[Net King + Black Basket] Seijuro, your mother calls you to go home for dinner!

Akashi Masashi leaned back in the chair and turned the comfortable seat to face the French windows of the office.From this height, you can have a bird's-eye view of Tokyo, and you can have a panoramic view of the bustling traffic.It seems that he is coldly looking down on all living beings from the clouds.

He was playing with the pen in one hand, and his unfocused eyes drifted out of the window carelessly, not so much to relieve work fatigue, but to fall into deep thought.

The bright and clean glass window reflected his cold face, and then he closed his eyes as if meditating.Time may have favored Masashi. Compared with three years ago, he seems to have not changed, but he who doesn't smile much has become dull to everything.The temperament of refusal to be thousands of miles away is getting stronger.

There was an open file folder on his lap, which was the personnel transfer form sorted out by Secretary Taroi.Masashi finally wiped out the pawns of his biological mother, Akashi Nanami, either mercilessly excluding them or finding excuses to fall into other insignificant departments. Now the company's top management is basically the person he installed/inserted.Even though he formed a new team, he did not dare to take it lightly. In order not to make Akashi Nanami suspicious, he paid a lot of money. A year ago, he promoted Jinjing, the last king in her hand, to COO (Chief Operating Officer) and directly manipulated it. internal company affairs.All Akashi Nanami wanted was to use Jinjing to control the internal situation.

Masashi was deeply ironic that the worst enemy he faced came from his family.I am afraid that he will have a day of secret rivalry with Seijuro, and he will never give up his hard work for many years before he can confirm the ability of the heir.

"Knock Knock-"

The sudden knock on the door broke his moment of tranquility, he frowned, and whispered, "Please come in."

This visitor was within his expectation... No, he clearly ordered the visitor to come to his office.Just now, I just took a nap while waiting for the other party, and by the way, I was thinking about how to secretly arrange my own plan when we meet.

Masashi raised his eyes and stretched out his hand as if asking Kanai to sit across from the desk.The brand-new chair had arrived a week ago, and she seemed happy with the treatment.

He caught a hint of complacency in her expression, and nodded at her expressionlessly.

"I think you should know what to do."

"Yes, there will never be any mistakes in this vertical merger." Jin Jing is determined to win, staring at the young immediate boss with his eyes like a magnet, "The materials have been prepared, and the conditions we offer are also very interested. As far as I know This garment factory has not received any big orders in the past few years, and it is undoubtedly a big deal to cooperate with the designers under Classic."

Seeing that Jin Jing was so confident, he felt relieved, pretended to be relaxed and signaled her to go out.Masashi had an unusual charming smile on his face - he secretly felt that he was being too friendly, but it was very helpful to Kanai.She thought she had high hopes, and the corners of Gao Yang's mouth were a little smug.

The moment she turned around, Masashi regained his expression and watched Jin Jing leave coldly.

Over the years, her methods of doing things have become more and more vigorous. The first thing she did after becoming COO was to demote or transfer those "idle" female employees for various reasons.Even the old staff who gossiped about her and Masashi behind their backs were not spared.That being said, it's hard to fault her handy performance.

If he didn't know Kanai's character and purpose well, Masashi would have favored this competent subordinate even more, but unfortunately she had already chosen to be on Akashi Nanami's side first.

Whether she simply covets the benefits brought to him by the position of Mistress Akashi or is obsessed with Masashi, he just wants to get rid of her quickly.The confidence Jin Jing showed before he left made him want to quickly witness her fall from a height to the bottom of the valley.

Masashi naturally has a way to deal with her without harming his own interests, and eating black is his forte.

In the past, due to her outstanding ability, she was not moved, but the result of in-depth investigation was richer and more exciting than expected.He would like to see how long Akashi Nanami, an indestructible backer, can protect Kanei... The mutual use between women is also amazing.

He then set his sights on the empty chair opposite, and he could even smell the strong Chanel No.5 perfume on Jin Jing's body from such a distance.He thought to himself, and decided to ask Bao Jing to come over in the afternoon and dispose of the chair.

The pungent aroma stimulated his sensitive sense of smell, Yashi pressed his temple with a headache, inexplicably nostalgic for the fragrance of lavender, light but not too deliberate, often bringing him a faint sense of numbness.

As if looking back on distant memories, he thought of the few "intimate" contacts with Xun Li—Ya Shi was startled in vain, realizing that Xun Li hadn't completely walked out of his life.

In a certain way, Xun Li is truly unique among the women he has met in his life... He classified his evaluation as a kind of praise.

**

This year is an eventful one.

Although it's not earth-shaking, Teiko Basketball Club is undergoing an unprecedented change—it can be said that not only the members of the club who hang around all day, but even the regular candidates of the main force are in danger.

Haizaki's forced withdrawal from the team is the best example.

It happened very suddenly. When I didn’t see this guy for several days when he came to participate in the club activities, everyone privately joked that Captain Akashi would give him a good meal. However, Kuroko finally couldn’t help asking the captain one day. News of the retreat of the event.

