A Go Go Squid story

"Yeah, and I lost. But now it's your time"

"Who is he ???!!!" Han Shangyan was in a rage, throwing everything in Solo's hotel room. His friend had never seen him this angry, even that day when they had their huge fight, ten years ago. It was nothing compared to his face right now, to his shaking hands asking to punch anything or anyone. Han Shangyan thought finding his wife after the attack would be the worst moment of his life, but what just happened a few minutes ago was something he didn't want to experience ever again. The panic in her eyes, her hard breathe, her tears... it was just too much to take. Han Shangyan was on the edge, he could explode at any moment now. 

"Calm down, dude", Solo was trying his best but was clearly failing. He knew his friend, he knew there was nothing he could really do to help him right now. Han Shangyan was not good at showing his feelings and most of the time he kept it for himself, but when he couldn't take it anymore, Gun was like a time bomb ready to destroy everything. And if there was something that could easily make him lose his control, it was his wife. She was the happy balance in his cold world. She was the one to make him soft, smile and patient. But when she was in pain, he was in pain. That one time she caught a cold, he bought almost all the drugstore, and barely slept. When she was having her periods, he would always fill up the fridge and the kitchen cupboards with sweets, chips, chocolate, ice cream and would always make sure she was comfortable with a hot water bottle on her. And of course, no one except her was allowed to eat all of those. Demo tried one day... he will never take the risk again. 

But the pain she was going through right now was something else, something deeper than a cold or periods. And even if Han Shangyan had made everything to show her that she could count on him, even if he made himself the promise to always stay calm and soft at her side, this time, could be his turning point. And that's exactly why he asked Yaya to stay in their hotel room while Tong Nian was sleeping and having some rest. He knew that, considering his mental state at the moment, he wouldn't be any help to her and that her friend would be a better company to her. Before going back at her, he needed time to calm down, and most importantly, he needed to find that man and destroy him. 

"I know what you are thinking, and don't even think about it", Solo said, knowing that his friend was not exactly non violent when he was angry. 

"So what? Are we going to forget what he did?" Han Shangyan answered, throwing a glass against the wall. "You saw him, you saw her. What am I supposed to do? Let her suffer while this son of a bitch is outside, living his live as if nothing happened!"

"Of course not", Solo's tone was soft and calm, but it was not making the tension decrease at all. "But don't make everything worse please. Your team is already in the middle of a huge cheating scandal, your wife is going through her hardest time, do you want to end up arrested ? I say we call the police, and we let them do"

"The police hadn't done anything since we called them the first time ! Look at us, the police is not helping", he was screaming even louder now, a good reminder that he was angry at everything and everyone right now and that he couldn't think wisely anymore. 

"It's not that simple... you know it", Solo was trying to temper his anger but he was cut short.

"What if it was your daughter?"

Those words were enough for Solo to understand that there was nothing he could do or say anymore. Han Shangyan was ready to fight, his friend was just hoping that he would not go too far. 

When Han Shangyan left the room, he didn't know where exactly to go and what to do. Go to his sleeping wife, go to his team that was dealing with an injustice, or try to find the man responsible of most of his problems. He was walking through the corridor when he saw one of the referee that was there earlier, talk with another man. He could only see his back, was it him ? Was it this fucker ? Han Shangyan approached them, slowly, trying to listen what they were talking about.