Chapter 1 Jia Shi's Plan

Jia Shi had only revealed beforehand that Xiao Shiqin would be transferred, without leaking any details of the transfer. This was because it wasn't the transfer period at all, and revealing Xiao Shiqin's transfer news was already a bit of a violation. Saying too much would clearly show a lack of respect for the alliance.

So the specific news of the transfer was completely unknown to anyone beforehand, until three days ago, when everyone learned that Xiao Shiqin's transfer was actually an exchange transfer, not an acquisition transfer. Unfortunately, Liu Hao and He Ming had become the bargaining chips in this exchange transfer, and everyone knew that their departure was a foregone conclusion, because exchange transfer players had almost no autonomy, which was completely different from acquisition transfers.

The process of an acquisition transfer is that the club and the player negotiate to terminate the contract, and then the player goes to negotiate a new contract with the new club. In such a process, the player's intentions can be said to be decisive. If the player is determined not to transfer, then there is nothing anyone can do.

As for exchange transfers, there is no issue of terminating the contract. Two clubs exchange players, directly exchanging the responsibility of continuing to fulfill the contract. This is allowed in the league. The requirement is that the new club must fully implement all the terms of the original contract. In such a transfer process, the player has absolutely no say, unless you give up the existing contract and restore your free agent status. That way, you can forcibly cancel the transaction. However, forcibly giving up the contract like this is a breach of contract, and the compensation to be paid will naturally be determined by the contract. There is also the possibility of the club reporting to the league to apply for other penalties, which is definitely not worth the loss for the player.

Although the rules are like this, most clubs do not completely ignore the intentions of the transfer even when conducting exchange transfers. Being too strong will also create a burden on other transfers, right? But Jia Shi did not even say hello to Liu Hao and He Ming beforehand when completing this exchange transfer, which also reflected Jia Shi's resolute attitude towards this transfer.

The two who were notified to pack up and leave until the last moment were naturally full of resentment.

Liu Hao understood in his heart that the boss was crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Liu Hao could be regarded as fighting on the front line in Jia Shi's forcing Ye Qiu to retire. Did the club really know nothing about his jumping up and down? Liu Hao knew that this was absolutely impossible. He even sometimes deliberately showed it to the club. As a result, the club remained silent. In this situation, silence already represented support. The club could not possibly directly say, "Get that Ye Qiu guy out of here for me." That would leave them open to criticism.

Liu Hao also figured out these things before he dared to be more jumpy. But now he finally understood how cunning the club was in not expressing its position. It both allowed him to do what they wanted to do and left him speechless when they kicked him out the door. Could he use the matter of driving away Ye Qiu to claim credit? If the club simply didn't admit it, could he use the phrase "You know" to explain the problem?

Moreover, it was even more impossible to rely on external pressure. Would he announce to the media: "The club used me and then dumped me!"

The media would ask: "How did they use you?"

You would answer: "I helped the team drive away Ye Qiu!"

At this time, the club would stand up and say decisively: "When did we ask you to drive away Ye Qiu? You beast, so Ye Qiu's retirement was forced by you! Oh dear, we were blind and cultivated such a white-eyed wolf..."

Okay, at this point, the truth seemed to be revealed, and all the blame was on him. From then on, he would have a bad reputation in the circle and be despicable in the eyes of fans. How could he continue to混 (hun - get by)?

Liu Hao wasn't that stupid. He could only swallow his anger. Perhaps he could bring up the series of despicable acts of the Jia Shi club after he retired in the future, but for now, he had to consider his career, which was far from over.

Thunder... a lousy team that didn't have the look of a champion even when it had Xiao Shiqin. Liu Hao didn't want to waste his great youth in such a team. Each player can only make one transfer in each transfer window, so he had no chance to transfer from Thunder to a new team this summer. He could only endure this first half of the season and see if he could do something during the winter transfer window.

This was Liu Hao's plan for the future. But in the three days of thinking about the future, he couldn't help but think of the scene when Ye Qiu announced his retirement and left on the spot. Now, seven months later, he was also being forcibly sent away by Jia Shi.

If it were Ye Qiu, would he choose to forcibly terminate the contract and then walk out of that window so freely now?

He definitely would...

For some reason, Liu Hao had such certainty. But what about himself? Forcibly terminate the contract? This was just a kind of hysteria when he and He Ming were angry in private. When shouting like this, even he could feel his own bluster. Yes, he had absolutely no courage or confidence to fight to the death.

In the end, he could only swallow his anger. After packing his things, he sent them to his next season's home, the Thunder Team. And he himself, on July 1, was ready to go to the Thunder Team with He Ming to report.

Just before leaving, at this last moment, Liu Hao saw the Jia Shi fans outside the club's main entrance welcoming Xiao Shiqin, which made him feel even more suffocated.

