The moment he touched the finish line, Liddell realized he had lost the race.

Chen Qiang suddenly opened up the gap of half a body, and in this high-speed movement, before the finish line, Lidier didn't have time to react at all.

Lidier watched Chen Qiang cross the finish line, watched Chen Qiang collapse on the ground with some prostration, and then smirked ahead.

At this time, Lidier suddenly remembered the Paris Olympics seven years ago, in the 400-meter final, Lidier was also like Chen Qiang today, crossing the finish line, tired and unstable, but still smirking.

"This Chen Qiang looks like me seven years ago! No, he's younger and more potential than I was seven years ago. Maybe one day in the future, he will surpass me! There was a smile on Lidier's face, and instead of being frustrated by the loss, he looked at Chen Qiang with an appreciative eye.

Unlike other athletes, Lidier does not fight for victory and glory, but for faith. For him, participating in competitions may be a form of sticking to his beliefs. Liddell has lost a lot of fights, but he has never been disappointed, and for him, defeat is just a test of God, it only makes him stronger.

Lidier stepped forward, came to Chen Qiang, and said, "Congratulations! You've had a great run today! It's an honor to have an opponent like you. ”

"What?" Chen Qiang asked rhetorically, as if he hadn't heard what Lidier said.

In fact, Chen Qiang really didn't hear Lidier's words clearly, because the surroundings were too noisy!

When Chen Qiang crossed the finish line, the entire Minyuan Stadium was like a volcano erupting, constantly boiling and roaring! Maybe the people who are screaming crazy can't hear what they're shouting, but they're still crazy.

From falling behind, to tying, and then to surpassing at the last moment, the process of this game is full of reversals, and it can also make people feel the charm and passion of sports the most.

But for these Chinese audiences, what they gained was not only the charm and passion of sports, but also the joy of victory.

Guan Wuye had already shouted through his throat, but at this time, his mood could only be described in one word, that is, "cool"!

At this moment, Guan Wuye suddenly felt that those foreigners who were usually high-spirited did not seem to be as powerful as they imagined, and the Chinese could also win the foreigners.

"What's so great about foreigners, we Chinese are no worse than foreigners!" Guan Wuye said secretly in his heart.

A feeling of raising his eyebrows rose from Guan Wuye's heart, and he suddenly felt that the fear of foreigners in his heart had also faded a lot.

Guan Wuye, a flag man who can only walk birds, run bathhouses, and listen to operas all day long, doesn't know that this is the feeling of confidence, but he can experience that this feeling is great and he enjoys it very much.

Standing up and not having to grovel, it's really great!

……

Contrary to the cheers of the Chinese audience, the Britons in the main stand showed a look of disappointment.

Lidier lost, and their hero lost.

Although competitive sports are inherently about winning and losing, when defeat comes, people still feel entangled and frustrated.

The British consul Edward looked even more dumbfounded. Before the race, he never thought that Lidtier would fail in the 400m, and until the moment he crossed the line, he still had confidence in Liditier.

So now Edward, it is a little difficult to accept this reality, and he even has a feeling of unreality, hoping that everything in front of him is just a nightmare.

The French consul Batner stepped forward and patted Edward on the shoulder, waking him up.

"Mr. Edward, in sports competitions, winning or losing is a common thing, and you shouldn't take it too seriously." Butner reassured.

Edward nodded, silently returning to his seat, staring blankly ahead.

At this time, the consuls of the three countries fell silent at the same time.

This World Games was originally intended to show the people of Tianjin the strength of the old powers such as Britain and France, and to suppress the gradually rising nationalist sentiments, but it backfired, and instead of achieving the goal, Britain and France backfired and gave Chen Qiang two victories.

The consuls of the three countries have been able to predict that in the future, the sentiment of national ideas in Tianjin may be even higher, and the people of Tianjin will be more confident. Those actions to support domestic products will inevitably continue, and those Chinese workers who want to raise their wages will certainly not compromise easily.

National self-confidence is accumulated bit by bit!

……

The referee announced the results of the players.

"Lidill, 49.9 seconds!"

"Chen Qiang, 49.9 seconds!"

Chen Qiang and Lidier showed surprised expressions at the same time, but they didn't expect their results to be the same.

When crossing the finish line, Chen Qiang was only half a body ahead, which was not enough to cause a gap of 0.1 seconds, and in the end, on the timer, both of them scored 49.9 seconds.

But there is still a sequence, Chen Qiang crossed the finish line half a body ahead, but it can be judged by the naked eye, so the championship still belongs to Chen Qiang.

