130: Chapter 130: Modifying Backend Data Code Leads to the Epic Account Being Wiped Out.
The paper ball was stuck in his throat, carrying a pungent smell of printer ink.
Li Si was choking so hard his eyes rolled back, his hands clawing desperately at his throat, while strange "gurgling" sounds emanated from his windpipe.
Big Brother Wang Hu watched him struggle with cold eyes, and only after several seconds did he kick him in the back of the knee.
"Thump!"
Li Si's legs gave way, and he fell heavily onto the trash-filled concrete floor.
He coughed violently, spitting out the saliva-soaked paper along with instant noodle broth, his face smeared with tears and snot.
"You… you are breaking the law!"
He gasped for air, stiffening his neck, his eyes still holding a trace of final defiance.
"My money is clean! Even if you bought the platform, you can't freeze my account!"
He was still thinking about his billion.
As long as the system was still there, as long as the money was still in the card.
Worst case, he just wouldn't play on this platform anymore! He'd switch places, and he would still be a Divine Tycoon who could summon wind and rain!
"Clean?"
Big Brother Wang Hu looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world; the scar on the corner of his mouth twitched.
He fished a lighter out of his pocket and lit his cigar with a "click."
Pungent smoke was blown into Li Si's face, choking him into another fit of violent coughing.
"Fine, let's see just how clean your money really is."
Big Brother Wang Hu stepped back half a pace, clearing the doorway.
From the hallway, a sound of uniform, synchronized footsteps echoed.
Several men wearing crisp uniforms with ID badges hanging on their chests walked in.
The middle-aged man in the lead pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, scanning Li Si with a sharp gaze.
"Li Si, is it?"
He pulled a document stamped with a red seal from his briefcase, his tone strictly professional and devoid of any warmth.
"I am the Section Chief of the Third Section of the Jiangzhong City Tax Bureau Inspection Department."
"According to the big data comparison from the SkyNet System, the bank card under your name ending in 6789 has had a transaction volume of over one billion in the past twenty-four hours."
Tax Bureau?!
A "buzz" went off in Li Si's head, as if a detonator had exploded.
How did these people get here so fast?!
That text message he just received… it wasn't a scam?!
"This sum of funds is of unknown origin and has not been declared for any taxes."
The Section Chief opened the file, staring at the data on it, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter.
"At the same time, the Municipal Economic Crime Investigation Brigade has received a verified report."
"You are suspected of using the live streaming platform's tipping mechanism to conduct large-scale transnational money laundering activities."
"Money laundering? I didn't money launder!"
Li Si panicked, scrambling over on his hands and knees, trying to grab the Section Chief's leg.
"That money is mine! It's my… it's my…"
He got stuck.
He couldn't exactly say that the system conjured it out of thin air, could he?
Even if he did, who the hell would believe him?!
"Save the explanation about the source of the money for the comrades at the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade."
The Section Chief dodged to the side in disgust, avoiding Li Si's greasy hands.
"Given the exceptionally large amount of money involved and the risk of asset transfer."
"We have joined forces with the bank to apply for an emergency freeze order."
"From this moment on, all accounts and assets under your name are frozen, pending further investigation."
Frozen?
Completely frozen?!
These two words struck Li Si's heart like two sharp daggers.
No!
Impossible!
His system could bypass bank networks!
It clearly just unfroze it a moment ago!
Li Si lunged like a madman toward the broken computer that was still on, his hands frantically pounding on the keyboard.
"System! System, come out!"
He roared hysterically in his mind.
"Quick! Help me hack the Tax Bureau's network! Transfer the money abroad for me!"
As long as he could keep the money, he would even sneak out of the country overnight!
However.
In his mind, that mechanical voice, which was usually always on call, was now as silent as a stagnant pool of water.
"System?"
"Hey! Say something!"
Large beads of cold sweat broke out on Li Si's forehead, his fingers trembling so badly he couldn't even hit the keys correctly.
...
Half-Mountain Manor, study.
Qin Yuan leaned back in a large leather chair, holding a cup of freshly ground black coffee.
On the tablet screen, the scene inside the rental room was being played in real-time via the camera on Li Si's computer.
Watching Li Si on the verge of a breakdown, Qin Yuan felt the coffee tasted even better.
"Boss, this guy is still trying to summon his cheat," came Gu Qianqian's crisp laughter over the communicator, accompanied by the "crunch" of potato chips.
"Naive."
Qin Yuan blew on the steam of the coffee and took a sip.
"Did you cut off his data interaction bridge?"
"That's a must!"
Gu Qianqian's tone was filled with a proud, coquettish desire for praise.
"That crappy Divine Tycoon system is actually just a low-level algorithm program."
