Chapter 189: G.o.d Qin, Your Name Is Still on the Starting Member List
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Zhaoying clicked directly into qr’s account.
There was only one system post.
It followed one person and had 420,000 followers.
If it were not for Cheng Juan’s friend QR, Lu Zhaoying would really have forgotten about this qr who never posted on Weibo.
QR’s three G.o.d cards had impacted him too much.
Lu Zhaoying felt like even Yang Fei might not send someone three G.o.d cards at once.
The only difference between QR and qr was in the uppercase and lowercase, and both of them were related to OST. Lu Zhaoying was 80% sure that they were the same person.
He clicked directly into qr’s following and opened the profile of the person she followed.
This Weibo also had more than 20,000 followers.
This Weibo posted most often about her deskmate, and then her pet Mi Mi, and the latest post wrote—
[My super-cool deskmate took leave yesterday and went to Shanghai. My old cla.s.s is full of energy now. My pet Mi Mi ate the gra.s.s and was punished by my dad to stare at the wall for a long time. It’s so pitiful…]
Lu Zhaoying felt like the first sentence sounded very familiar.
“A pet can be punished to stare at the wall for eating gra.s.s? Isn’t this family too strict?” Cheng Mu poured a gla.s.s of water for Qin Ran and came forward to look at the page.
Lu Zhaoying nodded and said vaguely, “Yeah, pretty strict.”
He continued scrolling down and felt like the posts on the Weibo page were very familiar.
Lefty, injured hand…
Lu Zhaoying put down his phone and leaned back on the sofa with a dazed expression.
“Young Master Lu, are you alright?” Cheng Mu asked when he saw Lu Zhaoying in a daze.
“Ah,” Lu Zhaoying replied while shaking his head.
He felt like something was wrong.
“Young Master Lu, where are you going?” Cheng Mu was waiting for Lu Zhaoying to invite him to a game and couldn’t help asking when he saw him going upstairs.
“I’m finding Master Juan.” Lu Zhaoying had already reached the stairs.
Qin Ran was looking through her friends on WeChat while holding the gla.s.s of water given by Cheng Mu. She totally ignored Lu Zhaoying’s gaze.
Yan Xi had just posted on his WeChat, and the address displayed happened to be a street in Shanghai.
Qin Ran narrowed her eyes. Yan Xi was in Shanghai as well?
**
On the third floor.
Before Gu Xichi arrived, Lu Zhaoying saw Cheng Juan holding a test tube in one hand and a petri dish in the other. He placed it on the instrument carefully for testing.
“Master Juan.” Lu Zhaoying walked over to Cheng Juan with his phone.
“What’s the matter?” Cheng Juan put down the petri dish in his hands. He was deep in thought and turned back to the computer to open an account on the experimental computer.
He logged into Gu Xichi’s account and glanced at it, clicking on the “old man” avatar and sending a video chat directly.
“About your friend QR, you…”
“No.” Lu Zhaoying was interrupted by Cheng Juan lightly even before he could finish speaking.
Coincidentally, the video call was picked up.
An old man in a white coat appeared on the screen. “How rare of you to send a video call to me, you bad disciple. Why have you…”
The old man in the video stood in front of a pile of formalin organs and raised his head mid-sentence.
He wore a pair of reading gla.s.ses on the bridge of his nose and held a thin scalpel in his hand.
As soon as he looked up, he saw the video screen—a man was leaning lazily on the experimental table, wearing a black silk s.h.i.+rt and looking him at him expressionlessly.
The old man’s expression changed and his spirits seemed shaken. “My beloved disciple, why is it you? Are you with Xiao Chi?” He immediately changed his address.
“h.e.l.lo, teacher.” Cheng Juan greeted politely.
“There’s a research that the two of us have overseen the procedure of.” Cheng Juan pointed his finger at the table and lowered his head to send him a doc.u.ment. “Take a look.”
“He invited you to do research?” The old man was surprised, but he reached out to receive the doc.u.ments and sat on a chair to begin reading it.
Lu Zhaoying saw that Cheng Juan was completely ignoring him, so he couldn’t help but touch his nose and retreat quietly.
Ten minutes later, the old man finally finished reading the doc.u.ment.
He raised his head and looked at Cheng Juan in shock before murmuring, “You two kids… you are going to make a big noise this time.”
The International Medical Organization had been studying the research of cell carcinogenic and regeneration in recent years.
“I have the research result with me, look at it first.” The old man raised his head and sent a doc.u.ment on his computer desktop to Cheng Juan. He then stood up and continued, “I will give this thing to the other doctors.”
