Chapter 449: The Strong Rise of Newcastle's 'Two Parallel Imports' (Part 4)

While Van Basten was still scratching his head and wondering about his new manager's position, Newcastle had already organized an attack using the possession of the ball after the restart.

At this time, football has come to Shevchenko's feet.

"...Shevchenko got the ball on the right wing, and he was guarded by the 20-year-old Ajax rookie Ismael Assati. Let's see how Shevchenko handled it... Ouch, Ouch, beautiful dunk. The ball, simple and practical, too fast... Shevchenko easily got rid of Assati!"

Because he did not expect that the Ukrainian nuclear warhead would use such a fast speed, it easily got rid of Assati's defense in the first time, so that Ajax's originally tight defense had a short vacuum...

It was this precious moment that gave Shevchenko enough time to observe the movements of his teammates, and then he passed the ball.

Two or three seconds later, the football drew a pleasing white semi-oval on the grass and came to the feet of Juan Mata, who had already wandered into the middle of the field. Shevchenko himself did not stop at all and continued. Running down the side road...

Because in his brain, there was a familiar yet strange feeling that kept telling Shevchenko: Run down, don’t stop, run, keep running...

And when he ran near the edge of the Ajax penalty area, a magical effect came out, and a white light flashed in front of his eyes...

Football is coming!

It was Juan Mata. Mata used his unparalleled personal ability to accurately send the football over the air above Ajax's "human wall".

This was a perfectly aimed pass that just passed over the heads of the two central defenders and fell between Shevchenko and goalkeeper Stekelenburg...

"... Juan Mata... made an incredible pass and penetrated Ajax's defense... Solo!! Offside? The linesman didn't raise the flag, not offside!!! Shevchenko went solo!!! ! Opportunity, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Newcastle!”

St. James became agitated and the fans jumped out of their seats...

Will this goal go in?

On the field.

Shevchenko, who was running, did not choose to stop the ball, but directly used his high-speed running to swing his legs and shoot!

boom!

White lightning reappears!

Amidst the huge noise, the Ajax goalkeeper could only subconsciously protect his 'handsome face'. The football flew over his head like a spinning fireball with a burning breath...

"Oops, we lost the ball..." Skettlenburg was shocked.

As the captain of Ajax, the battle-hardened Stekelenburg clearly understands that if Shevchenko scores a goal in such an exciting way at this time, the consequences will be disastrous——

Newcastle's morale, which was finally suppressed by Suarez's goal, is likely to be rekindled by this goal and burn Ajax to ashes...

But, at this moment...

"Shevchenko!!... shot!! This goal went in... Ouch? How is it possible? It didn't go in? Such a good opportunity?... God, Shevchenko shot the football away, he used too much force It’s too big and too strong, and I don’t have a good angle…”

In the commentary box, Cester couldn't help but stamped his feet and beat his chest in annoyance: "Oh, Shevchenko really wanted to score. When Crespo was injured, he finally got the chance to start, but it was too difficult. Wanting to make a contribution but missing the opportunity... This is really haste but waste!"

The complete opposite to Sester is the Dutch commentator Nigel van Buron. This uncle can't wait to wrap a red silk around his waist and perform a big Yangko——

"Oh? This goal didn't go in... Hahaha, it didn't go in!! Shevchenko proved his true nature as a parallel importer... It was almost an empty goal, but he lifted the football up to the third floor of the stands with one kick... For such an opportunity, if it were either Huntelaar or Suarez, there would be eleven million ways to send the football into the goal... Wow, hahaha, compared to Newcastle and Ajax, the biggest The weakness is that they lack a truly powerful super shooter..."

…

After finishing the shot, Shevchenko watched the football whizzing away from the goal. He couldn't believe his eyes...

"How could this happen?"

At this time, he could even imagine the boos that were about to ring out from St. James. In the past month, every time he wasted an opportunity, he would be booed to death by Newcastle fans...

However, the boos did not ring out.

What rang out was applause!

"...Hey, Andre, a beautiful shot! It was just a little bit off. Don't worry, I will pass the ball to you."

Juan Mata appeared behind Shevchenko, reached out and patted his shoulder: "But don't be so nervous next time. I believe you will score, because the boss said that you are born The shooter!”

"Boss?"

