The King’s Return

Chapter 169: Eight into four

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With the end of the 16-to-8 competition, the schedule for the next day's 8-to-4 competition is also released. According to the duel rules of the upper and lower halves, Qin Mo's opponent in the morning will be Li Junru, and Xiao Han will face Yuan Xi.

Qin Mo was not worried about the match between Xiao Han and Yuan Xi. During this time, Yuan Xi has improved a lot. Being able to reach the quarter-finals in the individual competition of masters like clouds is considered a super-level performance. The style of play will not pose too much threat to assassins who are also full of explosive power. Xiao Han should have more than 70% chance of winning tomorrow.

Li Junru is the only female contestant in the top eight. This girl is calm and indifferent on the surface, but in fact she is cold and wise. Compared with Liu Hong's direct and handsome style of play, Li Junru's tactics will be more skillful, and his style of play will be more refined and delicate, giving full play to the careful advantages of female players. She will not fight against others violently for damage, but calmly keeps a distance, using the consumption tactics of poison attack and superimposed damage to slowly accumulate advantages. Once she accumulates the advantages, it will be extremely difficult to come back later. However, Qin Mo is also very confident in himself.

Qin Mo and Xiao Han discussed with each other while watching the video while turning on the computer, exchanging with each other the map selection and tactical arrangements for the next day's game.

When the discussion was over, Qin Mo looked down at his watch. It was 8:30 in the evening, which was still early. He thought for a while and said, "I want to go to the next room to see if Team Lin is there."

Xiao Han frowned displeasedly: "You care too much about him, don't you?"

There is a strong smell of jealousy in this sentence. Qin Mo and Lin Shuangcheng have a very good relationship, and Xiao Han has never liked Lin Shuangcheng very much.

Qin Mo explained: "He is a friend we met in the online game. This time the game was out of order. It would be too disrespectful for us to ignore it. With Lin Shuangcheng's normal level, it is obvious that he can enter the quarterfinals of the individual competition, but This time, he didn't even qualify for the group stage, don't you think it's strange?"

In fact, Xiao Han is also quite strange. When the top sixteen list was released yesterday, he always felt that one name was missing. After thinking about it carefully, it was Lin Shuangcheng, the captain of Sword Song.

It is also a self-organized team. The strength of Su Cheng, the captain of Yulou Chunxiao, and Lin Shuangcheng, the captain of Jiansong, are about the same. Xiao Han and Su Cheng have fought against each other. Strong can't get in.

Lin Shuangcheng's team happens to be Group E. This team is really full of masters, including the captain of Dynasty, Chu Jianxin, and Lihuo's vice-captain, Jingyang.

In group E, Jingyang is the most powerful in singles, and the double-knife assassin's style of play is quite violent. He has trained in the Tongque Club for a year, and with the guidance of an expert, he is definitely at the top level in the current Dope League. Lin Shuangcheng lost to Jingyang 1:2 in the previous group match, and there was only one move difference in the losing game. It can be seen that Lin Shuangcheng's strength is actually not much different from Jingyang, and that game lacked some luck.

It stands to reason that Lin Shuangcheng should be able to win Chu Jianxin after losing a game, and qualify for second place. There is no doubt about the commanding ability and tactical literacy of the first team, but after all, it is a tank-type martial art, and it is not very good at singles. It is still very hopeful to win the first team with Lin Shuangcheng's sharp melee swordsman style.

But what puzzled many viewers was that Lin Shuangcheng actually lost 0:2 against Chu Jianxin in the group stage, and the loss was a bit embarrassing.

At that time, Lin Shuangcheng went back to the hotel directly after the game, and Qin Mo didn't have a chance to see him. Now that the top 16 games are all over, Qin Mo happened to have free time and planned to visit him. Qin Mo wondered why Lin Shuangcheng fell so badly. He was worried that this guy might be sick.

