5:30 pm, at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant.

Bai Liu was sitting at the mouth of a boiling pot, next to him was Lu Yizhang, who was holding a menu and looking extremely confused after just getting off work.

It was a rare occasion for him not to work overtime. The unprecedented explosion yesterday had forced the Heretic Administration to take over the Lu Station and their department for a short period of time, allowing ordinary people like them to stay at home without being affected.

So Bai Liu asked him to come over and treat him to hotpot, and Lu Yizhan came out obediently.

But the main reason Lu Yizhan came out this time was to find out what happened that day.

Lu Yizhan now doesn't understand why the bureau is so busy dealing with the explosion case and the TV is broadcasting the situation of that day everywhere.

And the main culprit, Bai Liu, could still sit next to him steadily, holding up a cup of free barley tea given by the hot pot restaurant, and shamelessly asked the waiter for another serving of shrimp noodles.

Unable to bear it any longer, Lu Yizhan snatched the menu and stared at Bai Liu angrily.

Bai Liu took a sip of tea slowly and glanced at him: "Why, are you going to ask me about what happened that day?"

"No!" Lu Yizhan said sadly, "Even if I treat you, you can't order more dishes! This is enough for six people!"

Bai Liu: “…”

This guy's thinking is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

From the time we met until now, Lu Yizhan has not mentioned a single word about the explosion that day. He is as steady as a rock.

If Bai Liu had not been sure that he had indeed seen this man that day, he might have thought that Lu Yizhan had no idea that the "bombing perpetrator" was him.

"Aren't you curious about how I blew up the Rose Factory—" Bai Liu turned his head and looked at Lu Station, "—and then got away with it, and can still sit here and eat hot pot with you?"

Lu Yizhan nodded honestly: "I'm curious, but I'll correct you a little."

Bai Liu asked: "Correct what?"

Lu Yizhan replied: "I don't think you blew up the factory."

"Why not me?" Bai Liu asked, "You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?"

"It's because I saw it with my own eyes that I don't think it was you." Lu Yizhan raised his cup, took a sip, and exhaled, "——From an emotional point of view, I believe you will not easily go against your will after making a deal with me. From a rational point of view, your favorite thing is money."

Lu Yizhan turned to look at Bai Liu: "By detonating a factory like this, I feel that you are not the beneficiary, but the owner of the factory is. So from this perspective, I am inclined to believe that the bomber is the arrested factory director, and you are just a cover."

"I don't understand why you would take the blame, but you have your reasons for doing what you did, and I won't ask."

Lu Yizhan’s guess was exactly right.

Bai Liu knew from childhood that the Lu Yizhang family was particularly smart.

He has excellent grades, is proactive, decisive, and never hesitates to do what he wants to do. He is an incredibly determined and stubborn guy.

Although Bai Liu always beat Lu Yizhan in various games, Bai Liu knew in his heart that he was able to win only because Lu Yizhan did not take it seriously.

Lu Yizhang doesn't care about winning or losing the game. He uses all his intelligence and energy to be a good person. Therefore, people who usually know him roughly will think that Lu Yizhang has a kind of naivety and stupidity that is incomprehensible.

But Lu Yizhang is not a naive person. On the contrary, he is very realistic - otherwise he would not accept Bai Liu's trading rules so easily.

Generally speaking, an emotionally naive person cannot accept compensation for his or her efforts from friends, as this is too cruel.

But Lu Yizhang didn't care about this at all, which showed that Lu Yizhang completely agreed with Bai Liu's trading concept.

Bai Liu held the pencil he had ordered in his hand and turned it back and forth in boredom: "--Play Gobang?"

Lu Yizhan held the cup with a heavy heart and sighed, refusing: "——What time is it? You are still playing games——"

"If you win three times in a row, I'll tell you what will happen to the factory explosion you've been worried about." Bai Liu spun his pencil and drew a cross on the grid menu of the hot pot restaurant, then opened his eyelids. "If you can win five games in a row, I'll help you solve this problem."

Bai Liu, who had already solved the factory explosion, calmly used the same thing to fool Lu Yizhan.

"Deal!" Lu Yizhan was quickly hooked. He put down the cup and took the pen that Bai Liudian gave him. After thinking carefully for a moment, he carefully drew a circle on the paper.

They played chess very quickly. Almost the moment one person picked up the pen, the other person started writing. There was no such chess game that filled up an entire piece of paper without being solved. The time for a game was basically controlled within one minute. Once the winner was determined, the paper would be torn up and thrown into the trash can immediately.

By the time Tang Er called, the trash cans next to the two men were already full of waste paper.

