Regarding Mourinho's inability to command the next two league games, local fans and media in Rome gave polarized comments.
His die-hard fans, as they have in the past, firmly support their idol and believe that the Serie A organizing committee is deliberately suppressing Roma to protect the three giants.
Other fans and media said that Mourinho's paranoid and rebellious character has always been a double-edged sword in his coaching career.
His personality has brought unprecedented attention and traffic to Roma, but also brought a lot of controversy and doubts.
Fortunately, we now have complete communication equipment and means, so even if we sit in the stands, it will not affect Mourinho's on-site command.
Mourinho deliberately talked and laughed during the training over the past two days to relax the atmosphere and prevent the players from feeling pressured by his suspension.
In the current standings, Napoli, who beat Sampdoria 0-4 away in the last game, has won six consecutive games, showing a very hot state, and continues to top the list with 18 points;
AC Milan beat Venice 2-0 at home and still maintained a 2-point gap with the top of the table;
Fiorentina lost 1-3 to Inter Milan at home. Inter Milan has 14 points and ranks 3rd; Fiorentina has 12 points and ranks 5th;
Roma currently ranks 4th with 13 points;
Juventus beat Spezia 2-3 away and rose to 10th place with 8 points;
Roma's next opponent Empoli defeated Cagliari 0-2 away in the last round and is ranked 8th with 9 points.
In view of the comprehensive training, Mourinho confirmed the starting lineup for the next game in advance.
In order to allow offensive players to play more often and to give the two full-backs who had not started for several consecutive games some training, he rearranged the 4231 formation in this game.
Mancini and Smalling partnered as central defenders, and Ibanez, who had played almost every game since the start of the season, was rested;
The two full-backs Binya and Karsdorp returned to the starting lineup, especially Karsdorp, who knew that his performance in this game would affect his future career;
The defensive midfielders are still Chen Xiaoliang and Weletu, but in the substitute lineup, Mourinho selected the 19-year-old Gambian teenager Darbo from the youth team.
More than five years ago, in order to change his life, Darbo smuggled across the ocean from Gambia to Italy, where he was discovered by a scout and joined the Roma youth training team.
As a black player, physical fitness is naturally the biggest advantage, but basketball IQ and skills still need to be improved.
His current market value is 2 million euros.
Mourinho transferred him into the first team, which also shows the lack of available candidates in the team.
Zaniolo returned to the starting lineup and played as attacking midfielder alongside Mkhitaryan.
Captain Pellegrini was suspended due to a red card in the match against Udinese and will not be included in the squad this round.
The forward line is focused on the combination of Abraham and Cesco.
Compared to Roma's starting lineup worth 250 million euros, Empoli's starting lineup is worth only a pitiful 60 million euros... With an average age of 23.8 years old, they are also 3 years younger than Roma.
Empoli coach Andreazoli is also an old acquaintance of Roma. He joined Roma as a member of the coaching staff in 2005 and did not leave until June 2017. In 2013, he also served as interim head coach for 148 days.
For Chen Xiaoliang, this game has a new expectation.
In the last European Cup match against Vitesse, he completed three tasks and received a basic reward of 5 skill points. With Vitesse's 6100 team reputation, he can get a 1.5-fold reward based on a base of 4000. Add to that the double BUFF of this season's European competition rewards, for a total of 3 times the reward, and he finally received 15 skill points.
Skill value 96→111!
finally!
After 8 months of accumulation since the first cup match in Glasgow in February, I can finally unlock skills with points!
Chen Xiaoliang chose [Good at close defense] without hesitation!
Skill value 111 → 11
The same scene again! A golden lightning flashed through his body!
In an instant, just like the last time when [Good at Ground Tackle] was unlocked, many legendary stars appeared!
But this time it was Cannavaro, Stam, Makelele, Yaya Toure, Ashley Cole and others, and their actions flooded into Chen Xiaoliang's mind like phantoms!
Various close-pressing techniques, making it impossible for the opponent to speed up, catch the ball, or perform various movements comfortably...
etc!
Why is there Ashley Cole?!
Damn it!
In addition, the three days of training plus personal extra training accumulated another 15 hours of training value.
Training value 14→29
He raised the marking a little bit.
Marking 13 → 14
Training value 29 → 9
October 4, 2021, 18:00, Stadio Olimpico, Rome!
