At 10:59 pm, in a plain little white building a hundred miles away from Yan City.
The four walls of the third underground floor are all occupied by computer screens. Several people in green uniforms are standing in front of the screens, staring at the changing codes on the wall and the maps with bright or faint lights. If you look closely, you will find that the two plates with the most light spots are countries J and K.
The middle-aged man holding the thermos cup took a sip of wolfberry tea and said slowly: "I don't think this matter will be over in a few days."
The long-haired woman raised her chin and glanced at him, then retracted her gaze and said, "The trade conference will start soon, and it has to be finished."
The young man sitting on the steps with his legs bent said nonchalantly: "What you said is a bit ambiguous."
The others couldn't help laughing when they heard this. Suddenly, the intern who had been staring at the screen shouted, "Another group of people have been added!"
The man took a few steps forward, leaned against the intern's table, and held a cup in his hand, calmly: "At the same time, it can be seen that they are a group of people, but I don't know which group they are."
The intern looked up and asked as he typed quickly, "Can't we track their IP?"
The young man jumped down the stairs and sat down next to him. He put his arm on his shoulder and said in a tone of an experienced person: "We are the National Cyber Security Bureau, not the Justice League or the neighborhood committee aunties. Others are joining in their fun, and we are watching our own show. We have no right to interfere with each other."
"But... these people are very powerful hackers. If they intend to attack our country's security network, we will be at a loss as we know nothing about them. Now we know their IP addresses in advance. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we be prepared."
The young man shook his index finger and said, "You really underestimate our Cyber Security Bureau."
The intern was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking about, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "I've always heard that there is a real master in charge of our security bureau. Is it true? Who is it?"
"Really." The young man pointed at his nose and smiled: "It's me."
The intern was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at the middle-aged man: "Deputy Minister Li, do we really not need to track their IP addresses? I just caught one, and it seems to be from our country."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said with a smile: "These hacker IPs are like a magic trick using R country's nesting dolls as props. You think it's just a simple toy, but after removing the layers of shells one by one, the last one is the one on the inside. In fact, the nesting dolls are just a trick to distract your attention. Besides, even if you are caught, you don't have the ability to mess up the security network of other countries. Don't waste your time and energy on it."
"But what if you can track their IP? Why not give it a try?"
Middle-aged people: "There is no point in making ineffective attempts, especially in the online world... You will understand once you stay here for a long time."
The intern insisted on expressing his thoughts: "But these are all top hackers. If there are people from our country among them, we can recruit them. Isn't this also a good thing for the National Cyber Security Bureau?"
"It would be great if these people could be recruited so easily..."
"Yes." The woman who had been crossing her chest said expressionlessly, "Anything that is done to the extreme is part of the top of the pyramid. Such people can live freely in any country and any place. Why should they be controlled by the government? There are also some very powerful hackers in our country, such as the famous hacker forum Wingnet. The twenty-six hackers on the alphabet list are all elites. Any one of them can at least get the position of security consultant if he comes to the Security Bureau."
Someone continued her words, "Not only that, if he is ranked in the top ten, he can be given the position of security director, and the country will definitely focus on training him. But even so, there is only one person willing to work for us, and he only accepts routine national security maintenance tasks. Except for contacting us when we issue tasks, he will not contact us at other times, and his actions are not under our control. I guess he will be indispensable in today's melee."
The intern asked excitedly, "Really? Who is that great man? Have I ever seen him?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "When the time comes, you will see it."
The light spots on the central screen were refreshing faster and faster. When all the light spots dimmed, new light spots would soon be added. The codes on the left screen were equally dazzling. In addition, the right screen, which had been silent, lit up and two Asian faces appeared, speaking the languages of country J and country K respectively, and were reporting the news.
The young man sneered: "Country J asked Country A for help, saying that this is a political conspiracy because some countries are trying to sabotage the multiple strategic cooperation agreements that Country J and Country A are about to sign."
The intern said anxiously: "The K government here also stated that it is an innocent victim and called on hackers across the country to rise up and resist to protect national security."
The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and said, "It looks like there will be some noise at the International Trade Conference in three days."
The woman nodded, as if she suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask, "Who is going to attend this conference?"
Middle-aged man: "Shi Zeyang from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, He Yuanzheng from the Ministry of Commerce."
The woman frowned and pondered, and the young man sitting next to her suddenly laughed: "This is going to be a good show."
The intern was curious: "Why is it so interesting to see Minister Shi and Minister He attend together?"
"That goes back more than a decade ago..."
