Chapter 158: Landlord Management Software

October 18

Thursday.

12:00 noon.

Four Seasons Flower Scent Internet Cafe.

Lin Feng and Zhao Xiaoyang walked in.

The internet cafe had over a hundred computers, and the environment was quite good.

Over twenty people were using the internet.

Lin Feng walked to the counter.

Standing in front of the counter was a young woman in her twenties.

"You two, want to go online?"

The young woman asked.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I didn't bring my ID!"

The young woman smiled and said, "You don't look under eighteen; you can use the computers even without an ID."

"Forget it!" Lin Feng shook his head.

Zhao Xiaoyang then said, "Beautiful lady, where is your boss?"

The young woman asked, "May I ask what you need our boss for?"

"We have something to discuss with him." Lin Feng smiled.

Under Lin Feng's gaze, a hint of red instantly rose on the young woman's round face.

She then picked up her phone and dialed the internet cafe boss's number.

After saying a few words, the young woman put down her phone and said with a smile, "The boss lives right across the street; he'll be here shortly."

"Thank you!"

Lin Feng smiled and blinked.

The young woman's expression became uneasy.

Men seeing a beautiful woman and women seeing an especially handsome man behave the same way.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man with a beer belly walked in, frowned, and asked, "Who's looking for me?"

Zhao Xiaoyang stepped forward and said with a smile, "Me!"

The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Xiaoyang with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Xiaoyang said, "Let's go outside to talk!"

The middle-aged man nodded, turned, and walked out of the internet cafe.

Zhao Xiaoyang introduced himself, saying, "My name is Wang Gang, Boss Li. We have a matter we'd like to trouble you with."

"Do you know my surname is Li?"

The middle-aged man was puzzled.

Lin Feng pointed inside the internet cafe and said with a smile, "Behind your counter, isn't there a business license posted?"

On the business license was the boss's name: Li Jian.

"Oh oh!"

Li Jian reacted.

Zhao Xiaoyang said, "We want to view the internet cafe's surveillance footage from 2 to 3 p. m. on the 16th. Of course, we will pay you for it."

After saying that, Zhao Xiaoyang shoved the leather bag in his hand into Li Jian's hand.

Li Jian opened it and saw at least 100,000 yuan!

"Are you looking for someone?" Li Jian reacted.

Lin Feng nodded.

Li Jian hesitated for a moment, then still nodded.

Then he led Lin Feng into the internet cafe's equipment room.

The internet cafe's surveillance system is not networked; it's a low-spec standalone computer.

The several cameras inside and outside are all connected to this computer.

The hard drive has over a hundred gigabytes, estimated to store about ten days' worth of footage.

Lin Feng opened the computer, took a look, and said with a smile, "Can you give me this host?"

The internet cafe boss, not wanting trouble, said with a smile, "Feel free to take it!"

Zhao Xiaoyang immediately disconnected all the cables from the host and held it in his arms.

"Goodbye, Boss Li!"

Lin Feng waved at Li Jian, and he and Zhao Xiaoyang left.

"Brother, this time you came personally; if something goes wrong, we won't get caught, will we?"

After taking a taxi back to the hotel, Zhao Xiaoyang frowned and said.

Lin Feng tapped Zhao Xiaoyang's head and said, "The surveillance is in our hands; could we be discovered? Besides, the people who posted on Weibo are mostly not regulars of this internet cafe; they come once and leave—what could happen?"

Zhao Xiaoyang suddenly understood and nodded.

"After we finish this, let's go play at my father-in-law's place for a few days; I still have something to ask him to help with!"

Lin Feng was naturally referring to Qi Yao's home.

The hotel room had a computer; Lin Feng swapped out the host and turned on the computer.

He mainly looked at the surveillance footage from 2 to 3 p. m. on the 16th.

To prevent theft, the internet cafe has many cameras; even corners are covered in the surveillance footage.

Suddenly, Lin Feng lifted his hand and tapped the keyboard, pausing the screen.