Shevchenko couldn't help but look to the sidelines.

Of course he knows who Mata refers to as 'boss'. Unlike AC Milan and Chelsea, Newcastle players call their head coach boss, not boss or sir, or any other serious words... …

Shevchenko saw that at this moment, the black figure was turning around and inciting the fans in the stands to cheer and applaud even louder. As if sensing Shevchenko's gaze, the back figure suddenly turned around and winked at Shevchenko on the field and gave him a thumbs up...

Although the distance was far, the huge sound waves formed by the cheers and applause of the fans even made Shevchenko unable to hear his own words... But, strangely, he could clearly hear what the figure on the sidelines said. He was saying-

"You are a natural shooter, you are the greatest shooter, you can do it..."

At this moment, when Juan Mata, the "younger generation" stood beside him and said this, when Shevchenko saw the scene on the sidelines, the Ukrainian striker suddenly felt an unprecedented relaxation in his heart.

In the past three years, at Stamford Bridge and San Siro, he was eager to prove himself in front of the fans. It was an invisible pressure. His huge fame and performance that did not match his fame always made him be labeled as a fake and decadent by the media and fans. His efforts were exchanged for more turbulent ridicule...

When he joined Newcastle with hope, the situation did not seem to have changed much. Efforts and pressure, like a pair of "seven-life grudges", were still entangled in his life...

The goal scored against West Bromwich in the last game made Shevchenko see the dawn of hope, but the mistake in the shot just now made him vaguely see the sign of the broken dream when he raised his hope...

But at this moment, the black figure on the sidelines, with a simple gesture, suddenly made him feel extremely relaxed, a kind of relaxation he had never felt in three years!

Force--

The whistle sounded, and Ajax goalkeeper Stekelenburg kicked the goal kick.

Shevchenko turned and ran to the center of the court.

No one knows what kind of struggle and transformation this Ukrainian striker has gone through in his heart in just a few seconds...

...

The goal kick kicked by Stekelenburg flew down after crossing most of the field. The 'Hunter' Huntelaar was about to unload the ball, but a huge force came from behind him, and a shadow covered his head, and the ball was headed out...

"Beautiful!"

Sester clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Steven Taylor boldly came out of the penalty area and headed the ball out..."

The ball fell at Arshavin's feet.

At this moment, Newcastle's midfield began to surge towards Ajax's goal like a flood...

[Tsar] Arshavin showed his small-scale escape technique that was not inferior to Juan Mata. After a true and false move like a butterfly, he passed two defensive players on the left side of Ajax and came to the upper left corner of the penalty area in a blink of an eye...

In the middle, Owen and Shevchenko had already followed up one after the other.

On the right side, Juan Mata also pinned down an Ajax defender...

Another attacking opportunity!

"...Four against four in the frontcourt! Another great opportunity, it's time for Arshavin to pass the ball!" Excited and nervous, Sester couldn't help shaking all over.

However, the "Tsar" on the field did not pass the ball, but pretended to cut across the middle of the penalty area. Ajax's left back Gussens did not dare to neglect it and immediately crossed his legs to intercept, but after he made the move, he wanted to slap himself twice...

Because, he was deceived!

At the moment he kicked, Arshavin suddenly made a jaw-dropping change of direction on the spot, "whoosh", and knocked over the football, and suddenly stopped cutting inside, but whizzed down along the sideline...

Ajax's left side was suddenly empty!

Now, the two central defenders had to devote their energy to supporting the wing, so when Arshavin rushed to the end line, the route to the middle was finally blocked...

"Haha, he's finished!"

Netherlands commentator Nigel van Bron shouted excitedly.

However, Van Bron soon lost his excitement, and he whimpered in horror: "Oh, God! ! The cunning Russian, he passed the ball... Dangerous ah ah ah..."

Arshavin passed the ball.

It was an inverted triangle mowing pass, and the two central defenders of Ajax jumped too hard, and could only watch the ball roll lightly less than three or four centimeters from their feet, and they could not make even a little effective block due to inertia...

The ball came to Owen's feet.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime shooting opportunity, and there was no one to block it. Owen's right foot had already swung, and that was the shooting posture.

St. James cheered...

