As soon as these words were spoken, Old Rice and other senior executives widened their eyes in shock.

The spectacular helicopter incident was indeed something that puzzled them, but because Gu Ran suddenly left due to injury, they had no time to think about it.

Now, Gu Ran suddenly brought it up, which means there must be some hidden story behind this!

Old Rice immediately asked, "The helicopter appearance is not the way you carefully designed it to appear?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "No, I was deliberately set up. If it weren't for Evelyn's father, Sir Adelaide, who helped me, I would have been trapped in an abandoned warehouse in the wilderness and couldn't get out."

"What!?"

Old Rice and others all exclaimed.

Gu Ran then briefly explained the whole story.

His tone remained calm the entire time, but huge waves were rising in the hearts of everyone present!

Such a sinister and vicious incident actually happened in a professional club! Old Rice was so angry that his teeth itched and his back felt cold. "I said at the time that Gu Ran must have been in trouble! I didn't expect that someone deliberately framed him! Gu, leave this matter to me, you rest assured and recover, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation! Harding, that bastard! I will tear him into pieces!"

This is also the first time that Old Rice got so angry!

Gu Ran smiled and said calmly, "Thank you, Mr. Rice. However, I don't want the club to forcefully terminate the contract with Harding. If that happens, they will have to pay him a termination fee."

Old Rice immediately said solemnly, "I understand, Gu! We can't let him get away with it like this! I know what to do! Gu, is there anything else?"

Gu Ran thought about it... thought hard...

It feels like something happened, but after everything that happened today, I can’t quite remember what it is.

Forget it, if I can’t remember, I’ll just stop thinking about it.

It's definitely not something important.

I'll tell you when I think of it!

Gu Ran then smiled and said, "Nothing."

Old Rice then said, "Okay, then we won't disturb you from resting. I'll let Evelyn come in to interview you later. By the way, how do you know Evelyn's father, Sir Adelaide?"

Well, I have fought in his manor twice... Of course I can’t say that!

Gu Ran cleared his throat and said, "This is a long story."

Old Rice smiled and said, "Let's talk later. Now we are leaving."

"Um."

"Gu, take a good rest, we will definitely seek justice for you!"

"Thanks!"

When Old Rice and others walked out of the ward, they all had gloomy faces.

Such a vicious incident happened in the club, especially one targeting the club's rising star. Any senior executive would find it difficult to calm down their anger.

In the eyes of the other senior executives and Evelin waiting at the door, this was a signal that "Gu Ran was seriously injured."

Evelin asked nervously, “Mr. Rice, Gu Ran…”

Old Rice said to Evelyn in a deep voice: “Evelyn, you…try not to mention Gu Ran’s injury in front of him. When you interview me, I need you to write a report directly saying that Gu Ran is seriously injured and may miss all the games in the new season.”

Evelin’s legs went weak and she almost fainted.

"Okay, you go in." After saying this, Old Rice hurriedly left with the senior executives.

They were going to stir up a bloody storm inside the club! Evelin cried alone outside the ward for a long time, then she managed to sort out her emotions, put on a relaxed smile, and pushed the door and walked into the ward.

When Gu Ran saw Evelin walk in alone, he couldn’t control his excitement, “Hi~ Evelin!”

“Gu—” Evelin tried to control her grief and smiled softly at Gu Ran.

"Come here quickly, let me hug you!" As he said that, Gu Ran was about to lift the quilt and get up.

“Gu, don’t! Don’t do this!” Evelin hurried over and pressed Gu Ran onto the bed.

Gu Ran took advantage of the situation and hugged Evelin’s slender waist and groped her, “I don’t know what’s wrong, but I always feel that you are particularly... beautiful today!”

Evelyn was wearing a more formal red and white professional suit today. This was also a professional suit she wore so that she could ask questions at the post-match press conference. There was nothing special about it, and it would not give people any improper thoughts.

However, Gu Ran, whose physical fitness had just been upgraded to 81 points, could only see scenes of him playing jungle with Evelynn!

