Chapter 42: The Strength of the World's Number One Hacker

Seeing right through Su Yunting's petty schemes in an instant, Ye Huan bluntly exposed him. "You were planning to have hackers break into the Lin Group this afternoon, steal their data, and paralyze all their computers. That way, the Lin Group and I wouldn't have the energy to gather the media or hire internet trolls, am I right?"

"You—"

Su Yunting's unshakable expression finally cracked, and his composure suffered a devastating blow. With a face full of disbelief, he asked, "Y-You, how on earth did you know about this?"

Su Rui and Su Lei looked at Ye Huan with equal shock.

Lin Xi suddenly realized that Ye Huan was truly a master of negotiation. With just this series of moves, he had completely panicked Su Yunting!

"I know far more than you can possibly imagine," Ye Huan smiled.

Su Yunting smiled back. "So what if you know? Wang Bin's team has already resigned; the Lin Group is completely defenseless against the Su Group's attack!"

Hearing this, Su Rui and Su Lei immediately felt that Su Yunting had regained the absolute upper hand in the negotiation, as the Lin Group had zero ability to counter this move.

Lin Xi felt the same way, realizing it was time for her to step in and replace Ye Huan. Yet, she suddenly found herself wondering: even if she took over, what did she have left to negotiate with Su Yunting?

In that split second, panic gripped Lin Xi!

"Hold on for a second!"

Smiling, Ye Huan took out his phone and sent a text message to the Supreme Leader: "Begin!"

In fact, the moment Ye Huan and Lin Xi were on their way to the hospital, the Supreme Leader's team had already completely taken over the Su Group's computers and network. Not a single person in the Su Group's cybersecurity department had even noticed.

All the Supreme Leader needed to do now was press the Enter key, and every single computer in the Su Group would completely crash.

Ten seconds later, all the files and data of the Su Group would be entirely transferred to the Supreme Leader's computer.

This was the absolute dominance of the world's number one hacker!

"What? Out of moves?"

A victor's smile bloomed on Su Yunting's face as he said, "Before three o'clock this afternoon, the Su Group will fully take over every computer in the Lin Group, effortlessly snatching away all their files and data."

At this, he shrugged with total indifference. "Of course, afterward, you could gather the media, make Wu Feng's confession video public, and hire internet trolls to blow this matter out of proportion. The Su Group would definitely take a hit, and a heavy one at that.

"However, my follow-up plan can easily reverse the situation and turn the Lin Group into a street rat that everyone wants to beat up.

"By then, I'll just need to hold a press conference and claim that Wu Feng was bought off by the Lin family to deliberately frame Su Rui and smear the Su Group's reputation. That will easily clear Su Rui's and the Su Group's names."

Hearing Su Yunting's words, Su Rui and Su Lei burst into laughter, casting mocking and smug glances at Ye Huan and Lin Xi.

Meanwhile, Lin Xi was completely panicked. She didn't know Su Yunting's subsequent plans, but she could guess that those plans were designed solely to smear and ruin the Lin Group.

"Look how smug you all are."

Ye Huan chuckled good-naturedly. "Go ahead and laugh, laugh while you still can. In just a few more seconds, you won't be able to smile anymore!"

"Oh? Could it be you still have some trump card up your sleeve?" Su Yunting asked playfully.

Su Rui and Su Lei also looked at Ye Huan with amusement.

Lin Xi wore a look of utter perplexity; she simply couldn't imagine what other trump card Ye Huan could possibly have!

"Elder Su, your phone is ringing!"

At that moment, Su Yunting's phone started to ring, and Ye Huan kindly reminded him.

Seeing Ye Huan's expression of absolute certainty, Su Yunting suddenly felt a wave of ominous foreboding. He hurriedly answered the call.

The panicked voice of the Su Group's cybersecurity department head blared from the receiver: "Chairman! All the company's computers have been invaded by mysterious hackers and are completely paralyzed! The attackers are copying our files and data—10%, 20%, 30%... 80%, 90%, 100%! Their data-copying speed is too fast! Oh no, the company data has been completely copied by them..."

As he listened to the head of the cybersecurity department, the victor's smile on Su Yunting's face gradually froze.

By the time he heard it all, his head buzzed violently. Darkness consumed his vision, and his body swayed so hard he almost collapsed.

"Grandpa..."

Su Rui hurriedly rushed forward to steady the tilting Su Yunting, asking anxiously, "Grandpa, what happened?"

"The company... the company was hacked. All our files and data have been stolen."

Su Yunting spoke mechanically, like a soul snatched from its body. In that single instant, he seemed to age ten years; it took only a few seconds to transform him from a spirited tycoon into a frost-bitten vegetable.

"What?!"

Su Rui and Su Lei gasped in horror.

Lin Xi, on the other hand, stared at Ye Huan in utter bewilderment. She couldn't wrap her head around how he had managed to pull this off.

"How is the skill level of those elite hackers I found for the Lin Group?" Ye Huan asked with a smile.

Dawning comprehension struck Lin Xi. So those were the ex-convicts at work! Oh my god, those people really were top-tier experts.

In that instant, Lin Xi straightened her posture on the bed. Confidence returned to her face, and she cast a look of utter disdain toward Su Yunting.

"Elder Su, I had just found a group of elite hackers for the Lin Group and was wondering how to deal with Wang Bin's team when you went ahead and poached them for me. Thank you so much for helping me out with such a huge favor!"

Ye Huan shook Su Yunting's trembling hand, expressing his sincere gratitude with a deadpan expression.

Lin Xi felt a layer of goosebumps break out all over her body from Ye Huan's supreme level of trolling.

"You—Pfft..."

Overwhelmed with blinding rage and fury, Su Yunting spat a mouthful of old blood.

Ye Huan leaped aside with lightning speed, dodging Su Yunting's blood projectile, and said, "Elder Su, with just a word from me, the Su Group's computers will remain paralyzed forever. Of course, I can also remotely take over the Su Group's computers permanently and treat your employees to adult movies every single day."

"No..."

Su Yunting shrieked in horror, dropping heavily to his knees right in front of Ye Huan. Panic-stricken, he begged, "No, Mr. Ye, please don't do that. I'm begging you, absolutely don't do that. If you do this, the Su Group will be completely destroyed..."

So satisfying... Watching Su Yunting kneeling before Ye Huan and begging for mercy, Lin Xi felt her blood surge with exhilaration, bringing her peerless gratification.

"So, does Elder Su still plan to retaliate against me and execute your plan to destroy the Lin Group?" Ye Huan asked with a smile.

"No, I won't, I won't, I won't..."

Su Yunting stammered frantically. "I promise, from now on, the Su Family will definitely maintain a harmonious relationship with you, Mr. Ye, and the Lin Family. We will never dare harbor any crooked thoughts again."

Ye Huan nodded with satisfaction and left the ward alongside Lin Xi.

Once they were out of the hospital, Lin Xi still felt uneasy and said, "Su Yunting is an ungrateful, wolf-hearted careerist. Are you sure he won't dare to target the Lin Group ever again?"

"Given his personality, he certainly won't take this lying down!"

Ye Huan gave a cold, dismissive smile and added, "However, Jin Jiu will make him completely give up on dealing with the Lin Group."

Lin Xi was startled, finally realizing that Ye Huan had arranged Jin Jiu as his ultimate backup plan.

Back in the hospital ward!

Su Rui helped the kneeling Su Yunting to his feet and said furiously, "That pig-butcher is too despicable! He actually struck the Su Group first before we could make a move on the Lin Group! Grandpa, are we really just going to be restrained like this and do nothing?"