But at this moment, Ajax midfielder Gabriel rushed out from the side with a gust of wind, and blocked Owen's shooting line with a very critical fall...

Shoot? The best chance has been lost.

"Okay..."

Netherlands commentator Nigel van Broncken slammed the table and shouted again.

But like last time, his face fell again.

Because Owen did not shoot, the right foot that had been raised was still raised high, and it was cleverly leaked...

The football was like a maglev train passing through a tunnel, continuing to leisurely rush to the back, its direction was...

Shevchenko!

On the sidelines, Ajax coach Van Basten's heart was beating wildly. At this moment, he smelled a strong smell of danger, but at this time, there was nothing anyone could do...

This time, facing the opportunity that was so close at hand, Shevchenko stopped the football with an unusual calmness, then raised his foot and gave a gentle push...

with no doubt!

The football rolled into Ajax's goal.

From Shevchenko's feet to the goal line, within this short but long 8-yard distance, the football was not blocked by any Ajax player...

Because Arshavin's breakthrough helped Shevchenko attract the central defender, and Owen's fake shot and leaked ball helped Shevchenko deceive the goalkeeper's attention and focus...

What Shevchenko faced was an empty goal.

"...Irving's chance... Ouch, he missed the football, and behind him was... Shevchenko!! Stop the ball... shoot... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!! The goal went in! It went in, this time it's really It’s in!”

Sester almost jumped on the table, and there was a roar of cheers in his ears. He had to shout loudly, otherwise he would not be able to hear what he was saying at all——

"Shevchenko, scored! Less than 4 minutes after Ajax scored, Newcastle pulled the score back. Shevchenko scored his second goal after joining Newcastle. He The start of the Magpie Legion's counterattack...

The Dutch commentator Nigel van Buron also jumped up, but unlike Sester, he was annoyed -

"This... Shevchenko... he actually scored?? This is really luck, luck. Faced with such an empty goal opportunity, the defender of the Ajax reserve team can score the ball... However, Newcastle People are happy too early. This is just a goal that has nothing to do with the overall situation. Newcastle still need to score three goals in the next game and ensure not to concede a goal in order to advance to the next round. I swear, they will definitely not It is possible to complete such a task..."

On the field.

After scoring the goal, Shevchenko looked up to the sky and let out a roar.

The long golden hair is flying in the night sky of St. James, like a moving yellow flame. Everyone can feel the terrifying enthusiasm and energy released in the flame!

He took the initiative to run up and hugged Irving, Arshavin, and every teammate...

Then, amidst the applause and cheers of more than 55,000 people in St. James, Nuclear Warhead walked slowly to the sideline with a smile, and hugged Crazy Lee warmly, just like two old friends who finally reunited, embracing and accepting the cheers of the Newcastle fans behind him... …

Hug, wave, smile!

This is all the way Shevchenko uses to express the emotion and excitement in his heart at this moment. Tears are no longer needed. The tears have already been shed after the goal against West Bromwich Albion in the last game...

Tears already belong to the past.

Now, Shevchenko knows that he needs to welcome his new life with a smile and happiness!

"I said, you are a natural shooter, and everyone who has doubted you will pay a bloody price!"

During the hug, Li Tongfan boasted proudly.

…

"...Shevchenko's goal boosted the morale of Newcastle. The Magpies launched a storm-like offensive. Ajax had to defend across the board to avoid being penetrated by the opponent... Hey, this is not Dutch football. style, they are dangerous, haha..."

Although in the last process of commentating on the English League Cup semi-finals, he was severely criticized by the TV station leader for not taking a neutral stance as a commentator, but at this moment, watching Newcastle beat Ajax severely on the field After beating him wildly in the backcourt, Cester began to get carried away again.

…

Within 10 minutes after Shevchenko scored, the Magpies always had an absolute advantage on the field.

Alan Smith's toughness, Fernando Gago's delicacy, Juan Mata and Arshavin's quickness and flexibility were all in full display in these ten minutes. Newcastle's successive attacks were just like England's. The surging waves in the strait made the Dutch breathless and almost suffocating...

When Van Basten saw that his opponent's offensive was too fierce, he simply waved his hand and signaled Ajax to launch a defensive counterattack.

Although it seems that Ajax's situation is passive, Van Basten is not worried at all.

