Time flies, and a day passes quietly.
However, Chu Ran's name was still trending on Weibo within the LPL circle. The main reason was that the story of him being catfished by a female version of Uzi had been adapted by many netizens into multiple versions.
Of course, this incident also prompted many netizens to bring up an old story, which caused Abu to transform into a desktop cleanup master in the club's training room.
The night before the match against IM, Abu swept everything off the desk in the review meeting and onto the floor, his face contorting into a grimace.
"Damn it, who leaked the story about the female Uzi? Now the entire internet is either discussing Uzi and Ran, or they're discussing me. Who? Step forward and admit it!"
Chu Ran and the others exchanged glances. Most of them had done something, but who dared to admit it?
Whoever admitted it was dead.
Not long ago, a post appeared on Weibo's trending searches. Upon clicking it, netizens had dug up all of Abu's past misdeeds.
["They're all saying Ran Chu was scammed in an online relationship with a female Little Dog, so I'm going to share another online dating story."]
["As everyone knows, the current EDG club manager graduated from Yancheng Normal University. Back then, the domestic league environment was just starting. Abu claimed to have returned from studying abroad, having learned a lot of advanced esports knowledge. He then went to WE and told the support player IF at the time that he had a sister who really liked IF, and he set them up to date."]
["Later, IF and Abu's sister dated for a while, but they weren't compatible and broke up. Abu's sister was heartbroken and committed suicide. Abu even held an online funeral for his sister on Weibo. Later, IF left WE because of this incident and helped Abu stay at WE."]
["That's how the nickname 'Dead Sister Bu' became popular. Are there still people who don't know about Dead Sister Bu? Abu doesn't have a sister at all. The girlfriend who dated IF online was actually Abu himself pretending to be his sister."]
["So what does Abu's Weibo post mean? Don't say it wasn't Little Dog who did it. Even if he did, how could you have the nerve to say it?"]
["We're all in the same boat, no one should judge the other!"]
["Come on, if EDG doesn't expel Ran Chu, we'll just expose each other!"]
"Little Ran, tell me, is this your masterpiece?" Ming Kai nudged Chu Ran, startling him. "Kai Ge, I'm warning you, I'll sue you for defamation. It really wasn't me. Why would I do something like this?"
After saying that, Chu Ran silently added in his heart – he had merely liked the Weibo post.
At this moment, the comment section of the Weibo post had exploded, igniting a storm of controversy.
["My god, I really didn't know Abu was also a master of online dating?"]
["Holy crap, exciting! Uzi has a sister, Abu has a sister. Good, good, good, all have bright futures."]
["This gossip is delicious, but it's true. How could Abu have the nerve to say Uzi unless he was involved?"]
["Uzi: Why is everyone only scolding me? Abu did it too!"]
["Good heavens, so that's how 'Dead Sister Bu' got its nickname."]
["When I read the beginning, I was still feeling sad for Abu's sister. After reading the rest, holy crap, Abu's sister has a resurrection item."]
["Void God, Void Sister. What else in the LPL isn't void?"]
["Dead Sister Bu: Rise again, my sister!"]
A war between Uzi Haters and Imperial fans. It's entertaining, give me more, I love watching.
Ming Kai thought about it. After all, it was something that happened so many years ago, and Chu Ran was quite young back then; he probably didn't know about these past events.
However, seeing Abu's face, which truly looked like he had lost a sister, made Ming Kai shudder.
Seeing that no one confessed, Abu's face turned even redder. After taking a deep breath, he pointed at Chu Ran and said, "Little Ran, go take care of the Imperial Zashou. I can't stand this."
"Me?" Chu Ran pointed at himself, looking confused, and grumbled inwardly.
What can't you stand? You've been like this for so many years. There are tons of people online calling you Dead Sister Bu.
"Or should I? You're the best at dealing with Imperial trash in our EDG. Take care of them! If you defeat these Imperial trash and make them break down, I'll give you a private bonus of 5,000 yuan." Abu was truly a bit frantic, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having suffered internal injuries from anger caused by the Imperial trash.
After all, the matter from years ago, which had finally been covered up, was now being exposed so nakedly.
"Uh, Manager Abu, you know me. I'm actually not someone who likes to cause trouble. After all, the Imperial zaji are also the patrons of my stream..."
