Chapter 821 A Certain Mr. Xi (Update 1)
The esports association was practically paralyzed by criticism. Whether it was the official email address or official account, it was flooded with questions from netizens.
This time, the association really couldn't explain it clearly.
Should they tell netizens that they did not threaten myq and that they did make the call but it didn't go through?
Or explain that the e-sports association has nothing to do with k6?
Who believes it?
Even a fool wouldn’t believe it.
The esports association was completely panicked. They wanted myq to clarify that k6 hadn't switched urine samples, but they were also worried that if myq clarified, netizens would start to speculate again. Clarifying or not clarifying was neither right nor wrong. The esports association was in a difficult position, and its credibility was beginning to falter.
"These damn netizens, they really make me mad! What should I do now? Everyone is convinced that the association and K6 are colluding. If this continues, we're going to get into big trouble!"
"If all else fails, let's just issue a statement to let everyone know that Thor's urine sample wasn't swapped."
"Do you think people will believe it? Even if netizens do, will myq just let it go?"
"This is Europe, and myq is an Asian team. Do they dare to act wildly on our territory?"
"You idiot! Do you know who myq's captain, Xiao Qinglong, is? She works at the China Cybersecurity Center! She's also a famous musician and academic!"
"So what? Even if she's very powerful in China, she has no roots in Country Y. We..."
Before the association's senior executives could finish their words, the assistant who had rushed in just now pushed the door open and rushed in for the second time.
"President, there's a call for you."
President: "We're in a damn meeting! Why does the call have to come in at this time?"
The assistant trembled as he held the phone. "He said he was Mr. Simon Austin from the Solomon Group..."
"?" The president's eyes slowly widened. "Who?"
Assistant: "The CEO of the Solomon Group, Simon O..."
Before the assistant could finish his words, the president of the association stood up and hurriedly took the phone.
"Mr. Austin?" He answered the phone, his tone cautious. "Are you Mr. Austin?"
Simon Austin on the other end of the phone said something, and the association president's face suddenly turned pale.
He nodded quickly: "Yes, yes! I know what to do!"
Simon Austin got the result he wanted and decisively hung up the phone.
The president of the association was holding a cell phone with the screen turned off, sweating on his forehead, and his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Others quickly asked, "President, do you know Mr. Simon Austin? Solomon is a giant in the arms manufacturing industry!"
"...I don't know shit." The president of the association said weakly.
"You don't know him, so why did he call you?"
"He..." The association president opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty, "He only said one sentence to me."
"What?"
The president of the association said: "He said... he is Xiao Qinglong's friend."
Other members of the association: ???
"How could Solomon's CEO be friends with Xiao Qinglong?!"
One is a giant in the arms manufacturing industry, and the other is an e-sports player. Isn’t the gap between these two industries too big?
No one could believe it, but Simon Austin called in person, so they had to believe it.
"So what should we do now? Should we clarify things for myq? But what about k6? We can't afford to offend the people behind it!"
They couldn't afford to offend Simon Austin, nor could they afford to offend the capital giants behind K6. If they had known better, they wouldn't have coveted the influence of K6's capital giants and would have agreed to let K6 swap the urine sample. Now, this and that are both unacceptable, and they've gotten into a mess.
The president of the association didn't know what to do and was so worried that his hair was about to fall out.
Suddenly, the cell phone in his hand rang again.
The president of the association was now a little pstd about the incoming phone ringtone, and was so scared that he almost threw the phone away.
He quickly picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID.
An unfamiliar number, I don't recognize it.
The president of the association frowned and answered the phone hesitantly.
"Hello?"
"I'm Mr. Xi, the head of XJ Group."
XJ Group?
Isn't that the biggest sponsor of this global tournament?!
The president of the association sat up straight in an instant and greeted repeatedly, "It's Mr. Xi. Hello, Mr. Xi, may I ask..."
"I'm here to ask about myq and k6."
President of the Association: “…”
Grass.
The smile on the association president's face froze, and the hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
"What does Mr. Xi want to know?"
A certain Mr. Xi spoke in a cold voice, calmly warning, "It's not important what I want to know. What's important is whether the esports association wants to tell the truth. Mr. President, I'm from China, and myq is also from China. I don't want my fellow Chinese to be treated unfairly abroad. Do you understand?"
Cold sweat instantly broke out on the association president's forehead.
"I understand, I understand what Mr. Xi means!"
"Mr. President, it's good that you understand." A certain Mr. Xi continued to press, "The online uproar is too ugly. I hope the association can stop the damage in time and disclose the truth as soon as possible."
After saying that, the big boss hung up the phone with a snap.
The president of the association was frightened and turned pale.
Seeing him so frightened, the others hurriedly asked, "President, what did Mr. Xi say?"
"He said..." The president wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke with difficulty, "He said he didn't want his fellow Chinese people to be treated unfairly here."
When everyone heard it, they immediately understood.
The sponsor dad is also here to speak up for myq.
"What's the origin of this MyQ? Why are XJ Group and Solomon taking the initiative to stand up for them?"
"So what should we do now? Should we really reveal the truth? But how should we explain this to K6?"
"You're still thinking about K6? Do you know what the XJ Group's background is? It's backed by the Eagle Division!"
"Hiss—that mysterious underground intelligence organization?"
"That's it. No matter how powerful the backers behind K6 are, they can't compare to the power of the Eagle Tribe. Some say there's no information or secrets that the Eagle Tribe can't uncover. If we don't want our dark history to be exposed, we'd better honestly reveal the truth on behalf of MYQ."
Although the e-sports association really wants to gain benefits from k6, it is now in a difficult situation and they dare not take advantage of those small profits.
What's more, the credibility of the e-sports association is already in jeopardy. If this turmoil is not handled properly, these senior executives may be squeezed out by competitors in the same industry.
Therefore, whether for himself or to give an explanation to Solomon and XJ, the best way is to disclose the truth about this urine test.
As for k6?
When disaster strikes, everyone runs away. Take care of yourself.
…
Five minutes later, the official account of the e-sports association, which had been pretending to be dead, finally made a move.
They released a post detailing how K6 reported Thor for taking banned drugs, and how K6 bribed someone inside the drug testing center to swap urine samples.
Immediately afterwards, they released the results of Thor's drug test, apologized for the injustice suffered by Thor and myq, and informed everyone that the bribed insider of the drug testing center had been taken to the police station.
(End of this chapter)
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