296: Received good news

As soon as Su Yue left Old Sha and Huang Mao's house, he suddenly received a text message on his phone.

The moment the notification sound rang, Su Yue guessed who the person on the other end was, and he was quite shocked.

He didn't expect the other party to reply so quickly; he had thought they might hesitate for a day or two.

However, seeing how sensible the other party was, Su Yue was also very happy.

He took out his phone and saw that, as he had guessed, it was the Hacker who had replied to him.

"I'm in the north of the city."

Seeing the other party's reply, Su Yue knew that he had gained their trust. He didn't hesitate and immediately sent a message back, asking him,

"Who exactly are you?"

The other party replied quickly, saying, "I thought you had already found out my identity."

Su Yue could feel the other party's sarcasm through the screen and was immediately amused.

He didn't expect that he, Su Yue, would now be mocked and looked down upon. However, because the other party was indeed capable, Su Yue tolerated his sarcasm.

"I've indeed more or less guessed who you are, but I'm not sure if that person is really you. If I save the wrong person and something happens to you in the end, you can't blame me."

As expected, when Su Yue said this, the other party didn't dare to joke about such a matter anymore and obediently revealed his name.

"Cheng Fei."

Seeing the other party being so sensible, Su Yue couldn't help but chuckle.

He was still a bit too green to contend with him.

He quickly typed on the keyboard and sent a message to the other party.

"Wait."

Since Su Yue hadn't gone far from Old Sha's house, and thinking that bringing two more people would make things smoother, Su Yue turned around and went back to Old Sha's house.

When Su Yue arrived, Old Sha and Huang Mao had only been asleep for a short time, but upon hearing Su Yue say he was going to pick up the Hacker, they immediately perked up.

"Director, we want to go!" they said in unison.

Su Yue nodded: "Alright, let's go."

Cheng Fei was probably genuinely worried that Su Yue's offer to save him was fake, so he ended up giving Su Yue the exact address instead of just a general location.

With the precise address, Su Yue quickly brought Old Sha and Huang Mao to the place where he was being held.

Huang Mao looked at the old residential area in front of him, feeling a bit strange.

"Is that Hacker hiding here? Isn't he quite safe here? Director, why do we still need to take him away?"

Although Old Sha didn't ask out loud, his curious eyes showed that he was indeed puzzled by Su Yue's actions.

Seeing that both of them were a bit confused, Su Yue explained, "Didn't you notice there aren't many people in this residential area?"

Huang Mao scratched his head in confusion. Old Sha followed Su Yue's words and carefully observed the dilapidated residential area.

Indeed, just as Su Yue said, many floors in this residential area were empty, and the few people he saw were elderly.

And the building in the residential area that the Hacker sent them was on the highest floor, in the innermost part.

Although it seemed safe for the Hacker to hide here, if something really happened, it would be difficult for him to escape by himself.

Old Sha now considered Su Yue his idol. He asked, "Director, are you saying that someone is actually watching that Hacker in this residential area?"

Su Yue glanced at Old Sha approvingly, very satisfied that he could think of that layer so quickly.

He nodded and said, "That's right. When we just entered the residential area, don't think the security guard at the entrance didn't even glance at us. In fact, he has been secretly watching us."

"I suspect the Hacker might have already been picked up, and we might have come here for nothing."

Huang Mao's eyes widened in surprise: "Director, what should we do then?"

Huang Mao didn't control his volume for a moment, and his voice was a bit loud. Old Sha quickly covered his mouth in fright and whispered a reprimand in his ear.

"Huang Mao, keep your voice down!"

Huang Mao quickly shut his mouth tightly, his face full of guilt.

Su Yue shook his head: "It's okay. Although we've alerted the enemy, there's still a chance."

Su Yue had been making no progress on the Hacker's matter before, but today he finally had a clue.

Huang Mao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he hadn't caused Su Yue any trouble.

He glared at Old Sha, signaling him to quickly release his mouth, and then he leaned towards Su Yue, asking with a smile, "Then, Director, since the person is already gone, do we still need to look for him?"

Although Su Yue already knew that the Hacker had likely been taken away, he continued walking into the residential area, apparently intending to go to the place where the Hacker was hiding.

