Chapter 94
Su Zheye paused.
Straw was obviously waiting for them. When he saw the two of them, he immediately trotted over and said, "Brother Su."
Before Su Zheye could react, Gu Yuan had already taken a step forward and stood in front of Su Zheye.
He was never in a good mood towards these people. "I remember that the training camp has ended. Everyone except those on the official list should move out of the base. Did you... get permission from the staff to come in and get your things?"
Straw's face looked bad for a moment. He thought Su Zheye should live with Gu Yuan, but he didn't expect that the two of them even went upstairs together.
However, Straw was still very clear about the purpose of his visit today, and even used his greatest connections in DPL to enter the base. He suppressed the irritation in his heart and looked at Su Zheye: "Brother Su, I want to talk to you alone, is that okay?"
"?"
Su Zheye tilted his head, using expression to express why I want to talk to you alone.
"I……"
Straw was stuck for a moment.
Gu Yuan tapped his watch a few times, then raised his eyes and said, "If there's nothing else, let's go in first."
Seeing that the two were about to take a detour, Straw gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Su, I didn't post that video. Qin Yu'an registered an account specifically for it. I have the recording of him scolding you behind your back some time ago, as well as the chat records of him wanting to get you after the official announcement of the list. I also copied all the surveillance videos. I can give you all of this, but can you... just ask the league not to expose my incident..."
He immediately added at the end: "I won't play DPL again. I just want... my career not to end so badly."
When saying these words, Straw was far less arrogant than before. His expression was humble and pitiful, with a hint of pleading. If Su Zheye and Gu Yuan didn't know him too well, they would have been deceived by his appearance at this moment.
"Hmm."
Su Zheye was even more puzzled and asked seriously: "Match-fixing is such a big thing, why do you think I can prevent the league from exposing it?"
"this……"
Straw raised his head and glanced at Gu Yuan beside him suggestively: "Because this matter was found out based on the information from Chief Gu's informant in the e-sports circle. If we admit that it is false from the source, it should be able to be revoked."
Su Zheye was amused: "But it doesn't matter whether the source is true or not. The fact is that you played a fake game. The evidence is irrefutable. How can it be revoked?"
Suddenly, his mind flashed back to his past life when he and XY fell in front of the highest podium and missed the championship. Su Zheye's lips were still slightly raised, but the warmth gradually disappeared: "Huang Zhao, do you know what match-fixing means to every professional player? It is a betrayal of professional spirit and dreams. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You'd better take care of it yourself."
After saying that, he took Gu Yuan's wrist and walked forward.
"You...Brother Su——"
Straw stared at Su Zheye's back. The bright red national flag pattern on the shoulder of the latter's national team uniform was particularly eye-catching under the warm afternoon sun.
Why.
Why was it that Su Zheye was able to get a starting contract as soon as he joined XY, and was able to transfer whenever he wanted with such good treatment? After going to SEA, he was also pampered and protected, and won the Spring Finals Championship and Olympic qualification in just one season.
Even if he tried to hit him, Qin Yu'an had always kept the video secret. If Qin Yu'an hadn't felt that he really couldn't get him, he would have taken it out to punish him, even at this critical juncture of the Olympics, without caring about his own reputation and life.
I played so hard in XY, but I faced fines, suspensions, and being abandoned at will.
Isn't it because he, Su Zheye, has a good-looking face, like a vixen, who has bewitched Qin Yu'an and Gu Yuan into being completely devoted to him, and they have no idea how messy and dirty his private life is.
Straw was already suppressing his grievance and speaking in a low voice, but Su Zheye still didn't appreciate it at all. He was burning with jealousy, and the string called rationality in his mind snapped. The only thing left was to strangle his wrist and bury his bright career with him.
Straw burst out with a speed that he could hardly imagine, and caught up with Su Zheye at the moment when he was about to walk into the room. However, just as he pinched the boy's slender wrist, Straw suddenly felt another hand grabbing his arm, followed by a sharp pain in his waist and abdomen, and the whole person was knocked to the ground by the impact.
Before Su Zheye could react to what was happening, he was blocked by Gu Yuan behind him.
