"Oh, right, Brother Yao, how do you want me to get started?" Gou Xiaogou finally turned the topic to the aspect he cared about most. For a pure hacker, serving others was not a situation he wanted to choose.
"Nothing special, it's all within your field of expertise." Lin Yao smiled slightly. He understood his psychology colleague's thoughts, and after a long and roundabout conversation, he finally couldn't help but ask a question. "From now on, you can help me collect some special information, such as the latest medical research papers, special cases, very special patient situations across the country, inside stories of some officials, and other new things. That's all."
"Oh, right, you also need to teach me how to hide my real IP address. I don't want people to discover my identity when I occasionally browse the internet. You hackers are too amazing; you can even dox someone just by logging into a forum." Lin Yao made his only technical support request. "Any recent news?"
“No problem. I’ll send you a little tool right now. It’s a program I wrote myself, with pre-set botnets. As long as you don’t go online for more than half an hour each time, I doubt your domestic counterparts will be able to find your real IP address,” Gou Xiaogou replied easily.
"Recent events... I don't know if the Chongqing crackdown on organized crime that started tonight is something you'd be interested in. Of course, Yao-ge, you're in Chongqing right now, so don't go out, watch out for stray bullets." Gou Xiaogou told Lin Yao about something that surprised him.
"You know about the Chongqing crackdown on organized crime?! How come I didn't know?" Lin Yao was shocked. How could Gou Xiaogou know about such a secret matter? And this operation had only just begun a few hours ago.
“We people in this line of work keep in touch with each other. Although everyone tries their best to keep their identities secret, we remind each other of any suspicious activity to avoid our colleagues in any place being arrested.” Gou Xiaogou didn’t give a very professional explanation, only giving a general overview. “The operation that was carried out simultaneously in various areas of Chongqing tonight was no secret. Many residents saw it, and some even saw those previously invincible gangsters being cracked down on and arrested. The armed police force was deployed with real guns and ammunition. After collecting and sorting out the information, the conclusion was that this was an unprecedented crackdown on organized crime.”
"Oh, is that so? Then I won't go out." Lin Yao, of course, didn't mention that he had ignited the fuse for this operation. "Is there any other information?"
"Does the recent earthquakes in various places count? The latest news is that there was a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in Taiping City, Shuixi Province, and sinkholes have appeared in various places one after another." Gou Xiaogou started to talk about gossip. "Of course, these news are not secrets. You can find them by searching on the Internet, and there are also pictures. This can be considered the novel and mysterious events you asked for."
"A sinkhole? Tell me more, I rarely go online." Lin Yao's gossip interest was piqued, so he decided to start training Gou Xiaogou's information-gathering skills right now.
“Since the beginning of this year, mysterious sinkholes have been appearing all over the country. Some are only one or two meters in diameter, while others are ten or even tens of meters in diameter. I’ll send you some pictures. Some of these sinkholes look quite terrifying. The inner walls of those sinkholes are smooth and flat, making it hard to believe that they were formed naturally. Could it be that aliens have started attacking Earth? Hehe.” Gou Xiaogou said it casually, not taking it seriously at all.
The pictures showed several sinkholes in Guangxi, Zhejiang, and Sichuan. The images were very clear, but the content made Lin Yao's scalp tingle, especially the circular sinkhole with a diameter of about ten meters on the Zhejiang-Hai Expressway, which was even more astonishing.
It's a perfectly cylindrical shape, with an extremely precise curvature and a smooth, flat inner wall, almost without any abrupt changes. The collapsed asphalt surface is only visible at the bottom. Layers of concrete, loess, and rock are clearly layered, and the explanations from relevant national departments online cannot corroborate this extremely smooth and flat collapse surface.
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. invited experts to make a preliminary judgment on the accident: the collapse was likely caused by a deep karst cave, but the specific cause needs to be determined after further investigation and expert demonstration and analysis.
Lin Yao certainly didn't believe that this was a sinkhole caused by the collapse of a deep karst cave. A collapse deep underground wouldn't create a sinkhole with such a smooth cross-section; it would only form a uniformly collapsed shape.
"What could have caused this?" Lin Yao ended his conversation with Gou Xiaogou and pondered deeply. He wasn't sleepy anymore, so he decided to find something to think about.
"It might be a recluse." Xiaocao's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Lin Yao's thoughts.
"Youren? What is that?" Lin Yao felt very strange and immediately asked.
"The Youren were a race that offended the Heavenly Emperor and were punished by him, who made them live underground for eternity, never to see the sunlight and beautiful scenery." Xiaocao explained as she recalled, "Shi Nian led his people to fight against the Youren. The Youren appeared in various places from underground using these sinkholes, causing Shi Nian's people a lot of suffering and losing many warriors."
"The Youren keep a kind of earth beast called 'Citie,' which eats rocks, soil, iron, and stones. When Citie eats, it transforms into the shape of a snake, and the entrance to its cave is very smooth," Xiaocao said confidently. "That's all I know. I didn't care about these things before I didn't have to help Shi Nian fight."
