Ping Pong Life

Chapter 40 Conquest
The road back to the dormitory from the arena is peaceful and quiet, because the night is getting dark, the heat of the day has disappeared, and I feel very refreshing.

Today, the pollution index in Jiangcheng City is mild. Looking up from the ground, the sky seems to be covered with a layer of fog. Behind the fog, there is a hazy crescent moon and a few stars as pale as sesame seeds.

"Who?" Jiang Shan suddenly stopped and called out vigilantly.

Wang Chao and Li Shaoqin stopped at the same time, looking towards the place where the red light was flickering not far ahead.

A burly figure came out from the side of the road, holding a cigarette between his fingers, the red light that flickered just now was the butt of a burning cigarette.

"It's me." The man's voice was a little hoarse: "Tian Zhengguang."

The three of them took a step back in unison.

Tian Zhengguang is very famous in the base.

Not because of how good he plays, but because he fights so well.

It is said that he had seven fights in one month when he first joined the team, and the last one was a group fight, that is, a group of people beat him alone.

Tian Zhengguang won all seven games, and his record is outstanding. Three teammates were beaten and fractured. The head coach Luo Zhihong was so angry that he wanted to send him back. In the end, Tian Qi begged bitterly. Only then did he finally save him.

Since then, Tian Zhengguang has never fought again, but his legend has been passed down forever in the base.

When such a character appeared on such a quiet path late at night, it was hard not to have some bad associations.

In particular, he and Wang Chao still had old grievances, and Wang Chao forcibly snatched his relegation spot.

"Don't be afraid, I have no malicious intentions." Tian Zhengguang added, followed by a few seconds of silence, before explaining his purpose with difficulty: "Wang Chao, I... want to invite you to dinner."

Wang Chao was confused.

"I know it's late, but there should be places to eat outside the base..." Tian Zhengguang said, feeling a little guilty, so he changed his mind: "How about some barbecue?"

With the help of the dim moonlight in the sky, Wang Chao found that Tian Zhengguang's face hidden in the darkness was a little embarrassed, and seemed a little apprehensive, but there was no trace of ferocity.

This made him faintly guess.

"There's no need to eat."

Wang Chao tried his best to slow down his voice: "If you have something to do, just say it."

At this moment, it suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Shan winked at Wang Chao, indicating that he could turn his head and run in the opposite direction, and he would not be afraid to run to the arena.

Wang Chao shook his head slightly, signaling him not to worry.

After a long time, Tian Zhengguang said: "Wang Chao, I'm leaving the team tomorrow."

Jiang Shan quietly grabbed Wang Chao's lapel from behind, the meaning was obvious: he was leaving tomorrow, and the coach couldn't control him anymore, it was obvious that he wanted to beat you up before he left!

Tian Zhengguang walked over slowly, walked up to Wang Chao, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, put it in front of Wang Chao, and took out a lighter with the other hand.

Wang Chao shook his head, and at the same time patted Jiang Shan's vest lightly with one hand. He could feel that the little brat's whole body was tense.

"I really hated you. My cousin...is coach Tian Qi. He asked me to apologize to you, saying that you have a bright future, and told me not to make enemies with you, but I think that you will go to the national team in the future. , I will play table tennis at most in the future, how many intersections can we have? How many provinces can you go across to hunt me down?"

Tian Zhengguang relaxed after saying these words, because before today, he would never show any weakness in front of Wang Chao, but today he seems to be particularly sentimental.

"In the afternoon, your main team is playing a big round, but we have a half-day off here, because several coaches want to watch the game between you and Jiangshan."

Tian Zhengguang was not afraid of the dirt on the ground, so he sat down next to Wang Chao, stretched his legs, and said, "Long Tao called me out for a meal, which is my practical feast."

It was a bit desolate to say this, he was an old man in the team, he had been there for many years, but when he left, Long Tao was the only one to see him off.

"Wang Chao, do you know, we were talking about you... Long Tao said, in fact, it was my fault that day at the Mingyue Pavilion. He said that you played better than me, and that it was unreasonable for me to hate you." , It is wrong to say that we bully ordinary people.”

