[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

【Ma Mingshan? Who's that? I'm from Malanshan.】

【I'm still Ma Dongmei.】

【What is Mash Plum?】

[Stop using outdated jokes, this is a professional player's real name, right?]

[Damn... a VD team fan is silently heartbroken. That sounds like the name of our rival team.]

[Damn... one die-hard fan was absolutely devastated, because that's Da Shan's name!]

Song Bo was also dumbfounded.

He raised his hand and slammed down the microphone in Li Zhi's live stream, his voice low but barely concealing his breakdown:

"Didn't the alliance say they wanted to protect the mountains? Why are you going against them?"

Xie Jichuan's tone was indifferent, but upon closer examination, one could detect a hint of disdain:

"He can protect his, I can report mine, there's no conflict."

Last night, he browsed through various forums and sent private messages to several victims he had heard about from Jiang Xingle.

He pieced together a large amount of evidence and then sent it all to his 1v1 customer service in the game "Ten Thousand Realms Showdown".

Li Zhi chimed in righteous indignation from the side: "That's right, that's right! Can't there be concerned citizens who report wrongdoing?"

Exhausted, Song Bo rubbed his forehead and asked one last question: "How could the game's official team have agreed to issue this announcement?"

If a professional player's account is banned, even if the league wants to protect him, they should at least have a game account for him to use.

Dashan doesn't even have a basic account for participating in competitions anymore, and the league can't protect him even if they want to.

Logically speaking, the game's official team should be on the same side as the tournament league, so Song Bo couldn't understand how this brat managed to persuade the official team.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jichuan casually uttered an "Oh."

"I own shares in the game company; would they dare disobey the leadership?"

Song Bo, whose speech abruptly ended: "..."

Kurichi, who had her ears perked up, ready to learn something, thought, "..."

Jiang Xingle, fearing being implicated, was speechless.

Jiang Xingle looked over enviously: "Captain, how did you do that? I want to be a leader too."

Xie Jichuan said "Oh" again, his tone even more indifferent:

"I relied entirely on my father; he transferred it to me when I came of age."

Jiang Xingle immediately bowed and said, "...This humble subject will take his leave."

Song Bo, with a breath stuck in his throat, stubbornly pressed for answers:

"So what exactly did Dashan do to make you so ruthless towards him?"

The live chat was equally curious, flooding the screen with various speculations.

[Why are you muting your mic? Is there anything our esteemed commenters can't hear?]

Please, Xiao Bo, let me hear just one earful. I'm so curious I can't sleep.

So why did this couple go to such lengths to publicly massacre the mountain people today?

[What else could it be? Trump is just protecting the lychee.]

Have you guys forgotten those two lines from DaShan's pre-match voice chat? Lychee seems to hold a grudge.

[The league has covered it up; this matter hasn't generated any buzz at all.]

To be honest, I thought Dashan would be suspended immediately, but the penalty announcement was only released today, and it's just a fine.

[There must be more reasons than just that for his account to be banned. DaShan's die-hard fans should just stop supporting him.]

After asking this question, Song Bo also recalled Da Shan's two voice messages before the match, which did indeed carry an insulting connotation towards Omega.

But as a team manager, his greatest wish is for his players to stay out of trouble and play the game peacefully.

He sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness: "I've been communicating with the league about Dashan's pre-match voice message, and we had originally planned for Dashan to apologize on Weibo in a couple of days."

Li Zhi pursed his lips. He knew that if this matter were broadcast live, it would bring a lot of controversy to the club.

However, many truths must be earned through one's own efforts.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong, but he had indeed caused trouble for Song Bo.

He decisively turned off the live stream, then lowered his head and acted obsequiously, his voice softening:

"I'm sorry, Brother Bobo, I've caused you trouble again. Today is the last live stream. We'll focus on training before the match."

Pretty little kids always make people's hearts soften.

Furthermore, since Li Zhi's intention was genuinely not to cause trouble, Song Bo's anger had mostly dissipated, and he raised his hand to shoo him away:

"Go, go, go! Why aren't you going to train yet? I'll go talk to the league."

Li Zhi smiled, her voice clear and crisp: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Bobo!"

Song Bo felt completely refreshed by the shout, saying "It's not hard work, it's not hard work" as he floated away from the training room.

As soon as the door closed, Xie Jichuan smiled and reached out to poke the dimple that hadn't yet disappeared on Li Zhi's cheek:

"Your brother Bobo was completely charmed by just a few words."

Li Zhi glanced at him sideways, raising her chin like a haughty kitten: "It's not that exaggerated!"

Xie Jichuan chuckled softly but did not reply.

Of course it's that exaggerated.

Wasn't he also completely infatuated with Li Zhi, willingly serving him hand and foot?

After dealing with the mountain, the training room quieted down again, and the group returned to their respective positions, put on their headphones, and began rank matches.

Li Zhiye reopened the game client and casually invited Cheng Yi to join her in a queue.

He originally wanted to invite Xie Jichuan along, but the two of them had the best teamwork in the team, so they still needed to work out with their new teammates more.

After playing two rounds, my phone suddenly vibrated.

He checked the message during the matchmaking interval and saw that Song Bo had sent a message in the group:

[BoBo: I've finished talking to the alliance. That's the end of DaShan's matter. The game's official punishment won't be revoked, and you guys shouldn't say anything more online.]

Then another message popped up:

[BoBo: Also, someone revealed that HY is currently training new tactics, so you all better be on your toes and train hard.]

A few people in the group replied sporadically that they had received the message.

With the competition imminent, the training session lasted until 3 a.m. before the lights in the training room were finally turned off.

Li Zhi and Xie Jichuan walked side by side down the corridor back to their room. The intense training had left them both exhausted, and neither of them spoke for a moment.

The only sound was the soft rustling of footsteps on the carpet; it was so quiet that you could almost hear each other breathing.

Li Zhi suddenly remembered something and turned her head to ask, "Didn't Da Shan send you a message after the live stream?"

Xie Jichuan was a beat slow to react, his tone indifferent, as if he were dealing with a trivial matter:

"It was posted, some vulgar language. I blocked it after reading a couple of sentences."

Li Zhi gave a listless "Oh" and pouted.

He had thought he could show off in front of Dashan, but Dashan didn't even give him a chance to perform.

Li Zhi's room was at the very end of the corridor, and the two parted ways at the door of Xie Jichuan's room.

Just as he turned to leave, Xie Jichuan suddenly called out to him, "Zhizhi..."

Li Zhi turned around, and the weariness in Omega's eyes was so deep that it seemed particularly soft under the dim light of the corridor.

Xie Jichuan looked at him, his lips moved, but he hesitated to speak.

Li Zhi tilted her head and blinked in confusion.

Xie Jichuan finally smiled, raised his hand and gently touched Li Zhi's head, his warm palm covering it:

"It's nothing, we'll talk about it after the match. Go back and get some rest."

Li Zhi didn't think much of it, after all, she was really sleepy. She nodded, obediently replied "Goodnight," and turned to go back to her room.

The door closed gently, and the corridor fell silent again.

Xie Jichuan remained standing there, staring at the tightly closed door until the light from the crack in the door went out completely. Only then did he turn his gaze away and push open the door to his own room.

He wanted to ask Li Zhi how they defined their relationship now, and whether she had noticed his feelings.

But then I felt that asking this question on such a tiring night after training seemed too hasty and hasty.

It felt like I had let down the feelings that should have been taken seriously.

Xie Jichuan sighed, picked up his pajamas, and turned to go into the bathroom.

It's okay, no rush.

He and Zhizhi have a long future ahead of them.