Catch My Little Traitor [Esports]

Five minutes later, Tang Xu, Lu Jing, Zhang Xiao, and Ban Yue sat in the small gymnasium of the Olympic Sports Center again.

The air conditioner was on, and a small light was on, illuminating the small circle of seats where they were sitting.

Lu Jing was stunned for a long time before letting out a long breath and looking at Zhang Xiao: "So you are... pretending to be loyal?"

Zhang Xiao shrank beside Tang Xu, grabbed Tang Xu's arm and nodded.

Lu Jing glanced at him.

Zhang Xiao let go of Tang Xu's arm for a second, and continued to nod helplessly.

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25 minutes ago.

The moment Zhang Xiao said "Long time no see" softly, Tang Xu's mind went blank.

Zhang Xiao's hand pressed his shoulder, making him unable to struggle to get up, even if he wanted to, he couldn't leave.

The only thing he can do is to say nothing, like an ostrich in danger, pretending that he can't see anything.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Xiao's next words would be "I miss you so much."

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Lu Jing glanced at Zhang Xiao again.

Zhang Xiao changed from a lively little fat man to a listless fat man, and said aggrievedly, "Brother Jingzi, what I said was not the same as what you said, so give me a way out."

"And then?" Lu Jing ignored him, "Why did you come here?"

"Because Brother Xu didn't believe me at first." Zhang Xiao sighed, "As soon as I let go, he jumped up and ran. How did you come here?"

Tang Xu chuckled, as if thinking of the scene just now, he was very happy.

Lu Jing lowered her head to look at him, Tang Xu's fair face and quiet and moist eyes stirred his heart like feathers.

In the midst of the chaos, he insisted on sweeping out a pool of tranquil spring water for him.

Lu Jing stretched out her hand to hug Tang Xu, Ban Yue and Zhang Xiao shot their sharp eyes, Lu Jing's hand hovered in the air for a few seconds, and finally retracted lazily.

"Brother Xu, you're still laughing." Zhang Xiao said angrily, "If you didn't suddenly run faster than a rabbit, would you have chased him there? I almost made Brother Jing Zi open his eyes."

"It's not that you chased too slowly." Lu Jing said leisurely.

A mouthful of old blood stuck in Zhang Xiao's throat, okay, I'll take the blame and I'll take the blame.

The current situation is actually very chaotic. The four people have been correct for a long time, and they finally pieced together the current situation.

Zhang Xiao has always admired Tang Xu. When Tang Xu was on the team, he was Tang Xu's substitute.The relationship is like that between Aaron and Lu Jing now.

Even after Tang Xu left the team, Zhang Xiao still couldn't believe that Tang Xu would do such a thing.It's just that the rhythm of the team at that time was always that Tang Xu was guilty, and the new captain Lu Jing was let down by Tang Xu, hating him so much that he gritted his teeth, so Zhang Xiao didn't dare to say anything.

Regarding this confession, Lu Jing was skeptical at first, but then Zhang Xiao opened Weibo and showed Lu Jing her own Weibo account.

The trumpet ID is called "A Persevering Little Vest".

This account was a few months ago, when Lu Jing heard that Tang Xu was "forced to retire" for the first time, and found that Tang Xu had concealed himself, so when she went to check Tang Xu's experience everywhere, she found that the one who had been following and recording Tang Xu for three years An account with a vivid career trajectory.

"It's actually you." Lu Jing was tongue-tied, "Why... didn't you tell me earlier?"

Zhang Xiao smiled wryly when she heard this: "How can I tell you, how much did you hate brother Xu at that time? I thought that if you knew that I was still following him, you would immediately go to Lao Li to sue me. opened."

After saying this, the word "Old Li" made all four of them subtly silent.

"Old Li." Lu Jing sighed, "Is it really him?"

When he said this, he looked at Tang Xu.

At this time, Tang Xu still didn't answer directly, but lowered his eyes and smiled faintly.

But this response is already the default.

"When did you know about him?" Lu Jing looked at Zhang Xiao.

"To be honest, I wasn't really sure until Brother Xu told me today." Zhang Xiao said, "Before that, it was just a guess."

"Guess?" Lu Jing frowned.

"From the first time Wild Sauce appeared, I suspected that he was Brother Xu, but not because of any keen sixth sense or anything, just because whenever I saw a stronger jungler, I would suspect that he was Brother Xu, and It just so happens that brother Xu is about to retire, the time is right." Zhang Xiao said.

"But will Brother Xu play games with you? I'm actually not sure about this, so I kept observing secretly until one day Lao Li called me to study Yejiang and see if he is Tang Xu."

"At that time, I was actually quite pleasantly surprised. I almost rushed over to confess to Lao Li, because...you know, after hearing what he said, I only felt that he also wanted to see brother Xu, and it was impossible to think badly." Zhang Xiao sighed Take a breath.

Lu Jing also sighed, "Fortunately, you didn't tell him."