Evelin anxiously held Gu Ran’s hand, “Gu, you are so seriously injured, don’t move!”

Gu Ran said indifferently: "I'm fine, I'm really fine!"

You should hide your injury from others, but there is no need to hide it from your woman.

"If you don't believe me, I'll show you."

As he spoke, Gu Ran was about to lift the quilt to show Evelin his ankle.

Only halfway through, Evelin pressed down the quilt anxiously, “Gu, don’t do this, really, I know you’re feeling very uncomfortable now, and I want to, too, but…we can’t do that kind of thing at this time! If I do that kind of thing with you at this time, then am I still a human being? What’s the difference between me and a beast?”

What the hell?

Evelynn, why are you so serious all of a sudden? Why didn't you say this when you were playing in the jungle?

Aren’t you usually the one who likes to play in the wild?

Is it because the hospital is not wild enough?

I don’t know if there is a small forest outside the hospital…

Bah! I really just want you to see my injury! I am really gifted! Gu Ran took a deep breath, "Evelin, you misunderstood, I am not going to take off my pants, I just want to show you my ankle. My ankle is really fine, it's just a little swollen, and I will be able to get out of bed once the swelling goes down."

Evelin blushed, “What swelling… Gu Ran, don’t say such weird things! I, I, I don’t understand what you are saying!”

Oh shit!

What's weird about me?

No! I have to show you today, otherwise I will be a pervert.

So, I can only use force!

Gu Ran immediately grabbed Evelin’s wrist with one hand and lifted the quilt with the other hand, “Evelin, look, you must look!”

Evelin struggled with a sad face, “Gu, don’t do this, really, you really don’t do this, I won’t watch it, I really won’t watch it!”

Gu Ran continued to pull, "Just take a look! Can I still eat you?"

"No, no, I'm afraid if I see it, I won't be able to resist eating it!"

Eh? Something's wrong with you! You actually want to eat my ankle?

“Look at this!”

“Don’t do this, don’t do this!”

The movements of the two men became more and more vigorous, and Gu Ran's blood was boiling.

While they were arguing enthusiastically, Dr. Bob pushed the door open and came in with a group of orthopedic surgeons to do their rounds.

The doctors were all stunned.

Gu Ran quickly lifted up the quilt to cover his vital parts.

Evelin also hurriedly struggled to get up from the bed and fastened the buttons on the chest of her shirt that had inexplicably come undone.

Doctor Bob asked curiously: "What are you doing..."

Evelin quickly said, “I’m a reporter from the Advance Saints, and we were just…interviewing.”

Gu Ran said calmly, "Ahem, yes. I was just demonstrating to this reporter what a red card foul is."

"Oh..." Dr. Bob nodded. "Then you guys continue. I also want to see what kind of postures are involved in red card fouls."

Evelin said quickly, “The interview is almost over, Gu, you need to rest well, and don’t…think too much. I… am leaving.”

Evelin’s eyes were filled with reluctance, but she had no choice but to leave at this time.

If she didn't leave, she was worried that Gu Ran's injuries would become more serious.

The side effects of 81 points of physical fitness are too harsh...

Gu Ran watched Evelin’s slender back as she left, swallowing subconsciously.

Dr. Bob cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Gu Ran, would you like to have some private space first?"

"No need!" Gu Ran said quickly, "It's okay."

Although the quilt is swollen, it is not the ankle, so it does not affect the examination and treatment.

"Okay, I'm going to examine you now."

As soon as Dr. Bob raised his hand, the doctor next to him immediately put on a pair of disposable medical gloves.

Doctor Bob lifted the sheet from Gu Ran's feet, pinched Gu Ran's ankle with his hands and pressed it repeatedly, "Does it hurt here? How about here? Is it numb here? Can you move it a little bit?"

Gu Ran then moved his ankles a few times.

Dr. Bob nodded and raised his hand, and the doctor next to him helped him take off his disposable medical gloves.

