After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"For the fact that the two games a while ago did not produce good results, I would like to express my sincere apologies to everyone on behalf of the Japan Shogi Association!
Because of a series of problems such as our work mistakes, we received complaints from everyone, as well as some other...

But there is one last game left, please..."

The defeat of Kenichi Mitsuba and Masao Toya, 9th dan, can be said to have cast a shadow on the entire Japanese Go world.

Now the whole of Japan is criticizing the Japan Go Association, believing that these people are just sitting there doing nothing and are of no use at all.

Especially since the Japan Chess Institute wanted to open the champagne in advance twice, but both of them failed, it was extremely embarrassing.

There were even Chinese people in Japan who wrote letters directly to report that the Japan Chess Association had a tendency towards great power chauvinism.

There are many people who add icing on the cake, but there are also many people who take advantage of others' misfortunes.

Therefore, under pressure, the Japan Shogi Association had to hold a press conference to explain the situation and apologize.

As the chairman, Hasegawa would naturally not allow such an embarrassing thing to happen, and as the person in charge of this matter, Kiyotaka Taguchi could only take the blame on himself.

Before Taguchi Kiyotaka finished speaking, someone in the audience roared, "It's over!"

"I'm so sorry to be here, but..."

"What's the point of apologizing? Just commit seppuku!"

"sorry Sorry sorry!!!"

"You have destroyed all of Japanese Go!"

Looking at the chess fans below the stage who were arguing with him and the guy who came from nowhere, Kiyotaka Taguchi suddenly became anxious.

"I've already apologized, said I was wrong, I'm sorry, and I've resigned! What else do you want from me! Can't you just understand?
If it still doesn't work, should I die? I have no choice but to die! If you are still not satisfied, then throw stones at me! Anyway, I am wrong!

If quitting isn't enough, then I'll just die! I'm such a bastard! Come on, you guys! "

Seeing Kiyotaka Taguchi arguing with the audience, several staff members could only pull him away.

After all, if the quarrel continues like this, the situation will probably get even further out of control.

Because of this incident, a large number of chess fans gathered outside the Japan Chess Association to protest.

It's not even targeting Kiyotaka Taguchi, but a demand for the entire Japan Chess Association to step down!

Listening to the protests coming from outside, the suspended Taguchi Kiyotaka drank his wine indignantly: "These guys are really looking for trouble, making it seem like someone is wrong in this world, and they have to find someone to take the blame, and there has to be someone to vent their emotions on these despicable people!

Some things are just the way they are. Who is wrong? I am not doing this for the sake of Japanese Go. What did I do wrong? !
The criminals in the Coke poisoning case have not been executed since they were sentenced. I think no one cares about that kind of murderer while he is still alive. Why don’t they protest these important things? These insects only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong! Vent their emotions! "

"Stop talking. Why are you trying to fight them? Just apologize and act like a grandson. Won't this matter be over in a few months? No matter how big the matter is, who will care after a few months?"

Sakamoto couldn't help shaking his head when he saw the extremely angry Kiyotaka Taguchi. Normally everyone thought that this guy was an honest man who couldn't say a word even after being slapped twice.

Who would have thought that even after holding a press conference to apologize, Kiyotaka Taguchi would start an argument with others, and it was directly filmed by journalists and reported.

Now the matter has become a big deal.

And the situation is getting bigger and bigger, and it is even difficult to calm down.

"I'm already over 50 years old! And I'm still being scolded by those bastards! I feel like some of them were deliberately brought here to irritate me!"

I've already apologized! And I might have to be suspended for several months, what else do these guys want!
What else are they dissatisfied with?

"Okay, you know that the other person is deliberately trying to make you angry and say something you shouldn't say, but you still fall for it? Aren't you a fool?

The matter of pretending to be a grandson will soon pass, and now the most important thing is the last round of the ring match."

Koichi Sakamoto couldn't help but rub his head. He didn't expect that Kiyotaka Taguchi would be unreliable at the critical moment.

But sometimes people's emotions are so unstable that once they get angry, they may do anything.

But no matter what, the most important thing now is the last match of the ring.

In any case, the outcome of this game is more important than anything else.

It was only after Kenichi Mitsuba and Masao Toya suffered consecutive defeats that the Japanese side truly felt for the first time that the danger of losing in the tournament was approaching them.

Although Fang Yuan's five consecutive victories had caused a stir and made the Japanese side feel quite panicked, because they had two top-notch royal bombs in hand, the opponent's bluffing was more of a lie than the actual situation.

But now it’s different. The Chinese demon Zhan Lang has eaten up his two trump cards and is directly approaching the Japanese coach.

The two jokers turned into clowns.

It was only then that the Japanese realized that at the last hurdle they only had an "old brand" that had long been on the decline.

They themselves really have no confidence whether this old card can withstand the battle wave like the Sixth Heaven Demon King.

The fear I feel now really comes from the bottom of my heart.

Japanese Go is about to lose to China!
Kiyotaka Taguchi took a sip from a bottle of wine and said, "If Toya Masao 9th Dan can defeat that Chinese bastard, this match will be perfect!

Those guys in China only know how to cause trouble for others!"