Pellegrini was suspended, and Mancini, wearing the captain's armband, led the team into the field. Chen Xiaoliang was still at the end!
On the bench, Joao was still sitting there holding a PAD, but Mourinho was no longer beside him!
Chen Xiaoliang looked up at the stands and saw Mourinho sitting at the front of the nearest row of stands, accompanied by the club's sports director Pinto and two club security guards.
The area they were in was the season ticket area for club insiders and VIP fans.
But despite this, a large group of fans around him were still holding up their mobile phones and staring at him, taking pictures and videos!
Surrounded by them, Mourinho looked like a specimen in a museum...
Dark face, but helpless...
You can only bear the sins you have committed silently...
“Beep!”
The referee whistles! The game begins!
Abraham has also become superstitious since he scored two goals with his left foot against Vitesse in the last game. Today he continued to use his left foot to kick off...
After the opening, it was the visiting team that took the lead.
Empoli coach Andreazoli came prepared. Having stayed in Rome for 12 years, he is very concerned about Roma's recent situation. He naturally knows that after Roma bought Chen Xiaoliang, their frontal defensive ability is very terrifying, so his attack in this game will be on both sides!
Roma's two weakest flanks!
In the 5th minute, Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson used his teammates to attract defensive pressure, dribbled the ball through and made a cross. Pinamonti, who was loaned from Inter Milan and worth 20 million euros, and whose value alone was equivalent to one-third of the entire Empoli team, headed the ball at the front point, but the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Immediately afterwards, Patricio kicked off a counterattack. Karsdorp, who vowed to perform well in this game, made a lob pass. Zaniolo made a high-speed run and came into the penalty area to make an inverted triangle pass for Abraham. As a result, Abraham's shot hit Empoli captain Romagnoli and bounced out of the baseline.
This Romagnoli's full name is Simone Romagnoli. He has the same surname as AC Milan's central defender Alessio Romagnoli, but they are not related by blood.
In the 10th minute, after the attack on the right, it was the turn of the left. Polish midfielder Zulkowski made a cross from the left, and it was Pinamonti again who rushed to the front point and left Smalling behind again. This time he used the outside of his right foot to hit the ball into the side net.
Mourinho in the stands had a face full of black lines. As soon as he came on the field, the two wingers were completely defeated. In 10 minutes, the opponent launched two threatening attacks, still using the same routine.
So he picked up his phone and typed something. After Joao received the message on his PAD, he immediately stood up and signaled the players on the field, and Plan B was started.
In fact, the so-called plan B is not complicated. It is to let Veretout support the left side defense and let Mkhitaryan support the right side defense, which is equivalent to adding another line of defense in front of the full-back.
The front of the middle road was all given to Chen Xiaoliang.
In the 15th minute, Zaniolo's through ball was intercepted and Empoli midfielder Ricci passed the ball directly to the retreating Pinamonti.
Facing the Italian striker who was not able to rotate in Inter Milan and whose abilities in all aspects were relatively average, Chen Xiaoliang did not choose to intercept the ball immediately, but instead stuck to him.
After unlocking the skill, he had to try it out first.
Pinamonti controlled the ball and tried to get rid of Chen Xiaoliang, but he had no advantage in speed, strength or explosiveness. After taking several steps, he not only failed to get rid of Chen Xiaoliang, but was forced by Chen Xiaoliang to run in a curve instead of a straight line. He stumbled several times and almost lost his balance and fell.
Pinamonti had no choice but to kick the ball, and Chen Xiaoliang didn't even stretch his legs to intercept.
The ball shot up into the sky like a meteor. Patricio didn't even look up for fear of twisting his neck.
Although the defensive support of Veretout and Mkhitaryan stabilized the wing, it also slowed down Roma's attack.
For the next ten minutes or so, the two sides kept struggling back and forth.
Unable to break through Roma's double-sided defense, Empoli had to make their move to the open area in the middle. Pinamonti kept retreating to receive the ball and tried to organize an attack.
But every time he dribbled the ball forward and tried to advance the attack, Chen Xiaoliang would come up and defend him closely.
Actually, this defensive movement is not a big one, but it makes people feel extremely uncomfortable, as if the rhythm of every step of the feet is disrupted.
Mourinho in the stands didn't understand why Chen Xiaoliang's defensive style changed today. In the past, he would rush over at high speed and slide to tackle when he saw the opportunity.