Until this moment, Jia Shi had not officially announced the details of Xiao Shiqin's transfer. Or it would be announced after Xiao Shiqin joined. But by then, Liu Hao and He Ming would have already gone to the new team. At Jia Shi, they couldn't even enjoy a farewell ceremony. They also had many supporters in Jia Shi!

"Let's go?" He Ming said softly. His feelings were no better than Liu Hao's. However, Liu Hao was the vice-captain of Jia Shi and the boss in the training room. The kind of gap in Liu Hao's heart was something He Ming couldn't understand.

Liu Hao nodded, moved his eyes away from the group of fans, took one last look at the small room he had lived in since joining the professional circle, and finally walked out of the door with He Ming.

The corridor outside was very lively, with club staff running back and forth. The boss ran to the club early in the morning to inspect, forcing them to make arrangements early. They shuttled past Liu Hao and He Ming, and no one stopped to ask them a question.

These people may know about their transfer, or they may not have heard of it yet, but in any case, they were definitely not the focus at the moment.

As they passed the training room, the two saw the banner welcoming Xiao Shiqin hanging across from them, and they really had the urge to rush up and burn it. Tao Xuan, the boss of Jia Shi, was also in the training room personally watching the staff set up. In the blink of an eye, he saw the two people passing by the door and stopping. Tao Xuan immediately turned around, walked over quickly, and extended his right hand from a distance. The smile on his face was also very natural, but who could tell why he was smiling.

When the boss came over, naturally many people followed closely. Seeing the two people outside the door, they already understood a little. Then they saw the boss grab He Ming's hand, "Are you leaving? Thank you both for your contributions to the club!"

It was just a hypocritical platitude, but it was performed by the boss himself! The followers behind Tao Xuan all showed a very moved expression.

Are they going to cry two tears? Liu Hao looked at these people's behavior with contempt. After Tao Xuan finished shaking He Ming's hand, he naturally turned his hand towards him. While Liu Hao subconsciously reached out his hand, he was thinking about saying something to spoil this guy's smug mood. He didn't want to look like a fool.

Who knew that at this moment, there was a loud noise in the training room, and something fell to the ground. Tao Xuan looked back and his expression immediately changed.

"What's going on? Why are you so careless? Is everyone okay? Is anything broken? It's still early, no need to rush, everyone take your time." Tao Xuan said as he strode over to check the situation. A bunch of followers followed closely again. Liu Hao's outstretched right hand was left hanging there, and he finally looked like a fool.

Would Tao Xuan come back to continue this unfinished handshake after dealing with the accident? No one knew, but Liu Hao was too embarrassed to keep his hand there and wait any longer. With a livid face, he said "Let's go" and turned to leave.

He and He Ming walked to the elevator entrance, but were stopped by two club security guards.

"Vice-Captain Liu, Little He." The security guards greeted the two politely, but the words they said made the two furious, "Manager Cui instructed us to take you two away."

"What do you mean? Do you think we'll steal something or plant a bomb? Do you want to search us before we leave?" How could the two of them be in a good mood these days? Liu Hao was even more snubbed just now, and he finally exploded at this moment, his voice loud and clear.

"You misunderstood." The security guard quickly said, "We are taking you two through the side door. There are many people at the main entrance, and I'm afraid you won't be able to get out, especially with your popularity in the club!"

As soon as the two heard this, they immediately understood. They just didn't want the two of them to go through the main entrance, but the reason they gave was only half true. The main entrance was surrounded by a large group of team fans, and it would indeed be difficult for the two of them to get out. Usually, the two of them would definitely take the initiative to apply to go through the side door. But not today! The two of them really wanted to walk through the main entrance, patiently sign autographs for the fans, and tell them the news that the two of them were leaving. This was Xiao Shiqin's welcoming group, but the two wanted to turn it into their own farewell group first.

The club had been slow to announce the details of the transfer, perhaps there was some consideration? But the two of them now wanted to reveal it in advance, so that the club's plans would be affected.

So arranging for security guards to take the side door to protect the two of them was indeed a very plausible reason, but it was definitely not the main reason. The club had also considered that the atmosphere of the welcoming group would change as soon as these two walked through the main entrance, so they had taken precautions and were watching them!

"Haha, it's nothing, we're not unfamiliar with the enthusiasm of the fans, we can handle it, you don't need to worry about it at all." Liu Hao said coldly.

"Please listen to our arrangements! Otherwise, it will be difficult for everyone!" The security guard continued to persuade.

"Difficult? What's so difficult? This is our own business. Are you going to tie us out if we don't listen?" Liu Hao continued coldly. It would be a scandal if they were forcibly driven out of the side door.

"Of course not, if you insist, please!" The security guard opened the elevator.