"So?" Abu's eyes widened.
"Add more money."
"Based on the results!" Abu gritted out the words. Now, like Chu Ran, he hated the Imperial scum with all his heart.
Everything had been cleared up, but inexplicably, it was all black again.
"Alright," Chu Ran nodded, thought for a moment, and then opened Weibo again.
A moment later, a Weibo post titled "Less Debt to Jian Zihao?" instantly caused a sensation on Weibo.
EDG-Easy:
["Recently, I've often received private messages saying - 'Uzi has defeated all ADCs, but he can't defeat the mouths of haters like me.' Today, I'll present some data to show who Uzi has truly defeated. Justice is in the hearts of the people!"]
["Deft, the 'Great God': 19 games played, Uzi won 5. In 8 BO5s, he won 1."]
["Imp, the 'Second God': 12 games played, Uzi won 3. In 2 BO5s, he won 0."]
["Bang, the 'Third God': 4 games played, won 1. In 1 BO5, eliminated in the quarterfinals this year."]
["With this match record, I really don't know who Uzi has truly defeated. I now ask all Uzi fans online, who has Uzi actually defeated!!"]
["I really don't know. With these stats right here, why are people online still shouting 'less debt to Jian Zihao'?"]
["It seems Jian Zihao's professional achievements are not very ideal, right?"]
["And how did Uzi, who has no championship titles, earn the title of the world's number one ADC? Perhaps this is the charm of the Void God."]
[It might be that they were convinced, but they just didn't win.]
[Seriously, stop flaming me, I'm going crazy. Everything I said is the truth. What's wrong with the LPL? Why must people like me, who dare to speak the truth, suffer from cyberbullying? Is speaking the truth a crime?]
[If speaking the truth is a crime, then I should be sentenced to life imprisonment. Please, Uzi's fans, let me and our EDG club go.]
[No cyberbullying, starting with me. @UziQaQ, tell me, am I telling the truth or not? You should control your fans!]
After this Weibo post appeared, many netizens who were originally just spectating on Weibo instantly swarmed over, and the Weibo comment section was instantly overwhelmed.
[Holy crap, Brother Ran! You're my brother, no more pretending, right? You're just going all out and attacking head-on?]
[God, what a joke, "Little Fu Jian Zihao!"]
[Forgive me, I really can't hold it in. Paired with that female Uzi photo, damn, brothers, I can picture it.]
[66666! The greatest mystery of the 21st century: Who has Uzi ever convinced?]
[Ran Chu!! F*** your mother!]
[Convinced you? Only looking at wins and losses? Don't you look at laning performance?]
[What else do you look at in esports besides wins and losses? Uzi's Red Temperature meltdown? Imperial杂 are truly laughable!]
[Why isn't someone like Ran Chu dead yet? He's always leeching off my Little Dog's popularity.]
[Maybe Ran Chu's whole family is dead, otherwise, he wouldn't know the value of Little Dog being the World's Number One ADC.]
[What are you haters barking about!! If my Little Dog went to a good team, he would have won countless championships by now!]
[Are match wins and losses important? If you lose, you don't deserve to be the World's Number One ADC anymore? I believe anyone who understands the game knows what the name Uzi represents, right?]
The Imperials are really annoying, the data is right here and they're still being stubborn.
[As everyone knows, watching matches, liking Uzi, and having a brain – normal people can only pick two of these three.]
That's how Imperial fans are. Most of them are Uzi's devoted sons and grandsons, you know, the crystallized fans, they've already been purified.
RNG Club.
Uzi saw this Weibo post, and his entire face instantly turned red with anger. "Slander, defamation! That Ran Chu bastard is spreading rumors about me. In my memory, I clearly dominated Deft and those guys!"
"Where are the lawyers? RNG's legal department, send a lawyer's letter to that Ran Chu bastard, send a lawyer's letter!"
This time, Uzi and the Imperial Guards were truly stifled. Yet, the ironclad data was right there, making it impossible for them to refute it directly.
There was no other way but to report it and change the narrative.
"Coach." Uzi looked at his coach, Huohu, his red face like a little sun. "Can I share our research on Ran Chu with other teams?"
