Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 518
Chapter 518: 517 Championship Parade Chapter 518: 517 Championship Parade Undoubtedly, reaching the pinnacle of Super Bowl Champions after forty-eight years, for Kansas City, was an event worth pouring out into the streets and celebrating all night long as it seemed they had finally found a glimmer of hope amidst economic gloom.
Moreover, it was a surprise.
Before the season began, not even the most die-hard fanatic could have predicted such an end to the season, and that was the most incredible part, enough to turn the entire city into a blaze of fire.
However.
The real key was Li Wei.
Li Wei, starting as a main player, stepped onto the Super Bowl stage and, with his unparalleled performance, won the Super Bowl MVP, an achievement whose profound impact far exceeded expectations and stirred up a storm.
Even though League Commissioner Goodell had orchestrated everything, the real-world frenzy still caught Goodell by surprise.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide Storm players and fans who had traveled from afar, along with Asian fans who had flocked from other states — not just Chinese, but various Asian communities — gave this victory parade a different significance.
Just as Kansas City Chiefs hardcore fans had not anticipated a Super Bowl win, Asian fans had not expected Li Wei to make history as the Super Bowl MVP; everything was a surprise.
Thus.
This scene unfolded—
According to NBC’s statistical report, the scale of Kansas City Chiefs’ championship parade was now comparable to the Super Bowl, even though Kansas City did not host the Super Bowl weekend; they still received the same treatment as Minneapolis.
In terms of the city’s overall revenue, a single day’s parade prolonged the city’s celebration for an entire week, bringing at least five hundred million US dollars to Kansas City.
The long stagnant, clumsy, and rigid Kansas City economy finally welcomed a dawn, not just in revenue, but also invigorated job opportunities; not to mention, the population that continuously moved to Kansas City after the Super Bowl ended, bringing vitality to the city.
Everything had just begun.
This Super Bowl Champion, this championship parade, made the connection between the team and the city, the fans and the team, the city and the game, increasingly tighter.
No wonder the Kansas City City Hall hosted this championship parade with the highest standards.
One and a half million, or even two million, it was just a number—
When one was truly immersed in it, completely losing the ability to perceive numbers, the only constant feeling reverberated and swirled in one’s mind:
A sea of people!
A real sea of people!
Completely engulfed in a sea of people, the entire city was submerged in an endless crimson sea, with all Kansas City Chiefs and Alabama Crimson Tide Storm fans donning their home jerseys, extending the red sea of Arrowhead Stadium throughout the entire city.
Grand, dazzling, vast.
Even the sky reflected a blazing red tone.
“Fly!”
“Fly!”
When the double-decker bus carrying the key Kansas City Chiefs players came into view, fans lost all reason, screaming their lungs out.
Especially when they saw Li Wei stand up, the crowd went wild.
“Fly.”
Once, then again.
This time, instead of escalating, the sound went lower, evolving into a noise settled at the bottom of the sea, yet it firmly gathered together, erupting with a deep yet substantial force, igniting the parade in another way.
Then.
Kelsey appeared, perching on Li Wei’s shoulder, raising both hands high and waving, and the cheering from the crowd surprisingly coalesced even more in the air—
Unusual as it was, but in the final moments of this year’s Super Bowl, the connection between Li Wei and Kelsey that clinched the win without a doubt became the darlings of the entire city.
“Rookie, rookie!”
Kelsey cheered loudly twice, but noticed that Li Wei’s gaze was fixed on a spot, and he curiously looked over:
People, people, people, nothing but people, nothing out of the ordinary.
“What’s going on, what happened?”
Li Wei waved his hand and revealed a smile, “I just spotted a familiar figure.”
A familiar figure?
Kelsey was completely confused, not understanding what Li Wei was talking about.
Was it a one-night stand appearing in the crowd of parade watchers?
However, before Kelsey could speak, Li Wei patted Kelsey’s shoulder.
“I’m going down for a bit.”
Kelsey: ???
Ha, what?
Kelsey was somewhat dazed, “Rookie, rookie…”
The next second, Li Wei had already shot out of his peripheral vision.
Kelsey just saw Smith, who looked at Kelsey with a puzzled face, “What’s going on?” Kelsey also stammered without being able to make sense of it:
So, should they stop Li Wei?
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Karen Gray knew it was the parade celebration and she shouldn’t be so tense or spoil the fun; she tried to show a smile and enjoy the party, but her mind was elsewhere, her gaze drifting involuntarily toward her son, unable to relax completely.
Felix Gray sat in his wheelchair, curled up in a small bundle, his face full of smiles and high spirits, clearly showing genuine joy and happiness.
“Mom, Mom, that’s Berry, Eric Berry, he also came to attend the victory parade.”
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Felix turned to his mother, excitedly shouting and continuously waving his hands, trying to catch Berry’s attention.
Karen quickly displayed a smile, not wanting her son to notice her anxiety.
Bone cancer.
Three years ago, Felix was diagnosed with bone cancer and after a full eighteen months of treatment, and having sacrificed his left lower leg, doctors finally declared Felix “cured.”
Although he needed a prosthetic leg, Felix had always been positive and optimistic, gradually finding his way back into life, striving to look forward to college and a future like any high school student.
Until last month.
Felix felt some pain in his right hip and they went to the hospital for a checkup; the doctors told them the cancer had returned and was spreading quickly.
The doctors said, optimistically, one year; but at worst, perhaps only three months.
God, Felix, her Felix hadn’t even reached his eighteenth birthday.
Karen broke down.
Instead, it was Felix who turned around to comfort his parents and told them.
“I won’t give up, just like the Chiefs.”
“Mom, Li Wei said that it’s not over until the moment the game ends.
No one believed we could beat New England, but we did.
So, I’ll fight, fight until the very last moment.”
“I won’t surrender.”
The Kansas City Chiefs not only defeated the New England Patriots but also topped the Super Bowl.
Karen couldn’t help but think, maybe miracles do exist, maybe her Felix could also break free from the shackles of fate like the Kansas City Chiefs.
So, Karen regained her courage, since Felix hadn’t given up, she couldn’t give up either.
She took Felix to Minneapolis, witnessing the “Kansas Miracle” live; today, she brought Felix to the championship parade, opening her arms to embrace the light of this miracle.
Wait, the one appearing in front—
Number twenty-three!
Why had Li Wei gotten off the bus?