He stared at the latter's shoulder for a few seconds, then stood on tiptoe and saw Straw rolling on the ground in pain.
"ah?"
Su Zheye was startled, and suddenly understood something: "Weren't you the one who grabbed my wrist just now?"
Gu Yuan's voice was filled with the chill of the coldest days of winter: "No."
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs not far away. Su Zheye looked and saw that they were the staff and security guards of the base.
He asked Gu Yuan: "Did you call?"
"Um."
Gu Yuan said: "I notified him as soon as I saw him here."
Su Zheye was silent for two seconds, lowered his eyes, and at the place where the surveillance camera was blocked by Gu Yuan, he covered his right wrist with his left hand and used a little force to make the red mark on his fair and delicate skin more obvious.
"Gu, Gu Yuan."
Although Huang Heran didn't usually exercise, he ran the fastest at this time and was the first to reach Gu Yuan and Su Zheye. He stared at Straw on the ground with vigilant eyes, and asked while panting: "I'm sorry I'm late. What's wrong? Are you two okay?"
"Nothing at the moment."
Gu Yuan's tone was still cold: "He wanted to attack Zhe Ye, but I stopped him."
"What--?!"
Huang Heran's tone suddenly changed: "He wants to attack Zhe Ye?! Zhe Ye, Zhe Ye, let me look at you."
"fine."
Su Zheye poked his head out from behind Gu Yuan and stretched out his hand obediently.
The boy's wrist was already slender and white, and the three extra fingerprints were extremely eye-catching, and they disappeared after a while.
Huang Heran sucked in a breath of cold air, his voice trembling a little: "Is it okay? Does it hurt? Zhe Ye? Damn, should we call a doctor?"
Straw, who had just recovered from the severe pain in his waist and abdomen, was stunned for a moment when he heard Huang Heran's words.
——He clearly only pinched Su Zheye's wrist with force, and before he could try to break it, he was kicked away by Gu Yuan. There was nothing to be surprised about with that little bit of strength.
This Gu Yuan...
It's all his fault that he ruined his own business.
Straw covered his stomach and stared at Gu Yuan.
Noticing his gaze, Gu Yuan lowered his eyes and glanced at him indifferently.
From the moment he saw Straw, Gu Yuan felt something was wrong, because he had no right to be here, and even though he sounded pitiful, he could not hide the hatred in his eyes.
...It's very much like a desperate criminal making a final struggle and fighting to the death.
So Gu Yuan notified Huang Heran immediately and kept an eye on Straw's movements.
Sure enough, this scumbag wanted to drag Su Zheye to take the blame when the negotiations failed.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuan couldn't suppress his anger in his heart, and cast his eyes on the staff: "Is this how you work? Can you let in irrelevant personnel? What if the player's wrist is injured? Can you afford it?"
Several staff members almost broke out in cold sweats, and the leader hurriedly said, "I'm so sorry, Chief Gu, we will deal with this matter immediately..."
Gu Yuan interrupted him calmly: "The players who have left are not eligible to return to the base. Someone must have smoothed things over. I need you to find out everything and give SEA an explanation."
“Yes, yes.”
The man quickly responded: "Let's all go check it out."
"You follow them."
Gu Yuan turned to Huang Heran again: "I'll take Zhe Ye to rest for a while, as we still have training in the afternoon."
Huang Heran nodded repeatedly: "You guys go ahead. If you need to see a doctor, tell me anytime. I'll keep an eye on it."
Gu Yuan said "hmm" without looking at anyone else. He took Su Zheye's hand and walked into the room.
After closing the door, he immediately looked at Su Zheye's wrist, but at this moment, there was no trace of damage on that fair skin.
"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"No."
Su Zheye shook his head: "I have never felt uncomfortable."
He blinked slowly at Gu Yuan: "I did it on purpose."
"Um."
Gu Yuan said, "I know you're afraid that Straw will act like a rogue and deny that he hit you, and then he'll probably blame me for kicking him."
His thoughts were revealed in these words, but Su Zheye still looked up, his light-colored eyes clear and innocent, pretending not to understand.