Qin Mo shared his thoughts with Xiao Han, and Xiao Han knew that Qin Mo's visit to Team Lin was only out of morality as a friend, so he nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I'll go with you."

The two went to the next room and knocked on the door together, but they knocked for a while but no one answered.

Qin Mo became even more suspicious. He picked up his mobile phone and called Lin Shuangcheng. After two beeps, a hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone: "Qin, Team Qin..."

"Xiao Song?" Qin Mo asked suspiciously, "Why did you answer the call?"

"I, I'm in the hospital, Team Lin was sent to the intensive care unit." Song Changdong's voice seemed to be about to cry, "The doctor said it was septic shock, Xiaoyun went home, and I don't know what to do …”

The "Xiaoyun" he was talking about was Xiao Yun, the dagger player of Lin Shuangcheng's apprentice ID "Smoke and Clouds". In this individual competition, Xiao Yun also entered the group stage of the top 32 and was divided into Group C. , Lost two games in a row in the first two days of the game, and was destined to miss the top 16. His hometown happened to be in Beijing, and he might go home to visit his parents after the group stage, leaving Song Changdong alone. In the end, I don’t know what happened, Lin Shuangcheng was sent to the hospital suddenly for emergency treatment. Xiao Song was originally a simple and honest person. He was unknown in Longyin and was not very good at talking. He probably never encountered such a situation. He must have been frightened. His voice trembled all the time.

Qin Mo comforted: "Don't worry, which hospital are you in? I'll come here now."

Song Changdong told Qin Mo the address of the hospital, Qin Mo turned around and left without saying a word, Xiao Han had no choice but to follow him: "It's so late, are you really going to the hospital? What's going on?"

Qin Mo said: "I don't know either. Xiao Song said that Team Lin is in the intensive care unit, which sounds serious."

Xiao Han was stunned for a moment. He thought that Lin Shuangcheng's performance was abnormal because of a cold or something, but he didn't expect to be in the intensive care unit—is this too exaggerated

When the two came to the entrance of the hotel, they met Su Cheng and Xie Changming. Su Cheng smiled and said, "It's so late, do you want to go out?"

Qin Mo said, "Team Lin was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, do you know that?"

Xie Changming's eyes widened in shock: "I said, why didn't he even make it to the top 16! He was sent to the hospital? What's going on?"

Xiao Han said: "We also just found out."

Su Cheng's face became serious: "I don't know yet, then I'll go to the hospital to have a look."

Qin Mo stopped the car, and the four of them hurried to the hospital together.

When he came to the hospital, he saw Song Changdong sitting alone outside the corridor, holding Lin Shuangcheng's cell phone tightly in his hand, looking a little at a loss.

Qin Mo walked over quickly, stood in front of him and asked, "Xiao Song, what's going on?"

When Song Changdong saw Qin Mo, it was like meeting a family member. His eyes immediately turned red, and he choked up and said, "It's all my fault. After the group match yesterday morning, Team Lin said he wanted to eat the meatballs I made. There is no kitchen in the hotel, so I just eat them." I went to a restaurant outside and packed a meatball for him for lunch. Team Lin felt very uncomfortable after eating it. He insisted on finishing the game in the afternoon and started vomiting and diarrhea when he returned to the hotel. He suddenly had a high fever in the middle of the night last night. I was scared. It was broken, so I called an ambulance to take him to the hospital, and he fell into a coma on the way... I was sent to the hospital for rescue in the middle of the night, and I was finally rescued this morning, but the doctor said that the situation is unstable, and we need to continue to observe... "

The more Song Changdong said, the more sad he became. A lunch not only ruined Lin Shuangcheng's hope of reaching the top 16 or even the top 8 or top 4, but also almost killed Lin Shuangcheng.

When Xiao Han heard this, he probably understood the cause and effect. When he passed by the corridor that day, he did hear Lin Shuangcheng say "I want to eat your meatballs". It was obviously a joke, but Xiao Song is a real person, he took his joke seriously, and ran to the restaurant to pack meatballs for him in the cold weather, this kind of heart is enough to move people.

