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Chapter 1091: China-Japan Go Tournament

Qin Hao and Li Jia walked one after the other in the messy alley.

"I've lived here for several years, but I've always wanted to escape from here. You should understand the feeling of living under someone else's roof. It's the kind of feeling where even though no one says anything, you always feel like they dislike you." Li Jia said quietly.

Qin Hao pointed to the sky above the narrow alley and said, "Since the day you were admitted to university, your body has left here. You have to learn to let your heart leave as well."

"How can I let my heart go out? How did you do it?" Li Jia paused.

Qin Hao said seriously, "You care too much about other people's attitude towards you. In fact, if you observe carefully, you will find that many people may not have the time to pay attention to you at all. Just like those aunties who are washing clothes in front, they may be thinking about what to eat for lunch or where to watch TV in the evening."

“I’ll teach you a secret. Whenever you feel that someone is paying attention to you, just say to yourself: They are all made of wood.”

Li Jia rolled her eyes: "Isn't this just trying to cover up one's mistakes?"

"No, to be more precise, a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water."

"You think everyone is as shameless as you."

"So I won't worry about these things. Instead of thinking about these random things, I might as well think about how to ask you to go to a movie or have a cup of coffee."

Li Jia wrinkled her nose slightly: "Who wants to watch a movie and drink coffee with you?"

"So, everyone has their own troubles. Don't think I'm heartless all day long. I'm actually in a lot of pain."

Qin Hao's pitiful appearance made Li Jia chuckle. The two looked at each other, and a very strange smell spread in the air.

However, at this moment, the weather was not good and it started to rain lightly.

Raindrops fell on Li Jia's face, and he suddenly woke up and ran towards the stairs like a frightened deer.

"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and follow me."

A burst of crisp laughter instantly revived Qin Hao, who was still worrying about the bad weather.

It was rainy in the south of the Yangtze River in March. In the narrow stairwell of the alley, Li Jia stretched out her hand to tidy up her messy hair. Qin Hao was only an elbow away from her. This time Li Jia did not dodge, perhaps because the space was too closed, or perhaps for some other reason.

"Draw it quickly, or you won't be able to hand it in later."

Li Jia set up his drawing board and began to depict the alley in the rain, while Qin Hao was also drawing, but he was drawing a sketch.

At first, Li Jia didn't notice anything strange about Qin Hao until she glanced at Qin Hao's drawing board. Although the painting was not finished yet, she was sure that the pair of eyes were of herself.

However, this time Li Jia did not expose it, but continued to lower his head to complete his homework.

I don't know how long it took, but the rain stopped.

Li Jia suddenly said to Qin Hao.

"Can you give me that painting?"

"No, I'm going to go abroad to participate in a competition soon, and I have to take it with me."

Li Jia blushed: "How could you do this? It would be embarrassing if someone saw it."

"It's okay, I'll watch secretly."

"That's even worse. What if people misunderstand me?"

Qin Hao spread his hands and said, "What's the misunderstanding?"

"Hmph, I don't want to bother with you. Give me the painting." Li Jia frowned and stretched out his hand.

"Then you could just give me a photo." Qin Hao said shamelessly.

"I...I don't have any individual photos."

"Then take a photo, or even a group photo."

"Who wants to take a photo with you?" Li Jia spat.

"You must cherish this opportunity. Otherwise, when I come back from Japan, you may have to queue up if you want to take a photo with me." Qin Hao said half-jokingly.

"Who cares?"

At this moment, several female classmates walked towards this side and saw Li Jia from a distance.

"Li Jia, have you finished painting? Let's go back, or we will miss the last bus."

Li Jia waved at them: "Right away."

After walking a few steps, Li Jia suddenly turned back and asked, "When are you leaving?"

"March 15th, the visa is already being processed."

Li Jia nodded slightly, then ran away quickly and joined the group of female classmates.

After several months of preparation, the China-Japan Go Challenge has been finalized. The schedule is to hold six games in Japan first, and the remaining games will be held in Beijing.

According to the most conservative estimate, this competition will take at least two months. For Qin Hao, the most difficult part is not the competition but convincing his class teacher to grant him two months of leave.

