Xiao Wei wasn't surprised by Qiao Ran's words. "But at least your future is still there, right? Losing to us doesn't guarantee you'll miss the next round. You can always win against other teams later, right?"

"Qiao Ran, it's been so hard for you to stand on this field. Are you really willing to stop here?"

Xiaowei is a selfish person who takes it for granted that everyone in the world is selfish. Yang Rui betrayed the team for his own selfish reasons, and Qiao Ran will do the same today.

Qiao Ran was silent for a long time, then raised his head: "What do you want me to do? I can't be like Yang Rui before, that would be too obvious and would easily arouse suspicion."

"A man who knows the current situation is a hero." Xiao Wei heard Qiao Ran say this and thought the matter was settled. "Then what good ideas does Master Qiao have?"

“I have no choice…”

"How about this, Pei Yan trusts you so much, so you follow him from the start and try to find a way to slow him down. As long as Pei Yan can't get up, our chances will be much greater. As for the later stages, you can look for opportunities to disrupt others."

Qiao Ran looked at Xiao Wei with suspicion and caution: "Why should I trust you? What if I do what you say and you turn around and tell others about me? Wouldn't that be more trouble than it's worth?"

"Master Qiao is so powerful. We will have plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future. Why would I burn my own bridges?"

"Are you going to keep threatening me with this?" Qiao Ran almost bit out these words.

"Don't say it so harshly. We are just getting what we need."

Xiao Wei added purified water to the cup in front of Qiao Ran. "Qiao Shen, what's the difference between betraying once and betraying ten times? You have ambition and want to shine on the field. At worst, I promise you that NSD will no longer want you. Come to our LC and we will take you in."

Qiao Ran sneered, "I'm not Yang Rui, you don't have to try to scare me. Go to your team? Are you planning to retire?"

Xiao Wei, exposed, wasn't embarrassed. "So what if I was just bluffing you? Do you have a choice? If you don't agree today, once you leave this door, I guarantee that before you even get back to base, all your shit will be known online."

Qiao Ran smiled bitterly: "In that case, what else can I say? You also said that I have no choice."

Xiao Wei's plot succeeded, and he smiled and extended his hand to Qiao Ran: "Qiao Shen, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Qiao Ran slapped his hand away in disgust, picked up his phone, and left the cafe without looking back.

Qiao Ran walked quickly until she had walked a few blocks. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and took out a recorder from the inside pocket of her coat.

Fortunately, she made two preparations...

Xiaowei thought the matter was a sure thing, he didn't know that Qiao Ran had already told Pei Yan about the family situation.

In his eyes, how could the little girl let the person she liked know these terrible things?

Therefore, he was certain that Qiao Ran would have no choice but to swallow his anger this time, bear all these things alone, and make a choice against his will.

——

However, when Qiao Ran arrived at the base, he didn't even have time to eat lunch and went to find Pei Yan.

"Where is the captain?" Qiao Ran did not see Pei Yan on the first floor when he returned to the base.

"He should be in the room. What happened?" Sun Kai felt that something was wrong with Qiao Ran.

Without having time to answer, Qiao Ran ran straight to the second floor and knocked on Pei Yan's door.

At this moment, Pei Yan was planning to send a message to indirectly ask how Qiao Ran's personal affairs were going.

When he opened the door and saw Qiao Ran standing outside, Pei Yan felt a lot more at ease.

"Captain, I have something very important to tell you. Is it convenient for you to come in?"

Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran's expression and stepped aside to make way for him.

"What happened?" Pei Yan poured Qiao Ran a glass of warm water.

Qiao Ran took it, drank two sips and calmed down: "I went out to see LC's Xiaowei today."

"What did he say to you?"

At this point in time, it was actually a very sensitive matter for Qiao Ran to meet members of other teams privately, but Pei Yan believed in Qiao Ran. With Qiao Ran's love for e-sports, he would never do anything to disappoint others.

"He found out about my mother's past debts and threatened to expose them to force me to cooperate with them in rigged competitions." Qiao Ran pulled out the recorder from his coat. "I secretly recorded the conversation."

