Reborn in 2000, starting from the university website

On Sunday morning, the door of dormitory 206 was smashed so hard it was almost falling apart.

"Who is it? Is someone announcing a death?" Liu Jing mumbled sleepily, turning over in his blanket.

This wasn't the usual way they knocked on doors or checked dorm rooms; it had the urgent, almost ransacking feel of someone coming to raid someone's place. Jiao Liwei, wearing only shorts, groggily went to open the door. The moment he cracked it open, an A4 sheet of paper was shoved right in front of his nose.

Jiao Liwei turned his head away and saw three students wearing red armbands standing at the door. The one in the lead had his chin held high and was looking down at him.

"To all freshmen in dormitory 206 of the Computer Science Department, this is a notice from the Department's Discipline Inspection Department." The speaker had a hoarse voice, as if reciting an imperial edict, "You are suspected of illegally occupying public campus network resources, maliciously damaging network security, and engaging in unfair competition. You are ordered to go to classroom 316 of the Campus Activity Center at 2 PM this afternoon to cooperate with the investigation. This is the notice; please sign it."

Jiao Liwei was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, the paper in the man with the hoarse voice had been slapped against the door frame.

The noise woke everyone in the room. Zhang Jian, his hair a mess, poked his head out from the top bunk and cursed, "What's with the noise so early in the morning? Are you trying to wake people up?"

The leader, a man with a hoarse voice, sneered and slapped the pen into Jiao Liwei's arms: "Hurry up and sign it, don't make things difficult for us. Chairman Chen said that if this matter is verified, it will result in a demerit and disciplinary action, and might even lead to probation at the university."

Upon hearing the word "demerit and punishment," the eighth brother, Jiang Shuo, who was huddled in his blankets, sat up abruptly as if he had been electrocuted, his face turning deathly pale.

After the red armband holders left, Jiao Liwei took the flimsy piece of paper given to him, closed the door, and looked ashen-faced as if he had swallowed a dead fly.

"Chairman Chen? Is that idiot Chen Yuan?" Liu Jing jumped off the bed, cracking his knuckles. "That bastard can't outmaneuver us, so he's starting to use his meager power to mess with people? I'll go get some people. Damn it, he's giving him too much face."

"return."

Indistinct sounds came from the restroom. Bai Yuhang walked out with a toothbrush in his mouth and foam all over his face, took the notice from Jiao Liwei, glanced at it, and casually tossed it on the table.

It has to be said that Chen Yuan's move was quite dirty. He didn't talk about technology or business; he just used school rules and regulations to punish people.

"Who are you shaking? We're doing business, not being gangsters." Bai Yuhang turned and went back to the bathroom, rinsed his mouth with a "glug" sound, and then dried his face with a towel. His movements were slow and deliberate, as if he had just received a supermarket discount flyer instead of an investigation notice.

"Sixth Brother, this is the Discipline Inspection Department!" Jiang Shuo's voice trembled. He was someone who desperately wanted to get into the system, and the stain on his file was worse than the sky falling for him. He trembled as he pulled on his pants, "If this is recorded in my file, all my future performance evaluations, postgraduate entrance exams, and Party membership will be ruined! I... can I not go? I wasn't involved in this..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian flew into a rage. He braced himself against the bedposts, jumped off the bed, grabbed a pillow, and threw it at Zhang Jian. He stepped forward and said, "Hey Lao Ba, are you even a man? We're all roommates, and you're not helping us when something happens? Are you trying to be a coward?"

Jiang Shuo hugged his pillow, his face flushed red, and he didn't dare to utter a sound for a long time.

"Alright." Bai Yuhang hung up the towel, walked over and patted Jiang Shuo on the shoulder. "If you don't want to go, just stay in the dorm. Nobody's forcing you. But Lao Ba, you chose this path yourself, so just don't regret it."

After saying that, he looked at the others and said, "Second brother, bring all our 'copies'."

Yang Bo adjusted his glasses, instantly understanding Bai Yuhang's meaning. He pulled a brown paper bag from the deepest part of the cabinet and patted it: "Don't worry, it's all in here. A copy of the business license, copies of the contracts we signed with all the internet cafes, and a copy of the contract with Lansu, all complete."

