The moment the door shut, Charlie Hannum cursed furiously. "That bastard A. Nikola actually dared to betray us. I'll never forgive him!"
Kim Tae-hyun also shook his fist in anger. "Don't let me see him again. If I do, I'll shove that guy's head down a toilet and flush!"
George Shig didn't say anything, but he looked grim.
Clearly, he also thought A. Nikola had betrayed them.
After cursing for a while, they calmed down. George Higg asked, "So what do we do now? It's not just that traitor. The others seem to be wavering too."
Kim Tae-hyun glowered. "I don't care who's wavering. Anyone who does, I'll kick their ass!"
George frowned. "This isn't the time to talk about kicking anyone's ass. We have to find a way to stop them from wavering and get them on our side. Only then can we stand up to Wang Yi and the coaching staff."
Charlie Hannum said, "Then tell us, what's your plan?"
George Shig shook his head. "Honestly, I don't have one."
Kim Tae-hyun thought it over. "Isn't Gates the one who's always full of ideas? Let's ask him what he thinks."
Charlie Hannum already had a bone to pick with Gates. Hearing that, he glared at Kim Tae-hyun. "What, does the world stop turning without that guy?"
George Shig tried to smooth things over. "We should put our personal grudges aside and stand together against them. Let's ask if he has any good ideas. If you really don't want to go, I'll ask him myself."
Charlie Hannum snorted, but said nothing more.
George Shig got up and went next door, then knocked on Gates's door.
Once it opened, he called Kim Tae-hyun and Charlie Hannum over.
Then he called the rest of the bench players and asked them to