If the opponent dodges, the ball will be tackled away. If the opponent tries to break through, he will be tackled along with the person.
What happened today? Are you feeling unwell?
He immediately sent a text message to Joao: I will find a chance to ask Chen on the sidelines later if he is feeling unwell.
Joao responded quickly: I have asked, and he said he wanted to try new defensive methods.
Damn! This kid!
Mourinho suddenly felt relaxed and felt a lot lighter.
In his eyes, Chen Xiaoliang was his beloved one who must not get hurt. He had already spent a lot of time and effort on the two wing lanes. Once Chen Xiaoliang was injured, the defense in the middle would collapse.
By then, let alone playing against the three giants and Napoli, which has been playing like crazy this season, even Lazio, Atalanta and Fiorentina may not be able to win.
Pinto was constantly communicating with the club's transfer team via mobile phone.
Owner Dan Friedkin has made it clear more than once at executive meetings that all of Mourinho's recruitment requirements must be met within the club's controllable range, including dealing with existing personnel in exchange for transfer fees and salary space.
But the lavish spending in the summer has brought the club within the limits of UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations. Although Riise introduced Adidas and a sky-high jersey sponsorship deal has been signed, these will not take effect until next year, and the fees will still be paid in installments and part of it will be settled based on jersey sales.
Pinto looked at the letter sent on his mobile phone and said, "Jose, we have confirmed that Manchester United is willing to consider renting Wan Bissaka in the winter window, but the player's full salary must be paid and there can be no buyout clause."
Mourinho frowned: "Just tell me if you can meet the terms."
Pinto shook his head. It was very noisy and the fans were shouting. He could only say loudly: "Manchester United actually offered him a weekly salary of 105,000 pounds. If we rent him for half a year, we will have to pay nearly 3.5 million euros for his salary alone!"
"Can we sell this guy and get some money?" Mourinho approached Pinto and pointed at Karsdorp.
"We can't sell players for a good price in the winter window. If we try to sell them everywhere, people will think we are in a hurry to sell them." Pinto shook his head, a little helpless.
Mourinho knew he was right. When he was at Manchester United, the transfer team there had already shown him what it meant to habitually buy high and sell low...
“You see if there’s any kid you can pick up, like Cesco, it’s definitely a perfect deal.
It doesn’t matter if the new right-back can’t attack or cross the ball, I just want him to defend! Defend! "
Pinto: "Our scouting team, including the external scouting system, is working hard. Jose, you are more experienced than me, and you know that this cannot be rushed."
Yes, Mourinho also knows that he can't be impatient, but the schedule won't wait for him.
On the court, the referee's whistle and a commotion interrupted their thoughts.
It turned out that in a scramble just now, Chen Xiaoliang's close defense made Pinamonti seem to have twisted his knee. He ran a few steps, felt he could not hold on and sat on the ground. Seeing this, Chen Xiaoliang, who had gained possession of the ball, kicked the ball out of bounds.
Pinamonti was extremely depressed and sat on the ground shaking his head.
After an examination, Empoli's team doctor said it looked like a muscle strain and requested a stretcher to carry him off the field.
Empoli coach Andreazoli had to replace Pinamonti with Mancuso.
Therefore, Chen Xiaoliang's target tonight became the 30-year-old substitute forward again.
If Pinamonti is an average striker who is good at everything but not outstanding , then Mancuso is his weakened version.
He was so weak that Chen Xiaoliang felt that there was no fun in sticking to him... It would be better to just kick him over.
Having lost its sharpest fang, Empoli no longer had weapons that could pierce Roman armor even when launching a flank attack, and soon became passive.
In the 35th minute, Zaniolo made another signature charge, cut in from the right and made a blind kick, which as expected was too high.
Sesco, who broke through from the midfield and ran all the way to support Zaniolo, didn't say anything and walked back without saying a word, but Abraham couldn't help but shouted: Pass the ball, there's an open space!
As usual, Zaniolo didn’t know whether he really didn’t hear it or was pretending not to hear it, but he just didn’t hear it.
"How much can he be sold for now? In the next winter transfer window?" Mourinho asked, pointing at Zaniolo.
Pinto was a little surprised: "Jose, are you serious?"
Mourinho: “I’m just asking you.”
