Huo Rou's phone was still unreachable, as expected. Qin Ningyi exhaled deeply and put down his mobile.
At this moment, the computer screen also lit up.
A progress bar appeared before his eyes, already more than halfway complete. An icon in the bottom right corner was flashing incessantly.
Since Qin Ningyi couldn't reach Huo Rou, he tentatively moved his mouse over the flashing icon. It displayed the words "Defense." As his mouse hovered over it, the computer's alarm grew more piercing.
The computer must have been invaded.
Qin Ningyi clicked on the icon, and an extremely minimalist interface popped up. At the top of the page, a bright red button flashed continuously. As if waiting for someone to operate it, the button automatically displayed a pressed state, and then the page changed from its previous minimalist look to a full screen of letters.
Lines of letters scrolled across the screen at an extremely high speed, making it impossible for the naked eye to discern what was written.
This scene was all too familiar to Qin Ningyi; he had seen similar things in the security center and in Huo Rou's office.
A window popped up on the page.
【You·Intrusion Defense System is operating at high speed.】
"Someone has invaded," Qin Ningyi murmured.
This touched upon his blind spot. Although he had made an effort to learn some computer knowledge after meeting Huo Rou, he was unfamiliar with this kind of offensive and defensive technology.
He thought for a moment and called the director of the company's information security center.
"Come to the Qin residence now," Qin Ningyi said, looking at the rapidly scrolling letters on the screen, his tone tinged with urgency. "My computer has been invaded."
"Ah?!" the director of the information security center exclaimed. "Mr. Qin, your computer status is monitored in real-time. If there's a problem, my phone would alert me, and Yu Da Security would also receive the message and deal with it immediately."
"Did you receive an intrusion alert?" The director's voice became softer, as if he were asking someone next to him.
Then, he paused, seemingly perplexed, and perhaps took out his phone to confirm again. "Mr. Qin, your computer is currently functioning normally."
Qin Ningyi's expressionless face was cast in alternating light and shadow by the computer screen, much like his mood. "It's Ah Rou's computer."
"Ah?! Director Huo's?" The person on the other end of the line seemed to have heard something incredible. "How could Director Huo's computer be invaded? That's our goddess!"
The amount of information at this moment was too overwhelming; he momentarily forgot he was speaking to Qin Ningyi.
Someone next to him spoke up, "Director Huo?"
The voice was a little distant, sounding even more indistinct through the phone. Then, a rustling sound followed, and another familiar voice came from Qin Ningyi's phone. "Mr. Qin, it's Luo Chen. You said Director Huo's computer was invaded?"
"Yes."
"Director Huo isn't home?" he asked again.
"No." Qin Ningyi swallowed the bitterness.
Hurried footsteps could be heard from the other side. "We're nearby, we'll be there immediately."
Luo Chen gave Qin Ningyi a few instructions, telling him to open several monitoring windows. He didn't hang up the phone, constantly listening to Qin Ningyi describe the battle of the intrusion defense software on Huo Rou's computer.
Just as the butler knocked on the study door to announce that someone named Luo Chen was visiting outside the villa, another window popped up on Huo Rou's computer screen.
【You·Virus Scan Program initiated.】
All the open windows on the computer were scrolling information frantically. Qin Ningyi shouted towards the study door, "Let them in. Quickly!"
Huo Rou wasn't here; he had to protect her belongings so that when she returned, at least everything would be as it was.
The stairs creaked loudly underfoot.
The study door was suddenly and urgently pounded upon.
Before Qin Ningyi could even call out "Enter," Luo Chen, dragging the director of the information security center, rushed in. "Mr. Qin, where is the computer?"
Qin Ningyi stepped aside, and Luo Chen, without any pleasantries, sat down. He looked at the various information and data on the computer. "I've never seen these two software programs..."
"Mr. Qin, I need to try something."
Luo Chen was more accustomed to using desktop computers and typically coded on mechanical keyboards. Now, he habitually pulled out the mechanical keyboard connected to the laptop from behind the computer and began typing without even looking.
As his fingertips gained speed, a spacebar press.
He missed.
"Hmm?" Luo Chen lowered his head. The appearance of this keyboard astonished him.
He had been too rushed just now; he hadn't noticed that this keyboard was missing the keycaps for the spacebar and the Enter key.
Qin Ningyi unplugged the keyboard from his own computer and handed it to him.
He was used to Huo Rou's keyboard missing two keycaps.
As Luo Chen took the keyboard, he quietly asked, "Mr. Qin, this keyboard, is it Director Huo's?"
"Yes."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, a pang of sadness welled up in Luo Chen. His boss, his goddess, how could she be using a keyboard in such a "battle-worn" state?!
How much effort did it take to break the keycaps of these two keys?
The reason why a master is a master, and why a great talent becomes a great talent, is because hard work is crucial!!
Luo Chen silently added more practice and improvement time to his own schedule.
He operated quickly, and with the help of Huo Rou's two software programs, he quickly restored the computer to its original state and regained control.
A line of text popped up on the screen.
【Attack intercepted, relevant information stored】
"It's resolved?" Qin Ningyi, seeing the line of text, let out a sigh of relief. He frowned, looking at the screen which now displayed only a progress bar, and asked.
Luo Chen rubbed his fingers, straightened his back, and turned his head to look at him. "Yes, it's resolved. Director Huo's technical skills are truly top-notch!"
He couldn't help but praise.
The opponent was very strong. If it weren't for the intelligent defense and scanning capabilities of these two software programs, his work would have been much more involved.
"Mr. Qin, when is Director Huo returning?" Luo Chen looked at the recovered computer, which now showed a progress bar, still with lingering fear. "The opponent was very strong, and I cannot be certain if we've completely blocked them."
As long as Director Huo was present, there wouldn't be so much effort and time required.
"I don't know."
Qin Ningyi, gazing at the slowly progressing progress bar, also felt an immense longing. He wished Huo Rou would return as well.
Luo Chen's lips parted several times before he finally asked, "Mr. Qin, may I copy the invasion information collected by the computer to study it?"
He didn't know why Huo Rou wasn't home, but with her return date uncertain, it was better to make some preparations in advance. After Qin Ningyi nodded, Luo Chen took out a USB drive from his many on his keychain and began copying the attack information collected by the software.
As the information was being copied, Luo Chen felt some relaxation.
Everyone in the study also breathed a sigh of relief.
Equally relieved were those far away in the United States.
In the U.S., at the SS department.
Kott looked at the word "Failure" displayed before him and flashed a smile.