In fact, drawing Peng Lin is not something difficult for Ling Zhi to accept. After all, there are so many strong players in the elite group, and everyone has the ability to crush them. No matter who he is drawn, it is the same to him.
But, why did Chang Cuo stand so actively beside the referee to help him?
Everyone else's cards are turned over by the referee, why can only Peng Lin's card be turned over by Chang Cuo?
Also, Chang Cuo called the referee "Brother Qin". They obviously knew each other, but this was obviously abnormal!
Ling Zhi only knew the referee's name was Xie Yixin because of Li Mengyao, otherwise he wouldn't even know the referee's name, let alone the other referees, but Chang Cuo seemed to be very familiar with the referee named Qin.
Is it possible that Chang Cuo and this referee have known each other before? This possibility cannot be ruled out. But just looking at this referee's methods, it is obvious that he is a new referee. So what is the probability that they will know each other in advance?
If they didn't know each other in advance, then they only knew each other temporarily. But Lingzhi was sure that Chang Cuo didn't know Li Mengyao, otherwise Li Mengyao would definitely tell him. In other words, Chang Cuo most likely only knew a few referees, or even
It is possible that I only know this referee named Qin!
Based on this reasoning, Chang Cuo's motivation for temporarily getting to know this referee is very questionable.
Who would have nothing to do to get to know a new referee? If you have this time, wouldn't it be bad to strike up a relationship with Xie Yixin?
In addition, he had drawn Peng Lin inexplicably. With so many coincidences added up, Ling Zhi had reason to suspect that the two of them had jointly used some means to deliberately fight Peng Lin.
Unfortunately, I don't have any conclusive evidence, and I don't have any connections at the scene, so this matter can only remain at the level of suspicion.
Although it didn't have much impact on his own game progress, Ling Zhi still felt a little unhappy when he was suspected of being arranged again.
"Qin...referee, right?"
Although Lingzhi didn't know his full name, he still decided to list this referee as his focus. Although he might not catch his pigtails, it was always right to at least be on guard against him.
Okay, in this case, let’s put the refereeing aside for now, and what follows...
Ling Zhi glanced at Chang Cuo and saw the old god Chang Cuo sitting on the ground. He didn't see where his so-called teammate Peng Lin was. Peng Lin didn't successfully form a team with him last time, so this time he won't.
Worried that Peng Lin will miss an appointment again?
Although he didn't want to see Chang Cuo, with the attitude of knowing himself and the enemy, Ling Zhi still took the initiative to step forward and talk to Chang Cuo:
"Brother Chang, this Peng Lin should be your partner, hasn't he arrived yet?"
Chang Cuo lazily turned his head, put his hands behind his head, and spoke politely:
"Don't worry, Peng Lin will definitely come. He is quite busy and has a tight schedule, so he will come a little later."
"It seems that Brother Peng is also a busy man. Speaking of which, how is his strength? Can you prepare me mentally to avoid being mistreated in a while?"
"He, he..."
Chang Cuo wanted to brag about how powerful Peng Lin was, but when he opened his mouth, he discovered that Peng Lin really didn't have any impressive achievements!
Peng Lin has never won any championships, and has never entered the top 4 or top 8 of professional competitions. That is really strange. When did I start to think that Peng Lin is very powerful? Starting from the snake color 147.
?
But even with Shecai 147, he had never seen it with his own eyes, he only heard what others in Feiyu said.
Chang Cuo was a little embarrassed, but looking at Ling Zhi's "expectant" eyes, he couldn't stay silent for too long, so he had to bite the bullet and say, Peng Lin has beaten Shecai 147.
"Oh, Shecai 147, that's incredible. It seems that Brother Peng is quite knowledgeable about position control."
This is Ling Zhi's sincere words. He does not think that Shecai 147 is a very shameless record. On the contrary, it at least shows that Peng Lin is an amateur master. As for whether he has reached the professional level, that has to be seen on the field.
Chang Cuo saw that Ling Zhi did not ridicule Peng Lin and did not further ask about Peng Lin's other achievements. He just breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Ling Zhi changed the topic:
"By the way, you look very familiar with that referee Qin."
Chang Cuo was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to deny it, but he immediately took it back. If he denied it, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
Just now he called Qin Yang to Brother Qin, and many people nearby heard him. Now if you say you are not familiar with Qin Yang, doesn't it mean that you have something wrong in your heart?
But there was no way he could say that he was very familiar with Qin Yang. In that case, if Ling Zhi continued to question him, what would he do if he was betrayed?
Sometimes people are like this. When there are ghosts in their hearts, their minds tend not to be clear. It was a question that was easier to answer, but he just paused and said nothing.