Everyone knows that the Netherlands is rich in offensive talents, and they also know that Dutch football is famous for its total offense and total defense. In the world's image, offense is the blood flowing through the bodies of Dutch players...

Therefore, if a team that has always come from the Netherlands is taken advantage of by its opponents in attack, it will not be far from being defeated.

However, few people know that Van Basten's Ajax is a team that is good at defensive counterattacks!

Because, it has a strong 'Van Basten style' engraved on it.

After the unsatisfactory reform of the Dutch national team, Van Basten transferred his 'testing ground' to the Ajax club...

Today, Van Basten is going to use Madman Li, who is unparalleled in the world in terms of offense, to test the effect of his painstaking efforts for most of the season!

"Come on, Crazy Li, use your best offensive football to prove the power of my football philosophy! Let me break the myth of your invincibility!"

Van Basten is full of confidence.

…

Time passed.

10 minutes... 20 minutes... 30 minutes...

When the game reached the 30th minute, although Newcastle's offensive did not stop at all, the score on the field remained at 1:1. This situation made more and more Newcastle fans begin to become anxious...

Every second that passed was like cutting a piece of meat off the hearts of Newcastle fans.

The Magpies now have everything they need, except time, and of course, goals!

Finally, in the 34th minute, the situation on the field changed.

Newcastle, which had been unable to attack for a long time, finally inevitably had a gap, but this fleeting fear was seized by Ajax, who had been coiled like a rattlesnake waiting for a long time...

A flash of cold light!

The Dutch counterattack is coming!

The one who blew the horn for Ajax's counterattack was Leonardo, the Brazilian player who "beat Newcastle alone" in the first round of the two sides' confrontation at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam!

He caught a big stop by Newcastle's full-back Gareth Bale, streaked down the sideline after stealing the ball...

"This is an opportunity! Ajax's counterattack..."

Dutch commentator Nigel van Bruen's face flushed, and he climaxed and screamed while slapping the table.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

There were bursts of exclamations from the St. James' stand.

Van Basten held his neck erect, so nervous that he didn't even blink: Here it comes, this is the time, the chance to show Ajax's new style, here it comes...

In front of the Newcastle coaching bench, seeing the situation taking a sharp turn for the worse, assistant coach Alan Shearer couldn't help but walk to the sidelines and shouted loudly. As for what he was shouting, he couldn't hear it clearly in the noisy sound of St. James's tide...

However, when Alan Shearer turned his head inadvertently, he was surprised to see that Li Tongfan, who should be the "most anxious person" in the whole game, had no anxious expression on his face, but just looked at the court quietly...

Seeing this scene, Alan Shearer suddenly felt that maybe...

On the court

Leonardo, a Brazilian with 16 points in both speed and explosiveness, swept towards Newcastle's penalty area like a gust of wind...

Since the person who made the mistake was left-back Gareth Bale, there was no defensive player on Newcastle's left side to effectively interfere with Leonardo...

Leonardo's speed slowly slowed down until he reached the edge of the penalty area.

At this time, Steven Taylor, who was desperately chasing back, finally returned to defense panting and blocked the Brazilian's forward route!

However, Newcastle's situation did not improve at all.

Because only Taylor, Mancini and David Thornton had time to make up for the defense, and Ajax's offensive force at this moment was as many as 5 people...

This was obviously a premeditated counterattack.

So sharp, so deadly!

"Wow, hahahaha, 5 vs. 3 in the frontcourt, Newcastle is in a desperate situation..." Nigel van Bruen was so excited that he almost bit off his tongue.

On the court

Without any hesitation, Leonardo chose to pass the ball.

Because before the game, head coach Van Basten explained and analyzed the characteristics of each Newcastle player in detail, and the big man named Taylor who was blocking him was exactly the one Van Basten emphasized!

"...Steven Taylor, the core of Newcastle's defense, has the reputation of 'the future world's first central defender' and 'Little Superman', and his frontal defense and physical confrontation are first-class..."

Facing a player of Van Basten's height, Leonardo was not sure to break through successfully at the first time. In order not to delay the team's advancement speed and rhythm, Leonardo, who is smart, knows that passing the ball is the best choice...

Seeing Leonardo's choice, Van Basten on the sidelines nodded with satisfaction, obviously very satisfied with such handling of the ball!

