light, short, scattered

Chapter 158 "Rain Man" lll Part [-]
"I'm not accepting interviews. You said there is a hotel in front of you, right? What's the name of the hotel? Can you tell me?" I pointed to the front and said.

"In a five-star hotel, you can't get in even if you tell me the room number. What's more, we don't know, this is Beijing. And Mr. Luqiao doesn't need to be hostile to us, we are not filming right now. I just ask out of curiosity. , we were relatively far away just now. I saw you, were you dragged out of the car by the driver, right?" the reporter said.

"Yes, so what?" I said.

"Don't get excited, our conversations will not be recorded. We are just asking from the perspective of bystanders out of curiosity, that's all." the reporter said.

I thought about what I couldn't seem to get out of their mouths.

"Why don't you get in the car first? This is a road and you can't park for too long." The cameraman shouted from the cab.

"Mr. Luqiao, why don't you come up first and let's find a place to chat? If you want to contact Xiaoyu, there is nothing we can do." The reporter said.

The reporter opened the back seat door and got into the passenger seat.

I got into the back seat of the van and closed the door.

The cameraman drove the van and said to the reporter: "Where should we go next?"

"Find a coffee shop." The reporter said.

The van drove slowly on the road.

I thought about what to do next, but it seemed like I had no idea.

"Do you know the law?" I said.

The reporter smiled bitterly and said, "Before I became a reporter, I was in business administration."

The cameraman suddenly laughed and said, "Brother, before I became a cameraman, I graduated from the Department of Law and Politics."

"How much do you know about custody and guardianship?" I said.

"If I studied well, would I do this here?" the cameraman said with a smile.

"Then you still said you graduated in forensic science?" I said.

"Didn't I stay in the dormitory for four years? I never took a professional class." The cameraman said with a smile.

When I heard this sentence, my body trembled unconsciously, thinking that I had also wasted four years.Of course, it is not because of this wasted time and it is impossible to see Xiao Yu, what is happening now.

The reporter turned his head from the passenger seat and looked at me and said, "You mentioned custody? Could it be Xiaoyu's custody? We have investigated but don't know any information about Xiaoyu's parents. Are you now Xiaoyu's only guardian?"

"Sorry, it's not convenient to say." I said.

"Can you mention Xiaoyu's parents? Are you her brother? But Xiaoyu's surname is Pang, is your name Pang Luqiao?" the reporter asked.

"Xiaoyu and I are not related by blood, but I was asked to take care of her." I said.

The cameraman parked the car and said, "Let's go down and chat."

The three of them walked into a small coffee shop.

Three cups of hot coffee were placed on the table. The reporter said with a smile: "Mr. Luqiao, I don't know if there is Sina Weibo or something, or if it has the same ID as myself. I guess you have become popular through Xiaoyu now." .”

"Yes, yes, how do you say this?" I took out my phone, and then I discovered that there were 99 messages marked on Sina Weibo, which I hadn't logged in for a long time.

When I clicked on it, I saw that there were more than 4000 fans.

The private chat exploded, and everyone wanted to know why I won Xiaoyu.

There are also many Aiteme messages, and the most popular one is titled: The mysterious man who once defeated Xiao Yu: Lu Qiao.This is his Sina Weibo@路在 Bridge
I turned off the phone.

The reporter smiled and said, "I must have guessed it."

"So what?" I said.

"We want to know the story inside. If you tell us, we might be able to help you. Of course, we will publicize what you tell us and publish it in the newspapers." The reporter said.

"By the way, you are reporters, right? You can enter the studio, right?" I said.

"Yes, what's wrong?" the reporter said.

"I want you to take me inside to the studio for tomorrow's game," I said.

"Yes, yes, but you want us to interview you." The reporter said.

"Interviews are also available, but they must be published after tomorrow's game." I said.

"This." The reporter glanced at the cameraman hesitantly.

"Of course I can guarantee that what I tell you will not be disclosed to any other media." I said.

The reporter nodded instantly.

"Do you have paper and a pen?" I said.

"Yes, how could you not be a reporter?" the reporter said with a smile.

"Come and write the contract." I said.

"Isn't it?" the cameraman said from the side.

"I used to work in contracts for a state-owned enterprise. As for, I'll write it and you just need to sign and pledge it." I said.

"There is no red seal here, not even a red pen. What kind of painting is used to sign it?" the reporter asked in confusion.

"Does the store have waffles? French fries, too. Lots of ketchup, strawberry jam, too," I yelled.

"Is this okay?" the cameraman looked at me and said.

"Rules are dead, people are alive. Do you want to get exclusive information? Why don't you take out the pen and paper quickly?" I said with a smile.

After finishing the contract, Yong Ketchup asked me, the reporter and the cameraman to sign the pledge together.

