Back in the game, I'm still the big devil

George and Sauron, Roy and Arthur, plus the team leaders or head coaches of the three teams sat down in the hotel lobby to inquire and discuss what happened just now.

"No matter what my teammates said wrong, it's not worth Roy's violent treatment."

George clenched his fists tightly, "We must inform the organizers of this matter. It is meaningless to sit down and talk about it now."

As long as this matter is reported to the organizing committee, and today is an offseason, it will be dealt with quickly.

Roy's punishment will be announced tomorrow morning.

Although Roy only hit Sauron, Roy will definitely be punished because the use of violence has already been involved-at least 30 seconds of punishment time will be added to Roy's total score.

That way George could breathe a little easier.

But the deadliest thing will be public opinion——

Previously, Roy was regarded as a rising star in this Tour de France.

Once this matter is widely publicized, his reputation will immediately turn 180°.

Young people don't talk about Wude, so what if they are talented?

At that time, overwhelming criticism will emerge, and the mentality of this young man who loves vanity and pays attention to the media will definitely be affected.

George was making wishful thinking, but Roy was smiling happily.He continued to play with his mobile phone, frightened the wily head coach Victor beside him.

"Your teammate Sauron, he said something insulting to our sponsor."

Roy said with a grin.

Sauron, who was sitting next to George, immediately petrified—how could he have it?

"Our sponsors are indeed not as strong as your team's sponsors, but they are a serious business that started from a business. How come they are so poor that they are not worthy of a Tour de France?"

The sponsor of Dadi Racing Team, Dadi Agricultural Machinery Group, is indeed a company that sounds like a strong local flavor.

But this company has a good reputation in France, especially in the areas that must pass through the Tour de France. "Land" is widely welcomed due to the excellent quality and reasonable price of its products.

Riders rode across the fields where the wheat waves rolled, heard the crisp sound of cow bells in their ears, and watched the windmills of the mill slowly turning in the distance... 80.00% of the places where the Tour de France passed were large farms.

Therefore, Dadi Group is very popular in these areas.

To slander the sponsors of Dadi Team is to offend the region where most stages are located.

If this matter is reported to the event organizers, would it be strange if the organizers don't jump their feet?

George and the team leader of the Renault team couldn't help but change their faces, thinking that Sauron is really weak, and he has never seen someone who wants to find someone else's sponsor.

Arthur, on the other hand, kept his face sullen, silent on the sidelines.

Everyone thought he was just a witness, only Roy, Sauron and him, these three parties knew it was not.

"I do not have!"

Sauron, who was belatedly aware of it, finally came to his senses and jumped up to deny it: "I don't have it, do you have evidence?"

Roy turned on his phone and started playing the recording.

The recording was recorded in his pocket. Sauron's voice was not clear and intermittent.

"Rustic country bumpkins, rustic old hats...here, this year's Tour de France...it's a shame!"

That's all I can hear.

Sauron was dumbfounded, but this was indeed what he said, and no one would believe it even if he justified it.

Others cast reproachful glances at him—why is this young man so sloppy?

"Old Fox" Victor immediately took out his mobile phone: "I will contact the PR department of our sponsor now to see what they think about this matter."

"We will reserve the right to further appeal to your team. I personally think that although our team's driver's reaction was a bit extreme, it is indeed your provocation first."

"I have worked in this industry for 30 years, what situation have I not seen?"

Victor raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes shone coldly behind the lenses.

"Send a clown to openly provoke, trying to stigmatize the drivers who are in direct competition with your team... I see this kind of 'small trick' once or twice a year."

"If your team insists on complaining to the race party, then I'm sorry, we will immediately notify my team's sponsors, and they will come forward to coordinate with the race party."

"This……"

The head of the Renault team immediately hesitated.

Since there is no way to bring the expected loss to the opponent, the Renault team does not want to take the risk of offending all the regions hosting the event and trouble Roy again.

"This is a misunderstanding, and I think it must not be based on Sauron's original intention..."

George, the leader of the Renault team, put on a look of reconciliation, and forced a smile to appease both parties.

Sauron: This was not my original intention!

"In this way, although both Roy and Sauron have acted a little too aggressively, but now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I think it's better to turn the big thing into a small one, and let it go."

The head of the Renault team lost his aggressive tone and changed his tone.

Roy, on the other hand, had a stern face and refused to let go.

Holding his mobile phone in his hand, staring at the dejected Sauron, he said loudly, "Apologize to Arthur!"

