Chapter 682: A Private Chat
It wasn’t just Bai Shunhua; everyone else felt the same way.
The professional players from several clubs wore expressions of surprise, clearly indicating that Haimi’s performance had far exceeded their expectations.
In terms of the show’s effect, Haimi had indeed replicated the gameplay from his usual streams, with results matching his broadcasts: one successful chicken dinner and several top-ten finishes.
Of course, in the eyes of these professional players, Haimi’s aim still had flaws and couldn’t truly compare to theirs; but after all, Haimi was just a streamer. He usually didn’t play in high-ranked matches, just ordinary games.
Being able to use his own account on-site to produce the same streaming effects as before, many people felt that this self-verification was already a success.
In reality, the so-called “self-verification” wasn’t about proving he hadn’t cheated before. No one could prove that unless the authorities provided concrete evidence.
“Self-verification” was more about proving one’s actual skill level. If, without any cheats, he could replicate the same level and operations as before, then viewers wouldn’t care whether he had cheated in the past.
Ultimately, without official evidence, this “self-verification” was for the audience. If everyone acknowledged his current skill, then he had successfully proven himself.
At midnight, Haimi’s self-verification stream had been running for four hours.
According to the predetermined schedule, today’s session ended here. There would be another four hours tomorrow and the day after. After three days, most players and notaries would have a clear picture, and public opinion would basically be set.
Haimi said goodbye to all the viewers in the livestream and climbed out of the VR gaming pod.
Technicians re-entered the pod to check whether all data and configurations were normal.
It was obvious that Haimi was in a good mood. At least based on the audience’s bullet comments, his self-verification had been relatively successful.
As for the professional players present, they also seemed to approve of his stream.
Bai Shunhua whispered to Chen Mo, “Boss Chen, I feel like this Haimi is really skilled—maybe even more talented than some of our youth training players. Looks like he might succeed in his self-verification?”
Chen Mo nodded. “Yeah, he did perform at his usual streaming level.”
Bai Shunhua felt there was something behind Chen Mo’s words, as if there was an unspoken “but” at the end, and he couldn’t help feeling puzzled.
“Boss Chen, what do you mean…?”
Chen Mo said, “Can you arrange a room for me? I’d like to have a private chat with this Haimi.”
Bai Shunhua was confused. After thinking for a moment, he said, “I can do that, but it has nothing to do with this self-verification event, and I’ll need to ask Haimi if he agrees.”
Chen Mo nodded. “Of course.”
Bai Shunhua had a feeling that this wasn’t over. If Chen Mo weren’t here, Haimi’s self-verification could have been declared a perfect conclusion early.
With the first day going so smoothly, even if the next two days were slightly worse, it could be explained away as “underperforming.”
But Chen Mo’s attitude made Bai Shunhua think this wasn’t so simple.
The self-verification stream was cut off after the staff finished checking the VR pod’s status, so this conversation between Chen Mo and Haimi wouldn’t be broadcast.
Bai Shunhua walked over to Haimi and whispered a few words.
Haimi was surprised. He clearly hadn’t expected a twist after the stream ended. But after thinking it over, he nodded and agreed to Chen Mo’s request.
Bai Shunhua found a well-soundproofed meeting room for Chen Mo and Haimi, then closed the door behind him. Although he was very curious about the conversation, he had professional ethics.
Chen Mo casually pulled out a chair and sat down at the conference table, while Haimi appeared a bit nervous.
“Boss Chen, is there something you want to see me about?” Haimi asked.
Chen Mo didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he said, “You played well today. You matched your streaming level. Everyone here was satisfied, and the viewers should be too.”
Haimi was confused. “Thank you.”
Chen Mo’s tone shifted. “But whether you’ve used soft aimbot before, you know that in your heart.”
Haimi’s expression changed slightly. “Boss Chen, what do you mean by that…”
Chen Mo smiled. “Don’t be nervous. I’m not here to interrogate you. Actually, your self-verification was quite redundant. To others, it might have been interesting, but to me, I already knew how it would turn out.”
Haimi’s face shifted again. He had no idea what Chen Mo was about to say, so he just listened quietly.
Chen Mo continued, “Why? Because the effects you showed in your stream were all operations in the normal server. Since it was the normal server, it means you weren’t using soft aimbot—that was your real skill.”
“Since it’s your real skill, self-verification isn’t hard, right?”
Haimi said, “I don’t quite understand what you mean, Boss Chen.”
Chen Mo said, “I mean, today’s performance is your real skill. I already knew that.”
Haimi was puzzled. “So, are you saying my self-verification was a success?”
Chen Mo shook his head. “What you’ve proven now and what you need to prove are two completely different things. Once you’ve used soft aimbot, you get immediately sent to the cheater server. So what you need to prove is that you can replicate your operations in the cheater server.”
Haimi’s expression changed, and he said nothing.
Chen Mo’s words hit the nail on the head.
Haimi’s self-verification had actually swapped the concept. This was due to the unique game mechanics of “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” which differed from other games.
In other games, players using soft aimbot play in the normal server, so self-verification in the normal server makes sense. But in “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” anyone using soft aimbot is instantly sent to the cheater server. What’s the point of self-verifying in the normal server?
Proving you could achieve the same results in the cheater server—that would be a true success.
Haimi’s face turned grim. If he were really asked to self-verify in the cheater server?
He knew very well what kind of monsters were there.
If he didn’t use soft aimbot, he might be able to get a decent rank by hiding, but he absolutely couldn’t replicate the operations he had shown in his streams from the cheater server.
Chen Mo sighed. “You were probably hoping for a lucky break, wanting the authorities to think you were falsely banned. Honestly, if I didn’t have solid evidence in hand, and with public opinion on your side, your chances of turning this around would be pretty high…”
“But are you so sure I don’t have solid evidence? Every player using soft aimbot gets instantly sent to the cheater server. Do you think that’s a coincidence?”
“I can tell you for sure: there are people who get sent to the cheater server by mistake. But as long as they perform normally there, they get released. As for you, how you performed in the cheater server—do I really need to spell it out?”
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