We moved to Golden Courtyard

"The cars in the depot can no longer be sent out. If the trains on the main line are too densely packed, a rear-end collision is bound to happen in no time! The dispatching department simply cannot react in time."

Sakura, you and Mei stay here and make sure all the drivers stay obediently in the dispatch room and don't go anywhere! Airi, Paddy, Fu Hua, I need you to do something for me.

"You said."

Airi's expression was very serious, after all, the first phase of the plan had basically been a complete failure. They couldn't even find the broken-down car! It can only be said... Char was a cut above the rest.

"Once an accident occurs, all units of the Shanghai Metro must respond quickly! Only the senior leaders of the group headquarters can coordinate all of this."

You may not understand this if you haven't worked in a state-owned enterprise. No matter how urgent the situation, this bloated and massive organization is incapable of operating quickly.

The process of relaying information through multiple layers consumes too much time! And what we lack most right now is time.

Someone has to step up and give orders! Only by coordinating all resources can we possibly deal with this situation. And it has to be fast enough.

Ellie's expression was a little strange. Actually, she really wanted to say, "Why don't you just come?"

But she quickly remembered a golden rule of state-owned enterprises: seniority determines everything.

Xu Qi is far too young; no one would want to listen to a greenhorn, but in this case…

“The current chief engineer of the group, Chief Engineer Xia… Go find him! Tell him exactly what Xia Ya wants to do and how we should respond, and he will understand.”

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The car sped all the way to Meilong, and after Xu Qi set off, all the leading cadres of the Sixth Department followed behind. This whole affair was truly... utterly terrifying.

Xu Qi pushed open the door of the Meilong Command Center.

really……

Inside the hall, numerous leaders had already arrived, and standing at the very front among them was Chief Engineer Xia!

Chief Engineer Xia's gaze swept across the crowd and instantly locked onto Xu Qi.

A hint of surprise flickered in his eyes—crowdfunding group 456127940—so young…

Fu Hua and Pado were also there. When they saw Xu Qi, they immediately walked up to him and said, "The plan was completed very smoothly. We only had to explain it to Chief Engineer Xia, and he understood everything."

"Hmm...where's Ellie?"

The two of them looked somewhat unusual.

"She...she has some of her own decisions and tells you not to ask too many questions."

Xu Qi frowned, but didn't suspect anything.

Although Alicia is usually a bit unreliable, she is always reliable in crucial moments, and Xu Qi can fully trust her in this regard.

"Xu Qi?"

Chief Engineer Xia walked slowly over to Xu Qi, and everyone present, leaders and employees alike, turned their gazes toward him. Clearly, they were also curious about who had such power to alarm Chief Engineer Xia.

"Chief Engineer Xia, I am Xia Ya's disciple—Xu Qi."

"Hmm." The stern expression softened slightly at this moment. Chief Engineer Xia nodded and said, "Your response was excellent and correct."

"Xia Gong! The 956 bus has already reached Jinhai Road! It will only take five minutes to catch up with the train ahead of it!"

The elderly Chief Engineer Xia waved his hand and shouted in a strong voice.

"Have all trains been cleared of passengers yet!?"

"All trains have been cleared of passengers!"

All trains have been emptied of passengers?

Xu Qi stared blankly at Chief Engineer Xia, wondering if he...

"Given this situation, it can't operate anymore... What did Luo Miao say when he died? 'I am an employee of the Shanghai Metro, and my job is to protect the safety of citizens!' Right?"

Xu Qi nodded emphatically.

"I will take full responsibility for the suspension of Line 9's operation and the clearing of passengers, and I will bear all the losses myself. Now... go do what you want to do, young man."

34. It must be Hazard Rabbit... It must be Hazard Rabbit!

I'll go do what I want to do...

It's hard to imagine hearing such words in a state-owned enterprise, a place where seniority is paramount...

Xu Qi clenched his fist and tapped it three times on his chest. He walked past Chief Engineer Xia and went straight to everyone. Time was precious, and he couldn't afford to make any remarks or exchange pleasantries.

"Listen up, everyone. My name is Xu Qi. Activate the Level 1 Emergency Response Plan! I am now the person in charge here. If anything happens to me, Chief Engineer Xia will be next."

The group looked at each other, somewhat confused.

Chief Engineer Xia said in a deep voice, "His words are my words!"

Could this guy be Chief Engineer Xia's illegitimate son...?

But no one dared to disobey Chief Engineer Xia's words. He had just been promoted to Chief Engineer of the Group two years ago and was the most senior member of the entire Shanghai Metro Group!

Even the group president has to treat him with the utmost respect.

"First, except for train 975 which is located at the front of train 956, all trains should return to the depot!"

"Uh! Mr. Xu Qi!"

At this point, a leader from the engineering department reluctantly raised his hand.

"what happened?"

Xu Qi recognized the other person as a senior leader in the engineering department, but now he had to take orders from a 24-year-old like himself—it was quite strange.

