Chapter 378 A conspiracy that has been planned for many years
The night was like thick ink, blurring the mountains behind Tingzhuyuan until only a vague outline remained.
Chen Hanxing followed closely behind Qi Moxun, stepping on the withered yellow bamboo leaves on the ground, each step as light as the wind blowing across the water.
The mountain wind blew damp and cold mist in her face. She subconsciously clenched her sleeves. Her fingertips touched the short self-defense blade that Qi Moxun had stuffed into her before leaving. The cool touch calmed her troubled mind a little.
"There's movement ahead." Qi Moxun suddenly stopped, his low voice particularly clear in the silent forest.
He stood sideways in front of Shen Hanxing.
Look around vigilantly.
Shen Hanxing's heart also hung in the air.
Xuanyuan Ce must have anticipated that they would make this trip, so he ambushed them here?
In fact, this matter should be easy to understand.
If they lived obediently in the villa, Xuanyuan Ce would not be able to really take action to deal with them.
Otherwise, if this matter gets out, who would dare to come here and seek cooperation with Xuanyuan Ce in the future!
But they actually went to a place where they were not allowed to go.
Xuanyuan Ce found a reason.
Thinking of this, Shen Hanxing couldn't help but feel annoyed.
If I had known this, I would have done a thorough investigation before taking any action.
She was always worried about Xunxun, and her concern made her confused and she lost her initial judgment.
"It should be the person who is monitoring us."
Qi Moxun waited for a long time, but the other party didn't make a move.
It doesn't look like he has any intention of killing anyone.
"Let's go first."
Shen Hanxing was still very worried.
I always feel that something is wrong.
But now she has come this far. If she doesn't go on, Xuanyuan Ce will look down on her. And if she goes back, she will also be unwilling.
"Let's go."
She gritted her teeth and grabbed Qi Moxun's hand.
"No matter what's ahead, let's go!"
Qi Moxun patted the back of her hand gently.
"Be careful. If there is any danger, hide behind me immediately."
Shen Hanxing sighed softly.
"You're also a human being. Don't rush forward all the time. Safety is our top priority. We can think about the rest later."
Qi Moxun was cared for.
The corners of his lips immediately curled up.
Afterwards, he gently scratched the tip of Chen Hanxing's nose.
"Okay, safety first."
Chen Hanxing's ears were hot, "Let's go."
The two walked through the woods in the moonlight.
A path paved with bluestone slabs suddenly appeared in the originally chaotic forest. There was a glass lamp every few feet on both sides. The faint blue light made the road surface look like a fantasy.
What is even more shocking is that thin silver cables can be vaguely seen in the cracks of the stone slabs, like a group of dormant snakes, winding their way to the top of the mountain.
"These are fiber optic lines." Shen Hanxing squatted down and observed them carefully with the help of the light.
"The shielding layer is made of military-grade materials, and ordinary signal detectors cannot detect it at all."
She ran her fingertips over the surface of the cable and suddenly touched a raised node. "There's a signal amplifier here, and there's more than one."
Qi Moxun's face darkened: "Fu Jingheng is not just hiding here."
He looked up at the outline of the buildings on the top of the mountain shrouded in the night.
"Xuanyuan Ce transformed the entire back mountain into a signal fortress. No wonder Kyoto has been experiencing network fluctuations recently."
The two continued to climb along the cobblestone road. The closer they got to the top of the mountain, the clearer the sound of electronic equipment running in the air became.
The subtle sound of electricity mixed with the sound of the wind, forming an unsettling hum.
When they rounded the last ridge, a modern building hidden in the valley suddenly appeared before their eyes.
The gray-black walls merged with the rock, with only dozens of heat-dissipating windows embedded in the walls emitting a faint blue light, like the open eyes of a giant beast.
"This was originally the Xuanyuan family's old mine."
Shen Hanxing whispered, “Three years ago, it was announced that it was closed for renovation, but it turned out that it was building a data center.”
She noticed two black-clad guards standing at the building's entrance, and a constant buzzing of electricity came from her headset. "The security is tighter than I imagined."
Qi Moxun took out a night vision telescope from his backpack and swept the lens across the top floor of the building.
"There's a ventilation duct in the southeast corner. It looks like it's poorly defended."
He handed the telescope to Shen Hanxing, “Remember what I just said, no matter what happens, don’t leave my three-step range.”
Shen Hanxing took the telescope, and the scene in the lens made her pupils shrink suddenly.
Several blurry bullet holes can be vaguely seen on the wall below the ventilation duct. The metal at the edges has been oxidized and turned black, indicating that a conflict had occurred here not long ago.
She put down the telescope and was about to speak, but Qi Moxun covered her mouth.
"Someone's coming."
He whispered against her ear, his warm breath making it feel hot.
The two quickly hid in the bushes nearby, only to see three men in black carrying equipment boxes walking out of the building. The conversation of one of them drifted into their ears.
"Mr. Fu said that the final data synchronization must be completed tonight. The core server of Qi Group has been connected to the mirror system."
"Mr. Xuanyuan is pressing us hard, saying he wants to see the first encrypted file by three in the morning."
"Don't worry, as long as Mr. Fu gives the order, Qi's firewall will be as fragile as paper."
The footsteps gradually faded away, and Shen Hanxing dared to breathe deeply.
"They are really attacking Qi's network."
Her fingertips trembled slightly, "What exactly does Fu Jingheng want to do?"
Qi Moxun held her slightly cold hand.
"What he wants is not just the Qi family, but you as well."
A cold flash flashed in his eyes, "But he underestimated Qi's network defense system, and underestimated us even more."
The two of them took cover in the shadows of the building and quietly moved to the southeast corner.
After making sure that the people who were monitoring them had been thrown off, Qi Moxun breathed a sigh of relief and used gestures to convey the message to Shen Hanxing.
Shen Hanxing nodded, indicating that they should act quickly.
Qi Moxun used a special tool to pry open the grille of the vent and was the first to get in.
The inside of the pipe is narrow and cramped, filled with dust and the smell of coolant.
Shen Hanxing followed closely behind, and could clearly hear his own heartbeat echoing in the metal pipe as he crawled.
At the end of the pipe is a spacious computer room with hundreds of servers neatly arranged. The indicator lights flash continuously in the darkness, forming a flowing river of light.
In front of the central console, a familiar figure was facing away from them, his fingers rapidly tapping on the keyboard, the blue light from the screen casting flickering shadows on his face.
"Axun, look."
Chen Hanxing pointed at the display screen above the console, which was refreshing the internal data of the Qi Group in real time, from project contracts to financial statements, and even the private communication records of senior executives were listed.
Fu Jingheng's voice suddenly rang out in the empty computer room, with a hint of a strange smile.
"You're finally here."
He turned around slowly, his eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses appearing particularly cold under the blue light. "I thought we had to wait until daybreak."
Qi Moxun protected Shen Hanxing behind him and asked coldly, "You went to so much trouble just for this data?"
Fu Jingheng chuckled and tapped a few times on the keyboard. The content on the display screen instantly switched to the surveillance footage of the Qi Group headquarters building.
"These are just appetizers."
He retrieved an encrypted file, the name of which clearly read "Qi's Core Technology Patent Library."
"As long as I press this button, the Qi family's ten years of research and development results will be spread all over the Internet. By then, your proud business empire will collapse within 24 hours."
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