32: Chapter 32 Lin Henglai

"Unlock it? I'm good at that!"

Lin Heng waved his hand grandly and said calmly.

Huh?

You...?

The two senior Technicians wearing thick glasses raised their eyebrows slightly when they saw Lin Heng.

Then the two of them couldn't help but snicker.

"Young man, you should just forget it. Even the two of us can't open this thing, so it's even more impossible for you."

"Right. The money inside might still be traceable by the Research Bureau internally, maybe there's a chance, but that chance is extremely slim. But if you try, and you mess up, that's a loss of forty billion..."

They lightly patted Lin Heng's shoulder, and the two shook their heads with a smile.

Even if the chance of success was minuscule, they should at least try.

If worse came to worst, they might still recover a portion of it.

If they handed it over to young Lin Heng, perhaps not a single cent could be retrieved.

The audience in the live stream room also shook their heads at this point.

"Lin Heng doing this is too risky. Maybe he should just give up."

"That's four hundred billion! If it's lost, Lin Heng probably won't even be able to afford underwear."

"Sigh... This originally had nothing to do with Lin Heng. What if he gets himself into trouble?"

"Lin Heng, no!"

"..."

The people in the live stream room shook their heads, thinking Lin Heng was just playing around.

Even the Director felt like asking Lin Heng not to proceed.

But Lin Heng smiled faintly. He quickly stepped forward.

"Do you want me to give it a try?"

Hiss...!

Everyone immediately gasped in cold air upon hearing this.

Good heavens!

Other people tend to avoid danger and seek profit.

But Lin Heng was knowingly walking into danger!

Just for this kind of spirit!

Later, he might have to pay with the Courtyard House he owned.

Completely pay it off!

And it still wouldn't be enough!

The live stream room filled with memes.

"Lin Heng probably can't get used to living in a Courtyard House and wants to become homeless."

"I think the latter lifestyle suits Lin Heng better."

"No way, Lin Heng? He dares to take on this mission? Is it real? Has he gone mad?"

"Madness is unlikely. He looks quite calm, but this decision is just too bold."

"Exactly! Doesn't he know the implications?"

"..."

A student of finance and trade—if you say he knows computers, I believe it. If you say he knows how to unlock things without a password, I also believe it.

But if you say he knows how to crack a lock with a backdoor and no contact sensor, they absolutely would not believe it!

"You?"

The Director looked Lin Heng up and down.

It wasn't that he didn't want to trust Lin Heng, but the two Technicians had just said it was impossible.

"Lin Heng, although I know you are determined to help us solve this case, I still want to remind you that this matter is not simple. You had better not touch it."

"Don't worry. The money I promised you just now, I will definitely give it to you. I absolutely won't short you a single cent."

The Director spoke to Lin Heng with a solemn expression.

Young people,

It's good to be eager to show initiative.

But if it reaches a point where it's absolutely necessary to stop, then it becomes the other party's problem.

The two Technicians wearing thick glasses also couldn't help but laugh.

No wonder he was so eager to show off; it was all for the money.

"Young man, there's no need. Let the authorities handle this. If something goes wrong, at least we have something to fall back on. If you cause trouble, it will be hard for us to intercede for you."

They meant well.

But Lin Heng shook his head.

"You just said this U-disk is basically locked solid, right? Is there any possibility I could bring it back to life for you?"

This...

The two Technicians were stunned for a moment, then both gave a wry smile.

One of them quickly said, "With current technology, I'm very sorry, we can't achieve that level."

Lin Heng continued:

"Then, according to what you said, this U-disk is essentially no different from a brick now, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the Director's expression changed slightly.

The faces of the two changed simultaneously.

They exchanged glances, and finally, they had no choice but to state the truth.

One of them nodded, "Yes, even entering a password no longer works. Right now, we can only try to trace it back to see if we can find any correct data within it. If that still doesn't work, the item will truly only be worth the flash memory chip worth a dozen dollars."

Hearing this, the Director finally understood the rough situation.

He didn't expect it to be this difficult!

Did it mean they could only give up?

He gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat unwilling.

The two Technicians also felt a bit awkward.

To say how this U-disk got locked, it was actually their carelessness.

But who knew it had a backend that automatically locked it.

Seeing this, Lin Heng quickly spoke up: "Since that's the case, it's better to let me try. I have a way to restore the data inside."

"You...?"

The two widened their eyes, revealing suspicion.

The live stream audience wasn't optimistic about Lin Heng.

"No way, Lin Heng still wants to try? Is he sick? That's four hundred billion! If he gave me a small fraction of that, I'd never have to worry about food or drink again!"

"Could Lin Heng really be that bold?"

"Don't! Didn't they say it's already locked solid? That means, besides forcibly cracking it and getting a pile of garbled data, the only other way is reverse tracing, but that also results in a pile of useless gibberish."

"To put it simply, this thing is already a brick. Letting Lin Heng try won't make a difference."

"Oh, oh, I see now. No wonder Lin Heng is so bold. I was overthinking things."

"..."

On the scene, the two senior Technicians exchanged glances and quickly nodded.

"Fine, letting you try won't hurt."

"We already lost hope anyway."

Theoretically, this thing was already a brick.

They had no way to deal with it.

Even tracing it back was the same.

No one could write such massive code right now.

Not to mention attempting it.

The hope they mentioned before only existed in theory.

"I need a computer."

Lin Heng said lightly.

"With internet access or without?"

One of the Technicians asked.

The difference between the two was huge.

After all, one with internet could check the code of peers online and borrow from the wisdom of predecessors using the CV method (Copy/Paste).

Without the internet, one could only type the code line by line.

They were worlds apart.

"Either is fine."

Lin Heng pondered for a moment.

He quickly decided, "The one without internet, otherwise it's easy to get pop-ups."

The two Technicians said nothing.

They quickly brought Lin Heng a laptop and a data cable.