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The red sun and golden light in winter, sprinkled with gold, intoxicated the whole Bolker Street!

By luke marlonPublished 3 years ago 9 min read

In the golden glow, people hurried; The bustling commercial avenue is full of traffic.

"Buzz, buzz! The roar of the engine came from the street as an electric locomotive sped in like lightning.

Immediately, the stream of people cast amazing eyes looking at this electric locomotive! There is no other reason, is this little sheep's body unexpectedly straddling a 1.9-meter eastern big!

Such a small car, such a big person, looks quite funny.

The citizens of Dusseldorf are amused, but they think that the authorities in Dusseldorf should strengthen traffic control!

To THE surrounding amazing vision, Gong Zheng himself has been to see strange, not surprised, to from his dry on this "THUNDERbolt express" after the Courier, he did not see the such unusual vision!

Ignoring the astonished eyes of the people around him, Gong Zheng increased the speed of the little sheep to the maximum and sped along Bolker Street. It was already over the speed limit for Bolker Street, but Gong thought it was too slow.

"Damn Grandet, damn miser, this locomotive should have been changed a long time ago. Now which express company still uses this kind of electric locomotive!!" Gong looked down at the time and sighed, "Damn it, my bonus!"

"Hey, Gong, where's your boy now?" Over the headset came the voice of Merkel, whom the boss of Thunderbolt Express calls "Grantay," saying, "No! Wherever you are right now! You've got to get it to Duff's Beer at 88 Bolker Street in two minutes, or you won't get your bonus this month!"

"Damn it, Grandet, you can't do this. I've only just entered Bolker Street, two minutes to 88. It's impossible!" Listening to the damn Grentai to deduct his bonus this month, Gong Zheng was anxious to cut said.

"What did you just call me, asshole?" Suddenly Merkel shouted angrily into the phone!

"O Grandet! When Merkel suddenly shouted at Gong Zheng, he was confused. As soon as he realized his mistake, Gong Zheng slapped his forehead. Gong Zheng apologized immediately, "No, I called General Manager Merkel, General Manager Merkel! Ha ha!"

"You... You... Bloody bastards... How dare you insult me, you... Damn it... Call......" Merkel took a deep breath to calm herself. "I'll remember this and I'll deal with you later! I won't talk to you about it now. Two minutes, oh no, a minute and a half, and if you don't deliver it, no bonus!"

"No, dear Mr. General Manager, gracious Mr. Merkle, you cannot do that. You are so generous and generous that you can't have the same sense as a little person like me, and besides, you wouldn't care if a little money wasn't..." Gong Zheng in the heart complaining, how to call this ya's Ge Lang Tai? Gong Zheng hastened to remedy the situation and put on a high hat for Ge Lang Tai!

While pleading with Grentai, Gong Zheng raced along Bolker Street as quickly as possible. To save time, Gong Zheng directly got on the sidewalk and crossed the street. All of a sudden, the street was filled with complaints.

Merkel smiled. "Well, of course I know I'm generous, but thank you for speaking from the bottom of my heart. But no bonus!"

Hearing Merkel speaks so firmly, Gong knew that his bonus for this month was gone. The miser said, "Mr. Merkel, is this bonus not negotiable?"

"Dear Gong, don't you know that delivery that doesn't arrive on time is free?" Merkel paused and said, "What do you expect from someone who hasn't created any profits for the company? Dear Gong, you can't think of Thunderbolt Express as a charity!"

A charity? I go to!

Is there a charity in the world that says its employees can only drink 20 milliliters of water twice a day?

Is there a charity in the world that sends its employees to perform tasks that can't be done so that their employees don't get bonuses?

Is there a charity in the world where employees have to take their work tools (electric locomotives) home to charge themselves to save the company's electricity consumption?

In this world...

Thinking of the great achievements of General Manager Merkel, Gong Zheng had to sigh that his bonus had died a terrible death. Gong Zheng had missed his bonus for the sixth time, and he had only been here for six months! Of course, the whole company is not only Gong Zheng a person so unlucky, in the whole "Thunderbolt express" to get bonuses have not been born!

"All right! Mr. Merkel, you win!" Gong Zheng took a deep breath, "I don't want the bonus, I want to ask for a day off!"

"No, no, no, Gong, you're wrong! "It's not that you don't want the bonus, it's that you didn't meet the requirement to get the bonus. That's not the same thing! In addition, please forgive me for asking for leave, I can not promise you! This is the busiest time for the company, so..."

Listening to Merkel's words, Gong was silent for a while! Merkel's refusal was expected by Gong Zheng, who knew exactly what Merkel was planning!

In the labor contract of "Perak Express", there is a clear stipulation that any employee who automatically leaves before the 15th day of each month will not be paid for that month!

Today is the fourteenth of January!

"Dear Gong, I have to warn you to give up your unrealistic football dream! Football is too far away from you! Now you should put your feet on the ground, devote yourself to 'Thunderbolt Express' and complete your work. This is your way out! Young people, don't aim too high!" Merkel taught Gong Zheng like an elder!

The whole "Peri Express" people know that Gong Zheng has a football dream, also know that Gong Zheng used to be a member of the Dutch Eindhoven youth team!

