The cat looked at her and asked, "You want me to join the national team?"

Chen Hong nodded directly, "Yes."

Cat never imagined that, although she had joked with Mu Jin about participating in the swimming championship, it was definitely just a joke.

It's impossible for her to become a professional athlete.

So, Cat directly refused, "Coach Chen, I don't have that plan."

Chen Hong looked at her. This was the answer she had expected. She had been thinking about it while waiting for Maomao, because she knew that Maomao had many identities, and was excellent in each one. She definitely wouldn't be an athlete.

But she didn't give up. Instead, she said, "I can understand your thoughts, but perhaps you could listen to mine."

If you're already this good without any professional training, then what you need to do isn't the kind of high-intensity training that ordinary athletes do every day.

You just need to master the proper techniques, so I'm inviting you to join the national team. You can participate in competitions only when necessary, which won't take up much of your time.

Of course, all your treatment will be according to the standards of a standard athlete.

"It sounds good, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, Chen Hong looked at Maomao with determination and said, "Our country still has no trophies in some short track swimming events. If you can join, I believe you can bring those trophies back to us."

Cat frowned. If she'd been made to sound so serious, how could she possibly refuse?

The cat remained silent for a long time.

Chen Hong waited for her.

Finally, the cat spoke up, "How many meters do you want me to swim?"

A look of delight appeared on Chen Hong's face. "Four hundred, eight hundred, or one thousand five hundred, any of those are fine!"

She didn't even ask if the cat could swim that far. Some people have good explosive power and can do well in 50 meters, but they might not be able to swim 1500 meters.

And she seemed to firmly believe that cats could do it too.

The cat said, "I can't judge the time well. What if... I swim too fast?"

Chen Hong was stunned.

This must be the most challenging question she has ever faced in her rich professional and coaching career!

Someone is actually worried that they swim too fast...

However, Chen Hong was also excited! This meant that even if Maomao swam 1,500 meters, she was confident!

So she tentatively asked, "Kitty, if it were 1,500 meters, how long would it take you?"

Cat didn't really want to scare her, but beating around the bush was tiring, so Cat just told her to let Chen Hong decide for herself.

"If it takes 12 seconds to run 50 meters, how long would it take to run 1,500 meters?"

Chen Hong: "Four...four minutes?"

The cat nodded. "Four minutes it is then."

Chen Hong grabbed the wall to keep herself from fainting. That's how math problems are solved, but not physics problems!

Are 50 meters and 1500 meters the same? You have to consider the physical exertion involved!

Do cats never get tired if they can maintain a constant speed?

"Even so, are you still going to let me join the national team?" Cat said.

Chen Hong's mind almost stopped thinking, but she finally asked, "It's not that I don't want to believe you, it's just that I have more faith in science. So, could you swim 1,500 meters?"

Chen Doudou, who was standing to the side, suddenly said, "Um... Boss, your phone."

When the cat saw that it was Mu Jin calling, it answered immediately.

"Okay, it's over. I'll go out in a bit..."

Seeing that she seemed to be in a hurry to leave, Chen Hong immediately said, "Otherwise, four hundred meters will do!"

"I just changed my clothes."

As she spoke, she returned to the changing room and quickly changed her clothes.

Her decisiveness surprised Chen Hong for a moment, and then she quickly picked up the timer and prepared to start the timer.

The cat seemed completely unaffected by the exertion, or perhaps she hadn't exerted any energy at all.

Anyway, after the cat swam back and forth on the track eight times, Chen Hong stopped the timer.

"Nine...ninety seconds!"

On average, it takes less than twelve seconds to cover fifty meters!

Chen Hong believed it this time; the cat... it really was too fast!

Who would believe someone could participate in a competition so quickly!

Who knows, the judging panel might investigate whether the cat used performance-enhancing drugs! They might even study her special physical abilities!

"I have something to do, I'll be going now," the cat said.

She was certain that Chen Hong would no longer let her participate in competitions.

Sports competitions are all about those few seconds, but she doesn't need to compete at all. If she were to compete, no one would believe her speed.

Chen Hong suddenly snapped out of her daze, "Wait!"

“You are indeed swimming too fast… but I have a way. You can deliberately slow down a bit, and as long as you observe your opponent carefully, you can be one lap faster than him. That way, your final swimming time won’t be too outrageous.”

Chen Hong calmed down, but she was starting to doubt science.

The cat looked at Chen Hong strangely, "...You're really smart."

Chen Hong asked, "So, can you join the national team?"

The cat nodded, "Okay, but I won't participate in training or activities."

Chen Hong actually agreed! "No problem, it's a small matter. I'll send you the necessary paperwork for joining the team in a bit, and you can represent our country in this World Championships!"

"oh."

Cat let Chen Doudou exchange contact information with Chen Hong, while she quickly changed her clothes and went out.

"I saw that Ye Jingyi has already left. What are you doing staying there?" Mu Jin asked the cat.

Cat: "Chen Hong asked me to join the swimming team."

Mu Jin raised an eyebrow. "You agreed?"

Cat nodded, "Yes, she said it's a very honorable thing."

Mu Jin seemed to chuckle.

"Then I should buy my World Championship tickets now. What event are you participating in?"

The cat shook its head. "I don't know. It could be 400 meters, or 800 meters, or 1,500 meters."

These four events are all weaknesses of the women's swimming team.

Mu Jin didn't wait for the results and booked tickets for all three projects.

...

A few days later, the promotional video was released, and at the same time, Maomao's formalities were completed, and she officially became a member of the national women's swimming team.

When the national team released the list of athletes to compete in the World Championships, netizens saw the name "Jiu Maomao" and thought it was someone with the same name.

A few days later, when the cat appeared in the national team's group photo wearing the national team uniform, netizens couldn't stay calm.