Chapter 2402 - 2410: A Little Fun

Surface effort? Mo Yuqi was taken aback, not knowing why Qin Yu would say that.

The staff of Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau all hung their heads, indeed, they were just making a superficial effort.

If the level of their opponent was limited, confined to that single ransomware, their work could be useful. However, if the opponent had variations of the ransomware, then their effort was completely futile.

Chen Dong’s face kept changing, hoping... the opponent didn’t have any variants!

Although he felt anxious inside, Chen Dong would not admit defeat; he stiffened his neck and said, "Mr. Qin, if you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense. What do you mean by ’surface effort’? We genuinely resolved the trouble for Emperor Group!

As for the source of the ransomware? That’s overseas! If we randomly launch attacks on foreign internet sites, it will cause a huge controversy! If there’s nothing else, please leave!"

Chen Dong decisively issued an eviction order.

"A huge public opinion? Haha... Director Chen, do you really think I’m some clueless newbie? If Huaxia hackers target foreign websites, it would cause a huge public opinion, then why didn’t it happen when South Korean hackers attacked our Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau? Hmm?"

Qin Yu’s words left Chen Dong red-faced and thick-necked, unable to utter a single word! Damn it, he couldn’t possibly admit his incompetence, could he?

Seeing the Director speechless, a staff member from the Internet Surveillance Bureau stepped forward: "Mr. Qin, if you were capable, you wouldn’t have come to our Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau!

Since you’ve come here, it means you can’t solve the problem, you’re here to seek help. Since you’re asking for help, please watch your attitude!"

"Exactly, we just exhausted ourselves helping your Emperor Group solve the problem, and you don’t even thank us, instead, you criticize us? What kind of logic is that?"

Qin Yu sneered, "Who said I can’t solve the problem? Solving the problem is simple, just wait for the moment the opponent releases a variant of the ransomware and catch its tail."

After speaking, Qin Yu calmly started browsing web pages, casually chatting with the experts in the World Hacker Alliance chat window.

"You..." The people at the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau were frustrated, dying to throw Qin Yu out, but considering Mo Yuqi’s face, they dared not make any rash moves.

...

South Korea, Busan, Lotte Club.

Xin Xishan, the chairman of Lotte Group, and his grandson Xin Shixun were playing Go.

"Shixun, I just got the report from below that your ransomware has been eliminated by the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau. Your ransomware isn’t too effective, I’m curious to know why Clown Emperor has declared himself no match for you?"

"Grandpa, that’s because I have ten variants of the ransomware in my hand."

"Ten? Hahaha! Fantastic! Even the legendary hacker endsnow only created seven variants of the Panda Burning Incense virus!

Emperor Group actually dares to step into the electronics industry and snatch market share from our Lotte Group! Not only that, Emperor Group has the gall to lead a boycott against our Lotte Group! They’ve made our Lotte Hospital’s operations in Huaxia practically impossible!

Our Lotte Group must respond!"

"Grandpa, do you remember? My ID is LT, what does LT stand for?" Xin Shixun asked with a slight smile.

"LT?" Xin Xishan was momentarily surprised, but then his eyes lit up, "The abbreviation from the initials of Lotte’s pinyin? Hahaha, worthy of my grandson! So, has our Lotte Group already started responding?"

"Grandpa, I admit defeat in go next time."

"No, you haven’t lost! You’ve won! As long as you can make Emperor Group pay, the successor of Lotte Group will be you, Xin Shixun!"

"Grandpa, I’ll accompany you in go another day."

"Alright, go for it! But be careful not to reveal your identity."

"Don’t worry, Grandpa, I’ve already grasped the 128-bit computation method, way ahead of this world! Perhaps, only the top three in the World Hacker rankings are qualified to contend with me."

"Hahahaha! Heaven bless our Lotte Group!"

...

After parting ways with Xin Xishan, Xin Shixun returned to his studio at the Lotte Club. His computer was a modified supercomputer since it operated on a 128-bit system, a capacity beyond what ordinary computers could handle!

Few people knew that Xun Shixun controlled over a million "meat machines" around the world, an alarming figure representing over a million IP addresses and the resulting deluge of data flows!

Without exaggeration, if Xin Shixun aimed to attack the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau, he could easily breach their official website!

Xin Shixun didn’t immediately take action, but calmly logged into his account on the World Hacker Alliance forum.

As soon as he logged in, Xin Shixun received numerous messages, most of them from South Korean hackers.

"LT, a master from the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau fixed the vulnerabilities flawlessly. Please, make a move and suppress the arrogance of the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau."

"LT, how come the ransomware was cracked so easily? Are there any variants out yet? The Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau is too brazen!"

"LT, please respond when you’re online."

...

Xin Shixun typed out a message with utmost calm: "Sorry to keep you all waiting. Since the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau is so capable, able to easily deal with ransomware, let them deal with a bit more, shall we? Release two ransomware variants for a little fun first. As for Liu Yi? Heh... he’s not worth my personal effort."

Xin Shixun’s words exhilarated the South Korean hackers! Awesome, truly awesome! Just a little fun with two variants? Then, does that mean LT has many more ransomware variants up his sleeve?

And those variants must be more formidable one after another! Even if the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau exhausts itself, they won’t be able to resolve all the variants!

...

The Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau waited a full hour but saw no moves from the South Korean side, and the staff gradually relaxed.

It seemed there were no variants of the virus. Otherwise, there should have been a response by now. It was a false alarm.

"Mr. Qin, what about the promised counterattack? What about the variant viruses? Do you think variants are like cabbages that you can produce whenever you want?"

"If you don’t know, stop pretending to be a big shot. Don’t think you’re something special just because you came here with Mr. Mo!"

"We’re about to finish work, Mr. Qin, please help yourself."

...

For a moment, everyone at the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau attacked Qin Yu verbally.

Unruffled, Qin Yu simply said, "Here it comes."

Here it comes? What’s coming? The staff of the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau were totally perplexed.

Right after he spoke, a Bureau worker suddenly exclaimed, "Strange IPs are flooding into the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau!"

"What? Little sticks are picking a fight again? Take them down!"

The staff of the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau launched an attack, but they couldn’t kick out this IP right away. Despite there being only one invader, it was immovable as a rock.

Qin Yu watched coldly. 64-bit system? No wonder the Bureau’s staff stood no chance! Finally, one of the top ten hackers had made a move!

Who could it be? Qin Yu scratched his head. He was familiar with the top ten hackers and had crossed swords with them, but this one seemed foreign to him.

Could this be LT?

While Qin Yu was busy analyzing, a sentence in Korean appeared on the internal network of the Huaxia Internet Surveillance Bureau—Congratulations, now you can’t use your phones either.