It's a pity that God's will tricks people. The meatballs Song Changdong packed may not be clean. Now many unscrupulous businesses use expired ingredients to process food. Lin Shuangcheng's performance is obviously food poisoning.

Qin Mo sat next to Song Changdong, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and comforted him: "Don't blame yourself too much, it's not all your fault."

Su Cheng asked calmly: "How is Team Lin doing now?"

Song Changdong said: "The doctor told me a lot and I didn't understand it. It seems that the blood potassium and blood sodium are very low, and it also affects the heart. Myocardial enzymes are also very low..."

The seriously low data on the pile of test sheets shocked Song Changdong into a daze. At that time, his mind went blank, like a person walking on a sunny day who was suddenly drenched in a downpour—if something really happened to Lin Shuangcheng He didn't know what face to face his teammates and Team Lin's family. He regretted, blamed himself, was at a loss, and couldn't find anyone who could help. He sat in the hospital for a whole day without even eating. Did not eat.

When Qin Mo heard this, he said, "Is the test sheet in your hand? Show me it."

Song Changdong immediately took out his mobile phone and handed it to him: "I took a picture."

Qin Mo glanced at him and said: "According to the doctor, he should be suffering from water and electrolyte disorders caused by severe diarrhea after food poisoning. Low blood potassium will cause myocardial cell damage. He is usually in good health and young. As long as After being rescued, the body will definitely recover, so don't worry too much."

Everyone around was a little surprised, especially Xie Changming, who immediately said, "Moshen, do you know medicine?"

The so-called "long-term illness becomes a doctor", Qin Mo has been dealing with hospitals in the past few years after retiring from the military. He has seen all kinds of patients, and he still has a rough understanding of the data on the laboratory test sheet.

Qin Mo said calmly: "I probably understand something, why don't you ask the doctor in charge what to say."

At this moment, a young female doctor in a white coat came out of the intensive care unit and asked, "Is Lin Shuangcheng's family here?"

Song Changdong immediately stepped forward consciously: "I am here."

The doctor said: "Your brother's condition has stabilized and he can be transferred to the general ward. Come and help him and push his bed to the next door."

Last night when he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, he needed a signature. Lin Shuangcheng's family members were far away and couldn't be contacted for a while, so Song Changdong had no choice but to bite the bullet and sign. The relationship was written as brothers.

The doctor said "your brother", and Qin Mo also realized that Xiao Song had signed the informed consent form. No wonder he was frowning all day, and he would take responsibility after signing. If something happened to Lin Shuangcheng, he really There is no escape from guilt.

A hospital bed was pushed out by the nurse, and Song Changdong hurriedly bypassed the doctor and walked forward.

Lin Shuangcheng had already woken up, his face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and he looked a little weak, but after seeing Song Changdong's bloodshot eyes, he still smiled slightly, stretched out his pale hand, and gently patted the back of Xiao Song's hand "Don't blame yourself, it's none of your business." Although the man's voice was terribly hoarse, his gaze was very gentle. He knew that Song Changdong must have been frightened silly. Saying his name, his eyes were red, and he seemed to be aware of tears dripping on the back of his hand in a trance, and the scalding temperature almost burned his heart.

This simple and honest boy must be guilty, right? The red eye sockets make people feel pity.

Song Changdong lowered his head and asked, "Captain Lin, are you feeling better?"

Lin Shuangcheng said: "Yes."

He turned his head and saw Qin Mo, Xiao Han, Su Cheng, and Xie Changming, obviously a little surprised: "Why are you in the hospital?"

Qin Mo stepped forward and said, "I heard from Xiao Song that you were sent to the intensive care unit, let's take a look at the situation."

Lin Shuangcheng smiled: "A thick-skinned person like me will definitely not die, otherwise, wouldn't you be missing a powerful opponent?"

