Chapter 40

"Nation?"

Nishida Masashi glances at Kitazono Wu who is holding the championship trophy.

He hasn't forgotten that he was targeted as a flaw before; he doesn't look at Budongfeng favorably at all, so he says with jealousy and hatred.

"Just won by luck once, and you dare to say such big words.

Pfft, make it to the Kanto Tournament first!"

Saying this, he feels even more proud in his heart; Qingxue already made it to the Kanto Tournament last year.

But when he looks at others while muttering, he finds that no one pays attention to him at all.

Compared to Budongfeng, Qingxue's air pressure is obviously much lower.

Qing Tian Bang Nan's face is a bit ugly; as the captain, he lost the key game without any power to fight back.

In front of Jiecheng Wu, he performed simply like a quail, not only failing to get a point, but even giving up resistance at the end.

Several second-year regulars are also silent; losing the match makes them feel aggrieved.

Kikumaru thinks it would be better if he and Oishi played doubles, and Fuji feels very helpless about the cooperation with Nishida Masashi.

Tezuka on the side listens to Budongfeng's cheers and can't help but clench his fists.

Nation...

"Everyone don't be discouraged, this time we have successfully advanced to the Du Da Sai, all cheer up and seriously prepare for the next match."

Finally, Coach Ryuzaki stands out to comfort everyone, encouraging everyone not to be disheartened.

But Tezuka knows clearly in his heart that just one or two sentences can't change Qingxue.

He looks at the depressed Qing Tian Bang Nan, and the high-spirited Jiecheng Wu not far away, and a thought can't help but arise in his heart.

After completing the interview task, Jingshang Shou and Zhi Sha Zhi get into the taxi back to the newspaper office.

"Jingshang Senior, Student Jiecheng and Editor-in-Chief Jiecheng really look exactly the same."

Organizing the interview records, Zhi Sha Zhi turns her head and says with a smile.

"They are father and son, it's normal to look alike."

Jingshang Shou remembers what Jiecheng Tongren looked like when he was young; at that time, he was still handsome and energetic, unlike now, already a serious middle-aged man.

"No, I'm not talking about looks." Zhi Sha Zhi shakes her head hurriedly.

"Don't you think the way Student Jiecheng treats tennis is very similar to the way Editor-in-Chief Jiecheng faces news?"

Jiecheng Tongren in her impression has outstanding ability, loves the news industry, and has almost devoted his whole heart to news; once he starts working, he has no day or night.

Thinking of him, Zhi Sha Zhi feels pressure out of thin air; even if she admires him, she doesn't want to stay by Jiecheng Tongren's side.

Staying by the side of such a person, feeling that wasting one second is a mistake; if you can't keep up with his progress, you will feel deep shame.

Hearing this, Jingshang Shou smiles and doesn't speak, turning his head to look at the street scene retreating rapidly outside the window.

In fact, many people in the newspaper office don't like Jiecheng Tongren very much.

He has high requirements, strict reviews, and is a workaholic; the people under him all feel that life is very grueling.

But in reality, over the years, anyone he has brought out has later become a person who can stand alone, with ability far exceeding others.

However, most people were scared by Jiecheng Tongren's strict appearance and couldn't take the first step bravely.

As for Jiecheng Wu, Jingshang Shou can't help but think of those faces with light in their eyes.

He has a group of good partners by his side.

Hum hum~~

The tires roll over the paper scraps on the ground, and the yellow taxi drives away on the smooth highway.

After the regional preliminaries ended, Jiecheng Wu clearly felt that the ordinary members had more confidence.

And the regulars were passionate because of the goal he set for everyone.

For a time, even the joy of winning the championship didn't last long, and everyone soon devoted themselves to training.

Yiwu Shen Si often came to challenge him, and Jiecheng Wu didn't show no mercy like at the beginning.

He controlled the practice match to a degree that gave Yiwu Shen Si enough pressure, but could still barely return the ball.

Besides these, one more thing happened in the Tennis Club.

Dai He Ya Ren challenged all the regulars within a few days and failed in all of them; such a result made him realize the gap between himself and others.

Finally, he chose to give up.

Of course, it was just giving up the idea of becoming a regular, not quitting the Tennis Club.

Because Dai He Ya Ren truly understood a fact: with his talent, he could never become a regular and stand on the court.

So he chose another way to contribute his strength to Budongfeng.

One day, Dai He Ya Ren took the initiative to find Jiecheng Wu and applied to become the manager of the Tennis Club.

Manage the logistics work of the Tennis Club well, and also go to other schools to collect information to provide help for later matches.

"In the upcoming Du Da Sai, we need to pay attention to these schools."

Dai He Ya Ren wears low-key gray casual clothes, stands in front of the Budongfeng regulars, and holds a notebook in his hand.

"Due to the addition of Chitose Senri, Yamabuki Middle School, which was originally famous for doubles, has strengthened in singles this year, which might pose a threat to us."

"..."

"And the second seed of the Kanto region, Bing Di Xue Yuan, will also participate in the upcoming Du Da Sai.

But according to past practice, Bing Di should play with a lineup of one team of regulars paired with members of the second team."

"As for Sheng Lu Dao Fu Xueyuan, I couldn't collect much information, only knowing that most of the members of the Tennis Club were recruited from all over the country.

But I think everyone still needs to be vigilant."

After speaking, Dai He Ya Ren appears a bit restrained; doing scouting work for the first time, he is not sure if what he did is in place.

"Summarized well."

Jiecheng Wu encourages first; according to the memories of his past life, Dai He Ya Ren has already collected information on several famous schools.

It seems that although he has no talent in tennis, his talent in collecting information is outstanding.

"But we still need to add Qingxue, we can't take them lightly." Jiecheng Wu adds.

"Haven't we already defeated Qingxue?" Neicun Jingjie asks confusedly.

"Besides that guy named Bu Er Zhou Zhu, the others feel like they are just at an average level; are they worth us paying so much attention to?"

Jiecheng Wu shakes his head: "Qingxue is not as simple as we see; when they make changes, they will become opponents we cannot avoid."

Seeing that the captain said so, Neicun Jingjie doesn't ask any more; for Jiecheng Wu, he always holds the highest trust.

After everyone figures out the opponents they might encounter in the Du Da Sai, they are suddenly full of fighting spirit and train hotly one by one.

After winning the regional championship, the Du Da Sai championship is their next goal.

A few days later, before the Du Da Sai starts.

Qingxue's club activity time hasn't ended, everyone is still training on the tennis court, but at this time three people silently leave the team.

Two of them walk toward the tennis court outside the school.

And the other one carries a tennis bag and sits on the train to Budongfeng alone.

(End of this chapter)