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At eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, Xia Yu stepped onto the bus on time.

He not only brought a board, but also a SLR, and took more photos when preparing for the game.

"Xia Yu!"

As soon as she got in the car, Xia Yu heard someone calling her name.

Looking up, it was Shen Youtang, sitting in the middle right row of the bus, wearing a black sportswear, smiling and waving at him.

"There is a seat next to me, please sit next to me!"

"Xia Yu, sit down, I have something to tell you."

Two voices sounded simultaneously.

Xia Yu looked at Shen Youtang, then at Zhou Ding who was sitting in the first row.

The two of them also looked at each other.

Xia Yu didn't hesitate, put the bag on the seat next to Zhou Ding, and said to Shen Youtang: "I have something to discuss with Team Zhou, so I'll sit next to him."

As he spoke, he nodded at Shen Youtang, and then sat down beside Zhou Ding.

Zhou Ding withdrew his gaze and asked, "Do you want to put the bag on it?"

Xia Yu shook her head: "No, there's a board and a DSLR inside, so it's safer to put it on your body."

Zhou Ding hummed, and said again: "During the game, you sit next to the coach."

"What about the coach?"

"I haven't got in the car yet, chatting with the driver outside."

Just as he was talking, the coach got into the car.

He glanced into the bus and asked Zhou Ding, "Is everyone here?"

Zhou Ding nodded: "It's all here."

The coach beckoned to the driver who was smoking outside: "Everyone is here, let's start."

Soon, the car started, and a group of people headed towards the dragon body.

The dragon body is not far from Longda, about 15 minutes by car.There were quite a few people going to the dragon gym this time. Except for the players on the competition list, other players who wanted to watch the scene also signed up with the coach, but they could only sit in the audience seats when they went.

The car shook slightly, Xia Yu closed her eyes, preparing to squint for a while.

He drew the manuscript yesterday late, and had a dream of being chased by a ghost while sleeping, which made him very tired when he woke up, as if he hadn't slept.

In a daze, someone touched his arm suddenly.

Xia Yu opened her eyes and looked sideways at Zhou Ding: "?"

Zhou Ding didn't speak, nor did he look at Xia Yu.He looked ahead calmly, but with his hand pinching the clothes at Xia Yu's elbows, he pulled back little by little.

Following the force, Xia Yu loosened her left hand from the backpack.

He saw what Zhou Ding was going to do.

So he also turned his head and didn't look at Zhou Ding again, but his hand quietly dropped by his side, holding Zhou Ding's hand together.

In a car full of people, they held hands and interlocked their fingers under the situation that they might be discovered at any time.

"By the way, Xiao Zhou." The coach's voice suddenly sounded.

The hands that the two held together tightened for a moment, and they leaned deep into the back of the chair at the same time.

Zhou Ding looked at the coach calmly: "What's the matter?"

The coach sat in the first row behind the driver's seat, in the same row as Zhou Ding and Xia Yu.

"Didn't you say everyone is here? Why didn't I see Li Qin?"

Zhou Ding said: "He suddenly developed a fever at night and went to the hospital."

"Fever? Are you better now?"

The coach frowned, "Forget it, I'll make a call and ask him." After finishing speaking, he took out his phone and lowered his head to make a call.

Zhou Ding felt that the hand he was holding relaxed a little, not as tight as before.

He turned his head and was about to say something when another head popped out from the back of the chair!

Wu Le put her hands on the back of the chair, probed and said, "Captain Zhou, do you have a lot of sweat belts? I forgot to bring them."

Both Zhou Ding and Xia Yu were shocked at the same time, their hands that had just been relaxed were tightened in an instant, and they hid back forcefully, almost sinking into the back of the chair!

But this is still very dangerous!

Xia Yu's heart beat faster, but his face didn't show it at all. He lowered his eyes, raised his leg, and let the bag on his leg tilt towards the middle of the two of them without any trace, covering their hands that were holding each other.

Zhou Ding breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and looked back at Wu Le: "Yes, I'll bring it to you when I get off the car later."

