Chapter 511: Let's Talk Business (Part II)

The slightly balding young man held the thick laptop he was cradling in his arms up in front of Liu Zhen and the others, and a strange window suddenly appeared on the screen.

Wu Qingyuan craned his neck to take a look, his brows furrowing slightly.

He himself was also a Senior Engineer in Computer Science; despite being only thirty-five years old, as one of the first batch of top students to graduate after receiving systematic training in computer science at universities in China, he had practically grown up alongside the internet both at home and abroad.

Therefore, Wu Qingyuan spotted the problem at a glance: the window displayed on the laptop desktop looked somewhat like a chat interface.

As for Liu Zhen and the others, once they heard the file had been opened, their expressions couldn't help but improve a little.

Zheng Ming, the Director of the Technical Division and also the direct superior of Wu Qingyuan and the others, managed to squeeze a bit of a smile onto his face.

"... Little Wu, your Network Section still has capable people, not bad..."

He had just prepared to ask the balding young man for his name so he could reward him later, when he saw that slightly balding technician's mouth twitch, and he interrupted him with some embarrassment.

"... Director, it wasn't me who cracked the file... the file opened itself..."

"Opened itself?"

Wu Qingyuan and the others hurriedly looked up toward the distance, and sure enough, the same situation was occurring on the two connected 500-inch LED screens inside the data center.

The expressions of Liu Zhen and the others, which had just begun to clear up, looked as if they were about to turn sour again.

Just at this moment, the strange window on the two 500-inch LED screens in the data center suddenly shook on its own.

At the same time, two lines of very eye-catching, bolded black Traditional Chinese characters appeared on the window that looked so much like a chat interface.

"It seems our technical personnel have caused everyone some unnecessary trouble. Here, I represent the entire 【P·C·F】 in extending our sincere apologies to our fellow countrymen at the Ministry of State Security!"

"... However, there is a reason for today's abrupt visit. I wonder if Director Liu of your bureau is present? We at 【P·C·F】 have a business matter we would like to discuss with Director Liu!"

Liu Zhen's face turned completely black at this, and as Wu Qingyuan was swept by his gaze, the oily sweat on his forehead instantly doubled.

As for the other technicians in the data center who were swept by his gaze, they all lowered their heads one after another, not daring to meet his eyes.

After all, the technicians who could be recruited into the Network Technology Section of the Ministry of State Security were at worst Senior Engineers in Computer Science, and many were even formerly unruly hackers or technical masters.

Yet this time, they had actually had their home base taken over by someone else; this was a naked slap in the face.

As the Director of the Technical Division, although the Network Section was only one of many subordinate departments of the Technical Division, it was indeed his subordinates who had embarrassed themselves this time. Noticing the Bureau Director looking at him, his face twitched, and he sighed and said, "The responsibility for this incident lies with me, Director. I accept all accountability!"

Seeing him take all the responsibility so readily, Liu Zhen looked at him deeply before waving his hand and saying, "We can talk about any problems later; let's resolve the matter at hand first."

At this moment, a line of text appeared on the big screen: "Director Liu has arrived, faster than I imagined."

Once this line of text appeared, not only did Liu Zhen's expression change drastically, but everyone subconsciously looked at the surveillance cameras above the LED big screen in the data center, cold sweat pouring out uncontrollably.

This was the data center of the Ministry of State Security headquarters, theoretically one of the areas with the highest security clearance in this country.

Yet now, their every move was being monitored by that unknown intruder calling themselves 【P·C·F】.

As an old hand who had worked in intelligence agencies for decades, Liu Zhen hated, or rather, could not bear this situation for even a moment.

Immediately, he asked sternly and without ceremony: "Who are you? Why have you invaded the Ministry of State Security headquarters? Do you know that this is the crime of endangering national security, the most heinous of crimes!"

A reply soon appeared in the chat window: "My personal name is not important. I have already said before that I come from 【P·C·F】. As for why I invaded the Ministry of State Security headquarters, if we really must talk about the reason, it lies with you."

Liu Zhen's brows furrowed. "What is this 【P·C·F】 you speak of? And you say the reason for invading the Ministry of State Security headquarters lies with us? If you do not give me a reasonable explanation, you cannot bear the consequences!"

All the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of State Security in the data center looked nervously at the giant screen in front of them; clearly, they had all been piqued by the other party's identity and rhetoric.

However, their curiosity was soon satisfied.

Several lines of dialogue, far longer than the previous ones, appeared on the screen almost the instant Liu Zhen stopped speaking.

"【P·C·F】, Progressive·Chinese·Federation. In Chinese, it can be translated as 【Progressive Chinese Federation】. Director Liu can understand us as a secret organization, an exchange platform composed of a group of overseas Chinese who love new technology and advanced science."

"As for why we suddenly invaded the Ministry of State Security headquarters, it is because you have recently been investigating a technical elite we at 【P·C·F】 are cultivating in China, which seriously threatens the personal safety of him and his family. According to Article 4 of the 【P·C·F】 Common Code, 'To be an enemy of one of us is to be an enemy of us all,' we at 【P·C·F】 have been forced to strike back!"

Liu Zhen was almost laughed to the point of anger. As the director of the Ministry of State Security—China's most famous intelligence agency—he had never imagined that one day, he, who could fully represent the national stance, would actually be threatened by someone.

But anger was anger; the professional training he had received when he was young kept him from losing his mind because of it.

Of course, his words could not help but carry a bit of irritation: "I don't care what kind of exchange platform or secret organization you 【P·C·F】 are. Please understand one thing: this is the Ministry of State Security headquarters. Any provocation against the Ministry of State Security can be considered the highest level of behavior endangering national security. I order you to immediately clear all Trojans implanted in my internal network and come to the subordinate agencies of the Ministry of State Security in various regions to accept investigation as soon as possible, otherwise, bear the consequences yourself!"

His tone remained tough, but privately, Liu Zhen lowered one hand and quietly made a gesture.

He knew there were other people nearby; they would understand at a glance that this was to have them investigate who exactly this so-called 'technical elite' targeted by the Ministry of State Security was, so as to lock onto the other party's identity.

And the Ministry of State Security elites in the data center did not disappoint Liu Zhen; after someone noticed his small movement, they immediately took small steps backward, wanting to withdraw from the shooting range of the surveillance cameras to go and investigate that person's identity.

But unexpectedly, just as they made a move, several lines of text soon appeared on the screen again.

"It is a pity that our 【P·C·F】 members are mainly composed of overseas Chinese. Even if Director Liu wants to manage us in the short term, you cannot reach us."

"【P·C·F】 is an exchange platform dedicated to improving the status and quality of life of all Chinese people through new technology and advanced science. We rarely violate the laws of the countries where we reside, and we do not mind cooperating with our common motherland."

"Therefore, in recent years, we have begun to vigorously cultivate local technical elites in China. The current president of 【Cybertron Technology Group】, who is being investigated by your bureau—Mr. Sun Cheng—is one of the top talents we at 【P·C·F】 have cultivated for our motherland in recent years."

Once these words were out, that Ministry of State Security elite who had just prepared to leave stopped in their tracks in embarrassment.