Almighty Coach

Duke Gail was sitting in a wheelchair, with a blanket on his lap, basking in the sun leisurely.

Dai Li carefully looked at Duke Gail. His face is in good condition. He doesn't look like a 61-year-old man. However, his dark brown hair is mixed with gray and white, and his temples are completely white It is to remind Dai Li that he has experienced many vicissitudes.

Duke Gail's voice was very deep, but he was very talkative. He kept on talking about astronomy, geography, human history, literature, and the topics got farther and farther away. Dai Li even suspected that what he met was not Not an aristocrat, but a comedian.

"Shouldn't the nobles be the calm ones? Why do they still talk like this?" Dai Li thought to himself.

Duke Gail talked on and on for more than half an hour, but in the end Nelson couldn't stand Duke Gail's nagging.

"Your Excellency, let Coach Li take a look at your situation first?" Nelson couldn't help but said.

...

Duke Gail was lying on the bed, receiving Dai Li's massage. However, his thoughts involuntarily fell into memories.

Duke Gail can still clearly remember that during a hunting, his shotgun suddenly went off and hit a stone, and the fragments of the stone splashed on the horse. The horse was frightened and killed him. Fell out, hit his head directly on a tree, and lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he found that his body could no longer move. All he could do was blink his eyes, or open his mouth slightly to make a few unclear notes.

For a born chatterbox, not being able to speak clearly is undoubtedly the most painful torment.

Next, Duke Gail began a long treatment, his limbs gradually regained consciousness, his speech became more and more clear, and finally he fully recovered his language ability, he knew this was a good start, he I don't think it will be long before I fully recover.

However, the reality was not as optimistic as he had imagined. One month passed, and he still couldn't get out of bed; one year passed, and he could barely stand up with the support of others. At that time, Duke Gail finally realized how serious his injuries were.

Duke Gail vaguely felt that he might not get better all his life, but he was unwilling to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and he was unwilling to live on other people's food for the rest of his life, so he began to search for the best rehabilitation experts in the world , Exhausted all kinds of rehabilitation methods.

For ten years, with hope, he saw one specialist after another, received various new treatments, and then experienced disappointment again and again, and then welcomed hope from another specialist, followed by treatment and treatment again. Helpless disappointment, this is like a reincarnation, happening to Duke Gail again and again.

These treatments are not without effect. The current Duke Gail can pick up a spoon to eat by himself, drink tea through a straw, and walk a few trembling steps slowly with the aid of a support frame. But this is not the goal of Duke Gail. He hopes to walk like a normal person. He hopes to gallop on a horse again, holding a shotgun and hunting dogs to chase prey.

Vaguely, Duke Gail seemed to see his beloved steed, and he seemed to see the butler leading a large group of hounds, standing there waiting for him. He immediately walked up quickly, jumped onto the horse, and ran forward.

At this moment, Duke Gail suddenly realized that he had lost the ability to move, how could he still be able to ride a horse?

Duke Gail opened his eyes suddenly, and he found that he was still in the castle room, lying on the massage bed, while Li Dai and Nelson had already left.

"I'm dreaming again." Duke Gail sighed. He looked at his half-paralyzed legs, and couldn't help but fell into despair again.

"Your Excellency, you are awake." The butler's voice sounded from the side: "When Coach Li was giving you a massage just now, you fell asleep. I didn't disturb you, so I sent Coach Li and Professor Nelson away."

"How long have I been asleep?" Duke Gail asked.

The butler looked at his watch and replied, "One hour."

"Help me up first!" Duke Gail said.

The butler immediately stepped forward, helped Duke Gail sit up, then pushed the wheelchair from the side, and then helped Duke Gail stand up, ready to help Duke Gail into the wheelchair.

With the support of the butler, Duke Gail took the first step towards the wheelchair, but it was this step that made Duke Gail feel the difference in his body.

"Maybe I can go around and see for myself!" This bold idea suddenly popped up in Duke Gail's mind.

