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The cotton mill yard was also filled with joy at this moment.

"Haozi is really good. He made that little Japanese turn pale."

"Haha, Haozi really brings honor to us Suzhou people."

"I'm happy today. I'll go back and open a bottle of my treasured wine."

"Then you have to call me and I'll serve the food."

Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei had already raised their arms and shouted: "Oh, Brother Hao won again."

Song Ying held Huang Ling's hand tightly. Tears had already welled up in her eyes, but she was too embarrassed to let them fall in front of so many people.

Huang Ling gently patted the back of Song Ying's hand to comfort her. Although she didn't say anything, the eye contact was worth more than a thousand words.

At this moment, the TV screen also cut back from Tokyo TV, and the host said excitedly.

"Dear audience, just now in the China-Japan Go Challenge, our Chinese player Qin Hao, 6th dan, defeated the famous Japanese player Kobayashi Koichi. This is a remarkable breakthrough. Before this, Chinese players had never defeated top-notch Japanese players in official competitions. This is undoubtedly a pioneering achievement. Regardless of the result of this China-Japan Go Challenge, Qin Hao, 6th dan, has made a significant contribution to the history of Chinese Go."

The passionate tone of the host on TV made everyone in the courtyard suddenly realize that Qin Hao's victory over Kobayashi Koichi was such a great thing. The workers who worked in the cotton mill every day knew basically nothing about Go. If Qin Hao had not participated in the competition, they would basically not watch Go competitions. If it were not for the host's popularization, they would not have known what Kobayashi Koichi represented at all, and they thought it was just like Qin Hao winning a game in the national championship.

"Isn't this what they say on TV too mysterious? Winning a game will go down in Chinese Go history?"

"Didn't you hear the host say that Kobayashi Koichi is the leader of Japanese Go, a top-notch player, and his status must be extraordinary."

"Do you think Haozi will be able to join the national team this time?"

"Oh, if that's the case, then Song Ying must congratulate you. We must celebrate Haozi's entry into the national team."

Song Ying said, "Hey, it's impossible to get into the national team. Let's talk about it when it really happens."

In fact, they were already very happy in their hearts. What an honor it was to join the national team. For their generation, it was simply a glory for their family. Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that the Chinese Chess Institute had actually invited Qin Hao a long time ago, but he refused on the grounds of being busy with his studies.

Joining the national team may be a good way for others, but for Qin Hao, apart from the salary of more than 100 yuan per month, it is basically full of disadvantages. Not to mention the intrigues in the national team, part of the endorsements and bonuses in the future will have to be shared with the chess academy, and the bulk of it. It is really not worth it.

Thousands of miles away in Tokyo, there was already chaos in front of the Japan Chess Institute.

Before the game started, Japanese audiences had generally sentenced Qin Hao to death. In the media reports, Qin Hao was just an unknown Chinese chess player who had no experience in international competitions before. Kobayashi Koichi defeated five Chinese generals in succession and was in great momentum.

In the script of the Japanese audience, Kobayashi Koichi would then sweep the Chinese chess players in one go and win the championship.

But the reality deviated greatly from their script. Qin Hao not only defeated Kobayashi Koichi, but also won with an overwhelming advantage. Kobayashi Koichi had no ability to resist from beginning to end.

"Sinner, you are a disgrace to Japanese Go!"

"You don't deserve to be selected as a top-notch chess player. You don't deserve it!"

The angry Japanese audience shouted at Kobayashi Koichi, who was feeling lonely in the Japanese team.

From beginning to end, Kobayashi Koichi kept his head down and did not speak. He was not repenting, but was still thinking about the game just now. He reviewed the situation of the entire game and found helplessly that except for the last move, he had not made any mistakes in the previous one hundred moves.

But he still lost, which shows a terrible problem: the Chinese chess player named Qin Hao is far stronger than him.

On the bus, Kobayashi Mitsui told his teammates about his discovery.

Everyone was stunned, especially Kato Masao. In his impression, Kobayashi Koichi had never said such "depressing" words before.

Kato Masao patted Kobayashi Koichi on the shoulder and said, "Kobayashi-kun, don't be so nervous. This is a team competition. We will take care of that Chinese guy for you next."

Kobayashi Guang opened his mouth. He actually wanted to say: You can't beat him, but he swallowed the words back. Now was not the time to destroy the morale of the army.

