Thinking that he had two women who loved him deeply at the same time, Gao Jianfei also had a happy trouble.
Upon entering the kitchen, the seven women from the Emei Sect, led by Li Yun, busied themselves preparing a sumptuous lunch. They were still wearing perfect human skin masks and did not reveal their true faces.
Upon seeing Gao Jianfei, the women of Emei beamed with joy. Zheng Cuiyun and Nie Xiaoxia were especially excited; they longed to throw themselves into Gao Jianfei's arms like Song Ying had. After all, they truly missed him, but they dared not do so, feeling stifled. Zheng Cuiyun muttered, "Jianfei, you've finally come to the capital."
Gao Jianfei rolled up his sleeves and helped the women prepare lunch. They chatted and laughed, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the kitchen was extremely harmonious.
During lunch, Song Ying told Gao Jianfei, "Jianfei, this afternoon is your first time participating in a project drawing ceremony under the world's spotlight. Our TV station's live broadcast also starts this afternoon. As the lead host, I will be there to host the ceremony. I hope Jianfei can draw the 10 projects he's good at and give that arrogant Feng Haoyu a good beating!"
"Yes, I will!" Gao Jianfei nodded. But what he was really thinking was... Yamaguchi Harukoku, where's the hacker you found for me? Is he ready yet? Damn it, the ceremony officially starts in just over two hours!
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In Beijing. In a five-star hotel.
In the luxurious presidential suite.
Feng Haoyu, Chen Yishi, and Xiaodao, who, like Feng Haoyu, came from the Holy Land, sat on the sofa in the suite's living room chatting.
"Heh, Senior Brother Xiaodao, this time, the Venerable One and the deacons are making a mountain out of a molehill. Asking me to find a hacker to control this afternoon's competition event drawing ceremony. Actually, I'm good at all 50 events, and how many does Gao Jianfei excel at? I don't need to find a hacker at all, I don't need to cheat. The Venerable One and the deacons are being too meticulous!" Feng Haoyu was as arrogant as ever.
“Junior Brother Haoyu, don’t go against the Venerable and the steward’s wishes. This competition between you and Gao Jianfei may seem to represent the two of you personally, but you should understand that you represent not only yourself, but also… the Holy Land! The whole world is watching this competition. If you… uh, I mean if! If you lose, not only will you lose face in front of the whole world, but our Holy Land will also lose face! How could a disciple of our Holy Land lose to someone else? So, Junior Brother Haoyu, you shouldn’t be too arrogant. Hiring a hacker is a foolproof method.” Xiaodao smiled and said, “Besides, Junior Brother Haoyu, I’m not underestimating you. Can you maintain the same level in all 50 projects? You can’t, can you? There will always be some projects that are relatively poor!”
Upon hearing this, Feng Haoyu asked himself honestly and couldn't help but nod. "Indeed, there are some projects that, although I've learned and mastered, I'm not particularly interested in them, so I haven't spent much time and energy on them. For example, medicine. I've only just learned it, and I'm quite averse to treating and saving lives. So, in the field of medicine, I estimate my level is only world-class, not top-tier. If I were to compete with Gao Jianfei in medicine, that's his forte, and I would most likely be defeated by him. Besides, traditional Chinese painting is also Gao Jianfei's forte, and my skills in traditional Chinese painting are not top-tier either... Yes, in short, with the help of hackers, winning this competition is definitely a sure thing."
After some discussion, Feng Haoyu himself also admitted to cheating.
Immediately, Feng Haoyu and Xiaodao stood up and walked into a study in the suite.
In the study, there was a high-end computer. A blond, blue-eyed foreigner sat in front of the computer, typing on the keyboard, his eyes fixed on the LCD screen. His eyes were filled with extreme frenzy and excitement.
"Smack!"
He pressed Enter, then burst into laughter. "Done! I've breached the firewall of this World Genius Challenge website! I can now control the drawing ceremony this afternoon at will! Hahaha!"