Wu Le still didn't leave, and continued to ask, "Did you bring black or white?"

"black."

"it is good."

Wu Le looked at Xia Yu again, "Xia Yu, I'll give you my phone during the game, you can hold it for me."

Xia Yu nodded and hummed.

"Xia Yu, your face is so pale, you don't even have any blood, didn't you sleep last night, okay?"

Xia Yu: "...Well, I slept a little late."

"I have coffee in my bag, would you like it?"

Why does this person talk so much...

Xia Yu felt helpless: "No, I'm not sleepy."

"then you……"

"Okay, you sit down."

Zhou Ding frowned slightly, "Didn't you see that Xia Yu was resting just now?"

Wu Le touched the back of her head: "I didn't notice, I'm sorry Xia Yu."

Xia Yu shook her head lightly: "It's okay."

Wu Le finally sat back in his seat.Zhou Ding and Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The tense shoulders relaxed, Xia Yu moved her fingers, only to realize that her hands were clenched too tightly just now, not only are her fingers numb, but her palms are also sweaty.

At this time, the phone vibrated, and he opened it to look——

[Zhou Ding: _(:з”∠)_]

Xia Yu was startled, and couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth.

【Xia Yu:_(:з」∠)_】

After two scares, no one disturbed them for the rest of the time.

They held hands until the moment the car stopped before they finally separated.

After disembarking, they check in at the doorman.

After registering, a boy led him into Longti's basketball hall.

Because it was a friendly match, and the teams of the two schools often competed with each other, they were very familiar with each other, so after entering the basketball hall, the coach asked the players to change their clothes and go to the court to warm up first.

The ball game starts at 09:30.

They also have an hour to prepare for the game.

Xia Yu sat on the sidelines, a little idle.

What Zhou Ding said at the beginning is indeed true. The manager of their basketball club really has nothing to do. He is just a mascot. Players will bring their own water and towels. All clothes are placed in the locker room. The tactics are arranged by the coach. The actual field control is coordinated by Zhou Ding, and there is no team manager at all. At most, he helps the players to check their phones and valuables.

When Zhou Ding handed him the phone, Xia Yu couldn't help asking: "Is their person here yet?"

It was very quiet on the pitch.

Only people from their basketball team were warming up, and there were only thirty or forty people in the auditorium, which seemed a bit empty.

"They are warming up on the playground and will come over later."

Zhou Ding glanced at the time, "It's still early, if you feel bored, you can go out for a walk."

Xia Yu shook her head: "I'll continue to draw the manuscript."

"Also."

Time flies when you are focused on doing something.

A sharp whistle sounded, and when Xia Yu raised his head again, he found that the stadium and the audience were bustling with people coming and going, sweeping away the depression just now.

In order to distinguish the teams, the members of the Dragon University team wear red jerseys, while the members of the Dragon Body are black.

Zhou Ding stood with a boy who was taller than him, talking about something, and the coaches of the two sides also stood aside, communicating with each other from time to time.

When the whistle sounded again, the four dispersed, and the players gathered around their respective coaches.

Soon, the game officially begins!

Long Da's starting lineup is Zhou Ding, Lu Siwei, Wu Le, Song Yang, and Shen Youtang. The opposite Xia Yu doesn't know any of them, but he has practiced the human body for so many years. It can be seen that the physical fitness of the dragon body is very strong. Their players are taller overall and their bodies are stronger. Among them, No. 8 and No. 17 are more than half a head taller than Zhou Ding, and they should both be over two meters , No. 15 is extraordinarily strong and burly, even in a relaxed state, like a mountain of meat, looks extraordinarily fierce.

"It's not easy to fight..." Lin Fan sat beside Xia Yu, muttering in a low voice.

Xia Yu glanced at Lin Fan, but said nothing.

He also felt that it was not easy to play.

Although he doesn't know much about football, it can be seen that Longda is currently under pressure on the court.

What people outside the field can see, people on the field will only feel it more deeply.

