Li Cheng reported the matter to Coach Yu. Coach Yu attached great importance to it and immediately reported it to the leader of the team. The person in charge came forward to file a complaint with the Organizing Committee and protested the behavior of Australian athlete Alexander.
However... As Li Cheng expected, because when the incident happened, Li Cheng did not report to the referee immediately on the field. Now that the game is over, there is no evidence at all, so this matter can only be left unresolved.
Not only that, but the Organizing Committee actually had a suffocating ruckus—they issued a notice and called the coaches and two athletes from both sides to the office, wanting everyone to communicate face-to-face, "Friendship first, competition second, Resolve conflicts and clear up misunderstandings as soon as possible."
Li Cheng was about to laugh when she saw the notice, misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? He was attacked by Australian athletes with pheromones on the field. This is already a blatant provocation. Do you want him to say "it's okay" generously
The Australian National Organizing Committee really can't do anything, and He Simu is the first place.
Li Cheng didn't go to that absurd mediation meeting at all. Coach Yu told him to train well, and she would attend as a representative.
As a result, after the coach came back, his face turned blue with anger. It turned out that the coach of the Australian National Swimming Team said wildly that Li Cheng was deliberately framed! Because the two players had conflicts before, Li Cheng held a grudge. In this semi-final, Li Cheng ranked second, so he felt injustice, deliberately splashed dirty water, and falsely accused the Australian athletes.
The coach even said a series of words "generously" and asked the interpreter to translate: "I know that as an omega, Li Cheng has worked hard to get here. However, the arena is the fairest. Yes, you can't anger an innocent alpha player just because he lost a game, right?"
Such absurd remarks were immediately scolded by Coach Yu.
Australia is the host country of this Games, and the organizing committee favors its own athletes, and actually tacitly acquiesced to the coach's rhetoric!
Sure enough, it is a nest of snakes and rats. It can cultivate garbage people like Alexander, and his coach is not a good thing.
Coach Yu didn't hide the scolding from Li Cheng. Li Cheng's hair stood on end when Li Cheng heard it.
Coach Yu sat opposite Li Cheng and said calmly, "Li Cheng, do you know why I chose you to be the captain of the swimming team?"
Li Cheng was taken aback for a moment, because... He really hadn't thought about this issue.
Li Cheng is an omega, and his gender makes him highly visible in the pool. Everyone is watching him, wanting to see with his own eyes whether this omega can break the rules and create miracles.
Li Cheng asked, "Isn't it because I got good grades?"
Coach Yu said: "You are not the only one with good grades in the swimming team. Zhou Jian also has good grades. Like you, he is a champion seed. Even he is still an alpha. If I want to find a stable person, Zhou Jian is definitely better than you. Much more secure."
"Then why..."
"Because, you don't admit defeat." Coach Yu looked directly into Li Cheng's eyes, "You are the strongest omega I've ever seen. You have to be paranoid. But you won't, your desire to win is not annoying, but convincing, as long as they see your eyes, everyone will believe that you are destined to be a champion."
Coach Yu still remembered that Li Cheng successfully entered the swimming team on the first day of the training camp, and both alpha and beta liked him very much. There is a natural cohesion about him, which makes people want to follow him forward involuntarily.
At that time, coach Yu was certain that Li Cheng would be the best captain.
"Li Cheng, remember your anger and unwillingness now, before you stand on the podium, there will be all kinds of slander surrounding you... You have to keep swimming forward, don't stop, you will become the world champion of."
Li Cheng nodded solemnly.
He will, he will!
…
It was just that when the coach and Li Cheng had a long talk, the atmosphere in the dormitory area of the Australian players on the other side was extremely tense.
Alexander was sitting beside the bed in the dormitory, and when he saw his coach push the door open, he immediately got up and greeted him.
He didn't show up at the mediation meeting either. The coach told him to stay honest in the dormitory, and he could only play with his phone idly for a long time.
"Coach, what was the outcome of the mediation meeting?" Alexander asked.
"I told the organizing committee that the omega player had a conflict with you before. He lost the game this time and held a grudge, so he falsely accused you." The head coach of the Australian National Swimming Team replied.