"Mr. Gu Ran, after instrument testing and my own touch test, I can tell you responsibly that your injuries are not serious at all."

"Of course, your muscles still have some minor injuries. Normally, you need to rest for three to seven days, depending on your physical condition."

"Also, your club's top management just talked to me. They hope you can rest here for at least a week and keep your injury confidential."

"We will come to check your injuries every day. If there is no abnormality within 7 days, you can be discharged from the hospital."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

Having to stay in the hospital for seven days...this is really going to drive me crazy!

Let's not talk about how uncomfortable it would be to not be able to play football for 7 days. The key is how to get free football skills and training results in these 7 days! Also, what about Olsen? Aren't all the talent points wasted?

Then Dr. Bob continued, "We will arrange two professional medical staff for you to take care of your diet, living and daily needs."

As he spoke, Dr. Bob pointed to the two burly male nurses at the end of the medical team.

The two male nurses had obvious features, both were big black men with fur as wide as a palm.

Gu Ran quickly asked: "Doctor, doctor, can I find a nurse myself?"

Doctor Bob shrugged. "Of course, but I want to emphasize that these two doctors are very professional, and the cost is included in your ward service fee. If you don't use it, the money cannot be refunded."

Gu Ran said firmly: "No problem!"

My goodness, two big black guys with fur as thick as a palm, who can stand this?

Dr. Bob said, "You can only find two nurses for yourself at most."

Gu Ran said: "It's enough for me to find one!"

Doctor Bob said, "Okay, next, I will arrange for a doctor to put a plaster cast on your ankle until you are discharged from the hospital. Actually, your injury does not require a plaster cast, but this is the requirement of your club to prevent outsiders from knowing your injury, so please understand."

The doctors quickly got busy, and Mai Fu also came forward to help. After a while, Gu Ran's left ankle was covered with plaster.

The plaster went all the way up to Gu Ran's knee, covering most of his good leg.

Gu Ran asked in confusion: "Is this necessary?"

Dr. Bob smiled and said, “This is the requirement of your club.”

All right……

Now, even if Evelin wanted to see the injury, she couldn’t.

Gu Ran lay down with a melancholy look on his face.

Doctor Bob took the opportunity to say to McFadden, "Your medical skills are pretty good. How about that? Are you interested in working for me as a doctor?"

Mave's eyes widened with excitement, "Me?"

Doctor Bob smiled and said, "Yes, I am very optimistic about you."

"Oh my God!" Mave covered his chest, "Am I really so honored? I actually got the affirmation from the famous doctor, Dr. Bob! This is something I could never have imagined in my dreams!"

"So, you agree?"

"Oh no," Mave grinned, "I'm just happy and excited for myself. But I'm sorry, I still like the club. To be more precise, I enjoy being with Gu Ran and being his exclusive team doctor. Although every day is stressful and exciting, I have to work overtime every day, and I don't earn much, but I enjoy it."

Well, Mai Fu is not confused about important matters!

Maf knew very well that although he played a role in this medical miracle, the real key was Gu Ran's extraordinary talent.

If you follow a famous doctor, the best you can do is become a famous doctor yourself.

And if he follows Gu Ran, his reputation among the stars will sooner or later surpass that of all doctors and break through the boundaries!

Only a fool would leave Gu Ran! Doctor Bob did not force her, "Well, everyone has their own aspirations. Well, we will continue our rounds tomorrow. Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Dr. Bob."

After Dr. Bob and the others left the ward, Mai Fu happily approached Gu Ran, who looked depressed, and said, "Gu, is that nursing position for you going to be mine? I knew you would choose me!"

Gu Ran said weakly: "No."

"Uh..." Mai Fu's face turned red. "But I'm a doctor. I'm very familiar with you. I know how to take care of you best."

But you are not a woman!

Gu Ran cleared his throat, "Mai Fu, I want to be quiet."

"Oh, okay, okay." Maverick left the ward tactfully.

