Chapter 286 Nothing

...Winning, pretty easy.

This was the first thought that flashed through Lei Qi's mind as he watched his opponent run to the bathroom after a tough battle.

It's just that his own body doesn't seem to think so.

When he finished packing up the chess pieces and chess equipment and was about to stand up, an astonishing feeling of fatigue filled his mind and almost made him sit back down.

——The tough battle just now undoubtedly took a huge toll on him.

To be honest, Lei Qi felt that he had never wanted to win a game of chess so desperately in all these years.

So much so that after being stabbed, he almost used his brain to the extreme, focusing entirely on winning the game.

As soon as you realize that your opponent intends to launch a time offensive, you try to save time as much as possible while ensuring the basic quality of your moves; when your own time runs out, you dare to take the risk of widening your disadvantage and further muddy the situation.

When Xu Xiangheng's time was up and it was time for the final battle, he could not afford to slow down even a little bit.

Therefore, even though it was a fast game, Lei Qi still felt unprecedentedly tired after the big battle.

But the boy tried hard to steady himself and didn't let himself lose composure.

After all, you have to know that someone is watching your chess game live, so you have to be as steady as an old dog...

...At least he has to look as steady as an old dog!

After Lei Qi stood up, he took a deep breath, saluted the referee, and walked out of the game room.

"Lei Qi 9th Dan! Congratulations on your comeback victory. Please accept our interview!"

As soon as he walked out of the chess room, Lei Qi was swarmed by the media waiting outside.

Of course, the number of people was not as many as the situation after Queen Zhaotian finished playing chess in the morning, so Lei Qi was not surrounded and unable to escape.

As per past practice, Lei Qi needs to accept interviews from the official organizer and his country's central media - as for the rest of the media, it depends on whether the chess player himself is willing.

But today, just like yesterday, he asked the media on the scene to wait for another five minutes.

Because he knew, based on what he had learned during the training camp some time ago, that once a well-known female Go anchor finished broadcasting the game, she would soon close the stall to practice the game and would not waste another half a minute, so he had to hurry.

She really is...

...very hardworking.

The young ninth dan muttered to himself and quickened his pace.

Soon, Lei Qi came to the temporary live broadcast platform of [Go Xiao Zhao], but saw Rui Zhao was still analyzing the game with great interest, and was very involved, while Wen Xuefei beside him felt like he couldn't get a word in:
"...Sister Xuefei, I really want to know how Lei Qi Jiudan thought about this game! This is definitely a classic game of turning the tables after being stabbed!

"Especially the 115 touch and 117 block, two moves that reduced the winning rate! It really shows that the player is very skilled and bold! At the time, it seemed like a bad move, but in the later process, it can be seen that they were both key moves!"

Um...her words...

What he said was quite honest...

Lei Qi felt a little embarrassed by the girl's praise for a moment, but he did not forget the purpose of his coming here:
When you return home in glory, you should show off when you win the game of chess!
I managed to turn the tide against all odds and if Rui Zhao didn’t express his attitude in her live broadcast room, she would still think I was Hello Kitty!
The young man immediately stepped forward, cleared his throat, and took over the conversation:

“Ahem!
"I just did those two moves casually. I just happened to use them later. It's no big deal."

"Xiao Lei?!"

"Lei Qi Ninth Stage!"

The two people who were broadcasting live were both surprised and delighted to see Lei Qi.

"You...are here without an interview again?"

Sister Xuefei, can you please not use "again"...

It makes it seem like I did it on purpose!

Lei Qi said this in his heart, but he couldn't say it openly. When he was about to respond casually, Rui Zhao spoke first:

"Lei Qi, 9th Dan, do you want to know the difference in points again? I saw the difference of ten points in the last move!

“Although we didn’t win as much as yesterday’s big win, I think today’s comeback was more exciting than yesterday’s!”

Lei Qi didn't know what expression to make for a moment, so he could only say:
"Uh... this time it's not...

"I just finished a game and wanted to take a walk and stretch my legs.

"I saw you guys were still live streaming, so I came to take a look at you guys first."

After hearing this, Wen Xuefei on the side looked suspicious.

But who would have thought that Empress Zhaotian still had no doubts about him and immediately asked:
"Then you, Lei Qi Jiudan, are free for the time being, right? Can you help me with a simple self-combat commentary?"

"Self-commentary on the battle?"

Lei Qi, who had just been sitting next to the two female team members, had a dazed expression for a moment.

Rui Zhao still nodded without hesitation:
"Yes! I have so many questions to ask you!"

……ah? !
How, how could this happen?
Didn't I come here to show my attitude and authority and then leave?
Why do you want me to talk about chess when I haven't even said anything?

Lei Qi, who was extremely exhausted after the game, felt a little numb for a moment and hurriedly tried to get out:
"I guess I can't do my own commentary. I have a post-match interview waiting for me!"

"It's okay! I can wait for you here!" the girl answered quickly.

"Uh, that's not the question..."

The boy's expression suddenly became awkward:

"Just...you need to rest after the live broadcast. You still have a game tomorrow morning!"

The girl said confidently:
"Don't worry! I won easily this morning! It didn't take much effort!"

Uh... isn't it time for me to show off?

How did she become bragging? !

