497: Chapter 497 What are the consequences of a failed plan?

When Shen Fei appeared, all the technicians on site gathered around him.

"Mr. Shen... This... This new system is just too incredible."

Liu Zhihong was too nervous to even speak.

"With just this one system, not only did we hold our ground, but we also obtained complete evidence of the attack. We have now traced it to a secret server room in Silicon Valley in the United States, and ultimately, Silver Lake Capital, along with other third-party forces."

"The United States government!"

After he said this, everyone on site nodded immediately. After all, with such a massive force, it would be fake if there wasn't at least some shadow of the United States involved.

"Keep the evidence safe; don't be in a hurry to release it yet."

"I'll go call my father-in-law first. We'll settle this score slowly."

He returned to his office and immediately picked up his phone to dial Zhang Shiqing's direct line.

"Xiao Fei, is there any progress regarding the attack? Don't worry, the second batch of support is on its way. I won't let those little bastards off easily."

On the other end of the line, although Zhang Shiqing was very anxious, he couldn't afford to panic at this critical moment. After all, his current position was different, and the big picture he needed to focus on was also different.

"Dad, we have a brand-new protection system here, and the problem has already been solved. Everything has been cleared up, too."

Shen Fei's words instantly made Zhang Shiqing happy.

"The mastermind behind this is the same group I mentioned to you before. But this time, they mobilized three top-tier hackers from federal prisons, and it was indeed a targeted attack against our Taishan System. I have already organized all the tracing logs, IP links, and evidence regarding the entities involved."

"As I thought!"

A sound of Zhang Shiqing slamming the table came from the other end of the line.

"This is absolutely unfair competition. Launching a state-level cyberattack against our country's private enterprise is simply unscrupulous."

"Send the materials to the provincial Cyberspace Administration immediately after encrypting them. I will send someone to pick them up right away. This matter absolutely cannot just be left at that; we must teach them a profound lesson."

"Understood," Shen Fei replied. "I've already had the legal and security departments finish organizing everything. It will be sent over in half an hour."

"Hmm, I have a call coming in... I need to go report on the work. Also, you need to be prepared to reserve the right to counterattack."

After Zhang Shiqing said this, Shen Fei was instantly shocked. The right to equal retaliation meant using the same methods to target Google. He hadn't expected his father-in-law to be even more spirited than he had imagined! But as it happened, this would be a great achievement.

Three days later, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' routine press conference. The spokesperson stood at the podium, their gaze lingering repeatedly on the reporters from the United States, making them feel a bit guilty. Other reporters also clearly wore an expression of watching a good show; after all, in this cyber war, the United States side was desperately trying to suppress it, but quite a bit of news had still leaked out.

"May I ask the spokesperson, there have been reports recently that a Chinese tech enterprise has suffered a large-scale cyberattack. Is the Chinese side aware of the situation? Is there any evidence pointing to the source of the attack?"

"Can you disclose any detailed information?"

"I heard that Transsion has a very dangerous intelligent AI defense system that can autonomously produce viruses. Is your side aware of this?"

"China Star has mastered biological viruses; can the other side provide a reasonable explanation for this?"

Facing these mud-slinging questions, the spokesperson just glared at them and then said in a very serious tone: "I am officially announcing here: Recently, our country's Transsion Group suffered an organized and premeditated large-scale transnational cyberattack. The attackers utilized multiple kernel-level zero-day vulnerabilities to create exclusive viruses, attempting to steal core corporate data and destroy our country's self-developed operating system. The nature of this is extremely egregious."

"Through tracing and verification by our technical departments, we have obtained sufficient evidence. The source of this attack is located within the United States, led by United States capital institutions, with the participation of relevant departments, and it involves multiple countries."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the reporters from the United States instantly turned dark, but they quickly calmed down. After all, they weren't the only ones being exposed... it was just that they had been specifically named.

"We strongly condemn this and have already lodged solemn representations with the relevant involved groups through diplomatic channels. We demand that the involved parties immediately cease all related cyberattack activities, fully cooperate with our joint investigation, and apprehend the involved personnel. Furthermore, they must provide a reasonable explanation."

"I emphasize once again that cyberspace is not a place outside the law. We are determined to defend the legitimate rights and interests of our enterprises and resolutely maintain national cybersecurity. Any behavior that harms relevant interests will surely pay the due price."

It was still a very tough stance, which once again shocked the reporters in the audience. This really was that "weak rabbit"! It was no longer just warnings, but direct action; it seemed that if they didn't cooperate, other methods would be considered... In short, it was impossible to drag this matter out.

"May I ask what your evidence is?" This was a trap laid by the reporter, but it didn't receive any answer. Because this wasn't a press conference, it was a notification.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean. The National Security Advisor slammed the newspaper hard onto Thompson's face.

"Trash, a bunch of trash. You brag all day about how awesome your technology is, didn't you say you wouldn't get caught? You call this 'no traces at all'? I think they've almost dug up your underwear by now!"

Thompson stood there, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. He hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. Although "Shadow" had told him the address had been leaked, the other side... really didn't leave any room for negotiation.

"Sir, what should we do now? They have sent a joint investigation letter demanding that we cooperate in arresting the people."

The advisor walked back and forth in the office with a dark face, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. He was considering whether to silence those three people. After all, dead men keep secrets better.

"The people absolutely cannot be handed over. Those three hackers hold too many secrets; if we hand them over, we are all finished."

"The urgent priority now is to dispose of that secret base, as well as the other few bases."

Thompson nodded: "Sir, I understand. A gas pipeline has developed a small problem."

"An accidental explosion works too," the security advisor said. "A circuit failure in the data center triggered an explosion, all equipment was destroyed, and all personnel on site are missing. With no evidence left, what can they do?"

"If the Chinese side takes a tough stance, just say we are investigating and haven't found any relevant attack behavior yet. Just drag it out!"

That same night, an explosion suddenly occurred at that secret data center in the suburbs of Silicon Valley!

"How despicable, they actually destroyed the evidence." Liu Zhihong slammed the table in anger.

"It's normal. The United States has always loved playing these tricks of destroying evidence... But these people definitely aren't dead. It won't be so easy for them to drag this out."

"Help me connect to the CEO of Google. Tell him I have a business deal and I want to have a good chat with him."