"Just recently... there was an anomaly at the group's road network center... we are now unable to control the turnouts..."

"!"

Chief Engineer Xia rushed in front of the other person, grabbed him by the collar, and said, "Why didn't you say so before?!"

"I……"

The engineering supervisor was speechless for a moment. Faced with Chief Engineer Xia's oppressive gaze, he could only tell the truth.

"Because this matter is so serious, I initially thought it was just a minor anomaly, but... I never expected that the entire turnout system of Line 9 would malfunction..."

"Bastard!"

Chief Engineer Xia's insults were quite harsh. In front of everyone, these were people who had at least risen to the leadership level, and to be called a scoundrel like that... but there was nothing they could do.

The engineering supervisor could only steal a glance at Xu Qi.

But Xu Qi handled the situation with unusual calmness, which is unlike what one would expect from a 24-year-old.

Upon learning that the branch system had been compromised, he took a deep breath—just as he suspected… If this was the case at the road network center, then clearly, the substations were likely the same…

Xu Qi looked directly at the power supply leader and said, "Can you arrange a regional power outage?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the power supply manager received a phone call.

"The control system of the Line 9 substation... has been hacked."

……

Chief Engineer Xia was so angry that he had to take several deep breaths to finally suppress the rage that made him want to curse. He really wanted to ask...

What are the people in the information security department doing?!

Xu Qi's phone vibrated, and he looked down at it.

Programmer: The substation has been hacked by a skilled hacker; there's no way to fix it in a short time.

V2V is not just for looks: the network center is also like that, I suspect it was done by the same person.

Programmer: It's a blue rabbit, right?

V2V is more than just good-looking: that's right, it must be that guy—Haitu.

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Inside a fairly ordinary house, a little girl is sitting in front of a computer, her hands flying across different keyboards, while different monitors in front of her display different levels of intrusion.

This petite girl, wearing a bunny hoodie and a black sweatshirt, who is definitely no more than 1.4 meters tall, is the one who gave the two computer experts in Golden Court a hard time.

Known in the martial arts world as "Hai Tu" (骇兔).

"Impressive... that guy over at the substation actually made me feel a bit of pressure... but that's about it."

One person, operating on two threads, yet still holding their own in no way, and judging from Haitu's appearance, quite at ease.

Even when the phone on the table rang, she had time to answer it and put it on speakerphone.

How are things on your end?

It was a woman's voice; if Xu Qi were here, he might even find it somewhat familiar.

"We encountered some resistance, but nothing serious. What about you? I heard you lost to a young man?"

"When you say that, Brownie, you should know you're only 14 years old, right?"

"Oh yes, yes, whatever you say."

"Alright, since things are going smoothly on your end, I'm relieved."

"What are you worried about?"

"Leave with peace of mind."

"what?"

Brownie wanted to ask something more, but the call had already been cut off, and all she could hear was the beeping sound.

"Tsk! ...What a strange woman."

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"The car can't get off the main line, and the power supply can't be stopped! Are we just going to let it run until it dies!?"

"The train that never stops... the train that never stops..."

No one could remain calm under such circumstances, especially since the speed of train 956 was still increasing. If it continued running like this...

He wouldn't even need to rear-end the car in front; he simply wouldn't be able to smoothly enter the turnaround line and would go straight off the tracks!

The entire trainload of people... could potentially die on it.

"Quiet down!"

As panic gradually spread, Xu Qi's roar brought a brief silence to the hall.

"You all usually act arrogantly, thinking you know everything and can do everything, but in this situation, you can't even stay calm. How dare you call yourselves the elite of the Shanghai Metro!"

That's absolutely hilarious.

Faced with the mockery of such a young man as Xu Qi, no one dared to say anything to refute him.

It was truly... At this moment, Xu Qi stood at the very front, and the aura he exuded seemed even more intimidating than that of Chief Engineer Xia! Just looking at him, one dared not utter a word of dissent.

"Without the system, you wouldn't be able to change course or lose power? What a disgraceful bunch!"

Xu Qi's words calmed the panicked leaders down.

"Now is the time to show our courage... Go down into the tunnel! Manually switch off the power and change the switches! No matter what... we must stop this 956!"

And another thing! Why is there still no news about the passengers on bus 956...? Where are the people on the signal line? Why can't they contact the passengers?!

"I don't know. We were unable to establish communication, but we seemed to have received a brief distress signal before communication was lost."

They said...they were...hijacked by terrorists...but at that time, train 956 hadn't yet experienced a brake failure, so..."

"So you didn't take it seriously, right?"

Xu Qi took a deep breath.

Chief Engineer Xia glanced at the guy from the communications department; he really... didn't want to say anything more.

When did the Shanghai subway become like this?

Ha... Perhaps it's a bit too late for me to start thinking about this now. If he weren't so decadent, none of this would have happened.

How could Char possibly... plan such an attack just because of the death of a disciple?

This is revenge—revenge against the Shanghai subway...

"This might not be revenge, Engineer Xia."