Champion’s Heart

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi said to Serkan who was driving: Please take me directly to Dortmund State Hospital, Mr. Serkan.

Okay. Serkan didn't say much. He had already heard the conversation between Zhou Yi and his friend, and of course he knew what happened.

Mark Wagner's sudden injury was important news today, and he had already heard about the relationship between Zhou Yi and Mark from Schulze.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi used his mobile phone to surf the Internet, searching for news about Mark's injury.

He didn't waste much effort. As soon as he opened the official website of Kicker, he saw the photo of Mark being carried on a stretcher.

He covered his face with his hands, but he could not hide his pain and disappointment.

This scene is all too familiar to Zhou Yi. A player will only show such emotions when he is seriously injured.

Zhou Yi felt more and more that the situation was not good.

He continued reading, and the text recorded in detail how Mark was injured.

...In the 62nd minute of the game, Wagner lost his balance and fell to the ground while competing with the opponent for a header in the penalty area. Then, after the Azerbaijani defender Melikov, who also lost his balance, landed, the weight of his entire body They all fell on Wagner, and the part that bore the weight was his right knee... From the slow motion of the game broadcast, we can see that because Mark Wagner's body posture had not yet adjusted at that time, when May Likov fell behind Wagner's knee injury, which caused a significant distortion of his knee joint...

Subsequently, Wagner fell to the ground and could not stand up again. After the German team doctor came to check, he was carried out of the field at a single price, and was directly put into an ambulance and driven away from the stadium... After the game, the German team Head coach Loew expressed concern about Wagner's injury, but there is currently no further injury report, so everyone does not know the exact extent of Mark Wagner's injury...

Zhou Yi looked at his watch, it was 11:30 pm on September 7th.

The match between Germany and Azerbaijan started at 8:45 in the evening. It has not been long since the game ended, so it is normal that there are no further injury reports in the media.

But looking at the media's description, Zhou Yi's mind was filled with bad thoughts.

Thinking of this, he reopened his mobile browser and entered keywords like knee injury into the search engine...

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When the car arrived at the state hospital,

After Zhou Yi jumped out of the car, he saw Schulze waiting for him at the door.

How's the situation? he asked after seeing Schulze.

Not good... Schulze said in a low voice with a tired look on his face. The doctor said it was a torn cruciate ligament in the knee...

Hearing this word, Zhou Yi's eyes widened: How could this happen?

But he didn't stop, and the two of them walked inside while talking, even forgetting to take the suitcase he put in the trunk of the car.

Serkan looked at the backs of the two people leaving in a hurry and shook his head. He did not remind Zhou Yi aloud. He knew that Zhou Yi would definitely not be able to take care of it now. He would just help keep this box for the time being...

Mark was so unlucky. When he was hit by the opponent, his knee joint was obviously twisted and deformed... Schulze sighed.

If you are not hit, or if the opponent's impact point is elsewhere, it will only hurt a little bit, and it will not be a serious problem. You can get up and pat your butt, and you can continue the game.

But it happened that the place to bear the burden of the big guy who was 1.9 meters tall and weighed over 85 kilograms was his knees...

How is Mark now? Zhou Yi asked again.

In the ward, we have rejected the news media's request to visit, so we are going this way... With that, Schulze led Zhou Yi around and walked to another elevator.

This game also happened to be played at the West**** Stadium, Dortmund's home stadium, so Mark was sent to the local hospital in Dortmund after he was injured.

Otherwise, Zhou Yi would have to fly to Berlin or Munich.

Where is Mark's mood? Zhou Yi is more concerned about this now.

Not high... Schulze said honestly.

After hearing this, Zhou Yi stopped talking. There was a silence in the elevator. There was no other sound except the low-frequency buzz of the air conditioner.

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When Zhou Yi and Schulze came out of the elevator, they immediately saw Cortana sitting outside the ward.

She sat there in a daze, and when Zhou Yi and Schulze walked up to her, she realized there was someone in front of her. She raised her head and took a look, and then she was a little surprised: Why are you here?