If Zhan Lang had lost the match at Atami or the Japan Chess Institute, wouldn't so many things have happened?
Would I have so many troubles now?

These guys in China, they have already held a competition here, but they still messed it up like this! They just caused so much trouble for themselves!

Upon hearing this, Sakamoto Koichi couldn't help but laugh and shook his head: "Wouldn't it be more perfect if it was the elderly Fujii Hideaki who defeated the opponent in the opponent's home court?"

Hearing this, Kiyotaka Taguchi, who was already a little tipsy, looked at Koichi Sakamoto opposite him uncertainly. I'm the one drinking, not you, right?

How come you are drunk when you smell a little bit of alcohol? Otherwise, why would you talk nonsense in broad daylight?

Taguchi Kiyotaka was immediately amused: "No, the two top-notch players who are young and strong at their peak have already lost.

To put it bluntly, old man Fujii Hideaki has one foot in the coffin, and he just lives for pleasure every day. I wouldn't think it's strange if everyone finds him drunk one morning.

Not to mention that during the previous China-Japan Tianyuan competition, Fujii Hideaki was in such a good situation, but was turned around by the opponent in just a few seconds and one step.

Can you win? It's very difficult!

What can he do in the last round? Don't talk about it, it's just self-consolation."

Although Kiyotaka Taguchi drank too much, he was still sober. After all, he felt that Sakamoto was most likely drunk as much as he was, otherwise he would not have said such daydreamy words.

Sakamoto looked at the already defeated Taguchi Kiyotaka and picked up a fan to fan himself in front of his chest: "I have a plan that can make this Japan-China competition come back to light."

Kiyotaka Taguchi originally wanted to tell this guy Sakamoto to stop talking nonsense, but when he saw the other party's serious look, Kiyotaka Taguchi felt a little uncertain and staggered to sit up from his semi-paralyzed state.

After all, if we could really win this last game, public opinion might be completely reversed.

The process is not important.

What matters is the results.

"What's your plan? Tell me now."

"I have been reading newspapers from China these days. Do you know what China is doing?"

"What's it to us what they do?"

"You are wrong, it matters a lot!"

When Koichi Sakamoto heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head.

The Japanese library can receive Chinese newspapers, although there is a certain delay, but Sakamoto paid special attention to the developments in China.

After all, the Japan-China boxing match is so popular in Japan, and Sakamoto believes that the popularity in China will only be higher, not lower.

Therefore, news about the ring match will definitely be reported in the newspaper.

Ever since Zhan Lang gave his report at Tsinghua University and Peking University, the enthusiasm of all sectors of society has become even more excited. Every day, there is an endless stream of people going to the Chinese Chess Academy, all hoping that Zhan Lang can give a report there.

Finally, there was no other choice but for Zhan Lang to go to the largest theater in the Chinese capital to give a special report on the competition to all sectors of society.

Sakamoto held the newspaper in his hand and said to Taguchi Kiyotaka: "Look! China Modern seems to have already won the game, completely forgetting that there is still one last round! Only by winning this last round can we be the real winner!"

"so what?"

When Kiyotaka Taguchi heard this, he just shook his head. If he were in this situation, he would have opened the champagne too.

No, it seems like I have already opened it here.

It's just a smash.

"It's very similar, isn't it? That moment is just like this moment."

Sakamoto looked at Kiyotaka Taguchi, who seemed to be thinking of what the Japan Chess Institute had done before, and couldn't help but smile and said something.

The only lesson that mankind can learn from history is that mankind can never learn any lessons from history.

China also did not learn from Japan's failure and is doing the same thing.

"The Chinese now regard Zhan Lang as a hero, so Zhan Lang cannot lose this final round! He can't afford to lose!

Just like before, our two top-notch universities in Japan are also facing this situation and carrying a huge burden, but now this burden has been put on China! So now, we have hope!

My suggestion is to postpone the last game which is scheduled to be held in half a month, the longer the better.

The longer time goes by, the heavier the psychological burden on Zhan Lang will be. The psychological pressure caused by public opinion will continue to ferment over time, and his skills and mentality will become worse and worse. "

Kiyotaka Taguchi was easily influenced by others, and he felt that what Sakamoto said made some sense.

"Then what excuse do you have for postponing the game?"

"Isn't this simple?

Fujii Hideaki is old and in poor health, and the sponsor has been busy recently and has no time to participate in the closing ceremony. Aren't there a lot of excuses for postponing the game?

We are the ones who are hosting this competition! We have the final say on when to start the competition! It’s hard for China to deny our reputation!”

Taguchi Kiyotaka nodded after hearing this, but he still felt worried: "The impact of this kind of trick is still limited after all. In the end, if we want to win, we still have to rely on Mr. Fujii Hideaki himself."

It's a very realistic thing. In the end, Go still depends on the strength of both sides.

Even if you lock up Lao Ke and Shen Zi for three days without letting them sleep, and force them to look at Ying Zi's photo album every day, Ying Zi may not be able to take them down after torturing them like this for three days.

Off-the-board tactics can only have a little impact, but not much.

"I know, so we must make Fujii Hideaki Nine Dan stand up."

