Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 221: Honesty is the key
As a senior, Dong Qingguo invited Zhou Hui to join his Yakult Swallows team, which really made Zhou Hui feel troubled.

The Lotte Golden Eagles were the first to invite him, and Zhou Hui also made a verbal commitment to the Lotte Golden Eagles.

But now another professional baseball team has extended an olive branch to him.

This made it difficult for him to make a decision.

On one side is the Lotte Golden Eagles, which has a verbal commitment, and on the other side is the Yakult Swallows, where the old senior is.

Each one has its own advantages, making it difficult for Zhou Hui to make a decision.

Having said that, these professional teams really put a lot of effort into poaching players, and the manager of each team is like an old fox.

First, the Lotte Golden Eagles sent Masahiro Tanaka to carry out recruitment work, and then the Yakult Swallows sent an old senior from Qingdao High School to recruit Zhou Hui.

No matter which one it was, it seemed that Zhou Hui had a reason that he couldn't refuse.

The reason why Zhou Hui couldn't refuse the Lotte Golden Eagles was because they were so sincere.

After all, Tanaka is the star player of the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Having the scout and the star player come together really gives Zhou Hui no reason to resist.

Besides, Tanaka is Zhou Hui’s idol.

No matter how you look at it, Zhou Hui has reasons to join the Lotte Golden Eagles.

Even on the night after meeting Tanaka, Zhou Hui had already made plans regarding his career.

As long as he is not strong enough to participate in the major league draft after graduating from high school, he will stay in the island country to participate in the professional baseball draft and join the Rakuten Golden Eagles.

He had already planned this.

It's just that the changes happened too fast.

Before the game with Yamamori College, the players were from the Lotte Golden Eagles, and after the game with Yamamori College, the players were from the Yakult Swallows.

The Yakult Swallows team plays the emotional card. If they let Dongqing Country come over to recruit, the effect will definitely be much better.

After all, Dongqingguo’s alma mater is also Qingdao High School where Zhou Hui is studying, so Zhou Hui may not be able to refuse even if he wants to.

This is the mindset of the professional league, each one is more sophisticated than the last.

In fact, at the beginning, the Dongqing Kingdom refused to recruit Zhou Hui.

If Zhou Hui is really recruited to the Yakult Swallows, his position will definitely be lost.

He is the team's strongest hitter now, but if Zhou Hui comes, his fourth batter position may be lost.

Compared with himself, Zhou Hui is definitely the stronger one.

Compared to this, the Eastern Qing Kingdom definitely lost more than it gained.

But there was no way out. This was an order given by the management, and Dongqing State had to execute it.

The Yakult Swallows gave Dong Qingguo two options.

The first is to recruit Zhou Hui to the team.

The second is that they bought out Dongqing Kingdom and let Dongqing Kingdom fend for itself.

As a last resort, the Eastern Qing Kingdom could only choose the first option.

With his strength, it is not difficult for him to find a club in the second tier of professional teams that is willing to accept him.

But the problem is that other professional teams' first teams currently have no vacancies or potential injuries.

If he wants to get promoted, it will be a big problem.

Coincidentally, the Yakult Swallows' first team backup third baseman, Maemura, will come to the second team in the next few days to receive treatment and rehabilitation due to a shoulder injury.

This gave the Eastern Qing Kingdom an opportunity.

Dong Qingguo is the starting third baseman of the second team.

The probability of being promoted to the first army is very high.

After joining the First Army, he could make a lot of money, and Dong Qingguo was of course very eager for this kind of life.

Although Zhou Hui's joining may prevent him from starting his future career as the fourth batter, he has no choice but to do so in order to make big money.

Also, if Zhou Hui wants to enter the professional field, it will take at least two more years.

It is still uncertain what will happen in the next two years.

Maybe Zhou Hui is just a flash in the pan who reached the peak as soon as he debuted?

At that time, he can continue his career as the fourth batter.

This is not a joke.

The strength of the Dongqing Kingdom is already top-notch among the second armies.

Although the second team also has many foreign players, their strength is still not enough to compete for the fourth position compared to Dongqing Kingdom.

The physical fitness of the Dongqing people can no longer be judged by skin color!