"Thompson, you don't need to help me, I want to try walking by myself." Duke Gail turned his head and said to the butler.

The butler hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded, and at the same time couldn't help but said: "Your Excellency, I'm right next to you, you can lean towards me at any time."

After the butler finished speaking, he slowly let go of his hand, but his arms were still placed in front of Duke Gail, and he looked nervously at Duke Gail, for fear that he might fall down.

Duke Gail took a deep breath, and then took the second step.

Lifting one's feet, landing, and standing firmly, these movements are extremely simple for ordinary people, but Duke Gail took seven or eight seconds to complete them.

However, it was this simple walking action that made Duke Gail's face full of excitement and shock.

"I can walk by myself! I can walk by myself without the help of others or relying on the support frame!" Duke Gail exclaimed excitedly.

The next second, Duke Gail suddenly burst into tears.

"Your Excellency the Duke!" The butler immediately stepped up and supported Duke Gail.

"Thompson, don't help me, let me do it myself!" Duke Gail took a deep breath: "I know you are helping me, thank you, but I have had enough of this feeling of being pitied!"

"Your Excellency the Duke..." The butler seemed hesitant to speak.

However, Duke Gail straightened his chest and waist. He looked at the wheelchair and then at the armrest next to him, and suddenly laughed out of tears.

"Thompson, do you know what hope is?" Duke Gail asked suddenly.

The butler looked at Duke Gail blankly, and Duke Gail continued, "I hope that as long as he comes, he will never be too late!"

Duke Gail said, pointing to the wheelchair: "I think I will bid farewell to this thing soon, you should prepare a crutch for me!"

...

Buckingham Palace, where an afternoon tea is being held to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen's accession to the throne.

This afternoon tea party was mainly held for British hereditary nobles, so all the people who came were British hereditary nobles.

There are many people with titles in the UK, especially after World War II, the Queen of England canonize some people who have made contributions every year. Among them are scientists, politicians, stars, and athletes. However, these people only get a medal and It's just the title of a knight, and their titles cannot be hereditary.

In the UK, hereditary nobility is very different from other nobility. The British House of Lords has a special quota for hereditary nobility, and the House of Lords is the British legislative body. That is to say, the British hereditary nobility can interfere with British legislation. , in any country, as long as it is someone who can intervene in legislation, it means extremely important influence.

At the same time, hereditary nobles in the UK can obtain immunity in many aspects. For example, after the death of a certain hereditary duke, his eldest son inherits the title and property of the duke, and this process is not subject to inheritance tax. This is the inheritance of hereditary nobility tax exemption.

Most of the hereditary nobles in Britain have searched for wealth all over the world since the colonial era. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the family assets range from billions of pounds to hundreds of millions of pounds. is an astronomical figure. The inheritance tax in the UK is 40%, so just one exemption from inheritance tax will cause huge tax losses to the British government.

The previous governments of the United Kingdom also wanted to take advantage of these nobles, but because there are a large number of hereditary nobles in the House of Lords, the British government has nothing to do with these hereditary nobles. The hereditary nobles also know that they want to unite to maintain the seats in the House of Lords, which is tantamount to safeguarding the interests of all hereditary nobles, so the British hereditary nobles spontaneously formed a small circle.

The nobles who came to the afternoon tea party were probably related to each other. They might pick out two earls at random, and count four or five generations of ancestors, maybe brothers and sisters. It's all too common that your great-grandfather and my great-grandmother were brother and sister. This is also because of the European aristocratic tradition. In the past, nobles could only marry nobles. However, there were only a few nobles, so after a few generations, everyone became relatives.

This group of more or less blood-related nobles gathered together, naturally there will be no shortage of topics to talk about, and for the British upper class, afternoon tea is a way of socializing, so everyone is naturally in groups Gather together and chat with each other.

In the distance, a middle-aged and elderly man came over. This man's hair was dark brown, half of which had turned gray-white. He was wearing an elegant suit and was holding a cane in his hand.

