Chapter Fifty-Eight: Shock
After returning to the hotel, Shiraishi couldn't calm down for a long time. The day's competition had already exhausted him physically and mentally, and after the conversation with Li Xiao, he just wanted to sleep well now.
However, as soon as he closed his eyes, he immediately remembered the white young man he had glanced at when he had finally left. Although the other party was very approachable with a smile on his face, Shiraishi still felt the hostility hidden in the depths of the other party.
Unlike Nadal and him. Both of them have just stepped into the realm of the third turn, and even if they are deliberately hidden, there is still a faint sense of edge on their bodies. And the young man is like hiding in the depths of the clouds, and his temperament is plain. But his instincts told him that he was a tennis powerhouse!
Thinking about the man next to the young man again, Shiraishi was suddenly startled.
"Hewitt! Why didn't I see that guy was Hewitt! ”
As December draws to a close, the 52-week ATP year-end rankings are about to be released. Now, with Li Xiao taking the lead, the Australian mad rabbit is not to be outdone, leaving the third place behind nearly a hundred points.
The second leader in today's tennis world, if it weren't for Li Xiaoyi, as a white man, the weight of his words in the tennis world would definitely be heavier than the former.
But in this way, the identity of the blonde young man becomes worth pondering.
"Could it be the hidden genius of the Australian team?"
If so, then the next match between the United States and Australia will be exciting. The young man, his estimation was at least two turns, and he was extremely good at the mental side. Otherwise, it is not inferior to Nadal's three-turn powerhouse, as for the United States, the inconspicuous captain and Long Ya are at least second-turn!
However, what he cares about the most is the person on his side who has 'jumped ship'. And after leaving, there are only a few people who can affect their own combat power.
The ghost and the phoenix can be ruled out, and the personalities of these two people will never do such a thing. If he destroyed Watanabe, France was defeated, and he had no reason to leave Japan. For the rest, there are only three people: Tanejima, Irie, and Tokugawa.
"Tokugawa can rule out that with his current form, he will definitely not be able to play in the next game. Therefore, "the only objects worthy of suspicion are Tanejima and Irie.
Irie Sotado, a typical liar player, is still a mystery to this day. The lowest is also a second turn, and it is a second turn that has been immersed in it for many years, perhaps stronger.
As for Taneshima, this is the player Shiraishi is most reluctant to meet. Uncontested and detached, he has never used his true strength in the team's practice matches, and his ranking of No.2 in Hesu has not been challenged at all, even if his vision is as high as Watanabe, he is willing to be below his ranking.
And because of the ghost's words, Shiraishi also deliberately paid attention to Tanejima. However, no reason could be found for him to defect to the camp. After all, he was a native of Japan. With both parents and family members in Japan, who would choose to make such an extreme choice as defection in this kind of world competition?
"Well, I hope all is well!"
The best outcome is when no one leaves, but he knows that the odds are too low. Maybe he was really tired, and after a while, only the sound of gentle breathing came from the room
As the night deepens, on the rooftop after midnight.
Shiraishi also left, leaving only a verbal agreement. But Li Xiao's inky black eyes were as bright as stars. After a long sigh of relief, he snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, shook his clothes and went downstairs, and left the place.
At this time, the last flight from Tokyo arrived in the early morning of the airport in Melbourne. In the cabin, a middle-aged man wearing a floral plaid shirt and sunglasses walked off the plane with the flow of people.
When he left the airport and looked at the bustling city area, the corners of his mouth were hooked, and his eyes behind his sunglasses flashed with a sharp light, and then they fell flat. Spotted his bearings, blended in with the crowd, and disappeared outside the airport.
Two hours after he left, a plane from Beijing to Melbourne landed smoothly. On the plane, an old man dressed plainly and with gray temples walked down, showing a luxurious temperament with his gestures. And behind him, followed by two men in suits and sunglasses, the three of them looked different, between the two men in suits, they blocked the old man around, and there was a temperament around him.
Out of the airport, a shiny black sedan drove up, one of the two bodyguards in suits stepped forward to open the door, and the other looked around behind the tiger eyes in his sunglasses. The old man bent into the car, the sedan started, and disappeared out of the airport with the traffic
As soon as it was dawn, the phoenix knocked on the door of Baishi's room, and told him to go to the room immediately with a solemn face. After speaking, he left without waiting for Shiraishi's reaction.
"Ugh"
Shiraishi was still a little drowsy, but he was completely awake at the moment. After staring at the door for a few seconds, he immediately rolled over and got up, his instinct telling him that something terrible was about to happen.
In the special meeting room of the Japanese team, at one end of the long table, three coaches, Mifune, Kurobe, and Saito, sit. On the side stood the phoenix and the ghost, and behind them were the other team members.
