The Favored Heiress
Chapter 162: Unintentional Acts Lead to Unintended Consequences

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Unintentional Acts Lead to Unintended Consequences

Li Qiao nodded, "I am a bit curious, is it convenient?"

She didn’t know much about the Red Hacker Alliance; most of what she knew about the hackers came from Li Shaoquan.

Such a mysterious and righteous organization was actually related to Shang Yu.

Li Qiao even suspected that Li Shaoquan’s sudden qualification for the final interview might have been deliberate.

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A few minutes later, Li Qiao followed Shang Yu and Wang Yue to the information room on the eighty-eighth floor.

From the moment they stepped out of the elevator, the surroundings became dim.

The entire floor seemed to echo only with the sound of machinery; no one worked here, only the security department kept a close watch.

They soon arrived at a pitch-black independent office where a projection of real-time imagery played on the wall.

At this point, Wang Yue placed two bottles of mineral water in front of them and explained to Li Qiao, "The Red Hacker’s interview does not require a face-to-face meeting. The candidates simply need to compete with our technicians online. The top three performers will be admitted."

Li Qiao understood, casually took a bottle of mineral water, and before she could open it, she saw Wang Yue press a remote, and the projection instantly split into eight different operation screens.

It looked like targets of a firewall attack.

Li Qiao watched the eight identical screens, with no IDs visible, so she couldn’t tell which one was Li Shaoquan.

After a moment, Wang Yue checked the time and whispered a few words to Shang Yu. Seeing the man nod slightly, he then issued attack and defense instructions to the technicians on both sides.

The candidates attacked the firewall, and the Red Hacker personnel defended from the other side.

The competition began, and black information boxes in the projection continually jumped with various codes.

Li Qiao watched, fascinated; in terms of speed, the candidates were not much different.

So far, it was too close to call.

The office fell quiet for a while, and the man sitting beside Li Qiao slowly turned his head, his gaze that cut through the projection light fell on her serious expression, and he began playfully, "What have you discovered?"

Li Qiao pinched the mineral water bottle in her hand, her eyes hidden in the darkness gleaming, "Bottom right, third one, Li Shaoquan."

She was very familiar with Li Shaoquan’s operating commands and attacking techniques. It only took her a few glances to identify which one was him.

Appreciation flickered in Shang Yu’s eyes. He tilted his thin lips slightly and crossed his legs comfortably, giving Wang Yue a look, who understood and began, "The first time we noticed Li Shaoquan was about half a month ago.

He had hacked into Yan Emperor Group’s information database, attempting to steal the boss’s information. Although he was quickly discovered, it was quite an achievement."

After that statement, Li Qiao twisted the cap off her bottle to drink water without any change in expression, her peripheral vision flickered, and she saw Shang Yu leisurely looking at her.

So, it turned out that Li Shaoquan caught the Red Hacker’s attention entirely because he was helping her investigate Shang Yu’s information.

Tsk, it turned into an unintended windfall!

At that time, Wang Yue mentioned another incident, "Actually, there was another time when Liuyun privately told me that someone had stolen a copy of his phone contacts.

I later discreetly traced the IP and found it was Li Shaoquan’s account.

This kid’s behavior was quite unusual. Normal people rarely go to the trouble of copying a contact list that isn’t very useful. I suspect he might have been seeking a thrill."

And because of that, just in case, he had set up anti-hacking systems on the phones of Liuyun and a few others, seeing it as a one-off effort for everlasting peace.

Listening to Wang Yue’s words, Li Qiao nodded thoughtfully, her elbow propped up, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In that moment, Shang Yu watched her, his eyes deep, wearing a smile without saying a word.