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Chapter 97 You are Mingkai, then who am I? (5K)

Wang Ke always felt wronged.

Everyone thinks he's a hater.

It is believed that he likes to criticize Uzi, Factory, and even LPL.

But in all honesty, he never chose to deliberately smear anyone.

Although novel plots inevitably involve some artistic embellishment, this embellishment is still based on facts.

If you ask him to write about an outhouse, he might write "overgrown with roses" on top of it, but that still makes it an outhouse.

Is he trying to discredit Uzi?

No, it's Uzbekistan that's black!

To Wang Ke's surprise, even Song Wen had this stereotype about him.

It's just too difficult for conscientious artists like him.

In Wang Ke's novel, there is no subjective evaluation of the incident involving the Uzi spraying the network administrator.

He simply reconstructed the specific details of the matter.

While it's true that Uzi's behavior of swearing and having virtually no emotional control in front of the camera was outrageous, the internet cafe manager who was just there to freeload at the club was also brain-dead.

However, in most people's eyes, Uz's rage seems to be understandable under his description.

Thus, it seems that Wang Ke is "whitewashing" Uzbekistan.

Of course, Wang Ke could have made some artistic embellishments, like those outrageous marketing accounts in later generations, and he could have omitted the description of the network administrator's responsibility in the novel, focusing instead on the red heat of Uzbekistan. But this was not the best choice for Wang Ke.

The main purpose of Wang Kefa's chapter is to divert readers' suspicions elsewhere.

In Uzbekistan's live stream, due to the poor audio quality, it was actually difficult to hear what the network administrator was saying.

The fact that the club's network has been fluctuating is also unknown to outsiders.

However, now that these details have appeared in the novel, what will netizens think?

How could someone who didn't experience it firsthand write down so many details?!

The huge controversy that this has sparked could also further boost the popularity of Wang Ke's novels.

The wisest choice is to capitalize on trending topics without getting into trouble.

After hearing Wang Ke's explanation, Song Wen couldn't help but silently take two steps back, keeping a distance of two meters from Wang Ke.

"As expected, my first impression of you was right. I've never seen anyone as insidious as you in my entire life."

"Now you've seen it."

After finishing updating the novel, Wang Ke picked up his phone and saw that Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai had called him more than a dozen times.

Seeing the message Zuo Wu sent him, Wang Ke asked, "Zuo Wu wants me to go to the conference room. What happened?"

Song Wen shook his head.

When the two arrived at the training room, Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai were discussing something.

Upon seeing Wang Ke's arrival, Zuo Wu asked, "Wang Ke, do you know that novel that's been really popular online lately?"

Upon hearing Zuo Wu's words, Wang Ke and Song Wen were both taken aback. They exchanged a glance and then sat down.

Instead of answering Zuo Wu's question directly, Wang Ke asked in return, "What's wrong?"

But I felt a little nervous.

Could it be that my identity has been exposed?

To avoid arousing suspicion from Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai, Wang Ke actually tried his best not to describe the daily lives of the Snake Team members.

For example, he didn't write about things like 0huang getting beaten up while singing karaoke or Saofen liking to eat rats.

Hearing Wang Ke's question, Zhu Kai said in an exaggerated tone, "You don't know? There's a phenomenal book online recently called 'Rebirth: I Am a Six-Time Champion.' Hiro even shared it in the group this morning. Weren't you in the group too?"

Seeing Zhu Kai's expression, Wang Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

Unable to hide his feelings, Xiao Zhu used his highly infectious, exaggerated expressions to show that things were probably not as he thought.

"Oh, that novel? I saw it."

Wang Ke readily admitted it.

Pretending not to know at this point would only make you seem like you have something to hide.

Have you read that book?

Zuo Wu went straight to the point and asked.

Faced with Zuo Wu's question, Wang Ke was momentarily at a loss for words.

Song Wen, who was standing to the side, spoke up directly: "I've read it. The author of that book is an idiot. I was even planning to sue him."

