Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 282 - 281 Solution

Chapter 282: Chapter 281 Solution

We’re just short of one hacker—if Yang Yi had a lot of money, finding that hacker wouldn’t be difficult, but he’s broke right now, so it’s not so easy to find one.

With no money, you have to try for something free or cheap, Yang Yi looked at Xiao Ran and the others and said, "Does any of you know a hacker?"

Xiao Ran shook her head while Zhang Yong directly said, "I certainly don’t know any hackers."

Brian said indifferently, "There’s no need to pay—we could also use coercion, couldn’t we?"

Yang Yi gave a bitter smile and said, "Even if we have to force a hacker to do this for us, the problem is, do we know who is a hacker and then catch this person in the real world, not just online?"

Brian said, "You give me an address and a name; you don’t have to worry about the rest, but finding a hacker is your responsibility."

Yang Yi sighed and said, "Let me think... where to find a hacker, hmm, I met a Silicon Valley internet mogul while gambling with Boer; he might know how to find a suitable hacker."

Having said this, Yang Yi immediately stood up and said, "I’m going to talk to Boer."

Now in Paris, in the safe house established by Mike and Brian, once this safe house becomes obsolete, it turns into a safe house for the Organization of Water, and Boer is naturally here too, right in the next room.

Yang Yi pushed open Boer’s door and hastily said to Boer, "Buddy, can you contact that Robert we played cards with?"

Boer looked at Yang Yi, powerless, shook his head and said, "He’s a card mate, just a card mate."

Yang Yi said anxiously, "I just want to know if you could call him, ask him a few questions."

Boer sighed and said, "I have his phone number, do you want me to call him for you?"

Yang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Give me his number; I’ll call him myself!"

Boer reported a phone number listlessly; for an extremely intelligent person, there’s no need for a phonebook.

Yang Yi, of course, didn’t need to write down the number with a pen; he just listened to Boer say it once and then returned to the meeting room.

"I have a number; whose phone can I borrow?"

Mike stood up again and returned to his bedroom; when he came back, he carried a cardboard box and placed it in front of Yang Yi, casually taking out an old cell phone and handing it to Yang Yi.

Checking the time to make sure it was daytime in the United States, Yang Yi immediately called Robert.

The phone was quickly answered, and Yang Yi could recognize Robert’s voice.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello Robert, this is Mike Yang."

"Mike Yang, how did you get my number?"

"You gave me a business card, have you forgotten?"

"I gave you a business card? But I don’t have business cards."

This was awkward. Yang Yi paused, then smiled and said, "Oh, my apologies, I’ve confused you with Mr. Lamont. I’m very sorry, you didn’t give me a business card, you just left me a number."

Robert sounded very puzzled and said, "Is that so? We did exchange phone numbers, oh, oh, now I remember, we indeed exchanged numbers. What can I do for you, Mr. Yang?"

"Here’s the thing, you know that I run a consulting firm, and now, I need a hacker to help me with some issues. Robert, could you recommend a good hacker for me?"

Robert immediately laughed and said, "Hacker? Well, that term is a bit too broad. What kind of hacker do you need? Destructive or constructive? Those who create viruses for profit, or those who find system vulnerabilities for fun; there are many types of hackers. You need to tell me what you want to do so I can recommend the right person for you."

Yang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Infiltration, control, and then leave without a trace."

Robert fell silent for a moment, then he said gravely, "There are many, many hackers like that, any more specific requirements?"

"Preferably in Europe."

"Oh, that’s a bit harder because hackers are very careful to hide themselves. Few hackers reveal their geographical location. Do you know about the World Hacker Conference? It’s held in Las Vegas, and there are many excellent hackers there. It’s a pity you didn’t make it to that event. Let me think about European hackers..."

Yang Yi was about to give up; he felt that Robert, as a Silicon Valley corporate magnate, probably wouldn’t know about a hacker hidden in some corner of Europe.

"I’ve got it, I thought of someone! A hacker tried to break into our backend system. He succeeded twice, but our guys are stronger. We found the hacker’s real IP address. This guy gave us quite a bit of pressure, but he didn’t actually do anything, so we patched up the vulnerabilities, and he lost his opportunity to scan our system. Most importantly, he’s in Europe, in Mannheim, Germany. If you find him, remember to tell him that ’Red Flash’ sends his regards."

Robert didn’t bring up Boer when talking to Yang Yi, and it’s unclear whether he deliberately ignored the person linking him to Yang Yi or was completely unaware of Boer’s situation.

Yang Yi guessed it was the former, and after a bit of pleasantries with good Robert, Yang Yi hung up the call.

Then he smiled and said to the people in front of him, "Now I have an address where a very capable hacker lives, a hacker whom a big company needed many people to deal with. But I don’t know this person’s name, nor what he looks like. How do we find this person?"

Brian waved his hand and said, "It’s easy, having an address is enough."

Mike also nodded and said, "Exactly, with the address, it’s enough. Tell me where it is."

"Germany, Mannheim, it’s not too far."

Yang Yi gave the detailed address, and Mike immediately entered it into the computer and after checking it, nodded and said, "It’s just an ordinary residential address, nothing too complicated; should be easy to locate the person."

Brian stood up, his voice cold, "Mannheim, let’s set off now."

Yang Yi immediately said, "The person I called just now gave me the answer too easily, yet he didn’t mention anything about Boer’s situation, which seems a bit unusual."

Brian asked sternly, "What’s going on?"

Yang Yi briefed his relationship with Robert, and after hearing it, Mike immediately said, "There’s nothing unusual about it; he’s afraid of you, so of course, he’s going to give you the information you want."

Brian also nodded and said, "That’s right, Robert is just a rich man, a public figure. He doesn’t want any association with someone like you, but he also doesn’t want to offend you. It’s a perfectly normal reaction, nothing to worry about."

Yang Yi felt that made sense; without further ado, it was time to catch a free hacker and quickly rescue Kate from her predicament, so he said at once, "I’m coming too; let’s head out right now."