"Who is he ???!!!" Han Shangyan was in a rage, throwing everything in Solo's hotel room. His friend had never seen him this angry, even that day when they had their huge fight, ten years ago. It was nothing compared to his face right now, to his shaking hands asking to punch anything or anyone. Han Shangyan thought finding his wife after the attack would be the worst moment of his life, but what just happened a few minutes ago was something he didn't want to experience ever again. The panic in her eyes, her hard breathe, her tears... it was just too much to take. Han Shangyan was on the edge, he could explode at any moment now. 

"Calm down, dude", Solo was trying his best but was clearly failing. He knew his friend, he knew there was nothing he could really do to help him right now. Han Shangyan was not good at showing his feelings and most of the time he kept it for himself, but when he couldn't take it anymore, Gun was like a time bomb ready to destroy everything. And if there was something that could easily make him lose his control, it was his wife. She was the happy balance in his cold world. She was the one to make him soft, smile and patient. But when she was in pain, he was in pain. That one time she caught a cold, he bought almost all the drugstore, and barely slept. When she was having her periods, he would always fill up the fridge and the kitchen cupboards with sweets, chips, chocolate, ice cream and would always make sure she was comfortable with a hot water bottle on her. And of course, no one except her was allowed to eat all of those. Demo tried one day... he will never take the risk again. 

But the pain she was going through right now was something else, something deeper than a cold or periods. And even if Han Shangyan had made everything to show her that she could count on him, even if he made himself the promise to always stay calm and soft at her side, this time, could be his turning point. And that's exactly why he asked Yaya to stay in their hotel room while Tong Nian was sleeping and having some rest. He knew that, considering his mental state at the moment, he wouldn't be any help to her and that her friend would be a better company to her. Before going back at her, he needed time to calm down, and most importantly, he needed to find that man and destroy him. 

"I know what you are thinking, and don't even think about it", Solo said, knowing that his friend was not exactly non violent when he was angry. 

"So what? Are we going to forget what he did?" Han Shangyan answered, throwing a glass against the wall. "You saw him, you saw her. What am I supposed to do? Let her suffer while this son of a bitch is outside, living his live as if nothing happened!"

"Of course not", Solo's tone was soft and calm, but it was not making the tension decrease at all. "But don't make everything worse please. Your team is already in the middle of a huge cheating scandal, your wife is going through her hardest time, do you want to end up arrested ? I say we call the police, and we let them do"

"The police hadn't done anything since we called them the first time ! Look at us, the police is not helping", he was screaming even louder now, a good reminder that he was angry at everything and everyone right now and that he couldn't think wisely anymore. 

"It's not that simple... you know it", Solo was trying to temper his anger but he was cut short.

"What if it was your daughter?"

Those words were enough for Solo to understand that there was nothing he could do or say anymore. Han Shangyan was ready to fight, his friend was just hoping that he would not go too far. 

When Han Shangyan left the room, he didn't know where exactly to go and what to do. Go to his sleeping wife, go to his team that was dealing with an injustice, or try to find the man responsible of most of his problems. He was walking through the corridor when he saw one of the referee that was there earlier, talk with another man. He could only see his back, was it him ? Was it this fucker ? Han Shangyan approached them, slowly, trying to listen what they were talking about. 

"What should we do now?", the referee was asking this question to the other man.

"Nothing, I'm leaving in a few hours", the other one answered. It didn't take long for Han Shangyan to recognize his voice. That was him. His blood was running through his whole body. It took him a lot of efforts to keep quiet and calm at this exact moment. But he wanted to hear more of their conversation. 

"I've done what I needed to do. We won't see them in a competition before a long time", the guy said. He didn't have time to finish his sentence. It was too much for Han Shangyan. A strong fist ended in the middle of his face. And then another one, even stronger. 

"Please, sir, calm down", the referee in front of them was trying to calm Gun's anger. But how could he when the mysterious man responded to Han Shangyan by hitting him too. So that was it, a fight, in the middle of a hotel corridor, that continued for a long few minutes before the two men ended who knows how, in the referee's small room. The third man was long gone. At least now, now one could see them fight because Gun could not take a new scandale. And having a fight, after being accused of cheating, was not really what he needed. All he wanted was to punch, and punch the man again. All the tension he had held was pouring out. 

"What did you do!" He was screaming at the man between to punch. "What the fuck did you do!" For a weird reason now, the man was not trying to fight back anymore. Instead, he was smiling at him. The same smirk he showed during their last encounter. It took Han Shangyan by surprise and made him freeze for a moment. The man took it as an opportunity to say something. Something that made Gun freeze even more. 

"You are screwed", he said, smiling directly at Han Shangyan while whipping the blood in the corner of his lips. "Your team will never compete again. Imagine this, the legend, Gun, a cheater. You'll lose everything", he continued, removing Han Shangyan's hands that were still holding him. It felt like he was totally controlling the situation now, in front of his incredulous enemy. 

