52: Chapter 52 The Hexagonal hangs the national flag

The current international situation could be summarized in one word: chaos.

Stirred up by the Eagle Nation, that international troublemaker, several countries in the Camel Region were at war every day, becoming pawns in the games of great powers.

In recent days, Xia Country had attracted the attention of the entire world.

Xin Xia News Agency Report: Disregarding warnings from the Xia side, the India resolutely conducted military exercises across the line. Our side has implemented a self-defense counterattack, and all consequences will be borne by the Asan side!

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report: The Monkey Country's fleet crossing the Nanlong Archipelago is a serious provocation against our side. We once again warn the Monkey side that any form of infringement or provocation is futile. Our side will use all means to implement a self-defense counterattack and resolutely defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity!

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On the second basement level where the Quantum Supercomputer was located, after waiting for more than two hours, Red Queen successfully completed her move into her "new home."

On the monitor, Red Queen's beautiful figure appeared.

"Master, Red Queen is at your service." Red Queen's appearance and figure were even more realistic, and her eyes were more expressive. If an uninformed person saw this, they would think Su Fan was video chatting with someone.

"Hello, Red Queen. Can the quantum computer operate normally now?" Su Fan asked.

"It can operate perfectly normally," Red Queen answered.

Su Fan nodded. "Then let's run a test."

"I'm giving you a task now."

"Hack the Eagle Nation's Pentagon. For every networked device, as long as it has a screen, hang the Xia Country national flag on it!" The corners of Su Fan's mouth curled slightly. Since they sent people to assassinate him, he would collect some interest first.

"Yes, Master."

"Hang them up immediately!"

"Take it slow, give them some time to struggle," Su Fan said with a smile.

"Understood, Master!"

As soon as Red Queen finished speaking, the Eagle Nation's Pentagon reacted!

"Tom! Quick! An expert is attacking us through the network!"

"There are experts attacking every day, buddy, stay calm." Tom calmly took a sip of coffee.

As the world's number one hacker, he had always looked down on those so-called experts.

"No, this time it's different. The attack is extremely sharp; our team is about to lose control!"

"Come and help!"

"What's the rush? I'm coming. I want to see what kind of expert is so powerful." Tom carefully placed his unfinished coffee on the table, planning to finish it after he was done.

Third basement level of the Pentagon.

As the network security center for the entire Eagle Nation, the responsibility here was immense, facing network attacks from all over the world every day.

When Tom arrived, he found almost all his colleagues sitting at their computers, frantically typing on their keyboards.

"Tom! Get back to your station!"

"We can't hold them back!"

Seeing such a serious and tense scene, Tom's expression changed. He hurried to his station, opened his network tools, and joined the battle!

But after only three minutes, he helplessly discovered that he couldn't stop it at all.

To use an old Xia Country idiom: it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

The opponent seemed to be intentionally playing with him, leading him in circles, then delivering a metaphorical slap, waiting for him to recover, and then another slap.

Jumping back and forth like this, the opponent treated the Pentagon's network defenses as if they were non-existent.

"We can't stop it!"

"Ah! F*ck!"

"Quick, pull the network cables!"

"They're already pulled, but the opponent left a standalone virus that we can't handle!"

"F*ck, cut the power!"

"It's too late, we're finished!"

The entire third basement level—or rather, all the computers in the entire Pentagon—were completely out of control!

"Where the hell did this expert come from?!"

"They should be from Xia Country." One person pointed to the Xia Country national flag that occupied the entire screen.

"Xia Country..."

Tom slumped dejectedly in his chair, completely forgetting about his unfinished cup of coffee!

Deep beneath Nanshan Base, Red Queen was reporting the situation to Su Fan.

Hearing how Red Queen toyed with the Pentagon's network experts, Su Fan couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from twitching upward.

Xia Country Council of Elders.

The news that the Pentagon's network had been taken over by a suspected Xia Country expert had already reached their ears; their information was always well-informed.

"Do you think someone from our country did it?" The Great Elder frowned. (Henceforth, the 'Number One Chief' is uniformly renamed 'Great Elder'.)

"I asked the people from the Honker Union, and they said it wasn't them, nor have they seen any fellow Xia Country hackers make a move," an Elder in charge of network security replied.

"I asked the TIGER BEAR COUNTRY, and they said it wasn't them," another Elder added.

"In the current world, the only countries capable of going toe-to-toe with the Eagle Nation in network offense and defense, besides us, is the TIGER BEAR COUNTRY. No other country would dare to pluck the Eagle's crown."

"Can we trace where the network data flow originated?"

"In any case, we haven't detected any abnormal network data here."

"Two possibilities: either it wasn't someone from our country, or it was someone from our country using extremely sophisticated methods that our network security personnel simply cannot detect."

"I hope they are a friend rather than a foe; otherwise, this kind of network strength is too terrifying, and we would have no way to defend against it."

"Let's activate Network Security Contingency Plan No. 3. Prepare for the worst-case scenario," the Great Elder decided definitively.

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In the Eagle Nation, Biden flew into a rage upon hearing about this, smashing several more teacups and urgently activating emergency contingency plans.

Meanwhile, far off in the Pacific, the Eagle Nation's aircraft carrier fleet was steaming toward Xia Country's Diaolong Island at maximum speed, followed by a series of subordinates.

Aboard the USS Reagan, when Five-Star General MacArthur heard that the Pentagon's network had been taken over by hackers, he nearly fumed with rage.

They hadn't even reached Xia Country's doorstep yet, and their home base had been raided—and so blatantly and brazenly at that!

"Accelerate to full speed!" General MacArthur roared.

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Good news stays indoors, but bad news travels a thousand miles. With the intentional push from the authorities, Xia Country netizens soon learned the news.

"The Xia Country red flag is fluttering over the Pentagon! How magnificent is our Great Xia!"

"Which divine being is so awesome? I feel like my sleeping memories have been awakened!"

"Carrying on the past and opening the way for the future, carrying it forward—awesome!"

"I want to know which great god did it. I will definitely set up a shrine to worship them!"

"I want to know too!"

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The evening of July 6th.

In Su Fan's villa at Nanshan Base.

For some unknown reason, Zhou Xiaoxiao had followed him and moved in again.

At this moment, the two were chatting on the sofa in the first-floor living room.

"Su Fan! Look quickly, a Xia Country network god hung the national flag on the Eagle Nation's Pentagon!" Zhou Xiaoxiao's delicate face leaned in close to Su Fan's eyes.

"How do you know it's a Xia Country network god?" With a slight curl of his lip, Su Fan reached out a large hand and pushed away Zhou Xiaoxiao's beautiful face, which she had intentionally brought close to him.

"That's what everyone online is saying." Zhou Xiaoxiao pouted.

"What's online isn't necessarily accurate; the authorities haven't confirmed it yet." Su Fan tried his best to suppress the smile on his face. "This is all a small matter—it's just hanging a flag!"

"A small matter?!"

"Su Fan! This is the Eagle Nation's Pentagon!" Zhou Xiaoxiao stared at Su Fan with wide eyes.

"Tch, the Pentagon? Believe it or not, tomorrow I'll make it lose one of its corners!" Su Fan gestured with a single finger.

"I don't believe you!" Zhou Xiaoxiao grabbed Su Fan's extended finger and squeezed it hard twice.

"Then let's wait and see tomorrow!" Su Fan said meaningfully.

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