201: Chapter 26 General 201: Chapter 26 General “The answer is simple, Ai Li lost to Little Fan Fan because they were playing quick chess.” Tang Zheng laughed, a trace of confidence spreading across his face.

“Uncle is certainly the best.” Little Fan Fan cheered sincerely, wishing she could pounce on Tang Zheng and give him a kiss.

“Wait, wait, I still don’t understand the quick chess thing.” Kobayakawa looked at Ai Li’s relieved expression and knew Tang Zheng’s deduction was correct, but she didn’t understand at all.

“Let Tang Zheng explain it!” Ai Li’s face was also full of smiles, sharing in Tang Zheng’s small victory.

“I was away for less than ten minutes, and Ai Li said that the next game would be decided quickly, meaning they just played a round of quick chess.” Tang Zheng pointed to the broken Shogi pieces on the table.

“Both sides lost so many pieces, and even defensive gold generals and knights, the ones who should be moving cautiously to avoid being captured, are nowhere to be found.

This is not the style of slow chess.”

“How do you know these rules?

You can’t play Shogi, can you?” Ai Li’s face was full of confusion.

What Tang Zheng said were indeed points to consider in Shogi.

She indeed lost quite a few pieces to Little Fan Fan because she moved too fast and didn’t consider it.

“Didn’t you guys just play a game, and Little Fan Fan even explained some basic rules to Bai Guo, which I happened to hear.” Tang Zheng shrugged, “I am also quite adept at board games, so inferring the rest was easy.”

“But you didn’t even read that book, ‘Introduction to Shogi’, how…” Ai Li wasn’t sure what to say.

She had already thought Little Fan Fan was amazing, but Tang Zheng seemed even more impressive, causing her to wryly smile, “You are all monsters, making me, the main Shogi player, feel bad.”

Kobayakawa also looked at Tang Zheng, her beautiful eyes full of admiration.

This wasn’t simply deductive reasoning anymore; his memory and comprehension were terrifying too.

Okay, his physical skills as well.

Kobayakawa touched her stomach, curious about Tang Zheng.

“You’re wrong, if you play another match, you will certainly win.” Tang Zheng raised his index finger.

“That’s why Little Fan Fan just said she wouldn’t play with you again because she’s not sure she could win.”

“Uncle you’re so bad.” Little Fan Fan glared at Tang Zheng, “Exposing other people’s trump cards.”

“After all, she’s just a beginner who has only been practicing Shogi for three minutes.

She only knows the basic rules and some special terms, which is quite impressive already.

But in terms of strategy, there’s still a lot lacking.

After all, she hasn’t played a round of Shogi or even done a review.

Therefore, she could only use the tactic of quick chess.

In this way, the traditional strategies and methods in your mind would significantly weaken, leaving only improvisation on the spot, which Little Fan Fan is undoubtedly good at.” Tang Zheng picked up the bento and handed it to Kobayakawa, “Aren’t you hungry?”

“Continue!” Kobayakawa really enjoyed Tang Zheng’s expression when he was deducing, it was very calm and cool.

“I can guess that Little Fan Fan definitely used words to entice you and moved quickly to make you underestimate her, and that made you switch to quick chess mode.

Even distracted you with some other things, that’s also a reason for your defeat.” Tang Zheng was best at using this kind of tactics.

When he was playing chess with his roommates, he didn’t chatter annoyingly, but all his words made them nervous and distracted.

At least one-third of their concentration was taken away.

Ai Li nodded in agreement.

Little Fan Fan did tell her some things about Tang Zheng and Aliens, which distracted her.

It wasn’t until the second half of the game that she became serious, but it was too late.

“Bad uncle, any means to win is fair.” Little Fan Fan was indignant, making a claw-like gesture with her hand.

“Also, the number of long considerations made must have been zero.

Even if you don’t take the game seriously, as long as you think for a minute per move, it wouldn’t have been so easy for Little Fan Fan to win.

After all, she has no foundation.” Tang Zheng pointed his index finger at Little Fan Fan and pushed her back into her chair.

“So strong.

Listening you makes me want to see a match between you two.

Come on, play a game.” Kobayakawa looked at Ai Li and Tang Zheng, encouraging them.

“No, I don’t want to embarrass myself.” Tang Zheng shook his head, he had spent half of his available tactics, and playing chess is too brain and energy-consuming.

He needed to save up to deal with the possible Alien attack.

“Come on, once we get to Tokyo, I’ll be your tour guide and treat you to dinner.” Kobayakawa Yumi, munching on her bento, patted Tang Zheng’s shoulder with a mouth full of food, persuading him, “Let me witness your talent.”

Ai Li also looked at Tang Zheng with anticipation, curious about his skill level.

“Uncle, come on, let’s play a round.” Little Fan Fan was clearly not happy and issued a challenge, which suited her character, “If you win, Little Fan Fan will massage your shoulders.”

Bai Guo didn’t understand what they were saying but it seemed they were going to make Tang Zheng play.

So he clapped his hands and hastily helped set up the chess pieces.

“Alright, give me that Introduction to Shogi.” Tang Zheng looked at Little Fan Fan’s defiant eyes and suddenly felt that he needed to bring her down a peg.

“No way, you really don’t know how to play Shogi?

