Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 141 The scheming Reiko Tajima

"I mean, do you want to play basketball at the flower grower's house?"

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"Uh...Miss Masako, in order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings..."

Xiang Yang rubbed his eyebrows, feeling that the amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and said, "Let me confirm first, you are not talking about traveling to a flower grower... and then playing ball on the way, right?"

Masako didn't speak, and stared straight at Xiang Yang with her beautiful eyes.

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding, don't be so serious."

Xiang Yang smiled bitterly, and then said seriously: "Miss Masako, please tell me, I'm listening."

Seeing that Xiang Yang was listening attentively, Masako touched her nose and said thoughtfully: "I have a friend who is a reporter for the basketball newspaper of a flower grower. She happens to be working in Tokyo now. If you want to play professional basketball, you also want to avoid basketball. As for the Hong Kong Basketball Association, you can consider it..."

"Change nationality!"

After saying this, Masako let out a long breath. She finally said what she had been thinking about for a long time. Now, she just needs Xiangyang's attitude!
Masako looked around and saw Xiang Yang with his head half raised, as if he was in a daze. After waiting for a while and not waiting for Xiang Yang's reaction, she simply kicked Xiang Yang.

"Huh?? What??"

Xiang Yang suddenly woke up. He turned around and met Masako's unkind eyes. He waved his hand and explained, "Oh, I was thinking about it. Don't worry!"

After saying that, Xiang Yang continued to pose with his head half raised.

On the surface, Xiang Yang is just in a daze, but in fact, in his mind, he has already communicated with the system.

Question: After changing nationality and joining another national team, will the main mission be considered completed?

答:

!

The moment he received the answer, Xiang Yang immediately jumped up from the sofa, with an excited look on his face.

Found it!Way to complete this damn new main quest!

"No problem, Miss Masako, when will you let me meet and chat with the reporter who grows flowers?"

Xiang Yang looked so excited as if he had found a treasure, which aroused questions on Masako's head.

"I said...you just agreed so simply?"

Masako asked with a suspicious expression, she really didn't expect Xiang Yang to agree so readily!He didn't show any hesitation at all...except for the "way of thinking" like a fool just now.

"Think about it again. It's such a big thing to change your nationality. If you don't talk to your family... I'm sorry, I forgot."

Just as Masako was about to persuade Xiang Yang to discuss it with his family, he suddenly remembered something. After realizing that he had said the wrong thing, he apologized quickly, with a look of shame on his face.

Xiangyang waved his hand and said it didn't matter, but his open-minded look, in Masako's eyes, was just trying to be brave!

Suddenly, Masako's eyes became much gentler, and even his iceberg face, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, forced a kind smile at this moment.

Xiang Yang:…

Let’s just say, you don’t have to laugh if you don’t know how to laugh…

A drop of cold sweat ran down Xiang Yang's face, but Masako's unusual reaction reminded him.

Although at the soul level, Xiang Yang is Xiang Yang, and he is still the college student with half a foot in the ranks of social animals in his previous life, but now, with his body, he is definitely a native of Neon!

In his own opinion, there would be no problem in changing his nationality to become a flower grower. After all, his ideas and education from childhood came from growing flowers. But in the eyes of outsiders, you can just make the decision to change without even thinking about it. Country of Citizenship?Are you too big-hearted?Is there no one in this country that you care about?Can be so open-minded.

Wanting to understand this, Xiangyang covered his mouth with one hand, pretended to have made up his mind after careful consideration, and turned to Masako.

Talent: Birth of an Actor activated.

"Miss Masako, this decision is a bit difficult for me, but..."

Xiang Yang took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision at this moment: "I want to try! My steps should not stop here, I want to go to a bigger stage!"

After saying that, Xiang Yang leaned back and buried himself in the sofa, covering his face with his hands, as if he hadn't calmed down yet.However, just between his fingers, he took a peek at Masako's expression. Sure enough, after watching Xiangyang's performance, Masako was convinced. She believed it completely. Make up your mind.

OK, I give myself full marks~

Where Masako couldn't see him, the corners of Xiangyang's mouth slightly raised in an arc, and then in a flash, he rubbed his face hard and showed a "reluctant" smile to Masako.

"So, when will we arrange a meeting between the two of us? I can't wait to put on the jersey of the National Youth Team!"

Masako glanced at Xiang Yang, thinking that he was still pretending to smile, and didn't mean to show off. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "It'll be the day after tomorrow. I'll pick you up from your school then."

"okay."

Xiang Yang readily agreed, then he glanced at the clock on the wall and teased Masako: "Miss Masako, don't you have anything else to say to me? Do you really not think about confessing to me? I... People are not good at rejecting others!"

Scree!
The sound of a knife being unsheathed.

"Hey! I've been staring at you this time. Where did you take out the sword? You're not a superpower, are you?"

Xiang Yang looked shocked. Masako actually took out her Odachi from nowhere right under his nose. For Xiang Yang, who is a materialist, this scene is too over the top!
Masako didn't reply, but smiled at Xiangyang.

Talent: Danger warning has been activated.

