Boca Juniors' Contract Renewal Missing Hanks!

The riots were still ongoing.

The enraged River Plate fans stormed from inside the stadium all the way outside.

That night, any fan wearing a Boca Juniors jersey was bound to get beaten up.

Fortunately, the local police near the stadium responded quickly.

After more than two hours, the riots were finally brought under control.

Xie Luotuo did not even dare hold the post-match press conference. He climbed straight onto the team bus and returned to the Boca district under police escort.

After entering the club, for safety reasons, Xie Luotuo temporarily ordered all the players to stay overnight at the club and not go out.

"Su, I heard you never really made it in the youth team before?"

Lying on his dorm bed, Barrios suddenly asked.

"Yeah!"

Su Bai's current performance could only be described as an overnight transformation.

Back in the youth team, he had never played a single match. Even in internal training games, Su Bai rarely got the chance to take the field.

Su Bai's wild performances these past days had stunned everyone.

They could not understand why the team's former mascot had suddenly undergone such an unbelievable change.

"That's strange. Forget technical ability—even with your physique, you should've stood out in the youth team long ago!"

"Maybe us Chinese develop later. I only suddenly shot up in height this year too!"

Su Bai did not want anyone to know that he had suddenly taken off because he had unlocked a cheat.

If people found out, who knew whether they would drag him away and slice him up for research?

Late development, my ass!

After hearing Su Bai's words, Barrios knew the guy was talking nonsense. But since Su Bai did not want to say more, he could not press him further.

Just as the two were still chatting, there came a knock at Su Bai's door.

"Su! The boss wants you. He's got something to discuss with you!"

It was Almeida.

"Alright, got it, sir!"

After Almeida left first, Barrios sat up with a grin.

"Su, you've made it big now. Calling you over this late—he's definitely changing your contract. Your annual salary is about to go up by a lot, so you won't have to live—"

Barrios said with a smile, but halfway through, he suddenly remembered that this guy's father donated five hundred thousand a year to the club—more than his own annual salary. He promptly shut his mouth.

Damn it, if his family was that rich, why the hell was he even playing football?

For people like Barrios, who had risen out of the slums, playing football had never been about dreams. It was purely about making money.

In those slums, there were only two ways out: play football, or join a gang!

Su Bai smiled at the awkward-looking Barrios, then turned and walked out.

The club building was not far from their dormitory.

Almeida was waiting for him downstairs.

The Boca senior management had just contacted Xie Luotuo.

Su Bai's contract had to be finalized tonight.

This was the best opportunity.

And because of the riots, the team had sealed off the club.

Su Bai's insane performance had already attracted the attention of teams across South America.

After all, Su Bai was still on the minimum youth-team contract. Other clubs would probably go crazy over him.

At that moment, Ravitch was roaring furiously in his office.

The team's loss was bad enough, but what enraged him most was discovering after the match that Hanks, who had been watching from the box with him, had slipped away halfway through under the excuse of going to the bathroom.

He knew that damned Hanks must have gone to Boca to find that Chinese kid.

Thinking of his five million, Ravitch felt like crying.

Almeida led Su Bai to Xie Luotuo's office door before long.

When he pushed open the door, Su Bai found that Xie Luotuo was not alone in his office.

The team manager, Carl Vannu, was there as well.

"Hi! Dear Su! Today has been a dream day. You're the hero of Boca Juniors. The club will transfer your goal and assist bonuses from these past two days into your account right away."

The moment Carl Vannu saw Su Bai, he immediately walked up to him with a broad smile.

To Carl Vannu, Su Bai now looked like a little golden man cast from pure gold, shining with the glow of wealth.

Not long ago, Zhu from Flame Nation had used nothing more than a sheet of Boca Juniors paper to bring him hundreds of thousands in income.

And now?

This talented Chinese-descended player had brought the club sponsorship worth millions from his father, and would soon bring them a highly valuable transfer fee as well.

Heaven truly had been far too kind to him.

Yet the grateful response he had imagined never came.

That mascot who had once merely coasted along in the youth team actually gave a cold smile and offered no further response.

This...

This instantly made Carl Vannu a little angry.

Who was he? He was Boca Juniors' manager!

Did this kid think that just because he had played one—oh!

No, two matches, he could start acting so full of himself?

Just wait until the contract was signed. He would see whether the kid still dared to jump around like this!

Still, despite what he was thinking, Carl Vannu showed no dissatisfaction.

He maintained that same kind and approachable expression before Su Bai.

"Su! In light of your outstanding performance in today's do-or-die match, the club has decided to offer you a first-team star-level salary!"

At Carl Vannu's prompting glance, Xie Luotuo began reciting the lines they had prepared beforehand.

After all, Su Bai was only sixteen. In their minds, how much could a sixteen-year-old possibly think about?

Wouldn't he burst into tears and thank the club the moment he heard that they were offering him a first-team star's salary because of his performance?

"I think my current contract is fine. Let's talk after the season ends."

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb the boss's rest any longer."

Su Bai knew exactly why these two were in such a hurry to finalize his contract overnight.

Weren't they simply afraid someone else would poach him? They wanted to lock him down with an exploitative contract carrying an outrageously high release clause, keeping all the initiative in their own hands.

He was no fool. Now that he had the system, he had no intention of limiting his stage to Argentina.

The top five leagues were his dream.

And with his current attributes, he would have absolutely no problem playing in the top five leagues.

So, after rejecting Xie Luotuo and Carl Vannu, Su Bai turned and walked straight out of Xie Luotuo's office.

Leaving behind only Carl Vannu and Xie Luotuo, both staring blankly.