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Chapter 648 - 648 648 The Importance of Speed in War!

648: Chapter 648: The Importance of Speed in War!

Into the Tiger’s Den!

648: Chapter 648: The Importance of Speed in War!

Into the Tiger’s Den!

Hum~

Greeted by the morning sunlight, accompanied by a deep hum and slight vibration,

the business jet direct from Tianyuan had successfully landed at Zanan City International Airport.

As the business jet slowly taxied to the parking spot, a sedan with black license plates drove directly up to the boarding stairs.

The man who came to pick up the guests was a middle-aged man whose appearance alone indicated a high rank.

Upon meeting, he spoke in Mandarin tinged with a regional accent, which had its own unique flavor.

The middle-aged man was amiable and asked Wu Jie to just call him Alon.

Zheng didn’t specify what the case was about to the Zanan City side; he only said to assist with the reception.

During the casual chat, Alon, of course, tried to probe what kind of earth-shaking case it was that warranted the dispatch of a special investigator.

Of course, he was also surprised that Wu Jie, who had become famous across the internet, actually had such a mysterious identity.

Although surprised to find he had a reputation even in Zanan City, Wu Jie still did not disclose details of the case.

That’s because this wasn’t really a case but rather a mission to collect a debt for his wife.

How could he openly speak of it?

As someone who held a special affection for Hong Kong movies, Wu Jie preferred to chat with Alon about old films and stars all the way.

It was filled with wonderful memories!

Once they reached the city, the first order of business wasn’t to investigate, but to have breakfast, also known as morning tea.

A variety of exquisite snacks and delicacies nearly covered an entire table.

After eating their fill, Alon arranged for a driver and car, specially for Wu Jie’s service.

Whether it was service or surveillance…

Wu Jie couldn’t be bothered to think too much about it.

He had the driver take him around to visit various famous districts.

Wandering seemingly without purpose, Wu Jie was constantly tapping away on the keyboard in the back seat.

Speed is the essence of war!

The crackdown Zheng mentioned had begun overnight.

Long ago, the sale of lottery tickets on the internet was sternly banned, as was the operation of online casinos and gaming halls.

But with so many gamblers, the robust market demand gave rise to a variety of websites and apps.

Many operators, to evade crackdowns, not only set their servers overseas but also often changed websites and updated software.

Zheng had already arranged for the standard blocking and crackdown operations.

With a multi-department joint action, apps that could be downloaded from app markets were quickly investigated and pulled from the shelves.

The bank accounts used by players to recharge were naturally frozen no matter how much they contained.

However…

Those websites stationed overseas were somewhat more challenging to deal with.

With enough profit, casinos could afford to hire top-notch hackers for protection.

It wasn’t just about whether there was authority to send people for arrest, even identifying their real IP addresses was difficult amidst all the decoys and zombie computers.

So, while Wu Jie had the driver take detours, he also participated in the operation.

According to the intelligence provided by the headquarters, he targeted each online casino for takedown.

Hacking into their servers, seizing administrative privileges.

Transferring funds, destroying data, crippling servers…

If it were a regular, legal website, such actions would definitely not be acceptable.

But now, this was an ‘imperial’ investigation.

No matter how much money was collected, there was naturally no sense of guilt.

Eliminating one illegal online casino after another was also a way of indirectly protecting the domestic public from losing money to gambling.

Returning the favor with interest!

First, complete the task assigned by Zheng, fulfilling his duty to the country and its people.

Then…

Of course, it was time to deal with personal matters.

He reported an address, and once the driver hurriedly set off, Wu Jie began to disguise himself in the back seat.

How could the driver suspect anything when Wu Jie took items out from his backpack, which he had exchanged for in the system store?

Before long,

the sedan arrived at the world-famous Central District.

This was the commercial, financial, and banking center of Zanan City, home to a large number of government buildings and multinational financial institutions.

It was teeming with designer flagship stores, upscale hotels, gourmet restaurants, and large shopping centers…

It was a must-visit destination for tourists to Zanan City.

Carrying his laptop bag, Wu Jie was indistinguishable from a typical office worker.

Walking on the crowded streets, he attracted no special attention.

As an international metropolis, Zanan City encompassed everything under the sun.

People of different skin colors and nationalities could all be seen here.

In just a few hundred meters, Wu Jie had heard at least a dozen different languages.

And upon reaching his destination, a grandiose office building, he truly felt the hustle and bustle of an international city.

Most of the people coming to work were dressed in corporate attire, hurrying as if afraid of being a second late.

Wu Jie, dressed just like an office worker, naturally did not attract any suspicion.

In an ultra-grade office building with over a hundred floors, there were hundreds of companies, large and small.

Even if one had worked in the same building for many years, it wasn’t strange to not know everyone.

The crowded elevator was filled with people.

The smells of perfume, breakfast, and body odor transported Wu Jie back to the days when he was a salaried employee.

Fighting for a place in the bathroom, on the bus and subway, and in the elevator to get upstairs…

Every workday morning was a fight against the clock, squeezing through crowds.

Yet no matter how crowded it was, one could always find a comfortable position to join the ranks of the happy smartphone gazers.

The small screen of the phone was a vessel for a momentary escape and relaxation.

Ding-dong!

Ding-dong…

The elevator stopped on nearly every floor, with people hurrying out towards their respective companies, fearing being late.

Those who walked leisurely were either part of the management or simply had a later clock-in time.

At the fifty-eighth floor, Wu Jie also exited the elevator.

After tracing the roots through phone calls and searching, it turned out that the opponent was actually using internet telephony.

Domestic and international efforts to promote real-name registration for communication continue, and internet telephony was easily falsified and hidden.