"That's fine then." Bai Yuhang changed into a clean white shirt, straightened his collar in front of the mirror, and said, "Since our senior is so eager to teach us, we should prepare our teaching materials and teach them a thing or two about society."

1:50 PM, School Activity Center.

Classroom 316, usually used for open classes and academic lectures, is very large, but it was packed with people at this moment. Besides the Geek Alliance group, there were many students who came to watch the spectacle, and even several counselors from the Department of Computer Science and Technology and the Department of Software Engineering in the School of Computing, and even Professor Zhang Ning, a national-level authority in the department, was invited to sit on the podium with a teacup in front of him, making it look like a hearing.

Chen Yuan sat in the center of the stage, dressed in a sharp suit, his hair slicked back. He twirled a pen in his hand, occasionally exchanging a few words with the counselor next to him in hushed tones, a composed smile on his face.

"Coming! Coming!" someone shouted from the doorway.

The noise in the classroom instantly subsided, and hundreds of eyes turned to the door.

Bai Yuhang walked at the front, hands in his pockets, his pace unhurried. Behind him followed Jiao Liwei, Zhang Jian, Wan Lianghao, Liu Jing, Zhang Qingheng, and Yang Bo. Of the seven, only Yang Bo, carrying a briefcase and looking somewhat business-like, was dressed in ordinary sportswear, appearing out of place in the serious "trial" atmosphere.

As expected, Jiang Shuo did not come along.

"Wow, quite a big commotion!" Liu Jing chuckled as he entered, gesturing casually to the room full of people. "Senior Chen, are you holding an awards ceremony for us?"

Chen Yuan's face darkened. He ignored Liu Jing and simply tapped the table, causing the microphone to emit a piercing howl.

"Quiet!" Chen Yuan stood up, his gaze sweeping over Bai Yuhang and his group with an imposing air. "Bai Yuhang, since you're here, find a place to stand. The reason I invited all the teachers and students here today is to publicly explain how your dormitory 206 maliciously disrupted network order and stole other people's code."

"Bai Yuhang, a first-year software engineering student." Chen Yuan sat down, opened a folder in front of him, and spoke as if interrogating a criminal. "Let's get straight to the point. We've received reports from several students that your dormitory, 206, is using the equipment and network in the department's computer lab for commercial profit-making activities off-campus. This is a serious violation of Article 5, Chapter 3 of the 'Regulations on the Management of Computer Science Department Laboratories'."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding teachers, and raised his voice: "What's more serious is that some people have reported that the source of your technology is unknown. How could a team of freshmen create so-called 'Sailing Navigation' and 'Sailing Music Station' in just a few days? Our Geek Alliance has been developing a project for almost half a year, and you 'copied' it in just a few days. For the sake of the school's reputation and to clarify the facts, the department requires you to hand over the source code now for our association's technical department to conduct a security review and confirm whether there is any plagiarism."

A commotion erupted below, with whispers filling the air.

"Stealing code? Really?"

"I think so. How could a freshman have the ability to create such an amazing website?"

"Tsk tsk, looks all respectable, turns out to be a thief."

Bai Yuhang seemed not to hear the discussions. He walked straight to the first row, found an empty table, sat down with an air of nonchalance, and even crossed his legs.

"Chairman Chen," Bai Yuhang raised his head, his eyes calm as a deep pool, "You say we stole the code, where's the evidence? You can't just say that anything better than yours was stolen just because your Speed ​​Navigation system is bad, can you? Isn't that logic a bit too domineering?"

"You want evidence?" Chen Yuan sneered, pulling a stack of printed papers from under the lectern and slamming them onto the table. "This is the evidence! After comparison by our technical department, your website's architecture logic is highly similar to ours! Moreover, internet cafe owners have reported that you used hacking techniques to break into their computers and forcibly alter their homepages! How do you explain all this?"

The counselor next to him frowned and looked at Bai Yuhang: "This student, if it's true, this is a very serious matter, and the school will not tolerate it."