Friday, October 4, 1996.

In the morning, Cheng Fei made a phone call according to the address left on the note according to what Zhang Pingya said. The phone was from the Wuhan office of Gezhouba Cement Factory, and it rang for a long time before someone answered: "Hey, who are you looking for?" ”

"Excuse me, is Cheng Guoxiong here? Or Meng Wenzhi? ”

"No, they went out in the morning, who are you?"

"Oh, I'm their son, I'm looking for something with them."

"Cheng Fei!" The voice over there suddenly became enthusiastic, "Your parents went back to Jing's 'gate' in the morning, and there is an urgent matter in the factory to find them, and now it is estimated that they have left Wuhan City." By the way, they left you a letter, right next to me. Come and get it! ”

"Huh? Went back? Cheng Fei's heart suddenly emptied, and he didn't have a chance to say what he had thought of, "That letter...... I'm ...... now I'm afraid I don't have time to come and get it now! Why don't you ......" Cheng Fei hesitated for a moment, "Why don't you read it to me?" ”

"How can this work?" The man hurriedly refused, "This is a 'private' letter, I can't open it!" ”

"Can't I let you dismantle it?" Cheng Fei was in a hurry, he wanted to know what was written in the letter now, but he had to train in the morning, and he had to compete in the afternoon, and now it would take at least three hours to go back and forth to Hankou!

"No, no, no! I don't have the guts to write a letter from the director of the dismantling process! The man firmly disagreed, "You better come and get it!" ”

Without waiting for Cheng Fei to reply, the man hung up the phone.

Cheng Fei hurriedly found Zhang Pingya and told him what happened. Zhang Pingya pondered for a moment and said, "You hurry up and get the letter, you know the address and the bus you should sit on, right?" It's still early, it's only nine o'clock, and I can come back at noon. ”

"But, then I won't be able to participate in training!" Cheng Fei said.

"There's still time to warm up after you come over," Zhang Pingya said resolutely, "don't you want to know what is written in the letter?" If you have a concern in your heart, how can you play a good game? Hurry up, if you delay any longer, you really won't have time! ”

Cheng Fei agreed, went to the guest house to get some change, took a note with the address written on it, and hurriedly walked out of the 'door'. Zhang Pingya looked at Cheng Fei's disappearing back, sighed, and then shouted, "Are you all ready?" Let's go, go to the gym! ”

It takes more than an hour to get from Wuchang to Hankou, because Wuhan is one of the only megacities in China, which makes Cheng Fei anxious, he has never been more than half an hour by car, and this time he has seen what is called Wuhan.

With no time to take care of the surrounding scenery, Cheng Fei inquired all the way according to the address left on the note, and successfully found the Wuhan office of Gezhouba Cement Factory, where the old man who answered the phone received him kindly and handed him a letter. On the letter, it was written in a familiar font from my father: "Cheng Fei personally opened".

Cheng Fei hurriedly said "thank you" and ran out. He didn't have time to delay any longer.

On the speeding bus, Cheng Fei opened the letter and read it carefully.

"Dear son, your coach Zhang called us last night, and we didn't sleep all night, talking about what happened when you were a child, talking about when you were in school. Only then did we realize that the generation gap between us and you was due to a lack of communication......"

"When it comes to education, we do make mistakes. Since childhood, you have been our pride, and you have never let us 'worry' about learning, but all the time, our relationship has been very stiff, and we can feel that you have a deep grudge against us, even hatred...... Mom and Dad want to tell you that we were wrong, we really want to change, but we don't know how to change it, Coach Zhang's words can be said to have lit a bright light......"

"We were going to see you play basketball today, but there was an urgent matter in the temporary factory, so we had no choice but to leave in a hurry, and we didn't have time to say goodbye to you. Speaking from the heart, son, you are good enough, today you can represent Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School to Wuhan to play the national 'sex' competition, which proves your excellence even more, and we are sincerely happy for you! When you grow up, it's time to have your own thoughts, it's time to have your own choices, how many times you have to fight in life, we will cheer for you! By the way, son, you're handsome now......"

