Chapter 265 - An Unforgivable Traitor (1/2)
Chapter 265 An Unforgivable Traitor
Guo Feng screamed out when he heard this conversation. ”What? He's He Lizhi? That jerk? How dare he challenge Huaxia on Nihon's behalf!”
What had happened to He Lizhi decades ago had caused a great disturbance in Huaxia. Qin Haodong had been too young to know back then, but almost everyone around Guo Feng's age knew about it. They hated his guts when they realized that Koyama Lizhi used to be He Lizhi.
As the leader of the team, Gao Fengwen was considering this at a higher level. Thus, he asked, ”Are you sure you're not his match, Tang?”
Tang Qingzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly. ”Back during our last contest, he won second place and I placed 21st. The gap was huge.
Moreover, painting is mainly about talent. It has little to do with personal effort. Over the years, the gap between me and him has only grown bigger. I would only embarrass myself if I went up there.”
At the same time, He Lizhi was talking to Qian Duoduo on the stage.
He Lizhi said in Nihon language, ”Mr. Qian, can I add one more requirement to the next round?”
Qian Duoduo frowned. Ten years ago, he had been a cynical teenager. Koyama Lizhi had left a great impression on him. Therefore, he recognized the man immediately.
”He Lizhi, I know you come from Huaxia, or at least you used to be a Huaxia man. I hope you can talk to me in Huaxia's language.”
He Lizhi smiled cheekily and answered, ”Sorry sir. I've learned an advanced language and forgotten an insignificant one. Now, I only speak elegant Nihon language, so I need you to be my interpreter.”
”You…”
Qian Duoduo's eyes glared at him. He would've rushed forward and slapped the guy if he hadn't been the host.
Instead, he suppressed the anger inside and said, ”Sorry, I'm just a host. It's not my job to be your interpreter.”
”That's fine, I've got my own interpreter.” He Lizhi waved at the people below the stage. A young man in his twenties came up. The man was different from Li Donghai. Although they were both interpreters, this man was from Nihon, so he had learned Huaxia's language as a second language.
The scene on the stage was now weird. A man from Huaxia was speaking Nihon language, and a Nihon person was interpreting for him.
When He Lizhi spoke something in Nihon language again, the interpreter said, ”Mr. Koyama Lizhi thinks that today's contests were a little boring because they were all about winning or losing. He wants a bigger gamble. He'll fall on his knees and apologize to Huaxia if he loses.
Likewise, somebody from Huaxia will have to kneel down before Mr. Koyama Lizhi if Huaxia loses. He wonders if Huaxia has the courage to accept this challenge!”
Qian Duoduo asked angrily, ”He Lizhi, do you have any idea what you're doing?”
”I certainly do. You humiliated me before, so I'll make you suffer much more.” Koyama Lizhi smiled and said, ”Mr. Qian, you're the host here. I hope you can be professional and call me by my name, which is Koyama Lizhi.
I am now a noble Nihon man, not a lowly Huaxia man.”
”You!” Qian Duoduo was so furious that he started trembling.
At the same time, the audience below the stage recognized He Lizhi. When they spread his story, the whole meeting venue erupted in rage.
”He Lizhi! You despicable traitor! How dare you come back to Huaxia! Now get out of here!”
”You traitor! Running dog! Quisling! Get out of here!”
”Shame on you! Did you forget who taught you your skills? Where did you study wash painting? How dare you challenge Huaxia!”
The spectators sitting in their seats were so furious that they would've rushed onto the stage and torn He Lizhi into pieces if the security hadn't stopped them.
Qin Haodong was also feeling furious. Nihon had prepared so much for the competition this time. If Huaxia really lost to a shameless traitor, it would be an epic scandal across the world.
He Lizhi remained calm on the stage. He looked at those furious people, laughed and said, ”You Huaxia people are really braggarts. Why don't you just challenge me? Why don't you accept my demands? I'll kneel down before you if I lose. Do you even have the courage to do that?”
Then, he turned to Qianduoduo and said, ”I've been standing here for so long, yet I see no representative of Huaxia. Are they afraid of me? Don't just yield and quit. That would be boring.”
”We have to accept his challenge and teach him a lesson. We'll teach him why wash painting is the national painting method of Huaxia...”
”Mr. Tang, teach the shameless guy a lesson and make him drop to his knees...”
The audience knew what kind of resentful things He Lizhi had done, but few of them knew his achievements in calligraphy and painting like Tang Qingzhi did. Therefore, almost all of them asked Huaxia to accept the challenge. In their opinion, it would be easy to defeat a despicable man like He Lizhi.
What was happening made Gao Fengwen and the others look gloomy. Tang Qingzhi ground his teeth and said, ”Dude, I'll have a try.”
Gao Fengwen said, ”Tang, don't do it if you're not 100% sure that you'll win. At least we can yield now.”
Tang Qingzhi insisted and said, ”No. We might yield to someone, but not to a traitor.”
”Look at how arrogant he is! It would be beyond embarrassing if we really lost.”