Chapter 163: The Mysterious Kingdom
The sky is getting late, and the people around the street center flower garden are crowded with people watching the excitement.
In the southern suburbs of New York, the Flower Garden in the middle of the street is a mecca for streetball masters. Folk streetball tournaments and exhibition games are often held here, and Richie 'Mon's Mustang team is a regular here. In normal times, bullfighting is the most common activity, and the appearance of mysterious characters such as Black Jack has undoubtedly caused an uproar in the street 'flower' garden. His ball skills obviously outperformed the masters here, making the nearby street ball masters admired and jealous.
But today is the day they witnessed the birth of a miracle.
A Chinese teenager from the East suddenly appears on the court and starts a battle with Blackjack full of strange flavors. As expected, Blackjack scored 7 points in a row with juggling basketball skills, and the opponent had no power to fight back. However, when the tired Black Jack deliberately released the water and 'handed over' the ball to the Chinese teenager, a miracle happened.
The Chinese teenager scored three points in a clean row with a technique completely different from that of American streetball, including an unbelievable skywalk pull-up layup. Local streetball players, including Ricky 'Mon', could tell that Blackjack was angry. This notorious guy seems to be going to use a killer trick to teach the Chinese teenager who doesn't know the height of the sky and the earth a hard lesson.
However, after answering a phone call, Blackjack's mood seemed to be greatly affected, he swept away the previous sharpness, like a deflated ball, in the face of the increasingly sharp breakthrough of the Chinese teenager, he shrank his hands and feet, and even by the opponent continued to hit the basket, setting off a 10:0 super counterattack!
In just a few minutes, the score instantly reversed to 7:10!
The inflection point in the middle of the game made the people around the game inexplicable, shouting and bored, and even worse, they had the audacity to start cheering at Blackjack, and some people even muttered and cursed. Richie 'clouded' his chin and glared at Black Jack, unable to figure out what was going on.
Is Cheng Fei too strong? No. Although Cheng Fei's basketball skills are indeed unexpected, he will not be able to occupy an overwhelming 'sex' advantage and beat Blackjack out of breath. Is Blackjack scared? No. According to his observations, Blackjack should be a character with a very background, and even if he is afraid of anyone, it is impossible to be afraid of the unknown Chinese junior in front of him. Could it be that Cheng Fei has any hard backstage?
He thought of the call.
Richie's gaze crossed the crowd and scanned the surroundings of the pitch. He soon noticed a black 'colored' sedan on a slope. On the one hand, there are roads near the 'flower' garden in the middle of the street, which should not be a place to park, and on the other hand, most of the people who live nearby and come to the 'flower' garden to play are poor black people, they don't have the money to buy such a luxury car, and they never see Blackjack bring a car over.
Through the window, he saw cigarette butts flickering inside. It was a good place to see the pitch, which meant that someone must be watching the matchup, and it was likely that through that phone call, they had some control over the game!
Who the hell is Blackjack?
Cheng Fei, this unknown Chinese boy, what kind of background does he have?
Richie was completely confused, and he felt a little scared. Because of his defeat to Cheng Fei on the court that day, Rich 'Meng' wanted to play this Chinese kid and specially asked Blackjack to fight in the name of Cheng Fei. I originally wanted to see how embarrassed this Chinese kid was, but I didn't expect such a strange reversal of the situation, and Black Jack, who was calling for wind and rain in the 'flower' garden in the middle of the street, was simply a tiger turned into a cat. If Cheng Fei, or Cheng Fei's "backstage", knew Richie's plan to 'Meng', wouldn't it be ......
Rich 'Mon' shuddered.
American society is complex, and New York is a muddy water. Although Richie 'Meng' is only a high school student, he grew up in the slums, and he has long been sleek and sophisticated, and knows the rules of 'mixing' in this society. As a street ball player, it's not enough to just play to yourself.
Richie shrank down, and such a large man squeezed into the crowd nimbly, and quickly disappeared.
