Chapter 64: Chapter 64: What Level of Hacker is Lin Chuan

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In the private room of the internet cafe.

Xia Qingqing pursed her thin lips, her mouth slightly turning up into a lovely smile, revealing a pair of eyes clear as autumn water as she looked at Lin Chuan, “A novel with a hacker theme?”

“Yeah, a hacker theme.”

Lin Chuan nodded lightly, and took the opportunity to explain, “The protagonist in the book comes into contact with the dark web during his clueless period and becomes a hacker. In his subsequent growth process, he will transform into a Red Hacker.”

Lin Chuan emphasized the words ‘Red Hacker’ to avoid any unnecessary misunderstanding Xia Qingqing might have after reading the book.

“Then I’m even more interested, I’ll subscribe to the whole series tonight!” Xia Qingqing said with a radiant smile.

Back when Xia Qingqing was reading up on computer technology, she was very interested in it. Plus, there was a period when hacker culture was popular, and she really liked novels and films with hacker themes.

However.

After the hacker culture trend subsided, novels and films with hacker themes also disappeared, and scarcely anyone wrote them anymore.

Now.

She heard that Lin Chuan wrote a novel with a hacker theme, and what’s more, it was developing towards a Red Hacker direction, which truly hit the spot for her.

She must read it!

“That’s great, I’ll support you in the game later!”

Lin Chuan looked at the short-haired female officer in front of him who intended to subscribe to his whole series and couldn’t help but grin.

He wasn’t originally a support player.

But then, which author could reject a complete subscription?

True fan +1.

At that, everyone laughed heartily, and the private room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Shen Qianqian smiled like a blooming flower, her lips pursed.

Actually.

At noon, the Sailing Novel app had pushed “Hacker Kingdom” to her.

As soon as she saw it, she decisively subscribed to the whole series for Lin Chuan.

If Lin Chuan took a glance at the “Hacker Kingdom” readers’ leaderboard, he would find that Shen Qianqian’s reader value was at the top of the list.

She wasn’t too keen on the novels “Thief” and “Swindler.”

But the book “This Assassin Is Too Professional,” she analyzed every single crime scene treatment, word by word, and even simulated them in her mind.

Not only Shen Qianqian but also the criminal investigation team captain Hu Daqiang did as well.

Even the chief Zhang Biao had the potential to become a book fan.

However.

Chief Zhang Biao still reserved his opinion on ‘Author Mr. Lin’: just don’t let this kid commit a crime!

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Soon, the few of them started a five-man team in the game.

Lin Chuan originally thought this team play would just be for fun, but Xue Qiqi, Shen Qianqian, and Xia Qingqing’s gaming prowess took him by surprise.

From LOL to Valorant.

They not only did not drag their feet but also strongly carried a few games for Lin Chuan and Old Wang.

In the internet cafe’s private room, there was a tense and excited atmosphere; everyone was smiling and occasionally letting out cheers for completing kills.

They all had a great time.

The night grew deeper.

The dim lights spilling from the windows of tall buildings were like stars that had fallen to earth.

The street lamps became lonely, and occasionally a few cars shuttled on the roads, their headlights cutting through the night’s darkness, leaving trails of light.

When Xia Qingqing left the ‘Forbidden City Peak’ internet cafe, it was nearly 11 P.M.

Luckily, her home was in the Qingxiu District.

Not far away.

Xia Qingqing washed up, changed into a soft and comfortable white ice silk nightgown, her short hair falling, exposing her delicate collarbone and captivating swan neck, barefoot, she walked into her room.

Then, she lazily lay on her bed.

She curled up slightly, lying on her side.

The bright light from her phone screen shone on her pure and fair face.

“Hacker Kingdom.”

Xia Qingqing murmured softly, her slender and fair fingers tapping on the screen keyboard, entering ‘Hacker Kingdom’ in the search bar of the Sailing Novel app.

‘Work: Hacker Kingdom’

‘Author: Mr. Lin’

Xia Qingqing’s mouth lifted into a smile as she murmured to herself, “Mr. Lin… the same Mr. Lin that’s a suspect?”

