Chapter 51 Goodbye

In the two people's dependent chat, the more than one-hour car journey ended unknowingly.

After getting off the car, standing in front of the GF base building, holding Qi Ji's hand, Yuan Zhuo asked again without giving up.

"Brother, do you really not need me to accompany you?"

Qi Ji shook his head again without hesitation, but he did not go in immediately, but looked up at the building quietly.

In fact, they did not train and live in this building with complete facilities at the beginning.

In the first two years, GF only had HOW, a team. In order to save money, they lived in the large flat under Zhuo Yu's name.

The conditions were not very difficult, but they were indeed not very luxurious or formal.

One year, Zhuoyu had a quarrel with his father, and his father cut off his financial support. They even lived in a residential building of only 70 square meters.

As he led GF to win one championship after another, GF's name gradually became famous, and various sponsorships and business cooperation followed.

They moved here in the fifth year after Qi Ji joined the team when GF was established.

At that time, GF was no longer a small club with only the HOW team. It had become the leading club in the country, a club that countless players yearned for, and one of the symbols of Chinese e-sports.

Although the original group of people have retired, Zhuo Yu has gone bankrupt, the management has changed, and even the team members he has led for three years have been forced to go against their original intentions and do something that violates the rules and crosses the bottom line, such as "match-fixing".

However, Qi Ji's heart is still broken as he is about to leave the club where he has stayed for a full ten years.

But this cannot shake his determination to leave, and there is no need to repeat the reason.

"I will call you if there is anything."

After saying that, Qi Ji took a deep breath and took his own steps, slowly walking towards the GF building.

Everyone seemed to have heard some news. As early as the moment Qi Ji appeared downstairs, they gathered in twos and threes, carefully and quietly watching and eating melons.

Ignoring the various looks from everyone, Qi Ji walked into the building, took the elevator, and went straight to the meeting room of the HOW branch on the 6th floor.

Standing in front of the door, he lowered his eyes, paused for the last moment, and finally raised his hand and knocked on the door.

After getting a response, he immediately pushed the door open and walked in.

Headed by the manager, the conference room was full of management at all levels, in addition to Coach Zhou and Lin Congye.

Not wanting to delay here any longer, Qi Ji did not sit down, but stood directly at the end of the table and quietly explained his purpose.

"After the spring season is over, I plan to terminate my contract with the club."

As Qi Ji's voice fell, the conference room, which had just been echoing with a little discussion, immediately fell silent and fell into a dead silence.

After coming to his senses, Coach Zhou's voice was so anxious that it split.

"Qi Ji, what are you talking about? Don't be impulsive!"

He knew how much of a blow this incident had given Qi Ji, but he still had a year and a half contract with the club, and with his salary, it would be an astronomical figure to terminate the contract!

And even if he left GF, would he be able to find a suitable team? Now, except for MG, only GF's configuration has a higher chance of winning the championship.

Didn't the winning streak in the spring season prove this point?

Yes, now everyone is saying that he is going to join MG, but he has played in the competition for so many years, and he should know better than anyone that HOW is no longer a one-person game, and it takes five people to work together to win the game.

So no matter how strong a team is, it takes time to get used to it if you temporarily join.

And past history has proven that teammates need to rely on chemical reactions, not just a few strong single players. Otherwise, why do so many Galaxy fleets fail every year?

Considering all factors, it is definitely not the best choice to terminate the contract now.

Qi Ji knew very well that the coach was doing this for his own good, although this good was not what he wanted, and he would not change what he had decided.

Seeing that Coach Zhou had spoken, the manager thought for a while and then spoke.

"Qi Ji, you are really bad-tempered. What's the big deal? It's just a game. How about this, you and Ono will split the next game 73-70, OK"

The manager knew that if Qi Ji terminated the contract, the club would get a lot of money.

But this is only a short-term benefit. In the long run, Qi Ji's departure will bring unpredictable losses to the club.

They can't handle the traffic and sponsorship alone.

Although the club was indeed bought by the boss for the young master, it has also been seriously analyzed for commercial value, otherwise it would not be possible to invest so much money.

So Qi Ji cannot be allowed to leave no matter what, or even at this moment, the manager does not think Qi Ji really wants to leave.

After all, it's more than 200 million. As long as he continues to stay here, he will not only not have to lose this money in the future, but can also earn almost the same amount. Unless you are a fool, you will not choose to terminate the contract, right?

So the manager just thought that Qi Ji was trying to scare them and negotiate terms with them.

Seeing that the management still had such a contemptuous and nonchalant attitude, Qi Ji's reluctance was diluted a little.

He didn't even want to waste his time to get them to admit that it was them who threatened SHAN to fix the match.

Because he believed that under the leadership of such a stupid and arrogant management, GF's end was just around the corner.

Standing quietly at this end of the table, Qi Ji said lightly.

"I'm not here to discuss with you, I'm here to inform you."

Seeing that Qi Ji's attitude seemed to be really determined to terminate the contract, the management immediately panicked. Everyone present knew in their hearts how much loss Qi Ji's departure would bring to the club.

So, no longer caring about the manager and Lin Congye's expressions, everyone immediately tried to comfort Qi Ji, and some of the management who had not left but did not have much say tried to play the emotional card with Qi Ji.

But after what happened yesterday, none of this moved Qi Ji at all, and then he dropped another bomb.

"I will not participate in the subsequent games, and I will go to the dormitory to pack my things and leave the club."

