T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

what?

Does anyone still dare to engage in over-the-counter trading?

Jiang Heyi was stunned. When the game first launched, all the third-party platforms had disappeared, and the administrators monitored and severely punished any private transactions.

As time went by, Jiang Heyi thought that this group of people had already come to terms with reality, and now they were actually coming to them directly.

How dare they do this?

Once detected by Starfire, the account faces the risk of being deleted and will not be allowed to register again.

This punishment applies to both buyers and sellers; anyone who wants to stay and enjoy themselves in the Star World won't dare take such a huge risk.

“It’s not just off-exchange trading.” Fries took a deep breath. “He wants to manipulate things.”

Jiang Heyi was stunned.

"What are you trading?"

"What do you think?" Fries retorted. "His words also carried a hint of threat."

Just thinking about the nasty things that person might say to the fries when they suddenly appear...

Jiang Heyi's anger immediately flared up.

Before finishing her meal, Jiang Heyi immediately informed Chen Shaoyu of the news.

Chen Shaoyu was also somewhat surprised; his mind went blank due to the blatant audacity.

The power of the candlelight was too great; without exception, anyone who tried to exploit loopholes in third-party transactions within the world of Proof of the Stars was crushed.

As for manipulating matches to achieve the goal of off-site gambling betting, that is wishful thinking.

The candlelight serves as a reminder that gambling is a high-risk activity and is strictly regulated and cracked down on by various governments.

To be able to talk about manipulating world championships, how much capital and background strength does that require?

Chen Shaoyu dared not delay and quickly found Zhu Huo to report the situation.

Almost every time she entered Candlelight's office, she was in a state of tinkering with her head in her hands, making it seem as if she was trying to find something from the light screen.

He recounted the whole story in detail, and the head that Candlelight held in his hands suddenly widened its squinty eyes.

With the keywords "gambling," "match-fixing," and "market manipulation," third-party transactions immediately seem insignificant.

She raised her head into the air, her eyes shooting out a beam of white light as she quickly searched through the flowing light screen.

Half an hour later, the candle flame, bewildered, reattached its head to its body.

"Strange...strange."

"What's wrong?" Chen Shaoyu asked.

"In the Chinese server, I didn't find any warnings about these three things... If they had planned all of this in the game, I should have found it in my information."

Candlelight thought for a moment: "Perhaps it's a missing feature in the quick search... I'll try again."

This time, the search for the candlelight continued until nightfall.

Information matching third-party transactions appeared in abundance, but none of it could be linked to the World Championship of Trading.

"Perhaps we can break through from outside the game?" Chen Shaoyu waited for a long time before finally finding an opportunity to share his thoughts. "For example, could we target someone offline to connect with the fries business?"

Candlelight suddenly realized that she was relying too much on her own strength.

In fact, there is a better way to solve this problem from a human perspective.

At the behest of the candlelight, a phone call was made to the man who had come to the Starfire Chinese server operations building to demand an explanation.

"Say it again?"

"Manipulating the World Championship, gambling, and having private contact with World Championship players?"

The man's legs buckled as he walked, and he almost fell.

The man, whose head was already spinning after a long day, felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him when he heard this.

When his family saw their usually composed man in this state, they all put down their chopsticks and looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Our contestant was also verbally threatened by the other side.” Chen Shaoyu glanced at the candlelight beside him. “You know her attitude; she’s very unhappy right now.”

Candlelight does not interfere in human affairs; human problems are for humans to solve themselves.

This was something she had assured various countries during their initial contact.

But there are exceptions.

If her rules are not followed, Candlelight doesn't mind showing some force.

The amazing power they witnessed during their first encounter.

The thought of that scene gave the man a splitting headache.

After a long day, I got home and was immediately pressured before I could even eat, which made me furious.

He disregarded procedures and directly dialed the phone number of his subordinates.

After giving his explanation, he left with a single sentence.

"Investigate, find out the truth as quickly as possible."

"If we can't find out the truth, then everyone should retire!"

The orders were passed down level by level.

This night is destined to be anything but peaceful.

Chapter 206 A Gambling Dog

At 2 a.m., when Chen Shaoyu walked into the police station, he happened to overhear several people discussing the recent arrest operation.

They were all puzzled as to what crime the young man in the interrogation room had committed to warrant such a large-scale operation.

Aside from the gambling that the candlelight cannot tolerate, given her current emphasis on the boundary between reality and illusion, it's hard for this matter to go unnoticed, and a major commotion is inevitable.

After announcing his name and showing his employee badge from the Stars and Bonfire organization, Chen Shaoyu was led to the interrogation room.

There were quite a few people here. Chen Shaoyu glanced at the shoulder insignia of a few of them and immediately understood.