He printed the doc.u.ments and then left.
Cheng Juan could only hear the soft sound of the door closing.
**
At the same time, in OST’s hostel.
Their headquarters were in Beijing, but the Yunguang Consortium was not short of money, so every time they came to Shanghai, they would directly rent a villa as their base camp.
“Coach, Yan did not come to training?” Yi Jiming took a bottle of water and walked over to Yang Fei while asking the Coach beside him.
Playing professional games required one to be nocturnal, so Yang Fei trained his hand-muscle reaction every night.
Yang Fei opened the game and entered the simulated arena before performing skills with the cards.
They rarely logged into their professional accounts during training games.
After all, they had added a lot of friends into their professional accounts. These friends would be able to watch their games, but professional teams each had their own routines and strategies, so they rarely disclosed their training.
Entering the simulation training camp would make sure no video records were left behind.
The coach frowned and glanced at Yi Jiming and Yang Fei. “What do you think about changing Yan out for tomorrow night’s game? His mind is not in the game right now.”
“He was the leader of a small team last time, after all.” Yi Jiming’s blond hair reflected under the light of the lamp as he smiled disdainfully. “He came to our team and ranked behind me and Sun G.o.d. He even received less attention than Sun G.o.d, so obviously, he would not be convinced.”
Yang Fei formed a team and showcased his skills in the simulated area. He nodded when he heard this. “Change him.”
Yan’s hand speed was high among the youth team, but neither the coach nor the others wanted to take the risk.
Now that Yang Fei agreed, the coach went to the bench to find a new player.
“Xiao Yu…” The coach brought the new team member to the office and carried a cup of tea in. He stood by the window of the office and explained to the new member.
Xiao Yu agreed in surprise.
After staying in the office in a daze for a while, he finally turned and left.
When he turned around, he saw a photo on the coach’s desk.
The photo did not look particularly new.
There was a group of five people in it.
Xiao Yu could see Yi Jiming and Yang Fei in the picture, both of them looking youthful.
But what made Xiao Yu curious was…
Standing among the five people was not Yang Fei, but a person in black clothes. Because her cap was buckled and the brim was low, the person’s face could not be seen clearly, and only a delicate chin could be seen.
It looked like… a girl.
Xiao Yu gasped in surprise. He didn’t know who this girl was to be able to occupy Sun G.o.d’s center position
He looked away and left while thinking about this. After taking a few steps, he saw Yan at the staircase, his expression dark. “Coach told you to play?”
Yan held a cigarette in his hand and its smell was strong on his body. He looked mockingly at Xiao Yu as he spoke.
Xiao Yu took a step back and felt a little afraid. “I think so. Brother Yan, I will go down and train with Sun G.o.d first.”
He bowed to Yan before immediately walking down.
Yan stood at the stairs and stared after Yang Fei, who was sitting in front of the computer, his gaze sinister.
**
The next day.
On the third floor of Gu Xichi’s residence.
He got up from lying down on the computer desk groggily. Once he started an experiment, it would go all day. If Qin Ran had not called him yesterday, he would have skipped dinner.
As soon as he got up from the chair, the blanket on his body slipped to the ground.
Gu Xichi frowned and picked up the colorful blanket from the ground. He looked at it, realized it was probably a blanket from the guest room, and tossed it aside casually.
Yawning, he walked towards his machine to see the results of the experiment. “Xiao Er, give me a gla.s.s of water.”
The computer on the table was always turned on and a video popped up.
Gu Xichi reached out and took the gla.s.s of water from Xiao Er’s tray. He reached for his mouse and clicked on the video. “Teacher?”
“Bad disciple!” The old man also seemed to have not slept the whole night. He looked tired but was full of spirit as he asked, “How did you find Cheng Juan to help you with the experiment?”
This matter was basically a fantasy story in the medical organization.
“Of course he did it because of my baby.” Gu Xichi took a sip of water and glanced at the screen. “But teacher, how did you know he was at my house?”
“He sent me a video chat last night. The old men are discussing pa.s.sionately now, do you two have time to come over?” The old man patted the report on the table.
“I’ll go in a few days.” Gu Xichi placed the gla.s.s back onto the table before reminding it very sweetly. “Are you sure you want Brother to go back?”
The old man paused. “I think it might be better not to ask him.”
If Cheng Juan came back… he was afraid he would be beaten to death.
The International Medical Organization would turn upside down and fall into turmoil.
“By the way, have your diamond boss friend contacted you yet?” The old man remembered one more thing. “The laboratory wants to bring in a large number of new equipment…”
Although the members of the International Medical Organization were a galaxy of talents, they were all still medical people.
