The morning sun of our boyhood

When the ball is thrown, the baseball flies towards him, and the batter confidently intercepts the bat downward, only to be surprised to find that the ball did not fall.

It turned out that what Yin Ke whispered in Wu Tong's ear just now was: "Do you still remember Xue Tie's discovery?" It was Xue Tie who was the first to discover Wu Tong's habitual little movements before throwing the ball, and thus cracked the silver eagle. The team always guessed the mystery of his ball path.This time, Yin Ke turned the opponent's weapon into his own, and Wu Tong deliberately made a small movement of crossing the ball, but he sent a straight ball.

The batter's bat brushed against the baseball, and the baseball flew upwards lightly and landed firmly in Wu Tong's hand.Wu Tong kept passing the ball to Ban Xiaosong, who was running towards the second base. Ban Xiaosong caught the ball, stepped on the second base bag, and quickly passed the ball to Feng Chengcheng, who was on the first base.

Yin Ke's strategy and Wu Tong's fake action not only knocked out the second bat of the Silver Eagles, but also caused the first and second bases of the Silver Eagles to be out due to early departure.In the first half of the first inning of the overtime, the Cubs won the game.

The third bat of the Silver Eagles is Jiang Di.Strangely, when he and Wu Tong looked at each other from a distance, the faint guilt in his heart disappeared, and resentment and jealousy once again penetrated into his heart like poisonous snakes.Jiang Di's mind was in a mess, and he didn't dare to face up to the increasingly strong thoughts, until the ball thrown by Wu Tong was hit by him, aiming at the figure on the mound, with a "bang", Wu Tong fell down , the audience was in an uproar, and Jiang Di dropped the bat in a daze, realizing what he was doing intentionally or unintentionally.

This is a situation that no one can imagine.The ball thrown by the pitcher was hit back the same way. This tactic has no meaning other than hurting people, so Wu Tong was completely unprepared, and the baseball hit him firmly on his right shoulder. After the last battle with the Baijing team There was a sharp pain in his shoulder that had just been healed, he couldn't help snorting, and knelt down on the ground

Almost at the same time, Yin Ke and Ban Xiaosong dropped their protective gear and rushed towards the mound.

The air on the field froze.And in a distant office, the secretary Xiao Wang worriedly saw: the president was staring at the TV screen, his fingers holding the armrest turned white.Can Wu Tong still fight?

Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke, who arrived at the mound at the same time, saw from the brothers' faces: this time, the situation is different.In the previous injuries, they saw stubbornness from Wu Tong's face, but this time, they saw naked fear in his eyes.

Yes, Wu Tong was scared.Because he knew very well what the blow on his shoulder meant, no matter how reluctant he was, fate had already ruled that he could not go to the end of the game.At this time, the first feeling that came to his mind was fear, not fear of being hurt or failing, but fear of disappointing so many expecting hearts.

So he suppressed the fear that poured into his eyes from the bottom of his heart, and with the support of Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke, he tried to stand upright, gave the audience a nonchalant smile, and greeted the cheers like a tsunami.

The commentator's voice was extremely excited: "Wu Tong has stood up! He has stood up! The game continues!"

At this moment, Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke's hearts were extremely chaotic.From Wu Tong's eyes, they already knew the truth.They really wanted to call a timeout, stop the game, and take a good look at Wu Tong's injury, but the situation no longer allowed any further hesitation...

The Cubs slid irrevocably toward defeat.Although Yin Ke made accurate judgments again and again, even though the cooperation between Ban Xiaosong and second baseman Joule became more and more tacit, Wu Tong felt that his shoulders were getting more and more out of control.From the pain at the beginning, to numbness after being ignored by him, as if the body was punishing himself, it became weaker and weaker, his eyesight became gray, and he could hardly see the secret signals that Yin Ke was hiding behind the batter .

Finally, after a home run, the Silver Eagles took the lead.Wu Tong's face was pale, Yin Ke's expression was calm, Ban Xiaosong and other team members were firmly in their positions, and seemed to turn a blind eye to the overtaken score.Yin Ke approached Wu Tong and said, "It's okay, we're only one point behind, and we still have a chance to attack."

