Chapter 137 How Shameful
's that guy sitting behind us, in the second-to-last row, wearing black...""Yes, he is, the flying emperor..."Even in the public lecture that Hua Ren and Zhao Jiayin were attending, there were quite a...Chapter 137: Too Embarrassing...
Wow... The four stands of the gymnasium are filled with cheers.
Xie Yujia, a basketball fan, suddenly jumps up from her seat!
Although Grandma doesn’t understand basketball, she can still comprehend Xiao Han’s scoring and immediately joins in the excitement with the surrounding students.
Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang, wearing baseball caps, exchange glances and are surprised by how good Hao Ren is at playing ball after entering university.
Cao Ronghua and Yu Rong sitting in another corner stare incredulously at the court, wondering if the player in jersey number 8 is really Hao Ren.
After all, this is Donghai University’s home ground, winning four consecutive points leads to a prolonged cheer from everyone present.
After the cheers subside, Xie Yujia helps her grandmother back into her seat. The grandma, still excited, proudly asks Xie Yujia, "Isn't our Xiao Ren quite cool"
"Yes." Xie Yujia can only nod.
The old lady grabs her hand and looks at her fair face saying, "We used to lose contact but now that we've met again, it's important for us to maintain relations. I know your parents are in America, making things tough for you here alone. Drop by my place whenever you have time!"
"Yes." Xie Yujia can only nod again.
The grandma looks at the bashful Xie Yujia who appears like a delicate porcelain doll and recalls how Xiao Bai and Hao Ren used to play rough. She hopes they will grow up together.
On the court, the game continues. The captain of Jinghua University’s basketball team, Chen Dali, is now ashen-faced. He had miscalculated Hao Ren and Zhao Jiayan, leading to a loss of four points and making him want to jump in anger.
Hao Ren and Zhao Jiayan, the shortest players on the court, are absolute variables he hadn't anticipated, disrupting all his pre-game strategies!
Trailing by four points with no score yet for Jinghua University, they are desperate to reclaim two points to boost morale.
Crack! Zhao Jiayan suddenly sprints diagonally and successfully intercepts their pass!
"Nice play!" Xie Wanjun can’t help but shout out.
Zhao Jiayan quickly dribbles the ball and passes it to his teammate "Bear".
Bear positions himself accurately and then passes the ball back to Xie Wanjun. When Jinghua University’s players move in to defend, Xie Wanjun passes it to Zhao Jiayan again.
Seeing two of their team members trying to guard Zhao Jiayan, Chen Dali from Jinghua University shouts, "Guard against Xie Wanjun!"
Xie Wanjun is sandwiched between the two defenders and sees no opportunity. He respects Chen Dali’s accurate judgment: after Hao Ren's two jumps, he correctly identifies that despite his height, Hao Ren plays as a power forward; likewise, Zhao Jiayan’s dribbling skills indicate he plays point guard.
Neither of these two players is a main scorer on the basketball court. As long as Chen Dalì can maintain his formation, defend against Xie Wanjun, the center, and also guard "Fatty," the small forward whom they faced last year, he doesn't need to worry about losing points to Beihua University.
When Zhao Jiayin saw that Hao Ren had already been guarded by someone, he made a split-second decision. He dribbled the ball with both hands and leaped upwards!
Whish! Whish!
The two Beihua University players crossed paths to intercept him.
"Watch out for his pass!" Chen Dalì shouted.
However, this time Zhao Jiayin did not make a pass!
A jump shot!
His body arched backward and he leapt beyond the coverage of the two Beihua University defenders. The ball flew towards the hoop!
Dong! Dong! The basketball lightly tapped the rim before falling into the net.
Wow... A wave of exclamations erupted from the stands once again.
6-0!
"Damn!" Chen Dalì, standing over two meters tall, waved his fist in frustration.
The newly minted hero, Zhao Jiayin, raised both arms and spun around to face the audience.
"Crap, now that Zhao Jiayin has become famous, he's going to have a lot of girls chasing after him!" Zhou Liren, sitting in the stands, exclaimed with regret.
Meanwhile, Bao Zhixiong and others, who were sitting on the cold bench at the sidelines, stared incredulously at Zhao Jiayin. They never imagined that this small player they once looked down upon could be so good at basketball!
The score of 6-0 was a significant lead from the get-go. The gymnasium of Donghai University was buzzing with excitement.
As the game continued, "Power Forward" Hao Ren followed Xie Yujia's instructions: focus on rebounding and defense.
Grabbing rebounds, positioning in the key area, blocking for teammates, organizing a second wave of offense after securing a rebound...
Hao Ren and center Xie Wanjun kept working together. The agile point guard Zhao Jiayin repeatedly snatched shots from Beihua University players. Donghai University's score soared continuously by ten points or more!
On the court, Chen Dalì's shouts turned into roars. However, Hao Ren, Xie Wanjun, and Zhao Jiayin—this trio of one tall player and two shorter ones—proved to be a formidable surprise force. One was unstoppable in rebounding, another inflicted relentless fear with his intimidating blocks and slams, while the third became the ball-handling machine on the court: passing, cutting, shooting, running, intercepting—the ball would always mysteriously find its way to the teammate's easiest scoring position.
Seeing that halftime was approaching, Chen Dalì, the tallest and strongest player on Beihua University's team, finally lost his temper. He gave up his center position and personally guarded Hao Ren!
If Jinghua University doesn't break up their iron triangle, they have no chance of turning the situation around!