Gong Zheng was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on August 8, 1988. He grew up in PSV Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and was selected to the youth team of PSV Eindhoven as a child. He played well in PSV's youth team and could have signed for PSV as a professional footballer. However, when Gong Zheng was about to turn 16 and was about to sign a professional contract with the team, he suffered a serious injury in a match and missed the chance to become a professional player!

After the injury, Gong Zheng went back to Germany with his family to recuperate, which lasted for a year! The injured Gong Zheng did not give up his football dream, after the injury, Gong Zheng wanted to continue to pursue his football dream. However, this was unanimously opposed by the family members, who did not support Gong Zheng to play football at the beginning, and the injury almost made Gong Zheng unable to stand up again. The family members said that they would not let Gong Zheng play football again!

Gong Zheng fell out with his family and ran away from home to pursue his football dream alone!

In the past few months after recovering from the injury, Gong has been marketing himself to major teams, visiting them for training opportunities. From Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen to Dortmund in the Ruhr area, and then to the surrounding Bochum, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Leverkusen and so on the ground has left Gong Zheng's footprints!

Along the way, Gong Zheng has experienced all the cold and warm in the world and suffered from the eyes and insults, but this still did not shake the football dream in Gong Zheng's heart, he fell, again and again, and he never gave up, he has been on the road! He believes that as long as he has been working hard, the future of world football will surely belong to him as a piece of heaven and earth!

Today Schalke 04 youth team had a player selection, Gong Zheng decided to go to Schalke 04 trial. Although HE HAS BEEN rejected BY Schalke 04 TWICE BEFORE, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope he will not give up!

Gong Zheng's dedication to football is very let "Thunderbolt Express" people moved, but this did not move the damn Grentai.

Listening to Merkel's high-sounding words, Gong Zheng couldn't understand that Merkel was trying to set him up. But even though Gong Zheng knew it was a trap, he had to jump down!

"Mr. Merkel, this opportunity is very important to me. I have to go!" Gong Zheng said firmly.

"Oh, young relatives now!" With a mock sigh, Merkel said, "Even if your dreams are unrealistic, I am still touched by your persistence. However, I am not allowed to harm the interests of the company because of my personal feelings. So I am very sorry, dear Gong, but I still cannot agree to your fake!"

"So according to Mr. Merkel, if I have to go, then I have to leave automatically?" Gong Zheng was so angry that he lost half a month's salary, which was his living expenses for more than a month. Without the support of family and parents, the importance of this half month's salary to Gong Zheng is self-evident. No wonder Gong Zheng is so angry!

"So, I advise you to stop thinking about all that nonsense and get on with your work!" Mrs. Merkel remains an elder. Merkel certainly knows how dedicated Gong is to football, which is why he spoke so righteously.

Imagined Merkel standing vice like this appearance, Gong Zheng will feel about to explode, "dear Mr. Merckle, I feel surprised for your miserly dreariness and extremely excited, you mean is unsurpassable, even, gong, chichikov and so on are only able to look up at you, you is a flower of the world!"

"Damn it, damn Gong, you know what you're saying right now? Do you know what you mean by that?" Merkel hates to be called stingy. Listening to Gong Zheng's biting sarcasm, Merkel exclaimed like a wild cat whose tail has been stepped on. "You little bastard, you will pay for your words! Lao Tze, Lao tze drive..."

Before Merkel could say the word "discharge", Gong Zheng said, "There is no need for Mr. Grandet to discharge him himself. With such a character as you, it is no wonder that the monthly population flow of your company is so large, and it is no wonder that you are still such a small company after so many years! Mr. Miser, you should thank God your company is still standing, because it's a fucking miracle!"

Merkel was furious with Gong Zheng, and her face was livid and her body was shaking rapidly: "Well, well, you piece of shit, get out of here, get out of here..."

"Well, dear Mr. Miser, though I would very much like to leave now. But I had to put up with nausea and stay and talk to you!" Gong Zheng said with a cheap grin on his face.

Hearing Gong Zheng says that talking with him made him sick, Merkel was so black that she almost fainted with anger!

"I must have one last word with you, M. Grandet!" Gong Zheng could imagine Merkel's expression on the other side of the phone. Gong Zheng continued with a smile, "I am very unfortunate to inform you, Mr. Grantai, that to fulfill the task you assigned, I was speeding on Bolker Street, and even drove onto the sidewalk. Now the locomotive and the express goods are being detained by the traffic police. I guess now you'll have to send someone to redeem these things as soon as possible. After all, someone is out of business now. So... Bye-bye! Ha ha ha......"

Hearing Gong Zheng's arrogant laugh, Merkel's heart suddenly hurt, and then she gasped as if she was about to lose her breath. It's not that Merkel is having a heart attack, it's that he loves his money. It must cost him a lot of money to redeem the thing. Merkel felt a pang of pain at the thought of this. Merkel thought angrily, "What a damn boy, you can't even roll well, and you have to kill me a lump of meat, you damn little bastard, I will not let you go..."

When he hung up the phone, Gong Zheng sighed deeply. Half a month's salary was gone, and his job was gone. Gong Zheng's livelihood was cut off at once.

This time Gong Zheng had no choice but to succeed!

Gong Zheng clenched his fists and looked firmly at the sky. Then he suddenly raised his head to the sky and roared, "Success or death!"

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