Seijuro's answer caused an uproar.Members complained that he walked quietly, even inexplicably, and he was nowhere to be seen on the huge campus.Haizaki was replaced by the freshman member Kise Ryota, so Kuroko and the others who still held grudges gradually forgot about the unpopular Haizaki.

At the same time, another major event is that Heizi, who is mediocrely talented, successfully ascended to the position by virtue of his own efforts and unique talents. He almost wanted to give up basketball and became an indispensable main player.

After winning the league championship for two consecutive years, this team that gathered talents from all walks of life attracted the attention of many schools and even domestic sports magazines.To crown the team with a resounding title representing honor——

Also known as the "Generation of Miracles".

"Victory is our only goal." This is the belief transmitted to the members by the coach Amano of the basketball club, and Seijuro has indeed implemented it to the extreme.

Both the new recruits and the recruits of the first army are convinced by his unique training method, and their level has indeed improved a lot in a short period of time.The so-called internal competition - there will be a knockout match every month, Seijuro will deliberately arrange those lazy or completely untalented members in weak teams, so that they can recognize their own level.Simply put, let the weak realize their own gaps and take the initiative to retreat.

There is no entry requirement for the basketball club, because Seijuro is their rule.

Before every game, as the captain of the whole team, he always has to say some inspirational words symbolically.Seijuro is obviously not the type to hold shoulders with his companions or dance high-fives, he only needs to glance at the whole team lightly, and lightly part his thin lips——

"We're going to win next, there's no 'lose' option."

Then one by one, the teenagers who looked like they had been beaten with chicken blood would be gearing up, and their morale increased greatly under the leadership of Seijuro.

The most talented Qingfeng and Ziyuan, who defeated all the players by virtue of their physical fitness and height advantages, have never skipped a training session so far.In a sense, Seijuro's conquest/conquest is not only based on "ability" and "means", but most importantly - charisma.

despite this……

Even so, the sensitive and delicate Midorima sensed something was wrong.

I don't know where it started, a subtle change occurred in Seijuro, who was calm and cautious, and only Midorima smelled the sign of "the sky is going to change".He couldn't tell what kind of feeling this was, but his subconscious mind full of crises told him that this phenomenon was not optimistic, but he didn't take it to heart.

Especially recently.

Acting with him in and out of class, Midorima knows that his aura is hard to ignore, and at the same time, there are barriers between ordinary students and him when communicating with him.Sense of distance - is his first impression on others.

Unlike modern young people, Seijuro seldom fiddles with mobile phones, listens to music without earphones while walking, and has a wide range of interests, but they all meet the preferences of adults.His expression was always indifferent, as if he had already buried his emotions deep in his heart.

"Akashi, I admit that you are very popular." Midorima took a deep breath and continued, "But you don't casually get close to people."

Midorima would never lie in front of Seijuro, and felt it was unnecessary.The latter raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and was still sorting out the information in his hand contentedly.Obviously he didn't intend to answer this question, this is their unique way of communication, and no one will force each other.

"What do you think?"

"Haruki Murakami said, 'No one likes to be alone, just don't force yourself to make friends, because even that will only lead to disappointment.'"

Seijuro nodded in agreement. He has always been adhering to "choosing friends with a purpose", especially after he was taught the lesson of Oshima when he was young.

……

As the ordinary day came to an end, Seijuro and Masashi, who had finished work, had a quiet meal together.In addition to exchanging information on learning, in addition to this, the two people who seem to have a bright future have lost their daily communication skills.

Zhichuan stared anxiously at the way the father and son got along, and from time to time wiped the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead with the handkerchief he held in his hand.He didn't want to get involved in their delicate standoff, but today was a special day.

It was snowing heavily outside the window.

This year's winter season has long passed, but the temperature dropped sharply at the beginning of the year, and it was extremely cold in an instant.

"Master, young man, today is..." He managed to arouse one big and one small thoughts, and the rest of the sentence got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.Zhi Chuan's voice was as thin as a mosquito's moaning, and he suddenly lost his confidence, "Today is the anniversary of the young lady's death."

"..."

They have never forgotten.

Seijuro tried his best to appear calm and composed, not to let the chopsticks in his hand hit the rim of the porcelain bowl.Even so, he still felt that there was a foreign object in his chest, so he listened numbly and trembled as he finished speaking.

Masashi asked to put down the napkin without changing his face, and with a glance, he saw the complicated look that flashed across Seijuro's face.When the two of them calmed down at the same time, he actually asked Seijuro if he wanted to visit Xunli.

"... No, I have a plan for the Student Association to be finished tonight." Seijuro didn't know what mood he was in when he said these words against his will.

Masashi was slightly startled, and when he raised his head, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate Seijuro's eyes and reach his heart - he was examining the other party.

The unfinished plan is no reason not to commemorate the anniversary of her death.Masashi guessed that Seijuro was lying, but he didn't force it on him in the end.Apparently, Seijuro is trying to forget about Kaori's existence, and he's not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

When Masashi was gone and Shikawa left the restaurant, Seijuro still sat motionless on the seat.He lowered his head and carefully picked off the small spines of the saury, but he couldn't arouse his interest in eating at all.

In a daze, the chopsticks still touched the bowl and made a ding-dong sound.