[Soul of Chess] Shugui

In the lobby, there were two announcements of the safe arrival of international flights. Le Ping immediately ignored Luo Chen and stood excitedly at the exit of the Japanese flight.

Zhao Shi took the staff and translators assigned by the chess academy and walked towards the exit of the Korean flight.

This time, the Chinese Chess Academy sent a total of six people to pick up the plane.Two chess players, two guides and contacts, and two translators, responsible for Japan and South Korea respectively.

Because the arrival time of the Japanese flight is about the same as that of South Korea, the Chinese side intends to solve it at once. Three people on each side, no more and no less, is enough.

After all, Go is not like other competitive sports, such as football and basketball, where there will be a large number of fans picking up the game, and reporters from various sports newspapers will conduct real-time interviews, requiring a large number of people to maintain order and deal with emergencies.

So when there is an extra chess player in the team of six, it looks particularly abrupt.

Luo Chen completely ignored the gazes around him, and stood not far from Leping, his eyes fixed on the exit passage.

Luo Chen came to Beijing specifically to be able to participate in this competition.I have been playing chess at the chess academy in Guangzhou before.

After being admitted as a professional chess player, Luo Chen has no plans to come to Beijing to develop.It's just that China is the organizer of this competition, and the slogan "National Go" is constantly being promoted in China. Naturally, the major chess academies in the country can't lag behind, and they have held selection competitions for participating players in their regions.

There were no less than a dozen games, large and small, for the selection of chess players for friendly matches alone, not to mention the selection of official players.

It is precisely because of this that when he learned that the final teammate in the competition was a girl younger than himself, Le Ping curiously went to play chess with him.As a result, the first game was defeated, and the loss was disheartened.

So Le Ping and Luo Chen got into a fight.

Hmm...or to put it another way, it was Leping who unilaterally challenged the opponent.

Originally, everyone in the Chinese Chess Academy was not very familiar with Luo Chen. This short-haired girl has her own three-none girl character design, with facial paralysis, black belly, poisonous tongue, and mourning.

Today, they suddenly insisted on following Zhao Shi and Le Ping to pick up people at the airport, which naturally surprised everyone.

Maybe there are chess players in the Japanese team that she admires?While Zhao Shi was walking, his mind was still on the exit of the Japanese flight.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Shi successfully received someone at the exit of the flight.

Watching a group of big men in black walking towards him, except for a brilliant red hair who can still jump out from the crowd in black, the others are completely covered.

Zhao Shi suddenly had a question: Are these people here to play Go, aren't they here to grab territory?

Fortunately, after confirming the contestants and successfully contacting them, the group of big men in black surrounded one contestant and left early.

The three people sent by the Chinese Chess Academy breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly took the remaining Korean chess players to the parking lot.

Looking at Leping, the Japanese chess players are much more low-key.

Leping looked around while checking the number of people and information.

Zidi, who had just gotten off the plane with a pale face, supported her Toya and Shinto from left to right, and the white-haired youth, looked at her Yijiao with a narrow smile, who was very similar to herself and was depressed He Gu, the little mushroom head Ochi wearing glasses, a shy and curious face, and the accompanying staff...

This team composed of "old, weak, sick and disabled" simply couldn't be more in line with the outside world's stereotype of playing Go!

Leping led everyone to the car stop, always feeling like a tour guide of a tourist group, with three black lines silently drawn on his forehead.

The convoy was heading in the predetermined direction, and the reception banquet in the evening would also be held in the hotel where the chess players stayed.

The schedule of the "Rising Sun Cup" China-Japan-Korea team league initiated by the China Chamber of Commerce is roughly arranged in this way.

Today is the day for the airport pick-up and banquet, and the next day is for the chess players to move freely and adjust their status.

On the third day, the six-day chess game will officially begin.

The first three days are the matches of the home team. After the order of the battle is determined by drawing lots, one match per day will be played for three consecutive days to determine the winner.

The next three days will be a more relaxed friendly match. The opponent will also be determined by drawing lots. In the morning, you can play against each other, and in the afternoon you can freely replay, play, communicate and discuss.Even members of the home team who have played chess a few days ago can invite chess players from other countries to compete during the friendly match.

The rankings are not emphasized in the friendly matches. Even the team battles that must be held in the morning are mainly about communication, not the ranking of winners and losers.

After the six-day chess game, there will be an award ceremony to announce the ranking of the competition group and award awards.

As for the next time, whether to rush back to the motherland immediately or stay in China for a while is a matter for chess players from various countries to consider and decide.

Of course, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has also prepared the return transportation expenses.

Taya was sitting in the co-pilot, looking at Shindo sitting in the back through the rearview mirror.

Strange, very strange.