Song Wen's words surprised Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai.

Why are you suing him?

"Isn't the protagonist of this book based on me?"

Zhu Kai blinked, his face full of confusion.

"Is it based on you?"

Zuo Wu then spoke up, "To be honest, the protagonist of this book also plays mid-lane for our Snake team, so what Song Wen said does make some sense."

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Seeing their expressions, Song Wen asked strangely, "Why didn't you two notice before?"

"I really didn't notice," Zhu Kai chuckled awkwardly. "I just realized that the protagonist's name, Wen Song, is just your Song Wen reversed, isn't it?"

Song Wen's face showed a look of disdain.

He originally wanted to launch a preemptive strike, but it turned out that these two seemed to have some intellectual issues.

This prompted Song Wen to lower his voice and whisper to Wang Ke.

"What's going on? I was thinking of throwing out a bombshell first to catch them off guard, but it seems like they don't know anything about it."

Wang Ke shook his head in confusion.

This issue has actually been troubling Wang Ke for a long time.

After all, the novel's content is highly related to Song Wen and the Snake Team, and some of its readers might suspect Song Wen. However, among all the conspiracy theories, only a minority suspect Song Wen and Wang Ke, which is clearly abnormal.

Then Wang Ke spoke up, "I've read it too. It feels like the protagonist of that novel is based on Song Wen."

"Write it exactly like that?" Zuo Wu's face showed surprise. "No, not really. Apart from what I just mentioned, this protagonist doesn't seem to have any similarities to Song Wen at all!"

Zhu Kai nodded and said, "Indeed, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have been able to connect him with Song Wen at all."

"That's right," Zuo Wu nodded. "I think this author writes very realistic characters, whether it's UZI, Factory Manager, or even Hiro. But the protagonist and Song Wen's character designs are quite different."

The two of them talked back and forth, which literally burned out Wang Ke and Song Wen's CPUs.

Logically speaking, Wang Ke should be the one who understands Song Wen the most.

In Wang Ke's novels, the character closest to reality should be Song Wencai!

Song Wen lowered his voice and asked Wang Ke, "How exactly did you write about me?"

"Just write normally. Aren't you reading it too? Do you think what I write doesn't resemble you? I write it in the style of an animal."

"You fucking bastard!"

"Um," Zuo Wu interrupted their private conversation, "I noticed that some of the tactical system descriptions in this book highly overlap with our previous tactics—"

"This author is indeed a talent," Wang Ke interrupted Zuo Wu, speaking crisply and clearly. "I've actually been following this novel for a while now. The theoretical knowledge in it is indeed very solid, and sometimes I'll put some of the content that I think is feasible into practice."

Having said that, Wang Ke already understood what Zuo Wu wanted to say.

The other party didn't suspect that he was the author, but rather that his tactics during this period were all copied from novels.

This made Wang Ke want to laugh.

This is a case of a larger account copying a smaller one.

However, Wang Ke also knew that he still had to clarify this matter, otherwise if Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai really thought that his tactics were stolen, that would be terrible.

Therefore, he very cleverly categorized the novel's content as theory, while emphasizing his own practice.

"I see," Zuo Wu nodded. "No wonder it was such a coincidence."

He thought for a moment, then continued, "However, if you're still going to refer to this novel, you should probably be careful. This book is very popular right now, and many people suspect that the author is someone from EDG—"

"Breaking news," Zhu Kai added at the opportune moment, "the current trend is that more people suspect the author is from RNG, because the chapter he just released seems to be trying to whitewash UZI."

Hearing Zhu Kai's words, Wang Ke couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Who from RNG do you think wrote it?"

Song Wen asked a question.

Zhu Kai answered without hesitation: "If it really was written by someone from RNG, then I feel it's probably Xiaohu. That kid is the most worldly-wise. In my opinion, his skill is second only to mine. Writing a novel to clear UZI's name is very likely something he would do."

Song Wen glanced at Wang Ke silently.

Who is the current undisputed king of the LPL?