"It utilizes exchange rate differences in virtual currency and data delays between major banks to fabricate a stream of fake data in the backend, then disguises it as real currency and injects it into his account."
"This method might fool those ordinary firewalls."
"But in front of this genius, it's simply showing off one's incompetence!"
Gu Qianqian's fingers typed out a string of complex code on the keyboard.
"I hacked directly into the underlying settlement systems of the major banks and extracted the signature code of this fake data stream."
"Then, I wrote an interception patch and embedded it into the central bank's backbone network."
"Now, as long as his system dares to spit out a single cent, it will be immediately identified as 'malicious code' by this patch and instantly intercepted and cleared."
"Not only that, I followed the trail and changed all the circulation records of the money he spent previously in the system backend to be flagged as 'overseas illegal gambling funds' and 'fraudulent proceeds'."
"Then I packaged it into a file and sent it to an acquaintance in the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade."
Listening to Gu Qianqian's report, Qin Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
This was a true dimensionality reduction strike.
No soldiers or weapons needed, no need for any flashy martial arts.
A few lines of code, a single phone call.
And one could arrange a self-proclaimed Child of Destiny perfectly.
Your system can give you money?
Then I'll cut the network cable connecting your system to reality.
Even if you have a billion in your card, in the eyes of the Tax Bureau and the police, it's just a pile of deadly stolen money.
In this society composed of rules and order.
Money has never been omnipotent.
The person who controls the printing press and the power to set the rules is the true god.
"Alright, stop playing."
Qin Yuan put down his coffee cup and glanced at Li Si, who was still going crazy on the screen.
"Give this monkey the final blow."
"You got it!"
Gu Qianqian pressed the Enter key.
In the rental room.
Li Si was still stubbornly refreshing his online banking page.
Just then.
"Ding-dong—"
That broken phone with the cracked screen rang again.
It was a text message from the bank.
Li Si, as if grasping at the last straw of life, swiped open the screen with trembling hands.
"Dear customer, a data correction occurred on your savings card ending in 6789 at 22:45."
"Upon verification, the 10,030,000,000.00 yuan recently deposited into this account is false data generated by overseas illegal hacker attacks."
"It has now been urgently cleared by our bank's risk control center in conjunction with the central bank."
"Your current available account balance is: -14.50 yuan (including this month's uncollected SMS service fee)."
Negative fourteen point five!
The glaring red numbers.
Struck Li Si's skull like a heavy hammer.
"No… this isn't real…"
The phone slipped from his sweat-soaked hands, fell to the ground, and shattered into pieces.
One billion!
His one billion!
Not only was it all gone, but he also owed the bank over ten yuan in SMS fees?!
Was this the ending he got after working hard for two days, acting cool until the whole internet knew his name?!
"System? System, say something, damn it!"
He screamed desperately in his mind.
But that once arrogant [Infinite Divine Tycoon Cashback System].
Was like a broken radio unplugged from its power source, never making another sound.
It had been completely severed from its connection to this world.
The cheat was shattered.
The sweet dream was over.
"Thump."
Li Si's knees buckled, and he collapsed like a pile of mud onto the floor covered in trash and grease.
An uncontrollable urge to urinate washed over him instantly.
Pale yellow liquid flowed down his pant leg, pooling on the floor and emitting a foul, pungent odor.
He had pissed himself in fear.
He had truly pissed himself.
The money was gone, the system was broken.
And waiting for him were huge fines from the Tax Bureau and criminal charges for money laundering from the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade.
His life was completely ruined.
Big Brother Wang Hu covered his nose in disgust and stepped back two paces, not wanting the puddle to stain his custom-made leather shoes.
He extinguished his cigar and waved his hand.
Two tax inspectors stepped forward, grabbing the limp Li Si on both sides.
"Let's go, Mr. Li Si."
The Section Chief pushed up his glasses, his tone indifferent.
"Come back with us and explain properly how you intended to buy the entire Shark Platform with a balance of negative fourteen point five yuan."
Li Si did not resist.
His eyes were vacant, his mouth slightly agape, and drool ran down the corner of his mouth onto his tattered T-shirt.
He was like a shell with his soul extracted.
At the moment he was dragged out the door.
He turned his head and glanced at the computer screen that was still on.
On the screen, the purple banner representing "Young Master Qin of Jiangzhong" was still hanging high at the top of the live broadcast room.
As if silently mocking his overestimation of his own abilities.
Only at this moment did he finally understand.
In this world, some people are born standing in the clouds.
And as for him, even if he accidentally picked up a pie that fell from the sky.
In the eyes of those real big shots, he was nothing more than a funny monkey that stuffed itself to death trying to snatch a bite of food.
"Young Master Qin…"
Li Si muttered to himself, his voice so soft that only he could hear it.
"I'm… I'm sorry…"