673: Chapter 668 This can't be real!

Wu Ya flew in urgently from the T City headquarters to manage media relations and capital operations.

The real blade, the information warfare team codenamed 'Soul Hunter,' was commanded remotely by Su Mei, already lurking deep in the virtual world, awaiting the signal to strike.

Step one: Stir the blood pool.

Wu Ya's team, with overwhelming force, precisely pushed the news of the [Shenyan Group's 500 Million USD Angel Investment Fund for AI Special Projects] to every mainstream media outlet on Wall Street and all technology giants in G Valley.

The Wall Street Journal front page: 'The Ambition of the Eastern Dragon: 500 Million USD, Shenyan Group Targets Global AI Hegemony!'

Bloomberg: 'A Thunderclap in the Capital Winter! Will the mysterious Shenyan Group be the next SoftBank?'

Tech Media TechCrunch: 'G Valley Alert! The Barbarians are at the Gate, and this time they brought 500 million in cash!'

The news instantly ignited the entire capital circle and the technology sector like a virus.

Everyone's attention was drawn to this massive cake that had fallen from the sky, exuding a strong scent of blood.

Viktor Croft was naturally no exception.

In the top-floor office of Quantum Leap Dynamics Company.

Viktor fiercely stubbed out the cigar in his hand in the ashtray.

'Shenyan Group? Shen Yan?'

'Where did this country bumpkin pop up from?'

His tone was full of disdain.

But the greed in his eyes betrayed him.

Five billion USD!

For Quantum Leap Dynamics Company, which was seeking its next round of expansion and facing some tightness in its capital chain, the temptation of this money was fatal.

'Investigate!'

'Dig up everything you can about this Shenyan Group!'

'I want to know if their money is clean, and how stupid their people are!'

Viktor believed that with Quantum Leap's dominant position in the AI field and his title as the 'Wolf of G Valley,' tearing a piece of meat off this 'sucker' from the East would be as easy as lifting a hand.

He didn't know that the shark had already entered the hunting ground.

Step two: The Siren's Temptation.

Three days later.

Wu Ya, in her capacity as the Chief Investment Officer of the 'Shen Yan AI Fund,' proactively sent out invitations for private roadshows to over a dozen top AI companies, including Quantum Leap.

The location was set in Boston.

When Viktor received the invitation, he smiled.

'See? The fish is delivering itself to the door.'

He accepted without hesitation.

He even decided to attend in person.

He wanted to show the woman named Wu Ya what a true AI emperor looked like, and then have her obediently present the check.

On the day of the meeting.

Viktor walked into the venue full of spirit, bringing the demonstration presentation for the latest version of his proud 'oracle' system.

Wu Ya wore a proper business suit, elegant and aloof.

She quietly listened to Viktor's exaggerated boasting, listening to his grand blueprint for the future AI world.

She did not interrupt, only occasionally raising one or two questions that seemed amateurish but cut straight to the core.

Viktor handled it with ease, and his contempt for this Eastern woman grew slightly.

He thought he was in control of the entire situation.

He didn't know that just as he was vividly describing how secure and impregnable the 'oracle' system was while spitting saliva...

Thousands of kilometers away, in T City.

In the underground server room of Spark Headquarters.

Su Mei sat in front of the screen, her slender fingers moving across the keyboard in a blur.

Before her were dozens of screens, with data streams pouring down like a waterfall.

'Soul Hunter' team, 'City of No Light' node activated.

Target: Quantum Leap Dynamics Company's 'oracle' system core server.

Entry point: The backdoor vulnerability provided by 'Siren.'

Begin infiltration.

The codenamed 'Siren' was Evelyn Reed.

She provided Su Mei with a fatal backdoor buried deep in the underlying architecture of the 'oracle' system, known only to her and Viktor.

It was a 'key' she had reserved for easy debugging when designing the prototype of the 'chimera.'

Viktor had stolen the code but failed to discover the existence of this key.

And now, this key would become the credential to open the gates of hell.

First layer firewall, breached.

Second layer data encryption, cracked.

Core database, taken over.

Su Mei's voice echoed in the silent server room like the whisper of the Grim Reaper.

In the Boston roadshow venue.

Viktor had just finished his speech and was preparing to receive Wu Ya's 'deep reverence.'

Suddenly, the huge screen behind him used for demonstration flickered once.

The interface that originally displayed the 'oracle' system LOGO turned into a line of glaring red code.

[Hello, Victor. Remember me? — — Evelyn Reed]

Immediately after.

The image on the screen began to switch wildly.

It was the internal financial statements of Quantum Leap Dynamics Company.

Shady capital transactions, money laundering routes leading to offshore accounts, were clearly displayed before all attendees.

It was Viktor's private email.

The dialogue records of his dirty deals with a Russian oligarch with KGB background, and how he used intimidation and bribery to steal the academic achievements of other scientists, were made public word for word.

It was the accident report for the 'oracle' system.

Several serious system BUGS that he forcibly suppressed, which even led to several casualties, along with the recording of his order to block the news and threaten the parties involved, boomed throughout the venue!

Finally.

The screen froze.

It was a scan of a judgment document.

It clearly stated: [Quantum Leap Dynamics Company, for maliciously stealing the core patent of Dr. Evelyn Reed's 'chimera' framework, is sentenced to compensate...]

Of course, this judgment document was fake.

It was Su Mei's creation.

But its appearance at this moment, combined with all the preceding evidence, carried a fatal persuasiveness that made it indistinguishable from reality!

The entire venue fell into a dead silence.

All eyes focused on Viktor's face, which instantly turned pale from flushed red.

'No... This isn't real!'

'It's slander! It's fabricated!'

Viktor let out a beast-like roar.

He rushed backstage, trying to shut off the power.

But it was too late.

Step three: The moment of judgment.

Almost at the same moment the screen lit up.

Wu Ya's team sent this packaged 'dirt' through dozens of untraceable anonymous channels simultaneously to the M Country Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

As well as to hundreds of the world's top news media outlets.

The reporters lying in wait outside the venue, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in.

Flashes of light, like dense bullets, frantically shot toward Viktor.

'Mr. Croft! What is your response to the money laundering accusations?'

'Does Quantum Leap's 'oracle' system really have fatal BUGS?'

'Did you steal Dr. Reed's research findings?'

'What does the death of the reporter have to do with you?'