Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 826 - 831 Feasible Plan

Chapter 826: Chapter 831 Feasible Plan

The most terrifying enemy is the one you cannot see; initially, I thought it was Big Ivan’s doing, but suddenly realizing it might be related to the Americans changed everything.

Looking at Yang Yi’s suddenly grim face, Schultz hurriedly said, "I’m just saying the style is very similar, not necessarily that it’s the Americans. Many people have the style of the American Cyber Security Center. It’s a large group within the hacker community."

Yang Yi definitely knew about computers; who could live without them these days? But he was still far from being a hacker. In that instant, Yang Yi seriously considered learning more about it.

However, Yang Yi quickly abandoned the idea of specializing in computers. He learned quickly, but he lacked the natural talent in this area. Even if he became skilled, he would only be an average hacker. To become a top figure in certain fields, one needs both talent and great passion.

So, it’s better to leave professional matters to the professionals. One’s energy is limited. Yang Yi couldn’t possibly learn and master every skill. It just wasn’t realistic.

"You really gave me a scare, but we still need to be cautious."

Yang Yi’s plan was simple: go in and look around, and then you’d know everything. If you could install listening devices and cameras, then future information would be accessible too.

At that moment, Anastasia asked, "Did you get the things you needed?"

"Oh, I got them, high-end surveillance cameras, reportedly the best in the world, at least in the United Kingdom. But there are only four. I also added some listening devices and some lower-end cameras, mostly the type that don’t require external power and can transmit signals independently."

Yang Yi opened the box he had brought back and showed the sparse equipment inside. He then pointed to the items and said, "All this stuff costs a total of three million British Pounds."

Apart from Yang Yi, it seemed no one else thought the equipment was expensive. Anastasia picked up a camera with a solemn expression and asked, "It’s very small, how does it function?"

"It can work continuously for sixty days!"

"Really? Is it that powerful?"

Anastasia looked very surprised, while Brian curiously said, "Let me see, let me see, it’s quite small."

Brian picked up a camera, and then, his hand trembled, and the camera dropped from his hand.

Before Yang Yi could even exclaim, Brian caught the camera again and laughed, "Haha, just kidding."

Yang Yi let out a long breath, while Xiao Ran was rendered speechless and said, "You—that’s... never mind."

Xiao Ran immediately gave up any further comment, remembering the painful lesson on Brian’s hand that she would never forget in her lifetime.

Anastasia raised her eyebrows, glaring at Brian, "Is that supposed to be funny?"

Brian, who had been laughing, immediately fell silent. He then put the camera back in the box, looking awkward as he said, "Just a joke, just a joke..."

Yang Yi sighed and then said solemnly, "When do we go in to check? The problem now, according to Schultz, is that there are cameras inside, and someone is remotely controlling them, meaning there are likely cameras monitoring the entire house. Hank, how do we get in?"

Hank scratched his face and said, "It’s tricky. I dare not get too close. This isn’t like stealing something because you insisted on not revealing our purpose or actions."

Yang Yi sighed deeply and said, "What do we do then? Think of something; there’s always a way."

Just then, Schultz suddenly spoke, "There is a way."

Everyone looked at Schultz, who still appeared confident, "I’ve already thought of a method."

Yang Yi urged, "Then speak!"

Schultz said gravely, "Cut the power."

Anton immediately retorted, not amused, "What kind of joke is that? Cutting the power will be discovered immediately."

Schultz immediately replied, "Cutting the power to one house is easily noticeable, but what if we shut down the entire power supply of Nice, or if not all of Nice, then just one district?"

Brian frowned and added, "Technically it’s feasible, but the power supply in France is very stable. To cause a blackout, we’d have to sabotage it, targeting substations to cause widespread power outages. That’s a big move, hard to conceal, and the French police would inevitably investigate thoroughly."

"The French police?"

"No need to worry about the police, right?"

"The French..."

"No fear, they’ll notice any anomaly only two months later."

Yang Yi, Xiao Ran, Kate, and Chris all expressed their opinions simultaneously, and then Brian also laughed and said, "Okay, no need to worry about the police, but a mature power system... hmm, I’ve been trained. I know how to damage the crucial nodes of the power grid. The problem is that Nice is a big city, and the city’s power grid has multiple circuits. Even if we sabotage one substation, it would only cause a brief blackout before other circuits reroute the supply."

Brian had been trained to sabotage power grids, and so had Anton...

Anton said seriously, "I’m familiar with France’s power grid. It’s advanced and stable. From power cut to restoration, it only takes about ten seconds at quickest, and even slowest wouldn’t take more than a minute to restore power. What can that speed do for us?"

Schultz, full of confidence, said, "Ten seconds are enough!"

Yang Yi was surprised, not knowing where Schultz’s confidence came from.

Schultz smiled, "Restoring power only takes ten seconds, but routers take a minute to restart after a power failure, and surveillance devices take at least two minutes to restart after losing power. By the time the surveillance operator notices and responds, it takes at least two minutes to restore the visual feed, not to mention the delay from remote control. Conservatively, we have two minutes of safe time after the blackout."

Yang Yi didn’t hesitate, "Two minutes? That’s enough!"

Schultz urgently said, "If you can extend the blackout to over a minute, then it secures us three minutes, and so on."

Hank slapped his chest, then declared confidently, "Two minutes is absolutely enough. In two minutes, I can check the entire house. Of course, the longer the better since we still need time to install the surveillance equipment. But I can confirm the security systems within two minutes, ensuring we remain undetected."

Yang Yi smiled, "Perfect, problem solved. Now we need to act simultaneously. Brian and Paul will handle the power grid; Hank, Anton, and I will install the cameras. Let’s work swiftly. Let’s start planning our actions now."