"Does the organizing committee believe it?"
"Certainly," his coach said. "There's no proof for that omega, and of course what happened without proof didn't happen."
Alexander laughed and said yes with pride.
"Okay, give me some restraint!" the coach scolded, "Do you have a problem with your brain, you fight in private, I will never tell you, but why do you want to do it on the field??"
Alexander said impatiently: "Do you need a reason to see him not pleasing to the eye? Isn't Huaguo very good at high-altitude diving, an omega of Huaguo, why does he go to the racing pool if he doesn't practice diving? Racing competitions are originally alphas. I don't want to see a yellow-skinned monkey flapping around me, is that wrong?"
"Yellow-skinned monkey? Why don't you go and see the result of that 'yellow-skinned monkey', which is only 0.03 seconds slower than you!" The coach's face was ashen, "Alexander, do you know why the organizing committee favors you?"
"Because there is no evidence."
"No, because the chairman of the organizing committee is my old colleague! And you, the future champion I promised them!" The coach's face turned dark, "Alexander, you have had too many troubles. If you continue to be so arrogant and lose the championship - I can guarantee that the organizing committee will never protect you again!"
Alexander frowned, and his expression instantly became extremely ugly.
An Asian omega still wants to take the championship? He'll make that insane omega cry out of the pool!
…
On the third day of the official competition, Li Cheng was in good spirits and in a very good condition. He was not affected by Alexander's despicable actions.
The few hours before the finals passed in a blink of an eye. After breakfast, warm-ups, and player inspections, Li Cheng was busy around the world under the leadership of the coach.
The schedule is very compact. The short courses of the four individual events are all held today, and the men's and women's teams will compete.
In the lounge, Li Cheng and several other teammates specializing in short distances sat quietly in the corner, without speaking to each other, silently adjusting their state.
Not far away, Australian athletes gathered together and told jokes loudly. While they were talking, they pointed at the direction of the Chinese athletes, and Alexander stared at Li Cheng's exposed body with impunity, and made various obscene actions to him.
Li Cheng turned a blind eye. He knew that Alexander was deliberately provoking him, so he must not fall into his trap.
A large screen hangs on the wall of the lounge, which simultaneously broadcasts the matches in the arena.
Soon, the short-course competitions for other swimming styles were over, and Li Cheng looked at the number of medals played on the screen, his expression was not relaxed.
… In this competition, the Huaguo Swimming Team suffered an unexpected blow. The players were young and participated in such a world-class competition in a foreign country for the first time in their lives. It was inevitable that they would be nervous and affect their performance.
For some projects, they were able to enter the finals, but they made mistakes in the semi-finals and failed to make the finals; some projects, which could have won medals, ended up missing the medals by a tiny margin.
Therefore, until now, the Huaguo Swimming Team has not yet "opened"! Not to mention the gold medal, I didn't even see a bronze medal!
Under such circumstances, Li Cheng, as the champion seed that was favored by the whole team, was under more than ten million pressures.
He is the captain of the swimming team. If he can win the championship, he can naturally boost his morale and become a role model for everyone; but if he fails to win the championship and only wins the silver and bronze medals, I am afraid...
200 Since the competition is about to start, before going on the court, other swimmers of the swimming team came to the lounge to cheer Li Cheng up. Coach Yu has a serious expression. As the "commander-in-chief" of the swimming team, her pressure comes from the leaders of the Sports Bureau. So far, the swimming team has failed. She needs to withstand great pressure and cannot pass on this anxiety to the players below.
Coach Yu instructed: "Li Cheng, hold on, don't care how other people swim, you just need to swim at your own pace."
The players didn't have the good mentality of the coach, and they all had tangled expressions. Zhou Jian looked at Li Cheng and hesitated, as if Li Cheng was not on the field, but on the execution ground.
"Everyone, don't worry." Li Cheng raised his hand and touched the hair of a female team player who was crying. His eyes seemed to have flames burning, and he spoke with unquestionable firmness. Champion, I've got it!"