Pinto: "His current valuation is about 33 million euros, with a weekly salary of 90,000 euros. If he is sold in the winter window, it can help us recover about 35 million euros this season."
Mourinho: "That's it? He's only 21! You can try to sell it to that idiot Conte, he will like the Italian."
"Jose, I will try, but Zaniolo has broken the cruciate ligaments in both legs. He is a player who excels in speed and dribbling. With the pace and confrontation in the Premier League, few teams dare to buy such a young man. It's not just a matter of price."
Mourinho reluctantly admitted that Pinto was right.
If he were still coaching in the Premier League, he would not spend 30 million pounds to buy a player who might retire if he ruptured his cruciate ligament again.
Mourinho was silent for a long time, then blurted out: "Are you familiar with Riise?"
Pinto: “You mean Chen’s agent?”
Mourinho: “That’s right.”
Pinto: "It's OK. I met him twice for the jersey and Cesco."
Mourinho: "You ask him, I don't know why he suddenly decided to push for Cesco's deal, but maybe he has a way."
Pinto: "Okay, I will, Jose, don't worry, I will try all the methods that can be tried."
Back on the field, in the 38th minute, Empoli launched a counterattack. Mancuso, who came on as a substitute, took a long shot under the close defense of Chen Xiaoliang, but it was not a high cannon like Pinamonti, but rolled weakly towards Patricio.
Repeated tests made Chen Xiaoliang understand that the skill of [Good at Close Defense] can be combined with his own steals, marking and physical attributes. By forcing but not stealing, he can disrupt the opponent's rhythm, interfere with the opponent's pace, and destroy the opponent's balance. In short, it can prevent the person being defended from using his full strength.
Although it is not as direct as steals and tackles, it may be more useful than direct steals on some players, such as Kane, who has good ball control, vision, and passing, but average dribbling and speed, and Vlahovic, who is physically strong.
But it may not be effective when encountering a fast forward. Once it gets close to the forward and is broken through, it will immediately become a big sieve.
In the 41st minute, Chen Xiaoliang stopped defending and directly intercepted the ball passed to Mancuso. He did not look for a chance to cross the ball to the wing, but directly made a long pass to Cesco in front of him.
The tacit understanding value is dark green, the technical attribute is increased by 3, and the passing value is also 13. When there is a large space and the opponent is weak, you still have to pass the ball.
He has never forgotten the contents of the notebook Mourinho gave him.
Before the game, based on the age and ability of the two center forwards, Empoli coach Andreazoli asked his young 20-year-old central defender Mattia Vitti to defend the equally young Cesco.
Let the experienced Simone Romagnoli defend Abraham.
But similarity in age does not mean similarity in ability!
Facing the Slovenian striker who was holding the ball with his back to the goal, Mattia Vitti was helpless!
Cesco jumped up and headed the ball, then he took the ball off his chest, protected it, turned around and broke through head-on!
Mattia Vitti didn't dare to rush forward and retreated with him!
Abraham made a quick forward run, and Simone Romagnoli kept chasing him!
Cesco tricked Mattia Vitti and made a fake shot before passing the ball!
It was a diagonal pass, but it was not in the direction of Abraham's running position!
It's Zaniolo!
Roma’s No. 22 finally seized the opportunity and shot directly at the goalkeeper!
1 to 0!
The first half was about to end and the score was finally changed!
Mourinho and Pinto high-fived each other in celebration, but in their hearts they were thinking, if Zaniolo is worth 33 million euros, then Cesco must be worth at least 50 million euros!
Not to mention the performance on the field and future potential, just the two intact cruciate ligaments are worth the difference of 17 million euros!
There was no adjustment in the midfield. Mourinho just re-emphasized the running positions in the attack with several offensive players, and also hinted to Zaniolo not to always act alone.
Not long after the start of the second half, Abraham was pressing the opponent's midfielder Richie in the center circle, causing Richie to make a mistake in a hurry. In a hurry, the pass was not strong enough and was snatched by Abraham who was sprinting!
The England striker is eager to score goals in consecutive games to defend his main position!
Receiving the ball with his back to the goal and competing for headers in the penalty area are not his strong points, but he is still very confident in dribbling and trying his speed!
Abraham made a wild rush in the middle, as if he was possessed by Zaniolo!
However, he seized this opportunity by himself, and there were no other teammates around him.