In front of Wang Ke, even Song Wen would probably have to give way.

This kid is hiding in a corner, and with just one novel, he's made the entire LPL uneasy. Everyone is suspicious and distrustful of each other, just like a scene from Infernal Affairs.

Zuo Wu's reason for summoning them this time was clearly related to this matter.

"Whether it's EDG or RNG, I think we need to be wary. We'll be playing EDG in the first round of the playoffs. The fact that they wrote this novel out of the blue means it must have a purpose. Maybe they'll deliberately include some smoke bombs or something similar in the novel to mislead us."

Listening to Zuo Wu's analysis, Wang Ke couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

His own novel is now being turned into a reading comprehension exercise; he, the author, never expected this much.

Who understands? He just wanted to write a novel with 500,000 average daily subscriptions. How did you LPL nobodies turn it into a spy movie?

Although Wang Ke was already mentally screaming about Lu Benwei, he still nodded and said, "Don't worry, no matter what the theory is, I will definitely put it into practice first."

Hearing Wang Ke's words, Zuo Wu nodded.

During this period, Wang Ke certainly did not disappoint him.

"By the way," Zhu Kai said, "the playoffs are in three days. Do we have any special battle plans for playing EDG?"

Wang Ke simply shook his head: "I've already said it, the best tactic against EDG is to have no tactics at all."

Actually, Wang Ke wasn't very confident when facing EDG.

In the playoffs, the matchups between the two teams will be best-of-five (B05).

In a best-of-five match, what's even more crucial is whether the team's overall strength is solid enough.

While some unconventional tactics might allow a team to steal a game, the best-of-five format ultimately tests the team's overall strength.

Moreover, Wang Ke is now very concerned about one thing.

Will Clearlove, who has already rested for the entire regular season, play in the playoffs?

After a day of training, Wang Ke lay back on his bed in the dormitory, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Checking readers' comments before bed is his regular bedtime routine.

When Wang Ke was getting sleepy, he would often think about the plot of the next day.

At this time, absorbing some insights from readers' comments can be very helpful in expanding one's thinking.

However, Wang Ke was very dissatisfied with today's reader comments.

He discovered that a reader had gone crazy and left him with hundreds of comments in a row.

This resulted in him opening the backend and scrolling through several pages, only to see the same content.

Does the author have a fan group?

Some readers probably couldn't stand it anymore and left comments below:

[Stop spamming. You need to understand that the author has been publishing for so long, there must be a reason why they don't have a fan group yet.]

But the other party was obviously a persistent person. Wang Ke only switched to watch some borderline short videos for a while, and when he switched back, he found that the kid had actually watched more than a dozen more!

Wang Ke sighed, opened the other party's message, and sent a private message.

[Bro, we won't be doing a fan group. You can send me your QQ number and I'll add you.]

This kid keeps spamming the screen. Where will he get the nutrients he's missing, and where will he fill up the gaps in his copied comments?

This reader had clearly been waiting in front of the app the whole time; as soon as Wang Ke sent the message, he immediately received a reply.

Considering the other party was a true fan of his, Wang Ke opened QQ and copied the number.

He was about to press the "add friend" button when his finger suddenly froze, and his face immediately turned ugly.

Because when he entered this mysterious code into the search box, the factory manager's QQ popped up!

Wang Ke doesn't have the factory manager as a QQ friend, but they are both in the official LPL group.

As long as you're in the same group, you can directly find the other person's information in the group by simply entering their QQ account in the search bar!

At that moment, Wang Ke broke out in a cold sweat.

If I had just sent a friend request, the factory manager would have been able to discover my true identity in the group very quickly.

As expected of a smart jungler, he almost got ganked by this old coin!

However, just like how the factory manager always manages to make the wrong move at the right time and in the right place in the game, this time the factory manager clearly made a mistake again.

If he had used a secondary account to add me, I probably would have already fallen for his trick.

Thinking of this, Wang Ke was filled with rage.