The football drew a half-high arc in the air and rushed past Taylor's waist.

Such a height is the most difficult place for defensive players to deal with. Leonardo's pass is very cunning. Taylor has no way to deal with it. The football finally came to the other side of the penalty area...

The Ajax player who appeared there was Luis Suarez, the striker who had captured St. James less than a minute after the start of the game, and the one defending Suarez was still the Italian handsome boy Santon!

"Come on, I won't give you any chance this time, don't even think about passing me again!" Santon roared, lowered his center and rushed over.

But at this time, something strange happened...

Suarez didn't give Santon any chance to redeem his previous mistakes. He didn't have the idea of ​​stopping the ball, but directly headed the football back to the middle...

In the middle, the player who followed up and inserted was Ajax's top striker 'hunter' Huntelaar!

The uninterrupted pass on the left and right of the Ajax attack line tore a huge crack in Newcastle's originally weak defense in the middle, so that when Huntelaar took the ball, there was no Newcastle player defending around him...

Single knife!

Directly facing goalkeeper Hugo Lloris!

At this time, countless Newcastle fans could not help but cover their eyes in the stands of St. James. Everyone knows that faced with such an opportunity, a striker like Huntelaar will almost certainly deliver the football to the goal. Go in...

The Dutch fans who came from afar have already started to jump and cheer!

"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Huntelaar!!! As soon as this goal is scored, Newcastle will sink and the myth of Crazy Lee will disappear..."

At this moment, the scene of madman Li Shinhwa's collapse appeared before the eyes of countless people around the world, but...

Someone stood up!

"Don't even think about it!!"

The moment Huntelaar raised his foot to shoot, a yellow figure suddenly appeared in front of the football as if teleporting. And when Huntelaar's instep touched the football, the football did not go as he thought. It flew out like a roar, but a huge force came from the football field, knocking Huntelaar away...

Hugo Lloris! !

The football was held in his arms! !

When Huntelaar shot the football, it was already in Lloris's arms. What shook Huntelaar away was not the football, but Lloris's chest behind the football!

"It's Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris! Loris..." Sester was already excited and incoherent, and every muscle in his body was trembling: "Loris The attack was successful, he grabbed the football before Huntelaar, and miraculously deflected an almost inevitable shot from Ajax..."

"Aww, is this, so possible?"

Dutch commentator Nigel Van Buron's vision went dark and he fainted.

Courtside.

Van Basten's disappointment and Alan Shearer's ecstasy complemented each other. Shouts and exclamations were the main theme of the St. James Stand... Only Li Tongfan looked calm, because the sullen man knew that this was just an appetizer. The feast is coming——

On the field.

After Hugo Lloris saved the football, he didn't hesitate at all. He immediately got up and took a few steps, throwing the football in his arms high...

"Go ahead and score a goal!!"

Lloris looked at the football flying towards Juan Mata, filled with hope and guilt.

In the winter transfer period that just passed, the news that Irish goalkeeper Given was moving from Newcastle to Aston Villa shocked the entire Premier League. As a member of Newcastle, Lloris certainly knew the reason for Given's departure...

Before that, Lloris positioned himself as Given's substitute. He never expected that he could become the starting goalkeeper of the Magpies in such a short period of time... and the man who brought him from Ligue 1 to St. James was The man he called 'Boss' unexpectedly gave him more!

For a young player who has joined the team for less than a year, depriving a veteran with outstanding achievements of his main position, you can imagine how much pressure Crazy Li is under. Lloris is extremely grateful and holds himself to the strictest standards in training and competition at all times, hoping to repay Crazy Li for his promotion...

However, today, in this game that is crucial to the revival of Newcastle, he was so easily scored by the opponent in less than a minute. This made Lloris feel full of guilt. …

"I, Hugo Lloris, swear that I will never let Ajax score another goal!"

…

"Newcastle's counterattack is dangerous..."

In the live commentary box, the Dutch commentator Nigel van Buron, who had just woken up, saw the thrilling scene taking place on the field. He just shouted a word, rolled his eyes and fainted again.

On the field.

The football was thrown to Mata's feet on the right side of the center circle arc by Hugo Lloris.