At first, the head teacher was unwilling to grant Qin Hao leave. Later, Qin Hao had no choice but to ask the Chinese Chess Institute to communicate directly with the president of Tongji University. Under pressure, the head teacher finally granted him leave.

When Qin Hao's classmates learned that he was going to Japan to participate in a competition, their first reaction was not how high Qin Hao's Go level was, but that they envied him for being able to go abroad. Some classmates even asked him to help buy things from Japan, making it seem like he was going on a trip.

The night before leaving, Qin Hao was packing his luggage when Zhuang Tunan suddenly walked in.

"Li Jia asked me to give this to you."

Qin Hao opened the envelope, and inside was a color photo. The girl in the photo was wearing a light blue long-sleeved shirt, with two black braids draped over her shoulders, and a beautiful smile.

The next day, Qin Hao rushed to the airport to meet up with the rest of the chess academy, only to find that this time the team was much larger than he had imagined. There were not only chess players like Nie Weiping, but also many official people, including quite a few reporters.

"Xiao Qin, come here for a moment."

The leader of the Chinese Chess Institute this time is Chen Zude, who is also a familiar face.

"Let me introduce you to Qin Hao, our chess academy's youngest player with the highest winning rate. So far, no one has been able to score even a small point against him."

Upon hearing this, the reporters immediately pointed their cameras at Qin Hao.

"Qin Hao, 6th Dan, so far you have won the National Go Championship, the National Games, and the Children's Go Championship. It can be said that you have won the domestic Grand Slam. What are your prospects for this overseas competition?"

Qin Hao said casually: "Of course, it is to defeat the opponent and win the championship."

When these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked. Everyone at the Chinese Chess Institute had a bitter look on their faces. Chen Zude secretly regretted why he had not given Qin Hao a few instructions before letting him accept the interview.

After the reporters came to their senses, they immediately pointed their cameras at Qin Hao like sharks smelling blood.

"Qin Hao, 6th Dan, as far as I know, Chinese players have never won against several top-notch Japanese players. Are you sure your goal this time is to defeat them and win the China-Japan Go Challenge?"

Qin Hao said casually: "Of course..."

Before Qin Hao could finish his words, Chen Zude quickly tried to smooth things over: "Ahem, Qin Hao's 6th dan means that he will do his best to win honor for his country."

However, the reporters ignored him and continued to question Qin Hao.

"Qin Hao, 6th dan, can I publish your words directly?"

"casual."

Chen Zude's eyes went dark and he quickly took Qin Hao away under the pretext of checking in.

"Xiao Qin, you've gotten yourself into big trouble." Chen Zude smiled bitterly and patted his forehead, saying in annoyance, "It's my fault for not telling you before. You should try not to accept interviews from reporters in the future."

It was not until he got on the plane that Qin Hao learned from Chen Zude that the goal set by the chess academy this time was to invite Kobayashi Koichi, which would be considered a pass, defeating Kobayashi would be considered a victory, and defeating Kato Masao would be considered a big victory. As for defeating Japan's main player Fujisawa Hideyuki, the chess academy had no feelings at all.

Chen Zude continued, "The lineup of the Japanese team this time is: Yoda Noriki, Kobayashi Akira, Awaji Shuzo, Kataoka Satoshi, Ishida Akira, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, Fujisawa Hideyuki. Among them, Kobayashi, Kato, and Fujisawa are all top-notch players in Japan, and the other five are also top-notch players."

"According to historical records, so far, none of us has ever defeated Japan's top-notch players. Even when facing their top-notch players, except for Nie Weiping, the others are very inferior."

"It's not about boosting others' morale and destroying our own prestige, but about recognizing the gap between the two sides. Our original plan was to handle the situation calmly, try to reduce everyone's psychological pressure, and then go all out..."

However, before Chen Zude could finish his words, Qin Hao's light words made him stunned.

"Japan's top-notch chess player, is he that good?"

"This..." Chen Zude couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he knew that Qin Hao was very strong in chess and no one in the country could match him, he was young after all and had no experience in international competitions. He had never really faced the top Japanese chess players. It was difficult to determine his true fighting ability.

Nie Weiping's voice came from the back seat: "Old Chen, it has already happened. It is useless to talk about it now. Don't worry about it anymore. I absolutely believe that Xiao Qin's chess ability is definitely not lower than Kobayashi Koichi and others."

