The security team was well-organized. Although Long Xiaochuan and others were not allowed to enter the community, Long Zaiyuan was quickly called to the door.
Contrary to Yu Yan's expectation, the scene of "fellow fellows meeting fellow fellows with tears in their eyes" did not appear on the scene. Long Zaiyuan stood two meters away, frowning and looking at the crowd: "Who is looking for me?"
She looked at this man in a security uniform. His appearance, height, and body shape were all similar to Long Xiaochuan's. His face was a little more mature and vicissitudes of life. If she had to find the difference between the two, the most obvious feature should be his pair of narrow eyes.
, always carrying an unruly and cold attitude that would repel others thousands of miles away.
Then there are his slender hands, with thick and rough joints, which are impressive.
"Uncle, it's me, I'm Xiaochuan!"
Long Xiaochuan was very excited and ran up to hug him with open arms.
Long Zaiyuan was obviously resisting. He took a step back and refused: "What's the matter?"
Long Xiaochuan was a little disappointed and quickly turned around to introduce: "This is Pan Lei, Sun Changxing, Luo Gaozhan, and Yu Zhongyi. We all played with you when we were young, remember?"
"I asked you what's the matter!"
"Uh... uncle, the grassroots selection for the 'Village Basketball' national competition will start next month. We have formed a team and would like to invite you to join the basketball team and bring glory to Lei Village together."
As Long Xiaochuan spoke, he pulled Yu Yan over and prepared to introduce her identity.
But Long Zaiyuan simply said "not interested" and turned to leave.
"Why?"
Long Xiaochuan was greatly surprised and quickly stopped him: "Uncle, don't you know us?"
Long Zaiyuan whispered: "Get out of the way! I have nothing to do with Lei Village for a long time, don't bother me."
After saying that, he just took a step to the left seemingly casually, and actually knocked Long Xiaochuan out of the way, and walked quickly into the community regardless of everyone's attempts to stop him.
The conscientious security guard on duty prevented them from following and offered no further assistance.
Yu Yan never expected that she would come here in joy and return in despair. She was very unwilling: "How could he do this? I have been in your Lei Village for more than a year, and this is the first time I have seen someone who completely ignores the collective honor."
Woolen cloth!"
Long Xiaochuan remembered that his father had vaguely said that he had some conflicts with his uncle before, and even said angrily, "Just treat him as dead outside."
However, everyone present was a junior and did not understand the inner story of the grudges. At this time, they were standing outside the community and had no choice but to leave first.
Yu Yan paid for everyone to have dinner with her own money and praised their performance during this period: "I have followed both of your video accounts, and the match against the two teams in Qandongcheng District was also very exciting. I saw it from you.
The hope of Lei Village."
"What hope? I'm almost desperate now."
Pan Lei told her the dire situation she was facing now. The huge Qiandong City District couldn't accommodate the five of them, and they couldn't even get a standard frame for training.
Sun Changxing also chimed in: "We are like street rats that everyone shouts about. Whenever we appear on the court, we will be driven away, or we will be subjected to all kinds of unreasonable violations. It is too bullying."
Finally, Long Xiaochuan spoke his mind: "Actually, I had thought about it before going to the Tomahawk Arena. If I failed to play in the arena, I would go back to Lei Village. At least there is still a basket that belongs to us."
"I can't help you where you are practicing, but before you leave, you should at least try a little harder to see if you can win over Long Zaiyuan. I heard from Uncle Zaitian that this guy is a very good player?"
Pan Lei was eating and drinking while moving his chopsticks like flying, while muttering: "I used to be very powerful, known as the No. 1 shooting guard in the town, nicknamed Thunder Kobe, but now I don't know!"
Long Xiaochuan judged: "He looks like he hasn't played for a long time, and his energy doesn't feel right."
"I don't care, I've found him for you. You must find a way to get him within three days, otherwise don't blame me if you can't name him."
Yu Yan finished her meal and settled the bill in advance. She said that she had an appointment with a good friend in the city to watch a movie, so she left everyone in Lei Village to go ahead.
The five of Long Xiaochuan discussed countermeasures at the dinner table. They still had to ask the old people in the village first to find out what happened that year, so that they could have a chance to untie the knot in Long Zaiyuan's heart.
However, the next few days cannot be wasted. They still need to practice and maintain their condition. Yu Zhengyi suggested getting up early tomorrow to try his luck at the court: "At four or five o'clock in the morning, when it is just dawn, the basketball court should be empty, right?
, I think it’s okay for each of us to occupy one venue.”
The words woke up the dreamer, and everyone in Lei Village cleared away the gloom in their minds: "It's just to adjust the training subjects and time. I can't go back to sleep after playing."
Long Xiaochuan smiled and objected: "But in that case, we would really become mice crossing the street if we were sneaky."
In his mind, the two teams, Uncle You and Wei Shang, are good grindstones. They are also good characters. If he is not convinced by losing, he might as well take the initiative to invite each other to play a few games and practice in an open and honest manner.
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This is a good suggestion. Both sides can take what they need and find a closed court with few people to play heartily for two days. If you really can't talk to Yong Zaiyuan during this period, then there is really nothing you can do.
As for what Yu Yan said about not having enough people to sign up, Long Xiaochuan never felt that this was a big obstacle. After all, the older generation of uncles and uncles in the village could still make up the numbers. Even though they said they were unwilling to help, it was really a critical moment.
Definitely can top it.
They did what they said. Both You Shu and Wei Shang would be celebrities in the Dongdong basketball circle. They could contact anyone by asking around. Not only did the other party not refuse, but they also readily agreed to arrange the court.
The remaining task is to find out more about the grudges between Long Zaiyuan and Lei Zhai.
Long Xiaochuan called back to ask his father, and the others also searched for their elders in order to restore the truth from all aspects and angles.
That night they found out that in fact this matter was not a secret, it was just that the older generation in Lei Village felt embarrassed and did not want to mention it.
About ten years ago, Long Zaiyuan became the most outstanding young student in Lei Ming Mountain when he was twenty years old. He was handsome and good at basketball. He frequently stole the show in village friendly matches and became the idol of girls from three villages and two villages.
Dream lover.
Pan Qingguo: "There were many girls chasing him at that time. You said it was not good for him to choose anyone, but why did he fall in love with Yucun Shi Zhenxing's sister Shi Zhenyue?"
Sun Shengli: "This Shi Zhenyue is Shi Lang's aunt. The two secretly dated and had an underground love affair. In the end, it was exposed."
Long Zaitian: "Leizhai and Yucun are feuding. The villages have not intermarryed since ancient times, so this matter was firmly opposed by the elders of Leizhai including Grandpa Wu."
At that time, Long Zaitian had just taken over as the leader of Leizhai. Under the pressure of his elders, he had to come forward to reprimand Long Zaiyuan and asked him to sever ties with Shi Zhenyue, otherwise he would be expelled from Leizhai.
Pan Qingguo: "Long Zaiyuan was so angry that he had a fierce quarrel with his brother. I heard that the brothers even got into a fight. Later, Long Zaiyuan left the village in anger, saying harsh words and never going back."
Everyone speculated that he might want to elope with Shi Zhenyue so that no one would bother them again when they went to a big city outside.
But the people of Leizhai don't know what happened next. Anyway, Shi Zhenyue soon married Tian Sihai, a rich man in the village...