"It's over the 50-second mark!" Chen Qiang clenched his fists excitedly.

At the recent North China Games, Chen Qiang's 400m time was only 52.3 seconds, and now Chen Qiang has improved his time by a full 2.4 seconds, which is an amazing improvement. This progress also greatly exceeded Chen Qiang's expectations.

"If it weren't for Liddell, I wouldn't have been able to run so fast." Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

It is precisely because Lidier gave Chen Qiang enough pressure that Chen Qiang did his best in the race, and finally even squeezed all his physical strength, and then fought to the finish line by will. If the opponent was not Lidier, Chen Qiang would definitely not have been able to run into 50 seconds today.

Strictly calculated, today's Chen Qiang has already played at a certain level.

Liddell's 49.9 seconds is also a normal performance. The current Liddell is not in his peak after all, he is 29 years old, and it is certainly impossible to run a world record of 47.6 seconds like he did at the age of 22. Moreover, Liddell's profession is a teacher, he can only be regarded as a part-time athlete, and the intensity and frequency of his usual training are not comparable to that of professional athletes. So the world record holder of the year can now only run a time of about 50 seconds.

Under normal circumstances, a time of 50 seconds is enough to laugh at the whole of Asia, after all, no Asian athlete has ever been able to run the 400m under 50 seconds before.

But today's Chen Qiang played at a super level, he squeezed his physical fitness to the extreme, and his willpower was also exerted to the extreme, so Chen Qiang ran into 50 seconds, and he became the first Asian to run within 50 seconds in 400 meters!

There is no doubt that Chen Qiang has set another Asian record!

……

After a long time, Chen Qiang relieved himself, he stood up, and began to talk to Lidir.

"If China can have such an excellent athlete as you, I think the future of Chinese sports will be full of brightness!" Lidier smiled and continued: "It seems that I am really old, and I should retire completely." ”

"Mr. Lidier, you are a great athlete, at your age, running for another three or five years is certainly not a problem, there is no need to retire so early." Chen Qiang said.

"Actually, I originally planned to retire completely next year. I have applied to the church to become a priest, and at that time, I will not only have to teach the children, but also spread the gospel of the Lord, and I am afraid that I will not have more time to play sports. Liddell paused, then said, "And I know a beautiful girl, she is a nurse from Canada, and I am already planning to propose to her!" ”

"Oh, congratulations in advance!" Chen Qiang clasped his hands into fists and made a congratulatory gesture.

Talking about his girlfriend, Lidier's face was filled with a happy smile, and Chen Qiang could feel that Lidier at this time was full of hope for life!

Lidier's smile full of hope made Chen Qiang feel like a spring breeze, but in the next second, Chen Qiang had a sad mood, because he thought of Lidier's final ending. Lidier was eventually captured by the Japanese, and he died in a Japanese concentration camp before Japan surrendered.

"If Lidier had been able to leave China before the outbreak of the Pacific War, he would not have been captured by the Japanese in a concentration camp and would not have died because of it, should I persuade him?"

This idea popped up in Chen Qiang's mind, but in the next second, he immediately rejected the idea because he thought of Lidier's experience.

Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, Liddell had the opportunity to leave China, but he only sent his wife and daughter to Canada for refuge, and he himself chose to stay.

After the outbreak of the war, Liddell was captured by the Japanese and imprisoned in a concentration camp along with other British expatriates, and at that time there were many prisoner exchanges between the British and Japan, and Liddell appeared on the list during the first prisoner exchange, but Liddell was unwilling to leave, and he gave the place to someone else, a pregnant woman.

Lidier is such a great man who stands for his beliefs and is willing to give everything for his faith, including his life!

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang let out a long sigh.

"Such a man who insists on his faith, even if I tell him that he will die in a Japanese concentration camp, I think he will not leave, and maybe he will strengthen his determination to stay! A great athlete is destined to do something great. ”

……

With two victories, Chen Qiang returned to his residence and then entered the training space.

Two pieces of information appear in the training space.

Run 200 meters in less than 22 seconds to unlock new missions,

New mission, complete a 200-meter dash on the track. Mission time, 22 seconds, mission reward, 50 points.

Run 400 meters in less than 50 seconds to unlock new missions,

New mission, complete a 400-meter dash on the track. Mission time, 50 seconds, mission reward, 100 points.

"Sure enough, I reached a certain level of competition and unlocked new missions. I finally have the 200m and 400m missions now! ”

In the previous North China Games, Chen Qiang's 200-meter run lasted for 22 seconds, but he did not unlock a new task. At that time, Chen Qiang was only 0.1 seconds away from unlocking the 200-meter task, and now Chen Qiang ran a time of 21.7 seconds and finally unlocked the first 200-meter sprint task.