Cheng Fei's tears flowed silently, dripping on the letterhead, soaking his heart. The aunt next to her saw it, didn't know what happened to this good-looking child, and kindly handed over a tissue.

"Thank you."

The ice in his heart seemed to be quietly melting......

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"Cheng Fei, you're here!" When the rangers saw Cheng Fei enter the cafeteria, they greeted him one after another.

Cheng Fei smiled and waved his hand, and walked over, Yang Cong ran over to help him get a meal. Cheng Fei was eating and gobbling up, as if he hadn't eaten anything good for a long time. Zhang Pingya looked at him and smiled happily.

"You...... Possessed by a hungry ghost, right? Liu Junfeng glared at him, "I've never seen you eat so violently?" ”

"If you're in a good mood, you'll eat well!" Zhang Pingya laughed.

"Yes!" Cheng Fei also laughed. They have a heart, and others are naturally inexplicable.

In less than five minutes, Cheng Fei pulled the food chop into his mouth, then wiped his mouth and stood up, "Let's go!" Train to go! ”

"Holy! Do you really have a ghost? Liu Junfeng said, "I just ran to train after eating, you are not afraid of stomach sagging, I am still afraid!" Lao Tzu is already thin, and if there is a problem with his stomach, will Lao Tzu still live? ”

Everyone laughed. Zhang Pingya waved his hand and motioned for Cheng Fei to sit down, "Don't panic, there is still time, the most important thing now is to rest and replenish your strength." Strenuous exercise right after eating is a big taboo, and American athletes will be fined if they do this! ”

After they finished their meal, they talked and laughed and walked towards the guest house. Zhang Pingya deliberately created a relaxed atmosphere, trying not to focus on the game in a few hours, and he believes that only by taking it easy can he play the true level of the players.

As soon as he entered the 'door' of the guest house, Wang Baojiang almost bumped into Cheng Fei: "Yo! You're back, Cheng Fei, I'm looking for you! ”

"What, someone is looking for me?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"It's not people, it's a group of people! You can't guess who it is! Wang Baojiang walked into the room with a happy face.

There was really a group of people, sitting in Wang Baojiang's room in twos and threes. Cheng Fei's eyes lit up.

"Teacher Wu! Xingzi! Malaysia! Why are you all here! "Cheng Fei can't even name it.

The room suddenly became lively. The Rangers also stepped forward to greet these former sparring partners.

"Oh, Cheng Fei, you're fat, the food here is good, haha!" Xingzi laughed loudly.

Da Ma patted Cheng Fei on the shoulder: "The young man is so powerful, I heard that you beat the champion of Jing 'Gate' City all over the ground!" ”

Wang Baojiang pointed at Wu Zhongmin and introduced to Zhang Pingya: "This is my old friend, the famous No. 1 pitcher in Chudi, Cheng Fei's beautiful shooting skills, all taught by my brother!" ”

Zhang Pingya shook hands with Wu Zhongmin with a smile: "Fortunately! Fortunately! ”

Wu Zhongmin smiled so that the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were particularly distinct, his eyes fell on Cheng Fei, and said with a smile: "Cheng Fei, we came to Wuhan this time to cheer you on!" Now the whole factory knows your deeds, and I admire it very much! I heard that today's fight is Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, a few of us discussed and came to cheer you on! ”

"Such a strong cheerleader, the salary is high enough!" Deng Liang said with a smile.

A large group of people hulala filled the entire room, shushing each other and asking for warmth, so unpleasant.

Soon, Wu Zhongmin said that they would not disturb the warm-up of the rangers, so they went directly to the competition venue to occupy a place - today's game was set in the basketball hall of Wuhan University, where Cheng Fei had been last time, and it was not far from here. Cheng Fei and the others also hurried to the basketball hall of Wuhan University of Technology to warm up for practice, and in less than three hours, the game was about to start.

On the way to the basketball hall, Cheng Fei suddenly snorted, covered his heart, and fell to the ground in pain!