Lloris's alert throw hit Ajax with a fatal time difference. More than ten seconds ago, when the Dutch were still running forward to counterattack, they would never have thought that it would only be a dozen seconds. Seconds later, they turned out to be the ones being beaten back...

By the time Juan Mata unloaded the football near the center circle, Spain's [Angel Wings] were directly facing Ajax's back line. Ajax pressed forward without hesitation in the counterattack. , causing a fatal flaw...

The Dutch were chasing after them desperately.

But Juan Mata didn't give them any chance. He didn't choose his best dribbling, but passed the ball directly...

This is a direct hit.

There was no Newcastle player on the passing route. Just when the Ajax people thought it was a passing error, a figure suddenly swept from the diagonal like lightning, easily got the football, and then kicked it. Play the ball forward...

"Mata's pass seemed like no one was receiving it... Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! Shevchenko, he inserted from the back row like a nuclear bomb, and succeeded in countering offside... Single shot!!!" Seth Te roared desperately.

"Just...single sword?"

The Dutch commentator Van Buron, who had just woken up, got up with a puzzled look on his face. When he looked up, he saw Shevchenko thundering on the court with the football towards the goal where only goalkeeper Stekelenburg was left. Suddenly, he was in front of his eyes. Suddenly, he fainted for the third time.

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"No progress, no progress, no progress!!!" Ajax fans cursed silently in their hearts.

"We must go in, we must go in, we must go in!!" Newcastle and Shevchenko fans put their hands together and made the most humble and sincere prayer to God, Allah and Buddha.

On the field.

Shevchenko brought the football into the Ajax penalty area aggressively. Goalkeeper Stekelenburg did not choose to attack, but slowly paced to try to block the space for the shot as much as possible. While lowering his center of gravity, he waited for Shevchenko to make a decisive pounce when he approached...

5 meters……

4 meters...

2 meters...

1 meter……

"The opportunity is now!"

When the distance between the two was less than one meter, Stekelenburg's eyes lit up and he thought to himself, if you don't shoot at such a close distance, then don't blame me for trying to catch your ball. After all, our goalkeeper is in the penalty area. Can be 'hands-on'...

So, after thinking that he had blocked all Shevchenko's frontal shooting angles, Stekelenburg jumped forward with confidence...

After 0.01 seconds, Stekelenburg felt that his fingers had touched the football. The cold touch from his fingers made the Ajax goalkeeper ecstatic...

But, at this moment...

Whoosh!

The football disappeared from his eyes!

"What's going on? This is impossible?"

Stekelenburg was shocked. He could see clearly that Shevchenko did not make a move to shoot, and the football did not fly past him...

"Football, where did it go?"

Stekelenburg couldn't see where the football had gone, but other people in St. James could see clearly that Shevchenko did not choose to shoot when faced with Stekelenburg flying towards him. , but...

But at the critical moment, gently push the football to the side!

Although he collided with the goalkeeper next, on the other side, Michael Owen, who came in at high speed, got a chance to face the empty goal...

[Lightning Killer] did not waste the kindness of [Nuclear Warhead], so he happily accepted the gift!

"Shevchenko... went it alone... oh oh oh oh, he didn't shoot, pass the ball! Shevchenko passed the football to Irving, who was in a better position, and had a chance to push into the empty goal... the ball went in ! Faced with such an opportunity, Owen will not make any mistakes!”

"...2:1!! Newcastle scored the second goal of the game. This was a classic example that can be written into the defensive counterattack textbook. From Lloris' hand throw to Owen's final shot, the entire The process only took less than 30 seconds, which was 25 seconds shorter than Ajax’s attack at the beginning of the game... I think this should also be the fastest counterattack record in the five major leagues this season!”

Sester's mouth was like a machine cannon, spraying "dong dong dong" non-stop, while the Dutch commentator Nigel van Buron was still lying unconscious under the table in the commentary box.

At this time, the broadcast camera was focused on the coaching bench on the sidelines, and everyone saw an interesting scene.

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Today there are 9,000 words, three in one.

I still can’t help but say thank you brothers.

Thank you to the boss of 【天地我为尊】 for helping to take care of the book review area.

Because I was using someone else’s computer, I didn’t have time to count the names of the brothers who gave rewards, but I remembered them all in my heart. Brothers, thank you!