Before Bruce could shout Richie's 'Mon', he saw him squeeze out of the crowd in a panic and walk quickly into a street corner. Bruce stared at the Broncos captain inexplicably, not understanding what was going on. However, his attention quickly returned to the court, and Cheng Fei's performance surprised and delighted him, and at the same time a sense of pride arose.
"Hey, that's my brother!" Bruce shouted triumphantly.
Everyone else looked at him with strange eyes, but Bruce didn't care and shouted to cheer for Cheng Fei.
Cheng Fei slowly dribbled in front of Blackjack. He also felt strange that Blackjack had obviously lost his fighting spirit, and it could be said that he had no intention of continuing to play, but he had no intention of giving up. However, Cheng Fei didn't think as much as Richie 'Meng', he was on the court, thinking more about how to get rid of the opponent's defense and score in the most secure way. scored 10 points in a row, although it seemed very easy to outsiders, but Cheng Fei tried his best, and all he took was a layup.
The reason why he didn't dunk was that he didn't know the basket here, Cheng Fei was a little worried about missing and getting injured, and second, he didn't dare to 'provoke' the opponent in this way. In China, dunking is still a rarely used action, and although it can increase morale, it also means a provocation with a strong smell of gunpowder. It's just a bullfight, and Cheng Fei doesn't want to make enemies.
How do you shoot the last ball?
Cheng Fei stared at the scattered eyes of Black Jack in front of him, and the arrogant attitude of the opponent was gone, replaced by a strange humble expression, to be honest, this expression appeared on Black Jack's weird face, which was really out of tune. He suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the opponent in front of him.
Blackjack watched the Chinese teenager in front of him suddenly collect the ball and start his hand, and his movements were smooth and he bent his knees and jumped up.
Cheng Fei decisively stepped on the three-point line and shot from a distance!
At a certain moment, Cheng Fei's wrist instinctively stretched along the body, swinging, and dialing out, and a basketball flew into the sky, like a beautiful sunset.
It feels ...... This feeling! That's how it feels!
That familiar feeling came to his face, running through his whole body, the basketball seemed to have become a part of his body, an extension of his body, as if thousands of nerves were connected to the basketball, sending it to the final destination!
Cheng Fei's eyes flashed with brilliance, as if he had been reborn!
This shot was originally Cheng Fei's attempt to release water. Just like Black Jack released the water before, Cheng Fei also has to return the favor, otherwise he will always feel that he will not win. Because he knows that when the feeling is completely lost, the probability of being able to throw it is very low. However, Cheng Fei didn't expect that the crazy breakthrough just now and the continuous layup score actually mobilized a certain nerve, and the feeling of shooting miraculously returned!
Unlike the shot that was lucky enough to defeat Rich 'Meng' that day, this is a magic shot that really belongs to Cheng Fei!
The colorful basketball silently drilled through the hoop, and Black Jack jumped high, grabbed the basketball from under the hoop volley, and then sent it up, and there was a ruthless windmill dunk again!
“Yeah!” There was a round of cheers on the sidelines!
"Beautiful!" Cheng Fei couldn't help but exclaim. The hit of this goal had actually announced that he had defeated Blackjack in front of him 11:7, but he knew in his heart that the opponent did not use all his strength, and for some reason, he did not respond with his heart. Judging from Blackjack's dunk just now, the opponent's ability should be far beyond his own.
Cheng Fei walked over and said in a heroic 'tone': "Another game?" ”
Black Jack snorted coldly and said loudly, "NO!" Then he slammed the basketball down as he strode out of the court. The basketball flew through Black Jack's crotch, and with a muffled "bang", it bounced high into the air.
"Hey......" Cheng Fei wanted to stop Black Jack, but he didn't expect this guy to have a big step, and he squeezed into the crowd in a blink of an eye. He turned around and saw the basketball falling from the air at a rapid pace, and it fell directly into the empty hoop!
