Xiao Xun was holding his phone, moving it close and far, his voice fluctuating in volume. The call was abruptly hung up.
Xiao Xun, left staring blankly at his phone screen, sighed, "Why is my old lady still so short-tempered."
Upon arriving at the Tianhao Grand Hotel, a beautiful woman in a business suit, wearing black high heels, approached him with small, quick steps. "Mr. Xiao, correct? I am the lobby manager of this hotel. Welcome."
Xiao Xun nodded to her, "Where is President Mu?"
The lobby manager told Xiao Xun, "President Mu is on her way. She instructed me to escort you to your room first to take a shower and change into clean clothes."
Subsequently, Xiao Xun was led to the guest room area by the lobby manager. She opened a pre-arranged suite, where a suit, a set of underwear, and a pair of brown leather shoes were laid out on the bed.
"If you need anything, you can directly contact the front desk using the landline by the bedside. The number is four zeros. We will serve you with the utmost speed and enthusiasm."
After Xiao Xun thanked her, the lobby manager said respectfully, "You're too kind. It is our duty."
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
Upon receiving Xiao Xun's affirmative reply, she backed out of the room.
As soon as the door closed, Xiao Xun felt an inexpressible sense of relief. Whatever one does, never commit a crime—this was his realization after two days inside.
The sense of loss and helplessness made him somewhat understand the song "Iron Window Tears." Although the detention center was not a prison, both were places that restricted personal freedom.
Shedding his old clothes and standing under the shower, Xiao Xun felt his spirit about to break.
He hadn't cried in the interrogation room, nor in the detention center cell. He could even joke in front of his parents, but now, alone, he could no longer hold back.
Tears flowed down the drain with the hot water from the showerhead. He slammed his fist against the bathroom wall.
"Jingji Group, you wait for me. If I don't avenge this, I am not human."
After emerging from the bathroom, he saw that Mu Jiahe had already arrived.
She was sitting by the bay window in the bedroom, with her legs crossed, watching him. He didn't know if she had just arrived or had been there for a while, but Mu Jiahe had definitely heard his last words.
Xiao Xun thought he was alone in the suite, so he came out without even wrapping himself in a towel. Upon seeing Mu Jiahe, he first blushed and instinctively looked for something to cover himself.
However, he ultimately didn't do so. Instead, he naturally began to put on the clothes from the bed in front of Mu Jiahe.
"I have no objection to you destroying Jingji Group, but I hope you can give him one month."
Xiao Xun finished dressing his jacket at a leisurely pace and walked barefoot to the bay window. "How do you know I can destroy him within a month?"
Mu Jiahe's eyes were calm, and he could not glean any information from her gaze. "From the moment you joined the company, I have been conducting background checks on you."
Xiao Xun looked at her. "Were the results of your investigation disappointing?"
"Not at all. Quite the contrary, they were spectacular."
Xiao Xun looked at her, confused. Mu Jiahe explained, "Your background is too clean, so clean it's bizarre. Only two types of people can achieve this: a newborn infant not yet registered, or a hacker proficient in the internet. Clearly, you are not an infant, so you must be a renowned hacker. To my knowledge, since the development of the internet, there have been countless hackers. Only about twenty-odd have been ranked globally, and among these twenty-odd top hackers, only ten are still alive, or rather, still active on the internet. I wonder which one of them you are?"
"How can you be sure I'm one of those ten people? That information is a very low-level tactic."
Facing Xiao Xun's refusal to admit it, Mu Jiahe smiled and stood up. "Of course, you can choose not to admit it. But the internet has memory. Your computer cannot possibly be without any trace."
Xiao Xun was shocked. "You looked at my computer?"
Mu Jiahe nodded. "My people were arrested for murder, and this person shares my bed daily. If I did nothing, it would seem abnormal."
Xiao Xun nodded, agreeing with Mu Jiahe's point. "Then what did you find on my computer?"
He was very confident in his skills, always leaving no 'trace' when he was 'lurking.'
Mu Jiahe smiled. "Regrettably, I didn't even open your computer. The best computer expert in our company couldn't even access the backend programs. Because of this, the technical department even held a meeting specifically on how to open your computer. It was through this that I learned about the world's top ten hackers.
I heard that a top hacker was apprehended a couple of days ago, and I wanted to ask him for help. To my surprise, as soon as I contacted your classmate, he told me that person had escaped from prison that very night. The police were preparing to release a notification; the draft was already written. Now they can only quietly digest it themselves."
Xiao Xun felt there was nothing left to hide from Mu Jiahe, as she was a true ruler in another world.
"You guessed correctly. I am a hacker, a true hacker. However, the top ten hackers you mentioned are a bit of an exaggeration. There are many people with good computer skills in this world, and even more who are better than me. It's just that we are more active online and have made a name for ourselves, hence our high visibility."
Hearing Xiao Xun say 'we,' Mu Jiahe asked curiously, "You said 'you all,' so my judgment was correct. You are one of those ten people. They told me that people online don't use their real names. So, what is your online alias?"
Xiao Xun looked at Mu Jiahe's storytelling expression and gently uttered two words, "Hei Da Shuai."
Upon hearing Hei Da Shuai, Mu Jiahe's brows furrowed. "You are that Hei Da Shuai? Why did you extort the company?"
Xiao Xun knew what Mu Jiahe was referring to and explained, "My President Mu, you know about the top ten hackers. Others naturally do too. That was just an online alias, not a real name with an ID card. You can use it too, everyone can. It's just that in that circle, I built up the reputation for this name, so it's normal to act under this banner."
Hearing Xiao Xun's explanation, Mu Jiahe recalled the events of the past few days and was suddenly aghast. "If that's the case, then the person who extorted me and the person who framed you are the same?"
Xiao Xun nodded. "It's highly possible, and I already have a suspect."
Mu Jiahe reacted quickly. "Are you referring to Jingji Group?"
Xiao Xun stated resolutely, "That's right, it's Jingji Group."
"But why Jingji Group and not some other competitor? After all, we have a cooperative relationship with Jingji Group. They must have been envious and retaliated."
Mu Jiahe's explanation was plausible. However, Xiao Xun pointed out the crux of the matter with a single sentence, "The reason I am so sure it's Jingji Group is that other companies have no motive."