Vol 3 Chapter 279: break!

The weather in Utah in June 1994 has been gradually warming up. As a small state in the United States, it is a small state that is not small in size. This is a typical temperate continental climate. It has been somewhat from January to June. It was hot and dry until it reached its peak in July, and now it is the tail of June, which is coming to July, so in the past two days, Salt Lake City has begun to slowly become hot, especially the Utah Jazz After winning the championship, the team has improved this fierceness even more. Even the Jews who have always been relatively cold to outsiders have a smile on their faces when facing some tourists or outsiders in recent times.
Although it has been two days since the Jazz won the championship, in Salt Lake City in Utah, the enthusiasm of the fans is far from gone, and it can even be said that it has only just begun. In this case, the entire Utah As the temperature rises in the state, the enthusiasm of the fans is also increasing.
The team won the championship, and the fans are so enthusiastic, which was a very good thing for the Jazz, but this time as the Jazz coach Jerry Sloan can not be happy at this time.
Although the team won the championship, the problems encountered did not disappear because the team won the championship, and even because the team won the championship, the team’s contradiction became more prominent, yes, because the team won the championship, the ball The contradictions within the team have become more prominent, and even reached the point where they are arrogant.
Thinking that not long ago Malone and Stockton joined together in their office to show up for themselves, the Jazz coach who was still thinking about how to make up for the relationship between the three big guys in the team found that he had Naive, really naive.
The confrontation between Lin Han and Malone in the finals has been clear all over the world. The same is within the Jazz team, which is more clear than the outside world. Everyone on the Jazz knows that Malone and Lin Han are not just the finals mvp fight, but more importantly the team boss fight.
Team boss battle. This is not uncommon in NBA, as long as a team has two stars. When the strength of these two stars is close and they both want to be the bosses, in the case of neither side obeying anyone, then it is only possible to decide who wins and who loses, which is actually very easy to understand, as for the specific There are various ways to compete, but as long as both sides agree, so. Lin Han and Malone took this year's finals as the stage, and whoever won the finals mvp as the king of the team, although they did not say clearly, and did not specify any rules, but this is almost the default of both parties. It is also a thing that the Jazz knows from the boss to the player.
As the team’s head coach, Jerry Sloan is naturally very clear. Even he once helped Malone favorably, but in the end, Malone’s third game in both sides was too bad, which made even the finals win. With 29 points and 13 rebounds, Malone is still missing the finals mvp. Since Malone missed the finals mvp. Lin Han won the final final mvp, then the fight between the two ended.
According to the rules of nba, since the final battle is lost. So there are two options, either the one who obeyed and won, being the second in the team, or still not obeying, applying to the team for a deal. This kind of thing is definitely not uncommon in nba. After the battle between Jordan and Pippen, Pippen chose surrender under Jordan's Huairou, while Jabal did not choose the so-called surrender before the magician's great tactical value. But he also chose to sacrifice his tactical value if Jabal did not sacrifice his tactical value. The Lakers can play the most gorgeous nba with the center as the core -? That is impossible, the center can be said to be strong. But it has nothing to do with Huali. If the center is really gorgeous, David Stern will not reform again and again. The era of Chamberlain and Russell will not be called the Dark Age. The Bull Dynasty and the The competition in the Lakers dynasty ended in the first way, so the team’s final achievements let everyone know their deeds, and those teams that eventually couldn’t compromise because of the infighting of the team superstars and eventually fell apart, in terms of achievements It’s just like that, most teams have fallen into the history of NBA, and no one will remember it anymore. The most famous nature recently is the Warriors’ infighting. Even this team’s infighting and the Jazz are almost It's exactly the same.
The Warriors have been out for a long time this season because they are the big players, and they are reimbursed for the second and third heading seasons, so several young players of the team have risen strongly on the team. Although Sprewell and Chris Weber are two, especially Weber, As soon as I enter the team, I am the biggest pair of kings, you all give me a good look, and directly match with the team's head coach, who is also very tough, the old Nielsen, but if only the players and coaches Problem, then this problem is definitely not serious. The key is that because the team's big head, second head, and third head have been absent for a long time, Sprewell and Weber have performed well. In this case, naturally it is necessary to go up. Not Lin Han, Weber will be the hottest rookie of the year, if not Lin Han Sprewell will be selected as a sophomore in the first team, in this case, a shooting guard of the first team, A best rookie power forward, what do Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway do when the two are thinking about going to power?