“Hey,BlackJack! Attaboy! A black man shook his head and yelled.
"Will you be here tomorrow night?" Someone asked.
The corner of Blackjack's mouth appeared with that strange smile again, and then he said, "Back......"
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"Hey! Journey! We sent! Bruce was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, "Do you know how many dollars we made today?" Oh my God, I haven't counted yet, but I can take the 'sex' life guarantee, absolutely not less than 3000! OMG, I've never taken that much money! Journey! ”
Cheng Fei seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and he came back to his senses, "Huh? What did you say? ”
"Cheng! What are you thinking? We're rich! Bruce shouted gleefully.
"Oh." Cheng Fei smiled, "I'm thinking, today's game is a bit weird, it doesn't seem to be quite right." That Black Jack was very strong, and for some reason he didn't play much later. ”
"Cheng! You think too much, there is a saying in streetball: basketball is basketball! Bruce shook his head and said, "I overestimated Darkjack's strength, and besides, you know, playing basketball is about form." This kind of bullfighting, the advantage is always on the side of the strong, you beat him today, that's it, beat him! It's something that many streetball players haven't done, but you did it, Cheng! You did it! It's great, you know? ”
"I don't quite understand." Cheng Fei shrugged his shoulders. "Let's go, you're holding such a big pile of money, in case you ......"
In the 'flower' garden in the center of the street, almost all the onlookers are empty, and only a few children who are easy to wait for the field are still playing ball. It's getting late, and it's really unsafe to walk with a bunch of dollars. Bruce hurriedly took off his coat, wrapped it tightly, and followed Cheng Fei out.
At the exit of the barbed wire fence, there was a tall man, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, in his mid-thirties, blocking the way.
Cheng Fei's heart suddenly swelled with an ominous premonition, and he couldn't help but slow down. The man was also black, 1.95 meters tall, of medium height, and dressed quite well, unlike the black people in the neighborhood. Cheng Fei's head was running rapidly: Why is this person blocking the 'door', is it to block our way? What does he want to do, is it to keep an eye on the money in our hands? In New York, a hell of fish and dragons, robbery and murder are not news......
Cheng Fei stared at the other party's hand. The black man's right hand is 'inserted' in his trouser pocket, and his left hand is placed outside. According to Cheng Fei's judgment, the other party does not seem to be a basketball player, his body shape and posture are very different from basketball players, especially that hand, which is very rough, with green tendons, and seems to have a very thick layer of calluses or dead skin, yellowing and black, which is very terrifying. Looking up at the man's head, he was wearing sunglasses, had a faint beard, a broad forehead, ears back and large earlobes.
Although extremely worried, Cheng Fei still had to walk over. Bruce also noticed this, nervously holding a large pile of money, and followed Cheng Fei step by step.
The man was leaning against the barbed wire, probably seeing Cheng Fei and Bruce coming over, he suddenly stood up straight, his left hand still 'inserted' in his 'trousers' pocket. This action made Cheng Fei so nervous that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he didn't know if that person had a pistol in his left hand!
Cheng Fei held his breath, pretending not to know anything, and was just about to step over the small 'door' of the court on the barbed wire......
“ait!” The man spoke suddenly, in a deep and powerful voice.
Bruce shuddered, and almost dropped the full amount of dollars.
Cheng Fei turned his head and saw that the man's left hand was 'withdrawn' from the 'trousers' pocket—there was nothing in his hand—which made Cheng Fei breathe a sigh of relief—and then took off his sunglasses, 'revealed' a pair of narrow eyes that were rare for black people, and there seemed to be a smile on his face, and said, "Introduce yourself, my name is Bobby?" Tyrone, you can call me Bobby. ”
Cheng Fei nodded slightly and didn't say anything. Bruce was so nervous that he blurted out, "Hey! The money is ours, it's our hard-earned money, if you want to ...... You ......" he stammered, not knowing what to say.
