Seeing the red characters scrolling by, the already nervous crowd suddenly cried out in alarm, "Zhuang Li, you can't leave! Did you hire the hackers? Because your opinions weren't taken seriously by your supervisor, you contacted the hackers and attacked the company network?"
Zhuang Li slowly turned around, curled his lips, and was clearly smiling, but there was a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.
It seems that he can't leave this time even if he wants to.
The supervisor also ran out of the office, shouting loudly: "Zhuang Li, explain the current situation to me!"
Immediately, every phone in the office began ringing frantically. Employees from other departments kept calling to inquire about the hacking, and without exception, they all asked the same question: "Who is Zhuang Li?"
The department manager's cell phone also rang. When he took it out, it turned out to be the company's boss.
The person on the other end spoke angrily for a long time, which made the department manager sweat profusely.
"Mr. Fang, don't worry. Manager Zhuang is right here with me... He just submitted a proposal to me regarding improving the company's network operations. I disagreed, so he resigned, and I approved it on the spot. Apparently, this offended him, and then our company's network was hacked. I suspect he's in cahoots with the hackers. Yes, yes, yes, I get it. I'll call the police right away! I have experts who can handle this, so don't worry. Okay, okay, goodbye, Mr. Fang."
The supervisor hung up the phone with a nod and then immediately dialed 110. His free hand kept pointing at Manager Zhuang, meaning for everyone to stop him.
Zhuang Li stood there with his arms folded across his chest, his red lips slightly curved, and he appeared to be in high spirits.
Several employees who were good at observing people's expressions immediately locked the office door and blocked the aisle with their bodies to prevent him from escaping.
The caustic man who had challenged Zhuang Li in the restroom was now sitting in front of a computer, his fingers clacking away at the keyboard, his eyes fixed on the screen, clearly engaged in a fierce battle with the hacker. It turned out he was the expert the supervisor had mentioned.
The rest of the people gathered around him, watching his dazzling operations with admiration.
The intern also craned his neck to take a look and muttered, "This guy's character isn't great, but his skills are just okay."
Five or six minutes passed, and the black screen still hadn't returned to normal. Bright red text continued to scroll. Zhuang Li's name kept appearing in the hacker's mouth, like a curse, a public execution. Employees from other departments also rushed over, pointing and criticizing Zhuang Li through the glass windows.
Their lips were uttering the same sentence: "Look, that's the culprit Zhuang Li!"
This is what the hackers want to achieve - to make Zhuang Li the target of public criticism; to make Zhuang Li bear all the losses; to make Zhuang Li stand in the dock and unable to defend himself; to make Zhuang Li lose all his reputation and everything!
7480 laughed gleefully, "Master, who did you offend? He's planning to torture you to death!"
Zhuang Lixin walked over to an unused computer and chuckled, "Who's behind this? Just take a look and you'll know."
7480 quickly realized—when it came to hacking skills, who could rival his host? He'd even defeated 248! However, this world's Zhu Jianrui also had some cheating skills, so he wouldn't necessarily lose in a fight with the host!
7480 had just calmed down when the scene before him made him breathe.
In just a blink of an eye, the host successfully cracked the hacker's attack and used more advanced hacking techniques to restart the company's entire network operating program, redeploy the server, and copy the account information and email addresses of various instant messaging tools for the staff.
Online backups have been wiped by hackers.
But it didn't matter. Zhuang Li only took a few minutes to complete the offline backup and restore the most important databases. He also quickly built several firewalls and retrieved the lost monitoring components.
The mean man's fingers were cramping, and he shook his head at the department head with a cold sweat, his tone as if he had lost his parents. "Boss Liao, this hacker is very powerful. I can't handle him."
The department head looked ashen for a moment.
The intern, who had long been completely absorbed by Zhuang Li's actions, burst into laughter: "Why are you so anxious? Zhuang Li has already solved the problem."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Li pressed the Enter key. With a soft click, the computers that had been blacked out returned to normal at the same moment.
Everyone looked at the computer, then at Zhuang Li, all with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
The mean man was stunned for only a second before snapping, "He hired the hacker, so of course he can handle it! Mr. Liao, have you called the police? This matter is extremely serious and cannot be settled privately!"
"I've called the police. Zhuang Li, you're not allowed to leave!"
The supervisor rushed over and tried to pull Zhuang Li away, but was pushed away by the intern. "Don't disturb Zhuang Li, he's tracking the hacker!"
"He was the one who found the person, why is he tracking him? Why are you playing tricks on me? Go tell the police if you have anything to say!" The department head wanted to bring Zhuang Li to justice, but he was always stopped by the intern.
As the two of them were arguing, Zhuang Li tapped the enter key lightly, smiled and whispered, "Got it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the countless lines of instructions on the computer screen turned into a small window, floating in the upper left corner of the screen.
Two teenagers, about fourteen or fifteen, appeared in the window. One was very handsome, the other chubby. They were talking brazenly. "Why did you attack your dad's company? And expose his name? The police will arrest your dad, right?"
"For your birthday, I asked him for 2,000 yuan to buy you a gift, but he was reluctant to give it to me." The very handsome young man curled his lips in disdain.
