Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 43 Mixed joys and sorrows
"What, Uncle Wang is looking for you?" Chen Fang was surprised when he heard it.

Yue Gang said apologetically, "Yes, he found me and asked about your situation, especially the reason why you played street ball, and then I told him."

Chen Fang was stunned for a moment, and Yue Gang felt even more ashamed when he saw this: "I'm sorry, I just thought that if you can't play baseball in the short term, maybe Uncle Wang can find a way."

"It's okay, Captain. I'm just afraid that Uncle Wang will laugh at me." In fact, Chen Fang didn't really take it to heart. If Wang Yuan had asked him at that time, he would have answered directly.

After all, I work in criminal investigation and I like doing investigations.

It was noon, classes had just ended, and the campus was bustling with people. As soon as Chen Fang went downstairs, he ran into Yue Gang who came over.

"What's the matter?" Wang Zhen, who came downstairs later, came over.

"Nothing." Chen Fang brushed it off and asked, "Captain, let's go to the cafeteria together?"

"All right, I'll call Yang Shan."

Speak of the devil, and here comes the devil. Yang Shan ran over from a distance, his expression intriguing and full of indescribable meaning.

"Captain, Chen Fang." Yang Shan greeted him first, then said helplessly: "The draw is out, I just checked the official website."

"Who should we follow?" Yue Gang's heart sank when he saw that Yang Shan's expression was not right.

"I don't know!" Yang Shan sighed, "We have a bye."

Byes!

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

"We are in the North Division. According to the competition rules, the two teams with byes will play a knockout match with the champion and runner-up of the previous session, and the winner will advance to the semi-finals."

"So we have to wait until the day after tomorrow to find out who we are against."

"Either No. 1 Middle School or the Affiliated Middle School!" Yue Gang's expression turned grim.

"Wonderful!" Chen Fang was speechless. Dongsheng's road was really bumpy.

Nan'an has already been eliminated, and the champions and runners-up do not need to draw in this round. There are only three teams left in N6. Theoretically, Dongsheng has a high probability of avoiding it, but I didn't expect that it would get a bye.

"That's great. We can advance to the quarterfinals without having to play," Chen Fang comforted.

Yue Gang also thought it through and nodded: "There's no need to go away. The quarterfinals will be played at the Sports Center, so there's no home and away factor."

"In short, if we want to move forward, these strong teams will come. In fact, relatively speaking, the Affiliated High School may not be the strongest." At this point, Chen Fang thought of someone. This guy would not admit it.

"Captain, did you bring your cell phone?" Chen Fang asked.

"I've got it. Let's go to a place where there's no one." Although Yue Gang has some privileges, he can't show off in public. He never shows his cell phone in public.

The four of them found a deserted grove. Chen Fang had already memorized Sun Lexian's cell phone number. As soon as he entered it, he saw the name of the Many-Eyed Demon pop up in the address book.

I looked at Yue Gang and thought that the captain was quite thoughtful and had saved it long ago.

I dialed the number and it was connected after two rings.

"Hey, who's there?"

"I'm Chen Fang!"

There was a buzzing sound on the other end of the phone, as if a chair had fallen to the ground. After a few seconds, Sun Lexian's voice sounded again: "What do you want from me?"

"You said that? You are a forgetful person." Chen Fang chuckled.

Perhaps because his laughter was a little creepy, Sun Lexian didn't say anything for a long time. Chen Fang was not in a hurry and waited leisurely.

"I see. Wait for me for half an hour and I'll come to the school gate."

"Great! I'll eat first. Remember, North Gate."

After hanging up the phone and handing it back to Yue Gang, Chen Fang said, "With him, there's no shortage of free intelligence."

Yue Gang was pleasantly surprised: "What's going on? Tell me."

"I just made a bet with him. If I lose, he can come to our school team as an assistant coach."

"Really?" Yue Gang was delighted. "That's the famous Multi-Eyed Demon. You subdued him? Haha!"

