37: Chapter 37 Inadvertently Rescuing a Genius Hacker, Gu Qianqian, the Personal Strategist, Returns to Her Position
Qin Yuan pinched Su Qingxue's incredibly beautiful chin.
Looking at the almost pathological fanaticism and attachment in her eyes, he smiled with satisfaction.
"Be good. As long as you obey, the Su Family will forever be the number one aristocratic family in Jiangzhong."
He was just about to lower his head to taste this thoroughly tamed thorny rose.
"Bzzzzzz—!"
The private encrypted phone tossed on the office desk suddenly emitted an extremely harsh buzzing sound!
Qin Yuan frowned and released Su Qingxue.
He picked up the phone; on the originally black screen, strings of crazily jumping red garbled code were now flashing!
[Ding! System Red Alert!]
[Detected a globally scarce SSS-level 'Top Hacker Talent' encountering a life-and-death crisis in Jiangzhong City!]
[Target Person: Gu Qianqian.]
[Current Status: Being hunted by the overseas assassin organization 'Sting', already trapped in a desperate situation.]
[Suggest the Host immediately go to the rescue; this talent has irreplaceable strategic value for the Host's future 'Global Information War'!]
A glint of light flashed in Qin Yuan's eyes.
A top hacker?
This is good stuff!
In this information age, whoever controls the network controls half the world.
His current business empire is in a period of expansion, and he happens to be missing a top-tier hacker capable of stirring up trouble on the Dark Web and in financial networks.
"Put on your clothes and take a taxi back yourself."
Qin Yuan mercilessly abandoned Su Qingxue, who was still kneeling on the floor, grabbed the trench coat hanging on the coat rack, and strode out.
"Butler Chen! Prepare the car! Call Tanlang, Nightingale, and Night Butterfly!"
"Go to the shantytown in the old district of Jiangzhong City!"
...
Twenty minutes later.
In the old district of Jiangzhong City, in a dead-end alley piled with trash and emitting a foul stench.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The suppressed pistols made dull sounds.
Bullets grazed the walls, sparking a burst of flames.
"Fuck! Where did that little mouse run off to?!"
Five foreign burly men wearing black tactical bulletproof vests and holding micro-submachine guns were advancing step by step with their weapons raised.
They were members of the internationally renowned transnational assassin organization "Sting".
This time, they had infiltrated China solely to hunt down a little hacker who had stolen the passwords to a multi-billion dollar black money account belonging to an overseas conglomerate on the Dark Web.
The end of the alley was already a dead wall.
The five assassins spread out in a fan shape, their muzzles aimed at every possible hiding spot, especially those few huge green trash cans.
"Boss, that girl must be hiding inside."
A yellow-haired assassin sneered and raised his gun, "Let's just spray it with bullets. The higher-ups only want the password anyway; dead or alive doesn't matter."
Just as he was about to pull the trigger.
"Whoosh—!"
In the night sky, a cold glint suddenly flashed!
"Ugh..."
The sneer on the yellow-haired assassin's face froze instantly.
He looked down, staring in disbelief at his own chest.
There, embedded up to the hilt, was a black throwing knife!
"Enemy attack!"
The lead assassin's expression changed drastically; he roared and immediately turned his muzzle.
But it was too late.
Two ghostly black figures, one on the left and one on the right, instantly leaped down from the high wall above the alley!
It was Nightingale and Night Butterfly!
This pair of top-tier assassin twins, completely tamed by Qin Yuan's [Thought Seal], had now transformed into the most ruthless harvesting machines.
"Puchi! Puchi!"
Two daggers, like a viper flicking its tongue, carved out lethal arcs in the darkness.
They didn't even have time to fire a shot.
Three well-trained transnational assassins had their throats slit, clutching their spurting necks as they collapsed limply to the ground.
The remaining assassin boss was terrified out of his wits and just wanted to turn and run.
"Bang!"
A giant foot, like an iron tower, kicked fiercely into his chest!
Accompanied by the teeth-gritting sound of bone fractures, the assassin boss flew backward like a cannonball, slamming heavily against the wall and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Tanlang, like a god of slaughter, blocked his only path of retreat.
"Who... who exactly are you?!"
The assassin boss spat out blood foam, his eyes full of terror.
This is China!
How could so many terrifying experts suddenly appear here?!
"You aren't qualified to know."
A lazy yet cold voice came from the alley entrance.
Qin Yuan, draped in a black trench coat with his hands in his pockets, walked in unhurriedly, surrounded by a group of black-clad bodyguards.
He didn't even glance at the half-dead assassin on the ground.
"System, use the favors from customs and the police station."
He thought silently to himself.
"Confirm the identities of these overseas illegal immigrants, then notify Director Zhou to come and clean up. This is a major international case achievement delivered right to our doorstep."
[Ding! Favors have taken effect, processing complete.]
Qin Yuan walked with satisfaction to the deepest part of the alley, stopping in front of a large, pungent-smelling trash can.
He reached out and disgustedly lifted the grime-covered plastic lid.
"Don't... don't kill me!"
A terrified scream came from the trash can.
A young girl wearing an oversized plaid shirt and jeans, her hair as messy as a bird's nest, was visible.
She was hugging a second-hand laptop with a cracked casing, curled up in the furthest corner like a frightened kitten.
Her small face, dirtied with soot, wore a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses.
In her mouth, she was actually still biting on half a lollipop that had been snapped in two from extreme fright.
This adorable, dazed appearance was a world apart from the legendary "Number One Genius Hacker" who stirred up storms on the Dark Web and hacked for billions of dollars!
Qin Yuan looked at her and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Come out. Those foreigners have already gone to meet God."
He extended his hand, which was well-defined and wore a million-dollar watch.
Gu Qianqian was stunned.
Through her black-rimmed glasses, she stared blankly at the handsome man before her, who seemed like a god descending from heaven, exuding an aura of "I'm rich, I'm super awesome" from head to toe.
Then, looking at those top-tier assassins outside the alley who had been instantly killed, her heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally settled down.
"Waaaah—!"
Gu Qianqian suddenly burst into tears, tumbling and crawling out of the trash can.
She didn't care at all about how dirty she was, immediately grabbing onto Qin Yuan's long leg, which was clad in high-end suit trousers!
"Wuwuwu... I was scared to death..."
She wiped all her snot and tears onto Qin Yuan's hundred-thousand-dollar pant leg.
"Big thigh! You must be the legendary 'big thigh', right?!"
Gu Qianqian looked up with her dirty face, her large, clear eyes instantly sparkling with excitement.
She hugged Qin Yuan's leg tightly, as if she were holding onto a mountain of gold.
"You saved me! You must have taken a liking to my talent!"
"From today on, my life and my computer are all yours!"
"As long as you feed me, I'll hack whoever you want!"
Qin Yuan looked down at this dazed, cute girl hanging on his leg like a koala, the corner of his mouth twitching violently.
Damn it, this is the SSS-level talent rated by the system?
Why does she look not very smart?
"Get up first."
Qin Yuan tried to pull his leg out with disdain, only to find that this girl's strength was astonishing; she wouldn't let go for anything.
"I won't! Unless you agree to keep me!"
Gu Qianqian hugged him even tighter.
Qin Yuan sighed helplessly, but a glint flashed in his eyes.
"Fine, I'll feed you."
"However, if you eat my food, you have to work."
He looked down at Gu Qianqian, his tone revealing an unquestionable dominance.
"I want you, within twenty-four hours, to investigate the background of that so-called 'Asura War God' in Jiangzhong City, and dig up everything, even the color of the underwear he wears!"