Ex-wife becomes the world's number one hacker

Lin Xiyue's mind went blank. How could things have turned out this way? Wasn't she just an undergraduate student?

However, during the defense, the experts' questions were an "assessment" for them. But asking Jiang Yin questions became a "discussion" and even subtly implied a "request for advice."

Looking back on the confidence and pride I had when I was giving the presentation, it all seems like a joke now.

She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, her eyes bloodshot as she stared ahead, motionless.

He watched helplessly as Jian Tingyun strode past him and jogged to greet Jiang Yin, offering her his congratulations.

Ding Meiyu remained frozen in her seat, her knuckles white as she gripped her phone.

She stopped recording from the moment Jiang Yin took the stage.

That girl's demeanor and appearance were so striking that there was no need to compare them side-by-side; simply by appearing on stage one after the other with Lin Xiyue, she completely outshone Lin Xiyue.

Ding Meiyu could tell this from the reactions and discussions of the people present.

And it seems that Lin Xiyue has been completely defeated, or even utterly crushed, by the knowledge that she relied on most.

She suddenly realized that almost none of the men present, whose gazes were fixed on Jiang Yin, were looking at Lin Xiyue again. They were practically voting with their feet to see who was better.

Contrary to her previous regret, she is now actually glad that Qin Heming did not come to the scene.

If you come, you'll probably be amazed, right?

But Qin Heming didn't see it this time; he'll see it sooner or later, and then... the consequences are simply unimaginable.

More importantly—they also have a child.

Thinking of this, Ding Meiyu's pupils contracted slightly, and her knuckles cracked.

"I never expected her to make such great progress in just one year." Shen Lan's tone was full of jealousy. "Having a good professor to help her really makes a difference."

Although Shen Lan was also in a bad mood, and her face was even more pale than before, she still chose to comfort Ding Meiyu when she saw that Ding Meiyu seemed to be out of her body:

"Have Heming ask Professor Ouyang to take Yueyue as a student and push that girl out."

Ding Meiyu shook her head blankly.

The bidding meeting ended, and everyone left.

Only the three of them sat motionless.

In the end, Shen Lan got up and went to pull Lin Xiyue, who was sitting in the first row.

Lin Xiyue followed Shen Lan out in a daze. In the instant she looked up, she suddenly noticed a young man with a scholarly air standing at the door. He was giving her a slight, indifferent glance with a slight smile before turning and walking out the door.

Lin Xiyue's pupils dilated instantly, and she stood there with her mouth agape.

Seeing her flustered state, Ding Meiyu's expression grew even more serious, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Lin Xiyue brushed a stray hair behind her ear as if to cover up her embarrassment.

......

As Lu Xun got into Professor Ouyang's car, he was still thinking about the bidding process.

To be honest, it was quite exciting.

I never imagined that China's scientific research level had developed to this extent.

What surprised him even more was Jiang Yin's performance.

He thought Jiang Yin had just hooked up with the professor and was doing management work on a regular basis.

Unexpectedly, she had such a deep understanding of the business.

It's clear that he's put in a lot of effort.

If she had known to be ambitious and hadn't taken the shortcut of "climbing into someone's bed," she wouldn't have been abandoned by Qin Heming.

Thinking of this, he chuckled softly and shook his head.

.......

Shen Lan returned home and entered the living room.

Gu Tingfeng sat on the sofa, the ashtray on the coffee table was full of cigarette butts.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared longingly at Shen Lan.

Her appearance was even more terrifying than Shen Lan's, as if she hadn't slept for days and nights.

The truth is, he really hadn't slept for two days and two nights.

Shen Lan walked to the sofa opposite and sat down, shaking her head at Gu Tingfeng:

"I was utterly defeated in the bidding, and... I was too embarrassed to say anything." Shen Lan's voice was barely audible.

Then, she rubbed her face, sighed, and added:

"Moreover, given the current situation, Ding Meiyu and Yueyue would not agree to me asking Heming for help."

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingfeng lowered his head heavily.

The nightmare happened two nights ago, and Shen Lan still gets chills when she thinks about it.

Around eight o'clock that night, she and Gu Tingfeng were watching TV on the sofa.

A deliveryman brought a takeout order and specifically asked Shen Lan to accept it herself; no one else could.

Shen Lan pouted and walked to the door: "Didn't any of us order takeout?"

The delivery driver, wearing a helmet and his face completely covered, and dressed in the platform's uniform, whispered, "Your son ordered this for you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lan was overjoyed: her son had actually remembered to order takeout for his old mother? He's really something!