Lu Yizhan's concentration was so focused on the paper that he almost didn't notice someone coming. He just quickly followed Bai Liu's hand and drew circles again and again.

This situation continued until all five people arrived. Bai Liu closed the chess paper and said, "Stop, eat first. You haven't beaten me in a row yet."

Lu Yizhan then looked up with regret, and was so frightened by the group of people standing in front of him and watching them that he almost fell over from his chair.

"Let me introduce my new colleagues." Bai Liu put four fingers together and introduced them one by one, "Tang Erda, Mu Sicheng, Mu Ke, the kid you know, Liu Jiayi, and everyone, this is my childhood friend, Lu Yizhang."

Mu Ke nodded politely and said hello: "Hello, Mr. Lu."

Mu Sicheng shook his head uncomfortably: "...Hello."

Tang Er nodded seriously: "Hello."

Liu Jiayi, who was sitting on a chair and swinging her legs, held her face and smiled sweetly at Lu Yizhan: "Hello, Uncle Lu."

Lu Yizhan looked at Liu Jiayi in shock: "No?! Bai Liu, what company do you work for?! Why do you employ child labor?!"

"If I must say..." Bai Liu pondered for a moment, "A large star-making company?"

Lu Yizhan looked at the row of people dressed so brightly that they would blind his eyes. He swallowed nervously and asked tremblingly, "Is it legal?"

Bai Liu smiled: "Legal."

Lu Yizhang wanted to ask Bai Liu about the details, but seeing that everyone started eating hot pot at Bai Liu's invitation without any hesitation, he had to swallow his doubts despite the pain.

...No wonder Bai Liu ordered so much at once, it turns out he was waiting here!

But soon, Lu Yizhan's attention was diverted. Bai Liu started eating hot pot while playing chess with him. Lu Yizhan quickly immersed himself in the game with Bai Liu. He didn't even eat much of the food and concentrated on studying the chess game.

Liu Jiayi had a small appetite and finished her meal quickly.

She moved a small stool and sat nearby to watch the two men play chess.

Liu Jiayi was wearing a pair of visual contact lenses and could see it, but Lu Yizhan, who was playing chess seriously, did not notice this for the time being.

The two people were drawing circles and crosses on the paper faster and faster. Bai Liu no longer ate leisurely while playing chess with Lu Yizhan. Instead, he turned around, supported his chin with one arm, and stared at the paper with his eyes lowered.

Liu Jiayi, who was watching from the side, also became more serious.

She looked up at Lu Yizhan in disbelief - this guy looked like a good guy, but his thinking and reaction could actually keep up with Bai Liu, a pervert? !

And the chances of winning are getting bigger and bigger? !

Mu Ke was attracted by the duel and soon went over to watch.

Mu Sicheng was not full, but he was really curious about what Bai Liu was doing, so he ran over with a small bowl full of vegetables to take a look.

But Bai Liu and Lu Yizhang worked too fast, and Mu Sicheng was dazzled. Often, before he could even see the paper clearly, the two men had already torn it up and started over.

Mu Sicheng had to ask for help from Mu Ke beside him: "What kind of chess are they playing?"

"Gobang." Mu Ke replied.

Mu Sicheng was getting more and more confused: "I also thought it was Gobang, but I only saw them make three consecutive moves before they tore up the paper and started over..."

"Because it's already a dead end." Mu Ke answered with concentration, "They must have played this many times before and are very familiar with the chessboard. They can see the general situation after playing to a certain level."

As he was talking, Bai Liu had already lost two games in a row.

Mu Sicheng widened his eyes in surprise: "Bai Liu actually lost the game..."

Mu Ke took a deep breath and said, "A relatively simple game like Gobang tests one's thinking ability and reaction speed. Bai Liu has a very high intelligence, so he should have an advantage. This Lu Station was indeed losing at the beginning..."

"But during the game with Bai Liu, his thinking ability and reaction speed increased rapidly..."

"The longer it rains, the stronger this Luyi Station becomes..."

"You mean that Lu Station has the upper hand now, and it's Bai Liu's turn to lose?" Mu Sicheng looked at the paper in disbelief.

Bai Liu was linked to the matter of [always losing], which was something that went against common sense in Mu Sicheng's eyes.

Bai Liu stopped writing, placed his hands on the table with his fingers crossed, and stared at Lu Yizhan without any expression on his face.

Lu Yizhan was still immersed in the atmosphere of playing chess quickly. When he saw Bai Liu stop writing, he looked up at Bai Liu in confusion and asked, "Why don't you continue playing?"

