Chapter 305 Ten Rounds!
Benjamin clenched his teeth fiercely, yet stubbornly refused to acknowledge the situation, and made his move.
Then the game ended. Although Benjamin had a clear material advantage: up by a queen, two rooks, and a bishop, Hao Jian successfully checkmated with his remaining two knights and a bishop.
Staring at the chessboard that symbolized his defeat, Benjamin was utterly shocked. Lost? Had he really lost?
Hao Jian stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said indifferently to Benjamin, "Your offense is sufficient, but your defense is lacking, and your sense of the overall situation is weak. Stop calling yourself a genius in chess in front of me from now on, because you simply don't qualify!"
Benjamin's face turned ashen, his teeth gritted, but the full weight of his shame left him speechless.
"Wow wow wow."
The teachers and students at the Chinese Medicine Hospital were like a pot that had exploded, screaming wildly, and even the chess players looked at Hao Jian with fanatic eyes, because he had salvaged the reputation of both the Chinese Medicine Hospital and the entire Chess World of Huaxia!
Benjamin had swept through the chess players of Hua City in ten moves, but Hao Jian had rewritten the saga of the unbeaten myth with an immortal game!
This way, those damn foreigners would no longer dare to say that Huaxia had no one!
"Hao Jian! Hao Jian! Hao Jian!"
Someone began the chant, and the rest joined in, creating waves of shouts that echoed through the Chinese Medicine Hospital, resounding continuously.
Listening to them shouting Hao Jian's name, the complexions of both Benjamin and Giggs turned extremely ugly.
"Little blond, roll back to your America; Huaxia is not a place for you to run wild!"
"Exactly. Don't think that we really have no one in Huaxia, beating you would be a matter of minutes!"
Che Xiaoxiao led the students in laughter, as Benjamin had humiliated them earlier, now it was their time to strike back.
"Let your teacher play against me. You're not qualified enough." Hao Jian looked at Benjamin coldly, his eyes indifferent, clearly not taking Benjamin seriously at all.
Witnessing Hao Jian's scornful gaze, Benjamin trembled throughout his body, his proud dignity shattered to pieces!
"Excellent!" Du Yuelin was also clapping his hands in approval, feeling a true sense of exultation. Indeed, Hao Jian had not let him down!
Wang Zhigang, however, was gnashing his teeth in resentment, cursing inwardly at how useless Benjamin was to have lost to Hao Jian. Wasn't he acting all high and mighty just a moment ago?
Giggs pushed up his glasses and walked towards Hao Jian with a dark expression, "Do you want to play against me?"
"What, is that a problem?" Hao Jian sneered.
"Do you know who I am?" Giggs's mouth twisted into a sly smile, as it had been many years since anyone had dared to challenge him.
"Do I need to know?" Hao Jian scoffed dismissively, determined to defeat Giggs no matter who he was.
"Hao Jian, don't act rashly. Giggs is the world's second-ranked chess master; he's not on the same level as Benjamin. Though you've beaten Benjamin, you stand no chance against him, so it's best to stop now."
"Yeah, Hao Jian, it's good enough that you won against Benjamin, there's no need to disgrace yourself further."
The other chess players were all advising Hao Jian, because they knew how fearsome Giggs was; besides the Chess King, no one could beat him.
"I know what I'm doing." But Hao Jian paid no heed to the others' advice, insisting on going his own way.
Seeing Hao Jian's firm stance, the chess players felt frustrated, cursing him under their breath for being so ungrateful. Just as they had regained some honor, he was eager to throw it away again.
"One small victory and his confidence is inflated. Isn't that just too presumptuous, Teacher Qin?" Wang Zhigang smiled at Qin Bing.
But Qin Bing merely glanced at him indifferently and silently walked away.
Wang Zhigang's face showed his embarrassment.
"What's the matter, you scared?" Hao Jian challenged Giggs with a provocative look. He knew that without Giggs's approval, Benjamin would never dare to humiliate the Chinese Medicine Hospital publicly. Giggs was the real mastermind behind the scenes, and he had also joined Benjamin in insulting Huaxia. If Hao Jian had dealt with Benjamin, there was no reason to let Giggs off the hook.
Since Giggs planned to disgrace the Chess World of Huaxia, Hao Jian intended to make Giggs taste his own medicine!
"Heh, if you're seeking death, how could I not oblige?" Giggs said with a cold laugh, thinking: This newbie is unafraid of tigers; even a nobody like Wu Ming dares to challenge him. Has it been so long since he made an appearance that he has been forgotten?
In his view, the reason why Hao Jian dared to be so arrogant was probably that he had beaten Benjamin, thus naively thinking he could also defeat him.
And Giggs was ready to give Hao Jian a resounding slap in the face!
Giggs sat down where Benjamin had just been, his face expressionless, "Let's go!"
