They won the third game.
The score was 2:1.
Jiang Chen returned to the lounge, surrounded by Xiao Hu, Gou Ye, Xiao Ming, and Xiang Guo.
Heart, Karsa, Jun Ze, and the staff members all greeted him.
Yan Jun Ze, biting his lip, chuckled, "Old Jiang, you must have millions of mastery points on this Teemo, right?"
Head coach Heart, eyes gleaming, said, "Jun Ze, what do you know? This is how a real man plays a hero."
The other teammates joined in the teasing.
"Exactly, exactly."
"Old Jiang seems pretty serious, but he has a secret passion for this."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Listening to his teammates' banter, Jiang Chen smiled wryly and could only despairingly hold his forehead!
From the time he turned the tide in this game, Jiang Chen's position in the Royal Club had been steadily rising.
Heart also felt a genuine sense of shame for his previous ridiculous thoughts!
This player, with countless tricks up his sleeve and a deep, calculating mind, he was actually worried that he wouldn't be able to perform well.
He had even made him sit on the bench for half a year...
God!
Heart was truly guilty.
He instructed the staff to pour a glass of warm water for each member of the RNG team.
The head coach stroked his thinning hair, looked at Jiang Chen, and asked expectantly,
"Old Jiang, what hero do you want to pick next?"
His words echoed.
The lounge fell silent.
Xiang Guo, Gou Ye... everyone's eyes "swished" to Jiang Chen.
Their eyes were full of anticipation, afraid of missing a single detail.
Sensing their gaze, Jiang Chen almost choked on his warm water.
He spread his hands.
With a look of innocent naiveté, he said, "Don't look at me like that. We haven't even started yet, how would I know?"
The other players exchanged glances with Heart.
They all wore knowing smiles.
"True, walls have ears. It's better to be cautious."
"There are too many double-faced backstabbers these days."
Jiang Chen's eyes darted around!
He knew that his teammates and coach had misunderstood.
He inwardly muttered, "Why do they all love to overthink?"
But on second thought, this might be an opportunity.
He could casually mention a weak top laner. If the opponent banned it in the next game, it would prove that there was an IG mole among the RNG staff.
At the same time, it would waste one of the opponent's bans.
And if it wasn't banned!
He wouldn't lose anything.
...
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's pupils flickered with a hint of struggle.
They gradually became resolute.
He seemed to have made up his mind.
He sighed softly and said, "Coach, I actually have another secret weapon. It's the hero I've played the most, and I have the highest mastery points on it. It's better to say it now so you and the coaching team can do the BP."
"Don't say it!"
Heart was about to cover his mouth!
But Jiang Chen's voice had already reverberated through the air.
It was as loud as a bell.
"This hero is... Master Yi."
The head coach, hearing these words, regretted his actions to his core.
Why did he ask such a stupid question?
If IG's coaching team bans it next game.
Then Heart will be the sinner of the Royal Club.
Xiao Gou and Xiang Guo also looked a bit grim.
Xiao Ming was the most cunning. He deliberately said, "Old Jiang, don't lie to us. Master Yi is so weak in this version, how can he be on the field?"
"Haha!"
"Yeah, yeah."
The lounge became noisy again.
No one noticed.
The team manager's assistant quietly left the lounge and secretly made a phone call.
...
In a secluded corner of the Incheon venue.
"Okay, I got it. Don't worry! You won't be shortchanged..." Su Xiao Luo hung up the phone.
He slowly walked back to the lounge.
He leaned over to Jin Jing Zhu's ear.
He whispered, "Old Jin, I have something to tell you."
Jin Jing Zhu put down his pen and looked at Su Xiao Luo for a moment.
He took the lead and walked out.
Su Xiao Luo followed closely behind.
They reached the outside of the venue, where there were fewer people.
Su Xiao Luo then said, "I just received news, Jiang Chen also practices Jax."
"Really?"
Su Xiao Luo nodded.
"Furthermore, my source says this is the hero Jiang Chen has played the most, and his mastery points are the highest."
Jin Jing Zhu stroked his chin.
He didn't answer immediately.
His mind was racing.
Su Xiao Luo continued, "Coach, for the future of IG, we need to ban this Jax."
"Is this information reliable?" Jin Jing Zhu looked up at Su Xiao Luo.
"At first, I thought it was Heart intentionally releasing a smokescreen. But the RNG players' reaction was too strange."
"Heart is a very shrewd coach. He kept Jiang Chen on the bench for half a year, lulling us into a false sense of security. Just this alone, in LPL, no other coach has that kind of 魄力 [魄力 - boldness, decisiveness]."
"But judging from the reaction of the other RNG players, it doesn't seem fake."
"Let's see during the pick and ban phase. If we still can't deal with Jiang Chen, then we have to err on the side of caution and ban Jax."
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