The funds and manpower spent on researching an outcome could hardly be measured in money.
They had managed to continue experimenting thanks to the big boss who had been sponsoring them for the past few years.
“I don’t know, I rarely contact him now. He usually contacts me first. I’ll help you ask him once he finds me.” Gu Xichi nodded casually.
Three knocks sounded outside.
Light and slow.
Then, Jiang Dongye poked his head in, smiling warmly. “Brother Gu, Miss Qin asked you to go down to eat.”
He found that Qin Ran’s name was more effective on Gu Xichi.
Gu Xichi hung up the video with the old man and threw the blanket onto his face. “Got it!”
**
Downstairs.
They were eating.
Lu Zhaoying was saying he wanted to watch OST’s game at night. “The game against Country H’s Team WAT. One is our country’s best team, the other is Country H’s best team. The official wants to let these two kings fight it out, but Sun G.o.d will definitely win!”
Kyushu Tour was internationalized and every game was officially broadcasted live for over 100 million people.
This game helped several live broadcast platforms become popular.
Some Internet-addicted teenagers had already occupied the Internet cafes to camp on the big screen since early in the morning.
After all, both teams were very powerful. Everyone thought they would see them play in the Asian finals, but who knew that they would be able to see it in Shanghai?
Qin Ran ate a bun and listened casually.
“You only have four tickets, right? Let Cheng Mu go this time, I won’t go.” Jiang Dongye had gone last time mainly to talk to Qin Ran about Qian Dui.
But now that he had already found Gu Xichi, it was meaningless to go.
Jiang Dongye sat there and glanced at Cheng Juan. He thought for a while before saying, “Master Juan, do you know who designed these defenses at Gu Xichi’s house? It’s too amazing—it’s a fully-automated system! I also want to get one for myself.”
Especially the robot called Xiao Er.
Jiang Dongye felt like someone must have known how lazy Gu Xichi was and so designed it for him.
“I don’t know.” Cheng Juan squinted his eyes in reply. “You can go ask him.”
Qin Ran sat there with her head lowered. She continued eating silently and did not dare to look up.
Her phone rang.
Qin Ran ate a piece of meat and picked it up. It was a WeChat message from Yang Fei—
Can you come earlier for today’s game?
He did not say the reason, so Qin Ran frowned slightly.
**
This game was the semi-quarters.
One match per game was set.
At seven in the evening, Qin Ran and the others arrived at the gym center.
“Qin Ran, you came so early. Look, those spectators are still queuing in line.” Lu Zhaoying pointed to the line. “It only opens at 7:40 PM.”
Qin Ran didn’t reply and just led them along another road where Yi Jiming was already waiting for them.
He wore a peaked cap and did not wear the team uniform. He wore a bloated cotton jacket instead, so no fan recognized him.
“G.o.d Qin, over here!” He called again when he saw Qin Ran.
“What’s the matter?” Qin Ran glanced at him.
Yi Jiming wagged his eyebrows. “Follow me.” He took them from the back door to the team lounge.
As soon as Lu Zhaoying entered, he saw Yang Fei sitting in an eSports chair, and beside him were two doctors examining him.
“What happened to Sun G.o.d?” Lu Zhaoying’s expression changed immediately.
Cheng Juan came in behind Qin Ran, looked at Yang Fei, and said lightly, “Someone drugged him and his muscles have turned stiff. This kind of drug is not available in the market, and he can only be cured in the hospital. He will probably experience some symptoms later on. I advise you to send him over to Gu Xichi for a checkup since he has many things there.”
Yang Fei and the coaches’ expressions all changed and they turned over to look at Qin Ran.
If this was the case, then what about today’s match?
The two doctors also glanced at Cheng Juan. He looked too young, like a n.o.ble son, so the two of them gasped in disbelief. “How did you know?”
Cheng Juan leaned lazily against the wall next to him, raising an eyebrow at them and arrogantly ignoring them.
Qin Ran’s heart sank when she heard this. She frowned and turned to Yang Fei. “You heard him, you have to go for a checkup.”
Qin Ran took her phone directly and looked down to find Gu Xichi’s phone number.
Yang Fei’s trust in Qin Ran was indescribable. Since she also said so, his heart fell for a little, and it was a long time before he finally looked up. “G.o.d Qin, OST cannot lose. Can you play this match in my place?”
After a pause, he said again, “When you left the team, Chairman… cough, Coach did not remove your name. Your name is still on the team’s starting member list…”