"boom--"

Nie Chuan had just raised his hand when the ball was blocked by Heishan.

Ewing's rage was boiling: "Hey - are you kidding me? Do you know how to shoot? You should have shot as soon as you dribbled past Montenegro! Your legs are not as long as his! Your explosive power is not as good as his! Why did you give him time to catch up with you?!"

Nie Chuan opened his mouth, really wanting to answer Ewing: I really can't shoot a basketball...

But he was afraid that Ewing would beat him.

Nie Chuan let out a breath. It seemed like he really had to change his approach.

This time, Black Mountain's defense against Nie Chuan became more cautious. No matter how Nie Chuan feinted or how nimble his steps were, Black Mountain almost stuck close to him.

Nie Chuan didn't understand how Heishan, who was so big, could be so agile.

What should he do? He can't get through Montenegro...

The scene of Reece Reddington passing by him on the basketball court that day suddenly appeared in my mind, and it was like a slow-motion replay frame by frame.

Nie Chuan's body moved following that rhythm, quickly and decisively.

Heishan moved but could not keep up with Nie Chuan's sudden change of speed. Nie Chuan turned around, passed Heishan, and was about to dribble for a layup. Heishan suddenly jumped up, and Ewing opened his mouth wide to curse again, but Nie Chuan took the ball back and jumped again the moment he landed.

The time he stayed in the air was beyond everyone's expectations. He was as light as a feather blown by the wind, weightless.

Soon, he was above the descending Montenegro and was about to dribble and shoot.

Heishan jumped up again with full of explosive power and gave Nie Chuan a huge block.

This time, Nie Chuan was really shocked and fell to the ground, looking up at Heishan stupidly.

Really... it's so scary...

Nie Chuan thought his head would be smashed by Black Mountain!

Carlo took two or three steps forward and waved his hand in front of Nie Chuan: "Hey, Allen! Are you okay? What happened? Are you hurt somewhere?"

Nie Chuan swallowed his saliva and hesitated to hold Carlo's hand.

Instead, Heishan showed a guilty look, bent down and grabbed Nie Chuan's shoulders.

The dark mass frightened Nie Chuan so much that his shoulders hunched.

Heishan easily lifted Nie Chuan up from the ground. At this time, You Yin walked over aggressively.

"Can you shoot a basketball? Can you? I wasted my height just now! If I had reached your height just now, I would have shot it decisively! You actually let Montenegro block your shot? What are you made of? Are you a pudding? Who do you think Montenegro is? He is a top three center in the league! Blocking your shot is easier than swatting a fly!"

Nie Chuan curled the corner of his mouth. He wanted to say, "The technical content of swatting a fly is still very high." It is an insult to Heishan to compare Gai Ta Hotpot with swatting a fly!

"Ewing! Ewing, don't get excited! Allen has never participated in a competition and has no experience! We have to take it slow!" Carlo quickly stopped Ewing.

Nie Chuan exhaled helplessly.

He was really fed up. He was asked to play basketball with Reese Reddington in the community basketball court for no reason. When he returned to school, he was blocked three times in a row by this big guy named Black Mountain for no reason. He couldn't be more angry! Then there was a madman named Ewing who scolded him.

"A bunch of psychopaths." Nie Chuan said in Chinese with hatred.

"Huh, what?" Ewing raised his eyebrows. He knew that what Nie Chuan said was definitely not good.

"What did he say?" Carlo looked in Reese's direction.

Reese turned his face to the side, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and every pore of Nie Chuan was filled with coldness.

Does Reese Reddington know Chinese?

impossible?

Chinese is so profound and extensive, there shouldn’t be many foreigners who can master it, right?

"He said, you are all crazy." Reese looked into Nie Chuan's eyes and translated it verbatim.

"What--" Ewing almost jumped up.

"What?" Carlo almost tried to stop Ewing.

Nie Chuan was startled, turned around, grabbed Zhou Bin and ran away.

"I still have to go to the library! Bye!"

It’s better not to meet again!

Watching Nie Chuan running away, Ewing was furious: "He actually called us crazy? I gave up my nap time to watch this guy play basketball, and I was called a crazy person!"

"If carrying someone from the school cafeteria to the basketball court without their consent, and even asking for a game without asking the other person's wishes, is not considered insane, then it is indeed Nie Chuan's fault." Reese looked at Carlo coldly.

"So that's how it is!" Ewing glared at Carlo, "Do you have any manners at all? You idiot! He must think that we are not good people and are using basketball as an excuse to bully him!"

"You're talking to me about manners? Who scolded him from beginning to end?"

"If I knew you forced him to come here, I wouldn't have said a single curse word! I would have patiently encouraged him! I would have taught him how to shoot a basketball!"

While Ewing and Carlo were still arguing, Montenegro walked up to Reese and said calmly, "That kid doesn't seem to have received any systematic basketball training. Although he's very agile, he lacks stability."

"Yeah." Reese responded softly.