"What have you done?", Han Shangyan finally asked, his fists still in position to fight again at any moment. His jaws were trembling, his heart was racing, he was doing all he could to control the beast inside of him, who only asked to go out and kill the man. 

"Nothing you didn't do to me", he answered, leaving the videogame legend even more confused. 

"I don't even know you!", Han Shangyan yelled, raising his fist once again, but not touching him this time. 

Still calm, the man explained : "You don't know me but oh, I know you. Too well. Remember your big speech 10 years ago, when you thought you were being smart when the only thing you were was a spoiled child. When you became a legend because of a few words and decided to retire... Oh of course you remember. Everyone does. You are Gun the heroe. While the whole world was kissing you ass, I lost everything because of you. I invested all my money to bet in your fucking team and in your future victories, and you just decided to leave, like this? Like a fucking coward. Of course you didn't care, you had your grandpa's money. But what did I have? Nothing. Only my eyes to cry."

Han Shangyan was listening carefully to what the man was saying. But it was not calming him at all. "No one asked you to make bets. You play, it's either you win or you lose. How is that my fault?" he said.

"Yeah, and I lost. But now it's your time. I want you to lose everything, like I did. All your money, your team, your family, your cute wife". Of course this last word were immediately punished by three new punches in his face. "Don't talk about her", Han Shangyan screamed in a dangerous tone. "Don't even think about her, ever, again", he added. "You could have killed her for something that happened ten years ago", he continued, still punching him. 

"It was not my intention to hurt her... but you know she was there, so why not", the man didn't look scared at all. For some reasons, it seemed like he was enjoying this. His face was bleeding, but it looked like he didn't care. He looked pleased and had no intention to stop talking. Like in those movies, when the villain confesses everything because he knows nothing will happen to him. "My intention was to destroy your place, your computers, your team... But then she was there, so tiny and scared... I thought, 'Gun is going to hate it if I hurt her' so of course I did it... That was my first warning to you. You should have stopped right here. But you didn't care enough and apparently, the game is more important than your wifey... So you came here anyway... but... well... you know... Cheaters are somehow worse than killers in this universe"

"How did you do that?"

"In ten years, I had a lot of time to think. First, it took me a good five years to earn enough money to live properly again. And as you can see, I am pretty good to talk... little by little I made my place in the society. And god I was so surprised to see that I was not the only one to hate you. I got help from a few influential people, some from opposing teams from other countries, some because they apparently didn't like your family, others just because they are jealous I guess... Whatever, who cares about their reasons. And you know what we can do with money? Pay referees to ruin your career and your nice little team..."

"The police is going to get you". Han Shangyan was confused at the amount of informations he just learned. He had to cope with all of this and he actually had no idea how to do. Punch him again? Let him talk? Threaten him? He felt lost, helpless. And the man's answer didn't help him at all. 

"No they aren't." After a few seconds of silence during while Han Shangyan couldn't said a word, like paralized by the situation, the man added : "Told you I have some influential friends now... And well, here it's just the two of us... How are you going to convinced anyone? Who will believe a cheater?"

Everything was mixed up in Gun's head. His speech ten years ago, that had now consequences he would have never imagined. This man in front of him, who went after his precious wife, his team accused of cheating, the referees being paid, he was feeling so guilty, so ashamed. How could this speech, the one everyone kept congratulating him for, the one Tong Nian was so proud of, the one who created his legend, was the cause of all of this. His wife had been hurt because of him. How could he live with this now? How could she forgive him? And could he forgive himself? His anger was now replaced by the most hurtful pain, a pain in his chest that would probably never go. His heart was broken. He, Han Shangyan, was responsible of all of this. He almost made his wife killed, his boys will lose everything, he will have no money to keep the team. 

The man's voice made him come out of his torpor: "Ok, that was a nice talk, Gun the legend, but I got to go now...". 

The men left the room, leaving Han Shangyan alone, his hands full of blood because of the fight, his eyebrow bleeding and his frozen body, shaking from all his emotions. Never had he ever felt so lonely and helpless. He didn't know how long he stayed there in the the room, not able to move, sat on the floor, contemplating what his life would be now, imagining how everyone suffered because of him. Was it 10 minutes? An hour? Less? More? He only realised where he was when he heard a voice call his name. 

"Gun!", Solo ran to his friend. "Hey man ! Get up !"

"Leave me alone", Han Shangyan answered, in a weak, angry yet desperate voice. 

"They arrested him!", Solo said, grabbing his friend's shoulders to shake him. 

"What?" 

"They arrested him! The police! He was leaving the hotel but the police was waiting at the door. They handcuffed him and they arrested him!"

How was that possible? He was the only one to know everything he did, no one was there during his long freaking confession. And it indeed looked like he was now influential enough to avoid any kind of investigation. What happened between their fight and the moment he got arrested? Gun's phone started to ring. It was Tong Nian, texting him from their hotel room. 

"I got your back", she wrote, making her husband even more confused. 

"Now, come here, I believe I have to clean your bloody face". 

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