Braut mit Geisteraugen 2

Kapitel 30

"You know what, there are some people who'd rather die than give up money. We have one in our company, a woman in the finance department. She's too picky, almost 30 and still single. Somehow, she met a scoundrel online on QQ who's supposedly even more handsome than Nicholas Tse. Not only did they secretly live together, but they also secretly conspired to steal 8 million yuan from the company..."

"Good heavens, 8,800,000?! Your telecom company must be incredibly wealthy to have such a huge hole. A slightly weaker company would have collapsed long ago!"

"The key is that their methods were modern; they used computer networks to transfer funds multiple times, making it very covert. If she hadn't heard rumors of a restructuring of the China Netcom company and, fearing an audit, hadn't eloped with her online lover, who knows when they would have been exposed. Sure enough, she was apprehended in Shanghai this morning and is being escorted back immediately. I'm on my way to the train station to welcome her on behalf of my unit..."

"Oh. What did you say this woman's name was?"

"His surname is Qin, and his given name is Yu."

"Qin Yu?!" Xu Haibing couldn't help but recall Qin Yu's disdainful face during their blind date at the KFC restaurant. He never expected that her cold exterior could ignite such a raging flame of love, so intensely that it consumed him.

"What, you know each other?" Tuan Lian noticed Xu Haibing's unnatural expression in the rearview mirror.

"No, no, that name sounds familiar. Hey, Sergeant Yuan, you go about your business, I'll get off the bus and figure it out myself."

"It's okay, the train won't be here for a while. I'll give you a ride to school first. Hey, why are you going to school so late?"

"Oh, I need to go to... I have something urgent to attend to. Hey, do you know the phone number of Mr. Zhang Wen, our computer teacher?"

"Ha, so that's why you were in the mood to rush to school before dawn and dusk, oh, it's because..."

"Stop talking, I know what you're going to say, it's not like that! I have a computer problem and I want to ask her right away."

Tuan Lian patted his pockets: "Oh, I was in a rush and forgot my contacts."

Xu Haibing slapped his thigh: "Right, I almost forgot, aren't you the director of the telecommunications bureau's business department? You're an expert, so I can ask you for advice! Hey, tell me..." He briefly described how he could find the location of a female netizen who threatened to commit suicide tonight.

The man with the round face said helplessly, "...Well, it's unlikely we can find the computer's location immediately... The Public Security Bureau is about to establish something like a Computer Network Information Security Department, and I even had a technical discussion with them... Yes, Qin Yu's case is the first in our city to involve a crime committed using a computer network. Once a dedicated monitoring network is established, things will be much easier. Right now, finding the source of this computer's signal is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

QQ Lost (Chapter 42(2))

Xu Haibing's expression turned serious.

The black sedan drove out of the city and into the thick night fog...

QQ Lost 43(1)

As the green glow illuminating the new campus gate of Dalian University gradually faded, the electric, self-controlled retractable gate slowly closed.

At that moment, the black sedan pulled up and stopped. Xu Haibing got out and rushed to the school gate, but the electric automatic sliding gate closed the instant he entered.

The campus was pitch black, with only a few scattered, faint lights.

A cloud of night fog drifted away, revealing a brightly lit circular internet cafe on the roof of the experimental building!

Xu Haibing went into the laboratory building, pressed the elevator button but there was no response, so he simply stepped up the central spiral staircase, his hurried footsteps echoing in the empty building.

He rushed up to the top floor, pushed open the door and barged into the internet cafe's circular hall. He buried his head and walked recklessly behind the central pillar, pulled out an empty seat, and eagerly turned on the computer to log into QQ.

"Ding--" The large clock on the wall is pointing to midnight.

There were only a few people left in the round hall, and they were gradually leaving.

Xu Haibing breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that the "Mischievous Wild Girl" Facebook profile picture was still in color on the QQ panel. He moved the mouse, clicked on the "Mischievous Wild Girl" profile picture, and resumed the interrupted online call.

The simple-minded young man: "You're still here?!"

The mischievous wild girl: "...What? You wish I were gone, you wish I were dead, didn't you?! Didn't you keep telling me not to die? Why are you now urging me to die, cursing me to die? How could you bear to leave me alone for so long? What urgent matter is waiting for you to attend to in the middle of the night?!"

Han: "You misunderstood. There was a sudden power outage in our area just now, and the power has only just come back on. I was so worried, I'm really sorry."

Wan: "Hmph! Men never need a reason to lie. Keep cursing! Why aren't you cursing anymore?!"

Han: "Hey! What can I say to make you believe me, believe in me as a person? I swear, it really was because of a power outage. Even though we may be separated forever, unable to interact or connect, as long as our hearts truly connect, that's more precious than anything else. What does a power outage matter? What does unfamiliarity matter? What does suspicion matter? What does worldly tradition matter? What does distance matter? I refuse to believe that anything in this world can prevent the collision, communication, and release of hearts between two sincere people!"

Wan: "I won't listen! I won't listen! You two-faced bastard! Stay away from me! I hate you!"

Han: "Indeed, I should stay away from you. We're not related, so why should I concern myself with your business? I just have an obligation to remind you to think things through. Everyone's life is irreversible; we only have one life. Besides, your life doesn't belong entirely to you; it's intricately connected to everything around you. You can ignore my advice, but you're made of flesh and blood, a gift from your parents. Think carefully about the parents who gave you life and raised you..."

Wan: "You're not allowed to mention them!"