"I can't win if I continue to play." Bai Liu admitted this frankly. He stood up and stood behind Liu Jiayi who was sitting next to him, let Liu Jiayi sit in his seat, and looked at Lu Yizhan with a smile, "Jiayi will play for me next time. If you can continue to beat her for three games in a row, our deal will remain the same."

Lu Yizhan frowned: "This little girl can't see, don't make such a joke..."

"Uncle Lu, I can see." Liu Jiayi pointed to her eyes and explained, "I wear the contact lenses Uncle Bai Liu bought for me, which can restore some of my vision."

Liu Jiayi cupped her hands to her heart, blinked her big eyes, and begged, "Uncle Lu, I think you guys are having a lot of fun playing, can you let me play?"

"...as long as it doesn't affect your eyes." After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yizhan agreed.

Liu Jiayi put away his obedient look, lowered his head, held the pencil Bai Liuchun gave him, stared at the paper and pen, and drew the first cross.

Mu Sicheng was a little confused about the direction of the situation: "What's going on?"

"Liu Jiayi's intelligence is higher than Bai Liu's." Mu Ke's eyes were fixed on the paper. "She is more advantageous in games like Gobang - Bai Liu is testing Lu Yizhan's intelligence in games."

Liu Jiayi's chess playing speed was getting faster and faster. She was killing everyone along the way. Lu Yizhan, which had originally had the upper hand over Bai Liu, started to lose again and it was very difficult to win once.

But soon this situation changed.

Liu Jiayi gritted her teeth, her expression became much uglier, and her writing speed began to slow down. On the other hand, Lu Yizhang's writing speed did not slow down at all.

Mu Ke made a conclusion: "Liu Jiayi can't hold on any longer."

Half an hour later, everyone left the hot pot restaurant. Lu Yizhan paid for the hot pot with tears in his eyes. He also paid for the two notebooks they had used for playing Go, and waved goodbye to Bai Liu and the others.

Liu Jiayi said goodbye to Uncle Lu sweetly, and when Lu Yizhan turned around, her face darkened: "Bai Liu, there's something wrong with your friend."

"What's wrong?" Bai Liu had three paper balls in his hand. He slowly opened them and found the last three games played by Liu Jiayi and Lu Yizhan.

——These were also the three games that Liu Jiayi lost in a row.

"A simple game like Gobang is the easiest way to measure a person's gaming intelligence." Liu Jiayi looked up at Bai Liu. "For a person with a high intelligence, there is no learning period for this game, or the learning period is very short. For a person with a low intelligence, they will always lose when playing this game."

"It's not the case that you can't do it at the beginning, but you get stronger and stronger later on—" Liu Jiayi frowned and recalled the scene of playing chess just now, scratching her hair irritably, "—especially the fact that Lu Yizhan is still improving as the opponent's intelligence value increases, always suppressing you, it feels like this person's intelligence value is rising—"

"——There's no limit, right?" Bai Liu squinted at Liu Jiayi, then raised his eyes to look at Lu Yizhan's back, "I often have this feeling when I play games with him."

"But basically as soon as I felt a little bit, he let me win."

Liu Jiayi was stunned: "Why... today he won't let you go?"

"Maybe I put what he wanted in front of him." Bai Liu turned around nonchalantly and bit the mint candy given by the hot pot restaurant in his mouth, "So he decided to play games with me seriously."

The author has something to say:

Lu Yizhan: I’m going to show off my skills. You all think I’m a fool, but I’m actually a smart person.

86: There is a homeless child crying somewhere

Lu Yizhan: Dad is here!

Additional comments:

In the previous chapter, I can understand you calling the two boys dad, and I also understand the boys mom, but isn’t it wrong to call the boys grandma?! ?

Here is a supplement. I saw a reader friend mentioned the problem of professional Go competition in the comment area. This is completely different from the formal competition. No one has received professional training. It is a fast game, and the black chess piece is required to be placed on the edge of the paper at the beginning. It is equivalent to switching hands and adding restrictions. This maintains the relative fairness of the competition. There will not be so many situations where the first move will win. The seven-step first move will win because the black chess piece starts at the edge, which is also relatively difficult to play. But this is not specifically explained in the article because it will be very long and has nothing to do with the main text, so I did not write it in detail.

You can see that both sides played very fast. As a beginner who has not received long-term training, I think that fast chess is generally a competition of thinking speed, and does not reflect comprehensive qualities. It is simply a tool to reflect the rough game intelligence value. I hope everyone will not pay too much attention to it! I just wrote it casually! It is just a medium!