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It was a glorious victory and defended the dignity of the Chinese competition area, but when the Scorpion team returned to the hotel, no one had a smile on their faces.

—— Zuo Zhengyi's hand injury got worse.

After leaving the field, he took off the plaster and threw it into the trash can. The side of his exposed wrist was swollen and horribly red.

The swelling became like this, and it obviously happened in the middle of the third game, and the pain can be imagined.But Zuo Zhengyi, who was once coaxed by the whole WSND team and known for his "princess disease", didn't say a word. When the team doctor rushed to him in panic, he shook his head slightly and said "it's okay".

If this is all right, what else is there in the world?

Zuo Zhengyi became the calmest person in the Scorpion team.

But his calm was more like a kind of numbness. He stopped thinking briefly, and let the team doctor treat him with various medicines and equipment. His eyes were always empty, staring at the dark floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel room.

The lights outside the window are far away, like stars inlaid in the dark night sky, shining colorfully until they go out.

From late night to early morning, no one can sleep well.

No one asked the team doctor questions such as "how long will it take to heal" and "whether Zuo Zhengyi will be able to play in the next game". Everyone knows that tenosynovitis is not a serious illness, but it cannot withstand continuous fatigue.

If Zuo Zhengyi had listened to the team doctor's advice and gone to rest, the injury would have been impossible to worsen, and it might have been cured long ago.

But if Zuo Zhengyi chooses to rest, Scorpion will not have today, and neither will China.

Some things seem to have a choice, but in fact there is no choice at all.

Even if it's not for anyone but for himself, Zuo Zhengyi can't choose to give up when he enters the world arena.

He is 20 years old, no one knows what will happen next year, there are not so many opportunities for him to waste.

But now-

Zuo Zhengyi's wrist was about to subside, and another row of electric needles was inserted.

The electro-acupuncture auxiliary treatment was extremely uncomfortable. When the electric switch was turned on, half of his shoulder was so painful that he trembled a little.But he still didn't say a word, only frowned and tried his best to hold back.

Ji Jue sat on the sofa beside him, at first he looked at him silently, then he slumped his shoulders deeply, covered his face with his hands, as if he couldn't lift his head, he didn't dare to look at him any more.

This is Zuo Zhengyi's room, and the room is completely silent.

Later, the staff and teammates went to rest one after another, and the team doctor also packed up and left. Only Ji Jue was still sitting on the sofa, becoming a stiff statue.

If he didn't leave, Zuo Zhengyi had no choice but to see off the guest himself: "You go to sleep too, Ji Jue."

Zuo Zhengyi stood up as if nothing had happened, and said something nice: "You played very well today, and your progress has been obvious recently."

"..."

Ji Jue finally raised his head. In his sight, Zuo Zhengyi's cuffs were rolled up high, and half of his right arm was exposed.

Zuo Zhengyi's skin is very sensitive and he was not tortured.When they were making out in the past, if Ji Jue inadvertently struck a little harder, it would leave bruises.Now I have been pierced by electroacupuncture several times, and I have been given various medicines. The red marks on my wrist are shocking at first glance.

Zuo Zhengyi tucked his hands back into his sleeves, not showing them to Ji Jue.He looked indifferent, almost perfunctory: "I'm fine, don't worry."

Ji Jue's eyes flashed with struggle, and he couldn't help but said, "You don't have to be brave in front of me."

"..." Zuo Zhengyi turned his back, "Are you annoyed? Hurry up, okay? I want to sleep."

"Zhengyi," Ji Jue called out to him suddenly, "Do you need me to hug you?"

Before Zuo Zhengyi could reply, he hugged him from behind.

Zuo Zhengyi's waist was embraced by Ji Jue with both hands, and his whole body was pressed into his arms. His hair was close to Ji Jue's profile, and behind him was his hot and trembling chest.

Ji Jue seemed to be a little out of breath, the sound of his breathing was extremely heavy, and the vibration of his chest was sometimes slow and sometimes rapid, like a dying person who could no longer live without holding Zuo Zhengyi.

But he tried his best to restrain the possessive desire he shouldn't have, tried his best to lighten his movements, gently hugged Zuo Zhengyi, and walked to the sofa.

They hugged each other on the sofa, Ji Jue was sitting, Zuo Zhengyi was sitting on his lap facing each other, being hugged full.

Hugging did have a soothing effect. Although Zuo Zhengyi didn't cooperate, he didn't resist either. His face was deeply buried on Ji Jue's shoulder, breathing lightly, and it took him a long time to say a word.

"I hate you so much, Ji Jue."

"I know."

Ji Jue accepted it from the bottom of his heart, and said, "Swear at me a little more."

But Zuo Zhengyi only said this sentence, without further words.

In the most difficult period, what a person needs is not love, but a warm embrace that can relieve him of all burdens.

Just like at this moment, Zuo Zhengyi doesn't need a man or a woman to love him, what he needs is a harbor, a "mother" existence, like a wanderer returning home, or a bird returning to its nest.

Ji Jue is Zuo Zhengyi's last nest in the world.

But before he lived enough to return to his nest, he had to "play brave" if he wanted to move forward.

What else?

He worked so hard in the country to qualify for the World Championships, then qualified for the group stage, and made it to the semi-finals after untold hardships—he can't turn back.

How to play next game?Zuo Zhengyi didn't even dare to think about it.

That being the case, simply don't want to.

Sentimentality is the source of all cowardice, Zuo Zhengyi wants to abandon useless emotions and become an invincible swordsman.

He stayed in Ji Jue's arms for a while, and left after five minutes.