"Yes," Huohu nodded. After all, Chu Ran hadn't played many matches yet, and there was little research material. It would be better to let other teams try, perhaps they could uncover more of Chu Ran's capabilities.
Upon hearing this, Uzi immediately took action. He promptly and privately shared his research on Chu Ran with AJ, causing AJ's eyes to constantly light up.
Uzi: "He doesn't have many champions. When EDG is on the red side, they'll definitely ban Camille, and then ban a few tanky champions. That's it. Then, just call the jungler to gank."
Uzi: "Keep it confidential, don't say it was me."
AJ: "Don't worry, brother will help you get revenge."
Uzi: "Yeah, I don't want Ran Chu to still be playing in the LPL by the time I personally compete."
IM Training Room. AJ felt as if he was basking in the spring breeze. Indeed, those who gain the Way have much help; he was receiving intelligence from various parties while sitting at home.
So, people should be humble. What did they gain by constantly attacking Uzi on Weibo?
Besides infamy, it seemed they gained nothing.
For tomorrow's match, he, AJ, would reclaim everything that belonged to him.
EDG's starting top laner, Mouse, could sit there, Chu Ran could sit there, so why couldn't he, AJ?
He wasn't any worse than them.
Moreover, AJ firmly believed that if his skill was superior to Chu Ran's, EDG would definitely use a top laner with a better reputation.
As for Mouse, it would be a piece of cake. As long as Chu Ran was taken down, competing with Mouse would be insignificant, truly insignificant.
Chu Ran was naturally unaware of this situation.
Deft looked at Chu Ran, his eyes completely bewildered. "Did I win that many matches against Uzi? I didn't even know."
"Otherwise, why would they call you the number one priest?" Pawn chuckled.
As expected, following Chu Ran's Weibo post, his Weibo was directly bombarded by Imperial fans, much to Abu's delight.
In any case, their EDG needed this kind of talent.
"Good, good, good, excellent, excellent. Go hard and attack these Imperial bastards." If Abu, as the club manager, hadn't been unable to get directly involved, he would have exposed all the Imperial bastards' previous scandals and bashed them.
"Transfer money."
Chu Ran himself never imagined there would be such good news. Abu proactively sent him money, and he even got to freely harvest Red Temperature points.
"Well done this time, you deserve a reward. Feels good."
Abu browsed Weibo and discovered the numerous enraged imperial zajia, feeling that the frustration in his heart had dissipated considerably.
With Chu Ran in his possession, how dared these Imperial guards attack him!
"Take advantage of this now, hurry up and start a livestream. Last time you livestreamed, you earned over a hundred thousand in gifts in one session. Today will definitely be more."
"Is it too late? Is anyone still here?" Chu Ran scratched his head, then clicked into his livestream interface and found the bullet comments scrolling rapidly.
Countless Imperial scum were causing chaos in his livestream room.
[Click to report, make Ran Chu disappear!]
[Buy a badge for one yuan, buy a coffin for Ran Chu.]
[People like this don't deserve to be in the livestreaming world, disgusting me.]
"Holy crap, the popularity is through the roof today."
Chu Ran's expression brightened. He immediately started the livestream. It was time to blast these Imperial scum with gold.
"Do you want me to unleash hell, Manager Abu? Just say the word. I've never fought for anyone in my life, but today I've decided to fight for you!"
"Unleash hell. Spray these people down with me today." Abu was clearly still angry and immediately told Chu Ran to increase the intensity.
"Increasing the intensity is no problem. The problem is, can you handle it afterwards?"
Abu was taken aback. He gritted his teeth and said, "What can I not handle? Go all out! Even if you can't handle it, you have to!"
"Don't regret it."
Chu Ran twisted his neck. How long had it been?
How long had he been at EDG!
Before, he was afraid of being too aggressive, and EDG chose to bench him to quell the anger.
Today, he could finally go all out.
Seeing Chu Ran's demeanor, Ming Kai and the others seemed to sense a killing aura emanating from him, making them feel a little uneasy.
In an instant, when his handsome face appeared in the livestream room, it immediately startled countless Imperial citizens.
[CNM, Ran Chu, you're crawling out of your grave this late? Aren't you dead yet?]
[You came looking for a fight? If I don't spray Ran Chu until he shits himself today, I'll kill myself.]
