"Rui Zhao, thank you for your hard work!"
At ten o'clock in the evening on November 13, Dajing Longtan Hospital.
Li Wangyuan, who had just accompanied Rui Zhao out of the ward, looked at the second student he had just admitted last year, and said with deep emotion in his heart:
"Originally, I thought you were totally qualified this time. You had the opportunity to rush into this Masters tournament, but you gave up the game and came to see Xiao Ni.”
“No, it’s okay!
"I don't know about senior brother's situation. I probably won't be able to play this game well tomorrow morning!"
After visiting Ni Jue, Rui Zhao quickly answered the teacher, but then pursed his lips and said with concern. :
"Teacher Li, I see...Senior Brother Ni is really in a very low mood."
"Hey! There is no way!
"After all, Nongshim Cup He really takes this matter too seriously! ”
Li Wangyuan sighed, his tone full of self-blame:
“It’s my fault too. When I taught him chess since he was young, I instilled too many heavy things in him, and I couldn’t help but tell him about the ‘Dongjiang Victory’ that year. Things made it difficult for him to let go.
“This time he prepared for the Nongshim Cup from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and it was almost three months before the end. If something like this suddenly happened, then he was really unwilling to do anything about it.
“And the key is, if we say that without Xiao Ni, our Chinese team already has a lot of confidence, but the current situation is really difficult to reassure him...
" Now everyone in the country except Dai Ran is obviously at a disadvantage to Master Liu, but Dai Gong is not good at fast chess!
"Perhaps in two years Xiaolei will grow up and be able to end Master Liu's winning streak in the Nongshim Cup, but now, we can't wait two years anymore. The morale in the country has been too low recently...
"And Ni Jue was originally our last trump card. If he doesn't make it, the chance of someone else being there is even slimmer.
"Seeing that the hope of his team has been greatly reduced due to his own physical problems, it is really difficult for Xiao Ni to accept."
Rui Zhao was silent for a while after hearing this.
Although she doesn't pay much attention to public opinion news outside the chessboard, in the past year, the atmosphere in the domestic chess world has been depressed due to Master Liu's strong suppression, and even she can feel it.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Li Wangyuan hurriedly squeezed out a smile and patted Rui Zhao on the shoulder:
"Okay Rui Zhao, you have worked hard too! Go back first.
"I'll accompany Mingran to enlighten Xiao Ni. It's not a big deal, so don't keep a sad face! "
"Hmm. ”
Rui Zhao nodded, but his feet were stuck there, with no intention of moving.
However, Li Wangyuan didn't pay too much attention to the student's strange behavior. He had already turned around and was about to enter the room, but when he saw this fashionable person, Lu and the others just came out of the ward:
"Ah! Lao Li, I'm sorry, I and I Lu Wenjie... went back first.
“Something happened to Ni Jue here, and the association still has a lot of competition and public relations work to deal with, so we have to go back and make preparations. "
"Hmm, you two must put work first. ”
Li Wangyuan thanked him sincerely:
"Xiao Ni's matter has bothered you two!"
"Hey! What are you talking about, Lao Li!
"You have trained two such good people, Ni Jue and Rui Zhao. Student, it is Huaxia Go that should thank you..."
After a few words of greeting, Li Wangyuan walked into the ward and closed the door, while Shang and Lu came out and were about to go to the elevator and go downstairs.< br>
But at this moment, the two suddenly discovered that Rui Zhao was still standing in the corridor, staring at them blankly, his bright black eyes flashing, simple but seemingly containing extremely strong power. .
When the two saw this, they couldn't help exchanging glances, and then Shang Chaotian stepped forward and greeted:
"Uh... Rui Zhao, have you found a good place to live?
" If If not, can I recommend you a hotel near the association and drive you there? It just so happened that Wen Jie and I were also going back to the association. "
But at this time, Rui Zhao did not answer immediately. Instead, after a few seconds of silence, he stepped forward and said:
"Chairman Shang, Vice Chairman Lu, can I follow you two? Go back to the association first?
"Just in time, I have something and I want to communicate with you." "Something?"
Shang Chaotian couldn't help but be stunned:
"You can just say it now if you have something. , why do you have to wait until the association?"
However, Rui Zhao shook his head and then said very firmly:
"It's probably not possible here..."
"I may need to talk to you for a long time about this matter. "
"...Huh? "
Hearing this, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but frowned. He always felt that this girl seemed to have some bad intentions.
But seeing Rui Zhao's extremely stubborn look, he also considered This little queen of the chess world is indeed an absolute champion of Chinese Go in every aspect, so she nodded and said:
"Okay, let's go!
" We've waited until we got to the association and finished talking and went to the hotel to rest early. It's only three or four hundred meters away anyway. "
"Hmm. ”
However, at this time, Shang Chaotian had not thought at all...
This "communication" between Rui Zhao and him would be so difficult that he struggled until two o'clock in the morning. It's over...
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At nine o’clock in the morning on November 14th, the Chinese Go Association issued an official announcement on its official website and major public accounts:
Chinese celebrity Tianyuan Ni Jue recently Due to health problems, he withdrew from China's domestic LIG Cup qualifiers and was unable to participate in the third round of the Masters.
After communicating with many parties, it was finally decided to hold three chess matches in the first half of next year.
Regarding other matters, the Chinese Go Association said nothing - including the Nongshim Cup, which has attracted the most attention at home and abroad.
After all, the lineup China sent this time seemed to be the strongest Nongshim Cup lineup China could field at the time.
Among them, Ni Jue, the "flying knife expert" who made Lei Qi specifically give up his exemption qualification and join the lineup without selection, is undoubtedly the absolute leader and the final trump card. .
Ni Jue’s physical problems have undoubtedly dimmed the entire Chinese team’s prospects for the Nongshim Cup.
Some media in the circle used various channels to inquire about the information from Shang Chaotian and other senior officials of the Chess Association, as well as Ni Jue's mentors and friends such as Li Wangyuan, but found nothing.
For a time, the entire China and even the world chess community were talking about it. Everyone is paying attention to Ni Jue's physical condition and whether China's Nongshim Cup lineup will be adjusted accordingly.
It only took half a day, but another big news immediately took away most of the heat from the previous day about Ni Jue's illness.
The organizer of China’s long-established women’s event, the Dongjiang Jianqiao Cup, officially released a message at 5:00 pm on November 14:
China’s new female celebrity is also the number one star female player. Rui Zhao has submitted a withdrawal notice and apology letter to the organizer through the Chinese Chess Association this morning, and will officially withdraw from the Dongjiang Jianqiao Cup to be held on November 17. Luo Zishan's second dan will enter the competition as a substitute.
This news immediately made the entire chess world dumbfounded. Even Zeng Guangwen, who was the subordinate of the Queen of Heaven, was so confused that he sent an update to express that he didn't know anything! My master never said anything about this!
However, at this time, Zeng Shabao still didn’t know that this official message from the Dongjiang Jianqiao Cup was just the tip of the iceberg...
Two hours later, [Go Xiaozhao]’s B station account issued a message Another update:
[Hello, fans and chess fans, this is Rui Zhao. 】
【I'm very sorry, there is news that I need to inform everyone. 】
【Due to some personal reasons, except for the unfinished Women's Go A and Wuyue Cup finals, I will not participate in any of the women's Go events before the Spring Festival. 】
[We apologize for any inconvenience caused to fellow chess fans and event organizers! 】
As soon as this news was posted, public opinion in the entire circle exploded like water falling into a frying pan. (End of this chapter)