Top Of Glory[Esports] Chapter 37

defame

Lin An didn’t know why He Chen insisted on getting along with Chi Rui. He was just about to speak, but saw He Chen’s expression suddenly changed.

“I’m going out to make a phone call.” He Chen’s tone was calm, but the smile in his words was gone.

Lin An saw that the veins on the back of the hand he was holding the phone had stretched, but he didn’t say anything. He just nodded and said gently: “Go ahead. If you need help, just tell me.”

He Chen turned around and went out.

Lin An looked at He Chen’s back through the crowds of figures, and his eyebrows slowly knitted together.

He Chen didn’t lie, he really went out to make a phone call.

Just when the game was ending, Hechen’s cell phone flashed, and a text message on his cell phone prompted a new message.

“Boss He is so proud, do you still remember our agreement?”

He Chen’s eyes trembled slightly, he apologized to Lin An and left the training room.

He stared at the phone, looking at the phone interface coldly, and did not reply immediately.

Soon, another message came over there.

“Don’t forget, I have something else you want.”

“You can’t get rid of me, don’t kid yourself.”

He Chen held the phone, his eyes fixed on the words, and the corners of his lips twitched.

The content of the message was not very specific, but He Chen guessed the identity of the other party in an instant.

There is no one else but that person who can speak to him like this.

But He Chen still didn’t make any move.

In the dim corridor, the mobile phone screen lit up and went out, and He Chen’s stern profile became bright and dark.

“Talk?”

In the end, it was the person on the phone who couldn’t hold it any longer.

He Chen found a quiet place to sit on the balcony on the second floor and called back.

Within a second, the call was connected, and the other party was obviously waiting for him.

“Long time no see. Isn’t it time to wish you a better career and prosperity?”

He Chen always ignored her weird words and hung up the phone directly.

Within two seconds, the other party called again.

He Chen picked up the call, only listened to a single tone, and hung up again.

This was repeated until the other person could talk properly, and then He Chen opened his ears and listened.

“How much is the tuition?”

The girl on the phone mentioned a number. She didn’t know what she was thinking of, and then said: “I didn’t expect you to be quite profitable now? I checked online. The annual salary of the contracted players of your first-tier gaming team can reach seven figures…”

He Chen didn’t speak, and in his ears was the electric sound of the old microphone of an old mobile phone accompanied by human voices.

In fact, her abacus was wrong. Not to mention that He Chen was just a substitute. Even if he really had that many years of salary, it was not time to pay him yet.

However, He Chen had been dealing with her for so many years and had already figured out her temperament.

He didn’t refute, he just said calmly: “So what? Does it matter to you how much I earn?”

He Chen’s hand rested on the balcony railing, and he felt a sudden pain in his palm. He was scratched by a piece of iron floating under the railing.

He Chen lowered his eyes and looked at the palm of his hand. The superficial skin turned up, and a red blood line instantly appeared.

The girl’s tone on the phone changed again, “Don’t forget what you promised me…don’t you want the evidence from back then?”

He Chen could even hear the sound of her grinding her teeth, “You can ask for money, but this time it’s only 20,000 yuan.”

“What do you mean? This little money isn’t even enough to cover tuition fees, right?”

“It’s enough for you to submit the preliminary application, as well as the reservation fee after the application is approved.” He Chen calculated clearly and knew that he would not give her an extra point if he knew that it would take a lot of work.

He didn’t say anything, and He Chen wasn’t in a hurry, “Isn’t twenty thousand dollars enough to buy your sincerity? If you make me anxious by opening your mouth like a lion, then I won’t care about anything else and just live my life.”

“Anyway, you have seen my sincerity. When will you show your sincerity?”

He Chen clearly expressed his distrust of her.

As expected, the call was hung up. He Chen was not in a hurry and transferred 20,000 yuan to the account he frequently traded with.

The lighted up mobile phone screen reflected his face, and as time passed by, He Chen could almost hear the beating of his heart in his ears.

He had a hunch that he would finally have a clue to the truth he had been pursuing for so many years.

He felt that his body and soul were split in two, pulling each other into each other, and his vision was hazy.

He Chen couldn’t tell the flow of time. He didn’t know how long it had passed before his phone dinged and he received an audio message.

The audio was very short, lasting more than nine seconds and less than ten seconds. In it, a girl asked to get on the bus and asked the driver to give her a lift. A man asked, and a gentle male voice said “hmm”.

The audio stopped abruptly here, but He Chen’s whole body felt like it had been split open. It took him a long time before he regained consciousness in his body.

The phone was hot under his pinch. He Chen was stunned for a long time, but he still couldn’t hold it back. He pulled the audio progress bar to the end and listened to the “um” over and over again.

The balcony on the second floor is empty, and some players like to come here to smoke when they are stressed.

He Chen didn’t have this habit, but after standing here for a while, he was also covered in the vague smell of cigarette smoke.

The night wind swept away a little bit of the smell, and also dispersed some of the pain that was clogged in Hechen’s heart.

He took a deep breath and was about to go back when he heard the footsteps getting clearer and louder.

They took a few steps closer, but He Chen didn’t have time to leave, so he overheard their conversation.

The person who came was not very familiar to He Chen, and he could barely remember his face, but he couldn’t quite match the ID. He only knew that he should be from the second team.

He Chen was originally thinking about how to leave quietly, but he was caught off guard when he heard his name.

He Chen probably remembered that the one who spoke should be Qiu from the second team.

“That Dawn, I didn’t expect to have two brushes… Chi Rui is gone, and Apple Cider is no longer here. I originally thought that our brother Lay would be able to come forward this time, but Cheng Yaojin showed up. Hey… What do you think of Dawn’s background?”