Although he was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face and bloodless lips, this smile still had a confident and charming demeanor.

Xie Changming had an unbearable expression on his face: "Enough is enough for you, you are so sick that you walked through the gate of hell, and you are still in the mood to joke."

Su Cheng said with a smile: "You should care less about the competition, take a good rest in the hospital, and take care of your body before the start of the double competition."

Xiao Han said: "That's right, don't be poor, your mouth is so dry that it's going to split, do you want to show you a photo?"

Lin Shuangcheng hurriedly waved his hands: "No, I prefer to see myself handsome. Just take a look at my sick appearance, don't show it to me."

Everyone was amused by him and laughed—the guy who still maintains his demeanor when he is sick is really narcissistic to a certain extent.

Lin Shuangcheng shifted his gaze to Song Changdong and asked, "Xiao Song, have you eaten yet?"

Song Changdong froze for a moment, and then remembered that he had been staying in the hospital today, disturbed, and hadn't had a drop of water all day.

Lin Shuangcheng could tell from his expression that he hadn't eaten anything, so he said, "Go and eat first, I'm fine."

Su Cheng turned around and said, "Amin, go and buy some food for Xiao Song. We'll send Team Lin to the general ward first."

Song Changdong hurriedly said: "Don't bother, I'll just go downstairs and buy it later..."

Xie Changming patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You're welcome, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat!"

Su Cheng is very good at doing things, so he beat his junior brother to buy food, sent Lin Shuangcheng to the ward with Song Changdong, Qin Mo, and Xiao Han, and took the initiative to ask the doctor to find out about the situation. The patient's diet in the next few days is also listed Give the list to Song Changdong.

After finishing all this work, it was close to ten o'clock. Lin Shuangcheng looked at the wall clock on the wall and said, "You guys still have a game tomorrow, so go back first, don't affect your rest."

Qin Mo wanted to stay a little longer, Lin Shuangcheng smiled at him and said, "Come to the hospital to see me in the middle of the night, I will remember this friendship."

Su Cheng said: "Write it down, can you let us win the game in the future?"

Lin Shuangcheng immediately shook his head: "Then I must work harder to be worthy of you!"

Su Cheng smiled: "I knew I wouldn't come to see you."

Qin Mo stood up and said, "Then let's go back first, and you should go to bed earlier. Xiao Song, if you need help, just call us."

Song Changdong said gratefully: "Thank you."

***

After sending the four of them away, Song Changdong returned to the ward to bury his head in eating. Xie Changming bought him a luxurious set meal, which was rich in nutrition. There were three dishes, two meat and one vegetarian, as well as soup and fruit. He hasn't eaten all day, so he should be very hungry now, but Song Changdong doesn't have much appetite, and the dishes that are obviously delicious are tasteless.

He still blamed himself very much, always felt that he had harmed Lin Shuangcheng.

Lin Shuangcheng looked at his guilty expression, and sighed softly in his heart—it is rare to see such an honest person nowadays, most young people are used to a lot of problems by their parents, and it is easy to shirk responsibility when encountering things. A little bit responsible. However, Song Changdong would not shirk his responsibility, instead he took all the faults on himself.

When Lin Shuangcheng said that he wanted to eat meatballs, he was obviously just joking. A joke was actually taken seriously by him, and he was so persistent that he ran three streets to find a place selling meatballs, happily packed the meatballs and brought them back to the captain to eat. He is obviously such a stupid person, but seeing him blushing at this moment Eye sockets, Lin Shuangcheng felt that a corner of his heart suddenly became soft.

—Although it is a bit stupid, it is really kind to people.

Qin Mo gave him a new opportunity, and he has always been grateful. Whenever he had the opportunity, he made meatballs vacuum-packed and delivered to Changsha. Although this approach seemed ridiculous to many people, couldn’t Changsha buy meatballs? Is it necessary to do a good job of air express all the way? But it is precisely this extremely stupid way, which is the simplest way for Song Changdong to express his gratitude.