…
At six o'clock in the morning, the phone under Xiao Yiheng's pillow vibrated gently, and the alarm sounded.
He turned over, his eyes were clear and clear, without the dazedness of waking up.
He turned off the alarm and gently rolled over and got out of bed, without affecting his sleeping roommate.
This time, all the students of the Academy of Fine Arts winter camp have to live on campus, and the bunk space in the eight-person room is very cramped. Xiao Yiheng lived in a student dormitory for the first time, but he adapted very well and quickly became acquainted with his roommates.
He got up early, and his roommates were still sleeping. He picked up his mobile phone, didn't bother to wash up, put on a down jacket, tiptoe out of the room, and came to the corridor of the dormitory.
Today is the big day of Li Cheng's 200 self-finals, Xiao Yiheng set the alarm and got up to watch.
There was no heating in the corridor, and it was freezing cold. Xiao Yiheng shrank into his down jacket and tightened the zipper.
He turned on the news video app, put on his headphones, and tuned into the sports channel. The host was remotely connecting with the commentator on the scene, analyzing the situation of the game.
The commentators for this competition were two people, a man and a woman. The male voice was a senior sports commentator, while the female voice was a well-known retired player. Both of them talked about today's game with a heavy tone in their voices.
The male commentator said: "Today, the Huaguo team did not perform well and lost the first game. Several players who could have won the medal made mistakes. It is a pity."
The female commentator said: "Actually, I can understand their nervousness. When I participated in an international competition for the first time, I was just an adult. I played away from home, and there were hardly any Chinese people on the scene. After the first game, I came out of the pool and was in the The coach cried in his arms, and I am very grateful that the coach did not give up on me at that time."
The host asked: "The next game is 200 Zi, and this time it's Li Cheng who is very popular among netizens. In the eyes of the two, does Li Cheng have a high chance of winning the championship?"
The two commentators were silent for a few seconds at the same time.
The male commentator was the first to speak: "Li Cheng is 17 years old this year. As an athlete, his age is when his physical fitness has just begun to explode and has not yet reached its peak. The peak age of a swimmer is between 22 and 25 years old. , but this is based on the data of alpha and beta athletes, Li Cheng is an extremely rare omega racer, and we can't tell what kind of results he can achieve in this competition."
Although he didn't say it directly, his tone revealed full of distrust.
Host: "A data we have here shows that after the swimming team announced the captain candidate, there was a lot of controversy within the Sports Bureau over whether Li Cheng could be the captain. But in the end, the head coach of the swimming team persuaded the sports team. The leadership of the bureau not only made Li Cheng the captain of the swimming team, but also made him the flag bearer for this opening ceremony."
The female commentator suddenly said: "My idea is just the opposite. I think Li Cheng has the appearance of a champion. I just forgot to mention that it was my first time to participate in an international competition, and it was coach Yu who led the team. She is a very experienced, A coach who is very insightful and has full trust in his players. With my first performance on the court, I would never have the opportunity to play again under any coach. I was asked to play again. In the end, I won the championship in the second game, and I have come to the present step by step... I believe that there must be something in Li Cheng's body. The game has not started yet, let's not give He presupposes a 'result' and just waits for his performance."
The female commentator spoke to Xiao Yiheng's heart. He knew that Li Cheng was the team's hope of winning the championship. He hoped that more people would trust him, encourage him, and watch him reach the top.
Soon, the game will finally start.
The air connection between the studio and the commentary was disconnected, and the entire screen was cut to the scene of the game.
The tone of the male and female commentators became more serious.
"Now is the time for the athletes to enter the stadium. Australia is a strong country in racing swimming. Three of the ten finalists are from Australia. We can see that the audience at the scene is all Australian spectators."
The director cut to the panorama of the swimming pool. As the commentary said, the entire auditorium was almost filled with the Australian flag.
"The Huaguo Swimming Team is playing away from home, and it is at six o'clock in the domestic time. The disturbance of the biological clock will affect their performance." The female commentator paused, "Li Cheng is the second place in the semifinals In the sixth lane, the fifth lane from his left is the first place in the semi-finals, a player from Australia, Alexander. He is a very famous short-course freestyle swimmer among the younger generation of Australia. This is not the first time he has participated in international competitions. ."