Shinto, he must have something to hide from me.

She Qingchun sat behind Taya, feeling the undercurrent surging in the carriage, not knowing what to do.

He remembered the question he had asked them that night.

No one gave an answer.

In the silence, all three of them sat upright with gloomy expressions.

As the sun sank to the west, streaks of ambiguous light with residual warmth hit the cheeks, slowly moving from the corners of the eyes to the corners of the mouth.

The light is gone.

The hotel arranged by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is very good.

According to the number and gender of the personnel list, the standard double room arranged by the Chinese Chess Academy is also very good.

No matter who you look at, you can't find much fault.

It's a pity that some people don't appreciate it very much.

Shinto silently looked at Taya who was packing his luggage, and decided to go for a walk first to get some air.

When Taya heard the sound of the door closing, she finally stopped what she was doing and stared blankly at the closed door.

After watching for a long time, Taya put down the sundries in her hands and sat down on the edge of the bed.

With her elbows on her knees, Taya buried her face in her hands, feeling a sense of powerlessness.

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door.

Taya came back to his senses, and subconsciously glanced at the time.

It's only been 3 minutes, has Shinto come back?

"Hello, may I ask, is Shinto there?" The Japanese pronunciation was a bit strange, and the well-behaved boy with short hair had bright eyes, as if he was expecting something.

"Sorry, he just went out. Excuse me, you are looking for him..." Taya recognized the young man in front of him, Hong Xiuying from South Korea.I got to know Shindo Shita, who was still a college student, and met at the first "Hokuto Cup".

"Then, if he comes back, please tell him that we still have a game of chess." Hong Xiuying didn't stop for too long.As soon as this sentence was finished, he hurried away.

Ta Ya nodded slightly, looking at the direction where Hong Xiuying was leaving, a head of dazzling red hair was looming around the corner.

Hong Xiuying's disappointed expression caused a slight snort, one arm wrapped his shoulders, and led him away.

Taya was about to close the door, but just happened to see someone who was about to leave turned his head, his eyes were full of provocation.

Taya closed the door.

Back in time, after the Japanese and Korean teams arrived at the hotel, a group of people from the Chinese team sat directly in the reception banquet venue.

Looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, Zi Di smiled.

Although he hadn't been back for a long time, Zidi found the feeling of going home when someone called her affectionately.

"Zidi, old Dizi, old lady, are you alright?" A certain person seemed to be speaking out loud, but in fact he was still very concerned about the girl slumped on the seat.

Zidi ignored her, and held her heart and pretended to be mysterious: Damn boy, if I have the strength to speak now, hum!If I didn't educate you to consciously write a thousand-character self-criticism, I would have lived in vain for so many years.

"Leping, Zidi still needs to rest." Zhao Shi said.

Hmm, the little curly hair is more conscientious, it's not in vain that I usually love you so much.

Zi Di was very pleased.

"Luo Chen, she is Zidi, our team leader for this team competition. For some reason, she has been in Japan before, and this time she came back with the Japanese team." The chess player introduced, "Zidi, she is Luo Chen chess player, a member of the Chinese home team. She is a chess player from Guangzhou, and this time she came to Beijing to compete."

"Huh!" Le Ping made some noises impatiently, "Although she is a novice, this guy's chess is very similar to your previous chess, just as difficult and annoying."

Although he was reluctant, Le Ping still felt that it was necessary for the team leader to understand the level and style of the players.

When Zi Di got the roster of the Chinese team, she felt that the name sounded familiar.

Now that I see a real person, I feel that the girl looks very familiar.

However, there should be no one I know in Guangzhou...

Could it be a friend who the original owner of the body knew?

Facing Zidi's puzzled gaze, Luo Chen was a little excited: "Zidi, I'm Luo Chen. Five years ago, I was taken away."

"Ah, it's you, Little Chengzi!" Zidi remembered, "Didn't you be adopted by a Beijing couple? Why did you go to Guangzhou?"

While asking, Zidi recalled some things about Luo Chen.

The size of the orphanage in my memory is small, but the living conditions of the children are still good, otherwise the original owner and other children would not have the opportunity to learn Go on the wooden torreya chessboard.

At that time, the room was basically shared by two people, and Luo Chen was Zidi's roommate.Before Luo Chen was taken away, the two of them were Jiao Buli Meng and Meng Buli Jiao.

The original owner was in poor health and was born with a disease. Few families would choose such a child.

Although Luo Cheng is very cute, he is too cold-tempered and doesn't fit in well.Sometimes, a little vicious.

Usually adults who are interested in adopting her will have a lot of worries after getting in touch with her: the white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with her, and it is a girl again, and they will not kiss when they grow up...

