Addison has always been confident in his defensive abilities, and since high school he has been evaluated by all basketball people who pay attention to him as having good one-man defense. The honor of being selected as the best defensive team in the NCAA made the boy think that maybe defense was his talent, and although he didn't show it, he gradually became conceited about it.

However today with DeLong. Williams' matchup shattered his long-standing self-confidence, and the Nets core slashed 32 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal on his head, and simply regarded his defense as nothing.

Although Addison also contributed 16 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals to lead the team to victory, the feeling of loss was not good for him to be defeated head-on in the field where he had unusual confidence.

To know that he is now facing Delon. Williams is no longer the one in his prime, and Chris. Paul is the son of Utah, but he can still push himself into such an embarrassment. This made Addison think of what he called guarding Kyrie in the preseason. Owen and Mike. Conley, as well as in the first game of the regular season and John. Is Wall's so-called parity all an illusion......

If all the superstars in these leagues were to use their 100% strength or face themselves in the same way that they fought for the playoffs, would they be completely blown out in every game?

For the first time, the Chinese boy was alert, if the previous games only made him realize the rhythm and intensity of the NBA-level competition, then today and Delon. Williams' matchup really allowed him to see the ferocious individual strength of these superstars in the top league, and even a player who was already in his prime could easily beat him.

Well, that's what the NBA should look like...... The previous situation where he could at least play evenly with his opponent no matter how he won or lost always felt unreal to Addison......

***

- Sir, am I free to move around at night?

After returning to the hotel where he was staying, Addison approached Spoelstra and asked the head coach about it. He had made an appointment to see an old friend of his, but he didn't want to break the team's rules. After all, the Heat are going to spend one night in New York and fly back to Miami tomorrow.

"Honestly, Add, I have a bit of a bad feeling about your behavior right now." Spoelstra glanced at the boy's words on his phone, and he raised an eyebrow, "But your actions at night are your freedom, and the uniform team will not interfere much." ”

Addison gave the head coach a thankful smile, and the Filipino head coach was indeed tolerant in some respects, unlike some of the hawkish coaches in the league.

"But you have to get me back to the hotel by 12 o'clock," Spoelstra said, glancing at his watch, "that's the only thing I ask of you, understand?" ”

- No problem, sir.

Walking out of Spoelstra's room, the boy exhaled relaxedly, and just a few steps in the direction of the elevator, he saw Wade, Bosh and several Heat teammates walking over with a 'happy' smile on their faces that anyone could understand.

"Wow, Add, could it be that you'd like to go with us and get a taste of the perfect nightlife in the Big Apple?" Wade beckoned to the boy with some surprise, "It's weird, I always thought you weren't very interested in this kind of thing." ”

Addison just smiled at this and walked into the elevator with his teammates. Bosh pressed the button on the first floor, looked at the boy with a calm expression, and suddenly made a sudden realization.

"I think you lived in New York for a while, Eddie. Did you know that there is a wonderful place that we are going to enjoy on our own? ”

Addison rolled his eyes at Bosh and wondered how these guys were all full of strange thoughts about this after they got off the ring...... No, they sometimes do that even on the field......

- I'm going to visit an old friend of mine, guys.

"Please, Add, did you know that saying too much of the word 'old friend' will make you mentally old." James. Ennis giggled, "I don't really like to use words like that. ”

The boy listened quietly to his teammates gossiping and bragging, and after leaving the hotel, he separated from Wade's group of nightlife-seeking people and hailed a taxi on his mobile phone.

His target is the most inaccessible part of the city, a place of street violence, underground trafficking and racism in Harlem Manhattan.

After taking a taxi to Long Island's river port and then taking a ferry to Manhattan Island, Addison didn't look for a taxi again, but walked silently toward the area that was more like a shadow after dark.

New York at night is full of light and allure. But from the far north of Central Park, 110th Avenue and further north, everything starts to look different.

The bright street lights gradually dimmed, and the crowds became more and more sparse, and the streets that the boy walked through seemed a little deserted, completely contrary to the world-famous downtown of Manhattan.

The bells and whistles of graffiti on the streets, the discarded newspapers and plastic waste on the streets, and the crowds of people who gather in groups and walk slowly......

Addison pulled up the hood of his coat and hoodie to cover most of his head, his expression not changing at all with the environment, still quiet and indifferent.

It's just that the hands in his pockets are slowly clenched, and the hostile gazes cast by those who pass by him are very keenly felt. Addison had something hidden in his clothes, and he knew very well what he needed to do to get into Harlem, and if he didn't have some guys on him, it was easy to encounter something that wasn't so optimistic...... It is even possible to lose your life here.

After all, in this place where black racism is about to overflow, the appearance of a guy with black hair and yellow skin will always look a little eye-catching.

- That feeling is starting to come back again...... Every minute and every second of that winter began to linger in his mind in the depths of his memory......