Wang Chao vaguely understood the real meaning of Tian Zhengguang's blocking here tonight, and he also sat down, side by side with Tian Zhengguang, turned his head and said: "But, if you are such a character that can be easily persuaded, you won't be confused. At this point, right?"

In the dark night, Tian Zhengguang's face and the gleam in his eyes could be vaguely seen.

"Of course, I'm not afraid of you. Even if you're right and I'm wrong, why should I admit my mistake? At most, I'll just hide from you in the future."

Tian Zhengguang snorted softly: "I'm just not convinced. Everyone says you are better than me, everyone says I'm wrong, and even my cousin doesn't help me, so... After dinner in the afternoon, I I couldn't hold back, and secretly watched you play."

He paused, and said, "I finished watching the game between you and Wu Li."

Jiang Shan let out a long "oh" at this moment, and then suddenly realized that he was facing a terrifying person who could single out a group of people, so he quickly shut up, shrank his body back, and let Wang Chao face it alone. Win glory against Tian.

In this base, before Wang Chao came, there were two great demon kings.

Tian Zhengguang, who is invincible in fighting.

Playing with invincible force.

But only Tian Zhengguang knows that he is not a big devil at all.

He once secretly went to Wuli to discuss, and Wuli did not dislike his status as a substitute player, and played three rounds with him seriously.

In the three rounds, Tian Zhengguang only scored one point in total. Since then, he has never looked for Wuli again.

He admitted that he was beaten out of his inner demons, and he was afraid of force. Even if he got the spot this time and entered the home team, he would not have the courage to play against force again.

When the quota was snatched away, he acted extremely angry, but in the deepest part of his heart, that weak soul actually breathed a sigh of relief, unexpectedly feeling a rare sense of relief.

Today he saw that Wang Chao was playing with all his strength, and at the end of the game, he looked like he was going to die.

He saw Wang Chao struggling to chase points, running staggeringly, not giving up until the last moment, and even almost overturned Wuli in the fourth game.

In the end he saw Wang Chao tired and paralyzed on the floor. Someone tried to pull Wang Chao up, but Wang Chao slipped down like a dead fish in that person's hand.

That is true……

Playing hard...

At that moment, Tian Zhengguang's whole body was trembling, and there was a burning pain in his heart, as if someone had taken a steel needle and ruthlessly pierced his weak soul.

He was indeed not afraid of Wang Chao's revenge.

He's not the type to admit when he's wrong.

He played two games with Wang Chao and lost them all, but he was still stubborn.

Only at that moment, he couldn't lie to himself, he felt that he was indeed crushed by Wang Chao.

Not technically.

But spiritually.

Coming out of the arena, he was dazed and confused, and sat on the stones by the roadside for a long, long time until it was completely dark.

He felt that the original intention to support his practice seemed to be fundamentally wrong.

He likes to play against people who are weaker than him, because he is really happy when he wins.

He thought losing must be unhappy.

However, when he saw Wang Chao desperately challenged an impossible opponent, but was still defeated in the end, he didn't feel that Wang Chao was miserable. Instead, he saw Wang Chao smiling, very brightly.

He felt that Wang Chao was glowing all over!
"So, am I really wrong from the start?"

Naturally, these complex emotions cannot be expressed clearly by a vulgar person like Tian Zhengguang.

After he finished that sentence, he became silent, smoking one cigarette after another.

Wang Chao didn't say a word, and sat quietly with him, quietly watching him smoke three cigarettes.

Tian Zhengguang reached out to take out the cigarette case and found it was empty, so he stood up, crushed the last cigarette butt under his feet, and threw the crumpled empty cigarette case into the grass beside the road.

He turned around, stood still, looked at Wang Chao, and said, "Then goodbye."

"Ah."

Wang Chao nodded: "Bon voyage."

Tian Zhengguang stepped back, took three steps back, turned around and left, took a step, but turned his head suddenly, and said seriously: "Wang Chao, I'm sorry."

After saying this, he seemed to have exhausted all his courage, and ran away as fast as he could, his body submerged in the darkness, showing a bit of embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)