Fujisawa Hideyuki suddenly said to Kobayashi Koichi: "Who do you think is better, him or Cho Chikun?"

Cho Chikun is the undisputed number one Go player in Japan today. From 1980 to 1984, he swept the entire Japanese Go world and was praised as having the strength of 13th dan.

If there were any Japanese chess fans here, they would definitely be shocked beyond words. Fujisawa Hideyuki actually compared Qin Hao with Cho Chikun.

"His chess skills may even be better than Cho Chikun's." Kobayashi Koichi said with a wry smile.

"If you have played chess with him, you will understand the despair of not being able to win no matter what. To be honest, I never want to experience such a nightmare again."

Kato Masao and others looked at Kobayashi Koichi in surprise. They did not expect that Kobayashi Koichi would make such an evaluation of Qin Hao.

"It seems that we need to really understand this opponent. As the leader, Tanaka-kun, I think it is your responsibility to obtain all the information about the opponent's chess games in the country."

Upon hearing this, team leader Tanaka said with a bitter face: "Okay, I will communicate with the Chinese side, but I need time."

"Then propose to the organizer to postpone the next round of competition."

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult?"

"Don't the organizers want to expand their brand influence in China? They should be happy to hold the competition in China."

"That's a good idea. Okay, I'll contact the organizer right away."

So, that evening, Qin Hao and his party received a notice from the organizer that the next round of competition would be held in Shanghai. At the same time, the organizer also arranged a three-day sightseeing trip for them. All food, accommodation and transportation expenses during these three days would be borne by the organizer.

When Jiang Zhujiu and other young team members heard about such a good thing, they all smiled from ear to ear and started to plan where to go for fun tomorrow.

Chen Zude was a little worried: "Isn't this a delaying tactic by the Japanese team?"

"In the face of absolute strength, any strategy is not worth mentioning. Xiao Qin can defeat Kobayashi Koichi. Among the remaining four people, only Kato Masao and Fujisawa Hideyuki can cause some trouble to Xiao Qin. Kataoka Satoshi and Ishida Akira are not worth worrying about. As long as Xiao Qin beats Kato Masao, I can also fight with Fujisawa Hideyuki if it doesn't work." Nie Weiping shook the folding fan lightly. Kobayashi Koichi's momentum was too strong before, which caused him great psychological pressure. Now that Qin Hao has solved Kobayashi Koichi, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Nie Weiping.

In the next three days, the organizer arranged for Qin Hao and his party to visit all the attractions near Tokyo. On the last day, the organizer took Qin Hao and his party to the foot of Mount Fuji. At first, Jiang Zhujiu and others were very excited, but they saw Qin Hao's face suddenly turned cold.

"Qin Hao, what's wrong?"

Qin Hao looked at the Japanese tour guide coldly: "Do you know where this is?"

"Isn't it a forest at the foot of Mount Fuji?" Jiang Zhujiu was stunned.

"Don't you find that this place is different from ordinary forests?"

"Different?" Jiang Zhujiu and his companions looked around suspiciously, but did not find anything unusual. Apart from the denser vegetation, there seemed to be nothing special about this forest.

"This place is called Aokigahara, and hundreds of people commit suicide here every year."

As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, Jiang Zhujiu and the others shuddered at the same time.

"I was wondering why the forest felt so spooky the moment I entered. These Japanese are really mean."

"This is going to destroy Xiao Qin's momentum. Let's go quickly."

The group scolded the Japanese guide and returned to the car, saying they would not get off the car no matter what. The Japanese guide was so embarrassed that he could only bow repeatedly and quickly send Qin Hao and his group back to Tokyo.

At the end of April, Qin Hao and his party took a flight back to Shanghai. There were already many reporters waiting in the airport. The moment they saw Qin Hao appear, the spotlights almost dazzled Qin Hao's eyes so much that he couldn't open them.

"Qin Hao, 6th Dan, you defeated Kobayashi Koichi in Tokyo, Japan, breaking the myth that Japan's top-notch players are invincible. Do you have the confidence to defeat other Japanese players in the next game?"

"Congratulations, Qin Hao, you have made history. What are your prospects for the next game? Can you maintain your previous hot form, fight to the end, and win the championship of this China-Japan Challenge Tournament for the Chinese team?"

