Top Of Glory[Esports] Chapter 72
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There was a game tomorrow afternoon. Qiao Zhi didn’t take them out to eat and drink, but ordered food directly in the hotel suite.
Fortunately, the hotel is of a good standard and has Asian chefs, which quite suits their taste.
Fade tasted everything including the dim sum and commented: “It’s not bad, much better than I expected.”
He asked Qiao Zhi: “Is this included in our accommodation fee?”
Qiao Zhi was busy making phone calls and ignored him. Lao Tao couldn’t listen anymore and stuffed a piece of steamed sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his mouth, “What are you thinking about? Even the organizer’s meal quotation is not enough for your after-dinner snacks.”
“You didn’t eat at all? Didn’t Lin An just send a message saying that the interview was over and he was waiting for the organizer’s car to take them back.” Seeing that he didn’t use his chopsticks all night long, Lao Tao took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, “You have a rest first and have something to eat. I’ll keep in touch with them.”
“I can’t explain why, but I’ve been feeling depressed since just now.” Qiao Zhi said depressedly.In the chat window of the mobile phone was a message from the staff promising to send a commercial vehicle to take the players back.
Several people had international roaming enabled on their mobile phones, and they were browsing the Internet while eating. Fade knew that he was limited in what he could say well, so he didn’t even open a private chat channel. Venus laughed at him for covering his ears.
Lao Tao directly sent a video to Lin An, joking about Qiao Zhi, “Just let them live broadcast the return journey for you, so that you can rest assured.”
“You are such a big man, and this is not the first time Lin An has gone abroad. With him accompanying you…”
The bell rang once, twice, three times.
Not connected.
“The phone is out of battery?”
Lao Tao frowned, dialed the phone number again, and was prompted to shut down the phone.
If I switch to Hechen, I still can’t get through.
Lao Tao and Qiao Zhi looked at each other and saw something bad in each other’s eyes.
Qiao Zhi’s cell phone rang at this time.
At the same time, Coco dropped her chopsticks on the table.
He raised his phone, and on the screen was a new message from social media.
[…A shooting incident occurred in the city…Two suspects fled the scene in a commercial vehicle…]
…
The tall man with reddish hair reached into the broken car window amidst the screams, opened the driver’s door, dragged the unconscious driver out and threw him outside, and got in himself.
In the back seat, Hechen raised his hands.Outside the window, the black muzzle of the gun was pointed at his head.
Lin An stared at the gun, but did not dare to act rashly.
On the driver’s seat, the driver’s blood spattered on the inner wall, seeping and dripping along the gaps in the leather seats.
The car screen was playing the exciting moments of Hechen’s game, and the sound was particularly harsh in such a scene.
An e-sports player who became famous at a young age.
The camera focused on He Chen’s face.
The brown-red-haired white man scanned the screen, then turned to He Chen’s face, and gestured to his companion.
The man outside the car put away his gun, opened the door, pushed Lin An who was blocking the road, took away the two people’s cell phones that kept ringing, crushed them and threw them out.
Lin An adjusted his posture and stood in front of He Chen without leaving any trace.
The car rushed along the bush belt, leaving behind the sirens. The seat belt tightened Hechen so hard that he almost lost his breath.
The gun was pointed at Hechen’s head again.
“Money or life?”
…
The team members were all ordered by Qiao Zhi to return to the hotel. He would go crazy if something happened to one more person at this point. He and Lao Tao cooperated with the police to explain all the information they knew.
The mobile phone was parked on the block and never moved. It must have been thrown out directly.
Qiao Zhi’s head and face were all wet with sweat, and beads of sweat were dripping down his cheeks. He wanted to take out a paper to wipe it, but he couldn’t do it two or three times.
Seeing that his hands were shaking so badly, Lao Tao took out a tissue and handed it over to him.
“It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have let them go back alone.” Qiao Zhi squatted down holding his head.
“It’s not the worst yet.” Lao Tao was unsure, but Qiao Zhi was panicking and he had to calm down. “The police have analyzed that since Lin An and the others were taken away, they probably wanted money. They haven’t contacted us to ask for ransom, so it’s probably not a premeditated kidnapping.”
“We have also contacted the authorities and the embassy for help, and have done everything we can. Now we can only wait.”
He comforted Qiao Zhi and also comforted himself, “They are both smart and know how to protect themselves…”
“They are smart, but if they are tough, can they still be faster than their bullets?” Qiao Zhi cried sadly.
Lao Tao said nothing, lit a cigarette, and squatted in the corner with Qiao Zhi, worried.
Qiao Zhi thought about it for a while, but couldn’t wait any longer. He stood up suddenly and said, “No, I’ll drive out and look for him.”
“Stop making trouble. Do you have an international driver’s license? Are you still driving?” Under Qiao Zhi’s glare, Lao Tao said his idea, “Let’s find a driver to help. The locals are more familiar with the local routes.”
The two of them left immediately, and Qiao Zhi went to the cash machine next to him and filled a backpack with cash for backup.
The driver took a big order to drive around the block late at night, and he talked a lot, “…there hasn’t been a shooting like this on the street in several years. The two two-way roads here are under control. I don’t know how long it will be blocked…”
Qiao Zhi listened to his exaggerated tone about the shooting incidents that had happened in L City in the past, and the more he listened, the more he wanted to jump out of the car.
