Hu Lai stepped on the dining table and became the tallest person in the room, and also became the focus of everyone in the cafeteria.
Everyone looked up at him, and the buzzing chatter in the cafeteria disappeared.
Those people from Xizi Middle School stopped and looked back at him.
Wang Le, the leader, frowned when he saw this: "What are you doing?"
"Ah, that..." Seeing the other person turning around and staring at him, the young man at the table seemed to hesitate, with a slightly nervous look on his face.
But just when everyone thought he was scared, Hu Lai said: "I just want to ask the eldest brother who has been there, are you particularly experienced in being eliminated in the first round?"
"Pfft!" A laugh sounded in the cafeteria.
Everyone looked over at the laughter and saw that Chen Xingyi was covering his mouth with one hand and waving his chopsticks with the other hand: "Ah, I'm sorry, you go on, you go on..."
Wang Le withdrew his gaze and glared at Hu Lai again: "What do you mean!"
It's just that Hu Lai stood tall, so he had to look up at him. This posture aggravated his dissatisfaction with the young man in front of him.
"I'm not interested..." Hu Lai spread his hands, "I'm just curious. I heard you talk in great detail, brother, about packing your luggage in advance and putting it on the bus, and how you can go directly to the plane or train after the game. How does it feel?
The eldest brother is very life-like. If you have never experienced such a thing, I'm afraid you can't be so detailed just relying on your imagination, right? You see, this is our first time to participate in a national competition, and we go home directly after one round of competition.
I really don’t have much experience in this matter…”
Waves of suppressed laughter erupted from the crowd.
Although Xizi Middle School has been able to participate in national competitions every time and is considered a familiar face in national competitions, everyone also knows what their results are like in national competitions.
Four of the past five national competitions were eliminated in the first round. Isn’t it true that you have rich experience in going home after playing a game?
The players from Dongchuan Middle School looked around and saw that many people from the other teams watching the excitement were holding back their laughter. They were obviously not laughing at Hu Lai...
The emotions that had been suppressed in the chest before and had nowhere to vent seemed to find an outlet, and with a whoosh, they all poured out. Everyone felt that their whole body was relaxed, and some of them started laughing.
It's just that they don't have to hold back their laughter like the people around them. They laugh very loudly, especially Meng Xi, who laughs and touches the knife at the same time: "No wonder this kid said 'as someone who has been through this' when he came, hahaha!
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Amidst the laughter around him, Wang Le's face became very ugly.
He originally led his teammates to undermine the opponent's confidence and play psychological warfare.
Who would have thought that now it seems that the other party is playing psychological warfare on my side?
Wang Le, who was anxious to regain his position, stared at Hu Lai: "What's your name?"
Hu Lai shook his head, looking indifferent: "You don't deserve to know my name."
"Pfft haha!!"
Before, the cafeteria was full of low laughter, but this time someone completely let themselves go and laughed heartily.
Wang Le turned his head and glared angrily.
Chen Xingyi raised his hand and waved: "Ha... I'm sorry, go on, leave me alone, leave me alone... Ha!"
Wang Le took a deep breath, trying hard not to collapse emotionally, and sneered: "You coward who doesn't even dare to say his name!"
Hu Lai showed a surprised expression: "How can this be considered cowardly? What's wrong with you knowing my name? Brother, don't think too much, it's just that you don't deserve to know my name."
"Bang bang bang!" This was the sound made by Chen Xingyi who was laughing so hard that he was banging the table.
He smiled so happily that everyone else in Shuguang High School next to him had to look at him sideways...
With him taking the lead, the laughter in the cafeteria completely let go.
Wang Le originally wanted to show off in front of Dongchuan Middle School, and his plan to play psychological warfare was a complete failure...
Now it seems that Xizi Middle School has become a clown.
Wang Le tried to take a deep breath and tried to save the situation, but the laughter in the cafeteria became louder and louder, and the comments entered his ears unbridled.
Even if he wants to speak now, I'm afraid not many people can hear him...
He had no choice but to point at Hu Lai and say: "You can talk as much as you want, football is not played by mouth. We will see you in the game!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked back with a few teammates who had almost buried their heads in the ground.
When he walked back to his team, he said to all his teammates with a cold face: "Don't tell the coach about this!"
He took the initiative but lost such a big person. If the coach knew about it, I'm afraid he would be scolded to death...
The teammates nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice. They didn't dare not listen to the captain's words.
Behind Wang Le, Hu Lai was directly lifted off the table by Meng Xi and Mao Xiao. Players from Dongchuan Middle School swarmed up to him, patting him on the shoulders, rubbing his hair, and laughing.
came.
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A psychological war initiated by Xizi Middle School ended up in a farce. Everyone came to have lunch and unexpectedly saw a good show. This will definitely become the focus of their discussion for a while.
Everyone will know that Xizi Middle School, which participated in the national competition every year, suffered a loss in front of Dongchuan Middle School, a newcomer in the national competition.