Facing the reporters' cameras, Qin Hao hadn't even opened his mouth when Chen Zude whispered, "Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."

"I said, I came here to win the championship."

That evening, photos of Qin Hao answering reporters' questions were published on major newspapers. The next day, these newspapers were delivered to thousands of households through newsstands and newspaper deliverymen.

Some people think Qin Hao is a little too arrogant.

"You're so arrogant after just winning a game of chess. Young people nowadays are so impetuous."

"Everyone can brag, but if you can beat the rest, I'll respect you."

Some people also think that Qin Hao is very encouraging.

"This young man is good and full of vigor. Young people should be full of vigor and vitality like this."

"Anyway, as long as it makes the Japanese unhappy, I will support it."

"Well done, young man. If I am free, I will go to the scene to cheer him on in this home competition."

Whether you like it or not, Qin Hao has become completely famous this time, especially in Tongji University. For several days in a row, the campus radio has been playing the news of Qin Hao's victory over Kobayashi Koichi on a loop.

The head teacher, who had previously opposed Qin Hao's participation in the competition, mentioned this matter several times in class with a bright smile, and never mentioned the fact that Qin Hao did not return to school beyond the leave period.

Many old professors would also talk about Qin Hao during class, and they all praised him highly.

On the other hand, the Japanese team did not dare to neglect the time they had finally gained to study their opponent. As soon as they got off the plane and returned to the hotel, Kato Masao and others gathered in a room and began to study Qin Hao's chess games in domestic competitions.

Soon, Kato Masao discovered a phenomenon: "Have you noticed that he has been trying to occupy the point 33 position at the beginning of the game? Has anyone used this pattern before?"

Fujisawa Hideyuki said with certainty: "No, the opening point 33 has been verified by countless predecessors, and the opening does not have an advantage."

"But he did use this pattern to defeat many people." Kobayashi Koichi said dimly.

Kato Masao thought for a moment and said, "Kobayashi-kun, how about I try playing a game with you using his opening move?"

"it is good."

What you learn from books is always shallow, so you still need to practice. Soon the two began to play chess.

Kato Masao played awkwardly, while Kobayashi Koichi adopted his usual style. Soon Fujisawa Hideyuki and others who were watching the game discovered that Kato Masao was at a disadvantage.

Just in the middle of the game, Kato Masao gave up his piece: "No, I can't beat his set at all."

Kobayashi stared at the chessboard and sighed, "Kato-kun doesn't have the same pressure as him at all."

"pressure?"

“A kind of pressure that makes you breathless.”

The room fell silent for a while. Fujisawa Hideyuki saw that everyone was in low spirits, so he suggested: "How about this, let's review the chess games he played and see if we can find any patterns from them."

Kato Masao's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea, let's pool our wisdom. I don't believe he is so good that he has no flaws."

However, the result of the review made the room fall into a dead silence. The reason was that they reviewed many of Qin Hao's games and came to a conclusion that shocked them. In these games, Qin Hao was "letting the game go".

"Letting the game go" is not uncommon in Go competitions, but "letting the game go" in a formal competition like a national tournament is somewhat absurd no matter how you think about it.

The reason they came to this conclusion is that they found that Qin Hao had many opportunities to make "brilliant moves" in the middle game, but in most cases Qin Hao did not make the best moves. If it were someone else, they might think that it was because of their lack of skill and that they did not see that step. But they then found that once entering the endgame, Qin Hao's chances of making "brilliant moves" increased greatly, and he rarely made mistakes.

"That is to say, he never tried his best in the national competition!"

"Terrible, so terrible, this guy."

Of course, with so many top Japanese Go players gathered together, they also discovered some patterns in Qin Hao's opening moves. Based on these patterns, they also specially developed a set of coping methods, and after demonstration, the results were quite good.

This undoubtedly gave Kato Masao and his colleagues full of confidence, but Kobayashi Koichi was still worried.

"You haven't played against him, so you don't understand that feeling. His ability to respond and his calmness are like a chess machine. It's hard to catch his flaws with this kind of routine."

Kato Masao retorted: "Kobayashi, I think you are scared by him. I don't believe he is as powerful as you say!"

"It's four to two now, and the advantage is still in our hands!" (End of this chapter)