Reincarnation: Trying to pretend to be ordinary, but it turns out it's really impossible.

But not long after, another team fight broke out, and the same thing happened again.

It was another crucial moment, but device lag and operational stuttering caused us to miss another chance to make a quick kill.

At that moment, Su Ningning realized that something was wrong.

She dared not play aggressively anymore, and could only tone down her sharpness, playing steadily and cautiously, making the entire match exceptionally difficult and thrilling.

He was on the verge of collapse several times, but finally turned the tide with his exceptional awareness and won the game in an extremely thrilling manner.

After the match ended, the opposing player, Polar Day, looked icy cold, frowned, and angrily said to the live stream camera,

"Su Ningning, are you looking down on us? You were timid and hesitant the whole time, and didn't show your true strength at all."

Or is this the level of your so-called "genius dark horse" that's all they've ever been good at?

The live stream chat room had already exploded with excitement.

A large number of passersby mocked them.

[They hyped it up to the skies, but their true colors were revealed when they beat an S-tier team. Their hand speed was just so-so; they weren't nearly as amazing as the rumors suggested.]

A few longtime fans vehemently defended themselves, Ning

Ning is usually in extremely good form; something's definitely wrong with her today.

The voices advocating for maintenance were quickly drowned out by a massive amount of skepticism.

Su Ningning took off her headphones, walked up to the event organizer with a grim expression, and calmly began to speak.

"I request a full inspection of my gaming equipment. During the game, there were instances of lag and audio delays, which severely affected my normal operation."

Netizens were immediately shocked upon hearing this.

What happened?! Someone tampered with the equipment!

[Upstairs, that's impossible. If someone were caught tampering with equipment, they'd be banned from esports for life. Who would do that!]

I don't care, I'll wait for the person in charge to check the results.

Indeed, it depends on what the inspector says.

The person in charge stepped forward and carefully inspected the items, then slowly stood up and announced to the entire audience and the live broadcast cameras,

"The equipment is functioning normally, with no malfunctions or abnormal modifications."

The live stream chat instantly erupted in a torrent of insults and abuse.

[Blaming the equipment when you can't win? That's such a sore loser!]

[I knew it! Top-tier international competitions have extremely strict equipment control. Unauthorized modification of peripherals is a serious violation, punishable by a lifetime ban that could end an entire career. Who would do that?!]

[It turns out that the "genius dark horse" image was all hype; they lacked real ability but made excuses.]

[Could her previous actions have been faked? I think if Sister Su says the equipment is faulty, then it is faulty.]

[Heh, upstairs, you're not one of Su Ningning's hired trolls, are you?]

[Exactly, Su Ningning was probably on drugs before.]

Yes, yes, it must be drugs. Those drugs might enhance a person's reaction speed.

The internet is flooded with doubts and criticisms.

Su Ningning looked up and met Ji Yunheng's gaze from a distance, who had a calm expression.

She understood everything instantly.

After the live stream ended, she went straight to Coach Lao Wang and shared her thoughts.

She was absolutely certain: Ji Yunheng was behind this.

Old Wang's expression changed, and he immediately looked up at Ji Yunheng not far away.

Their eyes met, and Ji Yunheng looked back at him without flinching, even with a hint of arrogance in his gaze. A slight smirk played on his lips as he silently spoke:

Keep her here.

Old Wang instantly understood about 70-80% of it.

Ji Yunheng was the one who did this.

However, Tianchen Club is a property under the Ji family, and even the top management of the competition have to defer to Ji Yunheng.

As an ordinary coach, he had neither the qualifications nor the courage to compete.

He paused for a moment, looked at Su Ningning who was waiting earnestly for his reply, and gently comforted her:

"Okay, I'll report this to the event organizers right away. Don't worry, before tomorrow's match..."

"I'll take care of the equipment problem for you."

Su Ningning nodded: "Okay."

Then she turned and left. Watching her departing figure, Old Wang couldn't help but feel guilty towards Su Ningning.