Originally, everyone viewed this team as a rookie, and few people were interested in them.
But now, many people will know the name of "Dongchuan Middle School", and they will also be extremely curious about the name of this young man who stood on the table to argue with Wang Le and returned home...
Someone is already asking in a low voice: "Hey, what is his name?"
"I don't know, do you know?"
"I don't know... who paid attention to them before..."
Chen Xingyi focused his attention on the figure of the young man, who was being "bullied" by his teammates.
He remembered how the young man had quarreled with Wang Le just now.
I also remembered how this man answered me in the parking lot.
Not bad, I am of a higher class than Wang Le, at least I deserve to know his name... Ha!
Chen Xingyi smiled.
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In the afternoon, when Li Ziqiang and the team leader came back from the meeting, they had no idea what happened in the canteen at noon.
They conveyed the content of the meeting to the team, mainly telling everyone that because this national competition is the first time that a satellite TV station will broadcast it live, they must pay special attention to the image and not discredit the team and the national competition. Don't cause trouble and don't get into trouble with other participants.
Teams clash…
When they heard this, many people in the team looked at each other, and then lowered their heads in tacit understanding, resisting the urge to look at Hu Lai - they were afraid that the head coach would find something unusual and ask about what happened at noon.
, when the time comes, I am afraid that Hu Lai, who spoke ill of the team, will be punished by the head coach. So everyone chose to protect our side Hu Lai in a tacit understanding.
Li Ziqiang didn't notice the little moves between the players at all. He told the players the most important thing in this meeting:
Regarding the penalty scale of the competition, the penalty scale of this competition will be very strict, especially for physical contact fouls. Some actions may not attract the attention of the referee in provincial competitions, but in this national competition
In a competition, you will 100% be targeted by the referee.
Therefore, he hopes that everyone should keep a cool head during the game and pay attention to the movements of their feet at all times.
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After returning to the dormitory, Hu Lai couldn't wait to rush into the toilet, locked the door, and took out the mission reward just issued from the system - [Experience Potion].
This small glass tube was filled with purple liquid. After removing the stopper, he didn't hesitate and drank it without even tasting the special taste - he didn't care about the sense of ritual now.
Just put it in your mouth and apply it to your body.
He also checked his current points status by the way.
Because he purchased four training scrolls in the mall during the training period, spending a total of 8,000 points, so before completing this task, he only had 9,100 points, not even 10,000.
But now after completing the task, he received another 3,000 points as a reward, and the points in his account exceeded 10,000 points again, reaching 12,110 points.
Seeing that he had over 10,000 points, Hu Lai felt a sense of security, although now he didn't know what the use of having so many points would be.
It's like a deposit, the more you have, the safer you feel.
I can use it temporarily, but I need to be able to use it immediately when I need it.
In addition to the points, there are six bottles of [Stamina Potion] in the storage compartment, which Hu Lai has never used - there were originally two lottery tickets, but he used them before deciding to buy the training scroll.
, wanted to take out the training scroll, but the result was two lottery tickets in exchange for a bottle of [Stamina Potion], and a "Thank you for participating"...
The two training scrolls he had received as rewards from previous missions had already been used, and the training scrolls he later bought with points were also used in daily training.
So although the storage compartment seems empty now, that's because all the previous props were used on the body and there was no waste.
After taking stock of his current assets, Hu Lai exited the system space with satisfaction.
Before opening the toilet door, he didn't forget to flush the water, creating the illusion that he was actually going to the toilet just now, so as to avoid arousing the suspicion of Luo Kai, who was in the same room.
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Luo Kai saw Hu Lai go to the toilet and come out. He couldn't hide the smile on his face. He hesitated for a while and then said, "Are you very proud to be the hero of the team?"
Hu Lai glanced at Luo Kai and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm sorry, I stole your limelight."
"You can steal this kind of limelight casually, but you can't steal the real limelight on the court." After Luo Kai finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment - he obviously wasn't going to face Hu Lai, so why did he become
Is this the case?
So he frowned and said: "Don't be too happy, idiot. If you get retaliated during the game, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Hu Lai put his head in his hands and leaned on the bed: "Then I have to play first. Aren't I always a substitute in training?"
Luo Kai was speechless, it was true... Hu Lai didn't start the game, and it seemed meaningless to tell him what to do after he came on the field...
But he just didn’t want to see Hu Lai look so triumphant, so he hummed: “No matter how fiercely you spray, what’s the use of being useless on the field?”
Hu Lai raised two fingers.
"what?"
"Since I joined the school team, I have played twice as a substitute and scored two goals. It is known that someone failed to score a goal against Wang Guangwei when I did not play. When I came on the field, I helped attract him away.
Wang Guangwei, he just scored the goal. Who is the loser?"
"Heh, can you get rid of Wang Guangwei without me helping you attract attention?"
"The fact is that you stood there motionless and watched the whole process."
"If I really move, you won't be responsible for the goal."
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The second day of the national competition passed so calmly and comfortably.