Chapter 393 - Team Members (1/2)
Waldo’s mod was the best on the plane. Usually, he would not step out of his house, spending most of the time nestling in his mother’s attic. What he needed to do in this operation was very simple. As long as he arrived at the casino before Philip and Justina, he would need to use the pinhole camera hidden within a magazine to record how the poker machines worked. After that, he was required to send the footage back to the team for a.n.a.lysis. It should be an easy and straightforward process.
His only regret was that he did not get a female companion like Philip.
In retrospect, he was compensated by getting to fly first-cla.s.s to Gren.o.ble. While there, Philip had to visit four separate casinos in three days to hit multiple royal flushes. All the previous missions carried out by the 01 guerrillas were all in the name of acc.u.mulating enough funds for the next operation.
In addition to cracking slot machines, oi’s members had also considered cracking ATM machines and hacking shopping websites, using security loopholes to copy an unlimited number of coupons, then selling them to consumers to make more money. That said, this could create a lot of unnecessary trouble for them. Once the loophole was discovered, the coupons would be quickly voidedvoiding coupons was equivalent to cheating consumer’s money, which violated 01’s principles. In the end, everyone decided that it was best to squeeze money from the casinos.
Of course, the operation was risky, but since they targeted casinos, they weren’t too worried. In Waldo’s own words, casinos made money by tricking gamblers into playing games that they could never win, and they were hitting these casinos to avenge the gamblers. Moreover, the game was about picking the right cards, and all they did was to bypa.s.s the layers of obstacles and pick the right cards. No matter what, they were not at fault.
Even Philip, the most nervous of the lot, had to admit that it gave him a great deal of pleasure when the confident casino staff used a ROM reader to check on the machine, eventually finding nothing wrong with it. At that time, he felt as if he had outsmarted the entire casino.
In fact, everyone in the 01 was experts in their respective fields, but they rarely used their skills to make money through improper channels. This was their first time hitting a casino, and it was all very exciting for the lot. It wasn’t the peak tourist season either; hence there weren’t many pa.s.sengers on the plane. They were only six pa.s.sengers in this flight’s first-cla.s.s zone, making conversations an ease for the group.
Among the five members of the guerrilla team, Philip and Waldo apart, and Little Boy, whom he later met in the mall, Zhang Heng didn’t know much about Ponytail and the guy who had been wrapping himself tightly. They had not talked much in the cafe.
“Semiprime, cryptography expert,” Ponytail introduced.
“Semiprime?”
“Yes, if you multiply two prime numbers, you can get a semi-prime number. The calculation process is very simple. The computer can solve it within half a second, but it becomes extremely difficult when you calculate it backward. The larger the number, the calculations required to solve the equation will become more complex as well. Hence, it will take a longer time. Perhaps even hundreds of computers won’t be able to complete the equation after hundreds of years. Credit cards and online shopping use this kind of encryption method nowadays. Only you and the bank know the two prime numbers that are used for decoding. This is one of the most secure encryption methods known.”
“…but?”
Semiprime smiled. Without elaborating further, he shook hands with Zhang Heng and apologized, “I am dressed up like this because I have albinism. I don’t want anyone to see me.”
Zhang Heng nodded to express his understanding.
According to Ponytail, 01 actually had one more member, but due to personal reasons, he wasn’t able to partic.i.p.ate in this operation. He would meet up with the team when the matter at hand had been dealt with.
Those were all the members that made up the 01 guerrillas.