What else can we do, if neither side agrees, then we will start directly. As a superstar of the first team, Chris has learned how Mullin might give up the position of the boss when he was just thirty-one. Preville, who once recovered from his injury in a direct position competition, directly pressed on the bench. In this case, how could this second-year young boy submit to a boss who looks weaker than himself? ? If it weren’t for Old Nelson to eventually make a big one and four small, allowing Mullin and Sprewell to play at the same time, this team played early, even if it didn’t, but the Warriors ended the playoffs this year. After that, it didn't stop.
Young players headed by Sprewell and Weber are fighting against the team’s veteran. Of course, like the Jazz, the old Nelson, the team’s head coach, naturally supports the team’s veteran. In nba, the head coach’s From a perspective. Veteran and newcomer inner bar, the coach is generally biased toward the veteran side. This is for sure, after all, the feelings are there. And most veterans are also grown up from young people, and the team's head coach is also watching these former young people grow up. How could it be because they are old and less valuable than those young people, and then abandon them, of course, this is the choice of coaches, the choice of the team is definitely different, it depends on the size of the city.
Isn’t Lin Han the same problem as Malone and Stockton? Because veterans give opportunities, young people are growing too fast. Faster than everyone expected, and even suppressed the team's veteran boss, in this case, the contradiction naturally arises, for other nba players, most of the players to the age of 31 are slow Slowly entered the peak and late, and even reached the end of his career. For example, although Chris Mullin was a dream team superstar, but because of the serious injury this season, his strength is definitely not as good as before. Even in the contest with Sprewell, it was not the old Nielsen who supported him. He even lost the terrible sight and was directly pressed on the bench. In this case, he was unwilling to give up the team's leader position to Sri Lanka. Preville or Weber. So Malone, didn't he lose a finals mvp? The regular season mvp is still his. In fact, Malone doesn't think he has reached the point of becoming the team's second.
For the two veterans of the Jazz, Malone and Stockton, the physical condition of these two people is completely different from that of Chris Mullin or other veterans. The physical conditions of these two training madmen are not at all. Any situation in which physical function declines after the age of 30, in this case, Mullin is not as good as Stockton and Malone in terms of status. On the strength, it is even more incomparable now, on the body. Then it is not even an opponent, and Chris Mullin can't do so easily. Want Ma Long to be willing to give Lin Han a big deal because of a little frustration? Dream about it.
So, thinking of the demands of Malone and Stockton not long ago, at this time Jerry Sloan was really helpless, and now the Jazz seem to have entered a complete knot.
With his excellent performance in the Finals, Lin Han thought that he had determined the position of the team leader. The next step was to remove the position of Stockton’s leader. In the final two games of the Finals, Lin Although John's organizational ability is still urgent, he used his awkward passing ability to stun two double-doubles. Obviously, Lin Han has already paved the way for his possession of Stockton's ball.
As for Malone, after losing to Lin Han in the finals, he never thought of becoming an auxiliary player for Lin Han. Now he is at his peak, especially after the baptism in the finals. If you give him another chance, he will not lose to Lin Han! The player who played 30+20 in the final game of the finals, the most terrible NBA data in the last 10 years, does not think that it is time to give up the honor.
Everyone knows that as long as they are willing to be the second in the team, then all the honor will be missed with him. Lin Han is not a magician, he will not retain the so-called honorary boss for Jabar, Lin Han’s hunger for honor The thirst makes Malone know very well that he cannot coexist with Jabal and the magician to coexist with Lin Han. Lin Han is full of hunger for honor, and so is Malone!
Now that he has won the championship, the next step is to gain more personal honors on the basis of the championship to enrich his career, and finally establish himself as a better historical position than Barkley!
If Barkley is the leader of a team, and he becomes the team's second, how can he win more championships, like Pippen? This season behaves like this. In the eyes of those media experts, even the first vote of the mvp is not given, Olajuwon can have almost 40 chapters of the first ballot, unlike Pippen, which is no worse than Olajuwon. Actually only one-tenth of him!