Can't I come? Zhou Yi glanced into the ward, but he didn't see anything because the blinds were closed.

He did not open the door rashly, but sat down next to Cortana, while Schulze sat on the other end of the bench very wisely.

Mark is a good friend of mine.

You are not in the national team...

We've finished kicking. I just came back... Hey, where's my suitcase? Only then did Zhou Yi realize that he didn't take the suitcase at all.

He turned to look at Schulze.

Schulze spread his hands: You must have forgotten it in Otaka's car. I'll call him and ask...

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and walked towards the stairwell.

Zhou Yi and Cortana were the only ones left in the corridor.

You came directly from the airport? Cortana asked.

Yes. Zhou Yi nodded. He found that Cortana was not in a very high mood. This was understandable. His brother was seriously injured. Who could be in a high mood? His own mood was not very good either.

How is Mark? Although he had already asked Schulze, Zhou Yi still wanted to ask Cortana.

Rupture of the cruciate ligament in the right knee.

Broken? Zhou Yi was surprised when he heard this. Schulze told him it was a tear, but Cortana told him it was a break. He still remembered that when he had a muscle strain, the things Cortana gave him to teach him, the breakage was more serious than the tear...

They performed a drawer test on him and determined that it was a ligament problem. There are four ligaments in the knee, and he broke one - the anterior cruciate ligament. Cortana said calmly, as calmly as a professional doctor , have become accustomed to seeing life and death. But the look in her eyes seemed to be a body that had lost its soul. Her eyes were hollow and without focus.

Fuck... Zhou Yi could only say this, of course he said it in German.

Even if you are not a professional player, as an ordinary fan, you can clearly understand the concept of cruciate ligament rupture. This is the most famous injury in professional football because it has affected so many superstars.

From Baggio to Del Piero, from Ronaldo to Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In Germany, the most famous example of cruciate ligament injury is Deisler. This German football genius suffered the same injury as Mark today. The anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee was completely ruptured. He underwent six ACL surgeries in six years, which ultimately led to his early retirement.

So Zhou Yi knew how terrible this injury was for Mark.

What about surgery? he asked.

We should have surgery tomorrow, Cortana said.

Generally, if the cruciate ligament is ruptured, surgery must be performed immediately without delay. Because there is concern that the broken ligament will be absorbed by tissue fluid, it may be necessary to transplant an artificial ligament. For ordinary people, it may not have much impact, but for professional athletes, it has a huge impact.

How is Mark's spirit...?

Go and see for yourself... Cortana was tired of such questions and answers, stood up and walked towards the stairwell.

Zhou Yi turned to look at her back, suddenly feeling that her back looked helpless in the empty hospital corridor.

Cortana. Zhou Yi couldn't help calling.

Cortana stopped but didn't look back.

No matter what, don't lose hope, you are his sister. Zhou Yi said.

Cortana didn't respond to him, but kept walking.

Zhou Yi knocked on the door of the ward.

Please come in. A deep and hoarse voice sounded from inside, it was Old Wagner.

Zhou Yi pushed the door open and saw Mark lying on the hospital bed and the Wagners sitting in front of the window.

Old Wagner looked back at Zhou Yi, surprised - he thought the person knocking on the door was either Cortana, Mark's agent Schulze, or a doctor or nurse, but he didn't expect... it was Zhou Yi!

He stood up from his seat in surprise and looked at him with wide eyes, unable to make a sound.

Mrs. Wagner was too sad and was sobbing, so she didn't see Zhou Yi.

Mark was lying on the bed, keeping his head turned and looking out the window, motionless, as if he were a dead person.

Hi, Mark. Zhou Yi called softly as he walked to the bed.

He clearly saw that when he made a sound, Mark's body on the bed shook slightly.

Mrs. Wagner, who was sobbing with her head down, also raised her head in surprise, with tears on her face.

You are so embarrassed... Zhou Yi looked at Mark and smiled.

Zhou Yi... Looking at his idol and friend, Mark finally couldn't help crying, I...I'm done... (To be continued.)