Han: "I'm going to bring this up anyway. Are you still a child? Are you still as immature as you were when you were little, crying and throwing tantrums whenever you want? They raised you from infancy, taking care of everything, did you know how hard that was?"

Wan: "Don't you dare mention me when I was little!"

Han: "I'm going to bring it up anyway. Have you forgotten how your parents loved you when you were little, how you used to snuggle in their warm embrace? Can you bear to let them endure the immense pain of losing their daughter in their old age, of white-haired parents burying their black-haired child?"

Wan: "Ah! I can't take it anymore! You devil! You're rubbing salt into my wounds! Do you know that?!"

Han: "A wound? Do you really have some hidden wound that hasn't healed? No wonder people say these days, 'Men are left with calluses after a breakup, while women are left with wounds.' It seems you've really been hurt emotionally. Even though it's your private matter, I hope you can tell me something, it might make you feel better..."

stubborn:"……"

Han: "Go ahead and speak freely. Don't forget, we're in a virtual world now. I don't know where you are, and you don't know my name. Online friendships aren't about benefits or practical gains, but simply about emotional connection and spiritual comfort. You don't need to be as cautious and guarded as you are in real life, wearing a mask and holding back your words. You can vent, you can rant, and whatever you do won't have any negative impact on you..."

stubborn:"……"

Han: "Don't you want to be free from something? Don't you want to remove the stone weighing on your chest? Don't you want to break free of the chains binding you? Speak up, as if talking to yourself, as if whispering in a dream..."

...

The mischievous tomboy: "...Fine, I'll say it myself, and you have to hear it with your own ears..."

Xu Haibing carefully picked up the headset and put it on.

A misty haze hung in the air, the waning moon hung coldly, and the vast night sky appeared even more ethereal…

Everyone else in the internet cafe had left sometime earlier.

All the lights in the hall had quietly gone out at some point.

"when--"

The hands of the clock on the wall pointed to 2 o'clock, their clear sound echoing in the quiet, empty rotunda...

Bang! A message box popped up on the computer screen:

"A mischievous wild girl requests to speak with you. Do you agree?"

Xu Haibing immediately clicked "Accept Request".

Bang! A message box pops up on the screen--

"It could be that the other party is not responding, or that the two parties are behind different firewalls."

Xu Haibing slapped his thigh in frustration and had no choice but to send the other party a "request voice chat" message.

Bang! Another message pops up on the screen saying we can't talk!

In the dim light, Xu Haibing's hands appeared increasingly frantic and chaotic as he operated the keyboard.

Warning boxes keep popping up on the screen--

X! This program has been illegally accessing the system and will be shut down shortly!

Xu Haibing pinched his thigh hard and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

A thick night fog enveloped the lonely, waning moon...

Xu Haibing clicked the mouse impatiently, searching for a path.

He suddenly saw the "mischievous wild girl" face flash, and quickly answered the chat message she sent—

QQ Lost, Chapter 43 (2)

"You've always wanted to see what I look like, haven't you? Fine, I'll grant your wish now. Please put on your headphones and click..."

Xu Haibing's face lit up with joy as he gripped and clicked the mouse.

The screen suddenly went black!

He leaned closer in surprise, when a sudden, excruciating pain shot through his lower back, causing him to collapse onto the table, his earpiece detaching.

The screen emitted a dazzling, cold light like a barrage of arrows!

The headphones resounded with a mournful, piercing wail, like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts!

In that instant, the scene of Shen Daxing's death flashed into his mind—

Shen Daxing put on his headphones and logged into the website that had been sent to him!

The computer screen suddenly went black! Then, accompanied by chilling sound effects, a ghost with a deathly pale face, ferocious eyes, and bloodied lips appeared, suddenly closing in! It then transformed into an even more terrifying demon and leaped off the screen!

Before Shen Daxing could even scream, he fell backward to the ground!

Xu Haibing jumped up in shock, the headset falling to the ground with a crisp sound. He stared intently and saw—

The terrifying monster that seemed about to leap off the screen had just disappeared when a skull and seven chilling white characters appeared:

I love you so much I'd kill you!

At that moment, all the lights in the rotunda turned on instantly!

Xu Haibing suddenly turned his face--

On the opposite curved glass curtain wall, a faceless, slender, severely distorted figure was reflected on the other half of the column! It was slowly moving towards the column!

Xu Haibing also moved cautiously towards the cylinder...

The two of them stopped simultaneously on either side of the center line...

Xu Haibing's legs trembled as he waited in a daze.

The other person gently removed the silver-gray mask from their face, revealing their true identity.

--Zhang Wen!

--Zhang Wen remained calm and composed!

Xu Haibing's lips seemed to twitch slightly, but he then met her gaze with the same composure...

The mask in Zhang Wen's hand fell to the ground with a thud and slowly shattered...

"Snap--"

The night sky was hazy, and the night wind, like scissors, dispersed a cloud of mist.

In the infinitely deep night, only the roof of the tall laboratory building emitted a dim halo through its thick, dark blue glass curtain wall...

Inside the internet cafe, Xu Haibing broke the silence by giving Zhang Wen a forced smile.

Zhang Wen was about to return the smile when she suddenly realized something and involuntarily took a slow step back.

Xu Haibing looked at her with a questioning gaze and moved closer to her step by step.

Zhang Wen retreated to the central large cylindrical column, leaned against the column, and stretched out one hand to touch his back.

Xu Haibing stared at her with increasing suspicion.