Frey, chief operating officer of the Athletics Association, stared at Williams with a hellish expression.

"Mr. Williams, I heard it right. What you just said was 'head coach'? Do you want a Chinese to be the head coach of our American track and field team?"

Williams was satisfied with Frey's surprising reaction and nodded: "Yes, you heard it right."

"We in the United States are the most powerful track and field country, and our American team is the dream team of track and field! We actually want a Chinese to be the head coach? In their country, each Olympic Games can only win one gold medal in track and field events. With such weak strength, how can we be the head coach of the American team? Mr. Williams, please consider this decision carefully." Frey advised.

"It was only after careful consideration that I felt that Coach Lee was a good candidate." Williams continued: "I was too blind and optimistic about the appointment of Rivers. It turned out to be a wrong decision. Rivers' qualifications are not enough to be recognized by athletes, and his ability cannot convince athletes. But so far, all we can find is a coach like Rivers."

"Yes, those experienced and well-known coaches were either involved in the doping scandal or rejected our invitation." Frey responded.

"I think even if other coaches are not qualified and capable, they will face the same situation as Rivers. They will not be recognized by athletes, cannot control the entire national team, and will not be able to firmly sit in the head coach position. So I think we should find someone who is capable of firmly sit in the head coach position." Williams continued:

"At present, Li Dai has this ability. He is Alvin's coach, Alexander's coach, and Ford's coach. At least these three athletes will not resist their coaches, and they will also help Li Dai and gain a foothold in the national team."

Frey nodded: "I agree with your idea, but that Li Dai is a Chinese after all! I always feel very awkward to let a Chinese be the head coach of our American track and field team. And I am worried that public opinion will also create pressure on us. They may say that our Athletics Association is not working properly, resulting in no one available to the national team, and it has become a Chinese as the head coach!"

"Aren't we no one available now?" Williams continued, "It's not a shame to face yourself and admit your flaws."

"But……"

Frey was about to speak again, but Williams waved his hand, interrupted Frey, and then said, "Actually, after Rivers proposed to resign, I was thinking about whether there was something wrong with our response after the doping scandal broke out. Those well-known coaches were unwilling to coach, which led to us having to choose a coach like Rivers. The fundamental reason was the problem of strength."

Frey gritted his teeth fiercely: "It's all the damn investigative reporter. It's okay to reveal the stimulant scandal, which has caused us to lose a large number of excellent athletes. If it were the national track and field teams in the past, they would have won the head coaching position, but no one in the national track and field teams dared to take over! They all know that this Olympics will be the Waterloo of the American track and field team!"

"This is also human nature. No one will have a ship that is about to sink. In fact, we all know that this national track and field team is like the Titanic. At the beginning of the Olympics, it is time to hit an iceberg. Although we don't want to see this big ship sink, we can't stop that moment."

Williams paused and his expression became solemn. He continued: "We have always wanted to save this big ship that will be silent before, but in fact it was futile. So should we change the direction of response? Should we consider who should take responsibility for this shipwreck?"

"You mean, find a scapegoat? Do you want that Li Dai to be a scapegoat?" Frey showed a sudden enlightenment.

"Of course we have to find a scapegoat, otherwise it will be me and you who will bear the responsibility for failure! Those media will blame the incompetence of our Athletic Association for the failure of the Olympics, and some people will even force you and me to resign. You definitely don't want to see this happen, right? And don't you think it's very appropriate to use a Chinese as a scapegoat?" Williams said, with a strange smile on his face.

Frey hesitated for a moment, deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I don't think it's a good solution to the problem of race. Now things involving race are very sensitive. If you don't do it properly, you will shoot yourself in the foot."

"You misunderstood. I won't make a fuss about race. What I like is Li Dai's nationality, which is an ideology!" Williams waved his hand, and he continued: "I have learned that Li Dai did not become a US citizen. He just obtained a US green card. He also retained his Chinese nationality. I think this is exactly what can be used. Our president, our members of Congress, and other politicians, they say all the time that the Chinese stole our jobs, the Chinese plagiarized our intellectual property rights, the Chinese polluted the earth's environment, the Chinese affected the free navigation in the South China Sea, and the Chinese hyped up the housing prices in California. In their words, the Chinese were wrong no matter what they did! And more importantly, the people were happy to believe what politicians were saying!"

"Those politicians are obviously incompetent, but they shift the blame to China. They can do this, and the effect is very good. Why don't we follow them!" Williams's face appeared with a conspirator-like smile, and then said: "Since the end of World War II, our government has carried out ideological propaganda for seventy years, and several generations have been brainwashed. They don't care about right or wrong. They are just willing to believe in an answer they want to hear. They just want an answer that conforms to their values. So why do we have to stick to the truth? We will give the people the answer they want."
Chapter completed!