And a sense of pessimism about the future of esports.

When Su Ningning walked out of the club's gate, she was stunned.

Shen Xingbai was standing quietly at the door, waiting for her.

"Why are you here?" Su Ningning instantly shed all her worries, and her mood visibly improved.

Shen Xingbai stepped forward, gently patted the top of her head, and said in a soft tone:

"I missed you, so I came to visit. Come on, let me take you to eat something delicious and relax."

Su Ningning nodded obediently: "Okay."

After a walk to clear my head, most of my bad mood dissipated, but my phone kept popping up with messages.

Jiang Hao and Fu Jingyan sent messages of concern one after another, both asking if there was a real equipment malfunction during today's competition.

Su Ningning replied truthfully: "Yes, there is no problem with normal operation, but it will lag and delay when I use my ultimate skill."

Upon seeing the message, Fu Jingyan's tone instantly turned serious:

"Who's so bold? This is an international competition! Tampering with the equipment? Don't they want to ruin their career?"

Su Ningning replied casually:

"It's Ji Yunheng. We didn't get along before, and our relationship has always been very bad."

Fu Jingyan's expression suddenly turned cold.

He also knew Ji Yunheng, a man of extremely bad character, with a capricious temper and arrogant and domineering behavior, a fact known to everyone in the industry.

He reassured her, "It's alright, I'll go find my sister and have her handle it."

Su Ningning asked in confusion, "Your sister?"

"Well, the Fu family and the Ji family have always been business partners, so their words should carry weight."

Su Ningning was silent for a moment, then asked in confusion:

"Since your Fu family is so well-off, why do you still go to the club owned by the Ji family?"

Fu Jingyan smiled wryly and said:

"Because none of my elders support my pursuit of esports, let alone open an esports club specifically for me."

So I had to go somewhere else.

After listening, Su Ningning gave a soft "hmm" and didn't say anything more.

Fu Xiyan, who was working overtime, was quite surprised to receive a call from her younger brother, Fu Jingyan.

Her younger brother has always been aloof and arrogant, and he's used to handling everything on his own.

It's rare to see someone who never asks for favors so readily now taking the initiative to ask me to do something.

But after a moment's thought, she still told the truth:

"I don't know anything about esports competitions, and I don't have any connections in that field."

As for the internal disputes within the Ji family, it is not convenient for me to directly intervene.

However, I can help you contact the eldest son of the Ji family and remind him about this matter.

Fu Jingyan immediately thanked her, "That's fine, thank you, sister."

Fu Xiyan chuckled softly and said gently, "When you're done with your work, go home and have a meal with your parents. They miss you."

Fu Jingyan softly replied, "Mm."

Fu Xiyan originally intended to remind the eldest young master of the Ji family of something, but he didn't even need to say a word.

As soon as Su Ningning got into trouble, the news reached Ji Chongyan instantly.

The reputation and popularity of its esports clubs plummeted.

Ji Chongyan immediately sent people to investigate, and the truth soon came out: the whole thing was secretly orchestrated by Ji Yunheng.

He bribed the event organizers, spending a total of ten million.

He didn't need to think much about where the money came from; apart from Ji Yunheng's mother, who had always favored and doted on him since childhood, no one would indulge him like this.

Ji Chongyan immediately rushed back to the Ji family in a fit of rage.

When Ji Chongyan returned, his mother was overjoyed.

"Chongyan, why are you back? Did you miss home? Mom said there's no place like home outside, so you should come back and stay here."

Ji Chongyan's expression was indifferent.

"I didn't come here to talk about that. Did you transfer ten million to Ji Yunheng?"

Mrs. Ji paused for a moment, then nodded gently: "Yes."

"Do you know what he did with that ten million?"

Ji's mother didn't take it to heart: "I didn't ask any more questions. He said he wanted to do something on his own and didn't want to be looked down upon by you all the time, so I supported him."

Ji Chongyan looked at her with eyes full of disappointment and said in a deep voice:

"Then go and ask him yourself what he did with that money!"