Chapter 444: (Side Story) Kick Me Out Only After He Returns

【Scout Report, Shandong Luneng Football School】

Name: Tang Ye

Age: 10 years old.

Position: Midfielder / Attacking Midfielder / Winger / Striker.

Strengths: Excellent passing choices, calm, competitive, strong sense of rhythm, excellent ball feel.

Preferred foot: Right foot

Template: Platini, Hao Hao Junmin

Remarks 【Encrypted】: 1. Previously suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with mild dyslexia; symptoms alleviated after treatment but uncertainty remains; 2. Visual acuity 5.2 in both eyes, exceptional dynamic vision; 3. Projected height 177cm-182cm; 4. Weak discipline.

……

When not at home, he wanted to return; now that he was home, he didn't know what to do.

Sitting in front of the computer desk, Tang Ye let out a sigh of relief.

CF is really fun, but this game relies too heavily on mechanics; for Tang Ye, who had never played an FPS game before, the difficulty was extraordinarily high.

Walking out of the bedroom to find something to eat, Tang Ye checked the refrigerator on the second floor, but found nothing, so he went down to the first floor.

He took a plate of chicken mid-wings from the refrigerator; feeling quite hungry, he placed it on the dining table and began eating immediately.

Mm.

A bit cold, but the taste is truly excellent!

Lifting his head, Tang Ye caught sight of a newspaper lying on the seat opposite out of the corner of his eye; with nothing else to do, he picked it up to read.

"Where Is the Future? LeBron James Is About to Become a Free Agent"

The newspaper featured a photo of James celebrating after scoring, with an article below noting some of his match statistics.

His regular-season scoring average was nearly 30 points, while in the playoffs he directly broke through the 30-points-per-game mark.

"Truly amazing..."

Putting a chicken wing into his mouth, Tang Ye blinked his eyes.

Shandong Luneng Football School occasionally held basketball matches, so of course Tang Ye knew how exaggerated these statistics were.

Turning his head to look at the wall beside him, he saw a framed jersey hanging there.

【CAVALIERS (Cleveland Cavaliers)】

【James】

【23】

This belonged to his father—a signed jersey of James, the star player of the Cavaliers.

Tang Ye took a deep breath.

If he could play professional football in the future, he must become someone like James, a figure worthy of his father's admiration.

This had always been his goal!

It's just that...

Changing posture to squat directly on the chair, Tang Ye let his head droop.

It would still take a very long time.

All Tang Ye hoped for now was to grow up quickly, so he could give his own signed jersey to his father.

Of course, that was absolutely impossible right now.

If all he achieved was third place in the U13 national tournament, he could absolutely not give away a signed jersey, because his father would surely not want the shirt of a third-place finisher.

……

After school, Tang Ye walked together with Luo Kang.

The Honor Wall stood right at the entrance of the academic building; every day at noon, after finishing academic classes, one was bound to see this wall upon exiting.

The front of the Honor Wall recorded the school's most outstanding youth trainees, such as Wei Wei Shihao, who had already won an intercontinental championship at just 14 years old; these guys were already famous within the school.

Then there was the back side.

The back was not as grand as the front; it listed the names of all 277 youth trainees of Shandong Luneng School, along with their number of championships.

Because he was already very familiar with it, Tang Ye could spot his own name at first glance.

【Tang Ye (U13A), Number of Championships: 0】

"Tang Ye"

"Tang Ye?"

"Tang Ye!"

Luo Kang pressed both hands onto Tang Ye's shoulders and shook him, finally managing to call Tang Ye's attention back.

"You don't have to look at this every time; it's quite normal for us at this age to have no championships."

"But having a championship would be much better."

As Tang Ye and Luo Kang walked forward together, Tang Ye said, "Runner-up and third place certainly can't be shown to mom and dad, so only a championship is useful."

"Ai, you're too strict with yourself."

Luo Kang patted Tang Ye on the back: "But it's okay, Tang Ye; I guarantee I can join the Red Team within half a year, and then when we play in the national competition again, we should be champions."

"Haha."

Tang Ye looked into the distance; Luo Kang's words gave him hope.

……

Half a year later.

【Tang Ye, U15 Yellow Team. Remark: Skipping Levels (★★★★★)】

Looking at the student card he had just received, Tang Ye stood still without moving.

1, 2, 3, 4...

Counting the black stars on his student ID card.

Tang Ye didn't know what these stars were for, but he knew the number of stars on his card had increased by one compared to last year.

Now it was... hmm, five stars.

Although he didn't know if these stars could serve as leave passes, hanging them after his name actually looked pretty cool.

"Holy crap, Tang Ye, how did you get back?"

In Dorm U13, Xie Wenneng and Guo Guo Tianyu looked at Tang Ye with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"... I remember U15 finishes training in half an hour."

"It's fine, U15 doesn't take roll call anymore; I tried it twice before, and the coach never noticed when I left early, haha. You guys should hurry over to U15 too; then we can slip away together."

As he spoke, Tang Ye walked to his spot, sat down, and casually stuffed his newly issued student ID into the drawer: "But we can't have too many people running off at once; if too many leave, the coach might notice."

"So you're not training anymore? Shouldn't the next half hour be for stretching?"

"Doesn't matter anyway; even if I train, I still can't beat them. Damn it, those guys in U15 go all out during contact drills and hold nothing back."

Taking off his socks, Tang Ye poured iodine tincture onto his feet.

"Got stepped on again? Why aren't you fighting back, Tang Ye?"

Guo Guo Tianyu, on the upper bunk, poked his head out to look at Tang Ye sitting at his desk.

"I can't beat them, damn it; what else can I do? I want to fight them too."

Tang Ye used a tissue to wipe away the excess iodine tincture dripping from his feet onto the floor.

"Didn't you say you were going to pick fights with people when you first arrived?"

Xie Wenneng walked over and stood beside him: "You can't chicken out just because your opponents have gotten taller."

"I'll curse them out, but I won't lay a hand on them. Fighting means getting injured, so let's just leave it at that for now."

"Brother Neng, things are more complicated than you imagine; you wouldn't understand."

Tang Ye struck the pose of an experienced veteran, finished applying the iodine tincture, then pulled out his slippers from underneath and put them on: "So, what do you say? Want to head to the internet cafe and play some CrossFire? I'm all ready!"

"Internet cafe? Now?"

Xie Wenneng looked somewhat surprised: "Wait, are you sure? What if we get caught?"

"There are three of us; if we get caught, we get caught. We'll just get punished together. What are you afraid of, Brother Neng?"

One person committing an offense is certainly scary, but if a group commits an offense together, then it doesn't matter.

Inside the internet cafe, Tang Ye stared blankly at his computer screen.

Both Xie Wenneng and Guo Guo Tianyu were highly skilled CrossFire experts; in comparison, Tang Ye, who had only just figured out the keyboard, seemed far too weak.

At this hour, quite a few students from Shandong Luneng Football School were in the internet cafe; Tang Ye and his two companions had originally planned to play the Mutation mode, but due to an invitation from someone, they ended up forming a team for Bomb Defusal instead.

After going to the restroom and returning, Tang Ye discovered that all five spots in the room were already filled.

"This..."

Xie Wenneng felt a bit awkward, but since the remaining people in the room were all training partners, it wasn't right to kick them out.

"It's fine; I'm not very good anyway. You guys go ahead and play."

Tang Ye said; he knew that if he played Bomb Defusal mode with his current skill level, he would only drag his teammates down.

"You guys play first; if someone takes a break in the middle, just call me, and I'll jump in for a while. When he comes back, you can kick me out again."

(End of Chapter)