5: Security Guard CEO: Impossible! No one would develop a special anti-virus software so quickly.

...At the same time.

360 Security Technology Inc. Headquarters.

Zhao Ming was a network investigator at 360, responsible for screening internal plugins, applets, and software submitted by external developers.

His work today was very relaxed.

The manager and the R&D team had all gone to work on the Ransomware Trojan killer software.

He could slack off to his heart's content; no one would find out anyway.

Suddenly.

An email popped up on his computer screen, and when he saw its content, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"I have completed the development of Ransomware Trojan killer software and intend to sell it to your company. Please contact XXX upon receipt."

"Video proof attached."

There was also a video attached as proof.

This???

Someone had already developed the killer software?

Although Zhao Ming was an outsider to software engineering, he still knew the difficulty of developing killer software.

His company's thousands-strong R&D team and security experts were all helpless against the Ransomware Trojan, and now someone was telling him that killer software had been developed?

Zhao Ming's first reaction was disbelief.

But when he saw the video attached to the email, he had no choice but to believe it.

There was video, there was truth.

Excluding the possibility that the video was synthesized.

That could only mean that someone had truly developed the killer software.

Zhao Ming downloaded the email, copied it to his tablet, and rushed to the R&D department.

He wanted to tell the CEO the news immediately... "How could this happen?"

"Another R&D failure?"

"I don't care what methods you use, you must develop Ransomware Trojan killer software within 24 hours."

"We are a network security company. If we are the first to develop killer software, it will have strategic significance for our product, Security Guard."

"All members of the R&D department will work overtime tonight."

"If anyone is the first to research killer software, our company will heavily reward him."

Zhou Hongwei was the CEO of 360 Security Technology Inc. The emergence of the Ransomware Trojan made him very anxious.

Now, because Security Guard could not kill the Ransomware Trojan, people's confidence in Security Guard had plummeted, and users were constantly being lost.

Although Security Guard was the leader in antivirus software, what if a competitor developed killer software first?

This would be a heavy blow to Security Guard.

"CEO."

"The Ransomware Trojan is very complex, using code we've never seen before. It's probably impossible to develop killer software within 24 hours." R&D department head Engineer Su shook his head.

Impossible?

What do we pay you for?

Just as Zhou Hongwei was about to lose his temper, Zhao Ming's anxious voice reached his ears. And this voice was so pleasant that it immediately extinguished his anger.

"CEO. Someone has developed killer software."

"What?"

Zhou Hongwei was momentarily stunned, then ecstatic, and quickly stepped in front of Zhao Ming.

As a CEO of a company, he shouldn't have been so emotional, but this killer software was of great importance.

His Security Guard urgently needed killer software to boost its reputation.

"I just received an email. A civilian software engineer has developed killer software, and he says he wants to sell it to us."

"Is the email reliable?"

"The email includes a video, and based on its content, it should be real."

"Good, good, good... Buy the killer software immediately. We absolutely cannot let our competitors get it."

Zhou Hongwei waved his hand, led Zhao Ming to his office, watched the video carefully, then took out his phone and dialed the number left in the email.

"Hello, who is this?"

Lu Xingye looked at the unfamiliar number displayed on his phone, a little surprised. He had only sent the email ten minutes ago; a call already?

However.

After a second thought, considering the importance of killer software to these security companies, he felt relieved.

"I am Zhou Hongwei, the CEO of 360 Security Technology Inc. Is it true, as you said in your email, that you have developed killer software for the Ransomware Trojan?"

"It's true. Let's discuss the details in person. I'll send you the address on your phone shortly."

Lu Xingye replied faintly, and the call was abruptly cut off.

The more he spoke, the more likely he was to make a mistake. He was just a small figure, and when cooperating with such a large company, he had to be careful and not be intimidated by the other party.

This... he hung up on me?

Zhou Hongwei looked at his phone, stunned for two seconds, then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Confidence.

Yes.

He heard a sense of confidence in the other party's tone, a 'buy it or don't' attitude. This made him believe even more that the other party had developed real killer software.

His phone vibrated, and a text message appeared on the screen. The message was very short, only stating the contact address.

Rose Milk Tea Shop next to Yanjing University?

Which professor from Yanjing University is this?

Zhou Hongwei didn't hesitate. He drove overnight towards Yanjing University. The company's headquarters were also in Yanjing, over two hundred kilometers from Yanjing University. Normally, it would take about two hours to reach the destination.

However.

Yanjing was a city with tens of millions of people, and the roads were constantly congested. Now there was a car accident on the highway, so it would take even longer.

By the time Zhou Hongwei arrived at Yanjing University, it was past eleven at night.

Although Lu Xingye was still awake at this hour, he was typing up his business plan, and his phone was on silent, so he didn't hear Zhou Hongwei's call at all.

"Could he already be asleep? Why isn't he answering?"

Zhou Hongwei listened to the unanswered calls, his heart burning with anxiety. Until he got his hands on the killer software, he couldn't rest easy.

His biggest fear was that the killer software would be bought by a competitor.

Zhao Ming scratched his head, seemingly noticing CEO Zhou's anxiety.

"CEO."

"Perhaps the author of the killer software has gone to rest. Should we try contacting him again tomorrow?"

Zhou Hongwei made several more calls, all unanswered, and waved his hand helplessly.

"It seems we can only contact him tomorrow."

"I hope the killer software hasn't been bought by a competitor."

...12:30 AM.

Lu Xingye looked up, leaned back, stretched his arms, and heard a 'crack, crack' sound from his waist.

That was a comfortable stretch.

After working hard all night, he finally finished the business plan. His idea was to first enter the market through software, quickly grow and strengthen, and then transition to mobile hardware business. Once he had accumulated some capital, he would expand into the military industry.

In terms of software, Jarvis was moonlighting, crushing the entire industry.

Intelligent R&D coding, one software per second.

Who could compete with Jarvis?

Now everything was ready; he just needed to get his first pot of gold, and he could start his business quickly.

Lu Xingye lay on his bed, as if he could already see his bright future, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

He took out his phone and saw several missed calls, with the same number as the unfamiliar call from earlier in the day.

CEO Zhou Hongwei???

Had 360 Security Technology Inc. arrived so quickly?

Lu Xingye was a little surprised.

It seems they really value the Ransomware Trojan killer software! He could sell it for a good price tomorrow.