166: Chapter 166 Handing the System Over to the National Firewall

The interrogation room's lights were stark white, shining on Tianjizi's tear-streaked and snot-covered face.

Just five minutes ago, this self-proclaimed "omniscient and omnipotent" God of the Internet had been caught red-handed by Chen Xiaobei while trying to delete the "study materials" on his hard drive, completely breaking his composure.

Gu Changan sat opposite him, toying with a silver ball of light that had been forcibly extracted from the back of Tianjizi's head. The ball of light darted back and forth inside a specially made lead-glass box, like a frightened mouse.

"Is this your 'Big Data Fortune-Telling System'?" Gu Changan tapped the glass wall, his tone carrying a hint of mockery. "I took a look at the underlying logic; aside from peeping at privacy and brute-forcing passwords, it's nothing new."

Tianjizi cowered in the interrogation chair, his hands wearing a pair of shiny silver bracelets, his face mournful: "Director Gu, that's an SSR Rank System I spent ten years of savings to draw! Please flick it gently, don't break it..."

"It won't break." Gu Changan stood up and handed the box to Chen Xiaobei behind him. "Although this thing is unscrupulous, the algorithm really has something to it. Especially that 'Omniscient Prediction' module; it's two generations more advanced than our current supercomputer logic."

Chen Xiaobei took the box, his eyes glowing green like a lecherous old man seeing a peerless beauty: "Director Gu, do you mean..."

"Confiscated." Gu Changan straightened his collar, his tone as flat as if he were discussing what to eat for dinner. "Take it to the Cybersecurity Center and clean out the rogue code inside. Since it likes fortune-telling so much, let it tell the fortune of the national firewall."

"Integrate it into the 'Great Wall' defense System and have it specialize in predicting the attack paths of overseas hackers."

Tianjizi's eyes nearly popped out upon hearing this: "Director Gu! That's my Golden Finger! You're using it as antivirus software? This... this is too much of a waste!"

Gu Changan glanced back at him: "What? Do you also want to go dig tunnels in the Qinling Mountains? I heard Xiao Aotian is lacking someone to serve tea and water over there."

Tianjizi shuddered all over and immediately shut his mouth.

Half an hour later, at the National Cybersecurity Center.

As Chen Xiaobei pressed the final Enter key, the thoroughly purified silver ball of light transformed into countless blue data streams, surging along the optical cables into the central control screen.

The monitoring map, which had been flashing red lights and sounding constant alarms, instantly quieted down.

On the big screen, countless red dots representing attack sources were precisely predicted by an invisible force and directly extinguished at the source before they even touched the edge of the firewall.

"Amazing!" The head of the Cybersecurity Center stared at the screen, so excited that he nearly crushed the thermos cup in his hand. "The interception rate is one hundred percent! And it's a preemptive interception! This System can actually predict the opponent's code logic!"

A green pop-up window suddenly appeared on the screen: [Detected a hacker organization under the North American NSA attempting to invade via a springboard; their physical IP has been reverse-tracked, and their cafeteria's procurement System has been hacked as a side note.]

The person in charge opened his mouth wide, turned to look at Gu Changan, his eyes full of admiration: "Director Gu, you didn't just catch a blind fortune-teller; you've brought back a door god for our country! Our network security Rank has been raised by at least ten levels!"

Gu Changan watched the smooth data streams on the screen, and that familiar mechanical prompt sounded in his mind.

[Task settlement complete.]

[Successfully captured the illegal intruder "Tianjizi" and handed over the System to the state, significantly improving the national network defense capability.]

[Task evaluation: S Rank.]

[Reward distributed: Active Skill — Eye of Data Insight (LV.1)]

[Skill description: In this information age, everything has data. Once activated, the host can directly observe the deep data information of the target object and gain insight into its essence.]

Gu Changan felt a cool sensation in his eyes. He blinked and looked around again.

The world had changed.

A translucent white bubble appeared above the head of that excited cybersecurity official: [Mood: Ecstatic (98%) | Physical Condition: Severe fatty liver, urgent need for exercise | Psychological Demand: Wants to kowtow to Director Gu].

Above Chen Xiaobei's head next to him was: [Mood: Exhausted | Hair survival rate: 15% (High risk) | Current thought: Can I not work overtime tonight].

Gu Changan's mouth twitched. This skill was much more reliable than that charlatan's fortune-telling.

"Since the firewall upgrade is complete, retreat." Gu Changan patted Chen Xiaobei on the shoulder. "Go back and rest. Look at your hair; if you stay up late again, you'll really go bald."

Walking out of the Cybersecurity Building, it was the busiest time in Donghai City.

Neon lights flickered, and traffic was heavy.

Gu Changan activated [Eye of Data Insight] and strolled down the street. It felt wonderful; the whole world in his eyes was like a giant database.

The guy on the side of the road loudly talking on the phone about a business deal worth hundreds of millions had a tag above his head: [Occupation: Unemployed | Current balance: 25.5 Yuan | True intention: Wants to trick the girl nearby into giving him her WeChat].

Not far away, a heavily made-up internet celebrity-faced beauty had a tag above her head: [Number of plastic surgeries: 12 | Facial fillers: 80% hyaluronic acid | True appearance: 3 points].

Gu Changan shook his head, turned off the skill, and prepared to buy a pack of cigarettes.

Just then, his gaze was caught by a newly opened shop at the corner of the street.

It was a shop with extremely luxurious decoration. There was no conspicuous sign hanging at the entrance, only a black and gold standing sign with four gold-stamped characters written on it — "Perfect Boyfriend".

But that wasn't the reason that attracted Gu Changan.

What really made him stop was the young man standing at the shop entrance seeing off a guest.

The man was wearing a well-tailored high-end white suit and could truly be called a "Prodigy". With sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, a smile that made one feel like a spring breeze played on the corners of his lips.

He was opening the car door for a rich woman driving a red Ferrari. The rich woman looked at least fifty years old, yet she was coaxed by him until her face was flushed red, like an eighteen-year-old girl.

Above this man's head floated a string of strange and glaring bright red data.

[Name: Hua Wuque]

[Charm value: 9999+ (System forced lock)]

[Skill: Divine-Grade Soft Rice (In effect), Hormone Control, Absolute Charm]

[Danger Rank: A]

Gu Changan narrowed his eyes, the cigarette he just bought spinning on his fingertips.

Charm value locked? Soft Rice System?

These days, even those who live off women have to use cheats?

Gu Changan didn't alert the enemy, but instead turned and walked into an alley nearby, took out his phone, and dialed Chen Xiaobei's number.

"Stop sleeping, get up and work. Investigate the background of that 'Perfect Boyfriend' shop on the street corner, and also that person named Hua Wuque."