"Wouldn't it be better for you to recruit Captain Yuki? Why did you come to me?"

Zhou Hui still chose to conceal it.

He didn’t tell anyone that the Lotte Golden Eagles were looking for him.

If possible, he hoped that this matter could be kept secret forever.

He would only tell Dong Qing Kingdom about this when he had no other choice.

"We know that Yuuki is not going to participate in the professional baseball draft directly after graduating from high school. He is going to go to college to further his studies. His goal is to follow in the footsteps of Coach Kataoka."

Dong Qingguo said.

It’s not that we don’t want to recruit Yuki, but even if we recruit him, he might not come.

Judging from Zhou Hui's current condition, he no longer wants to waste time in college.

After graduating from high school, he only had two choices.

The first is the island country’s professional baseball draft, and the second is the major league draft.

"How about it? Do you want to join our team? The food in the Swallows' cafeteria is delicious. The beds in the dormitory are also very soft."

Zhou Hui couldn't help feeling ashamed. This senior did nothing but eat and sleep, and didn't touch Zhou Hui's heart at all.

He said all the things he liked.

What really attracts Zhou Hui may be the advanced training equipment and a supervisor or master who can help him improve?

Food and accommodation are not what Zhou Hui cares about.

"If you choose to come, we can sign the contract now. Your first salary will be deposited into your bank card almost after Koshien is over."

As he spoke, Dong Qingguo took out a contract with the seal of the Yakult Swallows team.

This still surprised Zhou Hui a little.

Is the contract ready now?
It's a bit unbelievable.

Zhou Hui is just a high school student. Under normal circumstances, he needs a guardian to be present when signing a professional contract or a youth training contract.

How anxious are the Swallows?
They didn't even know how Zhou Hui would develop in the future, but they had already transferred their salary to Zhou Hui's card.

This made Zhou Hui a little flattered.

And the salary is not low!

Zhou Hui's monthly salary was only 5,000 yuan less than Dong Qingguo's.

You have to know that this is the case when Zhou Hui does not play for the Swallows team.

Dong Qingguo works hard every day in the Swallows Club and goes out to play in competitions, and only earns this much money in a month.

And what about Zhou Hui?

All you need to do is eat and drink well at Qingdao High School and prepare for various competitions. You don't have to look at the face of the Swallows team's boss, and you don't even have to report to the club.

He didn't receive such treatment at that time.

Zhou Hui looked at the contents of the contract in detail and found that it was indeed similar to what Dong Qingguo said.

He really couldn't imagine that he would be valued so much by a professional team when he was just a freshman. But this contract also had another condition.

That is, after Zhou Hui signed this contract, he was not allowed to participate in the professional baseball draft, voluntarily gave up the draft, and was later signed by the Yakult Swallows.

This is still mandatory.

The Lotte Golden Eagles said they would try their best to select Zhou Hui, but it also depends on his future performance.

The Yakult Swallows team truly does not want to let go of this piece of fat meat, Zhou Hui.

The meaning of the two can be clearly seen at once.

But all of this seems to be normal.

The Yakult Swallows and the Lotte Golden Eagles are completely two levels of teams.

The Yakult Swallows have always been in the lower middle level of the professional league, while the Rakuten Golden Eagles, which has Tanaka, have always been a strong contender for the championship.

This contract is not difficult to understand.

This will also help the Yakult Swallows save a nomination right, allowing them to choose other players.

The year Zhou Hui participated in the draft was a big year for the draft. The number of high school participants alone was a number that should not be underestimated.

There is not only this horrible monster Zhou Hui.

The other three players from Seidou High School, fast-ball monster Fōtani Akira, quirk-ball pitcher Sawamura Eijun, and potential strong hitter Kominato Haruichi, are all likely to choose to participate in the professional baseball draft that year.

This is just the number of people from Qingdao High School.

If other high schools were included, the number would probably increase exponentially.

Yasuzawa Hide from Pharmacist High School, Honglei City, Akiba Kazuma, and Mishima Yuta.

Hongo Masamune of the Giant Giant Vine Scroll, and many more.

These are the young men who participated in the talent show with Zhou Hui.

In that regard, that year was definitely a great draft year.

