Chapter 281 - Revealed at roughly 8:20! (1/2)

Morning.

There was a knock from outside his bedroom door.

Knock knock. “Old cla.s.smate, it’s time to wake up.”

Zhang Ye hurriedly closed his notebook computer’s lid, “I’m already awake.”

The door opened. Dong Shanshan walked into the room, dressed in pajamas, “Yo, you’ve already woken up? I thought you would be sleeping till noon. Are you eating breakfast?”

Zhang Ye smiled, “It’s almost 10. Let’s have lunch in a while.”

Dong Shanshan acknowledged, “Alright, then I’ll go do some groceries. The fridge is empty already.”

Zhang Ye did not stand on ceremony as he said, “Buy some pork belly for stewing. Let’s celebrate this afternoon.”

“Celebrate?” Dong Shanshan chuckled, “Are we celebrating the loss of our jobs?”

Zhang Ye did not reply and vaguely brushed it away. He had to keep this matter absolutely confidential. After all, it was illegal to access someone’s computer through the internet, so he could not let a second person know. What was most important to a hacker was not his skill or the strength of his digital attacks, but the ability to protect and conceal himself. This was the first rule of a professional hacker.

His old cla.s.smate went out.

He flipped the computer lid and began working again. He immediately used false information and an IP address to register an account on a large discussion forum. After pondering all day, he wrote a t.i.tle, called “The evidence of conspiracy behind why Zhang Ye and Dong Shanshan were banned”.

This matter had already caused an uproar, and was the focus of many. Hence, despite not having any content in the thread, there were many people who followed it.

“Conspiracy?”

“Is this real or fake?”

“Hai, who doesn’t know that there’s a conspiracy?”

“Right, ‘Zhang Ye’s Talk Show’ clearly is in line with the requirements. I heard ‘Online Talents’ was halted yesterday? It would be strange if there’s no conspiracy!”

“OP is speaking nonsense. Appraisal completed!”

“Proof? Where do you get it from? What proof?”

“Where’s the OP? Why did he disappear? Is he cheating us for clicks and replies?”

“Hurry up and post it. Provide whatever evidence you have! We are all waiting for it!”

Zhang Ye used the same method and registered several new accounts of Tieba and Weibo, as well as places where many netizens gathered. There was no need to provide a real name to register, so by doing so, even if the website investigated him, they might just ban or delete his account, but it was alright, Zhang Ye only needed the account once. All the accounts he registered were of the same name, “Kevin Mitnick”.

This name was chosen firstly because no one in this world knew of him. This was because he was one of the highest profile and best hackers in Zhang Ye’s world. He was labeled by the U.S. Department of Justice as the “most wanted computer criminals in U.S. history.” Hence, it was obvious how awesome he was. Secondly, Zhang Ye also used this name to draw a clear line and distanced himself from this matter. If he chose an “ultra-nationalist” nickname, he might be suspected by others. After all, his intrusion this time was beneficial to himself and his colleagues. So it was inevitable that he would be suspected, hence, he decided to choose the name of the number 1 hacker, Kevin Mitnick of his world. Furthermore, it was in English, so as to avoid suspicion.

Of course, Zhang Ye was just being alert. This was just a small intrusion, and would not concern the heavy-weight security department as it was not at a high enough level. Li Tao was just a small cadre, and he was not intruding into the nation’s Department of Defense. He was just being careful and deliberately turned attention away from himself. Anyone who had seen his program knew he was the ultra-nationalist amongst ultra-nationalists, so it was impossible for him to take on a foreign name.

“SARFT Conspiracy Revelation”!

“The Manipulator Behind the Scenes”!

“Zhang Yuanqi’s Private Collection! Come gather around”!

“Angled Scenes of Dong Shanshan! Internal Unedited Versions Leaked”!

Zhang Ye was a complete a.s.shole. If he went all out, without bragging, he could really cause the entire country to fall into chaos. One could tell just from this fellow’s topics. Just these topics would not only attract the citizens who were focused on the halted programs by the SARFT, even those unconcerned people would be f**king attracted in. Each t.i.tle was more staggering than the other!

But the ones above were nothing much.

The most p.o.r.nographic and most staggering t.i.tle was posted by Zhang Ye using the account, “Kevin”, on the main battlefield, Weibo. Weibo was where the most number of netizens gathered, so Zhang Ye placed great importance on it. He decided to use a certain joke from his world.

Many people nearly vomited blood seeing this Weibo post!

Zhang Ye posted, “Why did a old granny in her nineties die naked on the street? Why did hundreds of sows in the village scream out at midnight? Why did a tiny store’s condoms get tampered with? Why would panties from female dormitories frequently get stolen? Who is the serial rapist of sows? Was it a human or ghost who knocked on an old nun’s door every night? What is the hidden meaning behind hundreds of young b.i.t.c.hes dying? Is the distortion of human nature or moral decay behind all this? Please stay tuned tonight, where Kevin Mitnick will bring you the latest news…at roughly 8:20.”

“Pfft!”

“OP is too funny!”

“I’ve already seen this Kevin Mitnick posting more than ten posts. All major forums have been flooded by him, but this post is the most staggering!”

“Hahahaha!”

“Aiyah, why is it so funny?”