Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 407 Not taking sides is the biggest concession
"This seems to be a network congestion." At this moment, the technician at the Time and Space Internet Cafe was unaware that his membership system administrator account had been stolen. He was still connected to the internet cafe's network, carefully checking the network status.

"Is it a problem with the server room?" the older technician asked.

"Even if it's a problem with the server room, they won't admit it. They'll just say it's a network fluctuation—you've been attacked. They have no other excuse," the younger technician replied irritably.

"We can access the internet now."

"You can go online now."

While the two technicians were troubleshooting the problem, someone logged into the game in the internet cafe.

"You guys are really amazing."

"Wow, that's amazing!" The continuous praise left the two technicians a little bewildered.

They haven't even done anything yet, and the network is already working?

It seems the server room really did crash.

Those internet cafe users were already using the internet for free, so they didn't express any dissatisfaction.

They quickly logged into the game and immersed themselves in the online world once again.

"It's alright, then we'll head back now." The two technicians packed their backpacks and prepared to leave.

"Huh? That's not right. How come my account only has 15 yuan left? I clearly recharged 100 yuan."

"My balance here has dropped to zero."

"My balance has also been reduced to zero."

Many users recharged their accounts last month, and although it was free, their account balances were enough to buy drinks at internet cafes. But now, their balances have all disappeared.

"How is this possible? You must have misremembered." The network administrator hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Mistaken? Stop talking nonsense. The whole street knows that my online name is Thirteenth Brother of Bolan Street. Look at my current account name. Gou Sheng, don't run away? I'll run away, you son of a bitch!" A young man slammed his hand on the table and jumped up.

His main job was serving drinks in a bar, earning only ten or twenty yuan a day. He had saved up a hundred yuan by living frugally, and it was gone just like that.

In a fit of anger, many people rushed to the network administrator, banging on the table and shouting, as if they were ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

The network administrator looked to the two technicians for help. The two technicians exchanged glances, both of them looking shocked.

If both the username and balance have changed, then there is a problem with the database.

While the two were still in a daze, their mobile phones rang urgently.

The older technician quickly took out his phone and saw that it was the head of the technical department calling. He answered immediately and said, "Headmaster."

"Our database has been compromised. Come back quickly, and let's try to recover it together."

"Hacked? Was the loss significant?" the technician asked in a trembling voice.

The database is the most valuable and vulnerable part of a program; once it is compromised, it is very difficult to recover.

Generally, databases are restored using backups. Since the supervisor made the call, it means that the backup also had a problem.

The technician asked, "Supervisor, is there a problem with the backup as well?"

"The backup has been deleted by the intruders!" the person on the other end of the phone said in a deep voice. "Those bastards not only deleted our backup, but also messed up all our data! Now all the data doesn't match up at all."

"We can only try restoring from the backup first," the technician sighed.

"They messed up our data and then saved it again. Even if we restore the backup, it will only be the backup they saved." The supervisor's words completely shattered the technicians' hopes.

How can it be restored?

We can only ask God for help.

The technician hung up the phone and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, hurry back to the company, there's a problem with the database."

The network administrator was almost in tears as he watched the two technicians rush out the door.

Are we just going to leave him to get beaten up all by himself?
"Wait a minute, holy crap, why is my Miracle account password wrong?"

"My password for Magic Baby is also wrong."

"I spent a lot of money on this account."

"What kind of crappy internet cafe is this? You're even stealing accounts, huh?" A fat man rushed to the counter and kicked it over.

The network administrator was clueless and ran away through the back door.

The internet cafe may not be his, but his life is.

This scene was playing out simultaneously in various districts and counties of Handong Province: a network administrator running ahead, followed by a group of angry players chasing after him, a truly spectacular sight.

"This is unfair competition! I protest!" In a luxury villa in Yanjing City, Xue Man was furious upon hearing the news. He said in a deep voice to the person on the phone, "Old Chen, you have to stand up for us. This must have been done by Momo Group."

"I'd like to back you up, but you need evidence," the person on the other end of the phone said, sounding very troubled.

