I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

Lin Ting walked to the main control panel, which was emitting black smoke, and pushed aside the spare keyboard that had been warped by the high temperature.

He took a black metal USB drive from the inside pocket of his suit and plugged it into the undamaged spare port on the main unit.

The system interface appeared in my mind.

"After deducting 5,000 prosperity points, the full-band anti-tracking program has been redeemed and written to the storage device."

The arrogant white skull on the screen paused twice, and the piercing electronic mocking sound stopped instantly.

The screen was filled with blood-red garbled text, which was forcibly covered by rows of green code.

The code is scrolling across the screen at breakneck speed, making it impossible to keep up.

Old Wei wiped the soot off his face, leaned forward, and watched as the underlying logic on the screen was deciphered line by line.

The large screen flickered twice, and a high-precision satellite map of the city appeared.

A red dot flashed wildly on the map, and a series of data boxes popped up next to it.

"IP address locked: Room 502, Unit 4, Building 3, Old Textile Factory Staff and Family Compound, No. 47 Jianguo Road, Shinan District."

Broadband registrant: Wang Kai. Online shopping records matched, food delivery orders matched.

The latest order was placed half an hour ago, with the same delivery address as above. The order was braised beef noodles with two sausages.

Old Wei was dumbfounded, his hand frozen in mid-air.

The top-tier Trojan that had just stumped more than a dozen veteran technicians was completely exposed in less than thirty seconds, with even the type of noodles the target ate that night displayed on the big screen.

"Grandpa, this..." Lin Dabiao pointed at the screen, speechless with shock for a long time.

"Go to Jianguo Road." Lin Ting unplugged the USB drive and put it back in his pocket. "Drag the whole thing back, including the computer case."

Lin Fei tucked the solid steel pipe in his hand into his waistband, gathered ten loyal men, and turned to run out of the workshop.

Two Jinbei vans with their hazard lights flashing drove out of the factory area and headed straight for the city.

Room 502, Staff and Residential Compound of the Old Textile Factory, Jianguo Road, Shinan District.

The main lights in the living room were off, and only four monitors were glowing blue.

The floor was littered with empty instant noodle boxes, aluminum cans, and wads of toilet paper.

Wang Kai sat cross-legged in an ergonomic chair, chewing gum, holding a bowl of steaming braised beef noodles in his left hand, and typing on the keyboard with his right.

A progress bar appeared on the screen, indicating that the data of Hongtu Machinery Factory had been completely cleared.

Wang Kai blew out a bubble and popped it. He picked up his bowl of noodles, took a big gulp of soup, and wiped his mouth with a tissue.

"What a load of bull! The Lin family of Tazhai spent a billion yuan to buy a factory, but they can't even build a firewall. They deserve to be spendthrifts." Wang Kai muttered to himself.

He picked up his phone, dialed Qiao Erye's number, and called him.

The call was connected.

"Second Master, I've finished the work." Wang Kai put his feet up on the computer desk.

"The motherboards on all of the Lin family's imported machine tools burned out. They can't even utter a sound now; they're just gathering dust in the workshop. When will the final payment be settled?"

Laughter came from the other end of the phone from Master Qiao.

"Well done. Those country bumpkins from the Lin family who only know how to swing steel pipes, what do they know about high technology?"

They're probably kowtowing to the smoking machine right now. The final payment will be transferred to you tomorrow.

Wang Kai picked up a fork and rolled up a clump of instant noodles.

"Don't worry, Second Master. As long as those bumpkins dare to replace the motherboard, I'll burn it again within ten minutes."

In the realm of the internet, I'm their living ancestor.

Heavy footsteps echoed from the stairwell.

The security door emitted a screeching, warping sound, and the sound of metal cracking came from the lock.

Wang Kai had just stuffed the noodles into his mouth when he slammed his head against the iron gate with tremendous force.

The security door, frame and all, was kicked off and crashed onto the concrete floor of the living room, kicking up a cloud of choking dust.

