Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

Chapter 508 Planning!

In the hospital, Li Shuo slowly opened his eyes, looking around in confusion.

Where is this?

It seemed like he was playing chess, like he was in a match, but he lost...

The memories of the last few hours surged into his mind like a spring.

That's right, that's right!

Pickle Country had lost the match against Hua Country!

A century-old plan, ruined in an instant!

Moreover, Hua Country already had a new national champion, and the Go community of Pickle Country would continue to be suppressed for who knows how many more years!

His master's last wish ultimately remained unfulfilled!

This was something that Li Shuo, with his immense pride, struggled to accept for a time!

"You're awake!"

After Han Qi completed the paperwork and returned to the ward, he saw Li Shuo staring blankly at the ceiling and exclaimed in surprise, "You're finally awake, the doctor said you're overworked and need to rest quietly for a while!"

"I..."

Li Shuo said in a hoarse voice, "Did we win the match against Sakura Country?"

That question was merely a hope, his heart still unwilling to accept this humiliating reality!

He had astonishingly surrendered in the match, not even able to hold his pieces steady!

This was not the psychological quality of a professional chess player!

"It hasn't started yet, President Liu saw you had fallen into a coma and postponed the match to tomorrow."

Han Qi grasped Li Shuo's hand, and said amidst sobs, "You have to take care of yourself! If Pickle Country loses you, it would be a loss for the entire chess world!"

"You're still young, you don't understand..."

"I do understand!"

Han Qi shouted with fervent emotion, "You want to restore the glory of Pickle Country's Go, I know all of this! I've also seen you travel tirelessly and suffer for this cause! But now that reality is what it is, we... perhaps we should resign ourselves to fate!"

"..."

A trace of despair rose from the depths of Li Shuo's eyes, resign to fate?

In the hotel, Master Xiao Gen was having tea with Yamada.

Yamada took a sip and praised, "Teacher, your tea artistry has become increasingly refined, reaching an almost divine level! Given time, you will definitely become a grandmaster!"

"Heh, although I know that's flattery, I can accept being praised by my own disciple."

Master Xiao Gen lit his antique smoking pipe and took a draw, saying, "Li Shuo is finished, and so is the Go community in Pickle Country. Alas, times have changed! I vaguely remember Li Shuo's teacher once boasting to me that Go may have originated in Hua Country, but it has taken root in Pickle Country, growing into a towering tree, destined to replace the Go scene of Hua Country."

"But not long after these words were spoken, a new star rose in Hua Country's Go scene. He was so overwhelmed that he vomited blood during the match and had to be rushed to the hospital for over thirty hours before he barely held onto life and made his last arrangements."

"After that new star fell, Li Shuo actively reached out to me, wanting to fulfill his master's last wish. Heh, but is that an easy task? Isn't today the best proof of that?"

"Teacher, you are unparalleled in your strategies, I am in awe."

"Song Yun..."

Master Xiao Gen muttered, "When I had someone investigate his background, we found nothing. Among the information that has been made public, it only mentions that he is a businessman, heh, a businessman! It's intriguing to even think that a businessman could become a national player."

"Teacher, as far as I know, Song Yun is not just any businessman, he's the wealthiest man in Magic Capital with a complex corporate empire, his business spans across various fields."

Yamada spoke with a serious expression, "The match with him tomorrow—Chairman Liu is sure to interfere! He arranged the list of matches, and your opponent... might well be the weakest player from Hua Country!"

"Tian Ji's horse racing, I understand. Initially, when Li Shuo and I thought the Hua Country Go scene was weak, we went along with his will..."

Master Xiao Gen tapped his pipe, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "But now we can't just wait for our doom. Today, Li Shuo and the others have lost their fighting spirit, yet we can take this opportunity to stand out in this crisis. After all, founding a school is not just Li Shuo's teacher's last wish!"

"Teacher, what should we do?"

Yamada shouted excitedly, "This concerns the future of our Go community; just command, and I shall follow your orders without error!"

"Spread the word that there's something fishy about Chairman Liu's tournament rules, demand he changes the format! Have outsiders put pressure on him!"

Master Xiao Gen's aged eyes flashed with intensity as he said sternly, "Yamada-kun, if we do not succeed in this, we shall nobly accept our fate!"

"Yes!"

The Go competition had already attracted a lot of attention on its own, but in the midst of it, the shocking news of Li Shuo coughing up blood made everyone's eyes widen.

In these murky waters, suddenly someone started shouting about Chairman Liu's match system being unfair and completely unreasonable!

Following this assertion, many so-called experts came out to comment, saying that Chairman Liu's manipulation of matches was the epitome of villainy. He had tainted the purity of Go!

This statement instantly swept across the internet, becoming a heated topic for discussion everywhere.

In their eyes, Go in Hua Country was already so powerful, and yet to resort to such petty maneuvers—Chairman Liu must be far too obsessed with victory!

Others said that Hua Country is a glorious nation, and people like Chairman Liu, a petty person, have simply disgraced our national honor!