Chapter 22: Son-in-law
"Qin Wuyang from the Thunder League? Haha, he even alarmed several of the Thunder League's guardians..."
After hearing his father mention "Lei Meng Qin Wuyang", Li Xiangping had some understanding of this person.
How to say it? Since the "Leimeng" is a group of chess friends organized by "landmines", since they are "landmines", the chess friends in this organization like to call themselves "assassins". For this reason, the names of famous assassins in history, such as Zhuan Zhu, Yao Li, and Jing Ke, have become their favorite vests.
And this "Leimeng Qin Wuyang" is of course one of these aliases.
Li Xiangping also knew that the "Leimeng" seemed to have an internal rule that in order to wear this special vest, one had to be a professional chess player, and after putting it on, one would automatically become their "protector."
In other words, this "Lei League Qin Wuyang" is actually a professional chess player, but because the "Lei League" has always been mysterious and does things that cannot be seen, Li Xiangping only has this much information. In addition to knowing that this person should be a professional chess player, as for who he really is, Li Xiangping does not know.
Jueyi: "Qin Wuyang is going to be the second player to play. Isn't this a foul?"
Evil Gentleman: "Hey, they said we committed the foul first."
Feeling his father's excitement, Li Xiangping secretly laughed but also felt a little sad.
Originally, the two sides agreed that professional chess players were not allowed to play in the match between Yipintang and Leimeng. Now Leimeng accused Yipintang of "breaking the rules first", and a professional chess player took the initiative to challenge him, which means that his strength has been recognized by Leimeng, and this is why Li Yuanhu is happy.
As for why Li Xiangping felt sad, it was because he was thinking about the years of chess he learned when he was a child. That cost a lot of money, especially when he hired professional chess players to give him private lessons, which required spending a lot of money.
Although Li Yuanhu is a wealthy man and does not care about that little bit of money, he remembers that his father had to beg others for guidance for his sake - so when he sees a professional chess player taking the initiative to challenge him, it is easy to understand Li Yuanhu's mood.
Thinking of this, Li Xiangping sent another private message to his father: "Okay, let's play another round, but let me make it clear that you have to negotiate with the hospital first, otherwise I can't do anything if they force you to sleep again."
So, at about 9:20 in the evening, the third match of the "Yipintang" vs. "Leimeng" competition, the match between "Jueyi" and "Leimeng Qin Wuyang" officially began.
By the time he was ready to play this game, Li Xiangping was actually not excited enough, at least not as excited as the previous game. What a joke, Old Shi was the one who could cut even the current Gu Dali, and a mere "Leimeng Qin Wuyang" was really not worth Li Xiangping's attention.
Although he didn't know who this person really was, he knew that he was definitely not the best in the country. At most, he was a second-tier chess player, or even an "old professional" who had retired.
Although Li Xiangping did not know this "Qin Wuyang", he knew another "guardian" of the "Leimeng" named "Jing Ke". That person, like the "Gourmet" of the Lianzhong Beggar Gang, was a main player of the Weiqi League who was not a national team player. Therefore, the level of "Jing Ke" should be similar to that of "Gourmet".
However, within the "Lei League", "Qin Wuyang" is ranked far lower than "Jing Ke". Among the so-called ten protectors of the "Lei League", "Jing Ke" and another "Wuhua Wuguo" are equally strong. The two have been competing for the first place all year round, while "Qin Wuyang" is basically ranked last every time and is a strong candidate for "deputy monitor".
It was through this kind of inference that Li Xiangping determined in his heart that this "Qin Wuyang" should not be a match for Lao Shi, so he could not get excited.
"Brother Ding'an, be careful. The next person to appear should be a level higher than the previous Vaisravana."
Li Xiangping simply said this and then let Lao Shi play chess.
In fact, what he said was the same as saying nothing. You have to know that this is a boxing match, and the "boxing" method has been loved by the Chinese people since ancient times. When "boxing", the higher the level of the player, the later he will appear on the stage. This is common sense in this kind of competition. There is no need for Li Xiangping to remind him.
Although Li Xiangping was not excited, it did not mean that the majority of the spectators were not excited. You have to know that the public has sharp eyes. "Leimeng Qin Wuyang" is a professional chess player. This is something that many spectators on Qingfeng.com know. Therefore, when the game started, more spectators squeezed into the game room than before.
Of course, if a Go game wants to attract attention, it mainly depends on the content of the game. For example, in the following game, what really excites the majority of spectators is the moves made by the great chess master Shi.
In this game, it is Jueyi's turn to play black.
At the beginning of the game: "...Hehe, diagonal star, everyone see, 7D plays diagonal star again. It is said that Yipintang is a group of diehards who worship the ancients. It seems that this is true..."
"...From the last game, it seems that Jueyi has studied some medieval chess. I just don't know if his moves will work against a professional chess player..."
When the game is more than 30 moves:
"...Hmm? Black's recent moves are a bit strange. Can anyone give me some advice? What is the name of Black's moves..."
"…Why is this chess piece so weird? The most standard way to play medieval chess, the legendary 'break two flying attacks', don't you know? Hey, this 7D is a bit interesting. The previous game used 'five and six flying attacks', and this game used 'break two flying attacks' again. As I said before, I just don't know if such a move will work well against modern professionals…"
When the game is more than 60 moves:
"…The situation is so serious. Is there any expert who can come out and tell us what the current situation is…"
However, in response to the question from the spectator, the dialogue box was silent. After all, the spectators were ordinary Go enthusiasts. Influenced by modern Japanese Go theory, most amateur players' so-called "situation judgment" was only at the level of "pointing points". So when faced with the medieval style of Go, which emphasizes situation more than territory, most people could not judge the situation at all.
Especially in today's game, there are too many clues and uncertain factors on the board at this point, it is a complete chaos, and it is impossible to judge the situation.
It was only around the 80th move that some chess fans began to express their opinions:
"... Shit, who on earth is this Jueyi? Why do I feel like the black chess piece is better now? If anyone agrees, please say so. Don't make me feel that my judgment is unreliable."
"You've found a soulmate who shares the same feeling about black chess..."
"agree……"
"same……"
When the game was over 80 moves, only a few people agreed with it, but after 100 moves, more and more people agreed with it.
By the 120th move, the majority of spectators in the game room believed that "Black has the advantage."
By move 140, everyone is no longer discussing whether Black has an advantage, but how long White can last.
After 150 moves, everyone stopped discussing this issue and started discussing the next game - speculating which expert the "Leimeng" might send to deal with this "exquisite skill" tomorrow night.
It was less than 10:30 in the evening, the game had been played for less than an hour and a half, and the total number of moves was less than 170. Seeing that there was no way to turn the situation around, "Qin Wuyang" chose to resign and admit defeat.
Although he lost the game, Qin Wuyang, as a professional chess player, still appeared very graceful. He even stayed after the game for a brief review and praised Jueyi a lot.
Reviewing the game was not Lao Shi's job, after all, the keyboard was in Li Xiangping's hands. Knowing that the opponent was a professional chess player, Li Xiangping remained polite and courteous in the subsequent conversation.
At this moment, he looked just like a well-educated and good child.
But after all, he lost the game, and as a professional chess player, Qin Wuyang felt a little embarrassed, so he logged off after a few minutes.
As soon as he left, Nurse Yang from the hospital came in and urged Li Xiangping to rest immediately.
Because this was an expected victory, Li Xiangping did not seem very excited and slept soundly that night. While Li Xiangping was going to bed, Li Yuanhu, who was far away in Beijing, also turned off his computer with a smile and prepared to go to bed.
But at this moment, his cell phone rang.
Seeing the three characters "Cai Zhixiong" on the caller ID, Li Yuanhu answered the call with a smile:
"Old Cai, what's the matter?"
"What else could it be? Of course it's the same thing as before. Hey, Lao Li, tell me the truth now. Was it really my son-in-law who played these two games of chess today?"
Son-in-law? Li Yuanhu was stunned at first, then burst into laughter:
"Haha, that's right, it was really my boy who played chess today. Do you think I should lie to you about this? But Lao Cai, since you keep saying he's your son-in-law, then let me meet your daughter one day and see if he's a good match for my boy."
The "son-in-law" they were talking about was of course just a boring game played by two middle-aged people.
Li Yuanhu comes from an engineering background and is engaged in the construction and real estate industry, while Cai Zhixiong is mainly engaged in the building materials business. He is the largest shareholder of a large cement group and owns multiple cement production lines.
The two met in the business world and became friends because of Go. Since they are both Go fans, they would naturally mention Li Xiangping who is learning Go when chatting.
In the past few years, Li Xiangping was often praised and considered "extraordinarily talented" by many people in the Go community, which naturally made Li Yuanhu very proud. It was okay in front of others, but in front of his Go fan friend Lao Cai, he couldn't help but brag about it occasionally.
As a huge chess fan, Old Cai was extremely envious and often lamented that he only had one daughter, otherwise he would definitely let her learn chess. Later, when the two became more familiar with each other, when they talked about their own children, they actually found that the two younger ones were about the same age.
This is the origin of the term “little son-in-law”.