The difference in status determines the difference in honors. Malone can't fight Lin Han at this time. Even at this time, he still needs Lin Han to fight for him for some time. Even for this, he even showed off directly with the team's head coach. And asked Jerry Sloan to give him a clear answer, who does this team belong to, and what position is Lin Han in the end, he can no longer allow Lin Han to rob him of this year's finals. The team is in control!
Stockton is even simpler, when Lin Han defeated Malone. When he put his hand in front of him, how could he sit still?
The competition between Malone and Lin Han belongs to the team's boss. Lin Han and Malone's tactical conflict is actually not big, it is more about status dispute. Even if Malone loses, then he loses. If he wants, he can stay at ease to help Lin Han, but Stockton is different. The battle between him and Lin Han is a real life and death battle. If he fails Then, he lost his tactical position directly on the team!
In nba. A superstar player will always lose his tactical status. For example, Moses Malone now has the statistic status of the 76ers without any tactical value. It can only be regarded as the state of retiring after finishing the last few contracts. Anyone will face this step. But how does Stockton and Moses Malone compare? Malone is not the year of playing, and Stockton is also the peak year. This year, he has just won the assist king as an NBA average assist record and has entered a while, making him a dribble. After halftime, finally standing aside, waiting for the shooter of Lin Han to score? !
How can this be. In the past, Lin Han did not have any tactical discipline on the court, which made the distribution of the rights of Lin Han and Stockton on the court very vague. As Lin Han's strength continues to increase, this vague distribution of ball rights makes Stockton very difficult to deal with, because the head coach has not given a clear way, then Lin Han can arbitrarily compress his space and role on the court Even the last two games of the Finals have completely deprived Stockton of the ball!
If Malone now asks Jerry Sloan to give him a specific answer, who is the team in the end, then the answer requested by Stockton is very simple, who should listen to the ball, and should Lin Han do one? There is no tactically restrictive free man!
These are two very realistic requirements from Malone and Stockton. There are also two requirements that are very easy to understand for the championship. They can all tolerate Lin Han's actions on the court, and when the championship comes. Everyone's biggest pursuit is naturally different. Selfishness will inevitably overwhelm publicity. This is normal.
It was just a normal request for Malone and Stockton to tell Jerry Sloan how to go to Lin Han. The last time I gave Lin Han a little bit of Malone, Lin Han listened, which made Jerry Sloan feel sorry for Lin Han. He was also very moved, but this time, he was still able to say that Lin Han, the assistant of Malone and Stockton, who was at ease for a few years, waited until they were no longer, and you would follow the trend. Can Lin Han do it?
This is the request of Malone and Stockton and the original design of the team, that is, Lin Han is the team’s only successor. Waiting to succeed Malone and Stockton later, because a player like Lin Han is for the Jazz. To be honest is too important.
Imagine Bruce Edwards, who left last season, such a level is not so high, just the star with the potential of the star does not look down on the Jazz, would rather go to the Bucks than stay in the Jazz, can have the strength of Lin Han It is too difficult to be stronger and also more willing to stay with the team for a long time.
Therefore, even if Lin Han is not as strong, as long as Lin Han is willing, the Jazz are willing to give him a lifetime contract, but it is obvious that if at this time, when Lin Han is most satisfied, he In this way, letting him stay in the team with Malone and Stockton for a few years, not only Jerry Sloan can't say it, Lin Han is also impossible to agree.
Therefore, after Malone and Stockton left, Jerry Sloan hurriedly hurriedly reported the team’s current problems to the team’s owner and notified the team’s general manager. Scott redden.
For the team's boss, Miller, this was the time when he was most proud of his life, especially when Lin Han was at the team's championship celebration at that time, it made him put all the stones in his heart.
But now, the old Miller, who thought the team's infighting had passed, also found himself naive.
Whether it's Jerry Sloan, Old Miller, or Leiden, the three are not fools. The requirements of Stockton and Malone are equivalent to a showdown for Lin Han. If Lin Han still wants to be on the court like they did last season. Two, you can play as you like, then everyone will say goodbye directly, that is to say, if Lin Han is not willing to assist Malone and Stockton, then the team has to choose whether to keep them two or stay in Lin Han .
And in fact. In this case, Lin Han is simply impossible to obey the team's arrangements to assist the two of them. Like Sprewell, he has clearly defeated the team's boss. Why should we listen to Old Nelson's words and wait strangely? What can't even Sprewell do, can Linhan's fmvp do?
and so. Although the most perfect vision of the Jazz management three giants' vision is that Lin Han first assisted these two old years, and then succeeded smoothly, but this words did not dare to mention Lin Han after Lin Han took fmvp.