"Surrender? Not that exaggerated. We just share the same interests and hobbies. Anyway, I'll have to trouble you, Captain, to get him a pass."

"No problem, we can get it this afternoon." Yue Gang felt confident. With the joining of the Multi-Eyed Demon, there would be no problem in defeating the affiliated high school.

"Hey, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Yang Shan was anxious.

"Have you forgotten about the last time we raised funds to buy intelligence? Chen Fang sincerely invited him to be our teaching assistant."

"Oh, so strong?" Yang Shan was quite surprised.

"Let's eat. I'll go alone later and then see how things go. Captain, you can announce the draw results this afternoon and then see what benefits I can get from the new assistant coach."

Half an hour later, Chen Fang came to the message room and saw Old Man Liu eating. Since he fulfilled the old man's wish, the old man's attitude towards him was obviously different. He smiled whenever he saw him, as if he was looking at his own junior.

"Uncle, someone will be applying for the team's assistant coach position. I've already gone to Mr. Zhou to apply for a pass."

"It's a good thing, and it's an important matter." Old man Liu made his attitude clear in one sentence.

"Uncle, I'll go wait at the door first. I think I'll be there soon."

After walking out of the message room and before reaching the intersection, I saw a small motorcycle parked on the side of the road.

The person who came was Sun Lexian. He pulled out the key and saw Chen Fang standing behind him. He was startled and asked, "Why do you always look like a ghost?"

"What are you talking about? I think you've been wearing headphones for too long and have hearing problems."

Chen Fang said it casually, but Sun Lexian took it to heart. He touched his ear and muttered, "That makes sense. It seems I have to use the speakers."

"Let's go into the school."

"Ah? I haven't agreed yet!" Sun Lexian was anxious.

"What do you mean? Are you planning to go back on your word? Do I need to repeat what I said the day before yesterday?"

"But there must be a deadline. It can't be a contract of sale."

This reminded Chen Fang, who stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "You will be free after you graduate from high school!"

"What? Two years. I won't do it!"

"Then tell me your conditions!"

It was Sun Lexian's turn to hesitate. After a while he said, "One year."

"Give me a 50% discount. You really know how to do business. We'll talk about this later. Come with me first." Chen Fang really hadn't figured out how to arrange for him, so he used a delaying tactic.

Sun Lexian also felt that this matter was difficult to handle, so he could only follow him into the classroom with his head down.

"Sir, it's him."

"Great Immortal, please register first."

Standing by and watching, Chen Fang was suddenly surprised: "You are only 20?"

"Why not?" Sun Lexian was unhappy.

Looking at his unkempt appearance, Chen Fang smiled: "You look a little anxious."

"Humph."

"Aren't you a college student?" Chen Fang had a new question.

"Technical secondary school, so what?" Sun Lexian said confidently.

"Wow, what a talent!" Chen Fang didn't want to stimulate this kid any more, so after completing the registration, he led him into the school.

Along the way, Sun Lexian looked around, and Chen Fang deliberately joked, "It's a pity that you didn't go to high school."

Sun Lexian was extremely embarrassed and couldn't find any words to refute, his cheeks puffed up with anger.

Fortunately, they quickly reached the stadium and ended their silent protest.

There were already people on the court. When they saw Chen Fang, they shouted from a distance, "Captain Chen."

They are members of the second team. Compared with the members of the first team, their attitude is respectful. Perhaps they also understand that one year later, it will be Chen Fang who will lead them to the competition.

"How about this court?"

Sun Lexian was also shocked by Dongsheng's unique design and turned around several times before he came to his senses.

"It's great. This is the coolest open-air stadium I have ever seen. How many people can it seat?" Chen Fang remembered a rumor in the morning. It was said that there were more than 6,000 people sitting in the stadium yesterday, and almost 80% of the students in the entire school were there. This information came from the daily inspection team. When they were on duty, they found that most of the classrooms were empty.

There were even teaching buildings that were empty. Where did these students go? There was only one conclusion: they were on the playground.

“Almost 7,000 seats are full.”