"Don't rush. Before we play chess, some matters need to be settled first," Hao Jian said with a cold laugh, then turned to Benjamin, "I suppose you haven't forgotten what you promised earlier, have you?"
Benjamin's expression instantly stiffened, as he knew Hao Jian wouldn't let him off easily. His body rigid, he clenched his fists. Once he knelt, it would make the news tomorrow, and he would become the laughingstock of the entire Chess World.
Benjamin began to regret not seeing through his opponent's trick earlier, foolishly agreeing to his demand.
"Kneel! Kneel! kneel!"
The students of the Chinese Medicine Hospital also shouted in unison; Benjamin had insulted them like that, and now he must apologize!
The students from Harvard University didn't dare make a sound. A wager was a wager; Benjamin kneeling was only proper, and they would say nothing about it.
Benjamin's expression was awkward as he looked at his teacher Giggs, as if for help.
Giggs also frowned, saying, "Benjamin is the son of a member of the Nicholas financial conglomerate. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Nicholas was currently the richest conglomerate in America, and Benjamin's father was one of its members.
Giggs hoped to use Benjamin's identity to make Hao Jian think twice, but little did he know that Hao Jian was still indifferent.
"I don't care who he is or where he comes from. I only know that those who insult Huaxia must be punished, even from afar!" Hao Jian's eyes were cold as he stared at Benjamin. "Now you only have two choices, kneel down, or I'll break your leg!"
Hao Jian's attitude was surprisingly tough, which caught both Benjamin and Giggs off guard.
Benjamin clenched his teeth, feeling a chill in his body. He could tell Hao Jian was not joking; this madman might really do it.
But Benjamin still could not bring himself to make that decision, after all, he had been proud for so many years, how could he suddenly admit defeat.@@novelbin@@
Seeing that Benjamin did not understand, Hao Jian knew what he was thinking and, without any unnecessary words, fulfilled his promise and kicked Benjamin's knee.
A sound of bone cracking was heard, Benjamin let out a mournful cry and knelt down, right in front of Hao Jian.
Benjamin's face was red with shame and he felt an extreme sense of humiliation!
"It seems your bones are not as strong as your pride," Hao Jian said mockingly with a laugh.
"What kind of teacher are you? You're nothing but a thug!" Giggs shouted angrily.
"So I am a thug, so what?" Hao Jian retorted coldly. "To deal with you hypocrites, we need someone like me. You wanted to insult Huaxia, yet you didn't expect to be slapped in the face, did you?"
Giggs, grinding his teeth, said, "You're going to cause a diplomatic incident, do you know that?"
Hao Jian scoffed, "It was you who insulted Huaxia first, and many journalists recorded everything that happened here today. Even if I were to beat you up in this situation, your country America wouldn't dare to say a word, so don't think too highly of yourselves."
Then, Hao Jian no longer paid attention to Giggs, whose face was contorted with anger, and looked at Benjamin, "Apologize, if you don't want to keep getting hit!"
Benjamin did not move.
"Slap!"
Hao Jian fiercely slapped him across the face.
Everyone could clearly hear the slap, and then they saw Benjamin's face quickly swell up.
"Sweeping through the Huaxia chess players, huh?" Hao Jian said with a cold laugh.
"Director Du, what do you mean by this? You're just going to let your school's teacher act recklessly?" Giggs bellowed at Du Yuelin.
But Du Yuelin was just indifferent, "The dignity of Huaxia is not to be violated!"
"Apologize!" Hao Jian demanded again.
Benjamin still did not move, but his expression began to waver.
Hao Jian raised his hand again.
Benjamin, his face filled with resentment, said, "I'm sorry, it was my ignorance and arrogance. Huaxia is truly the greatest country in the world!"
Under Hao Jian's pressure, Benjamin could only choose to submit, because if he did not, Hao Jian would definitely not stop. It was better to lower his head and apologize than to be beaten like a grandson. At least that way, he could salvage some dignity!
And seeing Benjamin concede, the side from Harvard University felt extremely humiliated.
On the contrary, the side from Du Yuelin radiated satisfaction.
Because with both domestic and foreign journalists present, once today's events were reported, their Chinese Medicine Hospital would be thoroughly vindicated! And all of it, thanks to Hao Jian!
"Will you never play international chess again?" Hao Jian continued to mock, leaving no room for Benjamin to retreat.
With so many journalists present, every word from Benjamin was critical.
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"No more!" Benjamin shouted in humiliation.
Hao Jian finally smiled in satisfaction and, impatiently waving his hand at Benjamin, said, "Now you can get out."
Benjamin glared venomously at Hao Jian, then was led away by his classmates like a beaten dog.
"Have you caused enough trouble? Are we ready to play chess now?" Giggs said impatiently, intent on getting back at Hao Jian for all the insults he had suffered.
"Ten rounds!" Hao Jian laughed.
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