Zhou Ding had no expression on his face, but he was a little irritable in his heart, because the other party regarded him as deadly, except for No. 15 Zhuang Kai, and their captain No. 8 Qin Si was always around him, guarding against him. take the ball.

Zhou Ding is used to being watched on the court, but he didn't feel any pressure before, as long as he finds the right opportunity, he can escape, but this time is different, because the opponent directly sent the captain and deputy captain to watch him generously.

These two are the best players in the Longti basketball school team, and they are both provincial athletes. Not only are they physically strong, but their skills are also comparable to his.

"Zhou Ding, you should let go and let the people below practice more."

While guarding against Zhou Ding, Qin Si said, "Did you see that without you, they fought in a disorderly and chaotic way, which is too low."

Zhou Ding did not respond and continued to look for opportunities to break through.

"You're already in your junior year, so you won't be still guarding them in your senior year?"

Zhou Ding is still silent, only a pair of eyes always pay attention to the changes on the court.

Seeing that Zhou Ding ignored him, Qin Si shrugged: "Your school should have a new trump card, otherwise your basketball team will be over after you graduate."

"You talk a lot."

Zhou Ding looked around at the right time, turned around suddenly, and broke through the encirclement!

He ran forward with all his strength, raised his hand, and signaled Shen Youtang to pass the ball to him.

As long as he gets the ball, he can jump and shoot directly!But Shen Youtang didn't pass the ball to him, but to Lu Siwei on the other side.

Zhou Ding frowned.

Don't see yourself?

Lu Siwei was unable to break through the opponent's defense and was forced to jump and shoot directly from outside the three-point line.

The ball didn't go in.

The rebound was also grabbed by the opposing player.

Zhou Ding signaled the coach to call a timeout.

During the short timeout, Zhou Ding said to the other four: "Pass the ball to me first."

Looking at Shen Youtang again, he emphasized again, "Pay more attention to my position."

Shen Youtang nodded: "En."

Soon, the opportunity will come again!

Shen Youtang received the ball from Lu Siwei, he stood inside the three-point line, dribbling the ball, his eyes wandering around the court.

At present, he has two options, one is to pass the ball to Zhou Ding on the left, and the other is not to pass the ball, just take off and shoot by himself.

At this time, Zhou Ding raised his hand again to signal to Shen Youtang.

Although someone guards him, he is in a very good position, and he can jump and shoot directly after receiving the pass, and he has great confidence in scoring this ball!

Seeing Shen Youtang hesitate, Zhou Ding couldn't help urging: "Shen Youtang!"

Wu Le next to him couldn't help urging: "What are you thinking? Either vote yourself or pass it to Team Zhou!"

However, within Shen Youtang's few seconds of hesitation, Zhuang Kai, who was knocked down by Zhou Ding, had already run over again, blocking Zhou Ding like a mountain.

"Grass!"

Zhou Ding suddenly got a little annoyed, "If you don't pass, you're shooting!"

The players on both sides have all come under the ball frame, blocked and crowded, and there are no good passing options, so they can only try to jump and shoot.

But at this time, Shen Youtang dribbled the ball back again, turned around quickly with gorgeous but useless movements, and threw the ball at low altitude to Wu Le from a slightly tricky angle.When Wu Le received the ball, he was not only unhappy, but also had a big head. He glanced around and had no choice but to jump hard and forcefully attack and dunk!

However, he jumped into the air and was blocked by the opposing player as soon as he let go of the ball!

The ball goes out of bounds and the referee blows his whistle.

"What the hell are you thinking?!"

Zhou Ding walked towards Shen Youtang, frowned, and said in a bad tone, "What were you hesitating just now? Do you know what a good opportunity you wasted?!"

Now the score has come to 14 to 29, and Longda is far behind.

According to Zhou Ding's idea, they shouldn't be like this.

Although they are generally inferior to the professional school teams of Dragon Body, they have never seen such a big gap between the two sides after many matches in the past, because although Dragon Body is as strong as a forest, almost all of them are city-level and provincial-level athletes. However, the strong combination does not necessarily produce the effect that one plus one is greater than two, and sometimes it is less than two.

