Chapter 11: What a Chaotic Team You Have

Lin Feng had not yet returned to the hotel when the video of him being interviewed at the entrance of the sports arena was uploaded online. At the same time, the official basketball association website formally announced the disciplinary decisions for both the Jiangning Jaguars Club and Lin Feng himself. Several news articles about Lin Feng’s interview also appeared in quick succession.

"Lin Feng Makes Another Bold Claim: Champion Is Guaranteed!"
"Wang Chunsheng Harshly Criticizes Lin Feng’s Morality! Lin Feng Retaliates!"
"Basketball’s Rising Star Faces Off Against Veteran Coach! Who Will Prevail?"

One report after another pushed Lin Feng back into the spotlight. The hashtag #LinFengDisciplined# rapidly climbed to the top of trending topics on Weibo. The basketball association’s official Weibo post detailing the disciplinary actions against Jiangning Jaguars and Lin Feng was soon shared over fifty thousand times.

The Beicheng High-Tech Club’s official account promptly reposted it with a comment: "Thumbs up for the association’s fair punishment. Those with tainted morals should stay away from the court." Clearly, this was aimed at Lin Feng.

Beicheng’s head coach, Wang Chunsheng, was quick to voice his support: "I firmly endorse the association’s decision. Troublemakers should be expelled from the ranks of professional players!"

Following his lead, Beicheng players began to publicly condemn Lin Feng.

Wang Chuan, number 15: "Basketball is a noble sport. People of poor character only stain its purity."
Chen Xi’s Basketball World: "Character is as important as skill. If your character is flawed, what does it matter if you sink a few lucky three-pointers?"
Wu Liang, power forward: "I hear someone claims he’ll win the championship. If you actually win it, I’ll eat something disgusting live!"

With the basketball association backing them, the Beicheng side suddenly became "saints," standing on the moral high ground and showering Lin Feng with ridicule and sarcasm.

Throughout all this, Lin Feng, the man at the center of the storm, remained silent. His silence surprised everyone, especially given his outspoken rebuttal of Wang Chunsheng at the press conference and his demeanor during the interview. Clearly, he was not one to swallow his pride.

Was he frightened by the association’s punishment? Did he dare not speak out again?

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Jinhua Hotel.

Lin Feng lay on the sofa scrolling through Weibo. He naturally saw Beicheng’s attacks against him, and just as people guessed, Lin Feng was not known for his patience. He was contemplating how to retaliate.

He pondered for quite a while but couldn’t think of anything particularly effective. So, he simply logged into the Kidnap Superstar System mall, which was full of powerful, game-changing items.

After browsing the mall, Lin Feng used his meager 200 coins to purchase a "Curse Aura" and, following the system’s prompt, set Wang Chunsheng as the target.

System prompt: Your item Curse Aura is now active. Duration: three minutes. Countdown begins...

2 minutes 59 seconds!

2 minutes 58 seconds!

2 minutes 57 seconds!

...

Seconds ticked by, and Lin Feng received no further prompts.

"I wonder if this thing actually works."

Unable to see Wang Chunsheng’s current state, Lin Feng had no idea if the Curse Aura was having any effect.

Bee-bee-beep...

In the Jiangning team’s group chat, Han Dajun suddenly sent a message.

Han Dajun: Everyone, check the World Sports Forum—big news!

Zhou Mingxuan: Are those Beicheng bastards cursing again? Lin Feng, when did you get so mild-tempered? Go stir things up on Weibo!

Han Dajun: Not cursing this time. Wang Chunsheng’s the one in trouble, hahaha...

Wang Dapeng: Wow, shocking news! Go check it out! Lin Feng, here’s your chance for revenge.

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"Could the Curse Aura have worked?"

Curious, Lin Feng logged onto the World Sports Forum, the industry’s most prominent site where sports gossip often breaks first.

Right at the top, one post stood out: "The Untold Story Between Beicheng’s Head Coach Wang Chunsheng and Star Small Forward Wang Chuan!"

Judging by the title, one might assume it was a report about discord between coach and player. But upon clicking in, readers realized they’d been misled.

The revelations were explosive enough to stun everyone. Even Lin Feng was amazed after reading it.

This post was simply... spectacular! Lin Feng even felt like wiring his entire bank balance to the poster in gratitude.

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First, the poster exposed Wang Chunsheng’s secret Weibo account using screenshot comparisons.

Then came dozens of screenshots showing Wang Chunsheng’s posts from his secret account. Some were insults directed at referees and the basketball association, but most were flirtatious exchanges with a female Weibo user named Night Song.

On Weibo, the two called each other "baby," with frequent explicit conversations.

For example, their most recent interaction:

Yesterday at dawn, Wang Chunsheng posted: "Ruined by idiots, next game I’ll dish out some real punishment!"

Night Song replied: "You’d be better off saving your strength for me~~"

Next, the poster revealed several selfies from Night Song’s Weibo, making it clear that the woman flirting with Wang Chunsheng was not his wife. Based on their ages, they could easily be father and daughter.

With this, Wang Chunsheng’s affair behind his wife’s back was confirmed.

But viewers were left wondering—how did this relate to Wang Chuan? The post was titled "The Untold Story Between Beicheng’s Head Coach Wang Chunsheng and Star Small Forward Wang Chuan," after all.

The answer came in the latter half of the post.

The poster, using more screenshots, uncovered another Weibo account belonging to Night Song: "**Xiang."

Then came screenshots of **Xiang interacting with a user named "Three Horizontal Four Vertical." Their exchanges were just as racy, if not more so, than Wang Chunsheng’s with Night Song.

By this point, it was clear that Wang Chunsheng’s mistress was no saint—she was having an affair with someone else, a "fourth party."

The plot was so outrageous that readers cried out in disbelief.

But the drama wasn’t over. At the end, the poster dropped another bombshell.

He compared posts between "Three Horizontal Four Vertical" and Beicheng’s star small forward Wang Chuan, confirming that "Three Horizontal Four Vertical" was Wang Chuan’s secret account.

So, Wang Chunsheng had an affair with a mistress, who herself was cheating with Wang Chuan.

This neatly tied together the entire post.

It was, indeed, "The Untold Story Between Beicheng’s Head Coach Wang Chunsheng and Star Small Forward Wang Chuan"!

After reading the whole post, Lin Feng was delighted.

The Curse Aura was miraculous—just as he used it, the World Sports Forum exploded with Wang Chunsheng’s scandal, even though earlier in the day Wang Chunsheng had been loudly attacking Lin Feng’s morals on Weibo!

Now, there would be some real drama!

Lin Feng gleefully updated his Weibo, posting only four words: "Your team is a mess!"

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