Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 825 - 830 Very Complicated

Chapter 825: Chapter 830 Very Complicated

Yang Yi didn’t know if the camera had any reference value or if it was worth replicating, nor did Li Fan actually know; Li Fan didn’t even know what item Yang Yi was gifting him.

But even if the British no longer held the cutting-edge position in technology, this device at least had research value, at least providing a glimpse into what level of high technology the British possessed. So the camera Yang Yi was giving, no matter what, was meaningful, and very significantly so.

Of course, it would be even better if this camera could be put to some use.

The moment of distraction was brief, and Yang Yi quickly said, "No need for formalities among our own people, Uncle Li. I’m in Paris, how should I get this thing to you? Should I mail it back, or have someone bring it?"

"Oh, just bring it back for me. I have a friend who’s traveling there; he can bring it along. I’ll have him call you later."

"Alright, take care of yourself, Uncle Li. I’m going to hang up now, goodbye."

Every time Yang Yi spoke with Li Fan on the phone, his emotions would be unstable because this person had a special different meaning to him.

But there were still things to be done, and they needed urgent attention.

Yang Yi really took his time. He went to buy two bottles of whiskey, British-produced, but he really couldn’t find whiskey costing forty-two British Pounds a bottle because he was in France, where Euros were used, not British Pounds. Otherwise, he would have made sure to find a bottle for exactly forty-two British Pounds.

About two hours later, someone finally called Yang Yi’s newly purchased SIM card.

So Yang Yi headed to the area near the Eiffel Tower, where he met a middle-aged man.

"Hello, you are Brother Li’s elder nephew, right?"

The middle-aged man he met was very enthusiastic; he shook Yang Yi’s hand vigorously, saying, "Wow, you’ve grown up! Studying abroad here, are you getting used to it? Your uncle said to study hard here; everything is fine at home, no need to worry."

Yang Yi was not accustomed to such enthusiastic treatment from strangers, but seeing many Huaxia tourists nearby, he responded enthusiastically, "Could I trouble you to bring back a gift I bought for my uncle?"

Yang Yi opened the shopping bag, tapped the edge of the liquor box, where he had placed two cameras and an encryption dongle.

The so-called encryption dongle, also known as an encryption lock, was basically no different from a USB stick, only much smaller. One camera came with one encryption dongle, or one dongle could encrypt many cameras, all depending on how it was initially set up. Once encrypted, while it wasn’t impossible to crack the data transmitted by the camera without the dongle, it would be very difficult.

The enthusiastic middle-aged man immediately said, "Alright, anything else?"

"That’s all, thank you for the trouble."

"No trouble at all; I’ll take my leave then, goodbye."

Yang Yi waved farewell to the loud-voiced middle-aged man, then quickly left the crowded area.

The method of meeting was very primitive and could even seem a bit laughable, but it was actually quite necessary.

If no one was watching, such methods would be meaningless, merely a waste of time, but the purpose of a secret meetup was to avoid being watched.

Frank and unconcealed, delivering an item without any pretense may not create issues a thousand times, but if there’s one problem, it’s over.

Having dispatched the cameras was equal to giving away seven hundred thousand British Pounds for nothing, but Yang Yi felt much lighter at heart. Why did he do this? Moreover, why did doing this make him happy? Besides being a person from Huaxia, it was also because he owed Li Fan.

Some debts of gratitude could never fully be repaid, no matter what one does.

Yang Yi called Anton, and they met up before taking a plane back to Nice.

Paris and Nice were not close, especially spending a long time at the airport, so by the time they returned to Nice, it was already past one in the morning.

The Organization of Water had now split into two parts: one was the pure combat team led by Zhang Yong, which wasn’t very useful in intelligence-gathering operations. Tagging along aimlessly was meaningless; better to eat, drink, and rest well, conserving energy for the best performance whenever they were needed in action.

The ones who stayed up waiting for Yang Yi’s return were the specialists in intelligence.

Hank was also among those waiting, indicating he had already visited the scene.

"Did you take a look? How did it go?"

Hank was somewhat proud, "It went well. I discovered something, but I’ll let Schultz tell you."

Yang Yi looked at Schultz, who said with some gravity, "Using the old methods, we checked the electricity usage of that house, and also looked into the broadband usage. The results were interesting. The broadband in that house has been in constant use, with heavy data traffic. I don’t need to know what’s inside to tell you that this stable and long-term data flow must be for video transmission."

Yang Yi smiled, "Isn’t that better? You can definitely control the surveillance cameras, right?"

Schultz shook his head with a troubled look, "That’s the problem. I didn’t even dare to attempt attacking that house’s network. The situation is complicated."

Schultz could infiltrate Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense network as if entering an uninhabited domain; why couldn’t he do the same with an ordinary house in Nice, even if it might be rented by Big Ivan? With Schultz’s capabilities, there shouldn’t be an issue.

Seeing Yang Yi’s puzzled expression, Schultz spread his hands, "I can only confirm through the broadband provider’s data that the house’s broadband is continuously transmitting data. But as to what data, I don’t know. I tried to make an attack, and then Tang Guo realized that someone was monitoring the security of the data. If we continued to attack trying to take control of the cameras, we would definitely be discovered, so we had to stop immediately."

After a lot of talking, Schultz had to swallow saliva before continuing, "We can’t trace the data’s destination, nor can we attempt to take over the cameras right away. In short, we’ve met a match this time. If we weren’t worried about being discovered, depending on our supercomputer, Tang Guo and I are confident of winning. But ensuring we won’t be detected is difficult and needs time."

Yang Yi nodded, "So you’re saying there’s a hacker in control?"

Schultz shook his head, "Not a hacker, more like white-hat methods. It feels like the style of the United States Cyber Security Center. I’ve interacted with them many times; I’m familiar with their work."

Yang Yi was conflicted. The tactics of the United States Cyber Security Center; could it be the Americans?