Now the world is comparing Lin Han to Jordan to the magician big bird Chamberlain and other ball kings. Lin Han's ambitions have already been revealed. Who has seen which ball king will play for others for several years? Even Lin Han's performance in his first year as a rookie is better than those of these players, unless Lin Han's head is flooded, he will do so.
So, Ma Long could not think of such a simple thing. Can Stockton think of it? Now that I know that Lin Han can't fight for them, why should I ask for it like this? Obviously, the Jazz second team didn't really want Lin Han to stay, but directly ordered the guest away!
They didn’t ask the team’s management to ask what Lin Han’s opinion was. The two asked the team to tell them who this team belongs to!
"What should I do? What should I do? What do you mean by heart?!"
When the three management teams of the Jazz were frowning, this time as the team's head coach Jerry Sloan even jumped in the team's general manager's office.
After winning the championship, Malone and Stockton felt that they could succeed without Lin Han, and they were even more successful. Anyway, even if they eventually failed, they no longer have any concerns, for higher achievements. Can only abandon Lin Han who can't be their younger brother, and Jerry Sloan can't do it. As a cooking coach, how can he abandon a player like Lin Han?
Even though Malone and Stockton may also be able to lead the team to success, it is clear that the team already has a successful lineup, why should it be broken up?
Just don't want to lose Lin Han, do you want to lose Stockton and Malone? How did the team build the championship lineup for Lin Han after losing the two? Not to mention the issue of money, the key is that there are a few players with real strength who are willing to come to Salt Lake City. It is enough for them to drink a pot. It is too difficult to build a championship lineup around Lin Han. Old Miller did not have such financial resources, nor did the Jazz have such appeal. So, Malone and Stockton left the Jazz never thinking about it.
"Jerry. Be calm. Now let's ask Lin for advice."
In the end, as the team's boss, Old Miller's face was a bit ugly, asking Lin Han for his opinion? Although the owner of the Jazz doesn't want to believe it, he already knows the final answer.
"Maybe Lin Han will agree?"
After Scott Ryden finished speaking at this time, even he himself smiled bitterly.
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Recently, Lin Han is really in a good mood. Although he is still struggling with whether to designate a special draw for talent, but after the team won the championship and won the final mvp, Lin Han’s career Almost came to a bright position, even at this time Lin Han was already thinking of Malone and Stockton's relief in the next season to help him compete with Jordan and Olajuwon, and already thought of himself in the Jazz again. After success, he won the championship again, and by the way, the regular season mvp was also accepted.
According to Lin Han's imagination, although Jordan is about to come back to bring some pressure to Lin Han, but such pressure is not great, Jordan has Pippen and Grant, he has Malone and Stockton, who is afraid of who? !
Of course, recently because of the end of the season, Lin Han has always stayed at home and has a smile on his face, which makes Lin Han’s family very happy, especially Lin Han’s little sister and second sister, because Lin Han It seems happy, they are naturally happy, and the achievements that Lin Han has achieved in the past even if they are not concerned about nba and basketball, know that their brother and brother have become the most concerned people in the United States and become The focus of the United States, even the US President himself has often mentioned Lin Han for some time. How proud is this?
Not to mention that Lin Han's second sister and younger sister are very happy, even Lin Han's older sister has been very happy in recent times.
"Brother, what the is going on, when I just went out, I was still very happy. Why did I look so bad after returning?"
This afternoon Lin Han stayed at home as usual with his second sister and younger sister watching TV at home, and suddenly received a call from the team's head coach to let him go to the team. When Lin Han left, Lin Wei and Lin Yu didn't think too much, just over an hour later. When Lin Han came back, Lin Han's expression was completely different at this time!
This made Lin Han's second sister and little sister also confused.
And until the next day. On June 21, 1994, when Lin Han News was on the front page of almost all major medium and small media in the United States, Lin Han’s second sister and younger sister knew what happened to Lin Han!
"Peak circuit? A violent quarrel came from the office of the head coach of the Jazz, Lin Han Sloan was in it!"
"Jazz's infighting is on the rise again, Lin Han Sloan's office scolded for half an hour, the two suspected of a break?!"