Without even listening to the system prompts, the hair on Xiang Yang's arms stood up the moment Masako drew the knife.Without any hesitation, Xiang Yang immediately ran away. When he sprinted to the door of the gym, he didn't forget to turn around and say hello to Masako: "I'm leaving first, Miss Masako! Remember to go to bed early!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiang Yang immediately pushed open the gym door and trotted out of Masako's sight.

In the gym, Masako couldn't help laughing when she saw Xiang Yang running away in a panic. She looked outside the door, where Xiang Yang last disappeared, and murmured.

"How far is the flower gardener from Neon?"

Nothing in the night

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Early in the morning, in a single room in an apartment

Reiko Tajima, who always had to sleep until noon before getting up, got up early today to dress herself up!
Holding lipstick in hand, she evenly colored her lips. Lingzi pursed her lips and showed a smile in the mirror. She stood up, turned around, and carefully observed today's outfit combination.

She was wearing a light brown dress with a milky white Indian silk gauze lining the open collar and a large ruby ​​brooch.Wearing a dark purple cape trimmed with black plaid, he has a slender figure and a dignified appearance.

perfect!

Although she is nearly 30 years old, Lingzi's appearance is very good. Coupled with her makeup skills, she is very confident and has no problem handling a high school student!

"set off!"

Lingzi shook her fist and encouraged herself secretly. Today, she was bound to capture Xiangyang and start the flower grower's first attempt at poaching Neon!
"Master, please send me to the shark gym."

Lingzi gracefully stopped a taxi on the side of the road and reported the date Masako gave her.

Along the way, Lingzi noticed that the driver was not honest, and frequently looked back at her through the rearview mirror. However, Lingzi was no longer one of those ignorant high school students.

Although she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, Lingzi didn't express it at all on her face. Instead, she straightened her hair and showed off her charm openly.

This led to the lucky driver who looked back and took a peek, but almost made a big mistake on the road!
"Master, be careful on your way back!"

Finally arriving at the destination, Lingzi waved goodbye to the driver a little tiredly. Just now, this guy almost led her into a head-on confrontation with a large truck!

Fortunately, the driver of the truck reacted quickly enough and turned the steering wheel immediately to avoid a disaster.

However, although there was no accident, some quarrels are inevitable. As we all know, no one can drive without swearing!Especially when the other party made a mistake first.

The truck driver immediately rolled down the window and directed a barrage of firepower at the taxi driver.

I don't know if it was because Lingzi was sitting in the back, or because the driver himself had a bad temper. In the face of a wrong situation, he was not timid at all. He also rolled down the window and actively challenged the truck driver.

Just like that, Lingzi's head was about to explode when he heard the quarrel all the way!Fortunately, the Shark Gym is located in the city center, and this painful torture did not accompany Lingzi for too long.After she got out of the car, the taxi immediately turned around and returned the same way!

I wonder if we are going to find that truck for a second battle...

call--

Lingzi stood at the door of Shark Gym and took a deep breath. She was about to see Xiang Yang and she had to stay in top condition!
After entering the door later, he flipped his hair, made eye contact with Xiang Yang and showed a sweet smile.

Lingzi carefully planned the small combo in his mind.

This would be a dimensionality-reducing blow to any high school boy!
No problem, it works!

Lingzi was very confident, and pushed open the door of the gym. While attracting everyone's attention, she brushed her hair with a natural expression.

ok, perfect, the next step is to find Xiang Yang...

Lingzi looked around, the "sweet girl smile" on her face ready to go.

However, there was no sign of Xiangyang, except for a few fitness enthusiasts in the gym, Masako was the only one sitting on the sofa, looking at her expressionlessly.

Um?Is the Lord not here?
After a brief period of shock, Lingzi immediately adjusted himself.

The "Sweet Girl" offensive is temporarily terminated.

"Morning, Miss Masako."

Lingzi walked slowly to Masako, sat across from her, and then asked with a puzzled expression: "Um... Mr. Xiangyang isn't here?"

Hearing this, Masako nodded slightly at her and replied: "He has to go to class during the day, and I will bring him to see you in the evening."

"Oh, so that's the case."

High school students have to go to class during the day, which makes sense...what the hell!

Lingzi looked like she suddenly realized it, but inside she was speechless. The formal relationship interview was at night, so why call her out in broad daylight?
As if he could see what Lingzi was thinking, Masako picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and then said: "Since his guardian...is not in Neon, and he is a minor, I will handle the negotiations. As long as he completes it, in other words, when you two meet, the results will basically have come out."

damn it…

Lingzi spat secretly, but there was still an impeccable smile on her face.

"Yeah, Miss Masako arranges things very well."

Lingzi complimented and then raised a new question: "But I think it is still necessary for Mr. Xiangyang and I to have an interview, because there are some issues that require me to confirm with him face to face."

Masako raised her eyebrows but said nothing, gesturing for Lingzi to continue.

Seeing this scene, Lingzi took out a notebook from her bag. As a professional reporter, she naturally thought about what questions to ask during negotiations and recorded them in advance.

"For example, the question I asked during the last phone call."

As he spoke, Lingzi observed the expression on Masako's face: "Why didn't Neon's local basketball association attract Mr. Xiang Yang to join the National Youth Team?"