Just as Gu Ran closed his eyes, the door of the luxurious special ward was knocked again.

"Hi, Gu!"

Coach Adkins and Lallana each held a bouquet of flowers and pushed the door open and walked into the ward.

Gu Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, "Coach Adkins! Lallana! Why are you here?"

Coach Adkins stepped forward and held Gu Ran's shoulders, "Gu, lie down quickly and don't move."

Lallana said: "After we finished the game, we didn't even hold a post-match press conference, we came directly to the hospital to see you. Originally, the whole team came, but when we arrived at the hospital gate, the doctor said that the club had an order that only two people could come to visit, so only me and the coach came in, and the other brothers were downstairs in the hospital. Gu... We are with you!"

Lallana looked at Gu Ran's stiff plaster leg and couldn't help but feel sad, tears were about to fall.

Gu Ran quickly said: "I'm fine, I'm actually...nothing serious."

Lallana wiped away tears and said: "Gu, you are so strong and optimistic!"

Coach Adkins cleared his throat and nodded calmly to Gu Ran, "Gu, Mr. Rice has already told me about your situation. During this period of time, don't think about anything else. Just rest here with peace of mind."

"Okay, coach." Gu Ran felt reassured.

Obviously, Coach Adkins knew Gu Ran's true injury condition, but Lallana did not.

This means that Gu Ran will still be able to start in the friendly match against Arsenal.

Gu Ran asked: "By the way, what was the result of the game?"

Coach Adkins said expressionlessly: "Thanks to your outstanding performance in the first half, we easily won the home opener."

Lallana said: "Yeah, it was a red card, even Coach Adkins got a red card."

Gu Ran: ...

Coach Adkins waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about it. The final score was 6:1. In the second half, you were not there, and both teams played in a fragmented manner. The rhythm of the game was always interrupted by fouls, so I let them go and practiced the three-back lineup."

Gu Ran's brows twitched slightly.

The three-back formation was not in Coach Adkins' previous plan.

It seems that Coach Adkins also doesn't like Harding's style, so he would rather use three defenders than let Harding, the left back, play.

Gu Ran then asked, "Coach, can you tell me about your three-back formation?"

Lallana said in astonishment: "Gu, are you crazy? You are so seriously injured! You should rest!"

Coach Adkins calmly took out the tactical board and said, "My idea for the three-back formation is this: the basic formation is 352. The two wingers will be slightly behind, and the center midfielder will rush forward. We will use the numerical advantage of the midfield to fight local confrontations..."

As Coach Adkins spoke, he quickly drew the tactical diagram for the second half on the tactical board.

Gu Ran watched it very seriously.

This already has a bit of the meaning of all-out attack and defense.

When attacking, the two full-backs will advance to become wing forwards, and when defending, the two full-backs will shrink to become wing backs.

In the absence of strong full-backs and strong defensive midfielders, this 352 formation is definitely smooth, but it still has advantages in positional warfare against weak teams.

But it is obvious that Coach Adkins has studied this set of tactics thoroughly. It does not seem to be a spur-of-the-moment idea, but more like a preparation for some new tactical changes in the future.

After introducing the 352 tactics, Coach Adkins said, "Gu, even though you were injured and left the field, you were still named the best player of the game. Your post-match rating was 8.1 points. If you hadn't been injured by the tackle, your post-match rating would have been even higher."

Lallana said with a painful expression: "Coach, aren't you rubbing salt into Gu Ran's wounds by saying this at this time? You are too cruel!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you for the encouragement, coach. I am also partly responsible for this injury. I have thought about it. If I had been able to stabilize myself and pass the ball again, I would not be in this situation now."

Lallana said in shock: "Gu, why are you criticizing yourself..."

Coach Adkins said with satisfaction: "Very good, Gu, I am really happy that you think this way. You are a smart player who is constantly improving. Everyone makes mistakes, even the top talents make mistakes. The key is to learn from them in the future."

Gu Ran said sincerely: "Yes."

Lallana gasped, "I can no longer tell which of you two is more cruel."