The camera cuts to the exit of the lounge. Obviously the game has not yet started, but Alexander raised the Australian flag in advance, as if he had already won the championship. He walked out of the lounge triumphantly and waved to the auditorium on all sides, drawing waves of cheers.
The person who came out next was Li Cheng.
Li Cheng was in the "enemy camp", and there were hardly any black-haired and black-eyed compatriots in the audience, but he was calm, with a big smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked like a general in a sports jacket. Dressed in a shirt.
Xiao Yiheng subconsciously stretched out his finger and touched the screen, his fingertips slid over the smile on Li Cheng's mouth, as if he really touched his lover.
Li Cheng stopped in front of the starting position on Lane 6, took off his jacket and slippers, put on his swimming cap and goggles, and shook his hands and feet.
Alexander on Lane 5 looked at Li Cheng. They didn't speak to each other, but the exchange of eyes was clearly captured by the camera.
The male commentator said "ah": "It seems that the two players have a strong smell of gunpowder."
The female commentator said: "In the semi-finals, the difference between the two qualifying scores was 0.03. Li Cheng was a great threat to Alexander."
"Alexander is an alpha, right?"
"Yes, this time the Australian National Swimming Team sent a full alpha lineup."
"Then Li Cheng must be under a lot of pressure."
The two commentators chatted a few more words along the topic, and finally, the game was about to start.
Ten runners stood on the starting platform and took off. First, a preparatory whistle sounded, and ten seconds later, the referee officially blew the starting whistle! !
The audience's eyes flashed, and ten players had already entered the water at the same time! !
This is a speed that is difficult to capture with the naked eye!
The commentator's commentary sounded synchronously.
The female commentator praised: "Li Cheng performed very well, with a fast take-off speed, much better than his state in the domestic competition."
The male commentator said: "Li Cheng has his own rhythm. We can see that he is now in second place, half an arm's gap away from first place Alexander, and the third place is a player from Canada, who is close to Li Cheng. The difference between oranges is not big - very good, Li Cheng turned around!"
"Beautiful! Very beautiful!" The female commentator became more and more excited. "Li Cheng is an omega, and his explosiveness is slightly lower than that of alpah, but his technical level is very high. We can see his take-off reaction and turning The speed is very fast, and his skill level is the first among players of his age."
The 200-meter long pool race was extremely fast. In the finals, all the players were not retaining their strength. They showed their true abilities from the beginning and chased each other toward the finish line.
The 100 meters are just over, Li Cheng touches the wall for the second time and turns around. The top right corner of the screen simultaneously displays the touch wall scores of the top three players. At this time, the gap between Li Cheng and the first place Alexander is only 0.01! !
0.01, only 0.01! !
The female commentator shouted excitedly: "0.01 seconds!!! Li Cheng!!! Li Cheng!!! I got it, I got this medal!!!"
As long as Li Cheng maintains this speed, he can at least get a silver medal! !
This will be the first medal of the Huaguo Swimming Team in this competition! !
The male commentator also became excited: "Li Cheng started to accelerate, his legs were splashing, very good, very good, Li Cheng is accelerating, Alexander is also accelerating, and there are still the last seventy meters, sixty meters , the last fifty meters!!"
In front of the screen, Xiao Yiheng held his breath involuntarily, he couldn't breathe at all, and all his attention was focused on the small figure on the screen.
The camera looked down at the entire swimming pool from above. The ten players had already distanced themselves. The two of the five or six tracks in the middle rushed to the front, leading by a full position, and opened a beautiful "herringbone" shape with the other players!
Too fast, they swam too fast.
Li Cheng alternately paddled with his arms. He was a dozen centimeters shorter than Alexander, and his arms were shorter, which made the distance he could travel in each stroke to be much smaller than Alexander's. He can only accelerate the movements of his hands and feet. From the camera, he does not look like swimming, but like flying on the sea! He floats on the water, and his arms are his wings!
