After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"It's estimated that it's only about five or six kilometers from here to the Japan Chess Institute, so it will only take about ten minutes to get there."

Ambassador Song, who was sitting in the back seat, smiled and said to Zhan Lang, who was sitting in the passenger seat: "So there is more than enough time to buffer. How was your rest last night? Are you in high spirits for today's game?"

"It's fine. I don't have a habit of being particular about my bed. I fell asleep as soon as I got into bed last night.

Ambassador Song has specially arranged so many things, including the aromatherapy. Thank you very much."

Zhan Lang nodded when he heard this. He had no habit of being particular about his bed, and after taking a hot bath, he fell asleep right away.

There's no way. I'm really too tired. It took me only a short time to go back and forth by car yesterday, and I fell asleep at nine o'clock.

During normal training, Zhan Lang usually goes to bed at around ten o'clock.

After this competition was over, Zhan Lang finally felt that he could resume his abnormal schedule.

Although a regular schedule makes people feel refreshed, it also makes people very unhappy!
This morning, Zhan Lang also got up on time at 7:30. After washing up and having some breakfast, the embassy sent a car to take Zhan Lang to the competition venue, the Japan Chess Institute.

It is worth mentioning that Zhan Lang is still wearing the same clothes as Jingdian today.

"It's okay, this is what we should do."

When Ambassador Song heard Zhan Lang's words, he couldn't help but waved his hands, indicating that these were just trivial matters.

After all, he won the competition this time and could be said to be the one with the most face. Whenever he met some Japanese diplomats, he deliberately tried to steer the conversation towards this matter.

If he could win the competition this time, Ambassador Song felt that he could still show off for at least another year.

Because of the information he got from him, the Japanese side is already planning to hold the second China-Japan Go Challenge.

Because even if Japan won this time, it was still not a pretty win. It did not show the ability of Japan as a Go power at all, but instead made people feel that the gap between China and Japan was not that big, and even felt very close.

To some extent, this has been a huge blow to Japanese Go, so Japan is eager to host the next one and wants to win more beautifully in the next one.

Hao Qiang, who was also sitting in the back seat, couldn't help but ask after getting in the car: "There shouldn't be any traffic jams on this road, right?"

He still clearly remembers the grand occasion in Atami before. This time in Tokyo, there should be even more people, right?

It would be terrible if the traffic jam affected Zhan Lang's game today.

Ambassador Song also made preparations in advance: "Don't worry, I have already asked someone to explore the way. The area around the Japanese Chess Institute is indeed blocked, but we got off the car nearby and walked less than 500 meters to get there."

"That's good."

"By the way, yesterday many people heard that you were staying at the embassy, ​​and many Chinese living in Japan sent you many gifts and presents.

But you still need to be careful about the food, so I won't give it to you for now. We will also check the gifts and send them back to you at once, but I think it's better to hand over a handwritten letter to you now."

Ambassador Song seemed to remember something and took out a letter from his suit pocket and handed it to Zhan Lang.

When Zhan Lang took it, he found that the letter had been opened in advance. The reason was very simple. The embassy was also afraid that the letter was sent by someone in the name of Chinese living in Japan.

To prevent the envelope from containing anything threatening, such as a razor blade or something like that, or even if it is more sinister, such as chemical substances, the problem would be even bigger.

Don't think it's impossible. There was an indiscriminate cola poisoning and murder incident in Japan just a few years ago.

Moreover, the poison in the Coke is the famous bitter almond. I can only say that this kind of thing can be obtained by ordinary people. Conan really does not deceive me.

Therefore, before these things are delivered to Zhan Lang, the embassy staff must check them in advance to prevent any unexpected emergencies that may affect today's game.

Zhan Lang directly took out the letter paper inside, and the content was actually very simple.

In Japan, which has always claimed to be the "Go Kingdom", Zhan Lang's victory over their proud top-notch ninth-dan player was undoubtedly like throwing an "atomic bomb" into the Japanese Go world.

If Zhan Lang defeats Toya Masao again today - and drops another atomic bomb - Japan will probably surrender in this CEN China-Japan Go Challenge like it did in World War II.

After hearing what Zhan Lang read out, everyone in the car couldn't help but laugh.

Zhan Lang couldn't help shaking his head as he listened to the laughter beside him: "I can't be a fat boy anymore. I guess I can only be a little boy again."

Hearing this, several people around who had just finished laughing couldn't help but laugh again.

It's really funny, but it's a joke from hell for Japan.

"We'll be at the competition venue soon."

