Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

"...Hmm? Mr. Mo?"

"How did you come?!"

Meanwhile, in Gyeongdo, South Korea, at the Samsung Training Institute, the Chinese team's rest and discussion room.

As the door to the seminar room was gently pushed open, Jiao Kai's face showed obvious surprise upon seeing who it was.

Jiao Kai naturally recognized Mo Wei as Lin Ruixin's agent, but his sudden appearance at this moment still surprised Jiao Kai.

As Mo Wei entered the lounge, he casually closed the door behind him. Dressed in a well-fitting casual suit, with his usual gentle smile, he calmly explained to the national team coach:

"Teacher Jiao, I'm Ruixin's agent. It's perfectly normal for me to come!"

Jiao Kai nodded, indicating his understanding, but his doubts were not completely dispelled:
"That's normal, but I don't think I've seen you at the Sanshuang Cup before?"

Mo Wei's smile faded slightly, and he shrugged, saying:
"I didn't come before... because I didn't want Ruixin to know I was here in advance."

"After all, he finds me annoying now too."

His voice betrayed little emotion, yet carried a subtle air of detachment. But he quickly composed himself, speaking with increasing conviction:

"...However, in any case, this game is the last one today."

"It's alright for me to come over, isn't it?"

"Hmm...it might not be the last, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jiao Kai raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly having a different opinion on the judgment of "finally".

"In my opinion, Lin Ruixin has a real chance of beating Liu Shixian today."

"If that's the case, then Lin Ruixin will next... challenge Rui Zhao."

However, to Jiao Kai's slight surprise... Mo Wei seemed to think so too.

"...Yes, I also think Ruixin has a chance to win the championship."

The agent of the seven-time champion from China nodded slightly, a look of deep agreement on his face.

As one of the people who knows Lin Ruixin best, although he hasn't spent much time with the internet celebrity Lin in the past two years, he is very clear about the price Lin Ruixin paid for this moment.

"That's precisely why I'm even more determined to come over."

"For Ruixin, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—after all, we can't really expect him to beat Ruizhao!"

……Chance?
Jiao Kai was slightly taken aback. He stared into Mo Wei's eyes, trying to read deeper information from beneath that calm surface.

A few seconds later, he seemed to understand the subtext of the other person's words, so he slowly nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Some things are best left unsaid, understood without being explicitly stated.

Just then, the door to the lounge opened again. A staff member poked his head in and said in broken Mandarin:

"Mr. Jiao, the contestants have entered the arena."

Jiao Kai nodded upon hearing this, and at the same time turned his gaze to the huge screen on the wall.

Mo Wei narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing Lin Ruixin appear.

He subconsciously took two steps forward, closer to the screen, his gaze sharply scrutinizing every subtle expression and movement of Lin Ruixin on the screen. Only then did he slowly speak, turning to Jiao Kai beside him, who was also intently observing:

"Teacher Jiao...don't you think...?"

"Ruixin's condition today is different from the past two days?"

...

...

"Lin Ruixin, 9th Dan... Why does he seem to be in completely different form today!"

Meanwhile, in the eastern city of Japan, in Kanako Akiyama's room.

President Akiyama, who was broadcasting today's Sansou Cup finals live, also let out a small exclamation.

To be honest, Lin Ruixin's appearance on the screen was not much different from his appearance in the previous competitions—he was still unkempt, with a stubble beard, and silently walked to the chess table without saying a word.

However, Kanako Akiyama keenly sensed the completely different aura emanating from him!

In the previous two games, he gave people the feeling of being gloomy and cold, as if he was carrying a heavy burden, and every step he took was oppressive and heavy.

But today, that gloom has vanished, replaced by an astonishing heat!
A vibrant fighting spirit, eager to fight, emanated from every pore of Lin Ruixin's body, as if the thing he had been searching for for so long had once again appeared clearly before his eyes!
Kanako Akiyama's gaze involuntarily shifted to Liu Shixian, a 9-dan professional dan, sitting opposite Lin Ruixin in the picture.

