Chapter 138: How to Deal with Xu Mo: Snaring the Net

He looked at the panda on the computer that was burning incense.

Wuya was stunned.

He never even dreamed it could happen.

His own computer would actually get infected with a virus one day!

"No… impossible…," Wuya's lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

He even began to suspect that perhaps his eyes were at fault.

He should be reminded that he is a top‑tier hacker.

The kind of super genius that the state has recruited and taken under its wing.

How great a skill must one have to hack a super genius's computer?

He rubbed his eyes several times, then gave himself a hard pinch.

To make sure he wasn't seeing double nor still dreaming.

Only then did Wuya realize.

All of this was real.

His computer truly had been infected with a virus.

It was the headache‑inducing "panda burning incense" virus.

Once a computer contracts this virus, it's as good as scrapped—there's no fixing it.

After reluctantly accepting the fact, Wuya fumed and cursed loudly.

"Damn his ancestors!!!"

On Han Fei's side, the phone hadn't been hung up yet.

Thus Wuya's curses clearly reached the ears of the four members of the Investigation Team and the Water Friends in the Live Broadcast Room.

"What's wrong?" Han Fei asked concernedly.

Wuya subconsciously prepared to tell Han Fei the origin of this matter.

"My computer was…"

But just as the words reached his mouth, Wuya forced them back down.

Wuya thought this matter absolutely could not be spread.

Because having one's computer hacked is a disgrace.

And for a hacker, it's the greatest humiliation!

He failed to hack Xu Mo, yet his computer was implanted with a virus by Xu Mo—could he even say that?

Absolutely not.

If this got out, how could he still hold his head up in the Hacker Community?

A hacker's computer got infected with a virus.

And what the hell…

Just go home and sell miracle oil then?

Wuya stopped halfway through speaking, which piqued Han Fei's curiosity: "What happened to your computer?"

"It's nothing," Wuya quickly made up an excuse: "I suddenly remembered my computer is under real‑time monitoring, so I can't arbitrarily hack others' computers; that would violate the regulations."

"There's even such a rule?" Han Fei was slightly taken aback.

But he didn't doubt Wuya.

Because he didn't know what regulations the network security department had.

Moreover, he truly trusted Wuya.

He hadn't even realized that Wuya, because his computer was hacked and he couldn't continue hacking the program Xu Mo wrote, fabricated this excuse.

"Um… yes, yes, there is such a rule; this operation is a violation, right, that's how it is," Wuya said, a bit nervous.

After all, his lie was to the Former Criminal Investigation Squad Captain; claiming he wasn't nervous would be impossible.

Shen Manni, standing beside Han Fei, couldn't help but frown.

Nervousness, slurred speech, pauses, repeated emphasis—these are all signs of lying.

She could almost be certain Wuya was lying.

But adhering to the principle that fewer matters are better, Shen Manni did not voice her judgment.

"Can't hack Xu Mo's computer? Then what do we do?" Chen Ke grew impatient.

They clearly knew Xu Mo was in Yunqi Rose Garden, yet for various reasons they couldn't go in to capture him.

So damn frustrating.

It feels as if you go to the Great Sword, your sister has already chosen, only to discover you lack the money, and they stubbornly won't let you in!

Pulling the "sword," he looked around, his heart in a daze…

"How about we buy a mask to cover our faces?" Li Chen suggested: "The kind that only leaves two eyes and a mouth exposed. If we hide our faces, even if the surveillance catches us, it won't matter; they definitely won't recognize us."

Han Fei thought seriously about the suggestion.

Soon, he shook his head.

Li Chen's described mask, he knew, was the kind used by hardened bandits.

Wearing that thing, they'd probably be barred even from the gate of Yunqi Rose Garden.

Worse, the security might directly detain the four of them, masked, wandering the villa district entrance as "suspicious persons" and call the police.

Then they'd have to explain to the security.

Explaining would require pulling out IDs and taking off the masks for the guard to see.

In that case, they'd still be exposed to the surveillance.

Seeing Han Fei shake his head, Li Chen thought of another method: "How about wearing a mask and sunglasses?"

Han Fei still shook his head.

Which normal person has time to wander around wearing a mask and sunglasses? That's too suspicious, not much less than wearing a hood; Yunqi Rose Garden is a high‑end villa district, its security is definitely strict. (ps: Parallel World, no yq, generally no mask)

Both suggestions were rejected, and Li Chen became somewhat irritated.

"This won't work, that won't work, so what do we do? We can't just stare blankly forever."

At that moment, Shen Manni also voiced the method she had thought of.

"Han Team, why don't you call Wang Ju directly, have him send two people in a police car, let the Police coordinate with the security, and then the four of us go in wearing hoods to capture them."

Han Team thought for a moment, then nodded slightly: "This method does seem feasible."

"Then that's it; Chen Ke, go buy a few hoods—if you can't get them, masks and sunglasses will do. Once bought, we set off for Yunqi Rose Garden. I'll call Lao Wang now to borrow two people, ensuring police officers can arrive when we get there."

After speaking, Han Fei, with an apologetic tone, said to Wuya on the other end of the line: "Sorry, I'll hang up now."

But at that moment, Chen Ke, who had been silent until now, suddenly reached out and pressed Han Fei's hand.

"Han Team, actually it doesn't have to be so complicated… I have a method."

Han Fei said nothing, but looked at Chen Ke with a puzzled expression.

Chen Ke's gaze swept over the remaining three members of the Investigation Team and asked, "Have you ever gone fishing?"

"What does that have to do with fishing?" Li Chen waved his hand impatiently: "Don't beat around the bush, just say it."

The next second, Chen Ke slowly began to speak.

"When fishing, you often encounter a situation where you know there are fish, yet they stubbornly refuse to bite the hook. I don't know how others deal with that…"

"Anyway, if it were me, I'd pump water, ctmd, fish that won't bite can't be pampered; pumping water solves the problem at its root."

Having said that, Chen Ke glanced at Han Fei's phone.

He said to Wuya on the other end of the phone.

"Same principle, Wuya, when dealing with a hacker… would cutting the network be effective?"

Wuya on the other end of the line clearly froze for a moment: "…It works; cut the network and the hacker is useless. No matter how awesome, they have to quit."

In fact, not only him, but Han Fei, Shen Manni, and Li Chen also froze briefly.

"Cut Network?"

"That's a good idea!"

Xu Mo's Hacker Technique is indeed formidable.

But even if he's that formidable, can he withstand a network cut?

What can a hacker without a network do?

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