His calm infected Wu Tong, and then he made two more strikes.

In the second half, the last chance to attack.

For many people, time seems to suddenly slow down.Lu Tong remembered how he didn't even understand the rules of baseball during his first training; Feng Chengcheng remembered how only Ban Xiaosong was seriously involved in the first training, and everyone else was playing with their mobile phones; Yin Ke remembered how he had to When he gave up baseball; Ban Xiaosong remembered a lot...

Wu Tong played after a simple bandage treatment by the team doctor.He looked at Yin Ke and Ban Xiaosong who had successfully hit base on the field, and his teammates who were struck out on the sidelines, and understood what his strike meant.He gripped the bat in a familiar stance, content to see the familiar fear in the Silver Eagles' eyes.

Jiang Di pondered for a long time before sending a code to Du Tang.The ball flew in, the club was swung out, and the crisp sound drove back all the surrounding noise.The baseball flew far into the sky, but it was not as far as Wu Tong expected.Such a precise hit, if not for this injured shoulder, would have been a flawless home run.It's a pity that the ball fell gently into the Silver Eagles outfielder's glove amidst everyone's wild rush.

everything is over.

The Silver Eagles rejoice!

The Cubs failed.

So much hard work, so long waiting, still fell short at the moment of reaching the top, and fell into failure.Failure was like a silent cloud that weighed down the Cubs.

Suddenly, Ban Xiaosong started running in silence.More than a dozen pairs of eyes from the Cubs stared at him blankly. His lonely and persistent figure, amidst the cheers dedicated to the Silver Eagles like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, amidst the roars of the Silver Eagles players' victory, he went upstream against the current and pierced through Going first, second, third, and finally down on home plate like a puppet with a broken string.

Everyone cried.

Growth always happens inadvertently.After a round of hard work, hope and disappointment, something always settles down.

Ban Xiaosong and Li Zi came to the baseball activity room, unexpectedly, Qing Cheng, Wu Tong and Yin Ke were already there.When they saw Ban Xiaosong and Li Zi, they just smiled lightly and turned their heads to go about their own business.

Yin Ke stacked the boxes of baseball gloves together, and said, "I put it away, and I will use it next semester. The U18 trials will start next season, and summer will start again."

Qingcheng cleaned all the baseball equipment very carefully and put them away carefully.

After Li Zi packed up the baseball, she raised her hand and said to the four of them, "Next summer, come on, Cubs, come on!"

Wu Tongyin, Keban Xiaosong looked at each other and smiled, and put their hands up one after another. Only Qingcheng stared at the hands of the four together, and many scenes of the Cubs playing in the league before appeared in her mind. Like a tape, it plays in her head.

Except for Yin Ke, the three of them were at a loss.At this moment, the phone in Qingcheng bag rang, she glanced at the screen, then at the four people, and said to them: "I'm going out to answer the phone." Then, she hurried out.

The four put their hands down, and Ban Xiaosong looked at the back of Qingcheng's departure suspiciously: "Qingcheng, what's wrong?"

Li Zi shook her head.Yin Ke's heart turned to the matter of Qingcheng's going to the United States again, and decided to follow up to see.

He saw Qingcheng at the corner of the corridor, and only heard her say: "Okay, I'll go now."

After she hung up the phone, she saw Yin Ke, she just greeted Yin Ke politely, said nothing, hurried into the baseball activity room, put her things on and said goodbye to the four people: "I have something to do, let's go first, bye .”

a tea restaurant

Du Tang, that's right, is the trump card of the China-Canada Silver Eagles. Du Tang moved the chair for Qingcheng in a gentlemanly manner.

Waiter: "What would you like?"

Du Tang asked: "Qingcheng, what do you want to eat?"

"I'm not hungry, just a cup of coffee."

"Two cups of coffee, that's all, thank you."

After ordering, Qingcheng asked Du Tang: "What do you want from me?"

"Can't I ask you out if I have nothing to do? We are good friends."

Qingcheng shook her head: "That's not what it means."

"I know, I'm joking with you. I thought you would change a little in China, but I didn't expect it to be the same as before."