After Su Yue said that the Hacker had likely been taken away, Old Sha had been observing his surroundings, trying to see if he could spot the Hacker being taken away.

Old Sha had witnessed the Hacker's skills when Su Yue asked him to do something before, and he greatly admired such a technical expert.

Therefore, during this time, he had been diligently investigating information about the Hacker, hoping that the Hacker could join Yuanlai as soon as possible.

As for whether the Hacker would refuse, Old Sha was not worried at all, because in his opinion, Su Yue was the most talented and capable person in Long Country, and following him was the right thing to do!

"We're going to see the Hacker's strength," Su Yue replied to Huang Mao.

Although Huang Mao was completely confused, he obeyed Su Yue's words unconditionally, and thus he nodded, half understanding.

The three of them entered the building that the Hacker had mentioned one after another. This residential area was built many years ago and did not have an elevator.

However, the highest building in this residential area was only 7 floors, which was not too difficult for the three who regularly exercised. They quickly climbed to the seventh floor.

Su Yue motioned for Old Sha and Huang Mao to wait outside, and he walked into the only door that was not closed.

The other party seemed to have left in a hurry; many things that were originally in the house had fallen to the ground.

However, Su Yue quickly thought that these things might be information the Hacker left for him, telling him that he was still a step late.

Su Yue wasn't in a hurry. He first inspected the entire room.

This house should have been where the Hacker had been living; there were many old traces of life here. Su Yue also found a group photo.

The group photo was of a young man and his grandmother. Both people in the photo were smiling happily, and the young man in the photo should be the Hacker.

Finally, Su Yue came to the study. The study was completely different from the simple decoration in the house; there were five computers with the latest configurations here.

However, the router next to them, flashing a red light, indicated that the internet here had already been disconnected.

And the monitor was only showing a black screen. Su Yue touched the chair and could still feel the residual heat.

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The owner of the house had indeed been playing on the computer here not long ago.

Su Yue did not check the other party's computer, as the computer was the other party's privacy, and he should not touch the other party's things.

He took out his phone and, as expected, there was no signal.

After walking around the house, Su Yue walked out and closed the door for the other party.

Old Sha immediately became conflicted. He asked hesitantly, "Director, are you done checking?"

Actually, Old Sha also wanted to go in and take a look, but Su Yue told them to wait outside, so he could only obediently wait outside.

Su Yue's expression did not change: "There's nothing useful inside, it's just the other party's home."

Since Su Yue had already said so, how could Old Sha dare to have any objections.

The three of them went downstairs one after another.

Just as they were about to leave the stairs, Su Yue suddenly spoke and instructed Old Sha and Huang Mao.

"See if you have any friends in this residential area and help me keep an eye on this building. If anything happens, tell me immediately."

Old Sha and Huang Mao nodded: "Okay, Director."

Su Yue also knew that Old Sha and Huang Mao hadn't slept all day yesterday, and now that the Hacker had been taken by the other party, the next steps were not urgent, so he told them to go home quickly.

"You've worked hard these past few days. The Hacker's matter is not urgent now, so you should go back and get a good night's sleep."

From Su Yue's reaction, Old Sha could tell that it was their premature exposure that led to the Hacker being picked up, and he felt a bit embarrassed for a moment.

"Sorry, Director, it's all because our anti-reconnaissance ability is too poor that we were discovered. This is all our fault."

Su Yue shook his head: "This is not your fault. Alright, I see your eyes are red from staying up, so you should hurry back to sleep."

Huang Mao didn't think as much as Old Sha and was more easygoing.

"Alright, Old Sha, the Director said this is not urgent, so let's go back to sleep first, and then serve the Director after we wake up."

Su Yue nodded in agreement: "That's right."

Old Sha couldn't say anything more now and could only nod and go home with Huang Mao.

Su Yue didn't rush to leave. He sat alone on a flower bed in the residential area for a while, observing his surroundings, and even quickly mingled with a group of grandpas and grandmas, getting a lot of information out of them.

It turned out that the Hacker, Cheng Fei, had lived here with his grandmother since he was a child. His grandmother passed away a year ago, and he didn't move out of the residential area.

People in the residential area had a good impression of Cheng Fei and praised him as a kind and good child.

However, perhaps because he didn't have parents, he was quite reserved. He rarely responded when neighbors talked to him.

