Todd was examined by a doctor in the hospital. Now he is lying on the hospital bed. The wounds on his head and hands have been bandaged, but the bruises on his face are a bit scary.

But Todd didn't care about this at all. Although he had stopped crying and his sanity gradually returned, he still refused to communicate with the hospital. He just wanted to drive back to Rome at dawn tomorrow and end this terrible situation.

Todd, who was tossing and turning, remembered playing football with his friends in the alley when he was a child, going to watch Lazio games with his father, the ridiculous years on campus in Rome, and his ambition when he first got his football agent's license.

I remember how I ignored Sophia eight years ago because I was busy with work...

Todd thought about all the most profound things in his 38 years of memory, and found that he had missed too much.

Damn it, Sophia may have already started a family. I wonder where she went when she left...

The message tone on the phone brought Todd back to reality. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Mashki. It was already 1 o'clock in the morning. Mashki sending a message at this time was most likely not good news. Todd's

His heart has become cold and his fighting spirit is gone. He will leave football-related jobs in the future, so it doesn't matter to him even if he is fired now.

"Sorry for sending you a message at this time, old man, but I think I should tell you my choice as soon as possible. The club has agreed for us to go to Asia, and also said that as long as they are willing to sign me, Parma will immediately declare the contract void. Absolutely not

became an obstacle to signing a contract. After careful discussion between Maria and I, we decided to choose the Japanese club. Although they are not a professional team yet, I am willing to help them become a professional team. This may be a risk for me.

, and may even bet on my last football career, but I am still willing to take this risk because I trust my agent. Good night, have a good dream, and remember to call me when you see the message in the morning!"

A teardrop shattered on the phone screen, followed by a second drop, a third drop...

Todd burst into tears again, his cold heart became hot again, and the idea of ​​giving up just now was forgotten.

"I want to become the most famous football agent, and I want my players to be famous all over the world!"

The initial heroic words echoed in his mind, and Todd felt his power return.

Regardless of the image, he wiped his tears with his sleeves and wiped the phone screen randomly on the quilt. Todd coughed twice to adjust his vocal cords, and then he dialed Mashki. The call was quickly connected, and Todd suppressed his excitement and took the lead.

Open your mouth.

Todd: "Dear Mashki, you won't regret this decision, I promise!"

Mashki: "Haha, Todd, I never regret it. No matter what, I thank you."

Todd: "No, Mashki, my brother, I should be the one thanking you, thanking you for believing in me at the last moment."

Mashki: "You have never deceived me in all these years, and you have always treated me like a brother. But now there is a problem. Maria wants to accompany me to Japan for a visit, otherwise she will not worry, so...

"

Todd: "No problem, I will arrange this. The round-trip air tickets, meals and accommodation will be paid for by Gestifute International. What about the children? Will the children come together?"

Mashki: "No, Maria's parents will come over to help take care of them for a few days. If I can sign with a Japanese team, they will move here to help take care of the two children, and they will go to Japan to accompany them during holidays and summer vacations.

I, this is what we planned."

After Todd listened to Mashki's arrangements, it was obvious that the couple had really considered all their concerns and had given up on going to Japan. Todd no longer had any reason to back down.

"Okay, Mashki, please send me Maria's passport information. I will book a flight to Japan now. I believe it will be a pleasant journey..."

"Hey, sir, this is the ward. Your voice is too loud. The patient in the next room complained to us."

Just when Todd was still about to describe the journey, a nurse with a tired face appeared at the door of the ward and her tone was quite unkind.

Todd quickly made an apology gesture and then jogged outside the hospital. Mashki asked anxiously several times along the way.

"Todd, why are you in the hospital, what happened?"

Todd didn't want Mashki to guess, so he told him what happened after he left his house tonight. Of course, he cried sparingly in the middle and skipped it.

Mashki: "God, you are so messy. I will come over and see you right away."

After saying that, Mashki hung up the phone without waiting for Todd to refuse. Todd had no choice but to smile bitterly. It seemed that he would not be able to sleep tonight.

Since you can't sleep, let's work. Todd laughed. He couldn't remember the last time he laughed at work. It felt so good.

Picking up the phone and rummaging through the address book, Todd made several calls in succession. Like the Spanish, Italians are known as the laziest country, so you can imagine how irritable people are when they are woken up by phone calls in the early morning.