When he was desperate, his cell phone rang without warning.
It wasn’t the police contact number he left. Qiao Zhi picked it up without any hope, hoping it wasn’t bad news.
After hearing the voice on the phone clearly, Qiao Zhi was unable to convert the information on the phone for several seconds.
Lao Tao saw that he was not in a good mood and took the phone.
Qiao Zhi’s whole person was sluggish. Lao Tao had a premonition, and after stumbling to communicate with the person on the phone, he repeatedly ordered the driver to turn around.
…
They were not familiar with foreign hospital systems, so it took Qiao Zhi and Lao Tao a long time to find the right place.
Lin An sat wet in a wheelchair, his right calf wrapped in a plaster, but his eyes kept staring at the door of the operating room.
When Qiao Zhigang saw Lin An’s injured look, a wave of heat shot up from his head. He immediately lost his ability to stand and was quickly pulled up by Old Tao’s quick eyes and hands.
“Lin An——”
Lao Tao walked in a few steps and looked him up and down, “How are you? Are there any other injuries besides the leg injury? Where is He Chen?”
“How did you two escape? Huh? Why didn’t you wait for the police to save you? How dangerous is this?!” Qiao Zhi’s bamboo tube kept crackling like beans, “What’s wrong with He Chen? Forget it, I’ll ask the nurse. You go back to the ward to rest. There are me and Lao Tao here -”
“My injury has been treated.” Lin An couldn’t leave and insisted on staying outside the operating room.
Seeing his worried look, Qiao Zhi sighed inwardly and stopped trying to persuade him.
His foreign language is better than that of Lao Tao, so he went to communicate with the doctors and nurses first.
Lin An suffered a broken leg and multiple contusions on his body, which had all been treated.
But Hechen’s situation is more serious.Complications from a concussion and drowning required a craniotomy, keeping him out of the operating room until now.
“What exactly happened? Just give those people money if they want it. The police are already setting up controls.” Qiao Zhiguang could guess what kind of thrilling orgy they had gone through just by looking at the injuries of these two people. He couldn’t help but ask Lin An, “Why do you take such a big risk?”
If only it were that simple.
Lin An closed his eyes, “The two people took off their masks after getting in the car.”
Showing his true face in front of the two of them means that he has no intention of leaving him alive.
There is no choice between money and life. If you give money, you will really lose your life.
So in the car, Lin An stopped directly in front of He Chen.
“He just joined the job, he’s still in debt, and he doesn’t have much money.”
“I have money, you can search my name online.”
However, Lin An and his two mobile phones had been thrown away a long time ago, and they did not dare to let him log in to their accounts for fear of being locked by the Internet police.
Lin An took the initiative to withdraw the available balance on his account from a nearby cash machine.
A number that is enough to make two gangsters’ hearts flutter.
It is also their only chance to escape.
The pocket containing more than 200,000 US dollars in cash was accidentally thrown by Lin An beside the car.
While the gangster was picking up the money, He Chen suddenly burst into flames in the car. He held a piece of metal hook removed from the back of the medal in his hand, which directly scratched the eye of the white man driving the car.
The man roared and wanted to touch the gun, but Lin An pulled him down.
The person escorting Lin An under the car was yelling obscenities. He left his gun in the car and could only hit Lin An’s leg with the car door as he was getting into the car.
There was a muffled sound.
Lin An didn’t stop, enduring the severe pain and started the car.
Two criminals robbed the car and gave chase.
Lin An’s face turned pale from enduring the pain, and He Chen knew he couldn’t go on like this.
Because of his father’s affairs, he has always resisted driving.
He didn’t say it, but Lin An must have noticed it, and he was very considerate and never mentioned it.
He took a deep breath.
“…I will drive the intersection ahead.”
“Then what?” Lin An had no intention of dealing with him. After a few words, Qiao Zhi said anxiously: “He has never driven a car. What should I do if there is an accident?”
“No, he did a good job.” Lin An’s face darkened.
Speaking of which, they were unlucky. At the end of the road was a reservoir.
The reminder light outside the operating room switches at this time.
Qiao Zhilaotao and Lin An, who was in a wheelchair, rushed forward.
“The patient is currently out of danger and will need to rest.”
He Chen was still under anesthesia. He was lying in the ward with no color on his face and was as fragile as a dandelion.
“I beg you,” Qiao Zhi finished contacting the police and was preparing to negotiate with the competition team to suspend the game. He was very busy, “Anyway, if we don’t play tomorrow, can’t you go back to your ward to rest? You don’t have to save me this money!”
Lin An held He Chen’s hand, covered it gently with a quilt, and asked calmly, “Why don’t you play the game?”
“Brother,” Qiao Zhi wanted to yell at him, but was concerned about He Chen and did not dare to speak loudly, “You are all like this, how can you compete?”
Lin An pushed the wheelchair and turned around, “My leg is broken, it’s not like there’s something wrong with my arm or brain.”
“Let Lay get ready to play.” Lin An made the decision directly.
“You are so stubborn,” Qiao Zhi said angrily, “My legs are lame, how can I play tomorrow?”
“Using a wheelchair.” Lin An said, “Even if there is no wheelchair, I will climb up.”
He looked back at Hechen.
His child attended the World Championships for the first time. He worked so hard to play every round and every game, and of course he wanted to win the gold trophy.
As for himself?
“If I can move, I can fight.”