Mifune folded his hands and sat quietly with his eyes closed, only the sound of his calm breathing could be felt. However, the people behind him were not easy at all, especially the few people who had been in the Heart Cliff. Mifune in this state is the most emotionally unpredictable, and it is also the time when you can't take it lightly.
The heat of the brown sugar coffee in front of Kurobe gradually dissipated, but he was indifferent. Saito's face was calm, but the fingers of his right hand on his chest kept tapping his left shoulder, which looked a little unnatural.
And across from them, sat a man, a young man stretching his waist lazily.
Shuji Tanejima, the No.2 of the Japanese team, is sitting opposite everyone at the moment. No, in the case where both the phoenix and the ghost could only stand, he actually sat down! Moreover, it is still a big three who calmly face the Japanese team.
"Smack"
The door was pushed open, and Shiraishi raised his eyes to look at the situation in the room, closed the door with the same expression, and walked to the left side of the phoenix.
The eerie atmosphere in the room eased a lot. Shiraishi looked around, secretly calculating in his heart, his eyes wandering, and he looked at Kamisejima. The other party smiled at him, three points helpless and three points free, and the remaining points, he felt confused.
"Sure enough, are you?"
Shiraishi's face remained unchanged, but he had already guessed most of it in his heart. The guy in Li Xiao's mouth who 'defected' should be him. Looking at the atmosphere in the room, it seems that there is something unknown in it.
"Bang!"
Before he could ask the phoenix on the side, the door to the room was pushed open.
Coming in was a burly white man in a black suit with sunglasses. He blocked the door, leaned slightly, and made a respectful gesture of please.
"Step, step!"
A crutch as dark as a jet-black jewel poked in, and then a rich white old man walked in. Wearing a top hat and a light grass-colored plaid suit, he walked step by step, giving people a sense of elegance and luxury.
"Is it him?"
In the crowd, the trace let out a low cry in his heart, his eyelids jumped but he immediately returned to calm.
Robert. Habsburg
Is he the spokesperson of the old and mysterious European family in the field of tennis?
It is undeniable that with the continuous extension of peace, sports, public opinion, art and other fields will become the battlefield of many big names. Among them, tennis is particularly important, and its status is second only to high-tech and military fields.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this is the entertainment and leisure of the upper class, and it is not as enthusiastic as football and basketball. However, its value is especially higher than both. Others don't know, but the traces of being the only son of the family are very clear, since those two incidents, those people have attached great importance to tennis. However, most of them still have a wait-and-see attitude.
But now, even those old families are involved
"Tsk, so it seems that the other party's target is him?" Trace's eyes glanced at Tanejima, who was sitting quietly, and the other party gave him a very free smile.
Traces frowned slightly, it seemed that things were not that simple. Not only him, but also everyone including Yukimura, Sanada, and Chitose all frowned and quietly watched the development of things.
In the eyes of everyone, Mifune, who had been keeping his eyes closed since the door was opened, suddenly opened his eyes.
Without hesitation, he immediately stood up to meet the old man, bowed and said, "Welcome, Mr. Robert!" "Posture, but there is a bit of courtesy from the younger generation to the elders. But on Mifune's face, there was not a trace of unnaturalness.
Robert. Habsburg smiled and nodded, then took a stick and set his eyes on Taneshima. The other party confidently and calmly glanced at him, showing his arrogance.
"Good!"
However, Robert smiled, and his rich and bright face showed a little appreciation. As soon as his feet moved, he didn't care what Mifune thought, and walked straight towards Tanejima.
Mifune's bowed body stiffened slightly, but it immediately recovered, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he returned to his seat. However, the smile that was originally squeezed out was a little colder.
"What's going on, head coach him," Shiraishi whispered in Phoenix's ear.
Mifune, the general boss of U-17, has a fierce and terrifying style that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Moreover, in his capacity, even when meeting the president of the World Assembly, the Japanese prime minister does not need to salute like this. Even if it were, the other party would not treat him with such an attitude of almost ignorance.
Phoenix raised his eyebrows like a sword, moved the corners of his mouth and said: "When the head coach was studying in Germany, he was once favored by his family."
The blessing of studying?
The doubts in Shiraishi's heart were even heavier, it should be the sixties or seventies. At that time, not to mention Tanejima, Echizen Minamijiro should not have been born, right?
Just when everyone was confused, Robert walked over to Tanejima and sat down, with two black-clad bodyguards standing on either side of them. Glancing at the other side slightly, a kind and warm smile appeared on the rich face under the top hat:
"Coach Mifune, I think it's time to execute, about the question of Shuji Tanejima's belonging to Germany"
As soon as the words are spoken, the room is full of surprise!