Almighty Coach

In the evening, Wharton quietly came to Sebastian's house.

"People from the International Anti-Doping Organization have already come to the United States? They also brought the latest technology for testing illegal drugs. You should have heard about this, right?" Sebastian asked a little embarrassed.

"I heard about this." Wharton stared at Sebastian, and then asked: "My name was in the previous investigation report, so I shouldn't be found out?"

Sebastian hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "Well, this possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Is this possibility not ruled out? How could it be? You told me that Franklin's technology is many years ahead of the International Anti-Doping Organization, so it is absolutely impossible to be detected?" Wharton suddenly became anxious.

"There was a little accident, which I didn't expect." Sebastian replied.

"Then what should we do? If I'm found to be using prohibited drugs, I won't be able to go to the Olympics, and I'll be suspended." Wharton almost didn't jump up in a hurry.

"Calm down. I came here to discuss countermeasures." Sebastian waited for Wharton to calm down, and then said: "I have always claimed that I have never used any illegal drugs on athletes, so if If you are found out, I hope you can take it on yourself."

"I take it on myself? What are you kidding! They will suspend me, and it will ruin my career!" Walton yelled at Sebastian.

"Wharton, you are still young. Even if you are suspended for a few years, you will still be at the peak of your career. This is not a big loss for you." Sebastian persuaded.

"The loss is not big? Hehe..." Wharton sneered, and he continued: "I think you want to leave me to protect yourself?"

"It's good for you and me, anyway, you will be found using illegal drugs, so why bother with me?" Sebastian said.

"Didn't you give me all the things I used!" Wharton snorted coldly: "You don't want to put the relationship aside."

"You did it voluntarily. Didn't you use stimulants to improve your performance? You can't stand the temptation of stimulants yourself, can you blame me?" Sebastian changed to a sincere expression and continued. : "Besides, I did this for your own good. As long as you take all the responsibility, I will find a way to intercede for you. With my connections, you will only face a very light punishment, maybe only a short one or two A one-year suspension. If you perform well during the suspension period, you can also reduce your sentence. If I am included, there will be no one to intercede for you."

"Did you say the same to Justin Alexander back then? Put all the responsibility on the athletes, but you yourself escaped." Wharton's tone was full of sarcasm, and he continued: "I am not that idiot Alexander, Then I believed you so easily. I guess you are already in danger now, right?"

When Wharton poked his pain point, Sebastian's expression instantly became ferocious, and he said in a threatening tone: "You better think clearly about the situation you are facing now. I just need It is said that you used the prohibited drugs yourself. I did not participate in the whole process and I did not know about it, so I can put all the responsibility on you. Evidence can prove that those prohibited drugs were provided by me."

"So obediently cooperate with me and take on all this matter. It is the best result for you, and it is also the result that is beneficial to both of us. You are a smart person. I don't need to explain too much. You should be able to think clearly about this pros and cons of it.”

...

Walking out of Sebastian's house, Wharton looked devastated, and he didn't know how to make a choice.

"What on earth should I do? Do I really have to take on everything? Will Sebastian really intercede for me? Will my career be ruined?"

"Maybe I should discuss it with someone." Wharton thought of this, took out his mobile phone, and dialed the agent's phone number.

An hour later, Wharton met his agent in a small bar. Wharton found a small table near a corner, and told the agent everything about it.

"Sebastian asked you to take care of everything? How can this work!" The manager immediately shook his head.

From the perspective of economic people, if Wharton is suspended, he will definitely not receive advertising endorsements, and the agent will also lose a lot of agent commissions. The longer Wharton is suspended, the more agent commissions the agent will lose. . Therefore, the agent must not allow Walton to be suspended for a long time, so he does not want to see Walton resisting this matter alone.

"I really don't know what to do." Wharton said with a look of decadence.

The manager rolled his eyes, thought about it, and said, "We can strike first. Didn't Sebastian want to put all the blame on you? Then you can also put all the blame on Sebastian." On Stian. We could have a press conference and admit that there was doping and that it was Sebastian. And you are just young and fooled by Sebastian."

"But I have no evidence in my hand." Wharton said helplessly.

"Your words are the most favorable evidence." The agent continued with a serious face, "This is a life-and-death battle, you and Sebastian, whoever takes full responsibility, the other will Possibility of getting away with it. So do you want to fight all the culpability for Sebastian and get yourself suspended, or is it the other way around?"

...

USA Athletics Association CEO Williams can be regarded as a very successful manager. After he became the CEO of the USA Athletics Association, he signed several large sponsors for the USA Athletics Association, which brought hundreds of millions of annual income to the USA Athletics Association. Moreover, he also negotiated a TV broadcast agreement with a number of TV broadcasters, which rapidly expanded the influence of the Athletics Association.

However, Williams now has encountered the biggest crisis since he took office as the CEO of the USA Athletics Association.

The doping scandal is a heavy blow to the entire American sports world, and for track and field, it is even more like a fatal blow. Athletics has always been the sport with the most rampant doping. Every time a group of doping breaks out in history, track and field must be the hardest hit area involving the most athletes.

This time, too, the US Athletics Association suffered heavy losses in this doping scandal.

The door of Williams' office was closed, and there were only two people in the room, CEO Williams, and USAAF's second-in-command, Chief Operating Officer Frey.

Frey noticed Williams' solemn expression, and he already guessed what was going on, but he still asked, "Mr. Williams, has the International Anti-Doping Agency reached a conclusion?"

"Yes, the conclusion has come out, but it has not been announced yet. This matter involves too many aspects. Once the result is officially announced, it will cause a global sensation. The Olympic Games is approaching, and the International Olympic Committee does not want it This kind of serious scandal happened at that time, so I instructed the Anti-Doping Committee to deal with it in a low-key manner." Williams replied.