In duplicate, I began to tell my story.

Of course, I didn’t talk about Xiaoyu’s life experience, I just told the story of how I met Xiaoyu and how I won her.

He also said that the kind-hearted dean took Xiao Yu in, but now that he has cancer, he asked himself to take care of Xiao Yu. . .

"That's all," I said.

"That's it? Oh my god," the reporter said.

"So I don't have substantial custody of Xiaoyu now. I need to see Xiaoyu again tomorrow. Do you understand?" I said.

"We actually have tickets for the infield, and we are allowed to bring a small SLR into the venue. Tomorrow you will replace the cameraman, and we can sneak into the auditorium. What do you think? This is our best sincerity." The reporter said .

I nodded my head.

. . . . . .

The next day in the studio lobby, my work badge belonged to the photographer.

So I had no choice but to wear a hat and blend in.

I was led by reporters to sit in the front row.

"The first row of the auditorium? So awesome?" I said.

"Otherwise, you might think so, but I can't let you go backstage." The reporter said with a smile.

"It's enough here, it's enough." I said, thinking that if Xiaoyu could see me, I might have a chance.

As long as Xiaoyu looks at me a few more times, she might have a chance to change her mind.

The host in the front row said the lines, and the contestants also entered the scene.

I saw Xiaoyu, but Xiaoyu seemed to be looking at the ceiling in a daze without energy.

The first few players competed, China versus Australia in the finals.

The score was two to two, and it was Xiaoyu's turn for the finale.

The whole place is boiling.

The host smiled and said: "We will do something different in this last competition. Both sides are the strongest players. On the left is Pang Xiaoyu from China, and on the right is Aria from Australia. Xiaoyu is very strong, but Aria's strength It cannot be underestimated.”

Both parties are actually girls.

I pointed at the Australian girl and said, "Who is that Aria?"

"He is a little genius, commonly known as photographic memory. It's like a body camera, and his level is no worse than Xiao Yu." The reporter said.

"Body camera?" I said.

"It's just that the image has a very strong memory," the reporter said.

Supporters on both sides of the stage were actually shouting the names of both parties.

The supporter said: "All the audience members in the first three rows are invited to come on stage."

I looked at the reporter and said, "What's going on?"

"I don't know either." The reporter said in confusion.

Helplessly, we all got up and got on stage, one after another.

The audience in the first three rows lined up on the stage. I lowered my hat and stood at the back.At this time, the five positions to my right were actually Xiaoyu’s manager.

The host said with a smile: "There are 21 spectators in one row on the stage, and there are 63 people in three rows on the stage. There is a digital ocean ball pool on my left hand side, and every audience member has to get a digital ocean ball. Then pass by in order from left to right and show the number balls in your hands to the two players, one after the other without stopping. Then the players must do mental calculations and tell me what the sum of all the balls equals. The winner is the one with the smallest difference in answers. . If the answers are the same, the extra round will continue."

After speaking, the host glanced at the three rows of viewers and said, "Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then the one-minute ball selection time begins." the supporter said.

The first time, it was a tie.

The second time, it was a tie.

"If there is a tie for the third time, we will increase the difficulty." The host said.

"Then the one-minute ball selection time starts again." The supporter said.

Two draws made sweat droplets appear on Xiaoyu's forehead.

I was thinking about the solution, and inspiration suddenly flashed through my mind.

I grabbed the reporter next to me and said, "Follow me."

At this time, Xiaoyu's manager, not far away, had already rushed into the ocean ball pool.

I immediately pulled the reporter and rushed to the agent, ran behind her and said, "Do you want Xiaoyu to win?"

The agent turned to look at me and said in surprise: "Why is it you? Why are you here?"

"We only have 1 minute to choose the ball. Do you want Xiaoyu to win? Xiaoyu is sensitive to numbers, but his memory may not be as strong as the opponent's. This game requires addition, and Xiaoyu's memory will be the loser. If the difficulty is increased, maybe I will lose." I said.

"Is there any way you can let Xiaoyu win?" the agent looked at me and said.

I bent down and pretended to pick up the ball. The reporter behind me also heard our conversation and bent down to pretend to pick up the ball.

"There are still 40 seconds left. Promise me to let Xiaoyu go back to the mental hospital after the game. I will tell you how to let Xiaoyu win. Otherwise, I don't guarantee whether Xiaoyu can beat the body camera opposite. Think about it, I was once For those of you who have defeated Xiaoyu, I think you should also have seen Wang Chuan and Xiaoyu himself admitting it." I said.

"The price is for Xiaoyu to go back to a mental hospital?" the agent said.

"You still have 25 seconds to choose." I said.

"Why do you think Xiaoyu will lose?" the agent said.