She carried the bag back to the living room and proudly held it up in front of Gu Tingfeng, showing it off: "Look, my son ordered this milk tea for me, aren't you jealous?"

But when Shen Lan opened the takeout bag, she found not only a cup of milk tea, but also a small envelope stuck to the outside of the milk tea.

Overjoyed, she assumed her son was going to be romantic, writing her something to express his gratitude for her love. But when she opened it, the contents horrified her—it was a desperate plea for help dripping with blood:

"Mom, save me!"

My friend and I got involved in the "medicine" business, but we were caught by the authorities. We had no choice but to flee to Yunnan Province, but we were arrested by the "medicine" traffickers just after crossing the border. They demanded 200 million yuan within fifteen days, or they would make me teach them how to make "medicine." My friend's secret formula was very unique; they had never seen it before. But if I taught them, I might lose my life.

I don't want to die! Mom, please save me!

Below is an example of an anonymous overseas account.

Inside the envelope was a jade pendant that Gu Liqi had worn since childhood. It was a peace charm that a master had blessed when he was a month old.

Moreover, the scrawled handwriting is indeed Gu Liqi's handwriting.

Shen Lan and Gu Tingfeng were thunderstruck after reading it.

Although Gu Liqi was not ambitious, he was not very bold.

Gu Tingfeng always thought he was both incompetent and cowardly. Although he didn't like him, he also thought he wouldn't cause any major trouble.

I never expected that this time I would actually cause such a huge upheaval.

The couple hid in their room to think of a solution.

First, we must be certain that we cannot call the police. He has already committed a crime; calling the police would be like walking into a trap. Besides, since we are abroad, calling the police would be of no use.

That leaves only one option: to secretly pay the ransom. But two hundred million is too much; the other party didn't even leave their phone number, leaving no chance to negotiate.

Since Xingxin suffered heavy losses due to short selling, the two companies have pooled together several hundred million to operate Zhishangxun. They've mortgaged everything they could and sold everything they could; where are they going to get so much money?

Moreover, the timeframe is so short, only fifteen days.

In the end, the two decided to sell whatever they could quickly convert into cash, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, and raise as much as they could. They would then see if they could borrow the rest from Qin Heming.

This is why, despite being in such a chaotic situation, Shen Lan still went to the bidding conference.

Now, Lin Xiyue has suffered a crushing defeat. At this critical juncture, seeking Qin Heming's help is no longer an option.

Shen Lan collapsed onto the sofa, unable to hold on any longer.

Looking at his wife's withered appearance, like autumn leaves falling in the wind, Gu Tingfeng sighed heavily: "...Let's try to scrape it together, every little bit helps."

……

For Jiang Yin, the bidding conference was just a minor incident; once she won the project, life went on as usual.

However, less than two days after the bidding meeting, Yu Haiquan's internal phone call once again disrupted Jiang Yin's peaceful life.

"After 'Operation Entropy Silence,' the target group did indeed become active across the board. But in the past 48 hours, they suddenly went into hibernation, with all known communication nodes and financial channels completely silent. Current methods have lost their ability to track the target; they have disappeared." Yu Haiquan got straight to the point, his voice grave.

Jiang Yin's heart skipped a beat, and she said loudly, "Give me the information, I'll check it."

"That's why I contacted you." Yu Haiquan later sent Jiang Yin a data package.

Jiang Yin immediately connected to her deep web tracking matrix and thoroughly "ploughed" through the ocean of data.

The result was disheartening: nothing was gained.

It's not that clues are scarce, but rather that all known "doors" have been firmly welded shut from the other side and covered with professional digital camouflage.

She then conducted cross-reference and reverse source tracing analyses, but the result was still a vacuum. It wasn't that there was no information, but rather that all the information pointed to "non-existent" or "destroyed."

This indicates that the entire target group has gone into hiding or switched to other, more covert methods of communication.

The latter is more likely.

Even more so, they may be in a period of "absolute silence" before some major operation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yin felt a slight chill on the back of her neck, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

After replying to Yu Haiquan with the results, she felt very heavy-hearted.

If the target is simply lying low, it will eventually resurface.

But what if... a more advanced encrypted communication method is completely replaced, or even the entire communication architecture is upgraded?

That means all previous efforts around this clue could be wiped out in an instant.

The breakthrough that the Warriors gained with their lives could fail at any time.

The target group will rebuild the laboratory, and their wicked deeds will return.

After pondering for a long time, a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in Jiang Yin's eyes, and an extremely bold, even risky, plan quickly took shape in her mind.

Without hesitation, she immediately sent an encrypted task request to Yu Haiquan via the intranet.