...Hmm? In the professional world?!

vigilance!!!

The moment he heard this question, all the hairs on Zeng Xigou's body stood up and his whole body was on level one alert.

Boss Ai suddenly asked such a question...what does it mean? ! !
Eighty percent...

It was Boss Ai who discovered some clues that my loyalty was not absolute! He came to fish!!!
Thinking of this, Zeng Baduan, who always "does bad things during the day and is afraid of people knocking on the door during the day", immediately began to deny it repeatedly:
"No way! Miss An An, please understand! I am loyal to the Queen!

"Ever since the Queen threw that flying knife at the Nongshim Cup, I have always felt that this knife must have been made with the Queen's own hard work and wisdom! Including the flying knife yesterday!

"Our Queen is smart and clever! Why does she need Brother Jue's help? It's just Liu Shixian and Lin Ruixin, why can't they win?"

"..."

After hearing Zeng Guangwen's flattery, Ai Jianan didn't know what expression to make. She was speechless for a long time before explaining:

"...Um, Brother Zeng, I know you are loyal to Xiao Zhao.

"But what I mean is, what do other people in the professional community think?"

"other people?"

"Well, look for yourself!"

Seeing that Zeng Guangwen still looked like he didn't understand the situation, Ai Jianan sighed slightly and then turned the laptop screen to Zeng Guangwen.

Zeng Guangwen was startled when he saw this, and then he looked carefully:
"……Um?

“[Rui Zhao took advantage of others’ research results to participate in the competition, as evidenced by the chat records of many top chess players]? ! !
“Oh my god! Who sent these WeChat screenshots?!
"Aren't you afraid of being found out and banned from the game?!"

Seeing Zeng Guangwen asking, Ai Jianan immediately asked back:
“Are these screenshots…real?”

"Uh... I'm not sure."

Zeng Guangwen hesitated and said:

"But the WeChat profile pictures all match, and they really look real... Hey! I can go ask a few of them right now...

"Uh, that's not necessary."

Ai Jianan frowned and said:

"Brother Zeng, you just need to tell me whether people in the professional circle... all think this way.

"Well, I know you trust Xiao Zhao very much, so there's no need to mention it again..."

"……Um."

Zeng Guangwen nodded awkwardly, and then explained the situation truthfully:
"To be honest, I'm not sure about the lower-level players, but the higher-level players...

"Most people believe that the two flying knives of the Queen came from Brother Jue."

Ai Jianan pursed her lips, not surprised by this.

Since the opponent has spent so much effort to find the rhythm in this area, it certainly cannot be groundless.

Zeng Guangwen saw that Ai Jianan seemed very concerned about this matter, so he continued to talk in detail:

“…But to be honest, it’s not surprising that everyone would think this way!
"During the Nongshim Cup, with Diva's status and strength at that time, she should not have been able to replace Jue Ge's substitute position in the Nongshim Cup, but this actually happened!

“At that time, some people felt that something was wrong.

"And if the queen went up and was immediately defeated by Liu Shixian, then everyone would think that the association may think there is no hope for this session, so it is better to give the queen a spot to create news and publicity. Although it is outrageous, it is also an explanation.

"But the problem is... the Queen actually picked up a flying knife and killed Liu Shixian!!!
"In this case, it is inevitable that some people will think that this matter is 99% likely because Brother Jue does not trust others after his injury and said that he is only willing to hand over his flying knife library to his own junior sister.

"The association thought about it and felt that other people didn't have much chance, so they decided to give it a try and let the queen go up. Unexpectedly, it really worked!
"However, after the incident, Brother Jue insisted that the flying knife was not invented by him, and did not say anything else. Vice Chairman Lu also said in the high-level chess players group that unconfirmed rumors should not be spread. If public opinion is caused, the association will punish them.

“So, even though everyone feels this way internally, they never say much to the outside world.

"Then yesterday, in such a crucial match, the Queen just happened to use a flying knife again. Naturally, everyone thought that the Queen must have taken something from Jue Ge's flying knife library to stab someone again!

"It was just that the fact that he could beat Lin Ruixin to the ground like a dead dog, without giving her any strength to fight back, was beyond many people's expectations...

"Ah, of course, the above are just internal discussions among the small groups, and no one dares to talk about it to the outside world...

"But who is this?! He randomly sent out unconfirmed chat screenshots. Isn't he afraid that the association will punish him and ban him for half a year if he is found out later?!"

"Who else could it be? The great chess master Lin himself!"

After listening to Zeng Guangwen's description of the whole process, Ai Jianan sighed and said:

"Yesterday we beat those Xin fans so hard that they fled in panic. Our reputation has basically collapsed! Lin Ruixin and his team are naturally under a lot of pressure on PR!

“Although Lin Ruixin’s fans are very crystallized, no matter how crystallized they are, there must be a point for counterattack—and this should be what Lin Ruixin prepared for his fans.”

"……ah?!
"Then what should we do?"

