The information Suzaku brought was not much, but it was crucial.
"Zhao Si, his age is unknown. He came to Qingyuan City ten years ago and has been living in his current place. He has never gone out to work, but he has never been short of money in life. He has no friends, but according to neighbors in the community,
He would play the piano at home from time to time, and he seemed to play very well. Some people came to ask for calligraphy, saying that his calligraphy was very good, but he had a habit of asking for calligraphy.
You need to have a certain level of calligraphy skills. In addition, he also likes drinking tea and playing chess, especially chess. Every day at three o'clock in the afternoon, he will set up a chess stall in the People's Park. Anyone who can beat him can win.
He won a million-dollar bonus, and at the same time, he could also get the words he wrote, so bosses often invited people to play chess with him, but in the past ten years, he had never lost..."
After listening, Du Qingchen had a clear idea.
This Zhao Si can be said to be proficient in all aspects of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
As long as you know the other person's hobbies, you can find a way.
He now feels confident.
"Okay, I'll go play a few games of chess with him tomorrow."
Du Qingchen laughed.
He is still very confident in his chess skills. In Gao Guanghao's words, his level can already compete with the masters in the chess academy. This is his best field.
However, he did not underestimate Zhao Si.
Although Qingyuan City is only a small county, it has been able to achieve no defeat in ten years, which fully illustrates a problem.
Zhao Si's chess skills are definitely not good, they must be extremely high.
So what if it's high?
Du Qingchen is still very motivated.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Du Qingchen took a taxi and came to People's Park.
This time he didn't take Suzaku with him, for fear that she would offend Zhao Si again, and it would be troublesome to ask for help then.
Sure enough, from a distance, I saw a lot of people gathered around a corner of the park. Zhao Si sat there with a mazaar and a chess set, but no one came forward.
Du Qingchen walked over.
When Zhao Si saw him, he didn't show any surprise. Maybe in his world, many things were irrelevant.
Just as Du Qingchen was about to step forward, an old man suddenly appeared in the crowd.
The old man sat across from Zhao Si and said with a smile: "I'll play a game with you."
"good."
Zhao Si said: "You go first."
"There's no rush, let's agree on the terms first." The old man said with a smile.
Zhao Si frowned: "I have been setting up a stall here for ten years. Everyone knows my rules. As long as you can beat me, you can choose one of my calligraphy and paintings at will, and I will also give you one million."
The old man smiled and said: "I don't want your money, and I don't want your name, but you must agree to one condition."
"What?"
"If you lose, you will become my teacher and enter the Xia Kingdom Chess Academy. I want to train you to become a national player who can represent the Xia Kingdom in the world." The old man said domineeringly.
Zhao Si raised his eyebrows: "Can you beat me?"
"You have to give it a try, right?"
The old man smiled.
At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed: "Isn't this Mr. Jin?"
"Which Mr. Jin?"
"Teacher Jin Songtang is the dean of our Xia Guoxiang Model Academy. I heard that it has been a long time since he represented Xia Guoxiang. Now, almost all the professional chess players in Xia Guoxiang Academy are his disciples and grandsons. They are very senior.
of."
"Ah, I also remembered that when Mr. Jin fought against fifty professional chess players and finally won a great victory, I was still a child at that time."
"Oh, I think Zhao Si will definitely lose today."
"If Mr. Jin takes action, he will definitely win. Our reputation as the number one master in Xia Kingdom is not for nothing."
"I heard that he also has a nickname called Ghost Hand!"
…
Du Qingchen glanced at Mr. Jin and finally recognized him.
When he was in the capital, Jin Lao wanted to accept him as his disciple, but unfortunately he refused, and the two of them later became unhappy because of it.
It's just that no matter how awesome Jin Songtang is, he doesn't dare to criticize Du Qingchen. In the capital, the Du family is a giant, and Du Qingchen's temper was not very good at that time.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, we would meet here again.
Du Qingchen still admired Jin Songtang's chess skills, but he was not afraid of it.
At least, if he fights Jin Songtang, he still has a 50% chance of winning.
It's not that he is blindly confident. This is something he calculated accurately many years ago. He also specially studied the videos of Mr. Jin fighting against others, and finally came to the conclusion.
Unfortunately, his love for chess did not last long, just like his love for many musical instruments, which only lasted for a month. After that, he stopped paying much attention to things in the chess world.
When Zhao Si heard the discussion, his expression did not change at all, and he said: "Okay, come on, I want to see how you can beat me."
"Okay, then you agree to my request."
Jin Songtang was overjoyed.
"I agreed, come on, but you can't beat me."
Zhao Si said calmly.
Jin Lao smiled confidently and began to make moves.
Both of them made quick moves in the early stage, but after ten minutes, the confident look on Mr. Jin's face disappeared, his brows furrowed, and his speed slowed down a lot.
Looking at Zhao Si again, he is still the same as at the beginning. He seems to play chess without thinking. When Jin Lao makes moves, he just makes moves, like a machine, but now he has the upper hand.
Anyone who can stand here and watch chess knows more or less chess, and there are many good players among them.
Du Qingchen could see that Jin Songtang was now at a disadvantage.
If he keeps going like this, he will lose sooner or later.
I was a little shocked. This Jin Songtang is the president of the National Chess Academy. His level is definitely among the best in the country. But now, after only ten minutes, he has already lost.
After barely holding on for twenty minutes, Jin Songtang's forehead was dripping with sweat, and his head was wrinkled tightly.
He also saw that he would definitely lose.
However, he didn't even know how he lost.
Zhao Si's chess style is very ordinary, not aggressive at all. Every move seems to have no lethality, but in fact there is a mystery behind every move.
It is a pity that even Jin Songtang still does not fully understand the mystery of this common technique.
"I lost."
Jin Songtang sighed and stood up.
"Your loss is an inevitable result. There is nothing surprising. Is there anyone else coming next?"
Zhao Si glanced at Du Qingchen.
Du Qingchen had no choice but to stand out from the crowd, coughed, and said: "You are not talented, let me ask you for advice."
Everyone then looked at Du Qingchen and found that he was so young, and they were a little disapproving.
Only Jin Songtang looked like he had seen a ghost when he saw Du Qingchen, and exclaimed: "Why are you here?"
"What's so strange about me being here? Do you want to come again? However, I don't think you need to try. With your chess skills, if you play ten more games, you will still lose. You are getting old."