Gu Yuan sighed, raised his hand and hugged Su Zheye into his arms, holding the latter's neck tightly: "Zheye, I was really scared just now. I was too scared... I can't play with you anymore."
Su Zheye was stunned for a second.
He felt Gu Yuan's hands trembling slightly. This was the second time he saw Gu Yuan unable to control his emotions.
——The last time was when he deliberately went to the bar to irritate Gu Yuan.
After a moment of silence, Su Zheye spoke: "I'm sorry, I overestimated human nature. I didn't expect that he would be desperate."
"I didn't expect that either."
Gu Yuan said: "When I saw him, I also deliberately noticed whether he had any sharp weapons. He must have acted on impulse to attack you."
"yes."
Su Zheye smiled and said, "Maybe he thinks I don't have enough moral standards to tolerate match-fixing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yuan pinched the back of his neck lightly.
"Don't say that about yourself."
Gu Yuan said.
Su Zheye licked the tip of Gu Yuan's ear: "But the first time I met Chief Gu, I threw cigarette butts everywhere."
"Um."
Gu Yuan said: "At that time, I also thought you were of poor quality, but later I realized that it was because no one loved my little fox and I underestimated myself."
Su Zheye laughed out loud: "That's a nice thing to say. You forced me to throw the garbage can away at that time. You must have been cursing me in your heart."
Gu Yuan: “No.”
"I don't care."
Su Zheye yawned: "You just scolded me. I'm going to sleep now. I have a training match in the afternoon."
Gu Yuan was helpless and said nothing more. He picked up Su Zheye by the waist and put the boy on the bed.
"Go to sleep."
He kissed his little fox: "Good afternoon, have a good rest."
In the afternoon, the DTW official blog released an announcement.
【@DTW Official Tournament: Investigation results and penalty notice for player Huang Zhao (Straw)】*
[On May 6, upon receiving the news that Huang Zhao (ID: Straw) from XY E-sports Club was suspected of violating regulations, the Dawn & Dusk professional competition discipline management team set up a special investigation team and conducted an in-depth investigation into the relevant situation. After verifying with the relevant parties and the parties involved, the Dawn & Dusk professional competition discipline management team found out that:]
[XY e-sports club player Huang Zhao (ID: Straw) has engaged in unfair behavior that affects the fairness of the DPL competition and participated in illegal betting on the "Dawn and Dusk" event, which has violated the relevant rules of Article 12.3.3.1 involving match-fixing and Article 12.3 involving gambling in the "2024 Season Dawn and Dusk Professional League Competition Rules". 】
[Based on this, according to the facts, nature, and circumstances of the case, the Dawn & Dusk professional competition disciplinary management team made the following penalty decision: Huang Zhao (ID: Straw) was given a three-year ban for violating relevant regulations, effective immediately, and is not allowed to broadcast any Dawn & Dusk-related live broadcasts on live broadcast platforms. ]
【……】
rely on
It was like an atomic bomb exploding on an already restless lake, and the Internet was immediately in chaos.
The official Weibo accounts of XY and SEA both reposted this announcement, but Su Zheye did not respond to either the previous beating video or this Weibo post.
Two days later, a video of the official visit to the base was posted on DTW's Weibo. In addition to the most common questions for players and coaches, such as how the training and running-in were, and how the base environment was, the last one was asked to Su Zheye alone.
The reporter who came to visit the set was the host of SEA’s home game and also a fan of SEA. Naturally, he felt “indignant” about Su Zheye’s experience, and this was also hinted at by the official.
"I have another question for Night. Recently, there have been many different opinions on you online, with mixed reviews. Before the truth comes out, will Night's mentality be affected by these negative comments? If so, how do you adjust?"
"Won't."
Su Zheye said: "I have a clear conscience."
The hostess was stunned for a moment, then she smiled: "Indeed. The last question is... After all, this is the Olympics, open to the public. Does Night have any words to inspire everyone, or to friends who have experienced similar misunderstandings as you?"
"Nothing, actually."
Su Zheye smiled and said, "You have a bright future ahead of you. Don't let yourself get in the way and don't stop."
You have a bright future ahead of you. But the road ahead is long and arduous.
Keep moving forward, don't stop, don't look back.
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