As for the 400 meters, if it weren't for the super level performance in this competition, which just ran into 50 seconds, maybe it would take a long time for Chen Qiang to successfully unlock the 400-meter task.

"You can get 50 points for running a 200-meter run in 22 seconds, which is a difficult task. The difficulty of the 200-meter entry task is much more difficult than the 100-meter entry task. Chen Qiang remembered that the first task unlocked by the 100-meter dash was to complete 100 meters in 12 seconds and get 10 points.

The second task of the 100-meter dash is to complete 100 meters in 11 seconds and get 50 points, and the task reward is the same as the 200-meter entry task, which means that the difficulty of the 200-meter entry task is comparable to the difficulty of the second task of the 100-meter sprint.

As for the task of running the 400 meters in 50 seconds, Chen Qiang will not do it now, with his current level, he almost fainted from exhaustion, and barely ran the 400 meters into less than 50 seconds. While the 100-point reward is tempting, you have to be able to get it.

……

"Look at the newspaper, read the newspaper, the World Games, sprinter Chen Qiang defeated the foreigners!"

"Sell newspapers, "Ta Kung Pao" news today, Tianjin athletes will set another Asian record!"

"Chen Qiang wins two foreigners and raises the prestige of our country!"

"Asia's fastest new record, breaking two records in one day!"

The next day in Tianjin, the newspapers were full of news about the World Games, and Chen Qiang's victory became the biggest highlight of the World Games.

In Tianjin Wei, Chen Qiang was already very famous, and now after this new round of publicity, Chen Qiang is famous again.

And this time it was a victory over the foreigners, which was more dazzling than the victory over the Japanese, and all of a sudden, the praise from all walks of life fell on Chen Qiang's head, and Chen Qiang was regarded as a national hero by the people.

Tianjin's primary and secondary schools have also set off a wave of learning sprinting, but whenever they take physical education classes, then the teacher must teach everyone to practice sprinting, and students are also willing to practice sprinting.

And Chen Qiang also followed the limelight and signed a new advertising endorsement.

This time is the endorsement of a soda, they don't need Chen Qiang to help sell the goods, they just need to borrow Chen Qiang's image, draw a poster of Chen Qiang drinking soda, brush it out, and then paste it on the sales point of the soda. Chen Qiang didn't have to do anything for this single business, and he earned a reward of 500 oceans while lying at home.

Of course, there are also many merchants who sell health care products and fake drugs to find Chen Qiang, hoping that Chen Qiang will speak for them, but Chen Qiang refused. Chen Qiang will never touch anything that deceives people, otherwise it will not be aiding and abusing.

……

One day in mid-June, Chen Qiang was called to his home by Zhang Boling to finish eating.

"Chen Qiang, because you came to eat today, my mother specially made two more dishes, and I stained you today!" Zhang Xihu said with a smile.

Zhang Xihu is Zhang Boling's fourth son, that is, Zhang Boling's son who died on the battlefield of resistance against Japan in the future, and he is currently studying at Nankai University.

Chen Qiang looked at the dishes on the table, although they were very ordinary, and there were no big fish and meat, but they made him feel the warmth of home.

After being full of wine and food, Zhang Boling called Chen Qiang to the study, obviously having something to talk to Chen Qiang.

"Chen Qiang, you can go to Beiping with me next week!" Zhang Boling said.

"When do I leave and what do I need to prepare?" Chen Qiang asked.

"I'm going to stay for two or three days this time, you just bring a change of clothes, by the way, bring your sportswear and shoes." Zhang Boling instructed.

"Is Peking going to hold a sports meeting?" Chen Qiang asked with some eagerness.

"It's not." Zhang Boling shook his head, and then said, "This time we are going to enroll!" ”

Chen Qiang nodded suddenly, it is already June, and the next July and August are the enrollment time of various universities.

I only heard Zhang Boling continue: "It's the enrollment season of the university again, and at this time in previous years, the universities in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area will take action, and the eight immortals will compete for students across the sea to show their magical powers." ”

"This time, I plan to visit several well-known middle schools in Beiping. Although it is nominally a visit, it is actually to promote our Nankai University, hoping that when the entrance exam is taken next month, there will be more students who can apply for Nankai. I took you with me, but I also want to follow your fame and advertise our Nankai University. At that time, maybe you will need to run two laps on the runway to let them see the strength of our Nankai University! ”

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