Lin Shuangcheng helped him pay one million liquidated damages. He always kept it in his heart, and he was obedient and respectful to Lin Shuangcheng. A word Lin Shuangcheng said casually was like an imperial edict to him, even if Lin Shuangcheng had no intention of saying that the coffee was about to run out. , He will also keep it in mind, give up his lunch break and immediately go to the supermarket to buy coffee and put it in Lin Shuangcheng's hand.

Diligent, honest, and obedient, that's why Lin Shuangcheng chose him as the vice team—obviously, this was a very correct decision.

Thinking of this, Lin Shuangcheng couldn't help but smiled, and waved to Song Changdong: "Xiao Song, come here."

Song Changdong immediately walked over obediently, with a worried expression on his face: "What's the matter, Team Lin? Are you feeling well?"

It feels good to be cared about by others, and the smile on Lin Shuangcheng's lips deepened: "I can't blame you for what happened this time. I asked you to buy meatballs and ate myself badly. It's my own fault."

Song Changdong lowered his head: "I shouldn't buy those unclean things on the street..."

Lin Shuangcheng interrupted him: "Okay, it's over, am I okay?"

Looking at the furry head hanging in front of him, Lin Shuangcheng couldn't help stroking it up, his hair was really soft, Lin Shuangcheng rubbed his hair, then withdrew his hand, and said in a low voice: "You are tired today One day, go back to the hotel and have a good sleep."

Song Changdong hurriedly said: "How can I do that, I will watch over you in the hospital."

Watching for one day is not enough, does this mean to continue the night watch? Lin Shuangcheng's heart warmed slightly, and he felt that Qin Mo had really sent him the most precious living treasure.

After a moment of silence, Lin Shuangcheng said: "Then go to the nurse and ask for a folding bed, and sleep next to me."

When Song Changdong heard this, he went out and asked for a folding bed, unfolded it next to Song Changdong, and slept together.

The room was very quiet, and you could hear each other's breathing. Song Changdong was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "I'm sorry, Team Lin, if it wasn't for this, you wouldn't have been eliminated in the group stage..."

Lin Shuangcheng said calmly: "It's okay, it's just an individual competition. There are still many events in the future. It's the same if we seize the opportunity in the future."

Team Lin was very open-minded, Song Changdong could only nod vigorously: "Yeah."

Lin Shuangcheng changed the subject and asked: "Who are the top eight, have you seen it?"

Song Changdong said: "I read the official results online, Lin Yao from Dynasty, Su Cheng from Yulou, Chen Jiang from Shuangyue, Nie Yuzhu from Lihuo, Li Junru from National Beauty, Yuan Xi from Yunxiao, and Mo Jue's twin stars."

Lin Shuangcheng asked: "What about the match list?"

Song Changdong took out his mobile phone, looked at it and read seriously: "Tomorrow morning is Qin Mo vs. Li Junru, Xiao Han vs. Yuan Xi, this afternoon is Lin Yao vs. Chen Jiang, Su Cheng vs. Nie Yuzhu."

Lin Shuangcheng thought for a moment and said, "How about we make a bet?"

Song Changdong asked, "What are you betting on?"

Lin Shuangcheng said: "I guess the list of the top four. If I guess all of them correctly, I will win. If I guess one wrong, I will win."

Song Changdong was a little confused. Team Lin was too confident. Can he guess all the semi-finals? As long as you guess one wrong, you will win. In this case, your chances of winning will be great, right

So Song Changdong agreed: "Okay, what are you betting on?"

Lin Shuangcheng smiled and said: "I haven't thought about the bet for now, let's owe it first, and pay it back later."

The honest man Song Changdong was completely unaware of the fox's tricks, and nodded seriously: "Yeah."

