Twisted Dreams-Chapter 288 - 357: The CF Foundation Must Belong to the Security Administration
Imperial Capital, Security Administration, Security Meeting.
Elder He and several leaders of the Security Administration, senior administrators, sat in the conference room.
Even Zhang Xiaoyi and Cao Yi, who were far away in South Sea, hurried over overnight.
In front of each person was a tablet, and the content on the screen was the CF Foundation forum.
Everyone was silent, each deep in thought.
An elder slowly spoke:
"I think predicting the Blood Moon is impossible, right?
We haven’t even figured out what the Blood Moon actually is.
How could anyone predict when the next Blood Moon will occur?"
This elder was a meteorological expert working at the Security Administration, primarily responsible for investigating Blood Moon events.
An administrator echoed:
"I also think it’s impossible.
Our Security Administration has gathered so much talent, yet we haven’t figured out how the Blood Moon occurs.
Hmm... A civilian forum, how could it predict the next Blood Moon’s timing?"
Other administrators also felt it made sense, nodding in agreement.
This wasn’t arrogance; currently in Xia Country, the Security Administration gets the green light for everything they do.
The Security Administration has been injected with a lot of official funds and talent.
If the Security Administration can’t figure out an Extraordinary event, it’s even less likely for other organizations or individuals.
Elder He glanced at several senior administrators.
Zhang Xiaoyi leaned back in his chair, dozing off.
Xie Qilin was resting with eyes closed.
The two seemed indifferent to the topics being discussed in the meeting.
As for Cao Yi, he rubbed his chin, lost in thought.
Elder He said:
"Xiaocao, what are you thinking about?"
Cao Yi slowly spoke:
"I’m thinking, why the forum owner predicted the ninth of next month to be a Blood Moon and shared such crucial information for free."
Zheng Qian sneered:
"Director Cao, do you actually believe there will be a Blood Moon event next month?
With so many experts in the Security Administration studying for so long, we still don’t know how the Blood Moon is produced.
Do you think a civilian forum can predict when the Blood Moon will appear?
Are you looking down on our Security Administration?"
An intermediate administrator glanced at Zheng Qian, clasped his fists, and said in a flattering tone:
"Director Zheng, Cao Yi is a top Extraordinary of Xia Country.
He surely has a deeper understanding of abnormal events.
Why don’t you patiently listen to Cao Yi’s views?"
The intermediate administrator implied:
Cao Yi, being a top Extraordinary, shouldn’t be interrupted by ordinary people when discussing abnormal events like the ’Blood Moon.’
It subtly mocked Director Zheng for being just an ordinary person.
There were indeed some differences and conflicts within the Security Administration.
Though the intermediate administrator was speaking on behalf of Cao Yi, Cao Yi still gave him a disdainful look.
Cao Yi was disgusted by such internal strife.
Cao Yi said:
"I don’t have the professional knowledge of the experts here, nor the ability to detect if a ’Blood Moon’ is going to appear.
I simply don’t believe the forum owner would be a fool."
Cao Yi held up his tablet:
"When I left South Sea, I asked the South Sea Public Security Bureau’s tech department to hack into the forum’s backend, but we failed.
It shows that the forum owner invested a lot in building a firewall.
This forum encompasses extensive Extraordinary knowledge; it’s quite comprehensive.
It indicates that the forum owner has invested a lot of manpower in it.
I don’t understand why the forum owner would expend so much to build the forum, but he clearly cares about it.
If the Blood Moon event is fake, the forum would surely lose credibility and become obsolete.
It’s only half a month until the ninth of next month.
Does the forum owner intend for the forum to last just half a month?
Moreover, I’m unsure how the forum creator did it, but new accounts register every minute.
In the future, this forum might amass all information on the Extraordinary.
The forum’s value and the cost to build it are surely not beyond everyone’s comprehension, right?"
After this statement, everyone suddenly realized, and many administrators looked at Cao Yi with admiration.
Cao Yi might not know how to predict the Blood Moon, but he understood human nature.
This forum is like a super valuable project, and the forum owner is the project investor.
Would anyone gamble everything on a project, risk attracting official attention, only to destroy their own project?
Would anyone toil in vain?
Zheng Qian furrowed his brows in thought.
Though he mocked Cao Yi, and got rebutted, finding a solution was urgent.
Zheng Qian said seriously:
"If there’s a technology to predict the Blood Moon, it must belong to the Security Administration.
The person behind the forum must be loyal to us."
Cao Yi shook his head:
"Don’t bother, he won’t join the Security Administration."
Did he establish the CF Foundation forum just to join the Security Administration for job security?
With his capability, couldn’t he just take the exam?
Zheng Qian said:
"Then make him hand over the technology!
We must have a good talk with the forum owner.
Where’s the tech team?"
A bespectacled middle-aged man stood up:
"Leader."
Zheng Qian said: 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"Immediately find a way to contact the person behind the forum."
The bespectacled man stood tall:
"Yes!"
After saying that, he took out a laptop and began operating on it.
Lines of green code appeared.
....
South Sea, Jinmu Cafe.
In the computer room, Su Manman paused while typing code and said:
"Sir, they’re trying to find us."
Li Yang leaned over, looking at the indecipherable code, and asked:
"Find us?"
Su Manman said:
"They’re trying to find our location information, communication information, etc.
Don’t worry, sir, they won’t find us.
However, among top hackers, this can be seen as an ’application for communication.’
Hmm... like a temporary chat window in QQ.
This communication is friendly since they didn’t choose to aggressively attack our backend."
Li Yang’s lips slowly curved into a smile.
Officially engaging with us?
This was the first time.
The mightiest mundane force in Xia Country and the mightiest Extraordinary force’s first communication must be historical.
Of course, this is only historical to Li Yang.
Because, the other side didn’t know the person behind the CF Foundation forum is the chairman of the Demon Club.
Su Manman turned:
"Sir, do you want to talk to them?"
Li Yang asked:
"Is it like a chatroom kind of conversation?"
Su Manman shook her head:
"Usually, it’s through code language communication.
But sir, you don’t understand code language, I can translate for you.
However, I think sir might not trust me.
So, there’s a more direct way."
Su Manman pressed a button:
"Just speak directly, I’ve entered their backend."
Li Yang cleared his throat:
"Hello."
....
Imperial Capital, Security Administration Office Building.
The tech department leader, the bespectacled middle-aged man, wiped the sweat from his brow and said:
"The opponent’s firewall defense level is very high; we can’t find their location and communication information."
Suddenly, the bespectacled man said in amazement:
"The other party agreed to communicate with us."
Zheng Qian quickly walked to the bespectacled man’s side, bending over to look at the screen:
"How to communicate? Let me do it."
The bespectacled man awkwardly said:
"Through some professional code communication, you won’t understand, I can ’translate.’"
At this moment, the lights in the meeting room flickered.
A gloomy, deep, hoarse voice echoed in the conference room.
"Hello."
