Chapter 50

But even the most skilled programmers were completely powerless against this tiny program.

Antivirus programs failed to recognize it at all,

and even the technical staff at the Pentagon had no idea what language the program was written in.

Clearly, the technology behind this small program exceeded the capabilities of these technicians.

Soon, including Google and the official FACE platform, announcements were issued

declaring they had suffered cyberattacks and urging all users not to click on unfamiliar redirect programs.

All pointing directly to "Slash Once."

However, the more these official platforms warned people not to click, the more eager many became to do so.

Then, upon clicking, these people found themselves captivated by the website.

"Hey, I'm sending you a program; once you open it, you'll see what it is. That's so cool!"

"Have you logged into 'DWS' today? I spotted a gun I liked, but unfortunately, the site doesn't support individual mail orders yet!"

"Even though I can't buy it, as long as I turn on my computer and log into 'DWS',

I'll spend the whole night watching weapon videos. Good heavens, not even my girlfriend attracts me as much as this website!"

Such massive global upheaval naturally impacted the domestic sphere as well.

Wang Luchuan, the deputy director of the Second Bureau of the Guoan Bureau, who specialized in collecting international strategic intelligence and possessed extensive professional experience, felt utterly unsettled upon learning that the "Dragon Nation Flagship Store" had launched the "Slash Once" feature.

His entire demeanor collapsed.

To be honest, he had been tracking this matter throughout the entire month.

He had dispatched massive amounts of manpower and resources to conduct investigations across the country.

As a result, although they discovered several gun-making dens, none of them had any connection whatsoever to this "Dragon Nation Flagship Store."

At most, they were only producing crude, locally-made firearms.

They had absolutely no relation to a syndicate like the Dragon Nation Flagship Store, which dealt in tens of thousands of guns and hundreds of artillery pieces at a time.

Originally, having investigated to this point, Wang Luchuan had wondered whether the perpetrators were not located within the country at all,

merely borrowing the name "Dragon Nation." While detestable, if they were abroad, he truly lacked law enforcement authority over them.

However, with the launch of the "Slash Once" feature on "DWS,"

Wang Luchuan became certain that this syndicate definitely maintained intricate and inseparable ties with the domestic region.

"Isn't this just the domestic Pinduoduo?"

An officer from the Second Bureau remarked while observing the "Slash Once" program.

Since the "Dragon Nation Flagship Store" did not operate domestically,

the "Slash Once" program was also useless for domestic social media applications.

Wang Luchuan and other Second Bureau personnel still accessed it via the foreign internet.

Nevertheless, observing the similar style between the Dragon Nation Flagship Store and Pinduoduo, which had launched not long ago, many Second Bureau officers recognized it immediately.

There was no helping it; even if the Second Bureau officers themselves disliked using Pinduoduo, they could not prevent their parents from using it.

"Slash Once" links frequently appeared on their WeChat.

"Chief, you have to admit these people are quite progressive; they're even using 'Slash Once' for arms dealing!"

"Didn't you see them advertising a huge Double 11 promotion? They're no longer content with being mere weapons merchants;

they are preparing to establish an international weapons e-commerce platform!"

Wang Luchuan then spoke with grave seriousness:

"Fortunately, these fellows haven't extended their business into the domestic market; otherwise, it would certainly have caused massive public security troubles within the country."

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Then, looking at the dark web homepage of the "Dragon Nation Flagship Store" on his computer, he said:

"Still can't find any information on this website?"

"It's useless, Chief. This site has hidden its IP; we simply cannot hack into it.

As for finding the real address of this website, heh, I've already given up hope!"

A technical staff member sighed as he spoke.

"No way, not even you, Xiao Fang?" someone asked in surprise.

After all, their Second Bureau had gathered talents from across the entire nation.

Fang Xiang was even the former leader of the Dragon Nation Red Hacker Alliance,

someone who had once single-handedly planted the Dragon Nation flag on the official website of the Ugly Nation's White House.

He was undeniably a top-tier hacker expert.

Even if it were a payment platform like Alipay, he could hack into it if he really wanted to.

It was just that doing so would be illegal.

So upon hearing Fang Xiang say this,

the Dragon Nation's cyber experts were completely disheartened.

However, what they did not know was that

the experts in the Ugly Nation across the Pacific were even more desperate.

They had assembled a team of dozens, spending vast sums of money hoping to breach the backend of "DWS"

in the hope of obtaining the other party's real IP address.

The result? They had even utilized the Ugly Nation military's supercomputers.

In the end, they discovered they could not even break through the first layer of defense on the "DWS" website.

It was simply not on the same order of magnitude as them.

To them, it felt as though they were using the knot-tying calculation methods of Stone Stone Stone Stone Stone Age people

to try and breach a modern supercomputer.

"In my opinion, as long as these people aren't selling weapons domestically, there's no need for us to bother with them!"

A member of the Second Bureau said.

To be honest, this month of investigation had been desperate for them.

For a whole month, they had not even managed to catch a single hair of this Dragon Nation Flagship Store.

It was as if it didn't exist at all, or perhaps it was a network ghost that simply did not exist in the real world.

This inevitably caused the team members to lose confidence.

Upon hearing this, Wang Luchuan was also helpless, but since his superiors ordered him to investigate, he had to investigate.

Moreover, due to the existence of "DWS," the Dragon Nation's diplomatic department was under immense pressure.

Many nations, led by the Ugly Nation, had pointed the finger directly at the Dragon Nation.

They believed that "DWS," the Dragon Weapon Shop, was backed by the Dragon Nation.

Otherwise, how could the other party possibly possess so many weapons?

Regarding this, the Dragon Nation felt deeply wronged.

Obviously, knowing their own affairs, for the sake of international public opinion,

they had never established a weapon shop on the foreign internet.

Yet, no matter what the Dragon Nation said, nations led by the Ugly Nation refused to believe it.

What could the Dragon Nation do about this?

They could only play deaf and mute; let others think whatever they wanted, since it had nothing to do with them anyway.

Hadn't they seen that its official name was "Dragon Nation Non-Official Flagship Store"?

However, within the team, the nation had naturally not given up tracking down this group that kept forcing the nation to take the blame.

If they could catch the other party, the nation would certainly not show them any mercy.

In fact, during this period, Wang Luchuan had also attempted to engage in entrapment.

But on one hand, the quantity of weapons he needed to order was huge,

and on the other hand, the other party's reply was that they did not accept any domestic orders.

Furthermore, as soon as their Second Bureau accounts inquired about the shop's situation,

their accounts would immediately display a notification: "Violation detected; account permanently frozen."

This made every member of these privileged departments curse furiously.