As she spoke, Mi Jing quickly walked into the villa. She threw her handbag aside, picked up a document, and said, "The evidence has been found. The higher-ups at Momo Internet Cafe said that their vice president, Cheng Yi, led a group of hackers to do it."

"You found the evidence so quickly?" A look of joy finally appeared on Xue Man's face. He waved his hand and said, "Quick, give it to me."

Mi Jing hurriedly handed the documents in her hand to Xue Man. Xue Man held the phone in one hand and spread out the documents with the other, excitedly saying, "Mr. Chen, I have evidence here. It was Cheng Yi, the vice president of Momo Group, who ordered someone to do it?"

"Is the evidence reliable?" the person on the other end of the phone asked in a deep voice.

“Very reliable,” Xue Man quickly replied.

"Okay, I'll contact Handong Province right now to inquire about the situation."

The phone hangs up.

Xue Man slammed the documents on the table and cursed, "They still dare to play these tricks on us? I'll teach them a lesson this time!"

He had just finished speaking harshly when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked at Mi Jing and said, "How did you get this evidence? Such a confidential matter must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"Spend money? No need," Mi Jing said. "This isn't a secret within the Momo Group. I had a few people in the Momo Group cafeteria who overheard the executives of Momo Internet Cafe chatting there."

"Did you hear that during a casual conversation?" Xue Man wondered if she had misheard.

Doing something like this should be highly confidential, right? Is this something you can talk about while eating in the cafeteria?

Xue Man sensed something was wrong. He paced back and forth, saying, "What exactly is Momo Group up to?"

Mi Jing said, "I'm not quite sure either. They don't seem to care if others know about this."

"Don't care...?" Xue Man realized something.

He slowly sat down on the sofa and said, "Are they feeling emboldened?"

"Afraid of anything? You mean they're deliberately telling us they can do whatever they want?" Mi Jing was startled.

Xue Man looked up at Mi Jing and said, "That's possible."

Mi Jing said, "If Old Chen makes the call personally, the higher-ups in Handong Province should take it seriously, right?"

“Old Chen has already retired,” Xue Man said in a deep voice. “It depends on whether the people of Handong Province will give him that face.”

Mi Jing smiled and said, "I think they will definitely give us face. All the things we encountered before were resolved with just one phone call from Old Chen. Including this internet cafe chain license, Old Chen just gave us a heads-up."

Mr. Chen is the chief consultant of their group. He has only been retired for two years and is at the peak of his abilities, making it the most suitable time for him to contribute his remaining energy to society.

Xue Man also felt that Old Chen could handle this matter. He nodded and said, "You should first arrange for someone to calculate the losses. This loss must be compensated by Momo Group. If they don't compensate, I will send their chairman to eat free rice."

Mi Jing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to calculate the losses right away."

As they were talking, Xue Man's phone rang.

It was Mr. Chen calling.

Xue Man quickly answered the call, smiling obsequiously, "Old Chen, is there any news?"

Old Chen's tone was somewhat somber as he said, "The people in Handong Province said that this is a private matter for the company and it is not appropriate for them to interfere."

"Shouldn't we interfere? This is vicious competition! This is a crime!" Xue Man's tone suddenly rose.

Old Chen said, "The people in Handong Province said that there are no relevant legal provisions for hacking yet. They said they could give me face and turn a blind eye to your and Momo Group's affairs, and let you find experts to attack Momo Group as well."

"???" Xue Man was completely dumbfounded.

Is this how you play it? Is this the legendary most difficult form of Tai Chi?

Old Chen said, "Moreover, your matter involves the top ten outstanding youths of Handong Province. They don't believe that Cheng Yi, with his character, would do such a thing."

"They can investigate, right?" Xue Man asked anxiously.

“This is a private matter between companies, and they can’t get involved. Let it go. You’re a powerful figure, so what’s this attack? Why don’t you get some people to attack them too?” Old Chen said casually, not knowing what a cyberattack was.

Xue Man was truly cursing in his heart.

Is it possible to launch a cyberattack just because you want to? You'd need to hire someone, wouldn't you?

Even Starcom Group lost to Momo Group in a cyberattack, how could they, a company that was less than a year old, possibly be able to defeat them?