"Ah Ren, catch the ball!" Zhao Jiayin made a clever back pass, sending the basketball right into Hao Ren's hands.
Charge to the inside! If that doesn't work, pass it out! Remembering Xie Yujia’s instructions clearly, Hao Ren immediately dribbled and broke through!
Bang bang bang… Suddenly, a “tank” charged at him horizontally!
He turned his head to see Chen Dali with a twisted face charging at him with murderous intent!
Dong! Shoulder to shoulder collision!
Chen Dali’s two-meter-tall body was even more formidable than Xie Wanjun's.
Xie Yujia on the stands widened her eyes, clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.
Xie Wanjun, who had already charged to the inside waiting for Hao Ren’s pass, couldn't help but be a bit anxious when he saw this scene.
Bang…
To everyone's surprise, despite being two meters tall, Chen Dali was bounced back to the other side!
He stomped heavily on the floor, retreating five or six steps. Eventually, he lost balance and sat down right beyond the boundary line.
His head turned toward the referee, but the referee waved his hands, signaling that play should continue.
Hao Ren passed the ball smoothly, Xie Wanjun caught it smoothly, another earth-shattering slam dunk!
The game continued. Chen Dali once again defended Hao Ren.
Bang! Another collision sent Chen Dali flying to the side.
"Referee! He’s fouling!" Chen Dali got up from the floor and shouted at the referee.
The referee shrugged, indicating that there was no foul. From all actions observed, it was reasonable contact; if analyzed further, it would be more likely that Chen Dali had initiated the collision.
Chen Dali, still seething with anger, returned to the court, but he couldn't understand how this "shorty" could be so heavy! It felt as though his feet were rooted to the ground, impossible to move him. And every time Chen Dali retaliated slightly, he would be bounced back!
Bang! Another collision sent the mountain-like figure of Chen Dali stumbling and flying sideways.
"Referee! He’s using his ball as a weapon!" Chen Dali could no longer hold himself back; he shouted uncontrollably.
The referee, who was invited from the Dōhǎi City Referees Association, couldn't help but flare up with some anger and said to Chen Dalì, "If you continue making such obvious fakes, I will call a foul on you!"
"What fake move I was knocked away by him…" Chen Dalì protested loudly before being quickly pulled back by his teammates. It was really unreasonable for the captain to argue with the referee.
The game continued as Chen Dalì defended against Hao Ren, but whenever he made a suspicious collision, he would immediately be pushed back and then retreat several steps fiercely.
This flying-collision action of his looked extremely exaggerated. Gradually, even the referee became somewhat impatient, while the student audience on stage booed loudly.
"Little Six, you defend him!" Chen Dalì truly felt that something was fishy and shouted towards a member of his team.
When Hao Ren got the ball again, this "Little Six," who was half a head shorter than Chen Dalì, immediately defended against Hao Ren.
The mutual hostility had grown very deep by now, especially since Jinghua University was lagging far behind in score. Each player was seething with anger, and Little Six's defensive actions towards Hao Ren were somewhat excessive as well.
His arm violently collided into Hao Ren’s shoulder, while the bent-over Hao Ren, who was dribbling the ball, instantly succumbed to being pushed back several steps!
Hiss… The referee on the sidelines blew his whistle and made a gesture—charging foul!
The stands erupted in commotion.
Jinghua University’s basketball team captain Chen Dalì wanted to argue with the referee, but suddenly he realized something was wrong. When I collide into this short guy numbered 8, I get pushed back, while Little Six, who is thinner and shorter than me, collides into him and gets pushed back… This… doesn’t that prove my previous rebound was a fake move
He took the loss silently, but the students on the stands also realized it and booed Chen Dalì again.
Who would believe he wouldn't be able to push Hao Ren over when he's only 1.2 meters tall, while Hao Ren is more than 1.7 meters In terms of physique, his arm alone was as thick as Hao Ren’s thigh—how could anyone possibly believe that
Everyone, including the referee, felt that Chen Dalì had acted too shamelessly.
A cheer went up from all the spectators in the gymnasium when Hao Ren made a penalty shot.
Xie Wanjun gave Hao Ren a thumbs-up discreetly.
"Jinghua University's No. 1 captain is too despicable! He can't beat him on the court, so he resorts to body checks. Even that wasn’t enough; he made such exaggerated fake moves, retreating six or seven steps and flying out of bounds—who would believe it" Zhou Liren, seated in the southern stands, said不服氣地說道。
"Yeah, too fake, way too fake…" The surrounding boys all agreed.
Sitting in a corner at the lower level was Jinghua University’s basketball team coach. His face turned ashen. Originally, he had thought that by taking Jinghua University’s batch of basketball players to a secluded island for special training over a month, their physical stamina and skills would have improved significantly. The purpose of playing against Donghai University in this "friendly match" was to dampen Donghai University's morale and secure an opening win for the upcoming National College Basketball League.
But unexpectedly, there was no opening win; instead, it was a humiliating loss. Looking at the score, it was truly unbearable—head bleeding and face bruised, yet they had brought it upon themselves. The smile on Vice President Lu Qing of the opposite stand was really glaring.
Xie Wanjun, who held both coach and captain positions simultaneously, was indeed the strongest in all of China! your club recruitment last time, which made you upset. If you want a showdown, okay."Hao Ren took two steps forward.“Let's do arm wrestling.”The shirt Hao Ren was wearing had been worn for the past t...