Gu Corporation.
In the conference room, a crowd of young people sat facing their computers. Big Wind Novel.
Upon closer inspection, one could see seven or eight yawning, and four or five propping open their eyelids with toothpicks, all exhausted but none daring to fall asleep.
This was because Qin Meimei sat at the front, radiating a gloomy hostility that discouraged any hint of dozing off.
At noon, Qin Meimei received a reply from Crow, and a vein on her forehead throbbed.
This was a transaction starting at six hundred million, and it was being handled so casually?
But the company's firewall system was in urgent need of security. She immediately rushed to the company, prepared the requirements, and summoned all the hackers to the conference room.
"I want you to find the other party's location through the network!"
The hackers could only respond in unison, "Yes."
However, after Qin Meimei sent the requirements, she received no reply from the other party for a long time.
The hackers sat in the conference room from noon until ten in the evening before finally receiving a reply.
Crow: [Task accepted, 1.05 billion. Prepare yourself. Transfer to this account within half an hour. No extensions.]
Qin Meimei put aside the Star Glimmer auction and did not attend. After waiting for a day, she was met with this price and gasped.
1.05 billion!
In just a few days, it had risen from 300 million to 1.05 billion!
She suddenly realized that she might have been scammed!
From the moment the surveillance footage was leaked, a trap was set, forcing her step by step into this deception.
"Quickly find the other party's location for me!" Qin Meimei slammed the table and abruptly stood up.
The hackers jolted and quickly began tracing the location.
After a burst of keyboard clatter…
"Found it, 66 degrees 34 minutes South latitude, 160 degrees East longitude."
"30 degrees North latitude, 20 degrees East longitude."
"34 degrees South latitude, 151 degrees East longitude."
"…"
As each person reported a different location, everyone looked at each other, finally reaching a conclusion:
They had been counter-scanned by the other party.
"We've found the bank card information. It's Star Glimmer Auction's receiving account," someone said.
"Immediately check what item was auctioned for 1.05 billion at Star Glimmer tonight and who the buyer was," Qin Meimei ordered, then turned to her secretary. "Prepare the car. We're going to Star Glimmer immediately!"
"Yes." The secretary trotted to keep up with her. "That item, should we pay for it?"
Qin Meimei wanted to say no, but thinking of the words "no extensions," she felt the other party was capable of such action.
They had gone through so much trouble; it couldn't be for nothing. The company's firewall system could not wait for them to find someone else.
Besides, the account belonged to Star Glimmer. They couldn't possibly have been scammed, right?
"Pay! Pay right on time and keep a record of the transfer," she said with a glint of cunning in her eyes.
Secretary: "Yes."
Half an hour later.
Qin Meimei arrived at Star Glimmer. Most of the auction attendees had already left. The security guards at the entrance stopped them.
"Sorry, the auction has ended and you cannot enter."
"What?!" If this were any other place, Qin Meimei would have forced her way in, but this was Star Glimmer, so she held back.
She opened WeChat and sent a message to Crow.
Qin Meimei: [Are you at Star Glimmer? I'm here too, shall we meet?]
There was no reply.
"Madam, the payment has been made," the secretary said to Qin Meimei over the phone.
"Also, I've inquired about tonight's auction. No single item was auctioned for 1.05 billion. The highest price of the entire event was the Black Spirit Pearl, at 880 million, purchased by the Nameless Divine Doctor."
"1.05 billion might be the price of several items. Tonight, over a dozen treasures were auctioned. Based on price calculations, there are five groups totaling 1.05 billion, but the buyer information cannot be traced. We cannot narrow it down further." Big Wind Novel Network.
This calculation method was rather complex, and Qin Meimei instinctively felt it wasn't like a typical buyer.
If not a buyer, then the biggest remaining possibility was: the receiving account was Star Glimmer's, and Crow was someone from Star Glimmer!
"Ding." A WeChat message arrived.
Qin Meimei immediately opened it.
Crow: [Payment received. Mission complete.]
Crow: [/Image]
Qin Meimei opened the image. It was a screenshot showing Crow's reply to their earlier task posted on the hacker network: "Task accepted."
Completed?
Just like that?
It was clearly just four words: "Task accepted"!
With a few clicks, they wanted 1.05 billion for just four words?
Qin Meimei: [Is that it? Did you complete everything I asked for?]
Qin Meimei: [And you want 1.05 billion for this! Believe it or not, I'll report you for fraud!]
Qin Meimei typed furiously, sending a string of messages. As expected, there was no reply.
They were so aloof that it made one suspect they were a programmed robot customer service!
"Madam, do you think we might have encountered a fraud syndicate?" the secretary asked weakly, seeing Qin Meimei's face darken as if it could drip ink.
Even the secretary thought she might have run into a scammer.
Qin Meimei's suspicion grew. Had she truly been scammed?
But even if she reported it to the police, based on their chat logs, there was absolutely no proof that the other party was a fraudster. Instead, she was the one actively seeking their services and sending money!
If this matter were to get out, Qin Meimei's reputation for shrewdness would be severely damaged!
Therefore, reporting it to the police could only serve as a bluff.
Just then, the secretary's phone rang. She answered, and after hearing what was said, her face lit up with surprise. "Really?! Okay, okay."
She hung up and immediately said to Qin Meimei, "Madam, all the attackers targeting our company's firewall have stopped!"
"Really?" Qin Meimei was skeptical.
The secretary nodded emphatically. "Yes, the director of the technical department just called. He said that while they were intercepting the attack, all malicious intrusions suddenly stopped. They are now working at full capacity to repair all the bugs."
With a "ding," another WeChat message arrived.
Crow: [Acceptance complete. Transaction concluded.]
Qin Meimei: "!"
It had only been a few minutes? Acceptance complete already?
This speed, this efficiency, was terrifying to contemplate.
Qin Meimei immediately rushed back to the company. After confirming the safety of the company's firewall system, she sent a message to Crow.
As soon as her message was sent, it was flagged with a red exclamation mark, indicating that the other party had enabled friend verification. She was not yet their friend and had to send a verification request. Only after the other party approved could they chat.
They actually deleted her!
Deleted her!
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On the other side.
Yu He had returned to the Ye family. After showering, she came out, drying her wet hair. Seeing a WeChat friend request notification on her phone, she glanced at it.
It was from Qin Meimei.
"Heh~" she chuckled, picking up the conch pearl bracelet she had taken off and placed on the table before her shower, rubbing it.
She recalled the time Qin Meimei had broken the medicinal soup pot that her adoptive mother had stayed up all night to make for Old Master Qin. Not only did she not apologize, but she also stained her adoptive mother's evening gown, causing her adoptive mother to be blamed by Old Master Qin. The cold gaze in her peach blossom eyes held a hint of ice.
This was just the beginning.