"You go." Zuo Zhengyi said with his back to Ji Jue, "Anyway, thank you for being with me for a few minutes at this time, but it's not the time to relax yet, I don't want to..."

He paused, and didn't say the rest of the sentence.

Ji Jue was very afraid that he would mention the word "thank you", but he could only accept it.

Then, Ji Jue stared at his back for a while, and when he had to leave, he turned around and went out, closing the door.

……

On July 7, including the next two days, the 12th and 13th, the Chinese Internet was full of joy.

Scorpion's big victory and Zuo Zhengyi's insane "one-two-three-four combo" made the entire EPL competition area proud and stomped on the Koreans.

But under the joy, there is a hidden worry. Scorpion has not announced the details of Zuo Zhengyi's hand injury.

At first everyone thought it was okay, but then they gradually realized that the atmosphere in the Scorpion team seemed not right.During the period, the media and acquaintances in the industry also came to inquire about the management of Scorpion, but they couldn't find anything.

The reason why Scorpion keeps it secret is that on the one hand, it is out of consideration that the starting tactics should not be made public, and on the other hand, Zuo Zhengyi himself does not want to announce it.

But whether Zuo Zhengyi will be able to play in the next game, even he himself doesn't know.

After the two nights on the 12th and 13th, the top four list has been released: UNT, Scorpion, DN8, HN.

The Scorpion's four-for-two opponent is HN, the European League champions.

Just when the domestic e-sports fans were enthusiastically analyzing the percentage of Scorpion's win against HN, a bad news suddenly came - Zuo Zhengyi was suspended.

The reason given by the South Korean organizers is that End players repeatedly used gestures to maliciously provoke opponents and audiences in international competitions, which violated professional ethics and insulted the spirit of e-sports. Article XX.

As soon as the punishment came out, the Internet was in an uproar.

There is nothing wrong with acting in accordance with the regulations, but the problem is that the definition of "malicious provocation" is very vague, and whether it is true or not basically depends on free opinion.

If Zuo Zhengyi's behavior is considered "violating professional ethics and degrading the spirit of e-sports", then what is DN8's jungler's approach?

The Korean blatantly doubled, waved his hand, and was suspended for one game.

——Four into two is the final, and there are only two games left in total.

The Chinese division was outraged. It happened on the afternoon of July 7th. In just two hours, 14+ comments were posted on the EPL official account, and the phone number of the league office was also blown up.

All e-sports fans in China have issued a unified appeal: EPL league officials must negotiate with South Korea's ECS and even the US EOH Global Event Committee to strive for the most fair treatment for Chinese players and lift the ban.

For a time, there was a lot of uproar in the country, and Seoul was full of storms.

As the center of the storm, Zuo Zhengyi felt inexplicably detached from being unable to participate.

All his thoughts are in his own hands.

In the past few days, most of his training programs have been suspended, and he only participates in one training match every day.Even so, the therapeutic effect was minimal.

The team doctor's suggestion is: don't play another game.

Only by concentrating on treatment and taking a complete rest can recovery be possible.Otherwise, if it becomes more serious, surgery will have to be done.

But the risks of surgery...

Sun Zhixin looked at Zuo Zhengyi sadly, and said without hesitation: "Although the Koreans are not human, the suspension may be a good thing. You shouldn't hesitate any longer. End, rest. You have to think about your own future, except Nothing else matters."

There was no one else around them, Sun Zhixin regarded him as a younger brother, and said with a deep heart, in a low voice, "Scorpion can come for another year, and there are countless 'one more year' in the Chinese competition area, but you only have one youth."

"..."

Zuo Zhengyi thanked him, then turned around and left under Team Doctor Sun's sigh.

Except for Sun Zhixin, no one dared to persuade him to give up, including Ji Jue.

Ji Jue was the one who wanted Zuo Zhengyi to rest the most, and he knew best that Zuo Zhengyi would not listen to persuasion.

Ji Jue didn't say a word, and put all the part of the training intensity that Zuo Zhengyi reduced on himself.He thought, he had to prepare for the worst, if Zuo Zhengyi couldn't play in the four-to-two match, he had to lead Scorpion to win and give Zuo Zhengyi a chance to play in the final.

He has to share the burden for him, and cannot persuade him to give up.

Ji Jue practiced in silence, often from dawn to early morning.

Zuo Zhengyi saw everything in his eyes, but his mood was hard to describe.

People in the Jianghu are always a little bit involuntary.Until now, Zuo Zhengyi couldn't tell what he was doing for.

——Amid the strong protests from the entire Chinese division, the chairman of the EPL league flew to the United States in person.How he negotiated is unknown to outsiders, but the EPL resolved the suspension issue for Zuo Zhengyi.

Solved more than half of it-a BO5 ban turned into a one-game ban.

That is to say, in the next match between Scorpion and HN, Zuo Zhengyi can play normally except for the first round.

Although the result was not as good as expected, everyone reluctantly accepted it.

The Internet in China was excited again, and Zuo Zhengyi received unprecedented love and support.Overnight, it seemed that all Chinese e-sports fans loved him. Such eager expectations and trust were mixed with more intense curses from Koreans, like two destructive storms colliding violently, pouring down a torrential rain, converging Into a vast ocean of boiling seas.

Countries, divisions, clubs, teammates, fans, and enemies are all huge waves in the sea.

Zuo Zhengyi was trapped in the middle of the waves and pushed away by fate. For a moment, he felt that he was going to drown.

Maybe he once had a choice, he could hesitate for a while between 90.00% firm belief and [-]% human cowardice.

But at this moment, he really had no choice.