Lin Yao promptly conducted a Baidu search but found no record of the Youren. Only the "You" was recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Northern Mountains Classic), which described it as resembling a striped little monkey that often laughed and would lie down when it saw people, hence the name. The Classic of Strange Things (Central Wilderness Classic) recorded that the Ci Tie was shaped like a water buffalo but had huge horns, jet-black fur, fed on iron, and its excrement was as sharp as steel and could be used as weapons.
Could it be that the frequent earthquakes have damaged the habitat of these Youren, causing them to break through to the surface? A terrifying thought suddenly occurred to Lin Yao. According to Xiao Cao, the Youren are a cruel and warlike race. Could this pose a threat to humans on the surface?
Unable to understand, Lin Yao shook his head, feeling rather absurd that he had actually believed such a legend. If there were intelligent life underground, it would have been discovered by humans long ago, not just now. What's an earthquake? They've survived in such a harsh environment and under such immense pressure underground; a few earthquakes wouldn't have any impact.
After sorting everything out, Lin Yao took a two-hour nap and welcomed his first morning in Chongqing.
"Boss, the action team leader in charge of this operation wants to meet with you. Would you like to arrange a meeting?" Ge Yong's tone on the phone was very respectful. He probably knew there were other people around, so he used the standard way of addressing a superior.
Lin Yao hesitated for a moment, then declined the request for a meeting, entrusting Ge Yong with all matters concerning the government.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yao lowered his eyes and began to think.
Just a few months ago, I was just an ordinary person struggling in this mundane world, fighting against the possibility of death at any moment. My parents had also been striving for this goal for decades. They could never have imagined the glorious life I have now.
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Yao lived in a relatively isolated environment. Although he often roamed the internet, absorbing all kinds of knowledge and experience, in reality, he was just a novice, even less experienced than an ordinary junior high school student. This was because he devoted all his energy to fighting his illness during his childhood, adolescence, and youth, and at that time, everyone looked down on him.
After being fortunate enough to receive the grass, his world changed, his life changed, and he suddenly rose to a status above ordinary people. This change took him a while to adapt to.
The appearance and physical condition that made him disliked by everyone since childhood are no longer there, but the resulting isolation still exists. This is the time when Lin Yao truly comes into contact with and understands society.
The selfless acts of disaster relief and rescue stemmed from the upbringing of Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei. This almost instinctive behavior was not a display of noble sentiments, but simply a desire, a feeling that it was the natural course of action. Lin Yao's efforts to raise funds to help Minhong Pharmaceutical with disaster relief were similar.
"Perhaps personal ideals are like this too. Only through frequent practice can one truly formulate ideals that conform to reality. I still lack experience and knowledge." Lin Yao said to himself, recalling his experiences over the past few months, and couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
The endless underhanded tricks and schemes of Huarentang, the kidnapping of his father, the poisoned beverage incident, the rise and fall of the Yi family, being extorted after saving someone in Yanji, and other miscellaneous events all served as a wake-up call for Lin Yao. In today's society, profit has been placed above all else, and his family's benevolent ideas seemed so out of step with the times.
During this period, the father, Luo Jimin, and the mother, Lin Hongmei, also experienced many things. Originally, the couple were focused on saving Lin Yao's life, but now their horizons have broadened, their mindset has changed, and their power and responsibilities have also changed. It is unknown what kind of changes will occur in the future.
This family, though kind-hearted by nature, is rather naive in their behavior and will inevitably suffer some losses. Lin Yao doesn't think this is a big deal; he already possesses immense abilities, both in terms of the value of his skills and his personal combat prowess, enough to establish himself in this world.
"Just follow your instincts and keep going. Treat any difficulties and obstacles as tests on the path of cultivation." After saying this, Lin Yao's eyes became even brighter.
He took out his phone and dialed, "Tianyi, arrange a meeting for me with the head of the anti-gang task force."
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Chapter 165 Repaying Kindness
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Lin Yao did not meet with the action team leader, Secretary Hou, but was received by the deputy team leader. The deputy team leader was Zeng Qiujun, the commander of the Chongqing Armed Police Corps, who held the rank of major general.
"Xiao Lin, thank you so much for the clues and information you provided this time. Team Leader Hou asked me to convey his gratitude to you." Zeng Qiujun looked at Lin Yao gently, but this gentleness still made people feel very serious. Lin Yao knew at a glance that this middle-aged man was a soldier through and through, with a strong smell of gunpowder on him. Even now, when he put down his airs and spoke to him, his tone still had a bit of a tough feel to it.
"General Zeng, this is what we should do. You're too kind, and Team Leader Hou is too kind as well." Lin Yao greeted them carefully. Although he was no longer intimidated by the general, he still had to maintain a proper demeanor, since the other party was also the soldier he admired the most.
"Your company's security team is quite good. I heard it's stronger than a reinforced platoon, and their combat effectiveness is extraordinary." General Zeng wasn't the type to engage in small talk, so after a few words, he steered the conversation toward something that interested him.
"Fortunately, they are all veterans. Our company asked them to help with security, and the company leaders are very satisfied with that." Lin Yao answered the other party in official language. It was not surprising that General Zeng was able to find out the details of Minhong Pharmaceutical so quickly. Ge Yong and his group had already reported to the National Security Bureau. As for the other party knowing his real name, it was easier to understand. Ge Yong would never hide his identity for him at this time, as that would be a taboo.