Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

The next day.

The racing challenge starts at ten o'clock.

It takes about an hour to get from the hotel to the competition venue.

Yesterday everyone agreed to set off at nine o'clock, but most people got up at seven or eight o'clock. However, there were also a few people who slept until close to the time, then got up and went downstairs, and then hastily grabbed some food for breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

It was almost nine o'clock in the hotel lobby.

The last person to come down to gather was Dongli.

Seeing the listless Dongli, the energetic Ji Xingyuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Dongli, why do you look listless? Did you not sleep last night?"

"Asleep!" Dongli responded nervously, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

Although I went to bed at three or four in the morning, it still counts as sleep.

Last night, after the four of them came back from their midnight snack, none of them felt sleepy, so they stayed in Dongli's room and played several games together. They didn't go back to their respective rooms and go to bed until very late, which led to them almost oversleeping and being late today.

Just as Ji Xingyuan asked this question, Naito was about to yawn, but after hearing this, he immediately closed his mouth, stared with his eyes, and pretended to be very energetic.

"Sister, is the food in that restaurant delicious?" Hua Chaochao came close to Hua Xi and asked in a low voice.

Hua Xi thought about the food she had last night and replied, "It's not as good as what Wen Cong cooked."

"That's just average. Fortunately, Yi Mu and I didn't go."

When everyone was present, they set out to watch the game.

The people assigned to the cars were the same as yesterday, except that there was one more person, Ji Xingyuan.

He saw all four of them got into the car, so without thinking, he went to the one that was not full, which was the car that Hua Xi and Ji Xianchen were in.

Then Ji Xingyuan discovered that his brother's attitude towards him was colder than before along the way. His brother answered many of the questions he asked in a perfunctory manner, so much so that he began to suspect that his brother had other brothers outside without his knowledge and that he was no longer his brother's favorite brother.

It's ok.

Ji Xingyuan comforted himself that even if his brother didn't love him, he still had Sister Xi.

Turning to talk to Hua Xi, Ji Xingyuan talked about his rapidly improving gaming skills, and proudly said that he would definitely pass the assessment in a month and become a formal team member.

He also promised that when he is able to play in the game, he will invite everyone to watch and see how cool and wild he is to defeat his opponents!

After talking about games, Ji Xingyuan talked about his birthday tomorrow.

Tomorrow happens to be his eighteenth birthday. He said he doesn't want a big celebration, he just wants to spend the evening with everyone at the beach, watching the sea and eating barbecue, just a simple celebration will be fine.

Ji Xianchen agreed to this request.

In less than an hour, everyone arrived at the competition venue.

They were greeted by the middle-aged man from yesterday's event organizer. He led them to the VIP viewing area, then received a phone call. His face changed and he left in a hurry without saying a word.

Hua Chaochao looked at the middle-aged man's back thoughtfully, thinking that if nothing unexpected happened, Hua Xi would come back to life again.

The atmosphere in the Qingfeng team's lounge was extremely tense, and everyone had a solemn expression on their face.

With only ten minutes left before the start of the race, Dou Bin, one of the team's core drivers, had not yet shown up. No one answered the phone and he could not be contacted at all.

Fleet manager Duan Li had beads of sweat on his forehead as he paced back and forth in the lounge anxiously, repeatedly dialing Dou Bin's number, only to receive the reminder again and again that no one was answering the call.

At this moment, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and the middle-aged man frowned and asked, "It is definitely impossible to postpone the game time. Have you contacted the person? If not, let the substitute play."

The call he just received was from Duan Li, who said that one person from their team had not arrived and asked if the start time of the race could be delayed.

The scale of this challenge is comparable to that of an international regular competition, and the rules are strict. Even though the Qingfeng Racing Team is a famous racing team in City G, it cannot break the rules.

Duan Li had completely expected what the middle-aged man said. He actually called just to ask with a try-it attitude, and he knew that the game time could not be changed just by their words.

"Dou Bin still didn't answer the phone." Duan Li responded anxiously, "The substitute can't come either. He had a car accident on the way here and injured his leg. He is in the hospital now."

"The substitutes can't even arrive?" The middle-aged man frowned even more. "Why are there so many problems in your team? Is someone targeting you?"

Duan Li sighed helplessly: "It's most likely."

The Qingfeng Racing Team is a new racing team that has emerged in the past two years. It swept all the championships of domestic racing competitions as soon as it debuted, which touched the cake of many people and was regarded as a thorn in the eyes.

"That can't be helped. If you don't have enough people in the relay race, you can't participate." The middle-aged man looked up at the clock on the wall. "There are eight minutes left. If no one arrives within five minutes, your Qingfeng team will have to give up the race."

This is the only thing we can do.

Duan Li felt tired and blamed himself at the same time. He blamed himself for not taking good care of his team members, which gave the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

However, at this moment, the mobile phone in his hand suddenly rang. He picked it up excitedly, thinking it was Dou Bin calling. But when he looked at the name, it was not Dou Bin at all, but the financial backer of the team, Chu Ziang.

Bai was excited.

But it was just right that Chu Ziang called at this time. He had to be told that the team wanted to give up the race.

Before the call was connected, Duan Li first comforted the other team members, "It's okay, there will be plenty of opportunities to compete in the future, just give up this time and see how other teams perform, and take it as a way to get to know your future opponents in advance."

The only responses he got were a few muffled "Got it".

Looking at the depressed expressions of the team members, Duan Li felt uncomfortable. In order not to disturb them, he decided to go outside to answer the phone.

Chu Ziang made a video call and Duan Li opened the call to answer it.

As soon as the screen was connected, Chu Ziang's big face and rapid-fire words came at the same time: "The race is about to start. How is the team preparing? Are you confident of winning? There is a traffic jam here, I will be there soon..."

The conversation was so intense that Duan Li couldn't get a word in.

After saying a lot, Chu Ziang finally noticed Duan Li's strange expression.

"What's with that expression on your face? You look like a wife whose husband has died. It's unlucky."

Duan Li: “…” Thank you for your eloquent description.