The corners of Addison's mouth twitched, and every line of his face began to climb up to the anger he hadn't shown before, hidden in the heavy shadows cast by the hood.

Not far away, he seemed to hear some shouts of disagreement, echoing in the streets at night.

***

Arguments and fights were a common occurrence in Harlem, and it was already unusual for shootings to occur here from time to time, so Addison didn't pay much attention to it. But his keen senses caught the voice of a woman, a young woman to be exact, and the boy frowned with some annoyance.

After two seconds of hesitation, Addison walked towards the source of the sound. He is not a warm-hearted character, but perhaps it is the instinct in his bones, just like his father once told him a long time ago, "When the road is uneven, you roar, and you will shoot when you should shoot".

“Hey！ Young lady！！！ You two are the prettiest Asian girls I've ever seen!! The prettiest !! There were three black men in fat jumpers and baggy jeans standing under the streetlights, and Addison didn't even have to look at the thick, shoddy metal on their necks and wrists to guess the identities of these guys.

A short black man at the head was spitting out his black slang that was unique to Harlem, and the expression that was about to write lewdness on his face made Addison wonder if this guy had smoked some small powder with special effects.

Blocked by the three black men were two young women, and although the street was not very well lit, Addison recognized them by the slender figures of the other party, and they were two young women of Asian descent like himself.

Among them, the taller woman looked frightened and cowered back slightly; The petite woman, on the other hand, stood in front of her companion, but it was obvious that she was strong on the outside, because she was trembling vigorously.

"How's it going, girls? Don't be afraid of us! We're all good people! "The black man at the head is still showing his 'gentlemanly demeanor', and at the same time spreading his hands to get as close as possible to the other party.

The petite young woman took two steps back in the way of her companion and cried out in a panicked voice, "If you don't leave, I'll call the police now!! ”

The woman's English was very standard, and her voice sounded crisp and sweet, so it was impossible to put any pressure on the three black men, but to make the other all laugh. Even Addison couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, if the police in Harlem had helped, this place wouldn't be like this......

At this time, the black men also spotted Addison, and the Chinese boy had already walked very close to the group, standing there quietly watching. His hood obscured at least half of his appearance, which made the three blacks instinctively a little jealous.

Addison's so-called thinness is compared with those muscular men in the NBA who are more than 90 kilograms at every turn, but his 185 cm long figure is definitely tall in the eyes of ordinary people, which also makes the three troublemakers more uneasy.

“What's up， man？！” The short black man at the head asked in a loud voice, trying to make his momentum as bluffing as possible, "Who the hell are you?!" If it's just some poor creature passing by, I advise you to leave it alone! ”

As he spoke, his two accomplices approached with a grim look. It's a pity that Addison has long been surprised by this situation, and he is not frightened in the slightest.

- Is it possible that the wolf still bites the wolf? What's more, these three idiots are not wolves at all, and rats are more suitable for them......

Addison raised his right hand and lifted the sleeve of his hoodie upwards to reveal the bracer he was wearing on his right hand. This guy has a very strange habit of wearing a bracer on his right hand all the time, both on and off the court. Unless he is alone, his bracer is always firmly attached to his right wrist. Even after every shower, the first thing he had to wear was not underwear, but to put on his wrist guards.

It's like covering up something on your right wrist all the time......

And now, in front of the three troublemakers, he took off his bracers, revealing the ...... on his wrists A tattoo ......

It was a rather delicate and unusually clear tattoo, with a long, terrifying coiled snake with its mouth wide open and biting a human skull. Half of the skull had been swallowed, and only the other half was still exposed.

The whole tattoo is very delicate, just looking at it makes people feel eerie, and the back is slightly chilled.

One of the three troublemakers standing behind was the first to see the tattoo, his face almost visible to the naked eye, and he pulled the arm of his accomplice in horror, motioning for him to take a closer look.

The short black man focused his eyes on the boy's tattoo, and the next moment, his body began to tremble unconsciously, and fine sweat oozed from his forehead in an instant.

"Food, food, food... The man-eating python ......" muttered incoherently twice, and the black man's panicked eyes skimmed over Addison, "You... Are you ...... one of the men of 'Anaconda' El?! ”

Living in Harlem, he knew very well that this pattern was not something that anyone could tattoo on his body......

Addison's cat-like eyes narrowed, he tilted his head slightly, the faint anger on his body was a little heavier, and the scene in front of him made the memories of the past in his mind clearer and clearer.

As if sensing the anger on the boy's body, the three black men did not hesitate any longer, and turned around and ran in unison. The steps staggered with urgency, and in the blink of an eye they had disappeared from the corner.

Addison's mouth slyly picked upward, and he glanced at the tattoo on his wrist again, and then covered it again with his bracer. With a long breath, he turned his attention to the two young Asian women.