Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 711 - : 710 noxious fumes

Chapter 711: 710 noxious fumes

Debate, contention, assault, abuse.

A haze of smog and noise.

The negative event set off a chain of reactions, and the bustling voices on social media roared down like a sudden torrential rain in the midst of summer.

Hunter, caught off guard.

As the situation rapidly deteriorated, Hunter was swept up into the chaotic whirlpool before he even had the chance to catch his breath, spinning and losing his bearings in the darkness.

Everything was intimately related to Hunter, yet it seemed as if it had nothing to do with him at all.

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In front of the team, in front of the League, Hunter thought he had some say. That was why he spoke out for Bell, and why he fought for an early restructuring of his contract. He sincerely believed in himself—

Believed that he could pry leverage.

However, with a gust of wind and a sudden downpour, the bubble burst, and as he awoke from the dream, the world revealed its true face.

He was insignificant, not even worth mentioning.

Whether it was the team or the League, no one cared for his opinion or perspective; not that he could have said anything in his defense before the incontrovertible evidence of the surveillance footage, but as the person directly involved, he hadn’t been part of the proceedings at all—his fate had been sealed early on.

Dismissal. Full stop.

That was all there was to it.

In the face of real interests, he didn’t carry any weight.

He even had to find out about his own fate through ESPN’s live broadcast.

How ironic.

Renewal? A high salary?

All of those extravagant hopes had turned to ashes.

The issue now was whether he could continue to play football, whether he could find a team willing to take him like Foster did, and what awaited him were league sanctions and legal proceedings.

Realizing this, all the anger, irritability, and grievances were forcefully swallowed down—

Even though he had already smashed all the furniture in his home before this, how could he possibly be wrong? It was the woman who insidiously provoked the incident that was wrong, it was the Kansas City Chiefs who were wrong for hastily cutting ties without inquiring into the details or confirming a resolution.

So what if he beat up a woman? She hadn’t suffered any broken bones, hadn’t been hospitalized, and hadn’t died. Was it really necessary to make such a fuss?

Hmm.

With arduous persuasion from his agent, Hunter took a deep breath, reluctantly swallowed all these thoughts, and regained his composure.

Waiting for the team and the League’s press conferences to conclude, and as the focus of attention seemed about to whoosh past him, forgotten as the real protagonist of the news event, an official apology letter from Hunter barely pulled the attention back onto him.

“…I regret my personal actions and am willing to accept all consequences…”

Blah blah blah.

Although the content of the open letter was more than this, the core was that one sentence.

Temporarily, the focus of the discussion returned to Hunter.

Some believed that since Hunter had apologized, and the victim had not pursued further legal action, they should give Hunter a chance to reform himself.

However, many more believed that Hunter’s apology was merely forced by the situation, and they could not be easily convinced; instead, they should observe Hunter’s subsequent actions.

Additionally, there were those who believed that Hunter should leave professional football forever and undergo anger management therapy.

Especially since Foster had found a new job with no cost or punishment whatsoever, Hunter’s next move became the focus of heated discussion.

In this vortex of controversy, the League teams all proceeded with caution, no one daring to face the gunfire head-on, and the fervor of public opinion could be discerned from the sidelines.

Not just Hunter, but the Kansas City Chiefs were also constantly in the eye of the storm—

The defending champions’ indulgence and disregard had become the target of vehement condemnation by netizens.

It was precisely because of the muddling and pretense of peace by teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins that the off-field violent behavior of the players was never properly addressed and continued to escalate.

Public opinion was not ready to let the Kansas City Chiefs off easily.

Originally, this week marked a new chapter in the playoff race—

The Kansas City Chiefs were headed to an away game against their division rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers.

This year was the second season under new head coach Anthony Lynn for the Los Angeles Chargers; after some fine-tuning and adjustment, the team finally got on the right track, with quarterback Philip Rivers having the most outstanding and exciting season of his career.

After starting the season with one win and two losses, the Los Angeles Chargers fully recovered, embarking on a six-game winning streak to turn the tide, and after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals last week, their season record leapt to ten wins and three losses.

This was the first time the team had reached double-digit wins since 2009.

At the moment, in the AFC West, the Los Angeles Chargers’ record of ten wins and three losses is second only to the Kansas City Chiefs’ eleven wins and two losses, neck and neck with the American League’s number two seed, the New England Patriots.

Although the Kansas City Chiefs had already secured a spot in the playoffs, the division championship and the seeding order were still up in the air, with the Los Angeles Chargers looking on eagerly.

Simply put, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs were currently competing for the AFC West championship; at the same time, both teams were vying for a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage, and the situation could not be any more tense.

The outcome of the upcoming game could potentially completely overturn the American League’s playoff landscape. With the Los Angeles Chargers being a strong team that could compete with the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs needed to give it their all.

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What’s more, considering it was a division rivalry, even if there were no implications for playoff spots, the two teams would still go at each other with knives drawn in a do-or-die battle.

However.

The noise off the field had completely shifted the focus so that no one even cared about the upcoming divisional showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.

It was both amusing and frustrating.

At the pre-game press conference, even when faced with Li Wei, the barrage of questions was entirely centered on Hunter, with traps waiting to be sprung.

As a result, Li Wei dropped a bombshell right at the beginning.

“I hate Los Angeles,” he said.

In response, the audience gasped, staring at Li Wei in disbelief.

Li Wei just shrugged his shoulders lightly.

“The last time we were here, we lost. That’s not a pleasant memory; this time, it seems like no one cares about our preparations. Oh, please give me a reason to like Los Angeles.”

Witty and cunning.

The room erupted in laughter, finally understanding what Li Wei meant.

Even so, Li Wei still couldn’t avoid the issue.

When a reporter asked him to comment on the Kansas City Chiefs management’s handling of the Hunter incident, Li Wei spread his hands and rolled his eyes.

“See, I still couldn’t avoid it,” he commented.

His remark drew collective laughter from the reporters.

Knowing he couldn’t dodge the question, Li Wei straightforwardly gave a response.

“We made a wrong judgment and a wrong choice, it’s as simple as that,” he stated.

A sharp intake of breath followed.

Even though the media had always been aggressively pressing, not just Li Wei, but also Reed couldn’t escape scrutiny, as they besieged coaches and players, hoping for a straightforward response; however, clearly, nobody was willing to do that—

In fact, the reporters knew this too; asking coaches and players to criticize the management in person, especially over such a thorny issue, was almost impossible.

But the reporters kept up the siege.

To put it accurately, the reporters just wanted to see the coaches and players in an awkward position.

It was a form of mockery, an attack.

Yet, they didn’t expect that Li Wei would actually…