"Mr. Götze, is everything alright?" Feng Haoyu asked the foreigner politely with a smile.
Feng Haoyu was an arrogant man, but he still maintained a degree of politeness in front of this foreigner. The reason was simple: this American, 'Götter,' was one of the world's most powerful hackers! Calling him the world's number one hacker wouldn't be an exaggeration!
Even Feng Haoyu dared not be too negligent towards such a genius.
Moreover, it took 200 million US dollars to get Götze to take action.
"No problem, no problem. This website was a bit tricky, but even I, the genius Götze, only spent an hour to get it working! Hmm, Mr. Feng Haoyu, your $200 million wasn't wasted! Hahaha! Alright, please tell me the 10 competition events you want. After the ceremony starts at 2 PM this afternoon, I will give you a flawless answer!"
“Hmm.” Feng Haoyu nodded. “Then, I’ll leave it to Mr. Götze. Please listen carefully, Mr. Götze. The ten special skills I’m looking for are… football, swimming, gambling, music, StarCraft, stock trading, Western abstract painting, stone carving, Sichuan opera, winemaking…”
The ten projects were revealed by Feng Haoyu.
These 10 projects are the ones that Feng Haoyu is interested in and that are among the best!
They have already reached the world's top, super-first-class level!
“Yes, Mr. Feng Haoyu, I, the genius Götze, understand!” Götze stretched.
Among these 10 projects is Gao Jianfei's famous gambling skills!
Feng Haoyu was very confident in his gambling skills. Although gambling was Gao Jianfei's signature move, Feng Haoyu was not afraid of Gao Jianfei when it came to gambling!
The reason is simple. On one hand, after learning the art of gambling, Feng Haoyu became very interested in it! He enjoyed watching the despair and collapse on his opponents' faces after they were defeated. More importantly, everyone knows Gao Jianfei is the God of Gamblers. If Feng Haoyu could surpass Gao Jianfei in gambling skills, it would be a transcendence and a complete upheaval! It would be a magnificent victory!
However, the crucial point is that Feng Haoyu discovered that internal martial arts cultivation, or internal energy, could be applied to gambling. Although his own martial arts skills, after cultivating the genius divine skill, were inferior to those of his cohort of Holy Land students, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse. Feng Haoyu refused to believe that Gao Jianfei's internal energy cultivation could surpass his own! Therefore, he was extremely confident in his gambling skills, able to defeat Gao Jianfei!
"Hehe, Gao Jianfei, actually, even if it were a normal random selection of 10 items, I could still beat you by a huge margin. Now, my cheating seems irrelevant." Feng Haoyu laughed smugly and left the study with Xiao Dao.
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***Tokyo!
Inside a hotel. This hotel is owned by the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Right now, Yamaguchi Harumi, the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, is frantically searching for a hacker for Gao Jianfei!
Harumitsu Yamaguchi also contacted influential figures in Germany, Argentina, Russia, Thailand, the United States, and other countries. With everyone's help, they were eager to find a hacker for Gao Jianfei as soon as possible!
World's top hackers!
Through his network of connections, Harumi Yamaguchi learned that the most influential and powerful hacker in the world today was an American named 'Götter'.
Unfortunately, Yamaguchi Harumi was unable to contact Götze. Later, within the hacker community, Yamaguchi Harumi learned that Götze had recently received a large order and was already working on it.
"A big order?" Yamaguchi Harumi suddenly slapped his forehead... "That Götze, could he be working for Feng Haoyu? That's...that's such a pity...If that's the case, the world's number one hacker has gone to help Feng Haoyu, then Jianfei-jun will be in a very bad position! What should we do? What should we do now?"
Chapter 409 The Drawing Ceremony... Begins!
Chapter 409 The Drawing Ceremony... Begins!
Haruko Yamaguchi is in a hurry!
Even the world's number one hacker, 'Götter,' is highly likely to have been hired by Feng Haoyu. Now, where is Yamaguchi Harumo supposed to find a strong hacker?
