14. To turn public opinion around
A level 6 Irelia trying to kill a level 5 Ryze is still a bit short in terms of damage.
After realizing he wasn't dealing enough damage, Lin Jiang saw Ah Deng attacking the F6 camp and casually asked, "Can I take those smaller ones?"
Ah Deng withdrew without hesitation: "Captain, eat! The big one is for you too. Do you want a blue one? Or should I save the next blue one for you, Captain?"
Lin Jiang was almost overwhelmed by Ah Deng's enthusiasm. After finishing his F6, he was already satisfied: "No need, I'll go to the other side to withdraw money."
After saying that he was online, he immediately killed the wanderer on the spot.
After watching the replay, I have to say: "River truly lives up to his reputation as a professional player with four years of experience. He's like a cunning fox, catching his opponent off guard with every move."
It should be noted that the other party can only see his level, not his experience bar, so the wanderer's understanding of him is still at the level of being only one level ahead.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jiang killed a minion with his Q and got close to him, instantly leveling up to level 6. Before he even landed, he unleashed a full combo on him, instantly triggering 4 stacks of his passive.
With a few swishing sounds, the body fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, before the wanderer could even react, Lin Jiang had already executed him on the spot with the knife in his hand.
A fully stacked Irelia is practically a god in a duel, not to mention that Lin Jiang still had Ignite in his hand.
Realizing he had nowhere to run, the wanderer didn't even dare use his Blink ability, and met his death with regret. Even in death, he couldn't understand when Lin Jiang first decided to kill him, and how he had such a significant advantage in experience.
He was ecstatic to see Ah Deng get a solo kill, exclaiming, "Captain, you're amazing!"
Zhou Wen began to analyze: "The captain's reaction speed should be between 0.2 and 0.3, right?"
"Holy crap," Song Zhixu exclaimed in shock, "Captain, I knew you were strong, but I didn't expect you to be this strong!"
Lin Jiang laughed, "Fortunately, Ah Deng played a big role in this."
Ah Deng, who spent the whole game shopping: ? ? ?
This is what you call meritorious service? Well, he deserves it!
Just then, Shenju in the bottom lane also secured a kill with Zhou Wen's help, taking two tower plates and gaining a 500 gold lead over his lane opponent.
The enemy jungler ganked bot lane, but Lin Jiang arrived in time. The three of them worked together to bring the enemy to low health, and Lin Jiang finished them off, securing a double kill.
Shenju took down the enemy's first tower, giving him a 1000 gold lead over his lane opponent.
Lin Jiang went back to help A Deng take the Rift Herald, destroyed the mid-lane tower, and gained a 2000 gold lead over his lane opponent.
Even Song Zhixu, who had never stood up before, got his first kill thanks to Lin Jiang's roaming, giving him a 500-point economic lead over his opponent.
Having gained the advantage, Song Zhixu immediately became arrogant. He could finally chase after the opposing crocodile and shout, "Didn't you eat? You're so weak!"
With a clear advantage across all three lanes, OT pushed straight through the game after 25 minutes and secured the first victory!
The match was won very easily, and the audience cheered with excitement.
Lin Jiang's addition changed the situation of OT. He can extend the advantage of the mid lane to the other two lanes, and even his jungler, who has always been known as a psychedelic type, does not seem so bad.
The live stream's popularity skyrocketed, and those who had been waiting for Lin Jiang to fall from grace were proven wrong, with KUG also getting another round of criticism.
VT's confidence was utterly crushed by Lin Jiang, and the second game was no better, losing even faster than the first.
After this match, OT temporarily ranked sixth with a score of 1-0, and also made it onto three trending topics.
One of them is related to Shen Ju, and fans unanimously believe that Shen Ju's playing style has become more mature.
The other two are related to Lin Jiang.
One is that "Lin Jiang's mood has obviously improved."
Netizens shared a video of Lin Jiang looking visibly tired while performing in KUG, as well as photos of him sitting alone in a corner playing on his phone, isolated by his teammates.
In stark contrast are the screenshots of Lin Jiang leading the OT matches. The two matches combined lasted less than an hour, and he was captured laughing at least 20 times.
The comment section exploded!
Wow, I've never seen River laugh so happily.
There's a huge difference between a genuine smile and a fake smile.
[So how disgusting is KUG? They made such a cheerful player unable to even manage a smile, except for their usual professional ones!]
[They rushed to OT overnight but didn't even stay at your KUG; management should reflect on this.]
[Don't talk nonsense. Lin Jiangxia is laughing because his wife is giving birth in the hospital, not because he finally left that lousy KUG team (doge emoji).]
Netizens even made a meme, turning Lin Jiang's most radiant smile into an emoji with the caption: "You can't imagine my happiness."
Another version is: Damn it, they finally got away.
Another trending topic related to Lin Jiang is "Lin Jiang's playing style can benefit his teammates".
Netizens posted the differences between KUG's first match and OT's first match.
Almost all of KUG's screenshots are:
The jungler comes to gank mid, the support comes to gank mid, the top laner comes to gank mid, the support brings the jungler to gank mid, the support brings the AD carry to gank mid, the support brings everyone to gank mid.
One particularly hilarious screenshot shows the enemy mid-laner isolated and helpless under the tower, while Alike and his four teammates brutally kill him. The player is so terrified that he blurs out of focus in the shot.
Curious netizens took a screenshot and captioned it: "Oh my god, run! The whole village is coming!"
The comments section was filled with laughs; Alike's fans hadn't even had a chance to control the comments before they were overwhelmed by a deluge of "hahahahaha".