The chubby boy frowned, as if he felt that this was a little inappropriate. "You don't have to buy me a gift, let's just have a meal. Two thousand yuan is too much."
The handsome young man immediately added, "It's not just the two thousand yuan. My dad is the most stingy person and he wouldn't spend a penny on me. Every time I had to pay for tutoring, my mom would cry and beg him. When I was sick as a kid, the first thing he worried about wasn't my health, but how much the medical treatment would cost."
The chubby boy said indignantly, "How can there be such a father in the world? How despicable! You must teach him a lesson!" But then he changed his tone and said, "Let's just play a trick on him. Don't make a big deal out of it."
"I know my limits." The handsome young man nodded in agreement.
The two were still operating the computer quickly and had no idea that they had been photographed by the computer's built-in camera.
Zhuang Li held his chin with one hand and tapped the table with the other, the smile on his face becoming more and more interested.
The department manager standing behind him murmured in disbelief, "Is this your son? His hacking skills are so impressive?" Then he thought, if Zhuang Li could easily capture his son, wouldn't his skills be even more impressive? Then, would the report he submitted earlier be feasible?
Realizing that he had missed out on a master, the supervisor felt very regretful but tried hard to save face and not show it.
The mean man must also have excellent IT skills, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant. He had already witnessed Zhu Jianrui's methods through several previous encounters. This underage child was a top-notch hacker, but Zhuang Li, who had easily captured the child, was clearly an even more skilled hacker.
Thinking of this, the mean man's face turned dark. He hadn't even read the opinion he had personally shattered. If he had known Zhuang Li was so capable, he should have read it carefully! If others couldn't understand it, could he not understand it?
An unspeakable awkwardness spread in the office.
Zhuang Li tapped lightly on the keyboard, sending a message to the two children opposite him: "Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you."
In the window, the two teenagers suddenly frowned in surprise and whispered, "Why are our screens black?"
The next second, the two of them suddenly leaned back in their chairs, as if they had seen a ghost.
The chubby boy wore a pair of glasses, the lenses reflecting the computer screen in front of them. Suddenly, it went pitch black, and a line of blood-red characters slowly and repeatedly scrolled out: Zhu Jianrui, I know it’s you! Zhu Jianrui, I know it’s you! Zhu Jianrui, I know it’s you…
"You, you, you were counterattacked?" the chubby boy asked in extreme disbelief.
The handsome young man's face turned ashen, his ten fingers tapping away on the keyboard, leaving afterimages, yet he was completely unable to reverse the defeat. He panted heavily, his clenched teeth causing his cheeks to bulge with hard muscles, making his already distorted face look extremely ugly.
The chubby boy asked fearfully, "Who is attacking us? Why does he know your name is Zhu Jianrui?"
The handsome young man ignored him, calling up the command box and rapidly typing in strings of code. He stared straight at the computer screen, his eyes filled with a murderous, sinister look, like a demon. Where was the slightest trace of youth left?
However, the angrier he got, the happier Zhuang Li's smile became. He was also typing in code, but his attitude was as relaxed as if he were playing a game.
The department head stood behind him, looking at Zhu Jianrui in the window with horror, and whispered, "This isn't raising a son, this is raising a debt collector! Look at his expression, doesn't he look like a murderer? People like him usually don't recognize their relatives!"
"Don't make noise! Zhuang Li is counterattacking, just watch!" The mean man who looked down on Zhuang Li before now looked at him with admiration.
The intern squatted at Zhuang Li's feet, not even catching his breath.
Zhuang Li exploited the Windows SMB protocol to gain access to the target computer and cracked all administrative passwords through brute force. He then implanted malware that monitored, copied, and destroyed the target computer. By controlling the computer, he also gained control of all connected smart devices.
Not only did the boy's computer screen go black, but the robot vacuum cleaner, which shared the same Wi-Fi network with the computer, also began spinning around the room at high speed, frantically sweeping up everything in its path. Chairs were knocked sideways, shoes were sent flying, and finally, the robot itself turned into a spinning top, sparking electric currents and flying into the air, shattering the chandelier.
The two teenagers screamed in fear.
However, this was not the end. The intelligent central control device placed next to the computer suddenly shouted over and over again: "Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you! Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you! Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you..."
The two frightened teenagers' faces suddenly changed drastically.
Immediately afterwards, the smart curtains closed with a swish sound, and opened with a swish sound, repeating over and over again without stopping.
The teenagers turned back to check what was happening. The TV behind them automatically turned on, and a line of blood-red characters slowly scrolled across the screen: [Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you!]
The smart speaker suddenly made a loud noise. Upon closer listening, it turned out to be the climax of "Symphony of Fate". With the words "Zhu Jianrui, I know it's you" echoing throughout the room and various lights flickering on and off, the atmosphere was extremely weird.
Not only this computer, but all the smart devices in the house are now under Zhuang Li's control.
The department head saw the messy scene over there through the window. He was stunned, but at the same time he had a deeper understanding of Zhuang Li's superb skills.
The handsome boy tried everything to get rid of these controls but failed, and in frustration he smashed the mouse.
The chubby boy surveyed his haunted living room and exclaimed enthusiastically, "This hacker is incredible!"
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