My Account Banned, I Drove Game Developers Crazy

Chapter 7: Dyeing White Into Black

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Is this a dream? Why is there really a bug?”

Xiao Ruoyan looked at the scrolling question marks on the screen and fell into uncertainty.

She had never expected that this player would actually reveal a bug!

In an instant, Xiao Ruoyan felt her cheeks burning as if she had been slapped.

She felt that such a big reversal was ridiculous. She clicked on the comment box and typed a question mark.

As she was about to send it, she noticed the player listing evidence one after another, proving he was a top player with extraordinary skills.

Xiao Ruoyan: “???”

The more she looked at it, the more ridiculous it became. She subconsciously added a few exclamation marks.

Thus, a different person appeared on the bullet screen filled with question marks.

Goose Speed: “???!!!”

After sending it, she seemed to have lost all her strength and collapsed on the office chair. She muttered, “What should I do? Am I really going to lose my job and unban his account?”

She had not forgotten her initial promise.

However, Xiao Ruoyan knew very well that as an internal staff member, she had no right to change the judgment made by the testing system. That was the job of the technical department.

To do this, she had to risk losing her job and go to the technical department to tamper with the player’s data.

For a leading company like the Goose Speed Studios, the player’s data was an inviolable privacy. Even their technical staff needed the permission of the higher-ups to check it.

As long as she dared to do that, losing her job might not be a big deal. She might even be invited to tea by the relevant departments. Oh, no, she would definitely be invited, and she might even stay there for a long time…

Thinking of this, Xiao Ruoyan had already begun to retreat. However, she wanted to give up but was unwilling to go against her conscience. After all, she had personally promised.

“What’s wrong, Ruoyan?”

At this moment, an ergonomic chair slid out from the workstation next to Xiao Ruoyan. Seated upon it was a slightly plump man in a casual suit. Though his face seemed ordinary, it exuded an air of shrewdness and experience.

His name was Qi Jun, and he was also in the Public Relations department. However, he was usually in charge of offline affairs.

“Brother Jun, what do you think I should do?”

Seeing Qi Jun, Xiao Ruoyan seemed to have grabbed onto a life-saving straw and quickly told him everything.

“That’s easy. Trying to help him get unbanned could lead to serious consequences. Unless you know someone from the technical department, you can even be sent to jail for this. Fortunately, you asked me.”

After hearing what had happened, Qi Jun looked at Xiao Ruoyan, who had a lingering fear on her face, and said with a smile, “Do as I say. I guarantee that you won’t have any future troubles. Also, we’re the official voice. Be more confident. The final explanation is in our hands.”

“Brother Jun, please teach me how to deal with this.”

Hearing that this matter could be resolved, Xiao Ruoyan quickly began to humbly ask for advice.

“You’re still too inexperienced. You can’t even think about such a small matter.”

Qi Jun stood up from his chair and walked over. He placed one hand on the table and looked at the live broadcast room on the computer. He smiled and said, “You should know that using bugs and cheating are both vicious acts that destroy the balance of the game. He did this in front of so many people. We can submit an application to ban his account.”

“Ah?”

Xiao Ruoyan couldn’t react in time and spoke in a daze, “But isn’t the bug an issue with the game? Isn’t it our fault? How can we ban his account?”

“Are you stupid? Why should we take responsibility for everything? Besides, what game doesn’t have bugs? If he had reported the bug to us, we would have appreciated him. However, he used the bug to disrupt the balance of the game and abuse other players. Since he chose to exploit it, we have no choice but to take action and ban his account.”

“But I feel that this reason is so far-fetched. Besides, his account was mistakenly blocked, so he showcased a bug to refute me.”

After hearing this, Qi Jun expressed disappointment, “You’re new and haven’t learned much in the past few months. Can you not find a way to excuse yourself from this situation?”

“What reason?”

“When making decisions, we must consider the bigger picture. We’ll use whatever reason is most suitable and beneficial to us.”

“Brother Jun, don’t keep me in suspense. Tell me quickly!” Xiao Ruoyan said with a bitter face.

Qi Jun’s eyes flashed with a trace of craftiness, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. “Let me think. Didn’t he say that he was mistakenly banned? Then we can use his action of showcasing the bug. We can say he got banned for exploiting a malicious bug, which is also an illegal operation. This will connect the dots and ensure he cannot deny it, and no one will be willing to support him!”

“It-it can be… used like this?”

Xiao Ruoyan was shocked and speechless for a long time.

“Remember, this is the benefit of having the right to speak.”

After Qi Jun finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Ruoyan and probed, “Do you know what to do next?”

“Ah?”

Xiao Ruoyan’s brain was still in a state of shock. She did not think about what was going to happen next.

Seeing this, Qi Jun pulled the chair beside him like a gentleman and said helplessly, “I’ll help you solve it. Learn well.”

“Ah, okay. Thank you, Brother Jun.”

Xiao Ruoyan quickly got up and pulled out a chair. Her face was filled with gratitude as she watched Qi Jun slide to her computer and place his hands on the keyboard. He said confidently, “The first step is to pour dirty water and dye white into black.”

…

On the screen, a player character stood on the podium and waved his hands in thanks. The other five were all clapping and cheering.

However, it was just a game setting. The losing players would cheer for the winning players.

In Goose Speed, as long as one player reached the finish line first, a 10-second countdown would appear.

If the players behind did not reach the finish line within 10 seconds, they would be forced to end the race, and their race would be displayed as incomplete.

As for the players who did not complete the race, even if they were in the top three at the end, they would not be able to stand on the podium and could only applaud.

During this time, players were free to speak.

When they saw a player in a white shirt and black pants standing in the first place, they were all dumbfounded.

“F*ck! What was going on? Wasn’t this guy a bot? How did he get first place!?”

“Damn, this is cheating! I ran so hard to break out of the tight encirclement and take first place. But in the end, I couldn’t finish and had to applaud from below. What the hell is this?”

Zhou Tianhao reached the finish line in 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Even in his racing video, this map took two minutes. In terms of skill, these players weren’t even worthy of carrying his shoes, so it would only take longer.

With only a 10-second countdown, even he himself could not defeat this bug, let alone these passersby.

Therefore, it was only natural that it wasn’t completed, unless he cheated.

In response, the five people who believed they were defeated by the cheat expressed their outrage and exclaimed, “You can’t play fair, can you!”

“If you have the guts, let’s do it again. I’ll cheat too. I guarantee that I’ll torture you until you cry!”

“You’re f*cking ridiculous! You went from last place to first place. It’s like you are standing on the podium in your family. You are the only one, right?”

“Those who cheat are orphans. In the novels I read, the main characters are all from the orphanage.”

“Yes, yes, yes. Their parents are sacrificed to the heavens, and their magical power is boundless.”

…

“What does a cheater have to do with me showing a bug?”

Zhou Tianhao didn’t care at all. He looked at the bullet screen full of question marks and said, “Is the Goose Speed official still around? Didn’t you say that your game was free of bugs? Also, when will my account be unbanned?”

With the three consecutive hits, the bullet screen instantly became lively again.