"Well……

"To be honest, it's a bit difficult!"

Ai Jianan shook his head slightly and said, “Although this matter can be clarified by Ni Jue, who said that he did not give his flying knife library to Xiao Zhao.

“But he and Xiao Zhao are senior brothers and sisters, and their interests are too deeply intertwined. Even if he issues a statement, those little wise guys won’t believe it!

"But this fact cannot be disproved! Xiao Zhao did win the Nongshim Cup and yesterday's two games by relying on flying knives. This is irrefutable.

"Even though the way the chess master Lin lost yesterday was embarrassing, it would definitely be a problem for us to suppress him in public opinion. But it's still annoying that they used such a thing to muddy the waters...

"unless……"

"Unless what?"

"Unless Xiao Zhao wins another game."

Ai Jianan replied in a deep voice.

...

...

"This Lin Ruixin! Why is he causing trouble again?"

At 11 o'clock in the morning of the same day, in Hailing Hotel, in Shang Chaotian's room.

Looking at the new rhythm that broke out this morning, Shang Chaotian felt quite a headache.

To be honest, some commercial companies and websites may want their opinions to be as controversial and popular as possible. But for a semi-institutional organization like the Chess Association, it is completely the opposite.

It is difficult for them to monetize the black traffic brought by the controversy to help the development of Go, but the public opinion that may be triggered at any time will cause trouble for them.

In particular, these public opinions are directly related to Rui Zhao.

Rui Zhao is now the "role model for young and female athletes" appointed by the General Administration of Sport. Deliberately leading her is really dancing in a minefield, which makes the chairman of the chess association very worried:

"...I had clearly warned you not to spread any discussion in the industry, especially information that had not been officially confirmed! But he still did it knowingly!
"Just count how many times this has happened!
"No! This time I must make up my mind to punish him severely!"

"Brother Tian, ​​don't worry about this!"

Seeing that Shang Chaotian was quite angry, Lu Wenjie had no choice but to persuade him:

“Although we all know that this must be Lin Ruixin’s doing, as long as he insists as before that it was just the spontaneous behavior of chess fans and he was completely unaware of it, we will be helpless.

"Right now, although these noises are unpleasant, they are still suppressed! Don't worry too much!"

"That's what I'm saying now, but if Rui Zhao loses to Xiao Zhu this afternoon, things might be different!"

Shang Chaotian's brows did not relax at all, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something and continued to ask his deputy:
"Hey, Wen Jie! What do you think...

"Can Rui Zhao beat Xiao Zhu?"

"……Disaster."

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Wenjie spoke his mind truthfully.

"To be honest, Rui Zhao's return to the Spring Orchid Cup semi-finals was somewhat accidental.

“In the first round against An Mingjiao, the opponent mistakenly thought that Rui Zhao’s official moves were still not good enough in the middle game, so he chose the strategy of retreating and avoiding the battle, which gave Rui Zhao the advantage for nothing and allowed her to win smoothly.

"In the second round against Xu Xiangheng, the situation in the lower right corner was difficult to judge. Rui Zhao relied on his better offensive sense to win the game. It was very similar to the game against Park Min-yeol in the Weiqi relegation match. It was a small probability accident.

"Not to mention Lin Ruixin in yesterday's quarterfinals. Not only did a flying knife give her a huge advantage, but it also led the situation into a chaotic battle, which she is best at, and only then was Lin Ruixin taken away in one go.

"After the draw yesterday, I saw Xiao Zhu was ready for battle. He went straight to the restaurant to pack some food and went back. He was probably planning to prepare well for today's game.

"He has a solid style of play and is good at striking back and controlling his judgment. His chess skills are obviously higher than Rui Zhao's, so I think it is highly likely that he will win.

"A female chess player made it to the finals of the World Championships - it's all about luck!"

"Um……"

After listening to this, Shang Chaotian nodded slowly without raising any objections.

Although Kim Woo-eun had set an example by defeating three world champions in a row and reaching the finals in the LIG Cup, Shang Chaotian knew that it was much more difficult for a female chess player to reach the finals of the World Championship than he had imagined!
Take Kim Woo-eun himself, who won the World Championship, for example. After that, not only could he not repeat the feat of being the runner-up in the LIG Cup, he couldn't even make it to the quarterfinals again!
Therefore, it is indeed quite difficult for Rui Zhao to make further progress now.

I hope... Rui Zhao can win!

Although this game of chess was a civil war between chess players from the same country, Shang Chaotian, as the chairman of the chess association, still felt a little biased in his heart.

...

...

However...the miracle did not happen in the end.

That afternoon, the semi-final between Rui Zhao and Zhu Yuanjun in this year's Spring Orchid Cup ended first.

In the end, Zhu Yuanjun, playing with white, defeated Rui Zhao with an advantage of a quarter of a piece and half a point.

Hua Xia Zhaojun failed to go one step further and match the best performance of a female chess player in the World Championship created by the Ice Queen. (End of this chapter)

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