It was around six or seven o'clock, with the sky beginning to lighten. The park already had some elderly people practicing Tai Chi.
Ren Yuanhao had been thinking all the way. The two people who had the deepest animosity with him were probably Jiang Cheng and Zhang Liang. However, even so, hiring assassins was too much, wasn't it?
He wasn't sure, so he had to find Ye Lan, the hacker大神.
"DiDi, the system needs maintenance for the next two to three days, so order reception tasks are temporarily suspended. You can arrange your remaining time freely."
"This is perfect, I'll have enough time to find out who is trying to plot against me!"
Ren Yuanhao looked coldly at the river flowing from west to east, and his thoughts drifted to Cheng Li, a hint of unusual concern surfacing.
Before the sky had fully cleared, Ren Yuanhao took a taxi directly to Ye Lan's house.
Ye Lan's home was located on the east side of Aishin City, near the mountains and far from the bustling city. If there were competitions, she might only go home one or two days a week. But it so happened that she had been eliminated by Zhao Ritian a few days ago, so she was spending her days at home, which was quite pleasant.
After getting out of the car, he looked up. Outside a delicate small Western-style house, there was a flowerbed where roses were blooming beautifully. Beauty pines and phoenix trees surrounded the house, and climbing vines covered the courtyard walls on both sides. As the wind blew, a fragrance wafted over.
Ren Yuanhao called Ye Lan's phone.
Not long after, Ye Lan, wearing a black jacket, opened the door for him.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, the fragrance was crisp. The rock garden and flowing water made a tinkling sound. A large golden retriever lay lazily in its kennel, too indifferent to even bark at the newcomers.
"Miss Ye, aren't you afraid living alone in such a secluded place?"
Ren Yuanhao looked rather disheveled at the moment. After all, he had gone through a fight last night, hadn't had a chance to shower, and had traveled through the night. His feet and pant legs were stained with some mud, giving him a rather travel-worn appearance.
Ye Lan pointed to the dog and said, "With Da Huang accompanying me, what do I have to be afraid of? Besides, there's usually an auntie who helps me with the upkeep, but she took leave these past two days due to some matters."
After saying this, Ye Lan looked at Ren Yuanhao meaningfully and asked with some bewilderment, "What's wrong? You look like this, have you offended someone and are being chased?"
"Miss Ye is truly prescient. That's why I've come to ask you, the hacker大神, to help me find out who wants to harm me."
"This is the first time I've seen someone being chased who is so carefree. Are you happy?"
"Happy, of course! My head is worth a million yuan, how could I not be happy?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lan's brow furrowed instantly, and she pulled him into the room.
"Yuanhao, you're not joking with me, are you?"
"No, otherwise I wouldn't be appearing at your house in such a disheveled state."
Without any hesitation, Ye Lan led him through a corridor, then turned the knob of a floor lamp. The wall on the left suddenly slid open with a creaking sound, revealing a secret door.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it feels a bit like 007."
"Stop joking, hurry and come in with me."
Ren Yuanhao was pushed down the stairs. In the dim light, he saw a row of green lights flashing frantically. These were the data ports of large servers, connected to a massive routing network, handling data exchange. The dense network of wires made his head ache.
"I think this must be Miss Ye's secret base."
Ye Lan didn't reply. Instead, she brought her eye close to the iris recognition device. After the scan was completed, the lights and peculiar instruments in the entire basement began to operate.
At this moment, a huge LCD screen appeared in front of Ren Yuanhao. The screen was divided into two parts. On the left, it displayed surveillance footage of various corners of Ye Lan's villa. On the right, it showed a string of seemingly impenetrable code, constantly moving.
"Stop with the jokes, do you have any clues? Tell me first."
Ren Yuanhao spread his hands, only mentioning a website left by Cheng Li, and had no further clues.
"Having the website is enough. You go take a shower first, and you'll have results later."
"This, this is that powerful?" Ren Yuanhao had initially thought this would be a major undertaking, but he hadn't expected Ye Lan to casually say it could be done in the time it took to take a shower.
"This is my true domain skill, go on now."
...
About twenty minutes later.
Ren Yuanhao was surprised to find that the basement not only had a bathroom but also a kitchen and bedrooms, all complete. The sound and light sensing, and ventilation systems were incredibly sophisticated, making it indistinguishable from the buildings above ground, which greatly broadened his horizons.
Even more exciting was that after a series of lightning-fast operations, Ye Lan had indeed penetrated the backend of the assassination website and successfully intercepted all the data related to the assassination order for Ren Yuanhao.
"Phew, done. This assassination website is spread all over the world and has deep roots. Let's see who exactly wants to harm you."
Ye Lan switched IP addresses and recompiled the successfully intercepted files. At the beginning of the file, there were a few characters in black regular script:
Task Publisher: Zhang Liang!
"Zhang Liang? It really is this kid!"
Ren Yuanhao's eyes flashed like lightning as he looked at the large screen, gritting his teeth.
"Why does this person want to kill you?" Ye Lan asked, confused.
"It was just at a wedding. I offended him. I didn't expect this guy to be so vengeful. By the way, you know Jiang Cheng, they have a close relationship."
Ye Lan nodded lightly and said coldly, "These young masters from influential families naturally dislike anyone stepping on their toes. So, relying on their family's backing, they act recklessly. This kind of thing is not uncommon."
"Miss Ye, since that guy wants to make a move on me, I shouldn't linger here, lest I implicate you."
Ren Yuanhao made a move to leave, but Ye Lan stopped him.
"Didn't you forget that we also offended Jiang Cheng that day? If we've already implicated them, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"No, I must let them be on guard..." Ren Yuanhao's thoughts were in a whirlwind, so he shifted his gaze to the lit phone screen.
"No need. I've already sent them messages. Moreover, with their abilities and family background, this surname Zhang wouldn't dare to be too overbearing. But you're different. You don't have a powerful family to rely on, and neither do I. So..."
— Is it my turn to be the personal bodyguard next?
Personal!