"Yeah, after all, at that time, I thought you all hated Brother Xu so much. I thought what if Lao Li was still angry with Brother Xu. Even if Brother Xu really returned to China, he would have nothing left. I don't want to Seeing him being chased and killed, so although I had doubts in my heart, I kept telling Lao Li, no."

Lu Jing was a little scared. He always thought that he was hiding Tang Xu very well, but Li Ming and Zhang Xiao became suspicious at the first time. If Zhang Xiao hadn't fooled Li Ming, Tang Xu might have disappeared a few months ago. horse.

"To be honest, Ye Jiang is just very similar to Brother Xu. I have never been able to prove whether he is, and I think you shouldn't be with Brother Xu. Don't you hate him? Until the replay time." When Zhang Xiao said this, she looked at Lu Jing and smiled.

"Brother Xu's personal style is too obvious in what you said that day. Old Li Ajian doesn't understand tactics. The others are all newcomers and have never heard of Brother Xu's replay. But when I heard what you said, even Even the toes know that Brother Xu definitely did it."

"I was really excited at the time, so I directly added him as a game friend, but Brother Xu didn't pass." Zhang Xiao said again, "It was only later that I realized that Brother Xu was scared. I'm sorry."

Tang Xu, who was lazily leaning on Zhang Xiao, raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then waved his hand: "It's hard for you to remember."

"You are my idol." Zhang Xiao said.

"Then since you know that Ye Jiang is him, why didn't you come to me directly?" Lu Jing was a little puzzled, "You still want to continue pretending to be loyal?"

Zhang Xiao glanced at him: "If I go to find you, do you really think you can hide things in your heart?"

Lu Jing: "..."

Lu Jing said angrily: "Can't I?!"

Tang Xu patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, but was noncommittal.

Lu Jing was hit so badly that she collapsed into a dog with drooping ears, curled up in the seat, Ban Yue next to her made a victor's jeer, and was stared back by Lu Jing.

Tang Xu stretched out his hand to stop the undercurrent of fire/powder smell from the two, and signaled Zhang Xiao to continue.

After talking about it, I realized that Zhang Xiao's strange behavior had always made Lu Jing faintly feel, especially the series of life and death calls during the Spring Festival that prevented him from seeing Tang Xu. They were actually protecting Tang Xu.

Because at that time Li Ming vaguely expressed the idea of ​​wanting to see what Lu Jing was going to do. Zhang Xiao had already confirmed that Ye Jiang was Tang Xu at that time, so of course he couldn't be asked to look for it, but she felt that it was not good for Lu Jing to know. , because the whole team would fall apart with their own ulterior motives, so they had to rack their brains and use various methods to keep Lu Jing.

Including acute gastroenteritis, Zhang Xiao just wanted to give herself some vomiting and diarrhea, but she didn't expect to play it off. Fortunately, it was nothing serious.

But his self-sacrificing spirit still made Lu Jing hold his hands with emotion: "It's really thanks to you. To be honest, I thought you had a crush on me because of the stickiness you were pestering me before."

Zhang Xiao silently withdrew her hand from Lu Jing's hand, and leaned closer to Tang Xu: "If I want to have a crush, I also have a crush on Brother Xu."

Lu Jing: "?"

Zhang Xiao: "..."

Zhang Xiao quickly shrank to the back of Banyue, tearfully shouting: "I'm joking! Do you know what it means to be joking!"

Lu Jing nodded while breaking his joints.

"Brother Xu, take care of him!" Zhang Xiao chirped.

Tang Xu just laughed and tugged at Lu Jing's arm.Lu Jing was originally joking, but Tang Xu persuaded him so casually, so he naturally stopped making trouble.

The atmosphere is quite relaxed right now, but the situation faced by several people is actually not easy at all.

"Although Lao Li hasn't become suspicious of me yet, it's not an option to keep acting like this." Zhang Xiao said, "Let's just take advantage of the offseason and settle this matter completely."

"How to solve it?" Tang Xu asked.

Lu Jing gave him a strange look: "How else can I solve it? Tell him to leave and pull you into the team."

Zhang Xiao and Ban Yue nodded together. There was obviously only one solution to this matter, and they didn't know what Tang Xu was asking.

Unexpectedly, Tang Xu hesitated for a while, and said, "I don't think...it's absolutely necessary."

The three people on the opposite side showed expressions as if struck by lightning for a moment, and Zhang Xiao's anxious voice trembled: "What do you mean, Brother Xu?"

"My business is over. Li Ming has done a good job as the manager of LSG. He has not harmed you. And... I don't want to go back to play professionally." Tang Xu said, "I don't think there is any need to make a fuss. If there is such a big disturbance, I will stay away and let him become the manager as he wished, and you all play your jobs well and pretend nothing happened, okay?"

The three of them looked at each other, and it was hard to believe that Tang Xu would have such an idea.

"Are you crazy?" Ban Yue was the first to speak, and this time he said very seriously, "You still think about not affecting other people's peaceful lives, right? And you really think that if you don't pursue it, Li Ming will Do you want to change your mind and start a new life?"

Tang Xu bit his lip and said nothing.