Dragon body's locker room contradictions are very famous.

There are only five positions on the field, and they all want to play, and no one is convinced by the other, so the relationship between the Dragon Sports team members is very ordinary, and all of them are very strong, but the cooperation can be described as unsightly.

Although Long Da is not all strong, but he is united, everyone completely trusts Zhou Ding.

Zhou Ding also lived up to expectations, and he would try his best to put the ball into the basket every time he passed it.

The game was a bit chaotic at the beginning, but the time of one game is enough for everyone to get used to it.

Zhou Ding doesn't think they can't get back the score.

But now...

The tip of his tongue licked his gums, Zhou Ding's eyes darkened, and he had the idea of ​​replacing Shen Youtang.

Teamwork is their team's greatest strength.

And the existence of Shen Youtang greatly reduced their advantage. If this continues, not only will they lose, but they will also lose in a very ugly way.

"I don't think that's such a great opportunity."

Shen Youtang looked at Zhou Ding, "There are two people next to you, and there is a person in front of me blocking it. I think it's okay for me to choose to pass the ball to Deputy Lu."

Zhou Ding: "..."

Zhou Ding got even more angry.

However, the pitch is not a place for disputes, and the game will not wait for them.

The ball is retrieved and play continues.

In the middle of the second quarter, Shen Youtang received the ball again. While running, he observed the positions of everyone on the field.

Lu Siwei was on his left, and Wu Le was on his right. They were blocking people in front of them. Song Yang and Zhou Ding were still behind, and they hadn't had time to catch up after the defense.

Pass it to Lu Siwei or Wu Le?

Just as he was thinking, Zhou Ding suddenly appeared on his left.

Shen Youtang thought, leave it to Lu Siwei.

As soon as the hand moved, the dribbling ball suddenly disappeared!

Shen Youtang shot down habitually, but nothing was captured.

——Zhou Ding directly broke his ball!

As soon as this move was made, the audience was in an uproar.

Shen Youtang also showed a look of astonishment, he never expected that Zhou Ding would break his ball directly!

He stared blankly at Zhou Ding.

Zhou Ding also gave him a cold look, with undisguised dissatisfaction and sternness in his eyes.

"You go down, I let Lin Fan go up." After finishing speaking, he ran away without looking back as if throwing rubbish.

Shen Youtang's mind went blank, and his running legs stopped.

He looked around, his face turned red and white, and he felt deeply ashamed and angry.

In front of so many people and under so many eyes, Zhou Ding cut off the ball from his own player and replaced him!

Zhou Ding...is he so sharp?

Shen Youtang couldn't believe it, but he couldn't believe it, he clenched his hanging hands, and stared straight at Zhou Ding's back.

At this time, the referee suddenly blew his whistle at him: "Go down quickly, don't stand in the way here."

After speaking, he pulled him to the sidelines.

"What's going on? Is there internal strife in their team?"

"How dare you fight against each other in front of our basketball team? Have courage! Team Qin, show them what a real fight is! Show them one!"

"That's right, the game can be lost, and the ancestral skill of infighting, our dragon body, will never admit defeat!"

"What kind of infighting, let's change players normally. This guy should pass the ball or not, should shoot the ball or not. He's good at observation, running, rebounding, everything, but when it comes to the critical moment, he loses the chain. I'm also angry if it's me, and His action just now was obviously to give the ball to the brown-haired guy. He was almost cerebral palsy. Any fool knows that the ball is best passed to Zhou Ding, but he still wants to give it to the brown-haired guy. Either he has a grudge against Zhou Ding, or he has cerebral palsy. ..."

"Ah, then I think he has cerebral palsy. Their captain is at the front and they give everything to the players. They catch all good balls and bad balls. Such a good captain doesn't cherish it. If it were our Qin team, we would be able to kill people."

"Shhhhh, don't say it, don't say it, his eyes are so scary!"

