“Don’t worry, kid. You’re a witness, and we’ve already caught the killer. I think you can relax a bit.” Henry Foster comforted William Sullivan at the time.

Well... actually, what Henry Foster didn’t know was that the reason William Sullivan hesitated was because he saw the date on the signature...

May 28, 1994.

……

Because William Sullivan was still a child, the school gave William Sullivan a special one-week leave so he could adjust at home. The school also told William Sullivan that if he needed psychological counseling, they would help him arrange it immediately.

But for some reason, whether it was John Adams or Officer Henry Foster, they both believed that this kid probably didn’t need any psychological counseling...

His heart... must be made of steel.

“Sigh, it really does take some time to get used to this new identity.” After returning to the apartment on Market Street, William Sullivan thought to himself with a sigh.

“Damn it, who could possibly understand what it feels like to suddenly go from being a post-90s kid to a post-70s!”

“Why didn’t I finish watching ‘Joy of Life’ before? Now look, if I want to see the last few episodes, I’ll have to wait more than twenty years.”

After changing clothes, the restless William Sullivan decided he needed to go play some basketball to relax.

Otherwise, at this rate, he’d definitely end up with depression.

Sure enough, whether it was 2020 or 1994, William Sullivan’s greatest love was always basketball.

And honestly, after confirming that he had traveled back to 1994, and after learning through the 90s internet that the history of this world was exactly the same as his previous life, William Sullivan really did daydream about becoming a basketball star in this life, making it to the NBA, and marrying a rich, beautiful woman.

But reality is reality. William Sullivan also knew that his basketball skills in his previous life were, at best, those of an enthusiast, so such thoughts were just daydreams.

After all, a flashy protagonist like David Cooper in “The Strongest Plug-in in Basketball” only that idiot author Olivia Brooks on Qidian would dare to write...

But for a basketball fanatic like William Sullivan, playing ball was definitely the best way to relax.

After all, with time travel and shootouts, even William Sullivan needed to take a breather...

“In an era without DOTA or Auto Chess, how am I supposed to survive!” Hugging his basketball and heading to a nearby court on Market Street, William Sullivan muttered as he walked.

For a basketball nation like America, finding a court wasn’t hard, and in the US, you didn’t have to worry about a bunch of dancing aunties fighting you for the space.

Maybe because it was still class time, when William Sullivan arrived at the court, he was the only one there.

Feeling the basketball in his hands and looking at the hoop in front of him, William Sullivan smiled slightly...

Then, he launched into a set of stylish moves.

For a die-hard Kobe fan like William Sullivan, it didn’t matter if the shot went in or not—as long as it looked cool.

Twist the waist, kick the legs, hang in the air, release the shot.

This was definitely a fadeaway so cool that even coolness itself would open the door for it and say, “Welcome home.”

Of course, with such a stylish and textbook fadeaway, the hoop naturally...

Clang!

Chose to reject it!

But the moment the ball bounced away, William Sullivan’s mouth suddenly formed an O shape.

If John Adams and Officer Henry Foster saw William Sullivan’s expression at that moment, they would definitely be shocked.

So William Sullivan wasn’t expressionless after all?

William Sullivan was stunned.

Ignoring how far the ball rolled, staring at his own hands, after patting his head to make sure he wasn’t mistaken, William Sullivan fell into deep thought as he looked at the scene that suddenly appeared before his eyes...

Chapter 2: Those Years, That Kobe, Those Stories

“System activated!”

“Host: William Sullivan, Nationality: China, Age: 16, Height: 188 cm, Weight: 71 kg.”

“Current host stats (high school level): Shooting: 28, Passing: 14, Jumping: 28, Strength: 18.”

“Current equipped shooting motion: None. Current host ‘brick value’: 1. Next system unlock requires ‘brick value’: 15,000.”

As the virtual screen appeared in his mind, William Sullivan... was shocked!

Was this the legendary cheat system arriving?

System, brick value...

Wait, is there a more detailed explanation?

After all, he’d already experienced bizarre things like time travel, being reborn, and saving people during a school shooting, so after the cheat system appeared, William Sullivan, though shocked, quickly accepted this new reality.

It had to be said, whether in his past or present life, staying calm had always been William Sullivan’s most valuable trait.

So, after thinking calmly for a while, William Sullivan realized that as a man with “枫” in his name, maybe he didn’t have to be a lazy, good-for-nothing “bighead carp”...

Think about it: if a bighead carp turns over, doesn’t it become William?

Uh... don’t get it wrong, it’s the “枫” from Rukawa Kaede.

“To be a basketball star, make it to the NBA, and marry a rich, beautiful woman?” Honestly, after thinking about it for a while, William Sullivan found himself a little excited inside.

……

To make sure the screen that just appeared in his mind wasn’t an illusion, after picking up the basketball, William Sullivan started doing several more beautiful fadeaways.

“Ding! Brick value +1!”