Sure enough, the whole conference room was like a boiling oil pan immediately after Qi Ji's words. If everyone was just a little bit uneasy just now, now they were completely panicked.

If Qi Ji didn't play in all the next games, it basically meant that they would say goodbye to the top results in the spring season and the high points.

In addition, without him in the summer season, GF is very likely to say goodbye to the world championship in advance, which is a big trouble. The manager and the young master have a backstage, but those of them who make a living from e-sports may lose their jobs.

Everyone quickly surrounded Qi Ji, anxiously and kindly trying to persuade him.

What surprised Qi Ji was that even Lin Congye didn't want to leave with him, but he still couldn't change his arrogant and stupid style.

"Hey, are you out of your mind? You would rather take 200 million to leave for such a trivial matter. I don't think you are rich enough to do such a thing, right?"

Perhaps he had made up his mind, and Qi Ji gradually relaxed.

Looking at Lin Congye, a rare hint of sarcasm rose in his calm eyes.

"If I leave, won't you be able to play in every game?"

Lin Congye thought, if he didn't have to be scolded.

But in fact, those grandsons on the Internet don't care how much money you have. As long as you don't play well, they will criticize you to the point of leaving your parents with nothing.

He didn't want to play in the game because he liked HOW very much. He just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being sought after.

Who knew that after coming here, he would be scolded all day long, and he couldn't stand it.

Looking at Qi Ji, he made a self-righteous concession impatiently.

"What do you care about me? Okay, in the future when we play against those colored pen teams, just let me go up and have fun occasionally, is that okay?"

Looking at Lin Congye, who still regarded e-sports as a toy at this moment, Qi Ji even began to be "grateful" for what happened yesterday.

Otherwise, he didn't know how long it would take before he made up his mind to leave.

This person has no idea what HOW means to these players who train and compete day and night?

He also doesn't know what it takes to enter HOW and become a professional player. He

doesn't even know that the starting position he got casually is something that many professional players can only dream of.

All of this is ridiculous.

Not wanting to stay here for another second, Qi Ji left without saying a word, pushed aside the managers surrounding him, and prepared to turn around and leave.

After all, no one dared to pull Qi Ji, and everyone looked at the manager with a gloomy face in panic.

After pushing open the door, Qi Ji did not leave smoothly. Standing at the door were the other four members of GF, and there were many scattered staff watching not far away.

Probably they had heard his decision through the door, and everyone looked at him with a mixture of sadness, confusion, and panic.

Especially Shan, in less than a day, he was so haggard that it seemed as if his vitality had been drained away, as if he would wither and die in the next moment.

He seemed to want to say something to Qi Ji, but as soon as he moved his dry lips, tears fell from his red and swollen eyes, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and couldn't be squeezed out.

Seeing him like this, the others couldn't bear it.

Soul Sniper Panda pleaded for Shan and himself in a hoarse voice.

"Captain, can you please not leave? Please don't abandon us. If you don't want us, what should we do?"

Panda, a grown man over 1.8 meters tall who never knew what tears were, was filled with grief and his eyes were red.

He worked so hard to enter GF three years ago and became the captain's teammate.

He had long been accustomed to relying on the captain both on and off the court.

He couldn't imagine, and didn't want to think about, what they would face after losing the captain.

Similarly, Fu Duo was so upset that he didn't even reply to Yuan Zhuo's WeChat. His voice was hoarse as if he had smoked all night.

"Captain, can you, can you stay for our sake? We will definitely work harder to train and we will definitely not drag you down this year. Let's win the championship together, okay?"

Seeing Qi Ji still silent, Dessert, who had never participated in the GF fight, also spoke irritably.

"Qi Ji, you can't leave. I came to GF just for you. If you leave, I will fight you. You can't leave. At least finish this year."

Facing all this, it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Qi Ji's discomfort was even second only to yesterday.

He also knew that except Shan, everyone else was innocent and he shouldn't abandon them.

But there is not so much fairness in this world, otherwise none of this would have happened. Now he can't control others...

and he knows that a broken mirror cannot be mended. There is already a rift between them. Even if he stays, he will never be able to mend this rift.

He lowered his head, hardened his heart, and walked quickly to the dormitory upstairs without saying a word.

Even though he heard the manager's hurried words behind him, "Qi Ji, don't be impulsive, we can talk about anything you want," he did not stop.

After entering the dormitory where he had lived for five years, Qi Ji locked the door. After staring around the room in a daze for a few seconds, he took out his suitcase and began to pack his things.

To his surprise, after five years, his things could not even fill a box, as if no one would care even if he really disappeared.

Dragging the suitcase, he walked out of the room. The people who had gathered at the door of the conference room gathered here again.

Seeing that Qi Ji was really not joking or trying to scare anyone, Shan hugged him and cried bitterly. His throat seemed to be almost unable to speak, and every word sounded like blood.

"Captain, I was really wrong. Don't go. I beg you not to go. As long as you don't go, you can punish me in any way you want. I beg you, I really beg you."

Qi Ji had to admit that although Shan had done something that trampled on his principles, the feelings they had for more than three years were not fake.

However, it was done, and it was too late.

Pulling Shan's arm away with force, Qi Ji looked at him lying on the ground with red eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't report you, but I still hope you can get back your original intention of becoming a professional athlete."

After saying this, with Shan crying and countless people staring at him, Qi Ji dragged his suitcase and walked out of the GF base step by step.

Goodbye, GF;

Goodbye, my ten years.