"The Jiang family in Taichuan City? How do you know them?" Qin Ningyi asked, frowning deeply.
Although the Jiang family had gone legitimate, judging by today's events, their past wasn't entirely scrubbed clean.
Huo Rou touched her nose and mumbled, "The old man came to buy flowers."
The old man from the Jiang family did indeed like orchids, but he had bought countless flowers before, and she had never seen him treat anyone else so well.
Seeing that Huo Rou was unwilling to say more, Qin Ningyi didn't press. He just needed to be more vigilant.
While Huo Rou was at Qin Ningyi's place waiting for things to calm down outside, Yuda Security encountered problems.
When Duan Rui told the technical department about Huo Rou being cyberbullied, Brother Wang, with his fiery temper, smashed his keyboard.
"Damn it! Hacking my goddess's identity? They've got a death wish!" Brother Wang waved his hand, "Brothers, let's get them!"
Everyone crowded into Brother Wang's office to collectively delete the pictures from the entire internet.
Those unsightly photoshopped images were polluting the environment online! Did they really think computer geeks were just for show?
Luo Chen sat alone in another office, his head buried in code, not saying a word.
As they were busy, Duan Rui seized the opportunity when no one was looking to cut off the surveillance and plugged a USB drive into the server.
"Hey, I'm making a huge sacrifice to help you this time. Can I start working tomorrow?"
The other party was overjoyed to hear this news. It was too difficult to find an entry point into Chinese security companies, and they were lucky to have found this.
The sniffing tools from Chinese schools were almost ready. With a pincer attack, this time would surely be successful.
"Okay, come tomorrow. Welcome to the team! Director Duan."
Duan Rui flashed a satisfied smile, thinking that if one place doesn't want you, another will. "Huo Rou, Director Huo. I'll leave the mess for you to deal with."
Wasn't she capable? Everyone else was deceived, but he, Duan Rui, wasn't.
He had thought everything through before doing this. This sniffing tool would hardly be detected, and by the time...
A hint of ferocity flickered in his eyes. This was his beloved mother; how could he allow others to treat her like this?
Wang Qian thought of An'an's coding skills and instantly understood. He gave the children ample freedom, and this was also An'an's way of defending his mother.
He took An'an to the computer room and, after watching for a while, left to attend to other matters.
An'an used his tools to search for images online, while he continuously debugged and optimized the tool's intelligence.
A little girl in a pale yellow dress poked her head in from the doorway. She called out in a sweet voice, "Brother An'an, what are you doing?"
Hearing the voice, An'an paused and then resumed his smile. "Ruan Ruan, why aren't you taking a nap?"
Ruan Ruan smiled adorably and skipped over to him. "Brother An'an didn't tell me a story."
Usually, after lunch, she would listen to An'an tell a story in the classroom before going to sleep. But today, An'an wasn't there waiting for her, so she had come to find him.
An'an apologized to her, "I'm sorry, Ruan Ruan. Something happened today, and I need to help my mom solve a problem. I can't tell you a story today."
Ruan Ruan didn't mind. She tilted her head and looked at the computer screen. "Brother An'an, what is this? Why are there so many letters?"
"This is code," An'an explained, afraid she wouldn't understand. As he typed, he explained, "I wrote this so I can find my mom's pictures online. They photoshopped my mom's pictures, and I have to delete them all."
Ruan Ruan's eyes lit up. "That's so amazing, Brother An'an!"
"Can you find all of Mom's pictures on the internet with this?"
An'an nodded. "Mhm."
"Then, Brother An'an, after you're done with this, can you help Ruan Ruan with something too?" Ruan Ruan's eyes were filled with anticipation.
An'an took a moment to pat the empty seat next to him. "Sit down, I'll help you after I'm done."
Ruan Ruan stayed with An'an, writing code. Listening to the sound of typing, she grew sleepier and sleepier, her little head nodding towards the table.
An'an, glancing sideways, saw her about to hit the table. He quickly reached out a small hand to support her, allowing her to rest her head on the table.
Only then did An'an retract his hand and continue processing the online images with peace of mind.
With the help of Yuda Security's technical department, An'an processed the images very quickly, and the problem was solved in no time.
The trending topic was suppressed by Xiao Konglin, and the photos of Huo Rou circulating online were also deleted.
Yuda AI Company's official account also released the IP addresses of several malicious online activities, and the cyber police were dispatched to apprehend them.
Coincidentally, all the IPs released were of those who had doxxed Huo Rou.
With the heat subsided, An'an breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the developments online.
When An'an stopped typing, Ruan Ruan looked up, her eyes blurry. "Brother An'an? Are you done?"
An'an found her appearance incredibly cute and couldn't help but reach out and poke her chubby cheek. "I'm done. What did you need help with? Does it have anything to do with coding?"
Ruan Ruan took a small pendant from around her neck. "This is my dad's. Mom said Dad died and only left this for me."
She handed the pendant to An'an. "I can't understand what's written on it, but it looks like the things in your screen just now. Can you help me see what it is?"
An'an carefully examined the inscription on the pendant. It looked like encrypted code.
He entered the string of characters into the computer and tried several decryption formulas. Finally, he managed to derive an email address.