Sun Lexian took a deep breath and showed an expectant expression: "This is incredible. I remember that the sports center has never been filled with 5,000 people."

"It's a pity that you can't see it. You have to wait until next year." Chen Fang didn't keep him in suspense and continued, "We have a bye and have entered the quarterfinals. The next game is the quarterfinals."

Sun Lexian reacted and showed a gloating expression: "Congratulations, you easily made it to the quarterfinals, setting a record."

Chen Fang didn't care about the ridicule. He said, "No matter what the result is, you have to stay here. There is relatively nothing to do. It's better to waste your time and hope to have something to do and improve quickly."

Sun Lexian chuckled and didn't respond.

"Affiliated High School or No. 1 High School, you need to give us your information! As a teaching assistant, this is your duty. I believe you are a very dedicated person."

"Sorry, I'm not. Besides, this request conflicts with my principles. This information was previously obtained through a neutral identity, so I can't give it out!"

"Hey, you mean, I have to pay?"

"Of course, otherwise I won't give it to you." Sun Lexian looked like he would rather die than surrender.

Chen Fang laughed angrily. He rubbed his hands together and sneered, "I wanted to get along with you as a good student, but I didn't expect that I would be treated coldly and ignored."

"Ge Yuan."

"To!"

"Team Two, assemble."

A dozen people rushed over and quickly stood in two rows according to their height.

"I'm going to give you a temporary physical training task. Four people will form a group and carry this person and run back and forth once. The slowest group will do 50 push-ups."

"Understood!" Team Two swarmed over.

"Hey, are you serious?" Sun Lexian panicked.

"You're in my territory and you're still negotiating terms with me. Do you really think high school students can't be part of society? What are you still standing there for? Get started."

Seeing that Chen Fang was serious, no one in the second team dared to listen. They divided into four teams, each grabbed one of Sun Lexian's feet, and lifted him forward with his four feet facing the sky.

"Hurry up, why are you still asking him to move? Your hands are weak, right?" Chen Fang urged sternly.

Sun Lexian was in great pain now. He felt like he was being torn apart by five horses, his limbs were being pulled to the limit, and he screamed in pain.

The circle was over quickly, and before he could come to his senses, he was lifted up again. He felt dizzy and the world was spinning. Sun Lexian regretted it very much. He had known for a long time that this guy was cruel and ruthless, and he was stupid enough to come to his lair.

Do not live by committing sins.

After four laps, the second team was out of breath. Chen Fang was not very satisfied: "The speed is not good enough, and the endurance is not good enough. Starting tomorrow, everyone should go to the playground and run 1500 meters to train their heart and lungs."

"Got it, Captain Chen!" The members of Team 2 did not dare to refute.

"Go back." After sending them away, Chen Fang walked over to Sun Lexian, who was lying on the plastic floor like a dead pig, and asked, "Do you have any information?"

"Yes, there must be." Sun Lexian almost burst into tears.

"What's going on?" Yue Gang walked in, followed by Xue Chong and Yang Shan.

After giving Yue Gang a wink, Chen Fang touched his stomach and said to himself, "Why do I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach? Captain, you watch him first and don't let him run away."

As he spoke, he silently signaled to Yue Gang: "Red face, white face."

Yue Gang understood immediately and immersed himself in the drama: "Oh, isn't this the famous Many-eyed Demon? The real person is so handsome, what's going on?"

Chen Fang quietly walked away, and when he was faintly visible outside the door, he heard Yue Gang say, "How dare you mess with Chen Fang? Who in our team hasn't been bullied by him? Right, Xue Chong?"

"Ah, yes, Chen Da's moves are hard to guard against, so don't offend him easily, right, Yang Shan?"

"Huh? Yeah, that's right. The first time I met him, he called me dad three times."

"Damn, so that's how it is. Oh, I'm so unlucky." Sun Lexian's crying voice could be heard clearly from more than ten meters away.