The factory dared to impersonate its own readers and deceive its own feelings.

Wang Ke had thought he was lucky to have met such an enthusiastic reader, and he was even thinking that the first thing he would do after adding the reader as a friend was to ask, "Are you a girl or a boy?"

"Since you're so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless in return!"

Wang Ke logged onto the QQ premium number website and, after verifying the factory manager's QQ number several times, reluctantly spent a huge sum of money to buy a QQ number.

He then logged into his newly purchased QQ account and changed his username and profile picture to the same style as the factory manager's.

After thinking for a moment, he added a 7 to the end of his username.

Then, Wang Ke opened the search page, entered Mingkai's QQ number, and clicked to send a friend request.

Mingkai felt like he had encountered a ghost.

One second ago, he was anxiously refreshing the QQ page, waiting for the friend request he was looking forward to.

He did nothing all night but leave comments for that despicable author.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off. His sincerity moved the other party, who sent him a private message asking for his QQ number.

Once he adds the other party on QQ, he can uncover the true identity of this unscrupulous author from subtle clues or by asking around.

However, he waited for a long time but did not receive a friend request from the other party.

Just as Mingkai couldn't wait any longer and was about to continue bombarding the other party on the Qidian app, "Cough cough cough!"

Hearing the familiar voice and seeing the small white speaker in the lower right corner, Mingkai was overjoyed!

He quickly tapped the small white speaker icon in the bottom right corner, but when he saw the friend request, Mingkai was completely stunned.

[A Midsummer Night's Dream 7 requests to add you as a friend.]

Mingkai looked at the familiar username with a puzzled expression.

Because his online name is "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

What's even more outrageous is that the other person's QQ profile picture is exactly the same as his—a stylish black profile picture of a man's back.

This absurd scene left Mingkai momentarily dazed.

He couldn't help but look at the other person's QQ account.

The eight-digit QQ number had the same first seven digits as my own! Only the last digit was different – ​​mine was 6, while the other person's was 7.

However, the 7 seemed so natural, including the 7 after the other person's username, which didn't make Mingkai feel anything abrupt!

Just an hour ago, Mingkai, who was preparing to give his all in the playoffs, communicated with the club and the LPL officials to express his determination to start over. Clearlove officially retired, and the newcomer Clearlove7 officially debuted!

The number 7 represents 2017 and is also an encouragement to myself to win the S7 World Championship!

At this very moment, despite receiving a friend request he had been eagerly anticipating, Mingkai found himself unable to accept it.

If it were just a matter of having the same profile picture and username as someone else, Mingkai would think that the other person was deliberately playing a prank.

However, the presence of this number 7 gave Mingkai a feeling that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

After all, he had never told anyone that this number was a romantic thing of his own!

He slowly shifted his view to the time in the lower right corner.

It was exactly midnight.

Mingkai swallowed hard.

He felt he was probably possessed by an evil spirit.

But the desire to know the truth overcame the fear of that moment.

Mingkai immediately clicked "accept".

Just as he was still hesitating about what message to send, the other party sent a message even faster.

"Beep beep beep!"

The QQ notification sound at midnight carried a hint of eeriness.

Mingkai opened the chat window.

[A Midsummer Night's Dream 7: Bro, how come your profile picture and username are the same as mine? Even your QQ number is only one digit different?]

Mingkai's hands trembled as he typed.

【A Midsummer Night's Dream: I've been using this username and profile picture for a long time.】

[A Midsummer Night's Dream 7: Stop fooling around in the middle of the night. I've been using it for ages! Bro, what are you trying to do by impersonating me?]

Mingkai was a little intimidated, so he decided to go straight to the point and confront them directly.

[A Midsummer Night's Dream: I am Mingkai, how could I possibly impersonate you?]

After sending the message, Mingkai saw that the other end kept showing "typing" but no message came. Mingkai was getting a little impatient when the message suddenly popped up.

[A Midsummer Night's Dream 7: You are Mingkai, then who am I?]