berlin light

Chapter 8 Real-life Victory Escape
A few days later, Edward received good news from the two.

Originally, his grandfather had a good reputation, and he had been investing regardless of returns. In addition, the two tried their best to win the support of some fans.

Edward ordered the two to keep it secret, and it is not yet time to reveal the mystery.

The team is doing well now, and should be able to advance to the second division at the end of the season, so the club should not be thrown into turmoil for the time being, and everything should be stable.Once the team confirms the promotion, Edward can come up with the surprise prepared for those bastards, let them be kicked away at the team's promotion stall!
Edward prepares every day to take charge of the club, and one morning, as Edward is selecting players for next season, the old steward tells him that someone special wants to meet him.

"Will he help me take control of the club?"

Edward asked.

"Of course, Master Edward!"

"Then let him come over this afternoon."

……

After lunch, the person who wanted to see Edward came, not one person, but two!

Both of them have weather-beaten faces, but from the physical point of view, they must have such a strong figure through long-term exercise. Edward estimated that the two may be former players of the team.

The butler served them afternoon tea and left, leaving the living room to the three of them.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen, I heard that you want to see me, may I know why?"

Edward asked directly.

"Mr. Hoffmann, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Austen Schlegel and my friend is Matt Goetzt. We used to be professional players. We used to play for Bayer Leverkusen and Dynamo Berlin."

Hearing about Dynamo Berlin, Edward immediately became interested.

Isn't this the mortal enemy of Union Berlin, the one with the secret police supporting the ten-time champion?

Two former Dynamo Berlin players are Union fans, which doesn't make sense: "Are you sure you are Union fans?"

"Yes, we all support Union Berlin, it's a long story, would you like to hear it?"

"Of course!"

Edward had forgotten how they could help him and just wanted to know what the hell was going on.

Schlegel took a gulp of coffee and said slowly: "Matt and I have been neighbors and friends since we were young, and we also had the same experience. My aunt is in England, and Matt has relatives living in West Berlin, so we are both friends. objects being monitored."

"It was a depressing time, we were all living in the shadow of the Stasi, and you know there wasn't much entertainment, so we chose football, and luckily we were both talented, but it was a gift for us. It was unfortunate that we were called up by Dynamo Berlin's youth academy."

"But things didn't change because of family reasons. In Dynamo Berlin youth training we were isolated by children of the same age. They were all Stasi supporters. The coach even told our parents that it was impossible for us to get rewards. Yes, luckily we were both really talented, Matt was a starter first and then I was promoted to the first team."

"We have won countless games with the first team, but we often ask ourselves, is football just about winning? This kind of victory by taking care of the referee is not what we want at all. Every time we face the hateful eyes of fans of other teams, I I feel that this is not real football, and life should not be like this. Why do we have to bear the harsh treatment of the club and the hatred of other teams? At that time, I even thought of ending my life. At that time, I especially envied Union Berlin. Players, they were regarded as heroes against the Stasi by the whole of East Germany, and we were just lackeys of the Stasi."

Having said this, Schlegel's eyes were completely moist.

"But before a game representing East Germany and the French team, Matt approached me and asked me if I wanted to escape. The two of us hit it off and started planning to escape from East Germany without telling anyone, including our parents. Every time we planned We all need to run more than ten miles into the woods to dare to say, can you understand our mood?"

Of course Edward understood why they did this. At that time, there was one Stasi member in every 60 people in East Germany. If they were not careful, they would have become bones in the grave.

Edward offered to help him fill the glass, nodding for him to continue talking.

"Dynamo Berlin is the league champion and needs to participate in the European Club Champions Cup, but they have no privileges in the European arena and often need to play away games. In September 1983, when we went to Luxembourg for the away game, we planned to escape. Before going to Luxembourg, I said to my father. I'm leaving, but it's a pity that Stacey was with every player and we didn't get the chance."

"But the second chance came. When we went to play against the Partizans in Belgrade, because Yugoslavia was also a socialist camp, the members of the Stasi also relaxed and did not have all-round monitoring. At noon on the match day, the bus The store that took us to the city center gave us an hour of free time!"

"Because Matt and I are usually isolated objects, we avoided our teammates at all without causing them to notice. We entered a record store first, and ran as soon as we found the back door. After running for a while, we stopped a taxi, but the driver heard We were going to the West German embassy, ​​and they drove us off immediately. When we stopped the second car, I gave the driver 10 marks directly, which was considered a huge sum of money in Yugoslavia at that time, but the driver still only agreed to send us to the embassy. We went to a location relatively close to the embassy. We were frightened all the way, and we finally arrived at the West German embassy, ​​but the embassy staff actually wanted to drive us away, because once the team found out that we had escaped, the West German embassy would be the most suspicious place. They were afraid that we would Get involved in the embassy."

"At that time we were really scared, even the West German embassy didn't dare to take us in. Where could we hide the two of us? Fortunately, the ambassador was kind-hearted and drove us to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. He gave us two With a fake ID, the two of us took the train to Munich overnight."

"In the car, we didn't dare to move, and we kept silently reading the explanation of the police: 'We lost our passports, and now we have to go back to Munich to get a replacement'. Fortunately, we didn't meet the special care of the border inspection."

"The next morning we saw the news in the newspaper: East German players fled to West Germany. After that we were sent to the resettlement center in Kissen. I even called my mother to report that I was safe. I know that the Stasi Some people will definitely monitor this call, so I promise not to talk about things there, and tell them that I just want to live a good life in West Germany."

"I never felt that I would be safe in West Germany. Stasi spies often went deep into West Germany. Egendo of Dynamo died in a car accident after arriving in West Germany, and a youth coach was also poisoned. Kill, I can only promise not to talk about life in East Germany on the phone, I hope the Stasi can let us go."

"After the suspension period, we chose to play for Bayer Leverkusen. On November 1989, 11, I still remember that day. It was the night before the game against Schalke 9. We had just returned to the hotel after drinking in the pub. , my teammate Jonas rushed to tell me that the Berlin Wall fell! I couldn't believe it, and 04 minutes later I went crazy and rushed to the TV to find that the Berlin Wall had really fallen...I went back to Berlin that weekend, again I met and drank and chatted with my former friends, and during that winter break, I finally returned to my parents' house!"

After listening to their experience, Edward was silent.

During that special period, they were discriminated against. While letting them play football, the team didn’t treat them as human beings, and those anti-Stasi East Germans hated them, Dynamo Berlin players, and replaced them with Edward. He will also choose to escape.

Eduard asked: "So you support Union Berlin?"

"Of course, you can't imagine it if you don't live in that period. The players of Union Berlin were heroes against tyranny. They were treated like William Wallace. I dreamed of playing for Union Berlin. In my heart, Union Berlin It's the best team."

"I see. You have a legendary experience. Now tell me what help you can give me, and what do you want from me?"

Edward could not believe that the two old men came here to tell him stories on purpose.

"We have a great reputation among the fans and can support you as club president."

Hearing this, Edward was noncommittal, the club chairman was already in his pocket, more support from them would not be much, and less support from them would be a lot, and he had to look at their asking price before making a decision: "What do you want?"

"We hope to work in the team and become the coach of the youth team."

They just wanted to be a coach, and based on their experience, they didn't need to look for themselves. Edward immediately figured out what was going on. The two old guys must have heard the wind and knew that it was inevitable that he would become the club chairman. They were afraid that he would mess around in the club. , so I want to monitor him nearby, this is really a loyal loyalist of the Union of Berlin.

Although a bit upset, the starting point of the two sides is the same. They hope that the team can get better and better. Edward hopes to build Union Berlin into a wealthy family and inherit his grandfather’s legacy. Two more heroes who once resisted tyranny support support, which is very symbolic. Big, good for him to control the club.

"Okay, then we have a happy cooperation!"

　The experience of these two players is real, not a story I made up. It was very touching to watch, so I wrote it down.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)