Sakamoto Hiroshi nodded and said: "I have specifically consulted other top-notch players about this issue. The reason why Fujii Hideaki's technique is prone to problems now is that he hits some big spoons.

One reason is that you are too old, and the other is that you drink too much, which affects your brain's reaction.

In the past, every year during the Go Saint Tournament, 9th Dan Fujii Hideaki successfully defended his title after quitting drinking, and the effect was clearly visible.

I want to know that if we can adjust Fujii Hideaki's condition during this period of time and quit drinking, I think Fujii Hideaki can at least recover 70% to 80% of his peak condition.

Although the tiger is old, its power still remains.

It is definitely not an easy task for China to defeat Zhanlang.

Moreover, with one side gaining strength while the other side losing strength, the outcome of this round is still uncertain!"

Hearing this, Taguchi Kiyotaka couldn't help but clap his hands: "Great!"

"but……"

"but what?"

"Fujii Hideaki was able to quit drinking before because of the 42 million NT dollar prize money, but now the prize money for this Japan-China tournament is not only small, but also has to be shared among several people.

So I was thinking, can we set up a special award for Mr. Fujii Hideaki and give him an extra bonus of 5 million, so that he will be more motivated. "

When Taguchi Kiyotaka heard this, he immediately slammed the table and said, "Okay! No problem at all!

Whether it's postponing the game or getting the prize money, leave it all to me! You just need to supervise Fujii Hideaki to quit drinking and recover his health!"

As long as he can win the last game, Kiyotaka Taguchi will immediately feel that he is good enough again!

Japan won the China-Japan Go Challenge!
Then I am a hero!

"I got Sakamoto! He's better than ten top-notch players!"

Three days later, the Chinese Go team received a letter from the Japanese side stating that due to the poor health of Mr. Fujii Hideaki and the fact that the sponsor Mr. Sekimoto was only available to attend the closing ceremony in November, the team hoped to postpone the last game for a month.

The Chinese side did not think much about it when they received the letter. After all, the game had not started yet, and there was nothing wrong with postponing it. In addition, they were immersed in the joy of "victory" and agreed without thinking twice.

After hearing the news, Kiyotaka Taguchi laughed three times and said that if Japan wins this time, he will definitely give Sakamoto a special victory award.

But sometimes man proposes, God disposes. No matter how you look at it, this plan seems to be beneficial to Japan with no harm at all. But sometimes, an accidental event will always cause the situation to develop in the opposite direction.

For example, Zhan Lang participated in the New Sports Cup and won the championship because the ring competition was postponed.

"You've been staring at the trophy for a long time, right?"

After the award ceremony, looking at Zhan Lang staring at the trophy in a daze, Ye Qing, who was sending Zhan Lang back, asked curiously.

Before Zhan Lang, he was already the domestic all-champion and won all the national competitions that year.

It’s not like we haven’t won the New Sports Cup before, so there’s nothing to get excited about, right?
Although it is lost and found to some extent.

Because the New Sports Cup was originally scheduled to be held a few days before the China-Japan Tournament, everyone considered that Zhan Lang had a more important tournament and wanted to prevent Zhan Lang from participating in this competition.

But unexpectedly, the Japanese side postponed the game for a month, so Zhan Lang participated in the New Sports Cup as a warm-up.

Zhan Lang lived up to expectations and once again defeated Fang Yuan 3-0 to win the championship.

"This final was so awful, it made me angry."

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this, because Zhan Lang was the champion of the previous session, so he only needed to play in the finals.

But after these three games, Zhan Lang felt that he played really badly.

I was impatient and unbalanced in all three games, and I had psychological problems for a while.

"what?"

Looking at Zhan Lang who was unhappy, Ye Qing didn't know what to say.

You played so badly and yet Fangyuan was defeated by you 3-0. What would Fangyuan think?
Zhan Lang doesn’t have time to care what Fang Yuan thinks now. If it weren’t for this official competition, Zhan Lang would not have thought that his competitive state would be so bad, and his mentality would be a mess.

If the Japanese side had not been smart and held the event as scheduled, it would be hard to say what the state of Zhan Lang would be at this time.

After all, he had been praised in the country for so long, and no matter how many times Zhan Lang told himself that the game was not over yet, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

I have taken down several top Japanese players. How long has Fujii Hideaki been slipping? Can I still take him down?

But it was also through participating in this official competition that Zhan Lang finally woke up as if he had been hit by a bolt from the blue.

If you don’t have enough mental awareness and technical preparation for the game, you may really lose the last game!
"There is still one month left. Please help me decline all activities! I want to unlock a few more Japanese chess players for targeted preparation."

Before Zhanlang, Japanese chess players were rarely unlocked in the system. There was no way around it because the level of the Japanese 9th dan was really not that good.

Previously, Japan's Tianyuan took the lead in participating in China's Weiqi B, but was directly relegated. This year, in order to advance to the next level, Japan's top three player Humaru went to China's Weiqi C, and was almost defeated by female player Hongyu in the first game.

However, by preparing for matches with Japanese chess players, you can better understand their style.

Maybe bad things can turn into good things.

(End of this chapter)