[Ran Chu, how dare you livestream? Who the hell gave you the courage?]
[Apologize to my Little Dog!]
[My Little Dog represented the LPL at 17 and got second place. He's made huge contributions to the LPL these past few years. Ran Chu, why are you slandering my Little Dog?]
Seeing this bullet comment, Chu Ran's expression instantly froze. He immediately chuckled. "I know that player Uzi has been competing for many years and is very strong, but I have a question I'm very curious about and would like to ask you all. Since you all say Uzi is the world's number one ADC, and if you calculate carefully, he's been playing professionally for four years now, he should have won quite a few championships, right?"
"So please tell me, what championships has Uzi won?!"
"Please answer me, what championships!!"
Chu Ran roared and immediately opened Baidu Baike, typing 'What championships has Uzi won?' into the livestream for everyone to see.
The only thing that appeared was one sentence: "Uzi debuted in 2013, and in his four-year professional career, he has never won any championships."
"No, no, I'm not saying this about you guys, but how can you not find any championships for Uzi? Why can he be the world's number one ADC without any championships!"
"Hurry up and answer me, I'm really anxious right now!"
[????????]
[66666666!]
[How dare you! Is this a question you should be asking?]
[I can't hold it in anymore, killing with a single blow, killing with a single blow!]
Pfft~ Now the Imperial dogs are completely broken, they're anxious, the Imperial dogs are anxious.
[Is the championship your dad, Ran Chu!!!]
[I'm really pissed off, Little Dog's two S-tier runner-up finishes are heights you'll never reach in your lifetime!]
[Are championships important? Do you play games just for championships? Ran Chu, are you even a professional player? Do you play games purely to win championships? Then your life is ruined.]
[I really want to kill you, Ran Chu. Even Feikais' runner-up finishes are nothing, how can he be the world's number one jungler? Why can't Little Dog with runner-up finishes be the world's number one ADC?]
Witnessing this bullet comment, Ming Kai's eyes widened.
Even I'm being dragged into this?
"So the fake world's number one jungler was sent back to raise pigs by Little Peanut, and Bang also won championships by stepping on Uzi. It's all just bullshit."
Ming Kai's gaze sharpened, and his breathing quickened.
I told you to attack the Imperial Guard, why are you attacking me?
[Red Temperature Value +64]
"Ming Kai, don't be angry. This is strategy. Look, he doesn't even spare you, so he doesn't spare Uzi either. It's perfectly reasonable."
Abu gave Chu Ran a thumbs-up. He just wanted to see these Imperial scum get angry. He and the operations team also noticed the increasing revenue in Chu Ran's livestream backend and immediately told Chu Ran to continue.
"So don't tell me Uzi is the world's number one ADC anymore. I even have a Solo Competition championship. What championships does Uzi have? Without championships, he's nothing."
"I can't play four protect one? You don't understand. It's not that I can't, it's that some ADCs aren't worthy. I protected Deft very well! Although he often crashed, compared to someone eating three lanes and having zero output in team fights, it's still much better! Next question."
Deft's eyes widened as he stared at Pawn, utterly confused. Why is he suddenly targeting me? Which side are you even on?
At this very moment, at the RNG club, Uzi was watching Chu Ran's stream. Hearing Chu Ran's fiery rant, his eyes turned red with anger.
Damn it!
If I had teammates like Faker or Marin, I would have won countless championships by now.
Look at the teammates I get in matches – Shenchao, Wu Wu Kai – none of them are strong. The entire Royal team relies on me to carry!
Just as Uzi was about to explode, he heard Chu Ran's laughter echo from the stream again, "Thanks to the 'World's Number One Masturbator' for the treasure map, thank you, thank you!"
"Since the mood is already set today, let me ask you all a question: Do you know why the Summoner's Cup is the cleanest trophy in the world?"
Hearing this, Uzi perked up his ears. He wanted to hear what Chu Ran meant by that, his curiosity piqued.
"It's not because the Summoner's Cup is well-maintained by the previous championship team."
"Nor is it because the Summoner's Cup is spotless, like a white lotus."
Meiko froze, sensing the offensive undertones.
"Actually, this question is very simple."
"Because..."
"The Summoner's Cup is never stained!"
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