chen Hero flashed into the toilet, and the sound of water rang out.

After Chen Hero busied himself in the toilet for a long time, he came out again carrying two bulging black garbage bags.

At this time, he looked serious, even... a little murderous.

Kuyt was stunned by Chen Hero's appearance. People who didn't know would have thought Chen Hero was going out to chop someone...

"Dirk." Chen Hero said in a deep voice.

"Ah?" Kuyt's brain had lost the ability to think, and he replied reflexively.

"Turn off the lights!"

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