Han Mu spent two years sitting at the very end of the Sea Falcons' bench. When Qi Zheng finally sent him onto the court, he overheard Luo Kun on the phone talking about losing by eight points and eight million. A twelve-second countdown and five translucent figures appeared before his eyes. He followed Horton's white line, stole the ball and made a layup, then kept stealing and hit a fast-break three-pointer to take the lead, turning a fifteen-point deficit into a 109-106 score. Qi Zheng stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and didn't call a timeout, while the dialysis form in his pocket was still folded into quarters.