Zhao Xiaoyang pointed at a young man sitting in the corner, wearing a baseball cap, and said, "Brother, look, this guy is acting sneaky; isn't the display showing a Weibo page?"

Lin Feng used the mouse to zoom in on the screen.

Thanks to Boss Li, the surveillance camera's resolution is very high.

After zooming in, the Weibo page on the monitor becomes visible.

Although not very clear, comparing the posting time confirms it is this person.

Earlier Lin Feng had already tried it; that internet cafe allows access without an ID.

Sure enough, when the surveillance footage was set back to the bar counter ten minutes earlier, only the guy in the baseball cap paying was seen, and no ID was taken out.

But merely finding the person is useless.

Unless the person's appearance is compared with ID data.

Lin Feng took out a USB drive, captured the clearest frame of the guy in the baseball cap from the surveillance, and saved it onto the USB drive.

Then he had Zhao Xiaoyang remove the computer's hard drive.

Later they will destroy the hard drive, and the main unit was tossed straight into the trash.

"Brother, what do we do next?"

Zhao Xiaoyang asked curiously.

Lin Feng, holding the USB drive, laughed and said, "Isn't this person the one who exposed Han Xiang? Then we'll just post his photo online."

Zhao Xiaoyang was first stunned, then exclaimed, "Brother, great idea! Let everyone know who exposed Sister Xiang."

Then Lin Feng took a taxi to the computer market, spent money to buy a laptop, and also got a wireless network card.

He found a café and got online.

After that Lin Feng began operating.

He posted the photo of the guy in the baseball cap online.

What follows is just waiting.

After destroying and discarding the wireless network card, Lin Feng closed the laptop and said calmly, "I'll format the hard drive and reinstall the system on this laptop, then take it back to give to Wen Keke."

The "Sister Ke" Lin Feng mentioned is Wen Keke.

It was getting late, and Lin Feng took a taxi to Qi Yao's doorstep.

Before coming, he of course called ahead.

Qi Lei was not home; Qi Zhengwei and his wife Shu Xiaohui were there.

When the taxi stopped at the door, the two greeted him as he stepped out.

"Uncle! Aunt!"

Lin Feng called out.

Qi Zhengwei laughed and said, "That's how it should be—come home often."

Shu Xiaohui said, "Yes, yes! If Yao doesn't come home, you have to come home often, got it?"

"I came in a hurry and didn't bring a gift!" Lin Feng suddenly remembered he was empty‑handed.

Shu Xiaohui frowned and said, "Guests bring gifts when they visit; do you consider yourself a guest? We're family!"

Lin Feng smiled, nodded, and introduced Zhao Xiaoyang to the two, "Uncle, Aunt, this is my younger brother Zhao Xiaoyang; he isn't a blood brother, but he's as close as one."

Zhao Xiaoyang scratched his head and earnestly called, "Uncle, Aunt, hello!"

"Xiao Yang, hello! What are you doing standing outside? Come in quickly."

Shu Xiaohui pulled Lin Feng inside.

Walking, she asked, "Xiao Feng, how has Yao Yao been lately?"

Lin Feng replied, "She's been very busy lately; another case popped up over in Yanjing."

He didn't say what the case was.

Because it's still confidential to the outside.

Many cases are kept secret to avoid causing panic.

The four chatted in the living room for a while; Lin Feng said to Qi Zhengwei, "Uncle, I heard Yao Yao say you used to do software development—could you help me write an app? There are too many houses at home, some are hard to manage…"

What Lin Feng referred to is an app dedicated to serving landlords and tenants.

It's like back when internet cafes hadn't emerged yet, managing a cafe was a very labor‑intensive task.

Later, when internet‑cafe management software appeared, it saved a lot of effort; as long as the machines didn't malfunction, the owner could sit behind the bar all day and nap…

Qi Zhengwei pounded his chest and promised, "No problem! List your requirements, and I'll have it ready within a week!"

"That fast?"

Lin Feng was surprised.

Qi Zhengwei smiled and said, "Actually it's simple; there's an existing model we can use, just tweak it a bit."