Fortunately, this was outside the hospital gate, so Todd did not receive any complaints.

After making seven or eight calls in a row and being scolded countless times, Todd finally made preparations for departure, and just at this time Mashki arrived.

One of the two had bandages on his hands and head, and his face was bruised and bruised. The other ran from home in pajamas and was panting from exhaustion. When they saw each other's embarrassment, they couldn't help but point at each other and laugh.

Men are really strange creatures. They are very afraid of their cowardly and shy emotions being seen by others, but when they find that the other person is in the same situation as themselves, they feel sympathy for each other inexplicably.

After confirming that Todd only had a skin injury, Mashki went home with peace of mind. Before leaving, he told Todd that he must go to their house for breakfast tomorrow.

...

Parma is just a small city. If you want to fly to Tokyo, you can only go to big cities like Milan and Rome. Milan happens to be only more than 100 kilometers away from Parma, and there are suitable flights, so they chose to fly from Milan Malpensa Airport.

Set off.

At 10 a.m. Tokyo time, after a 16-hour long flight, the plane finally landed at Tokyo Narita Airport.

"Damn it, I just said I forgot something. It's my Fiat Panda. It's parked downstairs at your house. God bless you, the parking fee in Parma is not expensive."

"No, I'm sorry to tell you Todd, the city government raised the street parking fees last quarter, and I'm afraid they won't be much cheaper than in Rome."

Maria couldn't stop laughing. He didn't expect that her husband, who had always been dull, was so talented at deceiving people. Todd actually completely believed her husband's serious nonsense.

Well, you have to be careful about this. I heard that Japanese Xiao Bichi is no more honest than European and American women. No, she is more slutty. In the future, phone checks will not be enough, so you must open a video chat. Yes, just do it!

Mashki never knew until his death how much trouble a little joke he and Todd would cause in the future. If he knew the problem was here, he would definitely give himself a slap in the face.

At the exit, there were signs held by Imabari FC staff. One of the very conspicuous signs read the same thing in English and Italian: "Imabari FC welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Mashki and Mr. Todd!"

The person in charge of picking up people at the airport was Matsumoto Ahito. This guy was not only proficient in Chinese, but also fluent in English. The two parties quickly met together. Someone helped to salute, and the four of them walked slowly out leisurely, talking as they walked.

Some nonsense like "I had a hard time on the road".

Mashki was most concerned about the trial training, so after chatting for a while he asked about the focus of the trip.

"Can we see Mr. Okada today? When will the trial start?"

"Sorry Mr. Mashki, Mr. Okada is leading the team to play an away game. The game is at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Under normal circumstances, you can return to Imabari in the evening. You just happen to be jet-lagged today, so take a good rest. We will meet tomorrow

You can arrange a trial training. Of course, if you need a longer rest, it is also possible to arrange a trial training for you the day after tomorrow."

Mashki smiled, he was a little anxious. Indeed, it would be better to wait until he has adjusted his condition before trying out, but he slept for a long time on the plane, so he is not tired now.

Todd heard that Takeshi Okada was leading the team to play away games, and he suddenly had an idea. He thought it should be able to help Mashki.

"Can we please stop going to Imabari now? If you can please arrange for us to watch an away game without VIP tickets. We can just sit in the stands."

Watching an Imabari FC game live, Mashiki, as a professional player, will definitely be able to discover many things, such as the team's playing characteristics, the head coach's tactical style, the abilities of his teammates, the team's flaws, etc. Then Mashiki

In the trial training tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you can show your abilities in a targeted manner. Wouldn't this be twice the result with half the effort?

Mashki also realized this and quickly applied.

Although this was somewhat different from the previous reception plan, the other party was from Gestifute International, so Imabari FC still wanted to give it some face. In addition, it was not troublesome to change the train ticket, so I reported it to the club and agreed.

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Mitsubishi Stadium, the home stadium of Suzuka Unlimited, is very distinctive. The entire stadium looks like a huge refrigerator. This is in line with Mitsubishi as the title sponsor. After all, they also produce refrigerators.

However, unlike the cold in the refrigerator, the atmosphere inside Mitsubishi Stadium is quite warm. The attendance rate of the stadium that can accommodate 30,000 people exceeds 70%, which is already very impressive. You must know that their total city population does not exceed 190,000, which is very high.

Horrible.
Chapter completed!