Bobby gave Bruce a suspicious look, then understood what he meant, and smiled disdainfully, "No...... You misunderstood, I didn't have a gun. He spread his hands, shook his trouser pockets, and continued, "If I rob for such a small amount of money, the boss will look down on me." ”
"What's the matter with you?" Cheng Fei asked.
Bobby looked around, then at Bruce. Bruce hurriedly said, "You guys talk." Before the words fell, he lowered his head and passed through the small 'door', and without waiting for Cheng Fei to speak, he directly stopped a taxi and ran away.
"Ell, we've got time to talk." Bobby smiled and said.
"I don't want to go back too late." Cheng Fei still had a strong sense of vigilance, and intuitively, he felt that the appearance of this person seemed to be directly related to the state of Blackjack just now.
"Good!" Bobby said, "I'll congratulate you on winning a small sum of money. Special congratulations to you, the people who can beat Blackjack can be counted on their fingers in the whole of New York City. You are amazing! So, I would like to know, your nationality and name, is that okay? ”
Although Bobby's attitude is polite, Cheng Fei is still very careful. "China. I don't want to say the name. ”
“OK!” Bobby nodded in understanding, "Chinese, very good." I love the imperial palaces of China and the Great Wall. What I want to tell you is that I have a rare job opportunity here, and if you want, you may be able to earn this ...... every day" Bobby imitated Bruce's posture of holding the money, and smiled slightly at Cheng Fei.
"You're kidding." Cheng Fei shook his head, "Drug trafficking or murder?" ”
“NONO!” Bobby shook his head repeatedly, "You're completely mistaken, we're doing legitimate business." Well, I'm telling you explicitly, we need good basketball players like you, and we're in the business of basketball shows. My boss just saw your performance in the game and he was very happy with your skills and potential, so I came to contact you and hope you would like to join us. ”
"Blackjack is one of your men?" Cheng Fei immediately guessed.
"You are very smart, they all say that the Chinese are smart, it seems right." Bobby laughs, "He's a basketball player in our company. I know, you must have heard of professional leagues like the NBA in the United States, and we are also a kind of professional basketball league, but it is a different kind. Every kid who plays basketball has a dream of becoming a professional basketball player, am I right? You have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity right now......"
"You said it for a long time, but I couldn't believe you. I don't know of any other professional league other than the NBA. Cheng Fei listened to the other party's words and was moved, but reason told him that what Bobby said did not seem to be a serious way, "Although I had a dream in this regard, I don't have it anymore, I'm really sorry!" ”
After Cheng Fei finished speaking, he walked out of the small 'door'.
"Isn't it enough to earn thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars in a game, enjoy the cheers of thousands of audiences, and become the idol that countless beautiful 'women' are crazy to pursue?" Bobby's voice came, "Young man, you don't understand what I'm talking about, you don't understand what kind of industry we are, what kind of league we are, even the NBA, won't give you a better path!" ”
Cheng Fei froze.
"I heard that Chinese are indifferent to fame and fortune, maybe you are this kind of person, but there is no one who does not love money." Bobby walked over and said in a calm tone, "Our league is a spider web all over the United States, from New York to New Jersey to Las Vegas, it is the largest *** machine in the basketball world, you can't imagine how much money is surging in it." It's a gold mine, and you now have the key to get in. ”
Bobby stood in front of Cheng Fei and spread his hands: "This is the underground basketball kingdom you can't imagine, Chinese kid, come to be your emperor!" ”
(I only arrived in Wuhan on Wednesday night, and I was supposed to update it on Thursday, but I didn't write it for too long, and I didn't find the feeling, and I only wrote more than a thousand words.) Outbreak is bound to erupt, I plan to finish this work before the start of the Olympics, but because the action of taking a few days off is piled up into a small mountain and needs me to complete it, I can only guarantee daily updates these days, and when I finish my work, I will start the final outburst! Thank you all for your support! )