Everyone was shocked! Everyone helped Cheng Fei up, Zhang Pingya's eyes were full of disbelief, and he kept asking, "Where are you uncomfortable?" What's going on? How does it feel? ”

Cheng Fei was so painful that he couldn't speak for a while.

"Did he have any 'wrong' physical problems before? What about the location of the heart? Zhang Pingya asked eagerly.

"Nope!" Yang Cong was also quite strange, "He is relatively easy to get sick, what fever and cold, this has never happened." During the physical examination, there was no 'hair' in the heart! ”

"That's weird!" Zhang Pingya's face was 'revealed' and suspicious.

Soon, Cheng Fei's cheeks returned to blood, he let go of his frowning brows, and his breathing returned to calm. He 'touched' the place where his heart was, and there was still a faint ache there, but it was over. He shook his head and said, "How?" ”

"How do you feel?" Zhang Pingya asked.

"It's just that part of my heart suddenly hurts, and I can't stand the pain," Cheng Fei recalled, "but now I almost don't feel it." ”

"That's good!" Wang Baojiang said, "If there is any more problem, you must tell us!" ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Fei smiled and waved his hand at everyone, "I'm fine, okay!" ”

Liu Junfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It must have been eaten fast just now, and the hungry ghost has an impact on his upper body......"

In the laughter, Cheng Fei felt extremely heavy, and he couldn't lift his 'spirits'. Could it be that there is really something wrong with the heart, Cheng Fei shook his head, unwilling to think about it, and forced his 'spirit' to walk towards the court.

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Time passed minute by minute, and Wang Baojiang glanced nervously at his watch from time to time.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from the foreheads of the rangers, and the heat around them burned, which achieved the warm-up effect that Zhang Pingya wanted. Wang Baojiang saw that Cheng Fei was training very seriously and there were no more accidents, so he finally put down a big stone in his heart for the time being.

"It's half past three...... Wang Baojiang said in a low voice.

Cheng Fei, who was shooting, took a breath lightly and put down the basketball in his hand. Everyone looked at Zhang Pingya. With an unprecedented super-strong opponent in half an hour, no one will not be nervous. Not being nervous meant giving up completely, and the Rangers never gave up on any game, not even the one they had with the varsity team.

Zhang Pingya looked at his watch, his face was very calm, "Okay, the warm-up is over, let's go!" ”

A group of mermaids rushed out, wiped their sweat briefly, took the packages they had prepared, and boarded the school bus. The driver of the bus also knew that the students were going to have a very hard game today, so he deliberately stepped out of the car and patted them on the shoulders one by one to cheer on the Rangers.

The bus started and headed for Wuhan University, which was only a few kilometers away. Although the streets of Greater Wuhan are full of traffic, it only takes about ten minutes at most to reach the destination.

There was silence on the car, Zhang Pingya frowned and pondered, and the rangers all looked out the window. Their expressions seemed indifferent, but they were actually very nervous. Cheng Fei couldn't help but think of Zhang Xiaodi and them, Yichang No. 1 Middle School lost more than 70 points to Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, which is enough to prove the terrible opponent, if the hope of victory is pinned on Coach Zhang's tactics is unrealistic, after all, tactics are based on strength, and since the opponent's coach has experienced so many games, it is impossible to have no countermeasures like an amateur coach, and the execution of the Rangers has met such a strong opponent, it is quite difficult to say how many times it can play......

The only thing the Rangers can rely on is their agility and tacit understanding. For Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, this team of Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School is not worth mentioning at all, and it may also have the psychology of underestimating the enemy, and it does not understand it at all. You can only take them by surprise.

Cheng Fei closed his eyes, and more than a dozen of Zhang Pingya's tactics were rehearsed in his mind. The tactics designed by Zhang Pingya are mostly aimed at Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, and they are always initiated by Cheng Fei, and finally create the best opportunity for Cheng Fei. Obviously, Cheng Fei has become a key figure in this game, if Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School is a dark horse, Cheng Fei is the dark horse among the dark horses.