"Alas, now we can only hope that the domestic side doesn't hype this competition too much, otherwise..." Chen Zude shook his head. As the leader of this chess academy, he has a heavy responsibility. The more attention the domestic people pay to this China-Japan Go Challenge, the more he will not be able to bear the consequences of failure.

However, what you fear will come true. As soon as Chen Zude arrived at the hotel where he was staying, he received a call from the leader of the Chinese Chess Academy asking him to be held accountable.

The domestic coverage of the China-Japan Go Tournament can only be described as overwhelming. It was not only because of Qin Hao's remarks, but also because after the reform and opening up, the domestic people were exposed to a lot of foreign information through various channels. Only then did they realize that the gap between the mainland and the international community was so huge.

After five years of accumulation, such emotions urgently need an outlet. The authorities also understand that it is better to release than to block. It just so happens that this China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament is such a perfect outlet. If they win, it can boost national morale. If they lose, it is just a folk competition, and Go does not have much of a mass base, so it is not a big deal.

What made Chen Zude even more headache was that not only the domestic media, but even the Japanese media reported on Qin Hao's remarks. For a time, the Japanese media was full of ridicule for the Chinese Go team, and Qin Hao was naturally pushed to the forefront.

You know, Japanese Go had a very high level of popularity in the 1200s. The Go population was as high as 1.16 million, and there were hundreds of high-level players. You should know that the total population of Japan at that time was only million, which means that one in ten people played Go. It is hard to imagine that a niche sport like Go can have such a terrifying mass base.

With such a terrifying mass base, many strong chess players have naturally been cultivated. In the eyes of the Japanese, Go is their absolute advantage. Any Japanese chess player sent out is enough to sweep the world chess arena.

When chess players from other countries meet Japanese chess players, they have to bow down to them. However, a young and unknown chess player like Qin Hao "clamors" to defeat the top Japanese players and win the championship.

For a time, many Japanese chess players also jumped out to express their desire to teach Qin Hao and the Chinese Go team a lesson.

This time, the captain of the Japanese team, Fujisawa Hideyuki, said in response to reporters' questions: The game will end when Ishida Akira plays. If not, I will shave my head to apologize.

No one thinks that Fujisawa Hideyuki is arrogant. After all, according to the past performance of Japanese chess players, they do have the ability.

The organizers are naturally very satisfied with the popularity of the competition. In fact, many media reports are also written by reporters they paid to write. In the eyes of the organizers, the Japanese team will definitely defeat the Chinese team in this competition.

In such a fanatical atmosphere, no one investigated Qin Hao's domestic record. Even if some reporters noticed it, they would only think that the Chinese chess player was really bad and was defeated by a teenager.

Seeing that the competition was getting more and more popular, the organizers made a prompt decision to move the original competition time forward by three days, and ignored Chen Zude's protest. After all, they were the ones who funded the entire competition, and even Qin Hao and his friends' air tickets and hotels were paid for by them.

The competition venue was arranged at the Japan Shogi Institute. On the day of the competition, the outside of the institute was surrounded by Japanese reporters early in the morning. Of course, there were also a few Chinese reporters who were squeezed into the corner.

A minibus slowly drove into the chess academy and was immediately surrounded by a group of Japanese reporters.

"Xiao Lin, if you meet that Chinese guy in the competition, you must teach him a lesson."

"Mr. Fujisawa, do you think you will play in this tournament?"

The Japanese chess players showed great confidence in their answers to these questions. Kato Masao even said that it would not be his turn to make a move at all, and the Chinese team would be defeated miserably.

Not long after the Japanese team entered the chess academy, Qin Hao and his party also arrived at the gate of the chess academy. The Japanese reporters immediately pounced on them like sharks smelling blood.

Chen Zude quickly asked everyone to surround Qin Hao in the innermost part, on the one hand to protect him, and on the other hand he was afraid that Qin Hao would say something shocking again.

However, just as the group was about to squeeze into the Japanese Chess Institute, a Japanese reporter shouted something in Japanese to Qin Hao.

Qin Hao suddenly stopped, picked up a Japanese reporter's microphone, and spoke in Japanese.

"I will use my strength to let you know what despair is!"