Of course, it's undeniable that there are still some anonymous geniuses in the world when it comes to computers! Some unknown hackers who are even more awesome than Götze!
Given enough time, and with the immense resources of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Harumi Yamaguchi could dig deep enough to uncover such a hacker! But…
There's simply no time left!
It's noon now, and there are still 3 hours until 2 pm! Where is Yamaguchi Harumi supposed to find top hackers in those short 3 hours?
Harumi Yamaguchi was frantic, like an ant on a hot pan! But he couldn't just sit and wait to die!
Now, we can only rely on rankings to find them! We can't contact the world's number one hacker, right? Then let's find the world's number two hacker!
Coincidentally, the world's number two hacker is a *** person! A Tokyo native!
Harumi Yamaguchi calmly made contact with this hacker nicknamed 'Spider'.
The two parties first communicated by phone.
"Mr. Spider, I am Harumi Yamaguchi from the Yamaguchi-gumi! Are you currently in Tokyo?" Harumi Yamaguchi asked politely.
"Oh! Yamaguchi-kun? The Yamaguchi-gumi leader? Hahaha! Hello! Yes, this is Dong. I'm at home playing with my son." A plain-looking man's voice came from the other end of the phone.
The voice wasn't arrogant; it seemed the owner was a rather easy-going person.
"Well, Mr. Spider, I'd like to hire you to do something for me. Um, it's to use your hacking skills to hack into a website..." Yamaguchi Harumi briefly explained what he needed Spider to do.
"Oh? Yamaguchi-kun, as the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, I think you should hire the world's number one hacker, 'Götter,' to ensure everything goes smoothly," Spider chuckled on the other end of the phone. "Besides, I announced my retirement from the hacking world three days ago!"
“This? Mr. Spider, I can’t get in touch with Götze…” Yamaguchi Harumi’s heart tightened. “Please, Mr. Spider, help me this once! Please! On behalf of the Yamaguchi-gumi, I thank you, Mr. Spider!”
After a minute of consideration, Spider on the other end of the phone did not immediately agree, but said, "Then, Yamaguchi-kun, please tell me your current location, and I will come over right away."
Knowing that time was of the essence, Harumi Yamaguchi immediately dispatched Masahiro Kagawa to drive over and pick up Spider.
Soon, a man in his thirties, leading a boy of about 10 years old, entered Yamaguchi Haruko's room.
"Yamaguchi-kun, which website do you need me to attack?" Spider asked directly after meeting.
"Mr. Spider, this way please!" Harumi Yamaguchi led Spider to a high-end computer in the study. Several computer experts from the Yamaguchi-gumi opened the website for the World Genius Challenge and let Spider browse it.
"Mr. Spider, in fact, what we want you to attack is this website! This afternoon, the ceremony for drawing the competition items for the world-renowned Genius Challenge will be held at 2 o'clock! I want you to set 8 of these 10 items as: Medicine! Gambling! Chinese Painting! Music! Spanish Bullfighting! Flower Cultivation! Carpentry! Go!"
"Ah? So... so that's what happened..." Spider exclaimed in horror. "I heard some rumors that the world's number one hacker, 'Götter,' has taken on this job to help a contestant in the Genius Challenge, 'Feng Haoyu,' hack into a website and set up 10 projects. Now, Yamaguchi-kun invited me here, probably to help another contestant in the competition, 'Gao Jianfei.' This situation will turn into a battle of wits between me and Götter! To be honest, although I'm ranked second in the world in terms of hacking skills, compared to Götter... to put it bluntly, the reason I left the hacking world is because I know I can never surpass Götter in my lifetime! Rather than living in his shadow for the rest of my life, I'd rather leave this circle!"
Hearing what the spider said, Yamaguchi Harumi felt a little confused... "This, really? According to you?"