The last fifty meters, the last fifty meters, Li Cheng turned against the wall for the last time!
With a sharp kick with his legs, he overtook his opponent with the technique he had only honed after tens of thousands of practice! !
Yes, Li Cheng has overtaken it!
"He surpassed!!" The female commentator shouted almost hoarsely, "The last time I turned around, Li Cheng rushed to the first place!!! Li Cheng!!! The first place!!! Hold on!! Go forward! !!"
However, this was not the only surprise Li Cheng brought to the audience.
When Li Cheng had only the last fifty meters of swimming lane left in front of him, he did not know that an invisible yellow line appeared in front of his arm at the same time!
This yellow line cannot be seen by the players or the audience, only the audience and the commentator who are guarding the TV can see it.
That's the record line.
The yellow record line represents the highest record data in an event. The ultimate goal of each athlete is not to win the championship, but to break the invisible record, break the record line, and use his own results to refresh it! Then, inscribe your name in the history of this game.
In front of the phone screen, Xiao Yiheng clenched his fists tightly, and his body tightened involuntarily.
It's the record line... it's the record line... His orange is about to break the event record!
That record line was set eight years ago by a European player who, at the time, was a blockbuster at the event. Now that player has become an internationally renowned "champion harvester", holding multiple Olympic gold medals.
If Li Cheng can break the competition record left by him, does it mean that Li Cheng will go higher and higher in the future, and will become the focus of attention on the stage of the Olympic Games
Forty meters, thirty meters, twenty meters...
Li Cheng is getting closer and closer to the yellow line...
The male commentator had a hoarse voice and shouted: "Come on, Li Cheng!!! It's almost there!!!! Li Cheng!!!! It's only half an arm away... Just a palm, half a palm—more than Exceeded!!! Exceeded!!! Li Cheng surpassed!!!!!!”
Li Orange - Exceeded!
In the last stroke, Li Cheng's legs shoved violently, and his entire right arm went beyond the yellow line. At the same time, Li Cheng touched the wall! !
With an arm's length, Li Cheng surpassed the event record set by European players eight years ago and won this hard-won championship! !
In the lounge, all the players of the Huaguo Swimming Team hugged each other, and almost everyone was crying. These were tears of joy. The Huaguo Swimming Team finally won the first medal at the World Games for Secondary School Students, and it was one of the first. A gold medal that broke the event record!
In the swimming pool, Li Cheng surfaced, and before he could look at the electronic screen, countless voices came from his ears, "congratulations! new record!"
No matter how poor Li Cheng's English is, he can still understand these three words! !
His eyes widened in disbelief, trembling slightly under the water. He tried his best this time, and he could only try to catch up when he saw that Alexander was accelerating all the time.
Unexpectedly, he not only caught up, surpassed, but even broke the event record! !
He has no time to pay attention to the expressions of his defeated generals, and his whole person is shrouded in ecstasy.
He... he really won.
He really achieved his dream!
…
Seventeen years ago, a boy was born on the water and made the sea his home.
Eight years ago, the boy lost his parents forever, but he did not lose his dream of swimming.
Five years ago, he bought candy for his sister and participated in the swimming competition for the first time to earn bonuses.
Three years ago, he differentiated into an omega. Even though he was disliked by everyone, he was still firmly on this career path.
And now, this omega boy stands on top of the world, he broke all prejudice, all distrust, all doubts, he proved with his own strength that he is good enough.
His name will be engraved in the history of the event, and his name will represent an unsurpassed record.
In every future competition there will be new youngsters chasing the yellow line he represents.
He is the undisputed world champion.
The world will remember his name.
—His name is Li Cheng.
…
China's capital.
Xiao Yiheng watched Li Cheng's results appear on the big screen, and the golden name of the gold medal appeared before his name.
Alpha chuckled and murmured: "My boyfriend is so good, if I don't work hard, I won't be worthy of him."
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(Whispered, I actually cried when I wrote this chapter. I don’t know if I can convey this feeling to everyone through text. I love Orange Orange so much!)