Lei Qi, who had been holding back his energy just now, suddenly felt a little confused, as if he had used his energy in the wrong way.

Wen Xuefei on the side couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted:

"Rui Zhao! It's true that you won easily, but Xiao Lei just won after a hard fight! Don't you let him rest for a while?
"Xiao Lei also has a match tomorrow! Let's talk about the commentary of the match later!"

"Ah... Well, then there's nothing we can do..."

Rui Zhao's voice was clearly filled with regret.

But Lei Qi felt uncomfortable after hearing this:

How did this become "she won easily, I won with a hard fight"? !

How come I finally won the game and came here to show off, but was outshined by her?!

"It's not that difficult to win this game..." Xiao Lei, the ninth dan, tried to save his face.

However, he hadn't finished his words yet, as a certain Go player who had just heard the first half of the sentence suddenly looked up at him, the expectation in his eyes was self-evident.

“…But I did feel a little tired after it was over.”

After being awkward for two seconds, the boy felt that he couldn't do such a thing as saving face and suffering in the process.

After all, I just promised Lu Wenjie last night that I would focus on the competition in the future. If I try to show off today and it affects tomorrow's competition, it will be my own problem.

He then stood up again unwillingly and said:
"Okay, I'm going to go take the interview first."

"Okay, okay!"

Rui Zhao responded quickly, but after blinking, he carefully added:
"What about the self-commentary...I will invite you to do it when you have time after you return home?"

"… Finish the game first and then go back home."

After saying a perfunctory word, Lei Qi turned and left.

However, this is not all.

A very spirited and confident word soon sounded behind him:
"Well! Come on, Lei Qi Jiudan! I will also win the game tomorrow!"

"……Me too."

The boy felt a little tired for a moment and felt that he urgently needed an outlet to vent his depression.

...

...

[Daji Dali]: Brother Tian, ​​I am really impressed!

[Daji Dali]: Xiaolei, this kid, was acting like a good and sensible boy last night, and promised me that he would not do anything weird in the next game. But today, in the post-match interview, he gave me another big news!

[Daji Dali]: Those who know me understand that I am bringing Xiao Lei, and those who don’t know me think I am bringing the internet celebrity Lin!

[Daji Dali]: That's good! Today I finally spent an entire afternoon explaining to the Japanese that our female team's vanguard is just a fool, and told them not to bother with fools. As a result, right after Xiao Lei's interview, Zhao Libo from South Korea just contacted me and said he wanted to chat with me in the evening! Is it difficult for me?
[Yong Chao Nan Tian]: Forget it! Didn’t Xiao Lei just promise you to play chess well yesterday? What’s wrong with you making a lot of comments in the post-match interview after winning the game?

[永朝南天]: Besides, didn't we spoil Lin Ruixin like this when he was crazy? There's no reason to be so strict with Xiao Lei now!

October 10th, 19: in the evening.

Dajing City, Chinese Go Association, Chairman’s Office.

Shang Chaotian replied to the WeChat message that Lu Wenjie had just sent him and answered with a wry smile.

Then, he looked at the computer screen again and continued to listen to the post-match interview of the third day of the Nongshim Cup:
"...Lei Qi, you just said...this game wasn't that difficult?"

"Yeah, it's easy! No effort at all!"

"But judging from the AI's win rate... you were behind most of the time in this game, and the worst win rate was only about 2%!"

"This doesn't mean much. For example, in the quarterfinals of the Wu Yue Cup this year, Kim You-eun's winning rate was as low as 8.8%. But those who actually understood the content of the game know that the Ice Queen had the upper hand in that game. The situation today is similar. Everything is under my control."

"Uh...even if you were stabbed at the beginning of today?"

"Hmm? So what if I got stabbed? Does it have any effect?

"I just don't understand. Why would anyone think that Xu Xiangheng, an opponent I shut out in this year's Sanshuang Cup, can kill me with a flying knife?"

"Ah...but now the public opinion generally believes that Xu Xiangheng 9th Dan is already the second strongest top player in South Korea!
"This time he's asked to bring a sword into the first stage, he's here to knock you off the stage!"

"But what was the result? Did he do it?"

"This……"

"In the final analysis, Nan Han is still clueless. If it was Liu Shixian who came with this knife, I would have taken it seriously...Xu Xiangheng? Tsk tsk tsk..."

"Ah... Look, I can see that you, Lei Qi Jiudan, are in very good condition and have great confidence...

"Finally, the last question!
"Well, the situation you faced in today's game is actually very similar to the situation you faced in the fourth game of this year's Chess Saint Tournament, and it's even worse than that time.

"After all, you were only at a huge disadvantage in terms of time in that game. In this game, you are at a double disadvantage in terms of time and situation. In addition, the time system is not very friendly to Yingdao.

"But today, your state and desire to win under the disadvantage were obviously stronger than that game, and you finally made a successful comeback today. Did you make any adjustments after that?"

Finally, facing this question, the boy who had dared to say anything in the picture suddenly froze, with a look of confusion and evasion in his eyes. After hesitating for several seconds, he answered with a guilty conscience:
“If the Nongshim Cup is a team competition, I will have a stronger sense of responsibility.

"Otherwise, there is nothing..."

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