Seeing that Chang Cuo was silent, Ling Zhi understood in his heart that he took the initiative to help Chang Cuo out of the siege and said:
"Okay, Brother Chang, I'm just asking you casually, don't worry, haha..."
After that, he took the initiative to leave, leaving behind a confused Chang Cuo.
After a minute, Chang Cuo gradually calmed down. He cursed himself secretly for panicking at the critical moment!
In fact, bribing referees is quite serious. If the matter is exposed, at the very least, you will be expelled from the Feiyu Billiards Club, or at the most severe, you will be blacklisted by the China Taiwan Association, and ultimately you will be banned for life.
He just felt that the level of events like the Citizen Cup was not high, and if he wanted to use such a small competition to punish Lexus, there should not be too strict supervision measures.
Besides, I just manipulated the lottery and didn't ask the referee to randomly call fouls on the playing field. No one would notice this kind of thing.
It's just that Ling Zhi's cross-examination just now made him feel a little nervous, fearing that what he did would be discovered by Ling Zhi, the person involved.
He carefully reviewed his arrangement, and after making sure that he didn't miss any obvious clues, he sneered in the direction Ling Zhi left.
Even if you notice it, so what? Without evidence, there is nothing you can do to me!
After thinking about it clearly, Chang Cuo breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the old god's presence as before. But for some reason, at this time, he always felt like there was a thorn in his heart that he couldn't get rid of no matter what.
...
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the game finally officially started. No matter which group you are in, the first round starts with a best-of-five-game system, and in the finals, it is a best-of-seven game system.
The National Group and the Elite Group will start the competition at the same time with 8 tables each. According to the schedule, both groups will only have one round of competition today. This is because the National Group has a larger number of participants and the Elite Group needs to free up more tables later. If you are lucky
If things go poorly, this round of the National Team may last until midnight.
The Lexus game will definitely not last until midnight, but... if it doesn't play until midnight, it may be quite late, because Peng Lin hasn't come yet.
Chang Cuo has already become an ant on a hot pot. He finally made a plan. If Lao Peng beats him again, he will really cry without tears!
"Hey, Peng Lin, when will you arrive? The game has started!"
"What? One hour at the fastest? Why are you so busy, why can't you be earlier?"
"Okay, okay, hurry up then!"
Chang Cuo hung up the phone helplessly. Peng Lin was late, so he had no choice but to tell the referee and ask for Peng Lin's game to be postponed for a while. Xie Yixin did not embarrass him and readily agreed to his request.
Therefore, Ling Zhi could only wait for Peng Lin to arrive before the game could start. He didn't care. Seeing that Alexander's game was also waiting for a table, he sat next to the tables where Li Mengyao was refereeing to watch her first referee.
Is the work going smoothly?
Unlike the elite group where each table has a full-time referee in charge, the tables in the national group are in charge of circuit referees. Li Mengyao and another little girl maintain the 8-table competition in the national group.
Of course, Xie Yixin is mainly keeping an eye on this side to prevent any major troubles from happening in the game.
The roving referee will not help the players reset the colored balls like the full-time referees, but will only help to place the balls after the players have finished playing a game. This also greatly reduces the difficulty of officiating the game for Li Mengyao.
After all, this is a national team, and most of us are here to have fun, and don't care so much about whether the reset is accurate after a foul, that's pretty much it.
Li Mengyao smiled at Ling Zhi, and then concentrated on her work. Although most of the time, she just stood there and did nothing, but she was still a little nervous, for fear that she would make some mistake and lose her precious internship.
Chance.
But for some reason, as long as Ling Zhi sat in the back, she felt less nervous.
For Ling Zhi, Li Mengyao is naturally also an important friend. Although they have to avoid a little suspicion between them, it is undeniable that if Li Mengyao is in trouble, Ling Zhi will definitely help her without hesitation.
Just like that, I don’t know how long I waited, 7 of the 8 tables in the elite group have finished, and a new game has already started. The remaining table has also reached 2:2, and it is not far from the end. But
, Peng Lin still didn’t arrive!
Chang Cuo kept checking Peng Lin's position over there, but Peng Lin just said it was coming soon. As for where he was, not even Chang Cuo knew.
Ling Zhi didn't care, he even hoped that Peng Lin wouldn't come, so that he could automatically advance.
Ten minutes later, the previous 2:2 table match in the elite group finally ended. Xie Yixin frowned, walked to Chang Cuo, and said:
"Please notify Peng Lin. If he doesn't do it within 15 minutes, he will automatically lose a round. If he doesn't do it within 45 minutes, he won't come."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Yixin heard a shout from the door: