Chapter 1372 The Aftermath

Cui Li was eventually carried out on a stretcher, accompanied by a barrage of flashing cameras. The reception was interrupted for a moment before the Jia Shi press officer rushed in, blocking the reporters who were eager to follow him all the way out.

"I'm sorry everyone, due to this unexpected incident, today's interview can only end here." The press officer said, ignoring the reporters' opinions, and began to call the Jia Shi players present to leave.

Although the reporters protested loudly, Jia Shi's attitude was firm. In the end, they dropped a sentence: "We will hold a press conference in the near future, and you are welcome to ask any questions then." In the blink of an eye, the people from Jia Shi were gone.

The reporters were helpless. Jia Shi was so tough that they didn't seem to care about their possible criticism. However, although only two questions were asked, they were quite revealing. How much unspeakable content for Jia Shi must be hidden beneath a question that could make someone faint?

They didn't get an answer today, but the reporters wouldn't be discouraged. As the saying goes, the monk can run away, but the temple can't. Jia Shi was such a big club; it couldn't just evaporate from the earth, could it? The reporters from various media outlets were already planning their next interviews in their minds.

Jia Shi ran away like this, but the press conference had to continue. No matter how famous Jia Shi was or how many topics they had, the champion was the protagonist today.

The reporters waited patiently, knowing they could get the answers from Xing Xin even if they couldn't get them from Jia Shi. After all, the protagonist of the questions was on the Xing Xin team.

They waited and waited, but no one came. After a while, the Alliance's press officer walked in with an embarrassed expression, his neat suit creased in many places.

"I'm sorry everyone, today's press conference is over." The press officer went on stage, glanced at the countless anxious eyes below, and then announced with an embarrassed expression.

"What?" All the reporters stood up with a clamor.

"Are you kidding me?" Someone immediately shouted.

"Where are the people from Xing Xin?"

"Yes, the Xing Xin players haven't arrived yet!"

"The people from Xing Xin have already left…" The press officer said with a look of depression. After the awards ceremony, various staff members came out to clean up the scene, which was a bit chaotic. Professional players knew what to do at this time. For example, the Jia Shi team consciously returned to the backstage to wait for the press conference.

But the people from Xing Xin just left.

Yes, they left without saying goodbye to anyone, and no one noticed. Because in the minds of people with common sense, this was absolutely impossible. No one would guard against a team leaving after a match.

So the Xing Xin team really left. The Alliance didn't realize that the people to attend the press conference were only Jia Shi and not Xing Xin until everything was ready.

The staff searched frantically, everywhere, but they were nowhere to be found. Then they asked around for news and finally heard from somewhere that a large group of people shouted, "We are the champions!" and left triumphantly.

Were they the people from Xing Xin? Or fans of Xing Xin?

There was no answer. The only answer was that the people from Xing Xin were gone. They had skipped the press conference.

Fortunately, Xing Xin was scheduled to appear later as the winner, so the Alliance still had a glimmer of hope. They quickly looked for Xing Xin's contact information, hoping to bring them back before Jia Shi finished their press conference.

Who knew that the Jia Shi team was not easy to deal with either? Someone fainted after only the second question.

The Alliance couldn't do much to stop them from ending the press conference early with such a reason. But on the other hand, they still hadn't found Xing Xin's contact information!

The situation had been reported to Chairman Feng Xianjun, who was also stunned when he heard about it. Could it be? Once upon a time, it was Ye Xiu who refused to participate in such activities. Was it now going to be the entire Xing Xin team refusing to participate? This was too much of a violation and absolutely could not be allowed.

"Be sure to find them and find out what's going on!" This was the chairman's instruction.

The contact number had indeed been found, and they quickly dialed it, but it was always unanswered. The Alliance was really helpless. The reporters couldn't keep waiting, so the press officer came forward and announced that the press conference was over.

The press officer obviously knew how embarrassing the situation was, and he had expected to be surrounded by reporters demanding an explanation. But the people couldn't be found anyway, so what could he do? The press officer could only respond with a wry smile.

The Challenge League finals, the press conference that the reporters were waiting for to dig out countless explosive stories, actually ended with someone fainting?

No one would accept this.

Various media outlets quickly began their next deployment. Those stationed in H City had already begun to dispatch troops to both Xing Xin Internet Cafe and Jia Shi Club. Hide, can you really hide?

The next day, Jia Shi Club suddenly announced that they were entering a news blackout. Their explanation for this was that the club had failed in the Challenge League, which had completely changed the club's progress. There were many things to deal with now, and they didn't have the energy to deal with the media for the time being.

The reason sounded plausible. The Jia Shi team certainly didn't expect to lose in the Challenge League. Their plan for the coming year was to aim for the professional league and even the Alliance championship. Now they had to spend another year in the Challenge League. This second disaster was indeed enough for them to deal with. Not to mention Sun Xiang and Xiao Shiqin, these great gods had already been stuck in the Challenge League with Jia Shi for a year. Would they be willing to do it again? Even without mentioning these great gods, Zhang Jiaxing and Shen Jian were also players who could find a place in the Alliance. They might not be willing to continue playing in the Challenge League. There was also Jia Shi's new player Qiu Fei. According to a B City media outlet, Team Tiny Herb was very interested in this young player and was already looking for opportunities to contact Jia Shi.

This news came from a tabloid and its credibility was limited, but at least it could show that even Qiu Fei would be wasted in the Challenge League. Could Jia Shi keep these people?

There were indeed many things that Jia Shi was worried about, but at this time, the media wouldn't believe that they were really too busy to deal with media interviews.

They were busy, but they didn't dare to face the media because they had a guilty conscience.

The more guilty they were, the more the media wanted to dig. Jia Shi was silent, but the omnipresent media could always find opportunities to inquire indirectly.

First of all, from the cashier at Xing Xin Internet Cafe, the media learned how Ye Xiu had ended up at their small internet cafe. Although they were just across the street from Jia Shi, leaving his team to join an internet cafe didn't seem to fit the identity of an Alliance god, did it?

But they didn't expect the answer to be exactly like that.

The cashier at Xing Xin Internet Cafe said with certainty that Ye Xiu came to the internet cafe, asked for a machine, and then saw their recruitment page and took the initiative to apply for a job at the internet cafe.

Glory God… After announcing his retirement, he ran to an internet cafe to be a manager?

Then, the reporters visited the place where Ye Xiu had fought during his time at Xing Xin Internet Cafe. There was a small bed and a storage room full of杂物, which almost made countless reporters cry.

Was this the fate of the generation of gods who created the Jia Shi dynasty and made the name of Battle God resound throughout the Glory circle after retiring from the team?

The next day, the photos of this tearful storage room were published in major media outlets, and major internet portals also reprinted them. Even television media were eager to come and film on location.

The Glory circle was shocked!

The fans were shocked!

It was no longer important for what reason Ye Xiu retired and left Jia Shi, but was this the fate of a generation of heroes who had made great contributions to the team after retirement?

Working as an internet cafe manager, living in a doghouse?

"This is too much!" A Glory player who was randomly interviewed said, "I can't imagine that a great god like Ye Qiu would be in such a situation after retirement. I doubt how Jia Shi treats its players. If this continues, will any players work for them? Oh no, there won't be any. What professional player would be willing to go to a team playing in the Challenge League!" This player spat out a good complaint, sprinkling salt on Jia Shi's wound as much as possible.

"Ye Xiu is so miserable after retirement? Is this not true? Is this some kind of hype?" Some were also skeptical.

"Unbelievable! What kind of club is Jia Shi? No matter what achievements they have made, letting their heroes end up like this is just outrageous. Such a team deserves to be relegated. Ye Xiu did a great job! I watched the Challenge League finals. It was wonderful, classic, and amazing, damn it!"

"I think this is a bit unreliable. What is Ye Xiu's worth? He just retired. How could he be as if he left with nothing? There's a problem. I think there's a big problem."

The above interviews were not with Jia Shi supporters. Apart from those who were still skeptical, the others were scolding with great pleasure and without any scruples.

And what about Jia Shi's fans? Faced with such a fact, they were heartbroken and sad. They wanted to defend the team, but they couldn't find any reason.

"I think… things are definitely not as simple as we think. There must be some other secrets." Jia Shi's fans still had good hopes in their hearts. They always hoped that their god and team were harmonious and friendly.

"Damn, this must be Ye Xiu deliberately acting pitiful to smear Jia Shi. Such a great god is so miserable. Who would believe it? I don't believe it anyway." Some insisted on maintaining the Jia Shi team, ignoring the facts, and only reasoning logically.

"I don't know…" Some Jia Shi fans, when faced with this question, were silent like the Jia Shi team and couldn't answer. For them, no matter what, it was all pain in the end.

However, more Jia Shi fans couldn't bear such torture. They launched large-scale gatherings and protested in front of the Jia Shi Club every day, demanding that the club stop the news blackout and give a clear explanation of this series of issues.