Over time, no one wants to think about her.

Children in orphanages are less likely to be adopted when they reach a certain age.After all, it's not about raising them from a young age, and the older children start to remember things again.

As a result, the two little girls watched their companions being taken away one by one, and their feelings for each other became deeper.

Growing up together, playing chess together, agreeing to become professional chess players together, earning a lot of money...

Until five years ago, a couple took away Luo Chen, who was in his teens at the time.

The couple had a daughter, but unfortunately died of illness.The wife is too old to take the risk of having another one.

The wife of the couple also said that Luo Chen's cold temper was very similar to her own daughter.

However, the couple were obviously in Beijing, why did Luo Chen go to Guangzhou?

Could it be that it was sent back again?

Hearing the familiar address, Luo Chen pursed his lips and smiled, his whole demeanor brightened.

"They are originally from Guangzhou, and they come to Beijing for business. They don't come home a few times a year." Luo Chen said, "After I found out, I asked to go back."

When Luo Chen spoke, his eyes were fixed on Zi Di.A girl with a round face has a pair of eyes that can talk. Only when she talks to her best friend can these eyes have a full sense of presence.

Zi Di thought for a while: "After the game, let's go back to the orphanage to have a look."

Luo Chen's eyes flickered, and he kept nodding.

Leping doesn't know much about Zidi's past, so he is confused.

Finally, when I heard that I was going to the orphanage, I hurriedly shouted: "I want to go too! I want to go too!"

Zhao Shi smiled kindly, Luo Chen closed his eyes, and started to diss again: "Just you? What can you do?"

Seeing Le Ping being speechless by Luo Chen, Zidi unconsciously smiled.

The atmosphere suddenly became lively.

The welcome banquet is about to begin.

On the other hand, Itoshi left the room and wandered around the hotel aimlessly.

He walked into an elevator with three or two people, and he didn't see whether it was going up or down.

Until the last few people in the elevator all walked out, Shindo also walked out of the elevator with the crowd.

A gust of cold wind came from nowhere, Shinto shivered, and found himself in the underground garage where he had just been.

Winter in Beijing can be really cold, especially in an empty and dry place like the underground parking lot.

Shinto, who was only wrapped in a windbreaker, sneezed hard.

So cold.

The cold feeling has been cold to the heart.

The cold starts from the heart again and spreads to every corner of the body.

A life with Go, a lifelong competitor.

A life without Go belongs only to each other's lovers.

If it were you, which would you choose?

For the past few days, Shinto has been asking himself the same question.

This is a question from Toya Yukihiro.

All kinds of cars parked silently under this deep, empty land, safely entered a grid that was divided by individuals, and waited for the moment when they were needed.

Just like thousands of ordinary cars.

It won't make any difference.

There will be no anomalies.

Ordinarily waiting, ordinarily driving, ordinarily worn out, ordinarily eliminated.

Ordinarily, the mission of a car is accomplished.

Shinto closed his eyes, and the game of chess reappeared in front of his eyes.

The ordinary, losing game of chess.

During the Chinese New Year, Taya accompanied her mother back to her natal home.

Teacher Taya and Zidi stayed in Taya's old house to welcome the constant visitors.

Ogata Seiji appeared at this time.

With a festive New Year gift, and a secret message.

A message from a woman.

It doesn't matter if it's a sincere concern, or it doesn't matter if it's a little deep talk.

The wise and old man didn't show too many emotions, but everything became transparent invisibly.

The number of visiting guests gradually decreased.

The old house has returned to calm.

If it passes silently like this, it may be disintegrated, forgotten, or even accepted in time.

But there was a young calf, knowing that there was a strong beast on the mountain, but he still rang the doorbell.

Zi Di sighed and sent people into the chess room, unable to bear to give a hint.

The young man who had done his homework in advance was smug, and deliberately picked a time when someone was away, trying to solve the problem by winning or losing a game of chess.

Little did he know that beside the beast, there was a cunning fox with clever eyes and ears.

Being held down by the claws, the young calf broke out in a cold sweat.

The multiple-choice question of choosing one of two is really the cruelest choice in the world.

In fact, as long as you choose to live an ordinary life, you don't have to face the dilemma.

But, who can define what is truly "ordinary"?

The author has something to say: the last copy.

Been making adjustments so writing slowly...

My little cuties, please forgive me.

2017. 10, 19

Cough cough cough, it's still a while away, I can't write anymore... I will make up on the weekend.

Stupid XX was wearing two sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers, and was still freezing cold.

Little cuties should also pay attention to temperature changes, don't catch a cold.

2017. 10, 20

Complete.

There should be... one more update tonight.

Well, I hope it's not an independent flag.

2017. 10, 21