Chapter 686 - 128: The Gunners’ Tyrant! Carrot and Stick! Charging Towards the Championship! The Bar Brawl Incident! Wang Shuo’s Rules

She was a girl, after all.

Shen Qinghe’s cheeks flushed, and her eyes held a gentle look, but her tone was exceptionally firm. "What’s there to worry about? Thomas Essien has been busy these past few days too. I’ll just make a quick trip and be back in a few days."

"Besides, my family has quite a few investments in Africa, including in Nigeria. The company might have some connections there. Having them help me would actually be easier and more efficient."

"Also, I can contact the embassy for help. We’ll have someone looking out for us in Africa."

At this point, Shen Qinghe softened her tone. "Don’t worry, I’ll go myself. I’ll adapt to the situation as it develops."

Wang Shuo looked deeply at Shen Qinghe, still feeling a little uneasy.

In the end, Shen Qinghe insisted, and Wang Shuo truly couldn’t get away. So, he assigned two people from his team to accompany her and even hired two bodyguards to go with them.

Even so, he repeatedly reminded Shen Qinghe to report her whereabouts at all times.

"Remember, you’re just working for me. There’s no need to risk your life!" Wang Shuo joked, trying to sound relaxed.

"I know. Just wait for my good news."

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Shen Qinghe and Will Saunders flew from London to Casablanca, Morocco, and then took a connecting flight from Morocco to Douala, Cameroon.

Wang Shuo continued to attend training as usual.

Regarding the Alexandre Song situation, Arsenal remained silent to the public, but they gave the player time off and told him not to come to training for the time being.

There were many reporters outside every day, along with some protesting fans. It would be easy for trouble to start if the player showed up.

However, Wang Shuo did call Alexandre Song. On one hand, he wanted to get firsthand information, including the location of the bar and the identities and circumstances of the two university students.

On the other hand, he also wanted to comfort his teammate.

"Don’t worry. As long as you’re innocent, we will definitely clear your name!"

Whether he was on the phone with Alexandre Song or speaking to the players in the locker room, Wang Shuo’s words were resolute.

And Alexandre Song repeatedly swore that he never touched the person and that everything he said was the truth.

After a long journey of over ten hours, Shen Qinghe’s group arrived in Douala and, using the information provided by Alexandre Song, easily found the bar.

As Cameroon’s economic and financial capital, this rather famous bar in Douala had surveillance cameras installed.

After presenting their identification and stating their purpose, Shen Qinghe and her team successfully obtained the surveillance footage from that night and made a copy.

The surveillance footage showed that Alexandre Song was signing autographs for fans the entire time and never had any physical contact with the victim from beginning to end.

The other party, who was drunk, tried to push through but was stopped by Song’s relatives. A physical altercation did indeed occur between them, but it wasn’t serious.

Subsequently, they received confirmation from the hospital that the injuries were just minor scrapes, not even requiring hospitalization.

Finally, they found the couple, a boyfriend and girlfriend, at a university in Douala.

Interestingly, while the news caused a huge stir in the United Kingdom, there was hardly any commotion about it in Cameroon.

When Shen Qinghe and the others found them and told them how big the story had become, the two university students were shocked themselves.

The male student voluntarily admitted that it was just a minor conflict.

He was mainly just angry.

The two bodyguards had been a bit rough and, after injuring him, had a rather belligerent attitude. That’s why he called the police. But unexpectedly, the Cameroonian police dropped the charges after their investigation, which made him suspect that Alexandre Song had bribed the local officers.

Later, when a reporter paid him for an interview, he said those things.

At this point, the situation was basically clear.

...

Inside the press conference hall at Emirates Stadium, the atmosphere was a little tense.

Ever since the start of summer training camp, when the media exposed the incident of Alexandre Song allegedly assaulting a university student, Arsenal had been at the center of a media storm.

Five days had passed since the story broke, and the Gunners had not made any public statements.

Alexandre Song’s temporary suspension from training was interpreted by the outside world as a punishment for the player.

But what was the next step?

Over the past five days, many Arsenal fans had been on forums and calling the club, demanding that Alexandre Song be severely punished.

So, when the Gunners notified the numerous media outlets on Fleet Street that they were holding a press conference, reporters from publications large and small swarmed in, regardless of whether they had received an invitation, packing the press hall to the brim.

When the time came, Wang Shuo and Wenger walked into the press conference hall with Alexandre Song.

The flashes of cameras instantly lit up the room.

Will Saunders, who had just returned from Cameroon to London, hosted the press conference. On behalf of Arsenal, he issued a statement clarifying the incident regarding Alexandre Song’s alleged violence, refuting the false reports by the Sun Newspaper, and reserving the right to pursue further action.

"Over the past few days, our investigation team traveled to Cameroon and obtained firsthand evidence."

As he spoke, they first played the surveillance footage from the bar, which was very clear.

After that, they played a video statement from the male and female university students, whose faces were blurred, clarifying what happened that night.

Finally, there was a live audio call, allowing the two university students to answer questions from the media in real time.

A stir immediately went through the press hall.

Things like this had happened countless times in the Premier League’s past.