Wang Kai's hand trembled, and the instant noodle bowl landed on his crotch, the scalding soup making him yell. He tumbled and scrambled off the chair.

Two blinding beams of flashlight shone directly into his face.

Lin Fei strode over the collapsed iron gate and walked to the computer desk. He glanced at the attack logs that were still on the screen.

"Who are you? I've called the police for trespassing!" Wang Kai clutched his crotch and backed away until his back hit the sofa.

Lin Fei didn't reply, but yanked off the power cord of the computer host, violently severing several network cables in the process.

He pulled a half-meter-long solid steel pipe from his waist and walked up to Wang Kai.

Wang Kai's phone, which had fallen to the ground, was still connected.

"Wang Kai, what happened? Speak up." Master Qiao's voice came from the loudspeaker.

Lin Fei bent down to pick up his phone and spoke into the microphone.

"You're Master Qiao, right? Wash your neck clean and get ready, the Lin family's steel pipe is about to smash into your head."

Lin Fei hung up the phone, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it until it was smashed to pieces.

Two men from Zhongtang stepped forward and opened a large sack used for storing fertilizer.

Lin Fei grabbed Wang Kai by the collar of his hoodie and lifted him up with one hand.

Wang Kai's feet left the ground, and he kicked his arms and legs wildly.

"Brother, let's talk this out. I'll give you the money, just don't hit me." Wang Kai struggled.

Lin Fei raised his knee and pressed it against Wang Kai's stomach.

Wang Kai gagged, vomiting all the instant noodles he had just eaten onto himself, his strength completely gone.

Lin Fei casually stuffed Wang Kai into the sack, and the two men skillfully tightened the sack opening and tied a knot.

Several people stuffed all four of Wang Kai's computer cases into two other burlap sacks.

"Take him away." Lin Fei waved his hand.

Two men carried the sacks containing people downstairs.

Two o'clock in the morning, Zhongtang in Tazhai.

The side hall of the century-old ancestral hall was brightly lit. Lin Ting sat in a grand chair, holding a covered teacup in his hand, while Lin Fu stood to the side checking the accounts of the heavy industry base's losses.

A Jinbei van was parked outside the ancestral hall.

Lin Fei carried the sack in and threw it onto the bluestone ground. A muffled groan came from inside the sack.

The other two men dumped the sacks containing the computer towers onto the ground, causing the three high-spec computer cases to crash.

Lin Fei untied the rope, grabbed the bottom of the sack, and shook it upwards.

Wang Kai rolled out of there.

He was covered in instant noodle soup and dust, his hoodie was torn in a large hole, and his face was bruised and swollen.

He lay on the ground, panting heavily, and looked up to see dozens of expressionless, burly men standing around him, each carrying a gleaming weapon.

The plaque of the ancestral hall hangs overhead.

Wang Kai got up, knelt on the bluestone slab, and clasped his hands together in a deep bow.

"Don't hit me, don't hit me, I was wrong." Wang Kai kowtowed repeatedly.

Lin Ting put down the gaiwan, the lid hitting the rim of the teacup with a clanging sound.

"Which hand typed on the keyboard?" Lin Ting asked, looking at Wang Kai on the ground.

Wang Kai hid his hands behind his back, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"I'll compensate you, I have money. I'll be your technical consultant. I understand network defense, and I can help you build up the factory's system," Wang Kai said, his voice trembling and stammering.

"The Lin family doesn't need consultants. All I need is an explanation for the 30 million yuan worth of scrapped machine tools." Lin Ting picked up his teacup and blew on the floating leaves.

Lin Fei took a step forward, carrying the steel pipe.

Wang Kai was so frightened that he fell to the ground, covering his head with his hands.

"I confess, I was just a guy who took orders and did the work. The destructive code was something the vice president of the Sanyi Association made me do."

"He has all the money; I haven't gotten a single penny. Go find him, don't kill me!" Wang Kai shouted at the top of his lungs.