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No matter which country it is in, the embassy district is the most majestic and elegant place for construction, because it represents the face of the country to which it belongs.

In addition to the very high-grade architectural style and environment, the most obvious thing is the guards who appear in the field of vision from time to time.

Outside the embassies of various countries, that is, in the entire embassy area, those responsible for security here are soldiers from the American Federal Security Force. It is said that this force is also responsible for the protection of important facilities and buildings in Washington, DC, such as the American They are responsible for the security surrounding the place where the president lives.

Therefore, after Li Kaiming drove into the embassy area, he was interrogated no less than three times by these American soldiers. Even though some soldiers recognized him as the star of the Wizards, they still had to do business.

Because this is the embassy district, it not only represents the dignity of the country to which the embassy belongs, but also represents America's face. If someone with malicious intentions sneaks in, America will be the first to be embarrassed!

After conducting a peripheral inspection and following the map and sign instructions here, he successfully drove his Hummer to an antique two-story building.

There is a large courtyard in front of this two-story building. There is a large iron gate on the outside, and two guards stand at the door.

But this time the guards were not the soldiers of America, but two yellow-skinned soldiers. They maintained a tall military posture, holding guns in both hands, and their eyes were firm and motionless.

Li Kaiming's car also successfully attracted the attention of the guards, but the two soldiers at the door did not make any move. Instead, three people came out of the door, the leader of which was wearing an officer's uniform.

The three people walked neatly to Li Kaiming's car. Li Kaiming lowered the window and the man in officer's uniform saluted him.

"Hello, what are you doing at the Chinese Embassy?"

The soldiers here have also received strict training. This officer speaks English with a very authentic accent.

Li Kaiming showed a friendly smile and replied in words, "Hello everyone, I came here to say hello to Zhong Shaoming in advance!"

The officer's face showed an expression of surprise and surprise, and then he made a gesture of invitation. Li Kaiming knew that this meant asking him to get out of the car.

After getting off the car, the officer also changed his language into words, "Are you Li Kaiming who was invited by Counselor Zhong? We have regulations here that outside vehicles cannot enter the embassy compound. Please understand!"

Counselor Zhong!

Li Kaiming was shocked!

It turned out that the Zhong Shaoming who called him was actually the counselor of the embassy!

Even though he didn't know much about the hierarchy in China, he also knew that the position of counselor was the second-in-command of the ambassador in most embassies. He didn't expect that China would give him such face and specially let a counselor come to talk to him. talk!

Now I have enough face!

While Li Kaiming was surprised, he also followed the three soldiers to the door, but this time they stopped again.

Li Kaiming was wondering when the two soldiers following the officer came up to check his clothes carefully. It turned out that they were going to conduct a security inspection.

After careful inspection, Li Kaiming walked into the door under the leadership of the officer.

As soon as you enter the gate, you can see that a large part of the large yard is covered with green lawns, and there are several cars parked on the cement floor. It seems that they should be vehicles within the embassy.

While leading the way, the officer explained to Li Kaiming that he could watch but not run around, especially in the small building in the center, where he couldn't enter!

When Li Kaiming heard this, he looked towards the small building in the center. That small building was a two-story building that could be partially seen from the outside. The entire outer wall was painted white with a slight yellow color. The roof of the small building stood tall. Holding a flagpole, a five-star red flag fluttered slowly in the breeze.

If nothing else, this small building should be the core area of ​​the entire embassy.

While Li Kaiming was walking and thinking, the officer's voice came to his ears.

"arrive!"

After hearing this, Li Kaiming turned his head and looked forward. He saw a bungalow not far away. The door was blocked by a curtain and he couldn't see the inside. However, there was a faint special fragrance floating out from the gap in the curtain.

The officer asked Li Kaiming to wait where he was, then walked to the door and shouted a report!

"Counsellor Zhong, the person you invited has arrived!"

"Okay, let him in! Excuse me, Xiao Wu!" A male voice came from the room. It was the voice that Li Kaiming heard on the phone.

The officer named Xiao Wu stepped back and made an inviting gesture towards Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming nodded slightly towards him, and then took a few steps to the door. The door was built according to the height of ordinary people, and it looked like it should be 2 meters, so Li Kaiming had to lower his head before he could open the curtain and walk in.

The decoration in the room is very simple. A tatami in the middle occupies most of the area, with a small square table placed on it and a round cushion on each side.

Above the square table, in an antique copper incense burner, a wisp of green smoke visible to the naked eye swirled up, and finally dispersed in the air.

It seemed that this was the smell I smelled outside the door, but I didn't expect it to be the smell of incense.

A middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses and gray hair was sitting cross-legged on the cushion on the left. After seeing Li Kaiming come in, he opened his eyes and looked at the latter, looking up and down slightly, "Here?"