Judging from Masako's previous reaction, although I don't know the reason, this question will obviously make it difficult for Masako to answer, which will give Lingzi the right to speak in this negotiation!

Although more than half of Lingzi's pre-war arrangements were ruined by Xiang Yang's absence, as a special reporter assigned to a foreign country by a flower grower, her negotiation skills are professional!

As expected, as Lingzi expected, Masako frowned slightly when faced with her question and did not answer immediately. This only aroused Lingzi's curiosity even more.

Fighting for the right to speak is one thing, and Lingzi is really concerned about the answer to this question.

Through the Winter Cup game video, it is obvious that Xiangyang is definitely the most powerful player among this high school class!At the point guard position, except for Akashi Seijuro, whose reputation has long been well-known in the Neon Basketball world, no one can compare with Xiang Yang!
Even Jorin High School, which defeated Akashi, also lost to Kaijo, led by Kise and Xiangyao, in the finals. Doesn't this explain the problem!
After rounding, Xiangyang is greater than Akashi! !
The attentive Tajima Reiko, after discovering Xiang Yang's potential, went out of her way to dig out the game videos from the summer split through connections.

She watched all of Hai Chang's games and came to two conclusions.

[-]: Xiangyang’s playing style is so sophisticated that it cannot be measured by the judgment methods of high school students!
Two: From the summer of last year to the end of the Winter Cup, Xiangyang has been evolving at a terrifying speed!
During the summer split, Xiangyang was just an organizational "colander" with no offensive capabilities.

After reading countless orders from players, I can see the changes on the field more clearly than most people!
Although I don't know why many players are timid when facing Xiang Yang's defense, those players who dare to challenge Xiang Yang in singles have achieved good offensive efficiency!
Basically, for Xiang Yang during that period, as long as you dared to hit him, he would be scored on his head by you.

In view of Xiangyang's organizational ability and offensive performance, after neutralizing his defensive vulnerability, in Lingzi's eyes, considering it from a professional basketball perspective, Xiangyang is just average.

However, it was time for the Winter Cup.

Lingzi couldn't even believe that Xiang Yang from the Summer Games and Xiang Yang from the Winter Cup were actually the same person?

It is still the familiar game control, perfect rhythm operation, just right singles scoring, in terms of strong play ability, Xiang Yang has a further trend!

However, if it were just these, it would only make Lingzi's eyes brighten at most, because no matter how good these data are, they can only show Xiang Yang's talent on the offensive end.

What really attracted Ling Zi's attention to Xiang Yang was his defensive statistics that rose like a rocket!

He has defended the opponent's ace many times, and he can still maintain a good defensive threat at the end of the game. In many games, he has completed the feat of completely locking down a player for an entire game!

In just half a year, Xiangyang has transformed from an accessory who only attacks but not defends to a cornerstone of the team who can defend and play!

In Lingzi's opinion, if there were no special reasons, or if the Neon Basketball Association were all blind, it would be impossible to let go of this treasure!

It's a pity... Although the Neon Basketball Association is not blind, their eyesight is indeed not much better.

At this time, Masako had been silent for a long time, but the curiosity in Lingzi's eyes did not diminish at all.

Whether it is to satisfy curiosity or to be a flower grower for the National Youth Team, for public or private purposes, Lingzi needs to know the answer to this question!

Realizing that there was no way to fool him, Masako clicked his tongue and said, "Xiang Yang's physical talent is too poor, and the Neon Basketball Association is not optimistic about his future."

ha?
Lingzi had a "You're kidding me" expression on his face.

The span of strength in half a year is so huge. Are you telling me that Xiangyang has no future?
Lingzi didn't believe Masako's words, but she still tended to think that Xiangyang had a bad temper. She had also read a report from her colleagues before, and the content was that Xiangyang punched the opponent's player!
However, Lingzi has investigated and it was indeed the opponent's player who first used malicious actions to hurt Hai Chang's players, and then Xiang Yang was angered by this and beat that person!

From this point of view, there should be no problem with Xiang Yang's character.

Lingzi nodded secretly. Regarding the current basketball level of the flower planters, as long as Xiangyang's problems are not too big, they can be tolerated!

"Okay, Miss Masako, although you answered my question, I still want to talk to Xiangyang in person. Before that, can I introduce to you the plan proposed by our basketball association?"

Lingzi clapped her hands and guided the topic to another place. At the same time, after Masako nodded in agreement, she skillfully took out a planning document from her bag.

This is exactly what the Flower Planter gave her, a series of plans for overseas players to join the Flower Planter!

According to Wai Lingzi's experience, these high school students had no intention at all. After reading the entire plan, most of them would glance at it and put it aside.

Even if the opponent this time is Masako Araki, Lingzi believes that nothing unexpected will happen.

Sure enough, Masako picked up the planning book and visually checked the thickness, then put it back to the side.

Lingzi looked at this scene and laughed secretly in his heart. Even Masako was like this, let alone Xiangyang who was still a minor!
This recruitment will be handled by herself, Reiko Tajima, so there will definitely be no problems!

(End of this chapter)