The reason why he was carrying a cane was because the man walked very steadily, and he didn't need a cane to assist him at all. The cane was more for pretending.

"That's Duke Gail!" Someone immediately recognized the man's identity.

"Duke Gail? It's really Duke Gail! He's here!" The person next to him immediately exclaimed.

"Is it strange that the Duke of Gail is here? Although the Duke of Gail is a Scot, but today is the anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the throne, it is not surprising that he appears here!" Someone said.

"I mean, he actually came!" the man explained immediately.

At this time, others have also discovered this.

"That's right, Duke Gail had a major brain surgery due to his injury from falling from a horse. I heard that he has lost his ability to move and can only sit in a wheelchair." One person introduced.

"It's not that I have completely lost my ability to move. It seems that if I catch the support, I can walk a few steps." Someone beside me introduced.

"But looking at the way he walks, it looks like he doesn't need to rely on the support frame at all."

"Yeah, he doesn't even need a cane..."

"Duke Gail recovered! My God, this is a miracle! A man who has been in a wheelchair for ten years has regained the ability to walk."

In the five-level European title system, the hereditary duke is the highest level of title. For example, the eldest son of the British crown prince, who is also the second heir to the throne, only gets the title of "Duke of Cambridge", which is equivalent to the grandson of the emperor. The title that can be obtained is the hereditary duke, so in this kind of gathering of nobles, the hereditary duke is definitely the most honorable existence among non-royal members.

Because of this, the appearance of Duke Gail immediately attracted everyone's attention.

What surprised people even more was that Duke Gail was walking instead of a wheelchair.

Ten years ago, everyone at the scene knew that Duke Gail fell off his horse. In the past ten years, every time Duke Gail showed up, he was in a wheelchair. Now a person who has been in a wheelchair for ten years, unexpectedly He started to walk on two legs, which made everyone aware that Duke Gail had recovered.

"Has Duke Gail recovered? I remember the last time I saw him was at Her Majesty's birthday party last year, and he was still in a wheelchair. It's only been half a year, right?"

"I have been in a wheelchair for the past ten years, and I can walk in only half a year. Duke Gail must have received some new treatments."

"Duke Gail has been injured for ten years. I guess his body must have degenerated in this situation, so I think it is probably a relatively advanced biological regeneration therapy. I heard that some scientists in Northern Europe are researching it."

"Maybe it's a clone. Give Duke Gail some new organs, and then he can leave."

When it came to new treatments such as biology and cloning, many people present were stunned, especially those who were elderly, and looked at Duke Gail with a greedy gaze.

These hereditary aristocrats are not short of money. The accumulation of the family for hundreds of years, the plundering of the ancestors through the colonization of the world, made them all extremely rich, and they also belong to the privileged class of the United Kingdom, enjoying the privileges that many ordinary British people do not have. privilege.

With money, status, and privileges, the only pursuit of hereditary nobles is to live longer and enjoy this kind of life for a longer time. The older people are, the more they have this idea.

There are no longer a small number of elderly people on site. In developed countries, rich people can always enjoy better medical care and live longer. Those dukes and earls in their 70s and 80s can catch a lot of them. At this time, they all surrounded Duke Gail.

Duke Gail enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by stars. He was an excellent hunter when he was young. He would always get the most prey in the hunting activities of the nobles, and then attracted many envious and jealous eyes. .

All of this has vanished since he was injured in the fall from the horse ten years ago. He is no longer the envy of others, but replaced by sympathetic and pity eyes.

Now, he is once again surrounded by everyone, and he has once again become the focus of people's eyes!

Duke Gail was originally a very talkative person. He liked to talk to others, so he often appeared in some social situations before he was injured.

However, since he was injured, there have been fewer and fewer people talking to him. Who would want to talk nonsense to a disabled person?

Now, those who would listen to him are back.

At this moment, Duke Gail's heart was full of satisfaction. He felt that his life had regained its color.

"Life, it feels so good to be hopeful!"