CS: I’m Only 16, and You Want Me to Stage an Old Veteran Comeback?

Ma Xixi stared at his phone screen, utterly dumbfounded by the contact name: "Little Bro."

The player "Ma Xixi Wo Ding Si Ni" had been making waves in the community lately.

Too many high-rank 5E streamers had been destroyed by this guy, leaving them in shambles.

And because of that, many content creators had accused him of cheating.

Most people already had a biased perspective when watching his gameplay, so they just assumed he was hacking.

Even in Ma Xixi’s own livestream chat, viewers had repeatedly asked him about it.

But Ma Xixi never had a clear answer—because this guy was farming his reputation for content in ranked games.

Now, after finally matching into him, he had no choice but to confront the controversy directly.

But what he never expected—

Was someone he knew.

Not just an acquaintance.

It was his own cousin.

Suddenly, it all made sense.

That’s why "Ma Xixi Wo Ding Si Ni" had said:

"Do you really not know if I'm cheating?"

Because—of course, he would know.

This was his own family.

Jiang Yang had always been extremely talented in CS.

He had even climbed to S-rank in no time.

There was no way he was cheating.

And more importantly—he didn't need to.

Jiang Yang was still aspiring to go pro.

Why the hell would he risk his career by using hacks?

As Ma Xixi sat there, completely stunned, Jiang Yang’s voice came through the WeChat call.

"Cousin, yooooo~ What’s up? Connection bad or something?"

Ma Xixi finally snapped out of his shock and asked in disbelief:

"Yang Yang... how is this YOU?!"

This was an answer he never saw coming.

In his mind, Jiang Yang was talented, sure—but he should still be hovering around Perfect World S-rank.

But this? 5E high-rank, with these insane stats?

Not even most pro players could achieve that.

This was already the absolute peak of domestic play.

How the hell was it Jiang Yang?!

His livestream chat was going insane.

Since CSBOY was already a massive name in the CS scene, many people also knew about Jiang Yang.

Especially because he used to be CSBOY’s assistant—always pulling off hilarious stunts.

Even now, memes like "I Hear ECO Sounds" and "Why... You Don't Want To?" were still circulating in the GO community.

On top of that—Jiang Yang was ridiculously good-looking.

So even people who didn't watch CSBOY’s streams knew about him as "Ma Xixi’s ridiculously handsome cousin."

Now, hearing this familiar voice, longtime viewers lost their minds.

【No way!!!】

【Holy sh*t, it's COUSIN!!!】

【Wait, Cousin actually hit top rank in 5E?!】

【Bro, this guy climbed 5E in just a few months?!】

【Hold on, wasn't Cousin playing on Perfect World before?】

Many people still couldn’t believe it.

But then—

Jiang Yang, in a fake Guangxi accent, said:

"Cousin, how could it not be me~?"

That voice.

That signature trolling tone.

There was no doubt now.

It was him.

Ma Xixi still couldn’t process it.

"That’s not what I meant. I’m asking—how the hell did you get so high-ranked?!

And weren’t you playing on Perfect World?"

Jiang Yang rolled his eyes.

"Just practicing aim, watching demos, improving little by little."

"As for Perfect World? I already hit Rank #1 there."

Ma Xixi’s hands froze over his keyboard.

He immediately opened the Perfect World matchmaking platform, clicked on the leaderboard—

And right there, sitting in second place, was a familiar ID:

"Miss Excellence Is Here, Make Way!"

The only person ranked above him was just one star ahead—probably because they had barely overtaken him while he was grinding 5E.

Cold sweat ran down Ma Xixi’s back.

"Hold up... getting Rank #1 on Perfect World is that easy??"

Ma Xixi wasn't just some casual player.

He was a former pro.

His CSGO talent had been solid when he was younger, but even then—he never found ranking up this easy.

Back in August, after their serious conversation, Ma Xixi had actually considered bringing Jiang Yang into streaming full-time.

But he hesitated—because he feared that keeping Jiang Yang in the scene would rekindle his desire to go pro.

He thought that after starting university, Jiang Yang would naturally drift away from CS.

That he'd move on.

Because going pro in CSGO was one of the hardest paths in esports.

Even raw talent wasn’t enough—you had to be insanely gifted to make it.

So Ma Xixi planned to wait it out and slowly pull Jiang Yang into streaming.

That way, he’d still make a great living without taking a huge gamble on his future.

But now—

Ma Xixi realized—

He had completely underestimated his cousin’s talent.

At that moment, MO, who had been listening in, suddenly spoke up.

"Xixi, ask him how many hours he has in CSGO right now."

Ma Xixi immediately relayed the question.

"How many hours played?"

Jiang Yang tabbed over to Steam, glanced at his total playtime, then casually replied:

"498.7."

Silence.

"How much???"

MO’s mental image of the "CS prodigy" stereotype was shattered into pieces.

Meanwhile, Leonkai had just finished a ranked game with Wasted Brother Hamburger.

Stretching, Wasted Brother Hamburger sighed in relief.

"No weird sh*t this game. Much easier, hahaha."

Leonkai nodded.

"Yeah, honestly, I haven't run into many cheaters lately."

Even though the match felt easy, Leonkai knew his own form was declining.

Blaming external factors only made self-improvement harder.

Right as they finished, Leonkai noticed his secondary screen blowing up with messages.