Soon, the bus drove into the campus of Wuhan University, turned left at "Weiming Lake", turned onto the cherry blossom and "flower" avenue with pleasant scenery, and then turned left again, and stopped in front of the "door" of the basketball hall of Wuhan University, where Cheng Fei had been to that day.

As soon as the car stopped, they were all surprised!

The small open space in front of the basketball hall was almost crowded with black crowds, and it turned out that a bus had been parked there, and Cheng Fei could see it clearly, a group of tall players wearing purple 'color' jerseys were walking down from the bus. It is the Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School Colonel Team.

The number of people who came to see Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School on the spot was far beyond Cheng Fei's imagination, this was simply not to see the high school students' ball game, but to welcome the national team competition! What's even more surprising is that not only are there many people, but there are even several reporters with cameras and microphones, and as soon as they saw the bus of Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, they ran up and rushed to the front to record!

In the crowd, Cheng Fei saw that Liu Ke. This freshman is not at all as low-key as the other team members, he is full of spirit, high spirits, constantly waving to the crowd, and his excitement is overflowing!

Cheng Fei and the others stood outside the crowd, unheeded, silently looking at the high school basketball stars who were struggling to move forward in the midst of fresh 'flowers' and cheers. The treatment of the two parties is very different.

This is also normal, the National High School Basketball League is generally not very concerned, but several strong teams can still attract the attention of the media, especially Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, a strong basketball school, and the players who go out from this school team are famous. Not only the media is paying attention, but also various universities that value sports results.

"It's coming over there, too!" I don't know who shouted. Many of them didn't know where the opponents they were playing against in Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School came from, as if it didn't matter, and they only used "over there" instead. Some people looked back and didn't care.

Seeing this formation, the rangers stood stupidly and didn't move, but they didn't expect a reporter to squeeze out of the crowd, walked straight over, and handed the microphone to Wang Baojiang's mouth: "Hello, may I ask, how do you feel in this round against the old champion Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School?" Won't it be nervous? What's the plan? ”

Wang Baojiang was sophisticated, and said with a smile: "Of course we will be nervous, and we don't want to meet such a strong opponent so early." But once it comes, it will be safe, and we will go all out and do our best. ”

The reporter actually laughed out loud: "You can't win the game even if you go all out, this is the end of all the teams that have 'faced' against Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School, I don't know if you are mentally prepared for this kind of high school attached to Hunan University?" ”

"Huh?" Wang Baojiang was stunned, "The High School Attached to Hunan University? ”

"Aren't you on the team of the High School Attached to Hunan University?" The reporter was also stunned.

Zhang Pingya suddenly said coldly: "The team you mentioned went home for dinner the day before yesterday. We are the Colonel of Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School in Yichang City, please find out the situation and come over for an interview! ”

"Huh?" The reporter was confused, "Didn't the team in Yichang City be eliminated in the first round?" ”

Zhang Pingya snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Let's go in, the game is about to start, don't waste time on gossip!" ”

The rangers couldn't hold back a laugh and followed Zhang Pingya through the crowd, leaving the reporter still talking to himself in a daze: "Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School? It's obviously the middle school attached to Hunan University, right, what's going on? ”

As soon as he entered the stadium, Cheng Fei was even more surprised, when he came to see it the day before yesterday, it was still a dilapidated and shabby stadium, but today he actually hung a luxurious scoreboard, and there were people sitting on the rostrum in a row who didn't know where they came from, all of whom were leaders. There are even more crowds of people inside, and there are all kinds of slogans such as "Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School Invincible Rush Forward".

When Cheng Fei was looking around, a loud voice suddenly came from the speaker: "Please keep the audience in order, the game is about to start." Today is the third round of the National High School Basketball League in Central China, with Xiangfan No. 4 Middle School playing against ......" The man paused for a moment, as if recognizing the name, "Gezhouba No. 6 Middle School!" ”

Suddenly, a tsunami came from the mountains, almost lifting the roof!