71: Chapter 71: A large face-slapping scene

Everyone chimed in, propping up Liang Kuan. They all revered him as a top-tier hacker, unaware that they were, in fact, setting him up for a fall.

Liang Kuan was now in a difficult position.

Liang Kuan glanced at Song Yuan, his eyes hinting at a ruthless determination, an expression only Song Yuan could understand.

Song Yuan added fuel to the fire,

"Mr. James can handle it, can't he?"

Liang Kuan frowned slightly and replied,

"Of course not. This small issue won't stump me. However, Mr. Li and I have urgent matters to discuss with several general managers. Is President Ji's time something that can be wasted casually? Let's put the computer issue aside for now."

As soon as he said this, the young woman who had just sought help immediately understood who held the most sway. She turned to plead,

"President Ji, could I trouble you for a few minutes and ask Mr. James to help solve the computer problem first?"

The young woman was on the verge of tears.

Ji City, as expected of the chairman of Ji's Capital, was extremely cultivated and wouldn't make things difficult for a young woman.

He chuckled,

"It's not a delay. Our discussion isn't urgent. Please ask Mr. James to help with the computer. The young woman is about to cry."

After speaking, he comforted the young woman again,

"Don't cry. If your leader docks your pay tomorrow, come find me. I'll put in a good word for you, and I'm sure your leader will give me this courtesy!"

The young woman bowed in thanks, as if she had found her savior.

Song Yuan smiled as he looked at Liang Kuan, whose face was now green with anger, yet he still had to feign a confident demeanor. If Song Yuan weren't James himself, he too would have been fooled.

Even Ji City had spoken, and Liang Kuan could find no other excuse, so he conceded,

"I'll handle it!"

Among those present today, eighty percent were from the Internet industry. Besides some capital magnates, there were also many technical experts.

Of course, they wanted to get closer to watch James confront the hacker live.

As Liang Kuan walked towards the computer, a group of tech enthusiasts followed closely behind him.

At this moment, no one in the hall was discussing business, nor did they care to admire robots or exchange ideas about new technologies.

Everyone's gaze converged on one spot. Some even looked at their watches, ready to time how many minutes it would take James to solve the problem.

Song Yuan and Lu Chi stood at the edge of the crowd. Song Yuan nudged Lu Chi with his arm,

"The big moment is here. Quickly record it and live stream it to the guys in the group."

Lu Chi asked,

"Are you sure he can't solve it? What if he really is James and solves the problem in a few minutes?"

Song Yuan had confidence in this. The set of operations he had just performed would be difficult to resolve even for Ben Yi, the hacker ranked after him, in less than an hour, let alone Liang Kuan, who was just an imposter.

"If he can solve it in a few minutes, I'll perform a handstand shampoo for you!"

"Holy cow, then brother, I believe you!"

Lu Chi immediately took out his phone, ready to record.

Song Yuan watched with an air of schadenfreude, wondering how this imposter would resolve the situation, and speculating that even Li Mingqi was probably in the dark.

Wang Jincai squeezed through the crowd to Song Yuan's side. At this moment, he was so proud he was almost beside himself, even more arrogant than the widely-watched Liang Kuan.

"Song Yuan, why aren't you leaving now? Are you staying to make a fool of yourself? How dare you present that shoddy game from your little workshop to President Ji? You're not even fit to carry President Ji's shoes!"

Song Yuan was so angry he laughed. In this kind of setting, he wouldn't argue with such a petty person.

"Wang Jincai, shall we meet after the conference?"

Wang Jincai snorted,

"Among the companies here for funding today, Tianyu Company and yours are both mobile game companies. You should give up early and save yourself the humiliation. We have James."

Song Yuan nodded,

"Indeed, one should have self-awareness. Why would someone who is living a perfectly fine life come to such an occasion to humiliate themselves?"

Song Yuan looked at Wang Jincai and couldn't help but praise him,

"I think General Manager Wang is quite suited to carrying President Ji's shoes. That job is perfect for you. As for our Fengxue Entertainment, we will become President Ji's honored guests!"

Song Yuan spoke with an air of confidence that left Wang Jincai speechless.

At the operating console in front, Liang Kuan had already sat down in front of the computer, his fingers resting on the keyboard.

Everyone held their breath, watching him, afraid to miss a single second of the spectacle.

Liang Kuan stared at the screen for a while. The words 'Hacker Attack' still loomed large on the LCD screen.

People in the crowd began to whisper,

"Why isn't James moving? What's going on?"

"Don't rush. I bet James is thinking about how to catch the person who attacked the computer and expose them!"

"Doing something like this at the Internet Conference is indeed a provocation to our entire industry. James must help us get revenge, otherwise, if word gets out, I'll feel disgraced, and even my wife will mock me, a technical person!"

...

Under everyone's gaze, Liang Kuan's hands finally moved on the keyboard, and lines of code scrolled across the screen.

"It's starting, it's starting! The moment to witness a miracle! I'm timing it now. Everyone, guess how many minutes it will take James to solve the problem?"

"Holy cow, so awesome! He's typing code so fast, I can't even see what he's typing before it scrolls away. At this speed, he'll solve it in under ten minutes."

"This is God's code, mortals can't understand it. We just have to wait for the results. Today's event will make big news."

"Awesome, awesome! Record it quickly, we can study it slowly later!"

A group of tech people raised their phones high, filming the screen.

Only Song Yuan stood by, as steady as a mountain. He carefully watched the code Liang Kuan was typing. It had nothing to do with the hurdles he had set up. At this rate, even a full day wouldn't be enough for him to restore the computer.

At this moment, Li Mingqi, standing with several bigwigs, was completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation. He was still proudly watching the scrolling code on the screen. In his mind, with such an opportunity to showcase, securing investment was not a problem.

He probably thought these bigwigs would be scrambling to invest and give him money after the meeting, after all, the one sitting in front was his star attraction, his cash cow.

Li Mingqi then took out his game proposal from his tablet to show the nearby bigwigs,

"President Ji, look, our game is targeted at the 18 to 25 age group, which is also the largest user group for mobile games. This time, we..."

Ji City's eyes were fixed straight ahead; he wasn't looking at Li Mingqi's PAD at all.

"Wait a moment, let's watch James restore the computer first."

Li Mingqi nodded in agreement, and at the same time, praised his general,

"James is not only a world-renowned hacker, his talents are not limited to one area. In the Internet industry, there is no project he cannot conquer!"

Ji City found it a bit noisy and gestured for him to be quiet. Li Mingqi completely shut up.

Time was ticking away: one minute, three minutes, eight minutes passed.

Liang Kuan was still typing on the keyboard, but apart from the scrolling code, there was no change on the projection screen.