Yu He ran towards the administrative building's restroom, following the floor plan of Xing Que she had previously investigated.
She then called Shi Ban, "How are things on your end?"
The sound of clattering mechanical keyboards and Shi Ban's anxious voice came from the other end of the line, "The administrative building's surveillance has been shut down, but I've also been discovered. I can't hold on for long, hurry up."
If it were based on his own strength, he naturally wouldn't have been able to break through Xing Que's firewall. It was Yu He who had written the code on a USB drive and mailed it to him that morning, along with instructions.
"Okay." Yu He emerged from the restroom, glancing left and right. No one was around. She casually walked to the door of an office with the lights off.
The door lock was electronic. Yu He opened her phone, quickly brought up a code page, and held it against the electronic lock.
The electronic lock beeped and unlocked.
The office was pitch black, making Yu He dizzy. She immediately turned on her phone's flashlight.
This should be an ordinary data room, and fortunately, there was a computer.
Yu He didn't turn on the lights, closed the office door, opened the computer, pulled over a chair, and sat down.
The computer booted up and prompted for a password. Yu He took out a USB drive from her pocket and plugged it into the host.
Soon, the password was cracked.
Her fingers flew across the keyboard. She had previously infiltrated Xing Que's firewall, and now, using an internal computer, she quickly gained access to the financial system.
Xing Que's financial data was vast and complex. The financial system was further protected by an additional firewall, a double layer of security, making it sufficiently rigorous and secure.
Cracking it now would take some time.
But since she had come this far and risked so much, she couldn't just give up halfway.
Yu He picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Qin Bei Ting. Then, she rubbed her fingers, hoping Brother Ting could buy her more time, and then got to work.
Meanwhile, in Tian Yi Ge.
Qin Bei Ting sat on a rosewood chair, looking at the WeChat message.
Baby: "I have diarrhea. /pathetic"
Bei Ming, wearing a ghost mask and sitting opposite him, was on pins and needles.
He checked his watch repeatedly and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ting, where is the nameless divine doctor?"
"In the restroom."
Bei Ming: "..."
He really couldn't understand what game their boss was playing. Did he know how significant the ghost mask he was wearing represented?
If people within the organization found out he was impersonating the Hall Master, he would surely be dragged away for criticism.
"Knock, knock." At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Bei Ming asked, immediately on alert.
Scorpio's voice came from outside the door, "Brother Ming, Level One alert."
The last Level One alert was when Crow had breached the firewall.
What they feared had come to pass.
Bei Ming immediately looked at Qin Bei Ting, asking with his eyes what to do now.
Qin Bei Ting suddenly stood up and walked behind the screen.
Bei Ming quickly took off the ghost mask and said, "Come in."
Scorpio entered and saw Bei Ming dressed all in black, similar to the Hall Master's attire, with somewhat dishevelled hair, as if he had just removed a mask. He looked suspicious.
The Hall Master's identity was very mysterious. Even the twelve constellations within the organization had never seen the Hall Master in person. Most of the time, Bei Ming managed them.
Could it be that Bei Ming was actually the Hall Master?
"What's the situation?" Bei Ming asked.
Scorpio snapped back to attention and reported, "Crow seems to have returned."
"What do you mean 'seems'?" Bei Ming asked.
"The firewall was breached just now. The intrusion method and location are the same as Crow's, but this time it was intercepted very quickly. The skill level doesn't seem like Crow himself, so we're not entirely sure," Scorpio said.
Last time, even with the combined efforts of their twelve members, they couldn't stop Crow. The computer had even crashed to a blue screen. It was only when the Hall Master personally intervened that the intrusion was stopped.
Scorpio continued, "But there's a strange point. This time, the other party only managed to infiltrate the surveillance system and shut down the surveillance in the administrative building and the outer areas. I suspect it might be two groups. One is responsible for the surface attack, to distract us. But in reality, it's to provide an opportunity for another person to infiltrate the interior."
Qin Bei Ting, hidden behind the screen, frowned slightly. Crow had not appeared for a while since his last escape.
His reappearance after two months, coinciding with the auction today when there were many people around, made it not impossible for the other party to sneak in.
Coincidentally, tonight, Bei Ming had also received a report from the head of the etiquette department, stating that Miss Qi had suggested verifying guest information, hinting that someone intended to break the rules.
"Beep, beep, beep—"
Suddenly, an alarm sound indicating system intrusion echoed from the study.
Xing Que's financial system firewall alerts were sent directly to the Hall Master's computer. The sudden alarm now corroborated Scorpio's guess.
"Issue an order to immediately investigate all suspicious individuals!" Bei Ming said immediately.
Scorpio: "Yes."
The door closed. Qin Bei Ting immediately came out from behind the screen and entered the study.
On the other side.
Yu He quickly scanned the newly extracted billing data. Shi Ban's voice came from the phone on the desk, "Boss, I've been intercepted. My location has been pinpointed by the other party. If I continue, my identity will be exposed. I'm withdrawing for now, be careful yourself."
"Okay, be safe yourself," Yu He replied softly.
The call was hung up by the other party.
Yu He, based on the date, finally retrieved the financial billing data for the Black Spirit Pearl auction. She quickly reviewed it three times but couldn't find Qin Mei Mei's remittance record.
Strange.
If the payment hadn't arrived at the time, she wouldn't have been able to take the Black Spirit Pearl.
She then brought up another batch of code and suddenly paused, staring at the code on the screen in a daze.
That transaction record had already been deleted!
Who could it be?
At this moment, a red dialog box popped up on the screen, pulling Yu He back to reality.
"Oh no, I've been discovered!"
She immediately pulled out the USB drive, shut down the computer, and was about to get up and leave when she heard footsteps outside.
Several beams of flashlight swept in from outside the window. Yu He immediately crouched down under the computer desk.
"Check each room thoroughly, don't let any suspicious person slip through!" a man's deep voice boomed from outside the door.
"Yes."
Immediately after, the sound of password entry came from the office's electronic lock.
With a "click," the door opened. Then, with a "snap," the office lights turned on, and someone entered.
Yu He, hidden under the computer desk, listened to the approaching footsteps, her heart pounding.
The footsteps suddenly stopped beside the desk. Yu He cautiously watched the shadow on the floor, her fingers moving, and a silver needle appeared at her fingertip.
"Drip, drip..."
The shadow moved away with the footsteps and disappeared. With a "snap," the light went off.
Just as Yu He was about to sigh in relief, her phone suddenly buzzed.
It was a call from Qin Bei Ting.
Yu He immediately hung up the phone. The person by the door, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped. A strong beam of flashlight immediately shone in, "Who?"