When he got near the penalty area line, Simone Romagnoli came over and double-teamed him together with Mattia Vitti!
Abraham shot directly from just one step into the penalty area!
The ball was extremely fast! Empoli's 24-year-old goalkeeper Vicario made a desperate save!
The ball was saved!
But the ball bounced back and was shot into the goal by Mkhitaryan who followed up at high speed!
2 to 0!
Despite being in the stands, Mourinho stood up and applauded!
The fans around him once again took out their mobile phones and pointed them at him!
It's like seeing a panda in the zoo that has been lying motionless for a long time suddenly stand up!
For a moment, it seemed as if he was the focus of the stadium!
He was very satisfied because this goal was entirely achieved through the hard work of two people!
But Abraham was very depressed. He created the opportunity himself, but in the end he didn't even get an assist...
But there is still time!
Leading by two goals, Roma completely relaxed their mentality, possessing the ball at a rare 64% rate, and their pass success rate at 91%, far ahead of Empoli's 83%.
Everyone who knows Mourinho knows that this level of possession should not appear in his team.
Chen Xiaoliang once again found himself in a state of having nothing to do.
Trailing by two goals and with their main center forward injured, Empoli was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. The sick cat didn't show any power and had completely lost its spirit.
Chen Xiaoliang helped to pass the ball in the backcourt, occasionally going to the wing to make a cross.
However, since Veretout moved to the left to help defend the wing, there was only Chen Xiaoliang in the middle, so the number of times he made crosses from the wing was very few in this game.
In the 61st minute, Abraham received a header from Cesco in the penalty area and shot low from a small angle, but was saved by Vicario!
In the 66th minute, Roma quickly counterattacked. Chen Xiaoliang saw that Abraham was pressing desperately in the frontcourt and was really desperate to score a goal, so he decided to help him. He also got in and received Mkhitaryan's pass and made a cross!
It was still the 45-degree cross that he had practiced countless times in training!
Abraham made a high-speed run forward and headed the ball exactly!
Vicario didn't respond!
Unfortunately, it missed the right post again!
Abraham covered his face with his hands, unable to believe it. It was a long time before he remembered to turn around and give Chen Xiaoliang a thumbs up.
In the 71st minute, Mourinho sent a text message to Joao and made a remote substitution.
Cristante comes on for Mkhitaryan;
Darbo comes on, replacing Chen Xiaoliang;
Marayol comes on for Abraham;
Calafiori comes on, replacing Bigna.
Chen Xiaoliang looked at Abraham who was somewhat discouraged and went over to encourage him: "I'll pass you a few more accurate balls next time, and they will definitely go in."
When Tie Hanhan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately: "We agreed not to lie. I waited for a long time today, and you just passed the ball."
"I have a way. As long as you can do it, I guarantee that I can pass the ball to you eight or ten times every game."
"What solution?! Tell me now!"
"Go tell the coach that you play defensive midfielder and make sure we don't lose the ball, and I'll play forward. I'll promise to stay on the wing, and as long as you come up, I'll pass the ball to you. How about that?"
Abraham's two big eyes turned several times on his dark face. When he reacted, Chen Xiaoliang was already sitting behind Joao, looking at him with a smirk.
There was no change in the last 20 minutes, and both sides maintained this score until the end.
Darbo, who made his first appearance in a first-team match, was a little nervous, but he was very competitive and his ability in tackling was average. In addition, he had plenty of energy as a substitute, which helped the team keep the goal.
Regardless of whether the schedule was tight or not, the team finally won three games in a row.
Next, some of them will need to participate in national team competitions, while the rest will have a full twelve days to train and adjust, and then go to Turin to challenge the Serie A champions Juventus.
After returning home, Chen Xiaoliang collected the reward first.
Today's best player award was given to veteran Mkhitaryan, but Chen Xiaoliang felt that he deserved it.
The veteran usually doesn't talk much in the team, and it seems that he always has some grudges with Mourinho due to some past experiences, but his performance is very professional, he does everything without emotion, and he tries his best to complete Mourinho's tactical requirements of him.
Especially with the problems on the wing this season, he is often required to play as a wing-back and take on a lot of defensive tasks, and he has no complaints.
Chen Xiaoliang is also happy to have such a role model of a professional player in his locker room social circle.
Except for the best player of the game and the goal assist, he completed the other four regular tasks, and obtained a total of 3 hours of training value and 2 physical recovery cards.
