"you……"

After a brief silence, Gu Yi shouted, her voice trembling with fear, "No matter who you are, trespassing is illegal!"

Do you need me to help you find a lawyer?

Xu Shi sneered as he used his pistol to lift her chin, forcibly turning her face toward the extortion email on the screen. "And does stealing other people's private information and then blackmailing them make it legal?"

"Gurgle..."

Faced with overwhelming evidence, Gu Yi awkwardly lowered her head.

There's really nothing to argue about; it's just pointless stalling for time... You can tell from the ouroboros symbol on the combat suit that it's the "Snake Ring" that's come knocking.

It crashed!

Before she could even feel annoyed, Xu Shi leaned close to her ear and continued reciting slowly.

"Gu Yi, female, 19 years old, codename "Black Rabbit", ranked fourth on the global hacker list "Invader-T".

Because he had stolen internal information from nearly one hundred companies in "Night City" over the past four years, he was even placed on the Bureau of Investigation's S-level wanted list...

Upon hearing this, Miss Black Rabbit was completely dumbfounded.

This, this is impossible!

As a wanted criminal, being cautious is an essential lesson.

Not only do they change their residences regularly, but they also never leave any information online other than their code name.

Otherwise, she wouldn't still be at large to this day... Maybe if she went to the entrance of the inspection bureau and did a street dance, those idiots wouldn't even know that this is the person they're looking for.

So, how exactly did I get exposed?

Is the Dog Consortium's power really that terrifying?

Gu Yi certainly didn't expect that only Xu Shi knew all this, since it was written in the original work... But this did not prevent her from feeling a deep aversion to the shirt-wearing man in front of her, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a suit jacket, in addition to her fear.

Her choice to become a cyber kidnapper wasn't solely for the money; it was more about the sense of accomplishment she derived from outmaneuvering others.

After stealing data, she would leave behind sarcastic comments like "small fish," "trash," and "useless," watching her victims become furious and frustrated, yet forced to obediently send money... This kind of drama always captivated her.

But this time it was the other way around.

Not only did he fall into the hands of the conglomerate, but they also stripped him bare.

For a hacker, what's the difference between this and taking a dump in the street?

A wave of intense shame washed over Gu Yi, and she felt an urge to bite Xu Shi to death.

It's strange, though. This guy is quite handsome, at least the best-looking man Gu Yi has ever seen in her nineteen years of life.

But there's an inescapable evil about him; you just can't stand him.

What was that word again... villainous face?

But Gu Yi wasn't in the mood to delve into that right now. After a moment, she came to her senses and asked, "You arrested me... you must have something for me to do, right?"

"For example, that other group of hackers?"

Despite feeling ashamed, she didn't lose her ability to think.

The other party seemed to have no intention of handing him over to the investigation bureau. They held a gun to his head but hesitated to make a move, and it didn't seem like they were going to take the law into their own hands... This situation was quite unusual and completely inconsistent with the usual style of the Dog Consortium.

But considering the previous situation encountered with the "snake ring," everything seems to make sense now.

"You're right, Miss Gu is very smart."

Xu Shi snapped his fingers. "I need you to find their exact location. Can you do that?"

"...Will you let me go if I find out?"

Gu Yi pursed her lips, testing his attitude.

"If you can't find it, I will definitely not let you go."

Xu Shi pulled her up and forced her back into the chair. "Now is not the time to make demands, and you have no right to... Tell me, how long do you need?"

Gu Yi paused for a moment, then let out a resigned sigh.

The defeated prey has no right to bargain. The only way to seize that shaky glimmer of hope is to do as the other party says.

"About... half an hour?"

After thinking for a moment, Miss Black Rabbit hesitated before giving an estimate: "They are remotely coordinating the decoding, so they may not be gathered together... I need to find them one by one."

"Okay, then I'll give you half an hour."

Xu Shi nodded slightly, casually took the white ring from the waist of the combat team member next to him, manipulated it a few times, and then, without saying a word, snapped it onto Gu Yi's neck.

"What's this?!"

A cold sensation spread from her neck, and Miss Black Rabbit's heart tightened suddenly.

"Red Ant," a multi-purpose portable bomb developed by the Snake Ring.

Xu Shi smiled playfully, casually making an explosion gesture, "I've set a countdown. If you haven't completed the mission by then... boom~"

"...I'm using polite language, you corporate dog! You're using polite language!"

Gu Yi realized what was happening and couldn't help but curse, "How can you bully people like this! If you're so capable, just kill me..."

Just how awful is this guy?!

Xu Shi wasn't angry. He simply put his hand on her shoulder, looked down at her, and his voice suddenly turned cold and sharp.

"Swearing also counts as time."

"..."

Miss Black Rabbit eventually gave in.

The moment she met Xu Shi's gaze, the suffocating pressure in his eyes shattered her last bit of stubbornness.

She didn't want to become fireworks... Gu Yi shivered involuntarily and moved cautiously to the computer.

As for why they have the ability to find themselves, yet still need to find others themselves... she didn't have time to think about those things.

Let's figure out how to survive first...

Silence returned to the apartment, broken only by the clatter of keyboards.

The room quickly became stuffy, so Xu Shi waved for the others to leave and sat on the bed to supervise the work.

It must be said that this hacker girl is quite cute, worthy of being the female protagonist in the original work.

This outfit is unacceptable—messy streetwear clothes, meaningless accessories…and her hair is dyed a rebellious dark blue with cheap hair dye, making her look like a delinquent girl.

Or perhaps it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a little devil?

After all, her figure was rather thin; her clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to her body, but they didn't accentuate her plump figure at all...

While complaining, Gu Yi rattled off a string of numbers.

“42., -71.…”

"Pretty fast."

Xu Shi clapped his hands lightly, "Su Lin!"

"yes."

Su Lin responded and casually pointed with her finger, "You five, come with me."

Before setting off, she didn't forget to call over the combat captain who was staying behind and whisper a few words of advice to him.

"Protect the young master well. If he comes back with even a single hair missing, I will take your life."

The chilling tone in her voice sent shivers down the spine of the combat captain even through his tactical helmet.

"...Yes, sir!"