Lin Shuangcheng said: "Tomorrow's first game, Li Junru is a very strategic female player. She is good at card maps and flying opponents' kites to fight poison and attack attrition. However, Moshen will not give her a chance to delay the battle. According to my inference, Qin Mo We can directly win this game 2-0."

Song Changdong immediately agreed: "Well, I think so too."

Lin Shuangcheng said: "There is no suspense in the duel between Xiao Han and Yuan Xi. Xiao Han should be very stable. The key is to see the two matches between Su Cheng and Nie Yuzhu in the afternoon, and Lin Yao and Chen Jiang."

Song Changdong said: "The Su team is very strong. Lin Yao is the strongest dark horse this year. He even beat Moshen in the group stage. I think they have hope to enter the semi-finals, right?"

Lin Shuangcheng shook his head: "That's the end of Lin Yao's dark horse. Chen Jiang's displacement control ability is the strongest in the Dubu Alliance. If he chooses the air combat lore map for tomorrow's game, Lin Yao will definitely not be able to escape being beaten by the leader." The fate of throwing the whip. Chen Jiang is the descendant of Xue Ke of the Seven Star Grass Club, and extrapolating further, his ancestor was the wheel god who was as famous as Liu Chuan. We were joking, but this person is far from being as simple as it appears on the surface.” Song Changdong felt that the captain’s analysis made sense, and asked seriously: “What about the other game? Does Team Su have a better chance of winning if they retire after a decline and come back?"

Lin Shuangcheng shook his head again: "Su Cheng should not be able to beat Nie Yuzhu. At present, Nie Yuzhu is the oldest among the masters of the Dubu League. The retired veteran who has declined in form and returned to lead the team seems to be inferior to the new master Su Cheng. The more stable you can perform in a competition, sometimes the victory or defeat of a game depends not only on the strength of the two sides, but also on the psychological quality and experience of the competition. If two people are of equal strength, the old player can rely on his rich experience to set the new player—Nie Yuzhu Usually taciturn and stable, he is definitely a ruthless character on the field." Song Changdong looked at his team captain and said, "Team Lin, your analysis makes sense."

The young man's clear eyes were full of admiration, Lin Shuangcheng's heart moved slightly. Although he was a little regretful that he failed to enter the quarterfinals, it was also fun to be a calm bystander, especially when there was this Accompanied by the guy who listens carefully.

Lin Shuangcheng's lips curled into a slight smile, and he said, "Don't forget the bet, I will definitely win this time."

***

Lin Shuangcheng has absolute confidence in his guess.

He has been an e-sports anchor for several years, and has watched various large and small competitions in the e-sports circle for many years. He has perfected his ability to predict the results of the competition through the timing, location, and people. If Cheng Wei said that whoever wins will lose, then Lin Shuangcheng's pre-match predictions after detailed analysis have always been accurate enough to make fans worship.

This prediction is also accurate enough to make Song Changdong worship.

The next day's game, Lin and Song watched the whole live broadcast in the hospital, and the game really went according to the script that Lin Shuangcheng guessed - Qin Mo directly defeated Li Junru 2:0, Xiao Han also won Yuan Xi 2:0, Lin Yao 1:0 2 lost to Chen Jiang, and Su Cheng lost 1:2 to Nie Yuzhu. So far, the list of the top four in the individual competition is finally released.

——Xiao Han, Qin Mo, Chen Jiang and Nie Yuzhu.

These four are the apprentices of Li Cangyu, Ling Xuefeng, Xue Ke and Shao Zehang.

The apprentices of the four top gods in the e-sports circle reached the semi-finals, which has also become a good story in the e-sports circle.

I still remember that in the previous interview, Xiao Han told the reporters that his goal of participating in this individual competition was to meet Qin Mo in the finals.

At that time, many viewers felt that Hanshen was bragging brazenly, but as the individual competition drew closer and closer to the end, the audience was surprised to find that—

Perhaps, it is really possible for the twin stars of Mo Jue to meet in the finals!