“…I still can’t believe that Cider is really gone. First it was Chi Rui, and then Cider. The first-line players have been losing… Is there really something wrong with FP’s Feng Shui?”

After the player with curly brown hair next to Qiu finished speaking, he also sneered.

Qiu said sarcastically: “No wonder Manager Qiao keeps talking about it all day long. I guess you really got it right.”

“Why did Apple Cider leave? Now there’s everything out there.” Curly Hair looked back and forth and whispered: “It is said that it was to make room for He Chen…”

“Don’t tell anyone about this. It’s already a violation of team discipline…” Curly Hair was still wary and told the news he had learned: “The day Apple Cider left, I heard that He Chen seemed to have played a game.”

“That game was probably He Chen’s vote.”

“Look at Hechen now, he is really not a fuel-efficient person.”

“Forget it about apple cider, we have no friendship, but now that Lay is in the first team, he is still forced to not play in games sometimes because of his relationship… No matter how I think about it, I feel aggrieved…”

“Lay has been working hard for this team for several years, but he was stepped on by a newcomer. Why?”

“It depends on how good the parents are.” Qiu held a cigarette in his mouth and spoke in a disdainful tone. He obviously looked down on people who used this method to gain power.

Curly Hair didn’t help at this moment, “It’s not that serious. We are just guessing. Maybe we are wrong…”

“That’s right.” Qiu sneered, “Have you ever seen Lin An’s mother-in-law?”

“I accidentally heard Lin An calling me two days ago, asking for custom-made jewelry. There was also engraving on it. Whose ID do you think it was engraved on?”

“Do you think two men who are just friends would do something like this?”

“If that’s the case…” Curly Hair didn’t know what to say, and was left in disbelief, “Is his worth… crazy? He has to pick up a newcomer in his own team. If he falls out, the risk is too great…”

“That’s why you don’t understand.” Qiu smiled ambiguously, “Little boys are the most exciting, especially in this kind of relationship where they secretly poke and steal people under everyone’s noses. Some people like this kind of excitement.”

Curly Mao was thoughtful, “I really think it makes sense when you say that. Last time I saw Lin An calling the headquarters.”

“I heard that the headquarters did not agree with the fact that Hechen joined the team.”

“Then the headquarters suddenly agreed. Now think about it, wasn’t Lin An just issuing military orders to the bosses at the headquarters?”

He Chen originally only felt offended, but when he heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and many details that he had ignored rushed into his mind.

Qiu and Curly Hair outside were completely unaware and were still saying: “So you see, Lin An will enjoy it. He is worthy of being the captain of the first FP team. Now I really doubt whether the rumors outside are true. Lin An may really be a young master sent by his family to experience life?”

“That Dawn, what is he except a face? What does Lin An see in him? He’s so busy chasing people.” Qiu said angrily.

“Lin An himself looks pretty good, so he shouldn’t be so hungry or thirsty. He can’t bear it for a while, and he shouldn’t be in his condition…”

The two of them sounded drunk, and the more they talked, the more they talked more and more recklessly. Not only did they care about the relationship between Lin An and He Chen, but their words became increasingly unpleasant to listen to.

“I don’t think Dawn is anything special. If Lin An needs it, I think you can do it too…”

“Go away…ah——”

The man’s voice stopped suddenly and was replaced by a horrified and ear-piercing scream.

“Are you awake?” He Chen was holding a kettle for watering flowers in his hand. The lid was unscrewed and it was already empty –

Not a drop of the water was wasted, all of it was poured on Qiu and Curly.

“Fuck you, uncle -” Qiu suddenly raised his head, but the curly hair next to him froze as if he had seen a ghost…

“Uh, Dawn…” Curly said with an expression as if he had been struck by lightning, “Why are you here?”

“Isn’t it good for the person involved to be here?” He Chen played with the small flower pot in his hand, “If you have any questions, I can help you answer them, and it saves you time to bite randomly.”

Curly’s face turned pale.

Qiu probably drank more than he did, and he even forgot about the rules of the team, “Who do you think you are? What does it have to do with me and others?”

He Chen couldn’t figure out for a while whether he was angry because they speculated on the relationship between Lin An and him, or because he and Lin An were not the ones who were sexually assaulted later, or because he was heartbroken because of Lin An’s guarantee for him…

He was filled with a feeling of incomprehensibility. He rarely turned cold, and said very rudely, “I’m nothing. I’m just a little better than someone who has been in the team for many years and couldn’t even make the starting lineup.”

Qiu and Curly Hair were hit hard by He Chen’s words all night long: “…”

“Besides, even if I am nothing, at least I still have a face that can be seen. What are you going to do?” He Chen said coldly: “Just because I got a perm and cosplayed Teddy, I think I can attract Captain Lin’s attention? I don’t know if you have an aesthetic deformity or are just curious.”

“My eyes have been opened.”

Curly’s face instantly turned red.After all, he was calmer than the drunk Qiu, and knew that he couldn’t offend He Chen at this time, so he put his arm around his back in embarrassment.

He said bad things about others and was blocked by the person involved. It was a good thing that He Chen didn’t report them for punishment.

Curly Mao comforted Qiu in a low voice, “Just bear with it… Based on his relationship with Lin An, if there is a conflict over this matter, it will definitely be us who are forced to leave…”

“Lin An will not drive you away because of anything to do with me, just like Cider’s departure has nothing to do with him.” He Chen listened to their slander against Lin An all night, clenched his fists, blood dripped from his palms, and hit the wooden floor of the balcony with a “slap”, staining the wood grain.

“Don’t use your own psychology to speculate on Lin An, he is not as despicable as you.” He Chen said with a fair and handsome face, “If you leave FP one day, it will only be your own fault. You can’t blame others.”