blogombal Chapter 2 Su Muqiu Inspects Excellent Era Club
Chapter 2 Su Muqiu Inspects Excellent Era Club
"That one who just passed by, it looks like Su Mucheng," said a sharp-eyed customer on the first floor of Happy Internet Cafe.
"Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit like her. That person has orange hair, it must be Su Mucheng," someone chimed in.
"I think I saw orange hair too."
"Let's go out and take a look."
"Let's go together."
Most people who are squatting in internet cafes playing Honor of Kings early in the morning are just bored and have nothing better to do. Seeing this kind of excitement, of course they have to join in.
So, a large group of people stood up and walked out of the internet cafe.
The beautiful internet cafe manager panicked. As a staff member, she was well aware of Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng's status. If the two of them were surrounded at the entrance of the internet cafe, they certainly wouldn't be able to escape in a short time.
It would be too late to call and warn Ye Xiu at this point, since he doesn't even have a cell phone.
In a moment of desperation, the beautiful internet cafe manager disregarded her own safety, grabbed a small megaphone, and shouted through the door, "Sister Mu Cheng, run!"
That shout was quite something; every customer in the internet cafe heard it. Many short-tempered customers glared at the female manager with unfriendly looks. If it hadn't been a girl, and it had been a male manager, he probably would have gotten beaten up.
The four people standing outside the door heard it too.
Su Muqiu was completely bewildered. Seeing a group of people rushing towards him, he instinctively shielded his sister, assumed a fighting stance, and prepared to battle. Years of battlefield experience had made fighting an instinct for Su Muqiu.
But then he thought again, these people are not invaders, they are ordinary people, how can we attack ordinary people?
Just as Su Muqiu was in a dilemma, Tao Xuan abandoned his briefcase, grabbed Su Muqiu with his left hand and Su Mucheng with his right, and frantically ran across the street.
Ye Xiu picked up Tao Xuan's briefcase from the ground and ran over after him. He knew all too well the fighting spirit of these die-hard Glory fans.
The four of them strode into the gate of the Excellent Era Club. The old gatekeeper quickly closed the gate, keeping the group of crazy fans outside.
As Su Muqiu entered the Excellent Era Building, his eyes lit up at the sight of the luxurious decor. He patted Tao Xuan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Tao, you've done a great job. The conditions are so much better now than before."
Back when Team Excellent Era was first established, Su Muqiu hadn't yet struck it rich. The conditions were really tough back then; everyone was crammed into a small house rented by Tao Xuan, and training was done using a few computers partitioned off from an internet cafe.
Tao Xuan and Cui Li took on all the logistical work, including cooking, cleaning, handling various competition matters, and arranging schedules. Although the conditions were tough, everyone worked together and managed to persevere.
After being patted by Su Muqiu, Tao Xuan's pale face regained some color. Perhaps not wanting to embarrass himself in front of Su Muqiu, Tao Xuan, almost unconsciously, led everyone into the Excellent Era team's showroom.
On one wall facing the main entrance of the showroom, there was an entire row of cabinets. The cabinets were filled with all sorts of trophies, medals, and souvenirs.
Su Muqiu looked up and immediately saw the three largest trophies in the very center.
"The first season champion of the Glory Professional League, Team Excellent Era."
"The Glory Professional League Season 2 Champion Team: Team Excellent Era".
"The Glory Professional League Season 3 Champion Team: Team Excellent Era".
Su Muqiu's eyes lit up even more, and he clapped his hands and cheered, "Three consecutive championships! Well done!"
He turned around, holding Ye Xiu's hand with one hand and Tao Xuan's hand with the other, unable to contain his excitement: "Brother Tao, Ah Xiu, you're both great!"
After being praised like that, Tao Xuan straightened up, his previously slumped back, and a smile returned to his face.
Su Muqiu continued looking down, and there were still three trophies arranged below the overall championship trophy.
"Ye Qiu, the MVP of the first season of the Glory Professional League".
"Ye Qiu, the Most Valuable Player of the Second Season of the Glory Professional League".
"Ye Qiu, the Most Valuable Player of the Third Season of the Glory Professional League".
Su Muqiu frowned, realizing that things were not simple: "Axiu, what's going on? Isn't Ye Qiu your brother?"
Ye Xiu's expression changed. He looked at Su Muqiu's sharp eyes, gave a wry smile, and said, "Back when the Glory League was first established, we needed to register players' credentials."
"I ran away from home and never got an ID card, so I secretly used my younger brother's ID card to register as a professional player."
Tao Xuan, who was standing to the side, was stunned when he heard this. His eyes were fixed on the two words "Ye Qiu" on the trophy, and his mind felt like a ton of TNT had exploded.
"Is it because of this name that you're unwilling to participate in commercial activities?" Tao Xuan asked.
As the owner of Glory's top esports team, Tao Xuan wielded immense influence. While the name issue was difficult to resolve, there were ways to address it. If Ye Xiu was unwilling to participate in commercial activities solely because of his name, Tao Xuan felt utterly wronged, so wronged he wanted to slap himself a few times.
"It's not just because of the name," Ye Xiu replied.
"What other reason could there be?"
"Because of family reasons."
"How could that be? What kind of family is that?" Tao Xuan didn't believe it.
After winning three consecutive championships, Ye Qiu's name resounded throughout China. At that time, Ye Qiu's net worth had already exceeded a small fortune. What kind of family could possibly have a grudge against someone with a small fortune?
Ye Xiu uttered a name, a name known throughout the country, a name that frequently appears in the news.
Tao Xuan was stunned. His face, which had just been slightly rosy, turned deathly pale in an instant, and he collapsed to the ground.
He was a smart man and immediately realized that he had missed out on a super, super, super lucrative opportunity.
If he had stood by Ye Xiu all along, until the day Ye Xiu retired, until the day Ye Xiu returned home, until the day the truth came out, then he would have gained a super powerful and invincible leg, a leg powerful enough to ride on the face of the Glory Alliance.
However, he didn't persist. On that snowy night in the middle of the eighth season, Tao Xuan made a decision he would later regret: expel Ye Xiu.
The mistake has been made, and regret is useless now. Even if he were lying on the ground now, throwing a tantrum and trying to cling to Ye Xiu's leg, he wouldn't be able to hold on.
Tao Xuan looked at Su Mucheng and her brother. The two of them remained calm, seemingly unsurprised.
It's normal for Su Mucheng to know the inside story; Ye Xiu wouldn't hide it from Su Mucheng, no matter who he was hiding it from.
"Mu Qiu, aren't you surprised?" Tao Xuan asked.
Su Muqiu reached out and pulled Tao Xuan up from the ground: "I knew long ago that Ashu's background was not simple, but I didn't expect it to be this big, even bigger than I imagined."
"When Ash first arrived, if you observed carefully, you could easily tell that he had received rigorous training since childhood. His demeanor and manners were not something that ordinary people could have."
Tao Xuan didn't understand: "Mu Qiu, we're both people struggling to survive in the mud, why can you see it, but I can't?"
"Brother Tao, we're different. You're doing this to make money, I'm doing this to survive."
Tao Xuan was stunned.
After Su Muqiu finished speaking, he turned around to look at the various trophies and certificates in the display case.
Beneath the MVP trophy are displayed numerous certificates and awards.
Su Muqiu looked through them one by one. Most of these certificates and awards bore Ye Qiu's name, such as Star of Output, One-Hit Kill, Star of Defending the Arena...
Further on, there are awards for Wu Xuefeng as the King of Assists, Yin Xiong as the Best Healer, and Qin Tianran as the Best Sixth Man...
In the first three seasons, the original Team Excellent Era players almost swept all the awards.