I thought you guys were just fooling around with me earlier.” Kobayakawa was surprised, then suddenly a bit disappointed, she pouted, “I hate you monsters the most.”

Little Fan Fan continued with the Seven-Eight Gold opening, trying to lure Tang Zheng into quick chess mode.

But Tang Zheng didn’t fall for it at all.

He was reading the beginner’s book while slowly moving his pieces.

After all, he only knew basic moves like Rook-Promotes-to-Dragon King, Bishop-Promotes-to-Dragon Horse.

He only just understood the literal meaning of capturing pieces and dropping them, and he was contemplating their possible uses while moving his pieces.

“Uncle is so mean, taking advantage of me.” Little Fan Fan was very upset.

“Alright, as you wish, let’s play speed chess.” Tang Zheng caressed Little Lolita’s head, speeding up his moves.

“Hmph, don’t think you can mess with my emotions.” Little Fan Fan didn’t bite, chin held high with pride.

Then Ai Li and Kobayakawa witnessed the two making lightning-fast moves without hesitation, essentially making their next move right after the other has finished, with barely a breath in between.

The table was filled with the sounds of chess pieces thumping against each other.

“They’re not just moving randomly, right?” Kobayakawa, with her hand covering her mouth, asked Ai Li.

“No, each move is correct.

Even the use of the ‘horse capture’ scheme is not messed up.

Although they are not very good at formulating strategies yet, their attacks are sharp and fierce.

Each move exudes the sharpness of a blade, aiming straight for the king.” Ai Li watched the play style of the two and sighed, “Their skills may not be superior, but in terms of energy, they exceed that of any chess player.”

“Little Fan Fan, you have played Go before, right?

How many years have you studied it, and what was your longest thinking time?” Seeing victory and defeat to be imminent, Tang Zheng launched a verbal attack, “I’ve once spent 49 hours in deep thought, late into two nights without sleep.”

“You’re lying.

Who were you playing against?” Little Fan Fan was indeed curious, but then she realized, “Hate it, you’re trying to distract me again.”

“I’m telling the truth, actually, I have played Shogi before, I was just pretending earlier.” Tang Zheng shrugged, his face full of teasing, “It’s really fun to fool you guys.”

“I thought as much, there’s no such genius in this world.” Kobayakawa felt relieved, or else her self-esteem would have been crushed.

“Look at the way I hold the chess pieces, totally like a pro.” Tang Zheng discarded the “Introductory knowledge of Shogi”, “I could do this with my eyes closed.”

Little Fan Fan furrowed her brows, involuntarily thinking about the process just now, then stole a glance at Ai Li, “That’s not right, you’ve never played Shogi before, your gestures are completely copied from Ai Li, I was wondering why it felt a bit girlish.”

“Haha.” Tang Zheng laughed, “Sure enough, you noticed.

Little Fan Fan is really not simple.”

This too, was a distraction.

Little girls would certainly be happy to hear such praise, but it made Little Fan Fan furrow her brows even more.

“When you heard the rules of Shogi, you showed curiosity and exploration on your face, if you were a veteran, you definitely wouldn’t be so focused while watching our first game, because it lacks technical content.” Little Fan Fan continued her analysis, confirming her speculation.

“You’re completely right, however, Little Fan Fan, Checkmate!” Touching his knight, Tang Zheng directly targeted Little Lolita’s king.

“Hate it, uncle is the worst after all, I want to take back my move.” Little Fan Fan puffed her cheeks and pouted her lips in displeasure, she was certain that uncle was just trying to distract her.

“I don’t want to lose!” Tang Zheng purposely teased little Lolita, reaching into her bento box to take a piece of tempura, popping it into his mouth.

“Uncle is cunning, I won’t play chess with you anymore.” Little Fan Fan complained loudly, but then her face brightened up again.

Having a smart uncle didn’t feel so bad.

Watching the two of them, one big and one small, Ai Li broke into a cold sweat.

They even brought psychological warfare into a simple chess game.

She felt she would definitely fall into a trap if she wasn’t careful.

Who would win or lose was hard to say, considering their impressive mental strength.

“This is called a beginner?” Kobayakawa Yumi was completely speechless.

They used every trick in the book while playing chess and their comprehension skills were too good.

She had played Shogi before and was aware of its difficulty.

She didn’t think she could win against these two either.

“It’s over, I didn’t understand.” Bai Guo showed a frustrated expression, asking Tang Zheng, “Can you explain to me?

Why did you place your pieces here?”

“That’s the horse platform.” Looking at Bai Guo’s thirst for knowledge, Tang Zheng was quite satisfied and gave a casual explanation.

“Dummy, if you understood wouldn’t that make a mockery of the phrase ‘dumb blonde’?” Little Fan Fan poked Bai Guo with her finger, laughing and saying, “You better continue to be stupid, otherwise the phrase ‘dumb blonde’ would cry for losing a kindred spirit.”

“Ha.” Watching Bai Guo’s hurt expression, Tang Zheng laughed.

The little girl’s sharp tongue was indeed very potent.

“Uncle, I need to go to the toilet.” Little Fan Fan hopped down from the chair, stretching her waist, expecting Tang Zheng to accompany her.

However, this statement made him shiver.

“You’re not about to spawn an alien in the toilet, are you?” While Tang Zheng thought this concern to be ridiculous, he couldn’t help but to cringe at the memory of one particular incident.

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