Wang Ai took a deep breath again and again, and almost finished the entire report letter by letter.

Then, as if I didn't believe it, I went to other reports.

By the time Wang Ai finished flipping and was convinced, the car had been parked in his garage for a while.

No one spoke during breakfast. Zhao Dan once accompanied Wang Ai to visit and witnessed a six-hour conversation between an old man and a young man. Later, he personally took charge of the correspondence between the two. Every time Wang Ai sent a letter to Comrade Fidel, he sent it to the Cuban embassy, ​​and Comrade Fidel's reply letter was mostly picked up by him. The gifts that the two year-end friends gave each other were also passed on and even reported.

He knew very well how much Wang Ai admired Comrade Fidel and how fascinated he was by his stories. Wang Ai had plastic-packed the autographed book presented by Comrade Fidel a long time ago, and he was reluctant to even turn it over. In the past year, the frequency of communication between the two has dropped sharply. I learned from the letters that the situation is not good, but I didn't expect it to be so sudden and so fast.

After eating, Wang Ai sat alone on the porch outside the door for a long time.

"Brother Zhao, Ziqiang, if I go to Havana now, do you think it's appropriate?" Back in the room, Wang Ai found the two and asked directly.

The two looked at each other, Qian Ziqiang was a little confused, he didn't know everything about the relationship between Wang Ai and Comrade Fidel, Zhao Dan thought about it for a while and said calmly: "Our level is fine, but we are the most concerned about this matter. Well, I’d like to ask the embassy’s opinion. Doctor, you are not an ordinary person, you can buy a plane ticket and leave, and it just happened that you were given a diplomatic visa yesterday.”

Qian Ziqiang also wanted to understand, and added: "If you don't show your visa, you are still a professional player, but if you show it, you will be interpreted as an official Chinese behavior anyway."

Wang Ai took a deep breath: "Okay."

After the call was made, Wang Ai clarified his request in a few words. He told Wang Ai to wait for the notification, and explained that the ambassador was not at home, so the ambassador had to make a decision in person, and he might negotiate with the Cuban embassy.

After hanging up the phone, seeing that Wang Ai was still sad, Zhao Dan persuaded: "Doctor, your friendship with Comrade Fidel is very personal. After all, he had retired at that time, and your visit was based in China. The identities of young scholars, world-renowned football stars, and representatives of Chinese private enterprises, in layman's terms, are all civil identities, without official colors, so they are relatively free. But it is not possible now. One is that his death has had a particularly great impact. We The country must have high-level arrangements, and the other is that the whole world is also concerned, such as the guests attending his funeral, etc. In this way, we must obey the unified arrangements of the country, understand the spirit of the superiors, and do what should be done. Pay attention to external influences. It’s okay for you to associate with him at ordinary times. After all, Maradona has been associated with him for many years, and there are precedents. has a very important task.”

Qian Ziqiang added: "Our relationship with the United States may be in trouble. The current Republican candidate with a lot of momentum is very sharp. And the United States hates Cuba. If you appear at a major official event in Cuba at this time, you are likely to be punished." Attack, damage your commercial value, and may not be in line with the current attitude of your superiors."

Wang Ai sighed heavily: "That is to say, the superior doesn't want me to charge forward in this field?"

"Yes." Zhao Dan nodded resolutely: "Actually, when you were interviewed by CCTV many years ago, your superiors thought that your mentality was complicated. On the one hand, I applaud your integrity and outspokenness, on the other hand, I also worry about you. After all, you are taking the road of a sports star. For us, it is very difficult to cultivate a sports star with such great influence in the world. Every ounce of your influence is useful to the country. This is Later, CCTV interviewed you less and less, and even the interviews never touched on sensitive topics, and the leaders of the propaganda outlets had special words.”

Wang Ai was speechless for a while, covered his chest and shook his head for a long time: "My old friend who I admired and admired passed away, but I didn't move forward... You are all right, I agree, and I will do the same. But as a human being, I feel guilty."

Leonie, who was listening to the whole process, suddenly raised her voice: "The best commemoration for a revolutionary is to inherit his career and let his ideals still shine in the world, instead of sighing and crying day and night at his departure."

Speaking of this, in the astonishment of the three men, Leoni stood up with a tall body, walked over and pressed Wang Ai's shoulder: "You are also a communist, you should do something that suits your identity."

After all, one of the nicest houses in this most luxurious neighborhood of Madrid makes no noise to the outside world. While waiting for news from the embassy, ​​Wang Ai came to the Bernabéu that afternoon, preparing to face Sporting Gijon with his teammates.

This is the 13th round of La Liga. Wang Ai, who started the game, stood in the middle circle expressionlessly before kick-off, while Leonie in the stands kept chatting with domestic texts. The women are very concerned about Wang Ai's mood at this time. After all, for so many years, they have never seen anyone Wang Ai admire so much except Comrade Fidel. Especially Xu Qinglian. Although she had never met Comrade Fidel, Wang Ai shared her feelings with her immediately after the two-day interview. She still remembered how excited Wang Ai was at that time.

What the fans saw Wang Ai, what Wang Ai saw Fidel.

At 4:15 in the afternoon, the game started, and Wang Ai, the starting midfielder, quickly arrived at the position to look for attack opportunities. The women, on the other hand, watched the court, afraid that he would make some political statement when he got excited.

Fortunately, Wang Ai has not forgotten his mission, and Ronaldo has not forgotten. With the support of Wang Ai, he completed a hat-trick in the first half, and locked his house number for the Golden Globe Awards two days later. Wang Ai scored a long shot in stoppage time in the first half. After the goal, he didn't smile or run, but bowed his head against his chest.

Anyone who understands naturally understands that this is Wang Ai's practical actions to comfort his old friend. People who don't understand naturally can't see anything, thinking that Wang Ai is posing, which makes many people breathe a sigh of relief.

When I got home at night, the embassy finally called back with three opinions: "Wang Ai is not recommended to go to Havana, because the followers from all over the world have paralyzed the Havana airport; I suggest that Wang Ai go to the Cuban embassy in Spain to mourn. Get in touch, three nights later; if you have the ability, you can consider donating a batch of money and goods to the Cuban Red Cross to support the just cause of the Cuban people."

Wang Ai hung up the phone and nodded after thinking for a long time: "OK, let's do this."