She clearly saw that after seeing Lin Ruixin enter the chess room and feeling the completely different aura of the other party, Liu Shixian also showed obvious surprise on his face!
His brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and a hint of surprise and seriousness flashed in his eyes.

Of course, this surprise only lasted for a brief moment.

As a former world number one and a fifteen-time world champion who ended the Nongshim Cup five times, Liu Shixian quickly composed himself and began to focus all his attention back on the upcoming match!
But Kanako Akiyama could clearly sense that under that focused gaze, Ryu Se-hsien's entire body tensed up.

It was a feeling of being on high alert, not daring to relax even a little, as if facing a completely transformed opponent with full combat power!
"hiss--

"Although Lin Jiudan is already thirty-one years old, today he gives people the feeling that he has returned to his peak!"

Kanako Akiyama exclaimed into the microphone:

"Just two days ago he was like a dead fish, but now, to use a Chinese idiom..."

"It's like a final burst of energy before death!!"

"Ah! Now both sides are guessing first!"

Seeing that both sides had started guessing who would go first, she immediately steered the conversation back to the progress of the game.

"We see that... in the end, Liu Shixian 9-dan guessed the black pieces correctly, while Lin Ruixin 9-dan got the white pieces, which he is good at!"
"When Liu Jiudan saw the result, his expression became noticeably more serious, as if he was on high alert."

"As we all know, Lin 9-dan had the nickname 'Lin White with zero losses' during his peak. Although this nickname specifically refers to him when playing white under Chinese rules, in reality, even under Japanese and Korean rules, his winning rate is higher for white!"

"Like the game he won the day before yesterday, he also won by half a point with white, and the quality of his moves in the early and middle stages seemed to be just as good... Eh?!"
"Hey... I have a feeling that Lin Ruixin, 9-dan, really has a chance today?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kanako Akiyama paused slightly! Then, as if startled by her own bold prediction, she let out a small wail into the microphone:
"No way!!!"

"Sending this madman to challenge Sister Rui Zhao at such a sensitive time will definitely cause her trouble!"

Her tone was full of protectiveness towards her idol and reluctance, but remembering that she was currently live-streaming, she forced herself to calm down and reassured herself into the microphone:

"Calm down, calm down! Trust Liu Jiuduan—he's an even more famous legendary hunter than Sister Rui Zhao!"
"The game the day before yesterday was just a technical adjustment!"

After calming herself down a bit, Kanako Akiyama refocused her attention on the screen.

"...Alright, now both sides have started placing their pieces, and we've officially entered the game!"

"Both sides started with a mirrored star-shaped opening – Lin Ruixin 9-dan did not continue with the three-three-point opening from the previous two games, probably because he considered that Liu Shixian 9-dan would be prepared and on guard after using it for two consecutive games."

"After that, Liu 9-dan played at the upper left corner, and after a simple shaping, White extended along the left side. Black then played a single jump to the lower right corner to defend the corner, while Lin 9-dan continued to try and grab the side!"

"At this time, Liu Jiudan chose a relatively uncommon high hanging position in the lower left corner, but Lin Jiudan was obviously prepared as well!"
"Both sides fought fiercely in the lower left corner, making every move crucial! In the end, Black successfully captured the corner, and White temporarily separated two of Black's stones, leaving the situation still evenly divided."

"Next, White plays at the upper right corner. After both sides have settled their positions, Lin 9-dan has secured the first move, a small knight's move, in the upper left corner!"

"Black immediately cuts off, another choice!"

As the game progressed, Kanako Akiyama's commentary became increasingly rapid and her voice grew louder:
"From the start of the game until now, the win rate curves on both sides have been almost a straight line! They haven't changed at all! This scene..."

"I feel like I've seen this before!" (End of Chapter)