Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

"It had better be so!"

Lin Chuan heard Yu Qin's voice through his earpiece, "Lucas, if this operation fails because of your mistake, you should know the punishment from headquarters."

"That time, I'll take the initiative to resign."

Lucas said solemnly.

There was silence in the earpiece.

Lin Chuan could hear Lucas's footsteps getting closer, the subtle noise of the swivel chair, a few fiddles with the mouse, and then the computer booted up.

He could hear Lucas muttering to himself in a low voice, "With so many branches around the globe, my team should undoubtedly rank first in hacker strength within the Morgan Group. Moreover, even if he can hack into the Asia-Pacific Branch's local area network, he won't be able to breach the defense of this computer."

It was evident.

Lucas was not a very professional hacker, but he had mastered quite a lot of related theory, and his understanding of network security was also at a very high level.

However, he would never imagine that every word he uttered in front of the computer reached Lin Chuan's ears.

After a while.

Lin Chuan didn't hear any other sounds, so he took off his earpiece.

He then set up 'Voice Recognition' in the eavesdropping program's returned audio, which could identify human voices and alert Lin Chuan.

After taking off the earpiece.

Lin Chuan leaned back in his chair, his gaze falling on the potted plant at a forty-five-degree angle in front of him, his mind pondering the conversation between Lucas and Yu.

Especially, the mention of Karl made Lin Chuan extra cautious.

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, then walked over to Little Landlady, patted her shoulder, and said, "Xinxin, come with me for a second, I want to ask you about something with the 720 company."

"Okay!"

Xinxin nodded and immediately set down the files in her hands, following Lin Chuan out.

The vast company corridor was empty.

Lin Chuan asked, "Have you been keeping up with the company's tech department lately?"

"The tech department is all managed by Li Qing, what's the matter?" Little Landlady seemed lost, a trace of confusion on her pretty face.

"I just want to learn a bit about Karl who recently joined the company." Lin Chuan said with a smile.

Little Landlady asked again, "What about him?"

Lin Chuan gently shook his head, "How long has he been with our company?"

"He's been with us for about a month now. Li Qing said he's quite sociable. He can even strike up a conversation with the cleaning ladies. Very enthusiastic and has also landed quite a few deals," Little Landlady recounted.

Lin Chuan looked thoughtful and then said, "During this time, don't meet with Karl alone."

Little Landlady frowned at first but then nodded firmly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

She didn't ask why.

Whatever Lin Chuan instructed, she would do. As for the reason, Lin Chuan was her reason.

Lin Chuan's mouth curved upward and he affectionately ruffled the back of Little Landlady's head with a smile.

"If Sister Qianqian and Qingqing see this, I'm afraid they'll go on strike," Little Landlady crinkled her pert nose and said teasingly.

"Why would they go on strike?"

Lin Chuan was taken aback.

Little Landlady hummed lightly and then crossed her arms in front of her chest, "You tell me?"

Lin Chuan gave an awkward smile, scratching the back of his head, "That... cough, you go back to sorting the files first. I still have important matters to attend to!"

Suddenly, Little Landlady leaned in close to Lin Chuan's ear, "Tonight I'll grind you to dust!"

Lin Chuan was about to retort.

But Little Landlady had already made a hasty retreat, leaving behind a string of bell-like laughter.

"Mouth Pro King, you were begging for mercy last time!"

Lin Chuan watched Little Landlady's retreating figure and smiled.

This was just a minor interlude, and his focus immediately returned to the critical issue at hand.
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He then took out his phone and dialed a string of numbers—

Beep beep beep.

"Idol!"

It was Angelina's voice.

"Hello, Angelina."

Lin Chuan greeted Angelina as he walked back to his office down the corridor, "I have something I want to ask you."

"Of course, no problems at all. Go ahead," Angelina replied enthusiastically.

Lin Chuan strode into his office and closed the door behind him, "You must know quite a bit about AW, right?"

"Of course, they are considered competitors of ours in the hacker circle," Angelina answered.

"Have you heard of Karl?"

Lin Chuan asked earnestly, phone in hand.

"Karl, I know him. He's a core figure in AW. Rumor has it, he's the most likely of the younger generation to take over AW." In the world of hackers, Angelina was indeed a well-informed person, and she was quite familiar with Karl.

"That impressive, huh!"

Lin Chuan expressed his rare admiration.

Having the opportunity to take over AW was indeed strong.

Although AW was not much to speak of.

"Internally, it's recognized that his hacking skills could rank in the top ten in the world, but still, a few notches below the idol!" Angelina laughed.

"What rank am I?" Lin Chuan asked smilingly.

"You are the God of Hackers, in a league of your own, not included in the rankings," Angelina said sincerely, and then she asked, "Did you ask about Karl because you found out he's made a move against you?"

Lin Chuan and Angelina had never met in person, but there was a sense of trust between them.

So Lin Chuan did not conceal anything from Angelina, "Yes, you alerted me last time, the person from AW who took action against my company was Karl."

"I see." Angelina realized, "So, idol, what are your plans then?"

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, "Have you met him in person?"

"No."

Angelina explained, "You know, the unwritten rules of the hacker community, he also never shows his true face. I've never seen what Karl looks like."