Because of a stern, almost reprimanding phone call, they all worked overtime and stayed up all night with him.

Judging from the serious yet slightly puzzled expressions on their faces, they were clearly also puzzled by the nonchalant young man with messy hair in the main interrogation room.

What makes this guy so special that he's attracted so much attention?

After Chen Shaoyu finished his self-introduction, the people present were even more puzzled. They had indeed been notified that the game company, Starfire, would send someone to listen in, but they didn't know what the specific connection was between this matter and the people inside.

Chen Shaoyu arrived, and the interrogation officially began.

"name."

“Nong…Nong Xiaofan.”

"age."

"25."

Nong Xiaofan, handcuffed to the chair, was filled with fear. Although he could not see the big shots standing in a row outside the interrogation room, he could feel the extremely oppressive atmosphere.

"Do you know why I arrested you?"

Nong Xiaofan shook his head blankly.

He was playing a game when he suddenly heard a noise outside the rented room.

As soon as his roommate opened the door, the police rushed in, took control of every corner of the room, and pinned him directly to the bed.

Ever since then, his head had been spinning, and it wasn't until he was questioned that he regained some of his senses.

"Now that you're here, aren't you going to confess?"

The person in charge of the interrogation handed over a surveillance photo.

The photo shows him stopping French fries not far from the school gate at noon.

Nong Xiaofan trembled.

"Tell me, where is your upline?"

At this moment, Nong Xiaofan finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

He instinctively swung his arms, but all he heard was the clicking sound of the handcuffs, which tugged at him painfully.

“No, it’s a misunderstanding, it’s not…” he explained, “I was just… trying to trick her.”

"say clearly!"

Nong Xiaofan trembled like a leaf and confessed everything.

I happened to learn about the school that French Fries attends while watching videos. Considering that she is still a college student, her average age is not high and her experience may not be extensive.

After discussing it with his two roommates, they decided to use a fake identity to scare French Fries, and take advantage of the World Championship to uncover some inside information and pull off a big surprise.

The people in the interrogation room were all stunned, and some even subconsciously looked back at the glass behind them.

"Based on the information provided by the person who reported the incident, you said you could manipulate the World Championship."

Nong Xiaofan swallowed hard and continued, "I... I won't exaggerate, it won't intimidate anyone."

"What's your plan?"

"So... we pretended to be high-ranking leaders and asked them to fix the game. The betting odds would be set up, and we needed their cooperation..." he said. "They're college students... they've never seen anything like this before. After a few threats, they'd say things like, 'What will happen if they don't cooperate?'... and then, their brains just wouldn't work."

Everyone was on high alert, ready to dig out information and follow the clues to get to the bottom of the matter.

Nong Xiaofan's answer left people somewhat bewildered.

Chen Shaoyu was also somewhat taken aback, and the noise beside him made him turn his head.

A stack of documents was passed around to everyone by the data clerk.

"The technical staff printed out the transaction records, communication logs, and chat messages; they're all here."

"They selected the evidence that was likely to be important and placed it at the top."

Everyone took turns reading it.

Chen Shaoyu only glanced at two pages of the transaction records before he couldn't help but rub his temples.

No wonder he did such a ridiculous thing; this guy is an incurable gambling addict.

Over the past two years, I have been involved in esports events of all sizes.

Because he knew little about traditional sports, he even consulted "expert group members" in the chat history to help him place bets.

It was probably a stroke of luck during his beginner's bonus period. At first, he bet on odds with low payouts and high odds of winning, and he made a lot of small profits. Little by little, he managed to earn tens of thousands.

If you stop now and cash out, it's a windfall.

But Chen Shaoyu knew very well that these gambling addicts who had tasted the sweetness of success were bound to die sooner or later; it was just a matter of when.

People who have made quick money find it hard to get back on the right track. In their eyes, money is no longer money; it's just a fluctuating number in their account.

The most terrifying thing about gambling is not losing money, but destroying a person's cognition.

Seeing Nong Xiaofan bragging to his friends about making a lot of money in the chat history, Chen Shaoyu could only laugh.

Sure enough, the time for reckoning came quickly.

Just as Nong Xiaofan was fantasizing about making a fortune by exploiting others, an unexpected upset occurred.

He lost more than half of the money he had won in the early stages of gambling, but by this point, he could still secure his winnings.

However, in the chat history, he only complained, "Where are all these upsets coming from?" before continuing to place his bets.

And so, the second upset came his way.

Even at this point, he could uninstall the software, delete the webpage information, and never gamble again.

But his choice was... to double down on the bet.

If you lose 100, I'll bet 200.

If I lose 1000, I'll bet 2000, hoping to win back my losses.

A normal person would think he's crazy. If he loses again, wouldn't he have no way out?