Chen Fang waited outside for a while, then walked back in a pretentious manner. When he entered the stadium, he saw Sun Lexian sitting in the stands gasping for breath. When he saw Chen Fang, he couldn't help but shiver.

When Yue Gang and others saw Chen Fang coming, they walked away and left Sun Lexian alone.

"Don't go." Sun Lexian stretched out his hand helplessly.

"I didn't leave. Didn't I come here?" Chen Fang smiled.

"How about it? When will you give me the information?"

"I'll email you in the evening." Sun Lexian said with a sad face.

"It's too long. You can dictate it. It's all written by you, so it should be very clear."

Sun Lexian's face looked grim. Seeing Chen Fang staring at him intently, he knew that he would not be able to leave unless he vomited something today.

"First, let's talk about Nanyang Affiliated High School."

"Sun Yi, playing small forward, has no technical shortcomings and is 190cm tall. He is the core of the affiliated high school, and the offense and defense are connected by him."

"Yan Zhen, position SG, has speed, good singles ability, is 185cm tall, and has a very sharp style. From the current perspective, he is definitely the one who will take over from Sun Yi."

"Yu Hao, a point guard, is 178cm tall. He's very accurate from three-point range, sticks to the ball well, has average vision, and is very fast."

"Li Mi, a power forward, is 191cm tall. He has a good basket, good rim protection, fast movement speed, and strong help defense awareness. He is the defensive backbone of the affiliated high school."

"Cai Shanhai, a power forward, is 188cm tall. He has strong post-up skills, a hook shot, and good mobility. He is a rebounding maniac in the interior and is very good at boxing out."

"This is the starting lineup for the Affiliated High School. They have a few good players on the bench, but overall it's average. They play a seven-man rotation, with a fast style and a half-and-half positional battle."

"This team is mainly stable. It's hard for them to collapse. They can keep the score close no matter who they play against. This is a headache."

"Nanyang No. 1 Middle School."

"Sheng Zhi, the center, is also their captain. He is 198cm tall, the tallest in Nanyang. His offensive ability is better than his defensive ability."

"Xie Shan, point guard, 180cm tall, very agile guard, good vision, a classic passing guard, very accurate three-pointer, the best outside shooter."

"Jiao Yun, power forward, 191cm tall, a skinny power forward who relies on catching dunks and has some passing ability."

"Wang Zhike, SG, is 184cm tall. He is quite good in all aspects. He has no shortcomings. He has the body, speed and a good basket."

"The last one is of course Bai Ye, the number one in Nanyang High School. I won't describe him in detail."

"Bring me a bottle of water!" Chen Fang shouted, and then a bottle of water was thrown over from a long distance. Chen Fang stood up and caught it easily.

"Okay, good pass!" Chen Fang praised Yang Shan, then passed it to Sun Lexian.

"Drink some water and moisten your throat. I like listening to Bai Ye."

Feeling that he was being ruthlessly suppressed, Sun Lexian sullenly drank water as a way to vent his frustration and drank half a bottle.

"Uh." After a burp, Sun Lexian organized his words: "A perfect 187cm body, superior physical fitness, star-like playing style, able to shoot and drive."

"No more?" After waiting for a long time, Chen Fang asked speechlessly.

"That's all! These are the best words in my dictionary." Sun Lexian expressed his attitude stubbornly.

"Very good, then let me ask you, what is his weakness?"

"He has a bad temper, gets easily carried away, and plays a one-man show. When he's on a roll, he's fine, but when he's off, he's a cancer to the team."

"There's something." Chen Fang smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Go back and send it to my email as soon as possible. Once your draw opponent is confirmed, come to school later."

"Let me go?" Sun Lexian stood up in surprise, and without caring about Chen Fang's answer, he jumped off the stands and ran towards the exit.

"Are you afraid of me?" Chen Fang was puzzled. He walked over to Yue Gang and asked, "Did you say something bad about me to him?"

"No, no!" The three of them shook their heads like rattles.

"Chen Fang, what should we do now?"

"Everything remains the same, waiting for the results."

(End of this chapter)