The young man stroked his chin and the intern craned his neck.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man slapped the intern on the head and said, "Why are you gossiping so much? Get to work."
The young man shrugged at the intern, and the intern had no choice but to give up.
At exactly one o'clock in the morning, after finishing the finishing work, Jiang Chen took his fingers off the keyboard.
The hacker group's message popped up again. The group was unusually lively. Most people were talking about the network disruptions in Country J and Country K. Jiang Chen glanced at the chat history and was about to turn off the computer when a private message popped up:
[C: God, your patching was really fast in that match. It was like a worm in the opponent's brain. You patched it as soon as the opponent moved his hand.]
Jiang Chen thought about it and typed two words:
【D: Thank you.】
【C: Haha ...
【D: My name is Dylan. 】
[C: Just because of this? But isn’t Dylan a foreign name? You must have a C country IP to log in to Yiwang. Which country are you from?]
【D: Country C. 】
【C: Oh, I see. It’s an English name, right? That’s normal.】
【C: Well, actually, I came to you today because I have something to discuss with you. 】
【D: What is it? 】
【C: Are you...patriotic? 】
Jiang Chen: ...
[C: No, I mean, I heard that the National Cybersecurity Agency has set up an assessment this Saturday. As long as you pass the political review, anyone can sign up. I’m a little shy… It’s okay across the computer, but if I really sit with others or have an interview, I’ll be very nervous, so I want to find someone to go with me.]
Jiang Chen stared at the screen for a long time, not knowing what to reply. After more than a minute, he replied:
【D: You want to find me? 】
【C: Yes! 】
[D: Why?]
[C: Aren’t you in Yan City? Besides you and me, the only people in Yan City are God A and God S. God A has been missing for a long time and I can’t find him. S is just an S. I’m afraid of him even through the screen, so I can only look for you.]
Jiang Chen stroked the keyboard, his eyes flickering:
[D: You can track everyone’s IP]
【C: Yes, but don't worry, I will never track your specific IP address. I will only locate your city. Even if it is just a hobby, I have my principles and bottom line.】
Jiang Chen's fingers hovered over the keyboard for a long time before he typed:
【D: I would like to ask you for a favor. 】
【C: What are you doing? Checking someone's IP?】
【D: Yes.】
C replied after a while:
[C: You should be able to do this kind of thing yourself. Although I am better at this, with your ability, you should be able to hack into even the Cyber Security Bureau. ]
[C: I don't mean anything else. I just watched the ranking match between you and G before. His invasion skills are considered top-notch in the world. You and him were also competing in invasion at that time. Since you were able to beat him... why did you still need me to help you check people? ]
Jiang Chen paused, pondered for a moment, and typed:
[D: Every profession has its own expertise. Besides, that is not an ordinary IP. I cannot track it.]
【C: How unusual? 】
[D: Maybe in this world, no one has been able to track it yet.]
【C: That’s interesting. I did you a favor. When? 】
【D: Within one year. 】
【C: …】
[C: I am really curious about what is behind the IP that makes you so cautious. OK, feel free to contact me within a year.]
【C: What about the thing I said? 】
【D: Wait a moment. 】
Jiang Chen opened the chat box with 196 and sent a message, and soon received a reply.
[D: I can’t go with you, but if you’re just scared and want someone to accompany you, I can help you find someone.]
【C: Who? From Wingnet? Do I know him? 】
【D: 196. 】
【C: He seems to be online. Let me check. 】
A few minutes later.
【C: Who... is he? Why am I so scared? 】
【D: ? 】
【C: I just checked his IP address and found that S and he were in the same place, and they were very close. D, please don't trick me. I'm really scared of S. You two must know each other in real life. Why don't you team up to mess with me?】
Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, not knowing what to reply for a long while. After thinking for a while, he sent a message to 196:
【D: C just checked your IP and found another IP near you. Is there someone else next to you? 】
Mo Xi, who was feeling depressed after losing the game, suddenly woke up when he saw the message. He carefully glanced at the man who was looking at his notebook, his Adam's apple moved, and he said cautiously, "Xiao Wai... Xiao Yue, your IP seems to have been tracked."
Shi Fengyue didn't even raise his eyes and said calmly: "I know."
The author has something to say: In order to avoid some misunderstandings, Dakuan would like to explain that in reality our country does not have a Cyber Security Bureau, only a Cyber Security Administration Bureau. The Ministry of Commerce was abolished a long time ago, and the World Trade Conference does not exist. But these are not BUGs. As Dakuan said before, the background of this story is equivalent to a parallel fictional world. All settings that do not exist in reality or are unreasonable are to serve the plot.
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