"Okay, I understand, thank you, Mr. Chen." Xue Man gave a wry smile and hung up the phone.

"How could this be?" Mi Jing, who had overheard everything, exclaimed in shock, "Handong Province didn't even give Old Chen face?"

"What a load of rubbish!" Xue Man couldn't help but curse. "Is Old Chen's face worth billions? Handong Province is clearly protecting Momo Group! After all, Momo Group pays billions in taxes every year!"

Mi Jing fell silent immediately.

Yes, with these billions of yuan in taxes, they could really do whatever they want. Right now, various provinces and cities are accelerating their infrastructure construction. These billions of yuan in taxes could build the framework of a modern city.

Mi Jing said, "What do we do now? Our internet cafe computers have all been infected with Trojans, and the local area network is infected. We have no choice but to temporarily close down for investigation."

"We must fight back!" Xue Man said through gritted teeth. "Since Handong Province said they would give Old Chen face and ignore our affairs with Momo Group, then we'll also hire hacker experts. If we're going to cause trouble, let's make it big!"

"But where are we going to find expert hackers?" Mi Jing said. "Even people who understand hacking probably wouldn't admit they do, right?"

Xue Man thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Chen Tianqiao first. The head of their cybersecurity department is from the Red Hacker Alliance."

Xue Man quickly dialed Chen Tianqiao's number. As soon as the call connected, Chen Tianqiao asked with concern, "What exactly happened? Why did your internet cafe suddenly close down?"

Xue Man gritted his teeth and said, "It was Cheng Yi! He arranged for hackers to attack our membership system and local area network."

"Cheng Yi is so bold?" Chen Tianqiao asked in surprise. "You can take stock of your losses and sue them."

Xue Man really wanted to say: With your mouth full of sarcastic remarks, they even plagiarized your legendary works. Did your lawsuits go anywhere? Aren't you just being ridiculed by the media as 'you fight your way, I'll fight mine'?
Xue Man patiently said, "The prosecution process takes too long, I can't wait. I need to fight back as soon as possible, so I want to borrow some people from you."

"I see." Chen Tianqiao asked hesitantly, "Whom do you want to borrow?"

"I heard you recruited a vice chairman for the Red Hacker Alliance, is his name Qi Yonghuai?" Xue Man said, "I'd like to borrow him."

"Qi Yonghuai? Okay, I'll call him over right now, you can talk to him yourself." Chen Tianqiao didn't give Qi Yonghuai's phone number directly to Xue Man, but instead arranged for his secretary to invite Qi Yonghuai over.

During this break, Chen Tianqiao chatted idly with Xue Man.

Xue Man was like an ant on a hot pan, having no mood to chat with Chen Tianqiao. He just mumbled "uh-huh" in response, feeling like each day was an eternity.

He could bear the losses from the internet cafe's closure, but he was currently at a crucial moment in negotiating investments. If the Wall Street consortium found out that their internet cafe had closed, their investments would be completely ruined.

To quickly capture the national market, he needed to secure this investment.

Once Wall Street conglomerates acquire money once, they can do so countless times; it's simply a matter of selling shares.

At the most anxious moment for Xue Man, an unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, Mr. Xue, this is Qi Yonghuai."

"Hello, hello, hello." Xue Man said "hello" three times, using the most amiable tone she had ever used, and said with a smile, "Manager Qi, it's like this, we were originally competing fairly with Momo Group, but Momo Group is unethical and actually hired hackers to attack us. I have now obtained authorization from the higher-ups in Handong Province to allow us to carry out an effective counterattack, but I would like to ask you for your help."

"Our Red Hacker Alliance doesn't take on hacking jobs," Qi Yonghuai said with a smile. "Sorry, I can't help you."

"Damn it..." Xue Man cursed inwardly.

What bullshit about "red hackers"? Aren't they all hackers?

Does changing your name to "Red Hacker" make you superior?
Seeing that Xue Man remained silent, Qi Yonghuai said, "However, I can introduce you to someone. If he can't help you, you'll probably have to try your luck in America."

"Who?" Xue Man asked hurriedly.

“Chairman of 3721, Zhou Hongyi,” Qi Yonghuai replied.

(End of this chapter)