Arthur and the head coach of the Bollet team had been sitting quietly beside him until now.

It is estimated that the coach of the Baolai team also thought that Arthur was just a bystander and a witness.

Who knew that Roy suddenly asked Sauron to apologize to Arthur.

——Good guy, this Sauron, did he even slander the sponsors of the Baolai Racing Team?

Sauron Zi's face was flushed, not daring to look up at Arthur.

Arthur's face was tense, staring at Sauron.

Immediately, everyone put this account on Sauron's head, thinking that the most indebted guy not only damaged the Dadi team, but also slandered the Baolai Group.

As for the evidence-the evidence was clearly in Roy's cell phone.

Bollet's head coach cleared his throat, ready to speak.

Over there, Sauron was stabbed by George, and finally bowed his head to Arthur.

"Mr. Wilson, I sincerely apologize to you. Please... don't take what I just said 'those words' to heart."

Arthur turned his head coldly, indicating that he would not forgive the other party because of this fluffy apology.

But things have come to an end here.

Roy stood up holding his mobile phone majesticly.

The Renault team gave up the opportunity to complain about "Roy's violent behavior".

The three parties reached a settlement.

The Renault team's transfer vehicle has arrived, and the entire team hastily left.

Before leaving, George stopped and glanced at Roy.

Roy happened to be watching him leave, and immediately made a gesture - so that he would not see him off.

George knew well that in the remaining five stages of the final week, Roy would not be affected by any off-court factors—the two of them still had to decide the outcome on the field.

The other two convoys are still waiting in the hotel lobby.

Roy watched George leave, tilted his head, and suddenly realized that Arthur had come to him at some point.

"why?"

Arthur didn't look at Roy either. Instead, he turned his head to the other side, as if to see if his team's transfer bus was coming.

"I'm sorry," Roy scratched his head, "I stood up for you without permission."

"But that idiot also came for me, you are a disaster, I should..."

"why?"

Arthur interrupted Roy, repeating his question.

The lines on his face were as cold and hard as ever.

He also seemed to be very concerned about the earlier gossip, and never looked back to face Roy.

"I do not want to!"

Roy sighed softly and said, "It's bad enough for you to be exposed once. I don't want you to be exposed again in front of so many people."

Obviously, the last time Arthur won the 13th stage flying ride, his story has spread to all teams.

There are not a few people who are jealous of him, just like Sauron, who wants to use the pain of his deceased relatives to hit Arthur with his mouth.

If Arthur admitted that he shot Sauron, the two sides would have to repeat those cruel words again and again when they confronted each other.

Arthur could also be penalized.

It started with Roy.

Roy thought that he already had the means to deal with it anyway, so it would be better for the two of them to carry the whole thing down together.

"I don't want you to be exposed again in front of so many people."

He said softly beside Arthur, "Just take it as a thank you for helping me last time."

Roy was referring to the last time Arthur helped to relax and kill chickens.

In this way, he finally did not owe this "mortal enemy" any favors.

Arthur heard Roy's words, and his whole body was nailed to the ground like a stone pillar.

Arthur didn't look back until Roy was called by other teammates and left the hotel lobby.

But Roy did see that the guy's profile was softened a lot.

"It's so rare!"

Roy dragged the trolley case and left the hotel lobby, thinking: Arthur actually has human feelings—this is really rare.

He forgot: since he opened his eyes again, he has seen such an "emotional" Arthur more than once.

After getting on the bus to send the drivers to "transition", Roy sat down and heard the assistant coach Pierre inform: "When the new stage arrives, there will be no shortage of hotel rooms."

"Haha, when the time comes, our team will occupy the entire hotel, and we won't have to share it with other teams."

Roy: ... what?

No longer sharing a hotel with Bollet?

He sat up straight and thought to himself: That's pretty good too.

After all, they are "mortal enemies", and getting too close is not conducive to fighting on the field.

After this transition, the teams moved from the French Alps in the west of France to the French-Italian border in the southwest, where there are several snow-capped mountains above 2000 meters above sea level.

The following stages 16, 17, and 18 are all mountain stages.

Among them, stage 17 is the second climbing stage with HC level in this Tour de France.

The entire coaching staff believed that after last week's motivational competition (both on and off the field), the Renault team had clearly regarded the Continental team as the most important competitor, and they would chase and intercept Roy to guard against death.

The stage where Roy is most likely to regain the yellow jersey is naturally the 17th stage with the HC ramp.