Gu Ran comforted Lallana in return, "It's okay, it's okay."

"Oh, right!" Lallana suddenly remembered something, and then took out Gu Ran's backpack and handed it to Gu Ran, "Here are your things, I got them all for you."

Gu Ran grinned and said, "That's exactly what I needed! Thank you, Lallana!"

Lallana shook his head in admiration, "Gu, you are really too optimistic, really too optimistic."

Gu Ran opened his backpack and took out his cell phone.

The phone is full of missed calls and unread text messages!

Coach Adkins immediately packed up the tactical board, stood up and said, "Okay, it's time for us to go. Gu, you should have a good rest. I'll wait for you to return."

Lallana hurriedly said, "Wait! Coach! We only have this one precious visit opportunity, can't we stay a little longer?"

Gu Ran said to Coach Adkins gratefully: "Thank you, Coach. Well, I won't get up to see you off."

"No, goodbye." Coach Adkins nodded calmly at Gu Ran, turned and walked out of the ward.

Lallana stomped his feet in anger. “Does Southampton Club still have any humanity? Gu, you must be strong! I know you must be feeling unspeakable pain in your heart right now. It doesn’t matter if the coach doesn’t care about you. You still have me! And the brothers downstairs! I am willing to stay and be your listener—”

Gu Ran waved his hand while holding the phone, "Goodbye, Lallana!"

After saying that, he buried his head in reading text messages on his phone.

Lallana's lips trembled, "Oh, goodbye..."

After Coach Adkins and Lallana left, Gu Ran focused on checking his phone.

Hundreds of missed calls.

Hundreds of unread text messages.

From Gu Ran's small team to other club staff, including the security captain Kenny at the training base, several text messages were sent to express condolences.

MaxxRT and others also sent messages of condolences, expressing concern about the injuries.

Gu Ran was touched, but did not reply.

There were also messages of condolences from scouts from various small clubs, as well as from reporters from major media outlets.

These people may not be expressing their sincere condolences, but are more likely to be gathering information.

Especially those media reporters, who are eager to make a big news every day. Now that there is finally a ready-made big news, they will naturally not let it go.

Gu Ran knew with just a little thought that the outside of the hospital must be full of paparazzi.

As for these messages of condolences, there were so many that Gu Ran was too lazy to reply.

Coach Carter also sent a text message, expressing concern about Gu Ran's injury.

You don’t have to reply to other people’s messages, but you still have to reply to Coach Carter’s messages.

Gu Ran thought about it, and then replied to Coach Carter: [Don't worry, ask Old Rice for the details.] Kick the ball to Old Rice and let him explain.

The next text was from Sir Adelaide.

Sir Adelaide is the owner of Hayden Manor, the owner of the helicopter, Evelyn's father, and the person who helped Gu Ran out of trouble.

I had to reply to his text messages of condolences.

Gu Ran thought for a moment, then replied: [Thank you Sir for your concern, I'm afraid I can't go to the manor to drink tonight. The doctor forbids me to play with my phone, so I can't chat with Sir for a long time, sorry sorry.] Sir Adelaide's reply text message came back immediately: [Gu! Rest well! We are all looking forward to the day when you return as a king!] Gu Ran smiled, and his heart was warmed.

The next message was from an unknown number.

[Hi, Gu! I'm Abby! I heard that you were seriously injured in the game! I'm really sad! This is all my fault. You must have missed a rest last night because you sent me off. How can I make up for my sin? Please, tell me which hospital you are in and give me a chance to atone for my sin! You can punish me in any way you want as long as it makes you happy!] Attached to the text message was a photo of Abby Clancy with disheveled hair and tears in her eyes.

Holy shit…

I can smell the stench through the phone screen! Leave me alone, Abi! I am really a serious person!

I really just want to play handball... Ugh! I really just want to play football! Gu Ran hardened his heart, looked at Abi's photo a few more times, and then pressed the delete key.

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(End of this chapter)