He used to be willing to say a few more words when his grandmother was around, but after his grandmother passed away, he stayed at home all the time and rarely went out.

At first, the neighbors thought he might be having suicidal thoughts and called the Police Officers and the neighborhood committee several times to open his door, fearing that he might do something rash.

Little did they know that he simply didn't want to go out and wasn't willing to communicate with people.

After trying a few times and finding that Cheng Fei was doing well, the kind-hearted grandpas and grandmas finally completely put their minds at ease.

However, whenever Cheng Fei went out, they would enthusiastically invite him to eat at their homes and bring him food, but Cheng Fei would refuse them every time.

An old grandma suddenly thought: "Ah Fei seemed to have gone out three times last week, but every time he came back, his face was very pale, and I don't know if something happened. Every time I ask him, he doesn't want to say."

Su Yue immediately perked up: "Grandma, what exactly is going on?"

The old grandma shook her head helplessly: "I don't know either. Ah Fei has been like this since he was a child. We want to care for him, but we don't know how."

The grandpas and grandmas accompanying her nodded in agreement: "That's right! Ah Fei's personality is really frustrating. We've watched him grow up. He wasn't so cold when his grandmother was here. Alas!"

"That's right! Such a good child has become so thin and bony now, it makes us feel heartache just looking at him."

Seeing that the grandpas and grandmas were pulling the topic back to feeling sorry for Cheng Fei, Su Yue knew that he wouldn't be able to get any useful information out of them.

It could be seen that Cheng Fei's usual personality was indeed similar to his online persona: socially anxious and not talkative.

No wonder Cheng Fei was unwilling to tell him his information at first. It turned out that he had always been a reserved person and would not actively ask others for help when in danger.

After understanding Cheng Fei's personality, Su Yue felt that him being captured now was entirely his own fault. If he had proactively revealed his information when he first asked for help, would he have been caught by the other party now?

However, no matter how helpless Su Yue felt, he still had to find a way to rescue Cheng Fei first.

There was no underground parking in this residential area, and they didn't see any cars leaving the residential area when they arrived, so it was clear that Cheng Fei was still in the residential area at this time.

However, he had already alerted the enemy, and he was alone now. He couldn't just rashly rush into the building and search room by room for where the other party had hidden Cheng Fei.

Not to mention whether he knew how many people the other party had and whether he could defeat them, doing so could very likely put Cheng Fei's life in danger.

Therefore, after investigating the information he wanted, Su Yue left the residential area.

When Su Yue left, he clearly noticed that the security guard in the residential area was still silently observing him.

It seemed that the other party's strength was indeed good, as they sent so many people here to stake out for Cheng Fei. He wondered what Cheng Fei had done to anger the other party so much.

However, this was also good. Su Yue had originally worried that with Cheng Fei's personality, it might be difficult to persuade the other party to work for him.

But now it was completely different.

As long as he saved Cheng Fei's life, Cheng Fei would have to work for him.

After learning that the Hacker's name was Cheng Fei, it was much easier to investigate which internet company he worked for.

Su Yue directly sent the Hacker's name to Lan Zijun and said: "Lan Ziju, this is the Hacker's name. See if anyone on your end knows him."

"However, when you ask, it's best to find an excuse so as not to arouse suspicion from others."

Lan Zijun's reply was quick, as if she had been staring at her phone.

"No problem, Su Yue, I know how to handle this small matter."

Su Yue was very satisfied with Lan Zijun's reply and quickly replied to her again.

"Lan Ziju, it's really great to have your help. Next time you're free, I'll cook for you myself."

This time, Lan Zijun didn't reply immediately, but Su Yue didn't pay too much attention because several people were standing in front of him at this moment.

Meanwhile, Lan Zijun, who was originally socializing, suddenly blushed and showed a shy smile on her face.

This scene greatly startled the cooperating party sitting across from her. The other party asked in surprise: "President Lan? Did you receive some good news?"

Lan Zijun noticed her Gaffe and quickly restrained the smile on her face, lightly coughing and pretending to be calm as she said, "Well, I've arranged a big meal with a friend."

The cooperating party's gaze towards Lan Zijun became more and more meaningful.

Given their status, they were not short of big meals. Perhaps the so-called 'friend' was the key?

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