348 Don’t go and provoke him (1/2)
In the eyes of all the Computing and IT department's engineers, Xiao Luo was a highly regarded IT expert, and they honored him as a respected teacher. They were undeniably impressed with the ”Sixty-four offensive and defensive Program” developed by Xiao Luo and were very interested to understand more about it. The application was highly advanced and capable passively interrogating and studying patterns of intrusive malicious programs, and replicating its codes before redirecting the malware back to its source location.
The engineers had countless questions for Xiao Luo about the architecture and programming protocol for the ”Sixty-four offensive and defensive Program,” which he patiently explained in full detail. Xiao Luo's program utilized every aspect of his computer knowledge, and the information he provided the engineers were so meticulous that it was as good as giving them a textbook. It would undoubtedly help them understand his program, innovate, and apply it in myriad ways.
Watching Zhou Yuhang and his colleagues enthusiastically posing questions and taking notes, Gu Zhanguo and Dongfang Shuoyu shared a sense of satisfaction with how things had turned out. They were in a jovial mood when they left the premises.
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What had initially been planned as a brief introduction of ”Mie” to the IT department, turned out to be a full-blown programming workshop, and it lasted almost two hours. Xiao Luo was unstinting in providing information and guided the engineers on the various applications of his program. On their part, the engineers were eager students, and they tested and analyzed the program thoroughly. They quickly realized that the coding was more complicated than expected, consisting of layers of inter-dependent sub-programs, which replicated the complexities of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. Hence, the deeper they delved, the more convoluted the structure seemed. This only served to spur the engineers on to the point they were obsessed with mastering the many facets of the program.
”I'm assuming this part of the code analyzes and rewrites the codes? But if that is so, then what about this portion of the code… what is it used for?” an engineer inquired.
”No, no, that's not it… it's this portion of the code that's used for that purpose,” another engineer said.
”I'm afraid you're both wrong. These sets of codes here are the ones that perform the primary function, they act like the mastermind, and it's the core of this entire program, without which the program will not function,” Xiao Luo explained.
”But, how can the core be there, isn't this set right here?” another person asked.
”Mr. Xiao Luo, thank you for the support and your hard work!”
Ji Siying walked over with a glass of water.
”Oh, thank you, I needed this.”
Xiao Luo nodded his head politely as he took the glass of water from Ji Siying. It was a welcome drink after the long exhaustive session of continuous explanations to the IT staff. After quenching his thirst, he looked around and asked, ”Where did Director Gu, and Director Dongfang go?”
”They've already informed me to bring you to them as soon as you're done with the work here,” Ji Siying said with a smile on her face.
Xiao Luo couldn't help noticing her enchanting smile, and every slight expression she gave made his heart skip a beat.
Xiao Luo finished the glass of water and stretched his muscles as he looked at the group of engineers pouring over his ”Sixty-four offensive and defensive Program.” Raising his eyebrows, he chuckled and said, ”Then let's go, I think we're done here.”
”Yes, okay.”
Ji Siying replied with a nod of her head.
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”Siying!”
As soon as they stepped out of the Tech Building, a man with a buzzcut called out to Ji Siying. He held on to a bouquet of roses and started running toward them with a broad smile on his face. He looked muscular and robust, and his movements exuded a vigor that came from regular training and exercise. However, compared to his well-built body, he had a disproportionate head and an ashen face. He had dark bags under his sunken eyes, and honestly, if one just looked at his face, he appeared like a sickly man stricken with an incurable disease. He was breathing rapidly; presumably, it was because of the excitement of seeing Ji Siying.
”Ren Maohua?”
Ji Siying muttered under her breath, and a look of disgust washed over her pretty face.
Ren Maohua walked up to Ji Siying and dramatically handed her the bouquet of flowers. ”Siying, this is for you,” he said, suddenly getting down on one knee, ”be my girlfriend!”
Ji Siying took a quick glance at Xiao Luo, then shook her head without hesitation, instantly rejecting his proposal. ”The flowers you have here are lovely, but they aren't suitable for me. I think it'd be better if you gave it to another girl.”