Thus, many cyber scammers loved using internet telephony.

But this also made it convenient for Wu Jie to break through the layers of disguise and track down their real address.

Whether it was a company or an individual opening a broadband network, they naturally had to register.

To cover up criminal acts, many would set up companies for concealing purposes.

So…

This place called “Zanan City Hesheng Business Consulting Office,” even without guessing, one would know it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

The office decoration wasn’t luxurious, exuding a modern minimalist vibe.

After all, every inch of land in Zanan City is worth its weight in gold, so to save costs, the reception desk was almost up against the front door.

“Nai hou (hello)!”

As soon as Wu Jie entered, the fresh-faced receptionist greeted him with a bend, using the local dialect.

“Hello, I saw your ad for temporary staff recruitment, hiring network engineers…”

Wu Jie immediately responded in dialect.

With the system in hand, exchanging for a day’s worth of dialect skills only cost a thousand energy points.

After a brief introduction, the receptionist immediately led Wu Jie toward the conference room.

On the way, Wu Jie noticed something peculiar about the office area.

In a regular company, ordinary employees are in an open office area, each in their cubicle, all in plain sight.

But here, it was all individual glass rooms.

The frosted glass wasn’t transparent, you couldn’t see clearly what was happening inside.

Faintly, some conversations could be heard.

Walking towards the conference room, Wu Jie actually heard many different languages.

It seemed like this place was a customer service center, specifically handling various businesses from Yi Continent.

And right now, the busiest thing was not collecting intelligence or hiring thugs to kill, but the business of betting on football matches.

On the way there, the impression the office gave Wu Jie was that it was a freaking telecom fraud enterprise.

The only difference was that fraud was like casting a wide net, using purchased real personal information to constantly make calls and send texts.

Luring people into scams by exploiting their desire for a quick buck, their cowardice, and other weaknesses.

But they were different; the customers actively contacted them, wanting to spend money on intelligence, committing assaults, betting on football, and so on.

Guess this was the Yi Continent business center, and there must be branches on other continents too.

So where was their headquarters?

The ones responsible for bookmaking, fund transfers, business intelligence, and contract killings…

Where were they located?

This was an extremely secretive organization, and to investigate it thoroughly, simply going online wouldn’t suffice, which was why Wu Jie had come.

How can you catch Huzi without entering the tiger’s den!

With a smile on his face, he entered the conference room and took a seat.

Soon, the receptionist called over the technical director responsible for the interview, served two cups of water, closed the door, and left.

The technical director was a pale, obese man with thick, almost bullet-proof glasses.

Upon hearing the introduction, Wu Jie felt a bit pleasantly surprised.

The temporary network engineer wasn’t responsible for repairing computers or printers, nor did he need to manage what was going on in those glass cubicles.

His only task was to go to the server room and maintain network switches and communication servers.

It seemed like.

They obviously didn’t want Wu Jie, this temp worker, to know what exactly the company did, just asking him to maintain the hardware.

Because it was all so rushed, Wu Jie had no time to prepare a resume.

Moreover, since it was just a one-month temporary job, he wasn’t concerned about credentials.

After a round of Q&A-style assessment, seeing that Wu Jie was smooth in his responses and had a very solid technical foundation.

Then the technical director took Wu Jie to the server room.

Without allowing him to touch the operational equipment, he had Wu Jie immediately repair a malfunctioning industrial PC and server using the spare parts.

It felt just like hiring a network administrator.

During the World Cup period, business was incredibly busy, inevitably requiring round-the-clock work.

People could take turns resting, but the equipment ran continuously for long periods and was bound to have issues.

If a malfunction occurred, seeking after-sales service from the manufacturer was too slow and inefficient.

Having the skilled technicians they had trained deal with it was over-qualification.

Better to recruit a dedicated engineer to fix the equipment, offering food and lodging, available at all times to solve problems.

After all, for this one month, he just needed to be on standby, ready to fix equipment, without needing to know the office’s secrets.

…

Laymen watch the spectacle; experts watch the gateway!

The theoretical assessment was perfect, and the practical hands-on test was also impeccable.

After all, the skills of an international-level network communications engineer were not just for show.

The interview proceeded smoothly, and Wu Jie was immediately ready to start the job.

The pay for one month was 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, which was already not too shabby for a temp worker.

And as for the so-called food and lodging…

The food was employee meals, guaranteed not to be less than three vegetables and one meat dish.

The lodging was a single folding bed in the corner of the server room.

Besides.

There were surveillance cameras in the server room, and unless the technical director called for equipment maintenance, Wu Jie was not to touch anything.

Any unauthorized meddling with equipment, once discovered, would result in immediate dismissal, plus a heavy fine!

However…

To cause trouble, did he actually need to lift a finger?

The technical director had just finished giving instructions and was not yet prepared to leave.

Then suddenly!

Amid sizzling sparks, a wisp of blue smoke rose from one of the cabinets, and a strong burnt smell filled the air.

It wasn’t clear whether it was the network switch or the communication server that had burnt out, but the stench was choking.

Next, the electrical leakage protection kicked in, and the entire office lost internet and power in an instant.

The technical director was dumbfounded—what was going on?

Everything was fine before, with no sign of trouble.

How did such a serious fault occur just as Wu Jie arrived?

Had they hired a jinx, or was it pure coincidence?

But there was no time for that now, with the technical director hopping mad.

“Hey, what are you dazing for?

Hurry up and help fix it!”

“Our office is swamped with business, millions on the line every minute, we can’t afford to delay!

Fix it, quick!”

In the midst of the technical director’s shouting.

Wu Jie gave a wicked smile, immediately picked up the tools, and started working…