She had indeed read some content of Lin Chuan’s novels, knowing that the readers of the novels jokingly called Lin Chuan ‘Suspect Mr. Lin.’

Because, it reads much like a criminal autobiography.

Teasing aside.

Xia Qingqing was indeed very interested in novels with a hacker theme.

Her fingers eagerly clicked to open “Hacker Kingdom,” the contents of the novel filling her vision.

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‘I am a hacker.’

‘A person shrouded in darkness, who can’t stand the light.’

‘I have faced countless top hackers from abroad, and they have all become my defeated opponents, without exception.’

‘In the virtual world of the internet, I am the absolute king!’

‘Many have tried to challenge my position, and all have ended in failure.’

‘I stand at the pinnacle of the internet, looking down upon my Hacker Kingdom.’

‘There, the flags are a brilliant red.’

‘Fluttering in the wind.’

‘…’

Xia Qingqing looked at the opening and slightly pursed her lips, “Mr. Lin indeed didn’t lie to me, there indeed is a part about him transitioning to a Red Hacker.”

She and Li Qing were doing the same work related to network security and protection.

Thus, a theme like hacking was not a reading barrier for her.

Not only that.

As a reader with experience in cyber police, her focus would be different from others.

‘My surname is Lin.’

‘Hackers, do not reveal their real names.’

‘For now, you can call me Mr. Lin.’

‘…’

‘In the corner of this dark internet café, I installed a software called ‘***’, entering a 16-character web address.’

‘The web address is valid.’

‘I continued the operation, set up a VPN, made multiple jumps through networks, and I successfully logged into the dark web.’

‘From that moment on, my life’s trajectory started to deviate.’

‘Because, on there, I saw…’

Seeing this, Xia Qingqing’s brows slightly furrowed, and she couldn’t help but murmur, “Lin Chuan really went all out to write this book, even visiting the dark web.”

“So hardcore!”

As a cyber police, Xia Qingqing was more than familiar with the dark web, and she had only four words to describe the depiction of the dark web in the novel:

Extremely meticulous.

Those who have never entered the dark web might be able to imagine its evils, but they couldn’t depict the details of its sinful transactions as Lin Chuan did.

However.

As long as one did not engage in illegal and criminal activities, cyber police wouldn’t go into detail about who has accessed the dark web through VPNs.

Continuing to read on.

Xia Qingqing gradually became immersed in the ‘Hacker World’ that Lin Chuan experienced.

The pace of “Hacker Kingdom” was not slow.

It quickly entered into the ‘cyber technical offense and defense’ storyline which Xia Qingqing liked.

‘After I became a hacker.’

‘I made my first pot of gold from Company X within just two days.’

‘Twenty thousand dollars, I felt an unprecedented joy.’

‘That figure, in my life, was just a drop in the ocean.’

‘Later, I made fifty thousand dollars, a hundred thousand dollars, a million dollars, but none gave me the happiness that first twenty thousand did.’

‘Because, its significance to me was extraordinary.’

‘It was the first money I made using my skills, opening the door to my new world.’

‘Going back to Company X.’

‘X Company is a technology company, not very large but with a strong sense of protection.’

‘I still remember, that damn firewall, which actually blocked me for a full six hours.’

‘Their firewall used…’

‘…’

Outside the window, the moonlight was clear.

Under the covers, Xia Qingqing’s frown grew deeper as she read on, and she couldn’t help but mutter, “These cyber attacks and defenses are so refined… what level of hacker is Lin Chuan?”

But she didn’t have time to think it through.

In the WeChat work group, it was a late-night bombardment!

‘@All members–Emergency situation, several cities within the province are under attack by foreign hackers, Anling is entering emergency protection mode, all members of the Anling cyber police team to gather in the meeting room at 06:00 on April 3rd!’

‘Received, reply!’

‘For those who do not reply, the squadron leaders will notify each one to ensure the notice is received.’

00:26.

Xia Qingqing’s vision went dark, and after replying with ‘received’, she could only put down the novel that she was just getting absorbed in and hurriedly went to sleep.