【MAJOR BOMB DROPPED!】

【HOLY SH*T, THE ‘HELMET-WEARING CHEATER’ IS MA XI XI’S COUSIN!】

【Wait, did Cousin actually get caught cheating?!】

【No, shut up. He’s literally just a prodigy—everyone in the stream watched him improve.】

【Yeah, Xixi has top-tier integrity. Only second to Leonkai.】

【Bro, Cousin hit Perfect World S in a MONTH, now he’s top rank in 5E??】

The chat was chaos.

It took Leonkai a few moments to process what had just happened.

Then, after being tipped off by a helmet-wearing viewer, he searched for MTC-kun’s latest video.

[Born with CS Talent? A Prodigy Gifted by the Gods?]

Clicking the video, the first thing he heard was—

Ma Xixi’s incredulous voice:

"HOW MUCH???"

And then—

The hilarious match highlights of Jiang Yang endlessly farming Ma Xixi.

Leonkai burst into laughter.

"Damn. This is just a little bro messing with his big bro."

Leonkai clicked on the video and began reviewing it with Wasted Brother Hamburger.

"Both of these accounts belong to him. What we need to check now is whether his mechanical habits match. If they do, then there’s basically no issue."

At this point, there really wasn’t much of an issue left.

After all, knowing Ma Xixi’s personality, Leonkai found it hard to believe that he would let himself be associated with a cheater.

If something like this truly turned out to be a scandal, Ma Xixi’s entire career and reputation would be instantly destroyed.

Plus, judging from the livestream chat, Leonkai also learned that Jiang Yang had already reached S-rank on Perfect World while playing on Ma Xixi’s PC.

This wasn't some sudden, random rise—his talent had been clear from the beginning.

As a die-hard CSGO fan, Leonkai desperately wanted to believe in the emergence of a true prodigy.

CNCS badly needed fresh blood.

But even so—

Less than 500 hours played?!

Could such an insane phenomenon really exist?

The map was Mirage.

Leonkai loaded into the replay and carefully analyzed the match.

And this time—

They finally noticed a difference compared to the previous 5E matches.

On Mirage, Jiang Yang was clearly stronger.

His pistol play was still shaky, and his rifle spray was still unstable.

However—

When they watched his rifle rounds and pre-aiming—

Leonkai’s scalp went numb.

"Holy sh*t—this pre-aiming!!"

If Jiang Yang’s pre-aiming on Dust2 and Vertigo looked rigid and formulaic,

Then on Mirage, it was something entirely different.

It had that effortless precision—like a master craftsman wielding a blade.

No wasted movement.

No unnecessary adjustments.

Every flick, every angle—his crosshair landed perfectly on the headshot line.

For high-level CS players, this was aesthetically flawless.

The chat exploded.

【Holy sh*t, this pre-aiming is insane.】

【Is this fking NIKO?!】**

【But why does his pistol and rifle play look so weird?】

Some CSBOY fans had a realization.

【Wait, I think Cousin plays on super high sensitivity.】

【Yeah, and his playtime is still under 500 hours. Makes sense.】

"Wait—you’re telling me he’s playing on high sensitivity?! With less than 500 hours??"

Leonkai’s eyes widened.

From Jiang Yang’s crosshair movements, he had assumed Jiang Yang was playing on low sensitivity.

Because his crosshair control looked so stable.

But if he was actually a high-sens player—

Then everything suddenly made sense.

1. High-sensitivity players struggle with recoil control.
2. Recoil control requires muscle memory, which takes time to develop.
3. With under 500 hours played, it’s normal for his spray to be unstable.

In other words—

His flawed spray control was proof that he was genuinely inexperienced.

But at the same time—his pre-aiming was just THAT talented.

Leonkai took a deep breath.

Then, in his livestream, he made the official verdict.

"Alright, let’s summarize—

'Ma Xixi Wo Ding Si Ni'—aka Ma Xixi’s cousin—

is NOT cheating. He is PURE raw talent."

"You guys know that I watch a ton of 'prodigy' demos, and I analyze pro player POVs all the time.

I'm not even comparing him to pros right now, but—

this cousin’s pre-aiming is the most precise I have EVER seen from a casual player."

"In the past year, he is hands down the most naturally gifted player I’ve analyzed.

His pre-aiming is actually terrifying.

"And let’s not forget—he’s only played for 500 hours.

If he grinds another 1,000 hours…

I genuinely can’t imagine where he’ll be."

"Is this even real? 500 hours, double-platform rank #1?"

Wasted Brother Hamburger was already struggling to accept reality.

He had spent years grinding and had barely reached the top.

And now—he was just a background character in a prodigy’s story.

Meanwhile, Leonkai was also having an existential crisis.

"No, seriously—HOW THE HELL?!

HOW DOES HIS PRE-AIMING LOOK LIKE THIS AFTER JUST 500 HOURS?!"

As a longtime CSGO veteran, Leonkai valued fundamentals above everything else.

He had spent thousands of hours practicing.

He had dedicated himself to perfecting crosshair placement.

And yet—

Even after all that work—his own pre-aiming STILL didn’t look as smooth as Jiang Yang’s.

And on Mirage?

The difference between them was ridiculous.

"Bro, we’ve been grinding for years, and this guy just walks in and does it effortlessly."

At this moment—

Leonkai and Hamburger both felt true despair.

"Still wanna play?"

Leonkai went silent for a few seconds.

Then—he let out a long, defeated sigh.

"Let’s just go play chess, man. CS is unplayable now."

His resolve had completely shattered.