"Linhan or Malone, Jerry Sloan decided to suppress Linhan?!"
"Malone Stockton is suspected of a showdown, the Jazz face a choice!"
"The Lakers general manager Jerry West flew to Salt Lake City last night. Someone saw him appear at the home of the Jazz boss!"
"The Lakers acted ahead of time. Many teams in the league have begun to look for the possibility of trading Lin Han. The Trail Blazers took the lead. The New York Knicks also joined the team?! Pat Riley said Lin Han is a great player!"
In the early morning of June 21, 1994, when the Jazz fans in Salt Lake City and Utah got up early in the morning, they looked at the newspapers they subscribed to at home and there was almost no news about the Jazz winning championship and Lin Han. Touted and touted the Jazz, replaced by news that Lin Han and Jerry Sloan suspected to be arguing in the office, almost the entire Utah jazz fans were completely lost for a time!
The news that Lin Han and Jerry Sloan have been arguing for more than half an hour in the office is not only to shock the fans of the Jazz who are enjoying the championship atmosphere, even fans of other nba teams or other nba teams are almost The consternation is almost endless, and almost all of them are crazy after the consternation!
If Lin Han and Malone's internal infighting seemed to be Lin Han's success because of Lin Han's performance at the team's championship celebration. If Malone’s acceptance failed and the smoke disappeared, then now, when Lin Han and Jerry Sloan had a quarrel in the office, they were heard by the Jazz staff at that time. And when he saw the newspaper the next day, then the words about Lin Han’s previous victory at the championship were not so credible, or that Ma Long submitted to Lin Han’s victory, it was just Lin Han’s personal opinion that in fact Ma Long Never surrendered at all!
In this case, Lin Han and Jerry Sloan quarrel, what it means, it means that Jerry Sloan is more inclined to support Malone. And whose will Jerry Sloan represents? Obviously it is the will of the Jazz!
Under such circumstances, the competition between Lin Han and Malone eventually reversed suddenly. Will Lin Han accept the Jazz arrangement? Obviously, if he really accepted this arrangement, there would be no quarrel!
If in the end this matter is not resolved by the Jazz. So for the other teams in the entire league, the best chance to compete for Lin Han is coming!
In such a situation, for a time, after the quarrel between Lin Han and Jerry Sloan’s office, almost all the general managers of the nba major and small teams gathered in Salt Lake City!
You should know that although many teams know that they are not eligible to receive Lin Han, the team league that can get Lin Han is not more than 5, but it does not matter that Lin Han cannot be used. With Lin Han’s strength, with his 1.1 million The ultra-low wage of the US dollar, no team in the league can exchange Lin Han one-on-one. In this case, multi-party transactions will be inevitable, and it is also for those teams that are not eligible to receive Lin Han. Pick up cheap hope!
After all, who is Lin Han, Lin Han is now the first person in the future league recognized by NBA, how can such a player have no chance to trade!
Of course, this time when Lin Han and Jerry Sloan quarreled in the office mysteriously, the whole United States and NBA and the entire Salt Lake City were boiling.
However, as a party at this time, Lin Han was invited by Karl Malone to his home on the evening of June 21st.
Regarding Malone, Lin Han was full of anger at this time. He really didn't think that Malone would do such a thing. Even if he lost his account, he would not even admit it. He also made such a showdown move to the team. How could Lin Han endure? !
If Malone didn't concede this time, be the winner. In order to regain this very powerful little brother, Lin Han. He thinks that his strength can make Malone admit defeat again. If it doesn't work, then it will be twice or three times. It doesn't matter. At that time, Zhuge Wuhou still captured Meng Huo seven times, and Lin Han could do it too! It's just obvious that Malone's showdown with the team was not prepared to give Lin Han another chance to beat him, but forced the team to assign a clear status to the three of them, that is to say. Ma Long didn't want to give Lin Han a chance to compete with him again, or that the team's former master had never thought of giving Lin Han a younger brother, but wanted Lin Han to give him a younger brother, even the team This is the idea!
Under this circumstance, in Lin Han's heart, Malone's image collapsed almost instantly, and the anger in Lin Han's heart could also be imagined!