"But his ability to reflect is really amazing. He can discover the mistake he made the previous moment the next moment. And...his last pass reminded me of you." Montenegro said.

"Me?" Reese's eyebrows slowly raised.

"The rhythm of the basketball in your hands, the timing of changing speed and direction."

Reese didn't answer.

"We lost Connor... There may be many excellent teammates to choose from in the team, but it is difficult for Ewing, Carlo and even myself to accept it. We are used to Connor and trust Connor more than others. And you, especially. But I think, no matter who becomes the starter, we should not reject any other possibilities."

Reese still didn't respond.

At this time, Nie Chuan dragged Zhou Bin for a long distance before stopping.

He patted his chest hard. "Damn it—I'm so fucking scared! Do you know how scary that Black Mountain is? He beat me until my bones were broken in a minute! And that Ewing, he wanted to beat me! Did you see that? He wanted to beat me!"

Zhou Bin nodded helplessly, patted Nie Chuan on the back and said, "I know! I know! Facing a big guy like Heishan, you must be under a lot of pressure! Come! Hurry up and eat a piece of chocolate to calm down!"

Zhou Bin carefully took out the chocolate from Nie Chuan's backpack, unwrapped it, and handed it to Nie Chuan.

"Damn it! Can a bar of chocolate calm you down? I need at least a box of chocolate!"

Zhou Bin smiled, put his arm around Nie Chuan's shoulder and said, "You're right, when you were dribbling past Montenegro, I thought you looked so handsome! If you can make the shots later, Serin will definitely fall in love with you!"

"...Serin should prefer Reese Reddington's cool and arrogant style..." Nie Chuan said angrily.

Zhou Bin put his arm around Nie Chuan's shoulders and said in a wise man's tone, "I believe... there will always be someone who will watch over you silently, give for you, and make you a better person. He will always hold a light for you at night, so that you know where to go. He will also... make you understand what it means to risk your life without hesitation."

Nie Chuan stopped and looked at Zhou Bin while holding a chocolate bar in his mouth: "Dabin? Is the beginning of school too stressful? Did the instructor give you a hard time? Or do you have a fever?"

"Hey - you really ruin the atmosphere!"

At this time, Carlo and Ewing were finally pulled apart by Montenegro.

Reese walked indifferently between the two of them.

Ewing shouted, "Reese! You have to take good care of Carlo and make him apologize to Alan!"

"Apologize? Alan was frightened by the Black Mountain hot pot, right? Why should I be the one to apologize?"

"Okay, I'll go and apologize." Heishan tried to smooth things over helplessly.

"We can't go to Montenegro! Alan just suffered such a big shock, we should give him time to recover!"

Just when they were still struggling over who should go and apologize to Nie Chuan, Reese stopped, turned around and raised his chin: "Who's going to play?"

"Ah? I'm playing, what's wrong?" Ewing asked.

"What level?"

"...Level 6, right?... That game is too brain-intensive, and you have to earn equipment, otherwise you can't pass the ambush. What's wrong?"

"Just now, I promised Nie Chuan on behalf of Carlo that if he can get through Black Mountain, I will give him the equipment to pass the tenth level."

Reese said this and turned away gracefully.

Ewing and Carlo looked at each other. Ewing suddenly pointed at Carlo's nose and said, "Earn the equipment for level 10 as soon as possible! Otherwise, our friendship will end!"

"Hey, you've played that game! Wouldn't it be easier for you to make money?" Carlo's face fell.

"I make money? Just try it and you'll know how hard it is! And why should I clean up your mess when you do something wrong?"

Ewing gave Carlo the middle finger and walked away.

That night, Carlo carried his computer to Reese's student apartment, intending to spend the night there.

"What do you want to do?" Reese stood at the door with a cold face, with no intention of letting Carlo into the room.

"Hey! Do I need to ask? You have a coffee machine here! I need to stay up all night to finish a game!" Carlo said with a matter-of-fact expression.

"You can ask your female fans to cook for you."

Reese was about to close the door, and Carlo quickly put a foot in front of the door.

"Please, I beg you! If I don't earn some equipment and give it to Allen as soon as possible, Ewing will kill me!"

Reese looked down at Carlo's feet and said coldly, "I'm going to sleep. You playing games here will affect me."

"I'll mute it!"

"You think pressing the keyboard and mouse won't make any noise?"

"If Alan really wants this set of equipment, don't you want him to get it? After getting the equipment, he will be able to pass the level smoothly! Then he will find this game boring! He can focus more on practicing basketball!" Carlo didn't know where he came up with this logical-sounding reason.

But what he really wanted in his heart was not only the coffee machine in Reese's room, but also because with Reese around, he might really be able to pass the level!

"His name is Nie Chuan. If you call him Allen, he won't react."

"Ah, what?" Carlo had no idea how Reese pronounced Nie Chuan's name so sounded like Chinese.

"Nie Chuan." Reese repeated.

Carlo was overwhelmed: "Forget it! Don't worry about it for now, just earn the equipment he wants first!"