Pei Yan took the recorder and looked at Qiao Ran, more worried than anything else. "You're so brave! Don't you know who those LC bastards are? They just sent you a text message and you dared to go on a date alone?"

"I didn't know it was him at first... I thought it was one of those loan sharks... I only found out after I went there..." Qiao Ran lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

She could feel that Pei Yan was a little angry, and she also knew that Pei Yan was being mean to her because he cared about her.

Pei Yan found that he couldn't vent his temper at all in front of Qiao Ran. As long as Qiao Ran lowered his head slightly, he would ignore everything.

He reached out and pulled Qiao Ran into his arms, hugging her: "Next time you encounter something like this, can you please discuss it with me in advance? I'll be worried about you."

Pei Yan softened his tone, but he couldn't help but tighten his arms around Qiao Ran, as if he was afraid that something might happen to Qiao Ran.

"Okay." Qiao Ran responded straightforwardly and patted his back lightly to soothe his anxiety.

Qiao Ran obediently let Pei Yan hold her until Pei Yan took the initiative to let go.

Pei Yan pulled Qiao Ran to sit aside. He pressed the play button and listened to the recording from beginning to end without saying anything else.

"Captain, should we hand over this recording to the competition organizers?" Qiao Ran asked.

"Go find the coach and Jiang Wenzhou and ask them to wait for me in the conference room. By the way, tell the others that today's training will be postponed and let them practice on their own first." This matter is of great importance, and Pei Yan cannot make a decision on his own.

"good!"

......

When everyone received the news that the training was postponed and saw Qiao Ran calling away the coach and manager, they had a bad feeling.

The competition is approaching. If nothing happened, why would Pei Yan, the training maniac, suspend training?

"What on earth did Xiao Qiao go out for? Why is the atmosphere so wrong when he comes back?" Zhao Jie looked towards the second floor in confusion.

Sun Kai shook his head: "I don't know, but if something really happens, we will definitely know later..."

"Could it be that Sister Qiao Qiao is going to quit the team or something..." Su Yang made a bold guess based on what he saw.

The next second, Qiao Ran's die-hard fan Ye Xiaofan retorted: "Shut up right now! Sister Qiao Qiao will not leave the team at this time!"

......

At this moment, the door of the conference room on the second floor was closed.

Pei Yan and Qiao Ran sat with serious expressions, while Zhang Qian and Jiang Wenzhou had puzzled looks on their faces.

"What are you two doing? Are you going to kill someone?" Jiang Wenzhou let his thoughts wander.

"......" Pei Yan was speechless, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Qiao Ran's reaction time was a bit slow. When he realized what Jiang Wenzhou was saying, his face turned red.

Zhang Qian noticed the recorder on the conference table: "What is this?"

Pei Yan pressed the play button again, and the conversation between Qiao Ran and Xiao Wei echoed in the conference room.

The more they heard, the uglier Jiang Wenzhou and Zhang Qian's expressions became.

"Holy crap! What a crap thing!" Jiang Wenzhou, who is usually a very polite man, couldn't help but swear.

"Stop talking about this useless stuff. I'm telling you this because I want to hear your opinions. Should we report this to the tournament organizers right away, or should we wait until after the competition?"

Zhang Qian thought for a moment and said, "Whether I report now or after the competition, the result will be the same. LC will definitely be banned. The most difficult thing right now is... Qiao Ran's situation is difficult to handle..."

Qiao Ran stood up and bowed: "I'm sorry to trouble everyone again."

"What are you doing? We are all family. If there are any difficulties, we should solve them together. Why are you talking about whether it is a trouble or not? It's too polite." Jiang Wenzhou winked at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan pulled Qiao Ran to sit down again and patted her hand: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Zhang Qian didn't know much about Qiao Ran's past, and he had no intention of inquiring about it, but he had to ask now.

"Qiao Ran, tell us the truth. How much did your mother owe before she died? How much of it has she not repaid?"

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