"Low-key handling, that's good, that's good." Frey took a long breath.

Williams still didn't have the slightest optimism. He went on to say: "Although low-key handling is good for us and can reduce negative impacts, it does not mean that the athletes and coaches involved will not be punished. The suspension is certain. It has to be given, but the most important thing is the upcoming Olympic Games.”

After finishing speaking, Williams took a document from the table, handed it to Frey, and then said: "Look, this is the list of athletes who have been tested for suspected use of prohibited drugs. This list has not yet been announced. I got it through my personal relationship. The athletes above will definitely not be able to participate in the Olympics.”

Frey took the list and glanced through it hastily, his expression became very dignified, and then he counted the names carefully one by one. After a while, Frey finished counting the names with a mournful expression on his face.

"Can't everyone on these lists go? Can't we make it work and let the IOC accommodate? The IOC takes so much money from us every year in the United States. It's time for them to pay us back, like As usual." Frey asked.

"I'm afraid it won't work. This time it's no different than before. The scope is too wide and the evidence is abundant. If the International Olympic Committee gives us the green light, other countries will definitely oppose it, and it will also affect the credibility of the International Olympic Committee." Now the enthusiasm of various countries to bid for the Olympic Games is getting lower and lower, if the International Olympic Committee loses its credibility, I am afraid that no one will even host the Olympic Games in the future." Williams said.

"I remember that many of them are athletes who falsified medical records and rational drug use. Can we make an exception? We can announce to the public that they did not forge medical records." Frey continued to ask.

Williams shook his head: "It would be okay if it only involved us, but the FBI and the American Association of Physicians have been involved in this matter, and the media has been staring at this matter, and those doctors who wrote fake prescriptions will confess sooner or later. At that time, we will become the target of public criticism and may even face lawsuits."

"But there are too many athletes involved in this list. I just counted. There are 73 players in our national team this year. All the athletes of our national track and field team, including the substitutes There are only 154 people! If none of these 73 people can participate in the Olympics, we will lose half of the players." Frey said.

"So it can only be postponed according to the results of the trials." Williams continued: "According to the regulations, the top three in the trials are eligible for the Olympic Games. If you can't compete, let the fifth place go, and so on. We have so many track and field athletes in the United States, we can definitely get people together."

"I'm not very optimistic. For example, in the women's 100m event, two of the top three in our trials are on this list, and the fourth, sixth and seventh are also on this list. Maybe others Projects will have a similar situation." Frey sighed.

"We have no other way now. Besides athletes, coaches are also a very serious problem. As you can see, the list of coaches involved is more serious than athletes. This time, all the coaches recruited by the national team were wiped out. , are all on the list!" Williams said worriedly.

Looking at the list, Frey mocked himself ironically: "It's really ironic. The national team of the world's most powerful country in track and field, and the largest team in Olympic track and field events, has no coach! Now, the whole world depends on us. joke."

"So we must not let the whole world see our jokes. Apart from athletes, we must recruit coaches immediately." Williams said decisively.

"This may be more difficult than selecting athletes." Frey pointed to the list in his hand, and continued: "The people who participated in the interview with the head coach of the national team at that time were all on this list!"

"So those coaches are dirtier than athletes! Have there been fewer scandals about sports coaches over the years? Using illegal drugs to athletes, taking bribes, and even sexually assaulting athletes..." Williams snorted coldly: "But we have no other We must find a coach, a coach who is as clean as possible!"

...

Sebastian never expected that Wharton would voluntarily admit to using doping and put the blame on himself.

Wharton's preemptive attack was indeed very beautiful, and Sebastian was caught off guard, and the media also flocked to him immediately. Facing the media, Sebastian just refused to admit it.

"This is slander and rumor! I never gave Wharton any illegal drugs!"

"Wharton is lying, he is maliciously hurting me!"

"Why did he lie? That's because he wants to shirk responsibility! He wants to put all the responsibility on me, and then he can escape punishment!"

"If it is true as what Wharton said, then please ask him to produce enough evidence to prove that the prohibited drugs were provided by me."

"Wharton can't produce evidence at all, so he is talking nonsense! I will hire a lawyer and pursue his legal responsibility!"

Sebastian's acting skills are really good. His swearing expression and righteous appearance made many reporters at the scene feel that Sebastian was really wronged.

However, at this moment, two middle-aged men in suits squeezed out from the crowd.

"Give way, everyone, please make way." The middle-aged man in a suit broke out from the reporter's encirclement and came to Sebastian.

"Are you Mr. Sebastian? I'm Agent Smith from the FBI." One of them took out his ID while talking.

"I'm Sebastian, what do you want from me?" Sebastian suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Detective Smith put on a poker face, and said: "When we investigated the Franklin Laboratory, we found another supply document, which showed that in the past five years, they have provided you with 73 kinds of products for a total of 341 times. sterol derivatives, and these agents are likely to be used as doping agents for athletes. So we would like to ask you to go back and assist in the investigation.”

"Oh... oh... oh..."

The surrounding reporters immediately made exclamations, and then all looked at Sebastian.

Just now Sebastian has been denying that he is related to the doping scandal. Many reporters present even believed Sebastian's performance, thinking that Sebastian is really innocent and was framed by Wharton of.

However, now that the FBI has appeared, and the revealed Franklin Lab’s supply list has Sebastian’s name, as well as the detailed frequency and types of illegal drugs provided by Franklin Lab, this is definitely a “real hammer”.

In the next second, Sebastian only felt angry, and then his legs gave way and he fell to the ground. He knew that no amount of excuses would be meaningless.