Chapter 169: Su Xin's Retaliation

On the other side.

Su Xin's car had already driven back to the Laboratory. After verifying his identity at the entrance and entering the parking lot inside the Laboratory, Xiang Lianyun and Wang Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, it's safe for now."

"For the sake of safety, why don't you stay here at the Laboratory to rest today? We can go back tomorrow once the danger is completely cleared."

Su Xin nodded: "Alright."

The three of them walked inside the Laboratory. Su Xin made a phone call to Liu Xuewei, told her about the attack he had encountered, and asked her to pay attention to her safety recently.

Wang Zhao went to a room, closed the door, and with a solemn expression, called his superiors to report the attack on Su Xin.

This matter went through layers of reporting and soon attracted attention.

Large numbers of teams launched investigations across all levels in Tianjing.

At the same time, regarding the mysterious explosion in the Tianjing Western Suburbs, the expert group, through various data analyses and 3D model reconstructions, basically confirmed that the explosion was caused by some kind of mysterious, new-type kinetic energy weapon.

Furthermore, based on the total volume of the golden metal fragments collected at the scene, the expert group judged that this new-type kinetic energy weapon was very likely a portable, miniaturized electromagnetic cannon.

Its projectile was smaller than a standard sniper rifle bullet, yet its flight speed exceeded ten times the speed of sound, which was why it could instantly blast such a large crater on the mountainside, and the projectile itself shattered like dirt under such immense impact.

What was most concerning was—

Currently, no country had achieved the miniaturization of electromagnetic cannons; the smallest ones were vehicle-mounted electromagnetic cannons, which required specialized armored vehicles to carry them.

Then, who exactly was the person who helped Su Xin kill the enemies at the scene? And how did the other party manage to stay by Su Xin's side the whole time, and carry an electromagnetic cannon with them without being discovered?

As for the so-called miniaturization, could it be that they had already shrunk the electromagnetic cannon to the size of a handgun?

Otherwise, how could it have been carried on their person the entire time?

If that were truly the case, did it not mean that the technological power of that mysterious group had already surpassed all nations? At the very least, in the project of electromagnetic cannons, they were already far ahead of every country?

A mysterious force hiding in the shadows, possessing such advanced military technology, and having a connection to Su Xin—a research genius who could be called a monster—made the higher-ups think of many things.

Regarding Su Xin, regarding the mysterious force, regarding the incident of Su Xin's attack, and regarding future strategic adjustments, the higher-ups specifically convened a meeting to discuss them.

Afterward, they spoke with Su Xin in person and reached several more candid, more in-depth, and more extensive cooperation agreements.

……

A few days later, Su Xin returned to his usual calm and dull life, as if the attack from a few days prior had never existed.

However, the security forces around him and his parents had been strengthened, whether openly or covertly.

Even Liu Xuewei, as his girlfriend, was strictly protected by bodyguards in the open and security forces in the shadows.

The Laboratory and the group company under his name also had their security strength increased.

At the same time, Su Xin learned the identity of the attacker from Hao Zude.

The other party was a white male named Drake Boguoduo, a business executive at the Tianjing branch of a multinational software company called Aivia. His work history was also listed in great detail, and he appeared to be an ordinary company employee.

From the intelligence data, there was absolutely nothing unusual about Drake's identity.

But Su Xin only noticed one point.

Yingjiang Country nationality.

The various work experiences mentioned in the intelligence were also all within the territory of Yingjiang Country.

Since he could not determine the mastermind behind the scenes, Su Xin had no choice but to use the simplest method and directly designate his enemy as Yingjiang Country.

"Just wait, one day, you will know my methods."

"However, although it is not suitable to be your enemy right now, I can still serve you an appetizer."

Late that night, sitting in his study, Su Xin's eyes were cold and sharp, his hands almost turning into phantoms as he typed frantically on the computer keyboard.

He had started out with software; not only was his programming technology invincible, but his hacking skills were also god-like. Although he had no reputation in the outside world, that was because he had never exposed them.

In fact, as early as when Tianqi Software Company first rose to prominence, he had used the company's high-end computers to invade the websites of official and secret agencies of various countries at home and abroad, collecting many classified documents.

At the time, he wanted to know if there were other super-powered individuals in this world like him.

Although many true top-secret documents were not connected to the internet, one could still see a glimpse of the truth just from the shallow classified data of various countries' officials.

Therefore, after investigating many classified secrets that time, he also confirmed that there was indeed only one super-powered individual in this world: himself.

Since then, Su Xin rarely used his hacking skills to do anything.

But this time, he wanted to retaliate against the other party, and it was inconvenient to do so openly, so using hacking skills was the most convenient way.

……

At this moment, it was morning in Yingjiang Country.

The New York Stock Exchange had just opened. The trading floor was filled with noise, and many people were discussing with each other while watching the stock trends.

At a certain moment.

A person suddenly let out an exclamation:

"Oh! My God! A large high-priced buy order has appeared for Huasen Real Estate, 92 dollars per share? Quick! Sell all three thousand shares I have!"

These words immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"How is that possible? Isn't Huasen Real Estate's stock price only thirty-something dollars? The trend isn't that great either, and I heard they have a few bad debts they can't recover recently and their funds are in trouble. How could someone put up such a high-priced buy order?"

"Who knows! Anyway, I've already sold mine successfully, haha, a net profit of two hundred thousand dollars!"

"Quick! Sell my eight hundred shares too!"

"Me too, hurry, hurry! Sell them all!"

Excited shouts rang out continuously on the trading floor, and stockholders holding Huasen Real Estate shares sold them one after another.

There were also many stockholders scattered across Yingjiang Country using stock trading software to check the market; upon seeing the high-priced buy order for Huasen Real Estate, they all dumped the stocks they held.

Anyone could see that such a high-priced buy order was problematic, but so what?

As long as they successfully sold the Huasen Real Estate shares in their hands and the transaction was completed by both parties, the money would be in their own pockets.

No matter what shady dealings or other accidents were behind it, it would not affect the money everyone had earned.

Not only that.

Only about two minutes after the high-priced buy orders appeared for Huasen Real Estate.

Someone in the trading hall let out an exclamation again:

"There are also large high-priced buy orders for Aivia Software stock!"

"Oh! My God! A buy order for three million shares? At two hundred dollars per share? Is this giving money away to everyone?"

"What are you still standing there for? Sell!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Sell off all one thousand shares!"

"Five hundred shares sold!"

"I have six thousand shares, sell them all!"

Subsequently, high-priced buy orders appeared one after another for several stocks that usually kept a low profile, triggering a frantic sell-off by stock investors across the entire Yingjiang Country.