Chapter 2 I want to be Chinese

When he arrived in New York, McGrady rented a single apartment near Rock Park and found a job as a driver at a courier company, working while playing ball, waiting for the start of the draft.

After reading the memory, Xiang Zhiqiang also began to adapt to this new body, 18-year-old McGrady.

Courier: Dingdong! Your courier is here!

McGrady, you can now open your newbie gift package, which can realize one of your wishes.

McGrady thought about it and said that the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft in 1997 was Tim Duncan, who was the best power forward in history. It would be such an interesting thing to be friends with him for the rest of his life, and it would also help him realize his dream of winning the championship.

McGrady: I ​​want to become a close friend of Tim Duncan, the No. 1 pick in the NBA this year, and I will join him as a Chinese nationality.

Courier: This is very simple, leave it to me.

In a villa in New York, this is the home of Duncan's sister Trisia. Duncan is sitting in the living room watching TV with his parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephew.

Suddenly, five masked gangsters with guns broke in from outside and tied up the Duncan family.

Duncan's brother-in-law Tom said in fear: "Do you want money? I have a lot of money, and I have a lot of money in the safe at home. As long as I don't kill us, I will give you all the money."

With Tom's cooperation, the criminals put all the valuable things in the villa into several sacks.

A gangster put a dagger on Duncan's neck and said, "Tom, we not only want money, but also the lives of your whole family.

Let’s start with this big guy. I heard that his name is Duncan, and he is your brother-in-law?"

Tom shouted in horror: "Are you Jerry?"

The masked man smiled and said, "You finally heard my voice, my respected boss, do you think I will let your whole family go?"

Tom knelt on the ground and begged bitterly: "I just owed you a year's salary. This is my hatred with you. Please don't hurt my family. The money you took is enough for you to live your life, hundreds of times your salary. You should be satisfied."

Jerry grabbed Duncan's hair with one hand and played with a dagger with the other, and said gloomyly: "Now I'm going to hurt your family and kill all your family."

It was a problem of money before. If you owe money and don’t pay it back, you also found various reasons to fool me. Now this is not a problem of money, but a problem of dignity. You damn vampire should go to hell.

I want you to watch and beg in pain, I want to cut the throats of your whole family with a dagger, and the last one is you, and you can't buy your life even if you have money. I want you to know that the consequences of not paying off your debts are so miserable that you regret even if you die.

Boy, you are not lucky. If you have such a brother-in-law, go to hell."

Duncan, who was kneeling on the ground and had already scared his pants, closed his eyes in a turbulent manner. He could feel the coldness, and the sharp dagger was about to cut his throat.

Suddenly, Jerry felt that his wrist was being held by a dagger, and then he felt an erection hurt and fainted.

The other four gunmen felt a flash in front of them. Their erectile necks hurt one after another and all fainted.

Courier: McGrady, how about it? Is the experience card of the top assassin very enjoyable?

McGrady: Brother, it's really good. The feeling of five consecutive kills is really great. I feel like I am a superhero, and the real experience is more exciting than in the game.

Courier: That is a must. You can go and save people. No matter what conditions you propose, Duncan will agree to you because you are the life-saving benefactor of their whole family.

McGrady: OK, boy.

With McGrady's help, the Duncan family was saved.

After calling the police, it took a while before the police came and took everyone at the scene back to the police station to record their confessions.

After recording the confession and leaving the police station, Duncan's family was extremely grateful to McGrady and insisted on thanking McGrady again. McGrady refused all of them, but left Duncan's mobile phone number and address.

In the following days, Duncan came to McGrady every day and formed a team to play basketball. The two of them had a tacit understanding, cooperated well, and their relationship was getting better and better.

Duncan said to McGrady: "Brother, I feel that it matches you. We will definitely become good brothers for life!"

Seeing that the temperature was almost done, McGrady said: "Duncan, you are the favorite candidate for the No. 1 pick in the NBA rookie this year, and I will also participate in this year's draft.

However, before participating in the draft, I want to become a Chinese nationality.”

Duncan: "Why do you want to become a Chinese nationality?"

McGrady: "In addition to loving China's culture and history, I want to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to the Olympic Championship.

There are many black players in the United States, and I am not short of one.

The Chinese team does not have it. I want to prove that I am the top player in the world, so I have to lead the Chinese team to the world championship."

Duncan: "Good brother, you are ambitious. You are right. Let's go together!

I also want to prove that I am one of the top players in the world, join you in Chinese nationality and be your lifelong brother."

McGrady: "Really, brother?"

Duncan: "Really, brother."

McGrady: "Brother, go together tomorrow?"

Duncan: "Okay, brother."

Although his body is black, McGrady has a Chinese heart.

The next day, he took Duncan to the consulate and wanted to become a Chinese nationality.

The Chinese staff asked in English: "Mr. McGrady, Mr. Duncan, why did you give up your American nationality and join China?"

McGrady said in very smooth Mandarin: “I can speak Mandarin, we communicate in Chinese.

I like China very much, like China's history and culture, and like everything about China. I am proud to join China.

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Duncan answered in English: "McDie and I are good brothers, we want to join China together."

After a pleasant exchange, the staff confirmed that McGrady was a Chinese master and had a very good understanding of China's history and culture. He also agreed to handle the procedures for joining Chinese nationality for him and Duncan.

Staff: "Mr. McGrady, Mr. Duncan, we will handle the procedures for you within ten working days."

McGrady: "Thank you."

Ten working days later, McGrady and Duncan took over the Chinese nationality household registration book, passport, US working visa and other things from the staff.

Staff: "Mr. McGrady, Mr. Duncan, congratulations, you have now become Chinese citizens."

McGrady said happily: “I feel very honored.

Really, I feel very proud and proud.

This kind of excitement is hard to describe in words, thank you."

Staff: "You're welcome, this is what we should do.

The last question is, when you are developing very well in the NBA, if the national team calls you to play for the country, will you go back?"

McGrady: "Yes, sure. The thing I dream of is playing for the national team. This is a very high recognition of my ability, and I am proud of it.

If I can really join the national team and play for the country, I will feel very proud."

Duncan: "I'm the same as McGrady, we two brothers advance and retreat together."

Staff: “Mr. McGrady, Mr. Duncan, I am very happy to hear you say this.

I wish you all the best in NBA development, and I hope you can take the time to go back to China to see, which is now your home.”

McGrady: "Yes, I will definitely go back. At this time next year, I will definitely return to my hometown."

After saying goodbye to the staff, McGrady also said goodbye to Duncan and went back to his own house.

Before returning home, I called the two "moms" in my hometown.

McGrady: "Mom, is the family good?"

Roberta: "Everything is good, all is good."

Melanie: "McDie, don't worry, everything is fine at home. Are you doing well in New York alone?"

McGrady: "I'm living well, too. Let me tell you good news. I've become a Chinese citizen."

Roberta: "What? What?"

Melanie: "McDie, are you kidding us? This joke is not funny at all."

McGrady: "I'm not kidding, just now, I've obtained my Chinese nationality."

Roberta and Melanie were silent for two minutes and began to digest the surprise of changing their own babies' nationality.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!