Chapter 6: Get lost

Ka Lao Si wasn't clear on exactly how things had happened, but since Trick didn't rebut, it meant Liang Yan was stating the fact.

Trash-talking while gaming is nothing special for a pro player; Ka Lao Si often did that as a pro. But if it's map-cannon insulting an entire region or country's populace, or directly insulting someone's whole area, then the nature is completely different.

This is a very serious matter.

Leaving other things aside, a club that wants to grow can't confine its positioning to one area; Ka Lao Si had far-sighted vision, and from the team's inception he aimed to lead G2 to the world—no mistake, just like the FNC they crushed.

China has the most LoL players of any country; according to internal info he got from Riot, the current number of registered LoL players in the China region is already nearing one hundred million!

And in the just-concluded second Mid-Season Invitational, the online viewer count contributed by the China region outright took the top spot!

What are viewers?

They're potential fans!

They're fame!

They're money!

They're fresh, tender leeks!

That's a vast ocean still waiting to be developed!

No matter what, Ka Lao Si is absolutely unwilling to offend the China region's viewers.

And now, Trick has pulled this on him…

If it were anyone else, Ka Lao Si would have already told him to roll up his bedding and scram.

But Trick is indeed an indispensable strong pillar of G2.

"Sigh…"

Ka Lao Si sighed helplessly.

He lifted his eyes to Trick, frowned, and said: "Like this, you immediately post a Twitter apology to Chinese players, watch your wording, sincerely admit your mistake, and explain that you only said those words out of a momentary impulse, rather than…"

Trick didn't catch the rest of the words, only feeling his head buzzing.

Liang Yan, on the spot, looked at Ka Lao Si with new respect; his tense expression relaxed considerably, and finally a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

"No…… I…… apologize?"

Trick looked at Ka Lao Si in disbelief.

"Although I insulted someone, what I said were all facts!"

"Moreover, Trick actually feels that those few sentences he said in the game really aren't a problem; they're just facts, and Chinese players on the Korean server are inherently scum, which is an acknowledged fact among the vast majority of Korean server players!"

"What's more, moreover, I'm the one who got hit!"

"You want me to apologize?!"

"You shouldn't apologize?"

Ka Lao Si looked at Trick and said, with a tone of course, and a bewildered expression.

"Speaking of stepping back, Ka Lao Si thinks that if Trick had insulted Spain, he probably couldn't help but give Trick two punches."

"As everyone knows, Ka Lao Si is certainly no meek kitten; his foul mouth and violent temper are notorious among European viewers, to the point that he was once jointly complained about by European players for cursing too harshly, demanding that Riot ban him."

"So it's said that Liang Yan's temperament is similar to his, and his actions are quite to his liking."

"But for an employee, it's enough to just kick someone; as a club owner, there's a lot more to think about."

"Ka Lao Si naturally couldn't openly favor Liang Yan; he still had to consider Trick's feelings—Trick right now is completely dazed, his thoughts unable to turn, stuck on 'I got hit but still have to apologize, why is that,' and has frozen on the spot."

"\"Hitting someone is wrong, Liang, you also need to apologize to Trick. \""

Ka Lao Si said to Liang Yan, his tone gentle.

"This is to give Trick a way out, while also hinting to Liang Yan that the matter should end here—meaning you've already hit the person, vented your anger, just say sorry, it's a trivial thing with no loss from start to finish, basically a pure gain."

"But unexpectedly, Liang Yan didn't take the opportunity to back down."

"\"I don't think I should apologize. \""

Liang Yan withdrew all his smiles, looked solemnly at Ka Lao Si, with an utterly serious expression.

Ka Lao Si froze, almost unable to restrain himself from slamming the table and shouting "Nice!"

"Damn!"

"That's exactly how it should be!"

"This kid has too much personality!"

"I like him!"

Ka Lao Si looked at Liang Yan admiringly.

"But at the same time he was quite torn."

"Liang Yan won't lower his stance, so it's hard to smooth things over, and this matter will still have to be dealt with."

"What to do?"

Ka Lao Si had a headache.

"At this moment Trick finally 'responded again'; hearing Liang Yan's words and seeing Ka Lao Si's gaze that almost wrote 'I like this kid,' he couldn't help but feel sorrow well up, simultaneously feeling great indignation and humiliation, so his breathing grew heavy and his face flushed red."

"\"I won't apologize either!! \""

Trick roared out in sorrow and anger.

He pointed at Liang Yan:

"\"He's the one who hit someone! I'm the one who got hit! Why should I apologize!!"

"\"Boss, you're doing this too unfairly! I'm so disappointed!"

"\"If he doesn't leave today!"

"\"Then I'll leave!"

Ka Lao Si froze on the spot, then burst out laughing, relieved.

"No. Buddy, are you threatening me?"

「ok，you can get lost。」

Ka Lao Si is naturally an impulsive personality; otherwise he wouldn't have done something like getting his line blown during a match and then spraying his opponent on the public screen, which got him banned.

As for whether firing Trick would cause him to regret it later, that's not something Ka Lao Si would consider at the moment.

Thus Trick was stunned.

He never expected that Ka Lao Si would actually let him go.

No, the word Ka Lao Si used was……

F**koff！

Get lost!

Trick's boiling brain instantly cooled down.

His contract with G2 just happened to expire during this transfer window.

If Ka Lao Si really decided to let him go, theoretically G2 just needs to let it take its course and not renew the contract, without any cost.

And what Trick gains is at least a half‑year 'vacation'.

Because the summer transfer window is a small opening, the vast majority of teams—at least those with strength that want to achieve results—will not make major personnel adjustments at this time.

In other words, if Trick is really kicked out of G2's base at this time, he is highly likely to be 'unemployed'.

When Ka Lao Si said that, Liang Yan was also very surprised.

Originally, Liang Yan had already prepared himself to roll up his bedding and leave.

But he never expected that Ka Lao Si would actually make Trick get lost!

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Gurgle……

The sound of Trick swallowing his saliva was so clear, the tension on his face and the panic in his heart were obvious.

He widened his eyes and stared at Ka Lao Si:

"You, you want me to… quit the team?"

Trick gave himself a nicer way of putting it.

But it was of little use.

Ka Lao Si was still angry, his face still bearing that mocking smile:

"Yes, you, get lost."

Trick opened his mouth.

But Ka Lao Si didn't let him speak:

"Now, immediately."