Qingcheng didn't want to talk about this topic, so she changed the topic: "By the way, why did you come from China? Why didn't you tell me."

Speaking of this, Du Tang reacted greatly, "Wow, you have the nerve to say that you didn't say anything when you came to China? It's too disrespectful to leave me alone in the United States."

Qingcheng 囧, it seems like this, "Um, that, I have a reason, I'm sorry."

"There's a reason, but what happened later? You've been in China for so long, and you haven't called me a single time. Have you almost forgotten me as a friend?"

"No, absolutely not, it's not like this." Qingcheng felt that something was wrong, she was always at a disadvantage, and had to balance, "Then you are too, you have been in China for so long and you haven't called me."

"It's so vulgar to make a phone call. I even asked someone if you would like to transfer to China-Canada. At the beginning, I heard people say that China-Canada Middle School is very good, so I thought you were also in China-Canada. county."

Someone asked me? "You mean, Xing Shanshan?"

"Yes."

Qingcheng remembered that when the Chinese cheerleaders came to Changjun last time, Xing Shanshan called herself aside and asked this question. At that time, she was still puzzled, but it was definitely Du Tang who asked.

"So, since you are so indifferent to me, Xia Qingcheng, hey, sure enough, our Qingcheng is cold and cold, and it hasn't changed since junior high school."

"Okay, can't I be wrong? I'm treating you today."

"That's what you said." Qingcheng nodded, and Du Tang called to the waiter: "Waiter, two more durian cakes."

"Durian cake? You have such a strong taste."

"Anyway, it's your treat, I'll eat, you just watch."

"Then why order two?"

"My pleasure."

Qingcheng smiled, okay, I will follow you today.

After a few minutes, everything ordered was served.There was no topic to talk about, and Qingcheng's expression returned to the usual one - melancholy.

"Qingcheng, are you in a bad mood? Is it because the Cubs lost?"

"Let's put it this way. They are very hard-working teenagers. After training hard for so long, they still failed to win the championship in the end." And I can no longer see them on the podium with my own eyes.

"After the game that day, I felt that this team made me admire. A baseball team composed of all high school freshmen is not inferior at all on the field. Everyone works hard, believes in teammates, and cooperates with teammates. Captain Ban Xiaosong Hot-blooded, Wu Tong is a good opponent, this is an excellent team."

Qingcheng laughed.

"There is also that Yin Ke, I would like to cooperate with him if I have a chance." A good catcher has always been the goal of a pitcher.

"Don't make Yin Ke's idea."

"What's the matter? I just want to fix him."

(Author's random entry: It sounds a bit weird.)

Qingcheng smiled helplessly.Du Tang teased and asked, "Why did you react so strongly when you mentioned Yin Ke? Could it be..."

"No."

"Nothing? I haven't said anything yet? Why, guilty?"

"It's your shame, eat your cake."

"Do you want to eat it?" As he spoke, he shook the durian cake in front of her a few times, Qingcheng pushed it away, and shouted, "Get lost."

After the league, do you still remember that Wu Tong went to the United States to develop? Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke remembered that Wu Tong would go to the United States to develop after the league.

In fact, Ban Xiaosong himself was not sure. At that time, Wu Tong didn't say anything about death. Could it be that he was really willing to keep this group of teammates and his two iron brothers, Yin Ke?

Yin Ke is even more sad, Wu Tong is going to the United States, and Qingcheng is also going to the United States. If these two leave like this, the future baseball team will definitely lose a lot of feel.

However, since Wu Tong is going to develop in the United States, as a brother, he naturally has to support him, so...

Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke arranged the school playground for a long time in advance.Wu Tong came, but was startled by Ban Xiaosong's sudden "I'm sorry".Looking at the two people who were so solemn, he asked, "What's wrong with you two?"

"Wu Tong, I originally wanted to see you off with the U18 champion before you went to the United States. Unfortunately, I couldn't do it, and the Cubs couldn't do it. But I still want to thank you for agreeing to rebuild the Cubs with me. If Without you, I couldn't have done it." Ban Xiaosong's voice was faintly crying.

Wu Tong looked at him, then at Yin Ke, and asked inexplicably, "Which game is this guy playing?"

