"Oh, I see. I'll let Zhang Biao's matter go, but I've been thinking about how they framed me. Recently, a new internet cafe called 'Ju Zi Hong Le' opened across the street, and they're engaging in malicious price wars against me. Behind them are Chen Shuting and Chen Tai, the underworld bosses of Jinghai. I know I'm no match for them, so I haven't been paying much attention to my internet cafe business lately, but I didn't expect them to still target me." Tang Ping quickly figured it out and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Chen Tai?"
Li Xiang frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "We will investigate this matter, but Tang Ping, let me remind you, before our police investigation, you cannot resort to violence to solve the problem like Bald Yong did last time."
"I definitely won't, Officer Li. Can I go now?" Tang Ping asked.
Li Xiang reminded him, "Yes, but you should also be careful in the future. If selling money and soliciting prostitution constitutes a criminal offense, you, as the boss, will also bear legal responsibility."
"I see."
Tang Ping nodded, returned to the internet cafe, and was furious.
This time it's obvious that the other side is behind it, framing and trying to harm us.
Since the other side is going to play dirty tricks, then we can't blame ourselves.
"How did that woman selling silver get into the internet cafe?" Tang Ping asked at the front desk.
The new receptionist said, "She said she needed to use the restroom, so we didn't stop her."
"From now on, no one from outside can use the restrooms. Anyone entering the internet cafe must be a registered customer. Also, be careful of those who come in to meet friends, especially the girls. Li Qiang, you need to do a good job screening them. Oh, and go do something for me first."
Tang Ping immediately asked Li Qiang to print several copies of warning signs prohibiting minors from entering. In addition, the internet cafe should strengthen its management. This incident made Tang Ping realize that the management of the internet cafe was too lax in the past.
Li Qiang and his cousin Song Lili were promoted to store manager and deputy store manager, respectively, and were responsible for managing the internet cafe.
Those four guests who deliberately came to cause trouble and sabotage the internet cafe will be permanently blacklisted.
After doing all this, Tang Ping's anger subsided a bit, and he called Zhang Fan into his office.
"Last time I disagreed with you hacking their system because I intended to compete fairly, but I didn't expect them to resort to underhanded tactics. Zhang Fan, let me ask you this: won't you be found out if you hack their system?"
Zhang Fan smiled confidently and said, "Hehe, boss, don't worry, I can guarantee that no one in Jinghai has been able to find my IP address."
Tang Ping thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you do it. But you're only allowed to deal with the Orange Red Internet Cafe."
Upon receiving the order, Zhang Fan immediately took out his laptop, typed rapidly on the keyboard, and then reached out to Tang Ping, saying, "Boss, want a cigarette?"
"Don't you have one yourself?" Tang Ping said.
"That's a good cigarette, hehe, have a taste."
"You're asking for benefits before you've even gotten the job done. You're pretty shrewd, aren't you? Fine, here you go. Just don't mess it up."
Tang Ping laughed and scolded, then gave Zhang Fan the whole pack of cigarettes he had just opened.
"Boss, just you wait and see."
Zhang Fan unceremoniously stuffed the cigarette into his pocket, lit one, and said with high spirits.
At 8 PM, peak time for internet cafes, Tang Ping's place wasn't doing badly, but it wasn't as packed as it used to be every day. Many customers had been drawn away by the cafe across the street.
Arcades, video game arcades, and internet cafes offer a one-stop entertainment experience that many young people enjoy.
Old Sheng, with a cigarette between his fingers, said to the manager beside him, "Business is booming. We should add another hundred machines. I want to make that Tang Ping across the street close down as soon as possible!"
The manager nodded and bowed, saying, "Yes, we've added over a thousand new members today alone, and our revenue is doubling every day. But boss, the arcade and video game center are even more booming; they're packed with people."
"Forget about arcades and video game centers; those are the big boss's businesses. What we need to do is block the internet cafes across the street until they shut down. That's the big boss's mission for us."
As Lao Sheng was speaking, suddenly a guest shouted.
"Internet cafe manager, what happened? I still have over 100 yuan in internet fees on my membership card, why was I suddenly disconnected?"
"Yeah, I just topped up 200, why does it show I don't have enough balance? Damn, I'm fighting a boss right now!"
"My screen went black, what happened? Is your internet cafe even still open? Give me my money back!"
"Give me my money back! Give me my money back! This internet speed is so slow, it's lagging like crazy. I should have gone to a shady internet cafe!"
At first, there was only one customer, but gradually, customers started getting up, either because their computer screens went black or because they were kicked off the computer due to insufficient funds.
Old Sheng's face turned cold, and he asked, "What's going on? Go check it out right now!"
"Yes, boss, I'll go right away."
The manager panicked, trying to calm the guests down while instructing the technicians and network administrators to investigate immediately.
But half an hour passed and there was still no effect.
"What exactly happened?" Old Sheng asked, his face grim.
A technician said, "Boss, our system has been hacked. The other party has messed with the program, causing our computers to go black, and the money in some customers' membership cards has also been altered."
Old Sheng immediately flew into a rage, saying, "What are you all good for? I spend so much money supporting you, what use are you when it really matters? A bunch of good-for-nothings! What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and fix it. I'm giving you ten minutes. If you can't fix it in ten minutes, you're all fired tomorrow!"
It was clear that the repairs couldn't be completed in ten minutes, and the guests, who had been waiting impatiently, all rushed to the front desk demanding a refund.
Old Sheng had no choice but to refund the money at the front desk and focus on calming the customer down.
That evening, Orange Red temporarily suspended operations because the internet cafe's system crashed.
Many customers returned to Tang Ping's internet cafe, but that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that Lao Sheng's internet cafe was no longer profitable, which made Tang Ping very happy.
"Boss, how about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Zhang Fan said smugly.
Tang Ping nodded and said, "Okay, let's continue tomorrow. If we keep doing this for a week, I don't believe Lao Sheng's internet cafe won't close down!"
Since we're going to fight, we have to kill the other side in one go. If you don't kill the snake, you'll suffer the consequences. Tang Ping understands this principle.
The next day, Lao Sheng was furious. He fired several technicians and network administrators, spent a lot of money to hire a computer expert, and finally managed to fix the internet cafe's system. But that night, the system crashed again.
On the third day, Lao Sheng used his connections to find experts at the telecommunications bureau. The network was fine, but they were powerless to find the hacker behind it.
"Mr. Xu, you must have offended someone. The other party doesn't care about anyone else; they specifically targeted your system. After tracing them, we found that their IP address is overseas. With our current capabilities, we simply can't track them down," the expert said.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
