On the other side.

As evening approached, darkness fell.

After an afternoon of military training, Jiang Nian was resting by the roadside when she received a call from Li Ning.

On the other end of the phone, Li Ning's voice sounded relaxed and cheerful.

"Fox, I heard you transferred to Canxing School in Beijing?"

"Now we're closer together. I still owe you a meal, how about we grab one when we meet this weekend?"

"Okay," Jiang Nian agreed.

"Speaking of the weekend, this Friday is HHA's 20th anniversary party,"

Li Ning said, "You should have received the invitation I sent you yesterday when you were in Jiangcheng, right?"

"I heard that only your invitation was issued in Chairman Qin's name. You really don't plan to show your face?"

HHA is the most formal and largest hacker association in China.

However, unlike the Dark Alliance, which truly gathers top hackers and whose members remain mysterious and operate in the gray and dark areas, HHA mainly targets enthusiasts who pursue hacking skills and provides them with services.

For example, the first high-quality book to teach beginners how to hack was published by HHA.

HHA's mission is to unite all patriotic online groups and individuals to fulfill their responsibilities for the great rejuvenation of Chinese national culture in the information age and to contribute to the development of the internet in China.

Founder Chen Ye once said that the essence of national security is information security, and hackers are a vital force in the future information society. The hacker's way is a kind of chivalrous way, representing a spirit of patriotism, upholding justice, and pioneering spirit.

Very upright and politically connected.

In such an association, members naturally do not need to deliberately hide their true identities and can even meet offline.

At its peak, HHA had hundreds of thousands of members all over the world.

HHA invites some outstanding members of the association to its annual anniversary celebration, which is considered a very important event.

Strictly speaking, Jiang Nian is not a member of HHA, but only a member of the Dark Alliance.

She had only worked with Chen Ye once, when she was fifteen, on her first mission for the Ministry of State Security. Chen Ye was impressed by her skills and strongly invited her to join HHA.

Unable to refuse Jiang Nian's kind invitation, he eventually became HHA's honorary advisor under the code name J.

However, he has never appeared at any HHA offline gatherings.

This year, Chen Ye stepped down, and Qin Tian became the new president of HHA.

Chen Ye probably didn't reveal her true identity to Qin Tian, ​​only saying that she was a master. So, this Chairman Qin was very curious about her and wanted to invite her to the anniversary party.

Because she was abroad at the time and didn't want to reveal her information, the email address and address she left at HHA were Li Ning's, and the invitation letter was sent to her by Li Ning after she received it.

"I'm not going."

Jiang Nian replied simply.

She wasn't interested in such large gatherings. Besides, her presence would draw too much attention.

“Alright, but Chairman Qin will be disappointed,” Li Ning knew her personality and didn’t ask any more questions. “I’ll send you an email to politely decline.”

*

At this moment, at the Canxing Student Council.

Lu Ci, Qin Xiaoxiao, and Xia Lan spent the entire afternoon in Wen Yu's lounge.

The atmosphere among the four of them was unusually low all afternoon, and Jiang Nian never left their minds.

For Lu Ci, the first time a girl publicly threw him over her shoulder was a scene he could never forget.

For Qin Xiaoxiao and Xia Lan, it was a matter of intense hatred for Jiang Nian, to the point that they wanted to tear him apart whenever they thought about him.

Having suffered such a huge loss and publicly humiliated themselves today, they will definitely take revenge on Jiang Nian no matter what.

Wen Yu remained silent, her long legs propped up on the table. Her expression was icy.

He could still recall the girl's nonchalant expression in front of him.

Even if I committed intentional murder, I could still escape unscathed and even become a hero.

This was the first time someone had threatened him so openly and without any attempt to conceal it.

At this moment, Lu Ci put down the computer in his hand.

They said, "There are no signs of intrusion in the student council's surveillance system."

Qin Xiaoxiao asked, "What do you mean?"

"That means Jiang Nian is either bluffing us."

"Either she found a hacker even more skilled than me. They hacked into the surveillance system, got the video, and left no trace."

"Find a hacker even more skilled than you?"

Xia Lan looked incredulous. "Let's not even talk about how someone from the countryside could possibly find such a master. Even if she could, could she afford to hire someone of that level?"

They all knew that Lu Ci had exceptional hacking talent since childhood and had joined a very powerful hacker organization called Dark Alliance.

The most skilled hackers in China are all in this organization. Their identities are all kept secret, and ordinary people have absolutely no way of finding them.

Moreover, the experts in the Dark Alliance are all quite valuable.

It's said that the most powerful one, the one who's wildly popular with the other members, especially Lu Ci, earns at least five million for each job he does for someone else.

Why would a skilled hacker help a poor high school student?

"So Jiang Nian was just bluffing us, right?"

Xia Lan said impatiently, "She probably just heard about these things from others; she doesn't actually have any videos or photos."

Wen Yu spoke coldly, shattering her illusions: "If she didn't, would she even be able to describe details like you having a passionate encounter with a man on the sofa?"

"Moreover, Lu Ci played horse racing once in the lounge, something even you don't know. Where did she hear about it?"

Xia Lan is going crazy.

"Forget it, I'll just stay out of this special admissions student's business," Lu Ci shrugged. "As for you guys, you can figure it out yourselves."

Lu Ci took his laptop and went back to his lounge.

Wearing a WeChat profile picture of blooming flowers symbolizing wealth and prosperity, she sent a message to Qin Tian of HHA with great anticipation.

[President Qin, have you received a reply to the invitation email you sent to J?]

Is she coming to your anniversary party?