At the entrance of the competition venue, the Japan Shogi Association, the two directors in charge of this competition, Kiyotaka Taguchi and Koichi Sakamoto, were also waiting at the door for the arrival of today's players.

Originally, they didn't need to wait at the door, but they couldn't sit still in the office, so they might as well come here and stand. Today, the area around the Japan Chess Institute was almost crowded with chess fans who wanted to watch the game and people who were attracted by the atmosphere to watch the excitement.

However, only a few people can get tickets to watch the show, and most others can only wait for the results outside by listening to the radio.

The only benefit is that you might get to meet the contestants later.

But many people come here just to follow the trend and join in the fun. It doesn’t matter whether they understand it or not. The most important thing is to have common topics to discuss with others.

For China and Japan now, this Go competition is the biggest topic of discussion.

If you don't even know this, you won't be able to interrupt others when they are chatting, because you won't understand what they are saying at all.

When something becomes popular, it will encourage more people to join in, forming a virtuous circle.

It can be said that the enthusiasm of Japanese chess fans was not affected much by the defeat the day before yesterday and is still very high.

When Zhan Lang defeated Kenichi Mitsuba, the Japanese reaction was somewhat shocked, but most people felt that they still had Masao Toya, which was a "gap" that was even more difficult for Chinese chess players to overcome.

Masao Toya is 38 years old this year, but he once dominated Japanese Go by becoming the "Five Crowns" of Japan two years ago. Even now, Masao Toya is still the player with the most games in Japan.

According to the Japan Go Association, the most difficult thing in Japanese Go right now is to invite 9th Dan Toya Masao to play Go, because his schedule is already full.

This is one of the main reasons why the Japanese side allowed 9th Dan Toya Masao to continue to participate in the competition before the challenge match, despite the risk of Kenichi Mitsuba losing the game.

However, given that the current record of Toya Masao 9th Dan far exceeds that of Mitsuba Kenichi, it is reasonable for Japanese Go to expect that Toya Masao 9th Dan will be able to stop the tide of war.

"arrive."

Seeing the 9th dan Toya Masao approaching from afar, the staff of the Japan Chess Association quickly cleared a path and escorted the opponent in.

Looking at the first player to arrive, Masao Toya, Kiyotaka Taguchi asked hopefully, "He will win, right?"

My life and property depend on you!
When 9th Dan Toya Masao heard this, he did not respond immediately because he was far from being mentally prepared for this game.

When Kiyotaka Taguchi asked him whether he wanted to cancel the match for the tournament, Masao Toya, 9th dan, was very determined and thought it was totally unnecessary.

So when Kiyotaka Taguchi informed Masao Toya after Kenichi Mitsuba lost the game, Masao Toya did feel a little "caught off guard" because he thought he really didn't need to play.

So as soon as the game ended the day before yesterday, 9th Dan Toya Masao asked for the chess record of the match between Mitsuba Kenichi and Zhan Lang.

This sight made Toya Masao, 9th Dan, feel an invisible burden on his shoulders - if Lang won the game by luck, perhaps Toya Masao, 9th Dan, would feel relieved and think that Mitsuba Kenichi lost the "Jingzhou" because of carelessness.

After all, this kind of thing happens all the time.

But the chess record of this game told him clearly that Zhan Lang played very well, especially that ghost move, which was a blind spot that no one had expected.

At that moment, a feeling of "the lips and teeth are interdependent" arose in the heart of Toya Masao.

If Zhan Lang can continue to perform at the level shown in the chess records, then if Sanye Kenichi can lose, there is no guarantee that he will not lose the game.

That evening, Toya Masao received several calls from people in the chess world. They all spoke in a relaxed tone, and felt that defeating Zhan Lang was as easy as "pinching a snail with three fingers." This added invisible pressure to Toya Masao.

In particular, the Japan Chess Association also informed me that there would be a celebration banquet after the game.

The pressure on 9th Dan Toya Masao is already overwhelming, but he knows he has no way out.

Because if you take a step back, you will never be able to recover.

After taking a deep breath, Ninth Dan Toya Masao said only one sentence.

"It will win."

PS: I recommend a friend's book, "The Wizard: The First Love of the Church"

Brothers, even when you arrive in another world, you must open your eyes and see the world!

"Sir, how can I be as good as you?"

"It's simple. Just don't have a woman in your heart."

"Then sir... the female knight beside you, the goddess of green leaves, the royal princess, the vampire countess, the daughter of the devil, the saint of the church..."

"Stupid, I mean there's no woman in your heart, not no woman around you!"

(End of this chapter)