Shen Youtang clenched his teeth, and his jaw muscles bulged.

He kept taking deep breaths, forcing himself not to care about the words of the people next to him.

The nails pierced the palm of his hand, and he endured so much that his body trembled slightly.

As soon as he walked back to his position, the coach looked over again: "Shen Youtang, what did you hit just now? Just now your posture was to give the ball to Xiao Lu? Xiao Zhou is already beside you. If you don't give it to him, you give it to Xiao Lu." ? What the hell is going on in your head?"

Shen Youtang took a deep breath: "I think Deputy Lu is more stable. There are too many people staring at Zhou Ding. It is safer to give the ball to him than to Deputy Lu." "You really think so?"

Shen Youtang nodded: "Yes."

The coach didn't speak, but stared at Shen Youtang.

After watching for a long time, he said: "You don't trust Zhou Ding, and you don't want to cooperate with Zhou Ding." The tone was determined.

Shen Youtang's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

He acquiesced.

The coach looked at him, and said again: "You also refuse to run in with him?"

Shen Youtang still didn't make a sound.

He acquiesced again.

"I see."

The coach stopped looking at him, put his arms around his chest, and looked at Zhou Ding again, "Let's watch the game, and we'll talk about the rest when we go back."

Shen Youtang hummed, walked to Xia Yu and sat down.

"Xia Yu." He was a little embarrassed and a little frustrated, because Xia Yu saw him in such a mess.

"En." Xia Yu responded casually.

He stared closely at Zhou Ding, watching him run wildly on the court to shoot jump shots.

Only one person was changed, and the effect was immediate.

With the full assistance of the other four people, Zhou Ding seemed to be free from restraint, becoming more flexible and powerful.They have such a tacit understanding that they almost don't need to speak, and they know how the other party will fight and how to cooperate with each other with just one eye gesture, and they will not miss any signals from each other.

Shen Youtang only played for more than two minutes, and Long Da scored three goals!

The score became 23 to 32!Only 9 points away!

Shen Youtang put the towel on his head, covering other people's eyes, and at the same time covering his shy and hot face: "Xia Yu, do you also think I didn't beat you well?"

"Ah."

Shen Youtang was taken aback: "What?"

Xia Yu paused every word, "You played badly, very badly."

He looked sideways at Shen Youtang, "You are scarier than your opponent."

The blood faded from his face, Shen Youtang's lips moved, and he was speechless for a moment.After a while, he found his voice and said, "It's not that serious..."

Xia Yu asked suspiciously, "Isn't it serious to cheat your teammates and drag the whole team down?"

"I just made a mistake in judgment and missed two balls to Zhou Ding!"

"you do this delibrately."

Xia Yu is not so good at fooling around, "Do you think everyone can't see if it's a mistake in judgment or not passing the ball on purpose? Do you think it's appropriate to come out to the game and show it to others? It's okay to embarrass yourself at school. This is a game outside, Shen Youtang , can you be sober?"

"You also help Zhou Ding speak?"

Shen Youtang stared and his chest heaved, "Why do you have to give him the ball? This is not a game for him alone, so the others can only be a foil? Can't we show ourselves? I just want to shoot by myself and let Lu Siwei shoot. Let Wu Le shoot, let Song Yang shoot, I just want them to be seen by others, instead of only Zhou Ding when it comes to basketball, making it seem like he is the only one who can play in our Longda!"

Xia Yu looked at Shen Youtang silently, her eyes were dark and flat.

Shen Youtang's anger was reduced by seeing him, and he felt worried, he said dully: "I didn't mean to yell at you..."

At this time, Xia Yu said again: "There is nothing wrong with wanting to show yourself."

Shen Youtang's eyes lit up.

"But you must have the strength to show."

Xia Yu pointed at the court, "The people in the dragon body are quite independent. At first they pretended to cooperate, but later they played their own way, but they are all good at holding the ball, but you..."

Xia Yu turned her head and looked at Shen Youtang seriously: "Very weak."