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Chapter 96 The First Day of 12

On January 2012, 1, in the outskirts of the small city of San Antonio, a luxury convoy was slowly driving on the street, with several police motorcycles walking in the forefront, doing their best to clear the way for the convoy.

People driving on the street slowed down and gave way. No one honked their horns impatiently because they had to wait. The whole atmosphere was very respectful and solemn, just because this was a funeral convoy.

The appearance of such a convoy in the United States represents the departure of a life, and the reason why the people around them maintain order so tacitly is to let the deceased enjoy the last preferential treatment before saying goodbye to the world.

Finally, the convoy stopped in front of a cemetery. As the doors opened, people dressed in black came down one by one: Old Jack, Yang Ke, Emma, ​​Carly, Leonard, etc. No. people.

Standing on the edge of the street, none of them spoke, and their eyes were looking at the very neatly packed RV in front of them. This was an embassy transport vehicle.

Two burly men came down from the driver's cab, opened the rear door of the caravan, and quickly lifted out a mahogany coffin...

In the quiet cemetery, everyone gathered around the coffin, looking at the engraved tablet with tears in their eyes: Tomb of beloved daughter Alice...

The burial ceremony was very simple. Old Jack walked up to the mahogany coffin with reddish eyes, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the cold coffin, with memories flashing in his eyes, and then he began to speak.

The speech started with the events of Alice's life. The old Jack told many small anecdotes about Alice's unique personality in detail, which made everyone smile and dilute a lot of the sad atmosphere.

This is a custom in the United States. Friends who come to the funeral tell interesting stories about the deceased, which can make people laugh at the funeral, which makes people remember the voice and smile of the deceased, leaving people with more understanding of the deceased. beautiful memories……

"The burial ceremony should have already begun, right?"

In the office on the second floor of the AT&T Center Arena, Popovich stopped the pen in his hand, looked up at the ceiling with the championship flag hanging high outside the window, and the light of memory flashed in his eyes.

"Yes! I didn't expect the operation to fail."

Borrego on the side also put down his pen, his tone was very low. Due to tonight's home game against the Jazz, almost no one from the entire Spurs team attended Alice's funeral.

"Ugh!"

Sighing, Popovich shook his head helplessly. Any operation might fail. Thinking that Alice would definitely not like them worrying and losing because of her, Popovich adjusted his mood in a blink of an eye, bowed his head and perfected Start tonight's game plan.

At this moment, the door of the office was pushed open, and Ford limped in, holding an inspection result sheet in his hand, seeing that Popovich and Borrego were both there, he laughed .

There was a trace of reluctance and entanglement in his eyes, but in the end Ford still made a decision, let out a sigh of relief, looked at the two coaches he respected, and said, "Coach, I think it's time for me to end. , I am going to retire..."

On the cemetery, after the speech was finished, Old Jack retreated back to the team in silence, and then the other people in the team walked out one by one, touching the mahogany coffin, lowering their heads, whispering something with a smile on their faces...

Tears were shining, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. Leonard murmured: "Alice, I have thought about it for a long time, but I actually think that the title of uncle is more suitable for me."

After a while, Leonard took his hand back, and when he turned to leave, he took a deep look at the mahogany coffin for the last time, and thought to himself: In at most three years, I promise you that you will get the championship ring, believe me .

As Leonard retreated, the silent Yang Ke walked out of the line, crossed Leonard, and looked at the mahogany coffin.I can't help but think back to the day I received the tape, the sweet voice of Alice in the tape seemed to ring in my ears again...

The screen returns to the second day after the game with the Lakers...

Yang Ke was lying quietly on the hospital bed, looking at The Flash intently, until a beautiful nurse came in and put a tape in his hand, saying that Alice asked her to hand it over to Yang Ke. of.

After sending the nurse away thankfully, Yang Ke reached out and took out an old-fashioned player from the bedside table, put the tape in it, and pressed the play button.

"Brother, hello!"

"I asked Sister Carly, your ankle is fine, you just need to rest for a week, and you can't do high-intensity exercise during this week..."

"Brother, I have thought about it for a long time. As Kobe said, we did not do well in many places in the past, but the past is doomed and we cannot change it."

"Fortunately, you are still on your feet. I believe that from now on, you can do better. You will eventually be on the right track and fully integrated into the alliance...For me, and even more for yourself..."

"Alice who will always love you..."

He closed his eyes, touched the cold mahogany coffin with the palm of his right hand, recalled the scenes since he came into contact with Alice, and the corners of Yang Ke's mouth turned up slightly.

After a while, Yang Ke opened his eyes, turned around silently, and slowly retreated to the team. He didn't say anything, because some things had already been secretly decided in his heart.

An hour later, Alice's burial ceremony ended, and the mahogany coffin was buried in the ground. Everyone exited the cemetery calmly. American funerals are sad but not sad, and the main focus is on remembering the dead, not the form of remembrance.

When they left the cemetery, what they remembered was the beautiful part of Alice's personal character, such as bravery, cheerfulness, tenacity, etc., and what they took away were all these positive things.

On the first day of 2012, many things happened throughout the United States and even the world:
The operation failed, and Alice, who died of leukemia, was buried in a cemetery outside San Antonio!

Because of Alice's death, Carly, who was a medical genius but could not help in this matter, was deeply hit. She immediately resigned as the chief team doctor of the Spurs, resolutely went to Los Angeles, and devoted herself to further medical studies!
The Spurs playing at home, after holding Alice's farewell ceremony, the Spurs wearing white jerseys defeated the visiting Jazz with a huge advantage!
After the game, Ford, who was seriously injured and did not play, unexpectedly appeared at the press conference. Facing many media reporters, Ford expressed his decision to retire!

It was night, after a few days of fermenting, when many mainstream media apologized to Yang Ke and Leonard for their untrue reports, Yang Ke and Leonard gained a lot of fame around the world!
Especially Yang Ke, under the operation of Huaguo Li Qiuxue, Jiang Gong and others, fans of Yang Ke have sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain throughout Asia!
　The first volume is considered finished, and I will post a summary after a while, and the next chapter will return to normal.

　　
　
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