In contrast, here are screenshots from OT's first match;
Lin Jiang solo killed the opponent, Lin Jiang counter-killed the opponent, Lin Jiang went to the bottom lane and killed the opponent, Lin Jiang went to the jungle and killed the opponent, Lin Jiang led the jungler to the top lane and killed the opponent.
They're both mid-laners, they both dominated the opposing team, they both got double-digit kills, and they both won MVP, but it just looks ridiculous.
Lin Jiang's fighting style: Kill them all!
Alike's strategy: Hold them down and I'll kill them all!
This comparison vividly illustrates the difference in playing styles between Lin Jiang and Alike.
Alike's advantage was all thanks to his teammates. He did get two MVPs after the game, but his teammates all became scumbags and tools, with their stats getting worse and worse.
In contrast, Lin Jiang was able to extend his advantages to the other lanes, even giving up kills to his teammates. In the end, the whole team performed admirably, with each teammate playing a crucial role.
Shenju, in particular, won the MVP award in the second game.
And so another meme appeared in the comments section—
[Lin Jiang: Everyone, get to the table and eat!]
[Alike: Everyone get off the table and watch me eat!]
Some netizens also posted before-and-after comparison photos of Lin Jiang's teammates.
This proves that when Lin Jiang was in KUG, his teammates often got MVP, but after Alike came to KUG, his teammates all just slack off.
On the contrary, after Lin Jiang arrived, everyone in the OT group showed their strengths.
[Here's a little-known fact: Lin Jiang's playstyle isn't as entertaining as it was a couple of years ago, but don't forget, he still holds the record for the highest win rate among mid-laners over the past three years, even now that he's moved to OT.]
This conclusion immediately gave netizens goosebumps.
This is truly terrifying to think about!
However, the haters won't buy into this data. They think Lin Jiang only won one VT, and it's not as amazing as they make it out to be.
Just wait and see, OT will be exposed for what it is when it faces strong teams.
[Hilarious, their win rate is about to drop.]
[I don't believe he can maintain his highest record while dragging out overtime.]
However, most opinions still favor Lin Jiang.
After being criticized for two days, he successfully turned the tide in public opinion.
At this point, KUG's operations department racked their brains but still couldn't figure out how Lin Jiang was able to compete with capital.
Just then, the operations manager received a call from his superior and quickly offered his conciliatory words: "Don't worry, manager, I'm about to release a batch of damaging information about Lin Jiang to guarantee a turnaround in public opinion!"
There was a click of the tongue on the other end, sounding rather displeased: "No need to vote anymore. The higher-ups just said that Lin Jiang is a veteran of KUG, so let's part ways amicably."
The manager was stunned.
Didn't they say they were going to teach Lin Jiang a lesson just a few days ago? How did they suddenly change their minds?
The elevator stopped on the 60th floor.
The top floor of KUG, inside the senior management area.
The staff member placed the envelope on the desk. "Young Master He, the operations department has already notified you, and I've also put the photos on your desk."
A man in a suit and tie stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, his back to the viewer.
He held a cigarette between his fingers, slowly exhaling smoke, then wafted it into a flowerpot on the windowsill, gesturing for the person to leave.
The room became spacious, and the expansive floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the entire city, making the bustling traffic below seem like mere ants.
He Gu extended his wrist, which was adorned with a wristwatch, and carefully opened the envelope.
Inside was a stack of freshly developed photos; I flipped through them one by one with my cool hands.
The first picture shows Lin Jiang dragging his luggage to OT. The dilapidated shop sign is out of place with Lin Jiang, and there is not even a single person who comes out to greet him.
The second photo shows Lin Jiang standing on the balcony. The angle isn't clear, but you can still see the wind ruffling his hair and a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
The following photos are of Lin Jiang on the balcony. Sometimes he smiles at his teammates, but most of the time he stands alone on the balcony, lost in thought or spacing out, as if he has a lot on his mind.
The hand that was flipping through the photos paused slightly.
He had never seen such an expression on Lin Jiang's face before. It seemed that ever since he met Lin Jiang, his face had always been filled with a tolerant smile.
He stopped flipping through the pages and found a photo of Lin Jiang smoking in front of a convenience store. It was the first time he had ever seen Lin Jiang smoke. His thin body looked like it was about to collapse, and he was coughing with his eyes slightly red, but he kept going.
He Gu rubbed the photo vigorously.
He then took out his phone and found Lin Jiang's private number.
Lin Jiang made it clear to him last time he called that he shouldn't call again, and he agreed.
His finger hovered over the button. After careful consideration between principles and Lin Jiang, he dialed the number anyway.
"Beep—beep—"
He placed the remaining photos on the table, but they were accidentally brushed by his sleeve and fell down, including the photos of Lin Jiang and a boy walking under a locust tree late at night.
He Gu abruptly cut off the dialing.
After a short "beep," he bent down to pick up the fallen photos and carefully flipped through them one by one.
Lin Jiang looks relaxed in the photo, with a smile in his eyes.
The boy behind him kept his eyes fixed on him, never looking away even though he could only see the back of the other's head.
The hand wearing the watch picked up the last one.
In that photo, Shen Ju accidentally bumped into Lin Jiang, his ear turned red, and there was an unconcealable emotion surging in his eyes.
He Gu stared at it for a long time.
My fingertips are getting cold.
He took out his work phone from his pocket and dialed a number. "Could you postpone my schedule for tomorrow afternoon? Um, I have other plans. Yes, it's work-related. Okay, I'll let you know later."
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