They carefully made their way back to the hotel. Shortly after entering, a tall white man appeared. When Xing Baohua's bodyguards went to stop him, the man said, "Our director, Wade, is here."

Hotel coffee shop.

Wade was stirring his coffee when he saw Xing Baohua. He nodded and asked Xing to sit down.

Xing Baohua walked over and sat down, saying with a dissatisfied tone, "I have to go back to China before I can help you install the program."

“Sorry, it’s not about that, it’s something else,” Wade said.

Tell me!

"Some time ago, our US base was hacked; it was a cyber intrusion."

"I sympathize with your plight? Haha! I'm quite happy to hear this from you. You're looking for me? Sorry, you've got the wrong person. You should be looking for Steve!" Xing Baohua said with a slight smile.

Wade, expressionless, took out a photo from his pocket and placed it in front of Xing Baohua, saying, "I don't know who this person is, but I have a feeling it's related to you. Can you tell me something?"

Xing Baohua glanced at the photo. Although she was somewhat agitated, she feigned anger and said, "Even though this is Japan, I can still sue you for defamation. Either you provide evidence, or you apologize to me."

As he spoke, Xing Baohua slammed the photo on the table, continuing with his arrogant demeanor.

Wade remained silent, simply staring at Xing Baohua for a while. The two stared at each other for two minutes before Wade finally relented, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xing, I think you misunderstood me. When I said it was related to you, I meant it was related to your expertise. From your perspective, how do you view this intrusion?"

"You want to ask me about the situation?"

"Yes."

Xing Baohua held up one finger and said, "First, you're asking me if your budget is enough for an expert like me. I charge around ten thousand US dollars per minute. Is your budget enough for a consultation?"

While the other party was surprised, Xing Baohua held up his second finger and said, "I don't know anything about the situation, and you ask me what I think about this matter and that matter. If you are really sincere, show me the case files of your investigation so that I can see what kind of things can be analyzed with a professional perspective."

After Xing Baohua finished speaking, Wade stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xing, for the inconvenience caused. I hope our next meeting will have a good start to cooperation!"

They came quickly and disappeared just as fast; they were probably scared off by Xing Baohua's consulting fees.

Xing Baohua glanced at the coffee across from him and muttered, "Damn it, did you pay or not before you're leaving!"