Spider smiled helplessly, "Dear Yamaguchi-kun, hacking into this website isn't difficult. The difficulty lies in the fact that Götze has already breached the website's firewall. If I were to fight him and select 10 items, it would be equivalent to 10 rounds of combat between us! My strength... sigh, in 10 rounds, I could at most win 2 rounds!"
This is a very simple statement.
Spider means... In his fierce battle with Götze, out of 10 projects, he can only manage to secure 2 projects that are advantageous to Gao Jianfei, which are those listed by Gao Jianfei. The remaining 8 projects will follow Feng Haoyu's strategy.
"This...this won't do! How can Jianfei compete like this? He'll almost certainly lose the match 2 to 8!" Yamaguchi Harumi was very anxious.
At this moment, Spider smiled instead, "However, my son's talent in computers far surpasses mine! My son is 10 years old this year, and his hacking skills are already better than mine! He is expected to defeat Götze when he is 20 years old! Even now, he and Götze are evenly matched! Although the odds of winning are only 40/60, it is much better than my utter defeat against Götze!"
The spider's son?
That is, the 10-year-old boy who was led in by the spider, with a childish face and a runny nose!
Right now, the little boy is playing with the high-end computer in the room.
"No way? Your 10-year-old son?" Yamaguchi Harumi felt a little breathless. He dared not place his hopes on a mere child!
"Well, my son, all he lacks is practical experience. Technically, he's better than most hackers in the world!" Spider said proudly.
At this very moment...
"Dad, I've secretly infiltrated this website's firewall!" Spider's son sniffled and said with a grin.
"Huh?" Yamaguchi Haruka was taken aback!
The computer experts from the Yamaguchi-gumi also turned their attention to the computer screen… “Ah! Yamaguchi-kun… as expected… this… this kid has already infiltrated the website's firewall! Unbelievable!”
Spider smiled and said, "Yamaguchi-kun, in the field of computers, age isn't everything; talent is! My son is a genius! Alright, Yamaguchi-kun, this matter is now in the hands of my son and me! My son's experience fighting Götze is invaluable!"
"Okay! Thank you!" Yamaguchi Harumi bowed slightly, very politely.
Then, Spider and his son sat in front of the computer, staring intently at the screen, waiting for 2 p.m. to arrive.
Yamaguchi Harumi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately called Gao Jianfei… “Jianfei-kun! I’ve found a top-notch hacker for you! However, the world’s number one hacker, ‘Götter,’ has most likely been recruited by Feng Haoyu. The one I found for you is another genius hacker. The draw at 2 PM doesn’t guarantee you’ll get the projects you want, but… well, it’s about 50/50!”
"Alright then! That's the only way!" Gao Jianfei nodded on the other end of the phone.
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Country Z. Capital: Beijing!
It's already 1:30 PM!
Gao Jianfei gave some instructions to the women of the Emei Sect, then took a taxi to the stadium where the draw ceremony would be held. He didn't ride with Song Ying, letting her drive herself to the stadium first. After all, Song Ying was the host of the competition, and it would be inappropriate for outsiders to see Gao Jianfei and Song Ying displaying a particularly close relationship.
At the entrance of the stadium, a large crowd of spectators and reporters from all over the world had already gathered...
The exterior of the entire stadium building was decorated with lanterns and colorful banners in various languages.
Gao Jianfei got out of the car discreetly and called the organizing committee's reception staff.
A short while later, a stunningly beautiful woman in her twenties emerged and led Gao Jianfei into the stadium. On the way, the woman frequently struck up conversations with Gao Jianfei, constantly throwing him flirtatious glances, clearly intending to woo him. After all, Gao Jianfei's reputation was at its peak; he was one of the main protagonists of this genius challenge! How many women would want to throw themselves at him?
Gao Jianfei didn't pay much attention to the receptionist; he wasn't interested in such a romantic encounter.
Enter the stadium.
At this moment, the stadium, which can accommodate thousands of spectators, is already packed!
Numerous camera lenses were pointed at every important location in the stadium!