Training value 9→12, physical recovery card 5→7
This game was too easy and he didn't even use the stamina recovery card. Looking at the number of cards, which were 7, he would have to train intensively in the next 12 days.
Just as a person was lying in bed with an instrument strapped to monitor his physical condition, his cell phone rang. It was a text message, and it rang twice .
Helena's unread text message: I just watched your game! It's so relaxing today! Erica's injury is recovering well, and she is going to come with me to Rome to see you. The climate there is good. Riise said you can ask the Roma team doctor to help treat her. What do you think?
Chen Xiaoliang was so happy and excited that he almost jumped out of the bed!
What do I think? It must be good! It must be good!
Oh, heaven! Oh, earth! The monk's days are finally coming to an end!
The days of having everything provided for you are coming back again!
And it’s double happiness!
He quickly raised his phone and typed: OK! Come on!
Just about to press "Send"...
No! Wait!
Chen Xiaoliang was excited, and he saw Helena's text message...
"Riise said you can ask Roma's team doctor to help treat him"
Um???
not good!
Damn it!
Did Reese and his two brothers betray me?!
Could it be... that Helena knew everything?
He glanced at the question mark at the end of Helena's text message again...
No, no, no, this is not an easy point question, this is a death question!
He deleted what he had typed and retyped: "It's up to you to decide what happens to Erica. I just hope you come back soon."
Phew…almost…let’s get through this first…
Let’s look at another one.
Steven Gerrard's unread text message: Boy, after the national team game, I will go to Birmingham to start my Premier League coaching career. The Rangers guys don’t know yet, so I’m telling you first, and you must keep it a secret!
PS Lily will go to Rome at the end of the month, I’ll take her around when I have time.
When Chen Xiaoliang saw the first half, he shouted: WTF!!! The boss is awesome!!!
When I watched the second half, it became: Uh...
He opened the map and looked at it.
There are two football teams in Birmingham city, Birmingham and Aston Villa. If the entire Birmingham area is included, there is West Bromwich Albion in the northwest, Wolves in Wolverhampton further northwest, and Coventry City in the southeast.
However, there are only Aston Villa and Wolves in the Premier League.
Wolves' Portuguese coach Bruno Lage has just taken office this season. Wolves are currently ranked 9th in the Premier League and there is no risk of being sacked.
Then the only one left is Aston Villa, which is ranked 15th and on the verge of relegation!
Turning the tide and supporting a collapsing building, from a Scottish Premier League champion team to a lower-tier Premier League team, is not an easy journey.
But this matter still made Chen Xiaoliang very happy!
He called Reese and David and made an appointment with them to go to the city for dinner tomorrow!
The next day was a routine post-match rest day.
During the day, Chen Xiaoliang practiced alone at home for 5 hours in the morning and afternoon. In the evening, David came to pick him and Reese on time.
The three of them went to Piazza Vittorio in Rome.
It is the gathering area of ​​the Reds in Rome, with various Red shops and restaurants. Although it is not an officially recognized Chinatown like Milan's Chinatown, it is still a place that the Reds will definitely visit when they come to Rome.
The three of them found a less crowded Hongguo restaurant and sat down. This was also to prevent Chen Xiaoliang, who was wearing a hat and sunglasses, from being recognized by the public and causing trouble.
However, as soon as he sat down, Portman called him.
Chen Xiaoliang didn't want to answer the call, but Portman kept calling.
"Hello? What's up?"
"Someone wants to get you!" Portman's tone was very urgent!
"What? Me? Man or woman?" Chen Xiaoliang didn't take it seriously. He always felt that this female reporter was very treacherous, so he kept avoiding her.
Portman was confused by his question: "Male or female? What's the difference?"
Chen Xiaoliang half-jokingly said: "Yes, there is a big difference..."
At this moment, he looked up and out the window. Two black cars braked suddenly and stopped on the side of the road. Six or seven people wearing black suits with the top three buttons of their shirts undone got out.
They glanced into the restaurant, and one of them even made eye contact with Chen Xiaoliang behind his sunglasses.
Chen Xiaoliang now knew that Portman was not joking: "Damn! Who wants to mess with me?"
Portman: "Blackfoot! Hurry up..."
Chen Xiaoliang hung up the phone because those people had already walked into the restaurant and were coming towards him.