"Buy insurance in 15 seconds, the chance is yours. If you increase the difficulty, I may not be able to think of a better way." I said.

"Okay, but if it doesn't work, let's not talk about it." The agent said.

I picked up a nine-ball on the ground and said, "All three of us take the nine-ball."

I covered the crossbar under the nine-ball with my hand and said: "This crossbar is the only mark that distinguishes six and nine. Wait a minute and we will show it to Xiaoyu and the girl opposite in order. This is what we show to Xiaoyu."

I held the sponge ball with my whole hand and pressed it on the crossbar. It showed a number nine.

"It was like this when it was given to the little girl." I said, lowering my hand and rotating it 180 degrees before raising it again, and the number became six.

Two people stood next to me with their mouths hanging open.

The host shouted: "The selection is over. Please line up in a row with the selected balls."

I pointed to the pile of ocean balls and said, "Hurry up and pick."

After saying that, I stood up and joined the queue. The reporters and agents started looking for the ball frantically.

We all finished picking out the ocean balls and each stood in the queue.

I raised my hat a little higher.After looking at the camera position, he grabbed the ball and came to Xiaoyu.

Because I raised my hat, Xiaoyu was stunned and recognized me. I raised the ball and let Xiaoyu take a look.

I made a one-sided blinking gesture and gave a thumbs up, and at the same time put down the hand holding the ball.

Then we followed the team and came to a little girl named Aria from Australia.

When I was sure there was no camera pointed at me, I smiled and raised my hand again.He stayed for a moment, then withdrew his arm.

The little girl named Aria seemed to want to say something, but the next spectator also raised the ball in his hand for her to identify.

It was too late to confirm whether the number I asked her to see was six or nine. I was secretly happy that half of the success was achieved.

The spectators showed off their balls one by one, and I took a few steps forward and smiled.

Then he turned the ball to nine again and showed it to the rest of the audience, this time without any obstruction.

The bar was clearly visible and I went to the center and threw the ball into the bucket.

He walked slowly to the side and waited for the results.

After a while, the reporter came to my side and said, "I did what you said, it's too much."

"It's just a bug in the game," I said.

All audiences have been shown,

The players from both sides began to write the numbers on the blackboard.

Then the signs were shown together.

Xiaoyu’s brand is 365.

Aria's brand is 356.

The host smiled and said: "A dramatic scene has appeared, and we finally have a different answer. We can finally decide the winner, everyone will wait and see."

The hostess came out from the side.

"Now let our hostess take the ball out to confirm the real answer." The supporter said with a smile.

"The first ball is 3."

"The second ball is 7, and the number adds up to 10."

. . .

. . .

"No. 60 is a ball of 354, which means that the remaining two balls must be less than 2 to be Aria's answer."

"The two balls of No.60 are 2, and now it is 356."

"The last ball is the key. Is it 0 or 9? Or is it another number? At this moment, I doubt it's the effect of the program. Please ask the emcee to reveal the answer."

The hostess took out the last ball and raised it.

"It's 9, 356 plus 9 is 365. The champion is Xiaoyu, and the Chinese team won." the host shouted.

The audience boiled again.

. . . . . .

After the audience came off the stage, I walked up to my manager and whispered, "Remember what you promised me."

The awards are over.

I got up and left the studio with the reporter, and I immediately went to the airport.

Before I left, I left the reporter’s phone number. Along the way, the news, TV, radio and even people around me were discussing the world champion Xiaoyu.

And I silently got on the plane back.

(postscript)
Another day of overtime work was over and I came out of the company building.

There was a little girl lying in the corner of the door. I stepped forward and saw that it was Xiaoyu.

I shook Xiaoyu awake and said, "Why are you here?"

Xiaoyu handed me a bank card and said, "Guardian, take me home."

"What is this?" I said.

I took a look at the bank card and wondered if it was the dean’s 30 yuan?
Xiaoyu said: "Sister Xiaomei told me the reason why I could win, and sent me back to the mental hospital. I saw the letter in his office, and inside was this bank card. He asked me to hang out with you, and there are still five years left. You have to take care of food and shelter."

"Where's the interview? Where's your career? Aren't you a world champion now?" I said with a smile.

"I don't want to be a star, I want to be a mathematician." Xiaoyu said.

"Confirmed? Then how did you know that I work here?" I said.

"The admission form for the mental hospital has the address of the university, and the university has a receipt from your company. It's a pity that I don't know where your home is, otherwise I would just squat in front of your house." Xiaoyu said.

"This..." I said.

"Guardian, let's go." Xiaoyu smiled and took my hand.

"Don't make trouble, my house is not in that direction. By the way, how much money have you made this year? Why don't you sponsor me to buy a house? My house is too small to accommodate your big Buddha..." I said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)