"I'm not sure why he sold you back then, but obviously it wouldn't be such a simple reason as 'MG wants jugX', because the money he invested in LSG was quite large, if you consider the benefits he gained Part, that money obviously exceeds your contract amount." Ban Yue took a step forward.

"If I have to say it, I think it may involve gambling or other similar manipulation. And you... It may be ruthless to say that, but you are like a card with just the right attributes in a game, So at that time he was selected to fight." Ban Yue said looking at Tang Xu.

These words made both Zhang Xiao and Lu Jing gasp, and looked at Tang Xu in shock.Tang Xu still lowered his eyes and didn't speak.

Although he didn't know exactly what Li Ming was after, he could probably guess it after thinking back over the past three years.

Because if they really traded him as an e-sports player, he wouldn't suffer what happened after that.

It was precisely because he thought about this clearly that he really gave up.

"If Li Ming really only regards LSG as his tool, are you sure that similar things won't happen in the future?" Ban Yue asked again, "Are you sure that A Dun's injury this time was not because he is also a card? Are you sure? Shouldn't this happen again?"

Tang Xu gritted his teeth. It was precisely because of his thinking that he miraculously overcame his fear and followed him to the hospital. He was afraid that A Dun would repeat his mistakes.

But this is already his limit.

Every word Ban Yue said hit Tang Xu's heart. He knew that Ban Yue wanted to cheer him up, but in fact these words only made him break down even more.

He wanted to be sorry, I'm so bad, but I'm not the hot-blooded hero in Japanese comics, and I really can't do things like Dragon Quest.

Not everyone can maintain the determination to fight against fate after being repeatedly played/played maliciously by fate.In fact, very few people can do this.

What Li Ming destroyed Tang Xu was not only his career, but also such illusory things as faith, hope, and persistence.

It was not easy for Tang Xu to survive the past three years. What was there to talk about resistance? All he could feel was the helpless despair and the fear of escaping.

"Stop for a moment." It was Lu Jing's voice.

Ban Yue blankly shut up, then Lu Jing squatted down in front of Tang Xu.

Tang Xu subconsciously lowered his head to look at him.

It was only at that moment that Tang Xu realized what he looked like. His body trembled slightly, his eyes were not bright at all, and he looked extremely depressed, like a broken doll that had been discarded.

Lu Jing raised one hand to support Tang Xu's knee, his hand was warm, it felt like the stable and solid earth under his feet.

Tang Xu's heart, which was originally nothing to rely on, beat twice inexplicably at that moment, and there was a vague sense of security following Lu Jing's touch.

"Don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense." Lu Jing looked into Tang Xu's eyes.Tang Xu couldn't help wondering why his eyes were so bright in the dark.

"Don't be afraid, don't think about it." Lu Jing raised his hand again, touched Tang Xu's face lightly, and then he smiled, "I'm here."

Tang Xu nodded.Lu Jing's finger seemed to have some kind of magical power, obviously what he was thinking just now was, what's the use of you being there, you are just a "card".

But when Lu Jing touched him and said these words gently, Tang Xu felt strangely that Lu Jing could do anything.

"I've prepared a gift for you tonight." Lu Jing said, he really didn't bring up the topic of Li Ming, so Tang Xu tried his best to cheer up and follow Lu Jing's words.

"At first, I wondered whether I should give this gift or not, but looking at the current situation, I have strengthened my determination to give this gift to you."

Said that Lu Jing stood up, and at the same time, he reached out and grabbed Tang Xu's left hand, pulling him up.

Tang Xu hesitated for a moment whether to withdraw his hand, but in the end he let Lu Jing drag him and stood up with him.

After standing up, what Tang Xu saw at a glance was the entire auditorium, and the high platform in front of him, which was condensed in the darkness.

There are still competition machines on it, and the podium that used to hold the MSI Champions Cup. Even the debris on the floor has not been cleaned up, and the light is still occasionally reflected in the dark.

This is……?

"Do you know how much it costs to rent this place for one night? There are also security fees, and the cost of buying these piles of computers..." Lu Jing took Tang Xu's hand and led him through the auditorium and through the auditorium In the safe zone between him and the arena, he said with a smile in his voice, "I always thought I was rich, but now I realize that this is a completely wrong judgment."

Tang Xu's mind can't keep up with the current situation.

"They say money can't buy a beauty and smile." Lu Jing looked at him and smiled, "So I hope you don't think about what I just said in half a month, it sounds really uncomfortable, but there are always some beautiful things in life .I'd be proud if you could smile for a while."

Then he said, "Turn on the light."

With a soft "pop", the lights in the auditorium went out, and then a row of small white lights lit up. This light was so familiar to Tang Xu, it was the guiding light on the players' seats before the game started.

Tang Xu opened his eyes wide in a daze. He saw the white lights illuminating the back of the familiar e-sports chair, and the long-lost row of monitors with the large LPL logo printed on them.

Lu Jing walked to the edge of the steps, turned her face, and made a "please" gesture to Tang Xu.