Therefore, when Lin Han came to Ma Long's house, when the two young aunts of Ma Long's family pounced on Lin Han as usual, they looked at Lin Han with a black face. The two beautiful little aunts started crying in shock, and Malone's wife, Ms. Kingsley, looked at the faces of Lin Han, Malone and Stockton. Also sighed and took away these two young aunts who were terrified by Lin Han.
"Why don't you dare to meet anyone, and want to buy me with Kelly and Carly"
After Ma Long’s wife took two young aunts who had a good relationship with Lin Han and left, looking at the embarrassed Ma Long, Lin Han took out a can of beverage from Ma Long’s refrigerator and slanted it straight out. Sitting on the sofa in the living room of Malone's house, he said something ugly to Malone.
"Lin, don't do this, you know, I won't do it"
"Oh, I won't do it. Why do you guys always do the kind of things that dare to do not dare to do, asking me to call you a coward or a fool directly"
When Malone wanted to explain something. Lin Han threw the drink in his hand directly on the ground and almost roared and said to Malone, and after Lin Han finished speaking. Malone's complexion is also variable, not to mention Malone, even Stockton on the side looks a little unsightly.
Dare to do not dare to bear, this is not just a matter of Malone showing off to the team, but also a lot of things in his disgraceful private life, this is the pain that Malone has always had, but Malone does not know if he feels that he did Not so bright and upright, looking at the angry Lin Han, still suppressed his anger.
"Lin, giving me a chance"
"Give you another chance? Will you be your little brother for a few years?"
When Malone took a deep breath and said his thoughts again, Lin Han almost did not hesitate to ridicule Malone directly, but today, Malone didn't seem to think about arguing with Lin Han.
"Three years, I only need three years, and as long as you give me three more years, I guarantee that in the future, the team will be yours. As long as you have the requirements, I will have no problem even if I reach the age of fifty. Will stay with the team to help you, there will never be two words!"
When Malone finished speaking, the head player of the Jazz faced Lin Han's extremely fierce eyes, as if he had made up his mind. This time there was no evasion, but he directly collided with Lin Han's eyes.
"Three years? Let you take two more regular season mvp, and then take several finals mvp, and ascend to the throne of the ball in one fell swoop?"
Looking at Malone, who again mentioned courage at this time, Lin Han said with some sarcasm, every ideal coach in nba wants to be a godfather, and every ideal superstar wants to be a player. Superstars and the king are almost the first line Between, but different, Malone is also an ambitious superstar, of course, he wants to be the king of the ball.
So after being pierced by Lin Han, Ma Long did not feel anything wrong.
"I know, this is a very unreasonable request, but, Lin, I really hope you can help me"
Looking at Lin Han's apparently ironic and sarcasm gaze, although Ma Long had been prepared for a long time, he still felt that his cheeks were a little hot, especially when Lin Han's mocking eyes grew stronger.
"Sorry, you are not worthy"
After Malone finished speaking, Lin Han took a deep look at the face of his teammate and said faintly, and after Lin Han finished speaking, Malone and Stockton's faces changed drastically again, and this time, they have not given At any opportunity for Malone and Stockton, Lin Han turned and left.
Looking at Lin Han's back and the door of the villa kicked by Lin Han's foot, Ma Long was a little sad.
"I really didn't think about letting him go"
Thinking of yesterday's discussion with Stockton about a showdown with the team, Malone really didn't think it would be such a result, a break, a complete break, he and Lin Han can only stay one break.
"Mom, what's wrong with Uncle Lin and Dad?"
When Kelly and Carly, who were hiding in the corner, looked at their mothers in tears, they still couldn't understand why Uncle Lin, who was hurting him, was like this today.
"It's okay, Uncle Lin and Dad will be reconciled soon"
Mrs. Ma Long took a deep look at Stockton who was standing next to Malone and then gently touched the hair of her two daughters and said with a smile~EbookFREE.me~Aili, you said my choice is Right? "
When Lin Han came out of Malone's house in a rage, the anger on his face still showed no signs of dissipation, but at this time, Lin Han's emotions had obviously become calm.
Lin Han knew exactly what it meant after meeting with Malone today.
"I don't know if your choice is right, but I know that you have the ability to take responsibility for any of your choices"
After Alice finished speaking, Lin Han, who was still angry, laughed a little after a moment of stun. If it wasn’t already night at this time, the pedestrians on the street would be crazy because of Lin Han.
"Thank you, Alice" (to be continued)
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