Yin Ke's heart is also heavy: "Wu Tong, we already know that you are going to play in the United States. It's okay, you go. Next year, we will definitely win the league championship. Please come back and celebrate with us!" "

"Yes." Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke reached out to Wu Tong together.

But Wu Tong didn't catch the hands of the two of them, and actually smiled: "That's why you asked me to come to the playground to blow the cold wind at night?"

Ban Xiaosong looked at Wu Tong's nonchalant expression, and felt even more uncomfortable: "I know, you will meet better teams and stronger teammates in the United States, and you won't care about our poor team... But you don't have to be so obvious. After all, we have fought together for a semester, don't you really think of us as friends?"

Yin Ke got goose bumps from Ban Xiaosong's sour tone, and quickly changed the subject: "Xiaosong, what nonsense are you talking about! Wu Tong, we haven't told the rest of the team about your going to the United States. Find a chance for you to kiss..."

His words were interrupted by Wu Tong, who took two steps forward and asked in a brisk tone: "When did I say I was going to America?"

What?Both Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke were stunned.Ban Xiaosong asked puzzledly: "Didn't you personally make an agreement with Xing Shanshan in Xing's clubhouse that day that you would go to the United States as soon as the league game is over?"

"That's just for special training. Besides, my mother is not there now, and I don't even plan to go for special training."

Ban Xiaosong and Yin Ke looked at each other.Despite being on the playground in the depths of winter, the two of them were sweating.It's really embarrassing to have such a big fight, it turned out to be an oolong incident

Yin Ke's mood at this moment is particularly complicated: he, who has always been calm, was dragged into the water by Ban Xiaosong, not to mention that there will be a program that has been arranged for a while.Yin Ke planned to flee quickly, but it was too late.

In the distance, the whole class of Grade One (Six) walked over.Walking in front of them, Li Zi asked, "Have you brothers said goodbye yet?"

Yin Ke covered his face in embarrassment, really didn't want to face all this, Ban Xiaosong smirked, Wu Tong smirked.

Joule asked, "What do you mean?"

Qingcheng came out and said with a smile: "Obviously, this is an oolong incident."

Li Zi was surprised: "Oolong? Wu Tong, are you not going to America?"

"Never promised to go."

"Yeah, that's great." The whole class cheered.

Wu Tong was a little surprised: "Are you so happy?"

Squad leader Sha Wan smiled and said, "Of course, we can't miss one in Class One and Six."

"That's right." Everyone agreed.Only Qingcheng and Yin Ke didn't. Everyone didn't know that there was one person who was going to leave.

At this time, the fireworks exploded, and the continuous fireworks made Wu Tongxun turn his head, his expression changed from surprise to playful, from playful to joking, and he asked: "Isn't this all prepared for me by you?"

Everyone didn't speak, just smiled faintly.

Joule broke the silence: "Don't just stand here, get up." After finishing speaking, he yelled out "Wow~~~~"

Everyone looked at him and treated him like that, and Ban Xiaosong, who was cheering on him, shouted: "That's right, everyone, don't stand still, oh~~~" also shouted out.

"Oh~"

"Oh~"

The students shouted out one by one, and dispersed in a crowd, scattered in various places on the playground.The teenagers ran and laughed, and the laughter spread all over the playground under the night, leaving behind the voice of youth...

After running tired, everyone fell down on the playground one after another, the stars blinked one after another, and the meteors flew across to reach the other side of the world.

Tan Yaoyao and the others took out the prepared Fanta, and each took a bottle.But the dishonest Ban Xiaosong shook Fanta calmly, then opened the bottle with the mouth of Wu Tong and Yin Ke, they were splashed wet, looked up and saw Ban Xiaosong's triumphant smile.

The two of them didn't say anything, with straight faces, they vigorously shook the bottle of soda in their hands, opened it, and pointed the mouth of the bottle at Ban Xiaosong.Immediately afterwards, the students followed suit one after another, so the teenagers ran again, and the laughter echoed in the night, never ending.

The stars stay together, and we stay together.Our footprints are left here, our laughter is here, our growing years are recorded here, our teenage years are here...