451: Kill with a borrowed knife!

“I don’t care about these things, I only care about whether the things I bought are expensive or cheap!”

“Indeed, these are just games between big capital and big countries.

Even if we truly obtain controllable nuclear fusion technology, how much lower can our electricity bills possibly get?

Anyway, I have no thoughts!

None of my business!”

Unlike the widespread concern in Dragon Country's public opinion.

World public opinion was significantly more diverse; some people were worried about whether this was the beginning of a world war.

Others were completely indifferent to it all.

Of course, there was also a portion of people who felt that this would harm their rights to purchase Dragon Country goods and would cause prices to rise!

There were people with all sorts of ideas, but the matter of sanctioning Dragon Country did not receive widespread opposition.

Guo Hao returned to Zizhu Mountain Villa.

The first thing he did was have Xiao Xin quickly infiltrate the internet of various countries.

As Guo Hao had guessed, there were no traces.

The private collaboration was likely due to Ugly Country dispatching certain individuals to various countries for private collaboration, leaving no trace on the internet.

This should be to guard against Xiao Xin.

The power that Xiao Xin displayed last time was too strong, which made certain people in Ugly Country very fearful.

It is likely that many key pieces of information have been moved offline from online.

This is to guard against Xiao Xin, the “super hacker”.

Guo Hao pondered slightly.

However, since they made the first move, he wouldn't be blamed for making the fifteenth!

Like playing word games?

Guo Hao's lips curled slightly; he suddenly had a very good idea!

Since he couldn't make a move himself, he would let the Ugly Country people make the move!

“Xiao Xin, hack into the global payment settlement system! Want to play? I’ll play with you first!”

A cold light flickered in Guo Hao's eyes.

He didn't plan to tell the Leader about this matter.

Xiao Xin's location was also changed to Ugly Country, and the IP address and attack origin were also in Ugly Country!

Suddenly, all global Ugly Country dollar settlement centers experienced malfunctions!

SWIFT is located in Brussels.

“What’s going on? Why were our transactions inexplicably canceled?”

“It seems like the computers here are having problems! What’s going on??”

“Is this computer infected with a virus?”

“Look at the main screen! The transaction system seems… to have been hacked!”

CHIPS is a real-time gross settlement system that supports the clearing of global US dollar transactions.

It was established in 1970, is headquartered in New York, and is one of the world's largest cross-border US dollar clearing systems.

“Why were our transactions suddenly canceled?”

“Ah! Why did that futures contract suddenly expire? Am I going to be liquidated?”

“What is going on! Oh my god!”

“It’s chaos, everything is in chaos!”

… … … …

Suddenly, all clearing systems primarily based on the US dollar were attacked!

Many people, countless assets, instantly vanished into thin air!

“What’s going on?????”

Mr. Reliable sat in his chair in the Black Palace, his eyes filled with anger.

The reason he knew about this so quickly was that his manager had just sent him a message; his cross-border trade had also suffered heavy losses due to the chaos in the clearing system!

That one transaction alone resulted in a loss of at least tens of millions of US dollars!

“Chris! You tell me! What’s going on?”

Mr. Reliable was very angry, looking at Chris beside him and asking coldly.

“I don’t know… Our Security Bureau staff have already started working on recovery, but based on the intensity and capability of this attack.

We suspect it is absolutely related to Dragon Country! How dare they do this!”

Chris gritted his teeth and said fiercely to Mr. Reliable.

“Do you have evidence?”

Mr. Reliable asked with some anger in his eyes.

“Uh…”

Chris's expression froze slightly.

“No…”

“Never mind! Just scold them first!”

The world situation changed drastically.

The US dollar settlement centers were all impacted, and this matter quickly became a trending topic.

And Mr. Reliable soon accepted interviews with many media outlets.

“This is an act of war! The Dragon Country side, because of our tariff increase, chose to directly attack Ugly Country’s internet!

This kind of behavior is an act of war! I advise Ugly Country to take responsibility for this action and provide corresponding compensation! Otherwise, Dragon Country will be responsible for any war that arises as a result!”

Mr. Reliable’s remarks instantly caused global public opinion to boil over again.

“Amazing! Is the internet level of the Dragon Country people this advanced? I didn’t expect that even the settlement centers couldn’t resist.

In other words, it is very likely that the bank's settlement system also has no way to resist! Amazing!”

“Uh, this is already equivalent to nuclear deterrence, right! Information nuclear weapons! Are the Dragon Country people really trying to start a war by doing this??”

“I don’t know, but attacking settlement centers, in all these years, this should be the first successful time!

Amazing! Who is so powerful? Is it really that Guo Hao?”

“It’s not impossible!”

“This Guo Hao really has reason to be proud! Too amazing!”

While the world's public opinion was boiling.

Foreign Ministry press conference.

A reporter raised this question.

And the spokesperson at the time answered calmly.

“We have noted some of Mr. Reliable’s remarks, but we truly do not know who attacked the settlement centers.

We suggest and urge relevant parties to first investigate the source of the attack and then identify the suspect.

If there is evidence to prove that the attack was carried out by the Dragon Country side.

Then say that! Instead of making baseless accusations without any evidence!

Dragon Country does not accept false accusations!”

The Dragon Country Foreign Ministry spokesperson made this matter even more confusing.

Could it really not be Dragon Country?

“… … … … What? Not Dragon Country?? The IP address is actually within Ugly Country????”

At this time, Mr. Reliable also received the results of the investigation by the computer geniuses of the Ugly Country Security Bureau; they traced the source along the IP attack address.

They discovered that the source of this attack on the clearing system actually came from Ugly Country!

“Investigate! It must be thoroughly investigated!”

Mr. Reliable was slightly angry.

And at this time.

Police cars arrived at an internet cafe in a remote small town in New Jersey.

“Is it here??”

Security investigator Dylan looked at the remote internet cafe in front of him.

His eyebrows raised slightly.

“According to the intelligence investigated by our intelligence agency personnel, the attack command was issued from this place!”

Chelsea, the intelligence agent beside him, shrugged and said to Dylan.

“Let’s go! Go in!”

Dylan drew his gun and walked into the internet cafe.

“Don’t move, put your hands up!”

Inside the internet cafe, an arms deal was in progress, tense and exciting.

“Oh oh oh!”

Dylan saw this the moment he rushed into the internet cafe.

Soon, a gunfight broke out!

After Dylan and Chelsea were shot and killed, their identities were also discovered by these arms dealers.

Not long after, the internet cafe and the bodies of the two were burned together.

“What?????”

Mr. Reliable looked at Director Chris beside him in shock.