Even if they don't give up, they will still get one or two good players to train.

Having one more nominating right would be more helpful to the Yakult Swallows.

"But……"

"Is there anything else you can't say, Junior Zhou? It's hard to find a team that treats you better than us. If you participate in the major league draft and are eventually selected, this contract can be voided on the spot. We won't stop you from participating in a higher draft."

In this regard, the Yakult Swallows are still relatively humane.

There is no need for Zhou Hui to pay the buyout money, he can be released directly.

This is a very humane team in professional leagues around the world, as it allows players to pursue a higher stage.

Even though Zhou Hui is from China and will most likely become their direct opponent in the Asian Cup in the future, he is still so determined.

It really makes me cry.

"That's not it. The conditions offered to me by the Swallows are good. The benefits are also acceptable, but I am not yet able to agree to join the team and sign this contract."

"why?"

Dong Qingguo didn't understand, so he read the contract over and over again.

There is no loophole in this!

If the Swallows had given him this contract when he was a freshman, wouldn't he have been so happy?
Although he felt more comfortable about being drafted into the Swallows, he couldn't understand why a first-year kid would reject a professional offer.
"That's because a team has already approached me, and I've given them a verbal commitment. I think I should be honest. I'm so sorry, Senior Dong."

"Verbal promise?"

Dong Qingguo looked incredulous.

He thought that their Swallows team was the first team to invite Zhou Hui, but he didn't expect that another team had already taken the lead.

Is Zhou Hui’s strength so terrifying that he is taken so seriously?

He's only in the first grade!
"Yes, the Rakuten Golden Eagles have already sent someone to talk to me. They said that if I participate in the draft, they will do their best to get me."

Zhou Hui also opened his heart and told the truth at this time.

Anyway, the person in front of him is my senior, so there is nothing I can't say.

"So this is ah……"

Faced with this condition, wouldn’t Zhou Hui be tempted?
Definitely fake.

Zhou Hui has experienced too many hard times, so he must be yearning for a material life.

If the contract is signed, the pressure on his parents will definitely be less, but correspondingly, Zhou Hui will be a person without credit, right?

He believed that this was something his parents did not want to see.

Zhou Hui had to reluctantly let go, and this was all he could do.

"Well, since that's the case, I won't force it."

Dong Qingguo was also a sympathetic and reasonable person and did not force Zhou Hui to sign the contract.

If Dong Qingguo really wanted to take Zhou Hui down, it would not be impossible for him to use his big body and fists to force Zhou Hui to sign.

After all, there is a huge difference in weight and height between the two.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Zhou Hui stood up, glanced at the watch on his wrist, and said goodbye to Dong Qingguo.

It’s almost time, and the next semi-final match is about to begin.

"Okay, then I won't send you off."

Zhou Hui nodded and left the park.

"correct."

Dong Qingguo's voice sounded, and Zhou Hui looked back.

He thought he would be greeted with persistent pleading, which was really a headache for Zhou Hui. He held his forehead and even started to have a headache.

As expected, becoming famous too early is not a good thing at all. No matter which team it is, they will recruit him with almost crazy actions.

"In three days' time, we will compete in the Koshien finals. Please do your best."

Unexpectedly, the Dongqing Kingdom sent its blessings.

Now that there is no conflict of interest, as the old captain of Qingdao High School, Dong Qingguo’s greatest hope is of course that Qingdao High School can get better and better.

This is what he hoped for.

Zhou Hui was slightly stunned and couldn't believe what Dong Qingguo said.

"Ok!"

After nodding heavily, Zhou Hui left the park and went to gather with the main force.

Dong Qingguo stayed here, looking unwilling.

Before coming, he believed that he could definitely defeat Zhou Hui.

After all, this contract is hard to refuse. In addition, as Zhou Hui is a senior of Dongqing National Qingdao High School, he must not refuse it.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Hui already had a contract.

There is nothing we can do about this. What people value is honesty.

He had already made a verbal promise to others. If he changed his mind, it would definitely be Zhou Hui's fault.

Regarding this, Dong Qingguo expressed his support for his younger brother.

"There's nothing we can do."

Dong Qingguo shook his head helplessly.

He failed in this mission again!
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(End of this chapter)