Unlike the usual game of Weiqi, Old Madam Du preferred one with a more intense gameplay.
A "Blitz" game is a fast paced style where the game can easily be settled within ten minutes.
Each player had 5 minutes and the semi-final round would end in 10 minutes.
The pressure forced the competitors to think quickly on their toes. Old Madam Du wanted to use this game to test out Song Qiao.
As the next Madam President of the Du Corporation, she must be able to think quickly and be someone that her son can trust and rely on. She cannot be a useless burden.
For the enjoyment of those who were not playing, Old Madam Du had employed top videographers to take live-feed video of the games and it was projected on the big screen.
From the moment the game started, Song Qiao and Jacob were playing seriously at one table. Meanwhile, Kai Xin was smiling stupidly at Naomi who in turn, was staring at the Weiqi board.
"K? It's your move." Naomi rushed her. She had placed her stone and it had been a minute but Kai Xin did not show any inclination to make any moves.
Kai Xin yawned. She peeked at the other table and asked, "Do you think you can win against either of them?"
Naomi turned back to look at the other two playing competitively and when she turned back, she had this gloomy look on her face. "I went up against them before, but I have always lost by a great margin. They are at a completely different level than me."
"That's because you are too kind, Naomi. You doesn't play dirty. Let me beat them up for you."
"But you can't even figure out the puzzles earlier!" Naomi said worriedly. She was about to continue when she saw Kai Xin winked at her.
Naomi narrowed her eyes at her 'opponent' and gasped when she realized the truth. The young man in front of her was lying to everyone! However, even if she can play, Naomi doubted that Kai Xin could actually win against Song Qiao or Jacob.
"K, are you sure about this?"
Kai Xin shrugged, "Since you can't win anyway, why not give the chance to me?"
Naomi thought about it. She knew that she was just a sitting duck if she went up against those two behind her. Sighing, she nodded and in a second, she stood up and loudly declared, "I, Naomi Nakamura, will forfeit this round."
When the rest of those present heard her words, most of them yelled out in unison, "WHAT?!"
They were anticipating something interesting but when Kai Xin did not make a move after one minute, they gave up on the live feed on Table 2 and focused on the game between Song Qiao and Jacob.
Even so, it was surprising to hear that Naomi Nakamura forfeited the game. No matter what, she was the runner up in the National Weiqi competition. How can she lose to a complete novice?!
Naomi and Kai Xin walked down the stage to talk to Rin. She wanted to know what had happened, but both of them were tight-lipped about it.
When the game between Song Qiao and Jacob ended, Old Mo declared the winner to be Song Qiao. The game was a closed one. One wrong move and she would have ended up on the loser team.
When the game between Song Qiao and Kai Xin started, the former had been apprehensive and careful. However, she noted that Kai Xin was playing like an idiot.
Even though Kai Xin played fast, the black stones were placed at random positions without any kind of plans.
Furthermore, she was humming and shaking her legs as she played.
Occasionally, she would cough loudly without closing her mouth which really disgusted someone from a prestigious background like Song Qiao.
Song Qiao was a person raised to always be mindful of her manners and behaviors. When she saw Kai Xin's less than proper attitude, she was annoyed and the level of annoyance increased with every seconds. That and including the fact that Kai Xin was not serious about the game made her felt as if the man was merely wasting her time.
Suddenly,Kai Xin cried out loudly and slapped herself on the forehead, "Fuck! I slipped!"
Song Qiao saw a great opportunity and she quickly snooped in to capture the stone.
DX watched the broadcast on the projected screen as he thought about something. He had not expected Kai Xin to be so well-versed in Weiqi.
He knew she could play chess well-enough but she never told him that she can play Weiqi.
About the 8 minutes mark, Song Qiao realized that she was completely surrounded. That black stone that was supposedly misplaced turned out to be a trap.
Glowering at the man in front of her, she cursed inwardly as she realized that she had in fact been hustled! He was not a novice, but an experienced player!
"You!"
He had made her lowered her guard and as a result, she had played halfheartedly!
As she placed down a stone, Kai Xin glanced up at her. Looking bored, she taunted her opponent, "Do you still want to go on?"
Song Qiao knew that to continue playing would be futile. A good player must know when to quit. Thus, she gritted her teeth and admitted defeat.
Naomi started clapping. After a moment of shocked silence, Rin followed and a second later, the rest of the audiences clapped their hands. Song Qiao lost to a nobody twice in a row!
One question was in everyone's mind : Who the hell is this man?
Kai Xin turned to DX. She rudely pointed at him and laughed, "President Du! Looks like your dance partner for this year would be me!"