Li Kaiming nodded, "Here we come!"

Zhong Shaoming pointed to the mat opposite him and said, "Sit!"

Li Kaiming did not hesitate, walked over and sat cross-legged on it, imitating Zhong Shaoming's posture.

Zhong Shaoming picked up the teapot next to him and poured a cup of scalding tea for Li Kaiming. "Try this tea. This is the top Tieguanyin brought from China. I don't know if you can get used to it."

Li Kaiming glanced down at the steaming little tea cup, smiled slightly, picked it up, blew it gently with his mouth, and then took a sip of tea.

There is a bitter taste in the mouth at first, but after a while, it turns into a refreshing fragrance and delicious taste!

"Good tea!" Li Kaiming couldn't help but sigh.

Zhong Shaoming, who was opposite, laughed, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes deepened a lot, "I didn't expect you to be used to drinking tea. Most foreigners are not used to drinking this tea!"

"I am basically half Chinese, and this is not my first time drinking tea." Li Kaiming smiled and took another sip.

Zhong Shaoming waited for Li Kaiming to finish a cup, then picked up the teapot and filled it for him. "Foreigners don't understand why we Chinese like to drink hot water to soak leaves."

Li Kaiming smiled and added, "Don't talk about tea, they don't even drink hot water."

"Yes," Zhong Shaoming nodded, "but then after they tasted the benefits of tea, they began to import tea in large quantities."

It seems that foreigners can't escape the law of true fragrance, Li Kaiming complained in his heart.

"Some things are the same as this tea. Maybe the first sip tastes bitter in your mouth, but as long as you take a second sip, the fragrance and sweetness of the tea will come back to you!" Zhong Shaoming put down the teapot, Suddenly he stared at Li Kaiming and said something meaningful.

Of course Li Kaiming knew what Zhong Shaoming was talking about. Wasn't it just to resolve the gap created by Lin Yan and the others before?

In human terms, it means that naturalizing and playing for the Chinese national team is the same as drinking tea. The first thing you taste is bitterness, just like the previous contact with Lin Yan and others, but later on , it will become sweet and delicious like tea.

Although Li Kaiming didn't want to pursue anything further on this topic, he still expressed his unhappiness straightforwardly.

Li Kaiming shook the tea cup in his hand, "Yes, but if the tea is sweet from the first sip, then I believe more people will like it!"

After hearing Li Kaiming's answer, Zhong Shaoming was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing!

"Hahaha! You guys are really surprising. I thought you were just good at playing basketball, but I didn't expect you were so good at talking!"

Li Kaiming showed a rare shy expression, "Award, award, award, no matter where you go!"

Zhong Shaoming waved his hand, "You kid, don't do this to me. You should be able to tell that I don't like this. I just want to ask you something today. Do you want to join the Chinese national team?"

Good guy, this old man changes channels so fast. One second he was sipping tea, and the next second he was talking about business!

However, Li Kaiming felt that the old man in front of him suited his temperament very well, so he nodded slowly, "I think!"

"Okay! I feel relieved with your words!" Zhong Shaoming smiled and nodded, "Now that we have reached an agreement, let's finalize the matter as soon as possible. I have seen your schedule these days. There should be time every day, so we will use these three days to solve your nationality issue!"

Damn it!This old man is really fast and resolute in doing things, and he doesn't wait for a second!

Li Kaiming waved his hands repeatedly, "No, will it be decided later?"

Zhong Shaoming's eyes widened, "What else?"

"I mean, don't we need to negotiate some conditions or something?" Li Kaiming explained with a wry smile.

Zhong Shaoming waved his hand, "It's all a trivial matter. Liang Zhen told me that as long as it's not too much, he can agree to it!"

I rely on!

Li Kaiming didn't even know what to say. These two people, Liang Zhen and Zhong Shaoming, and Lin Yan's group before were simply two different species!

One wants to be stuck in every link, and the other wants to fast forward directly to the finale!

Is the Chinese basketball world so divided...

Li Kaiming didn't react until he walked out of the embassy and returned to his car.

This seemingly complicated naturalization, in the eyes of Liang Zhen and Zhong Shaoming, seemed like going downstairs and buying a tofu cake, without any need to think...

He didn't come back to his senses until he drove home. At this time, he had already stepped into the Chinese national team...

Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue didn't know how they got the news, so they quickly called and asked Li Kaiming about related matters, and Li Kaiming also told these two people what happened today.

However, what he was wondering about was not explained, because after Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue learned that he had agreed, they both began to celebrate and welcome Li Kaiming to join the national team.

Li Kaiming dismissed these two guys with a smile, and then returned to his bedroom.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night...