"Hahaha, your childhood was really unfortunate, little girl."
In 2025, Zhu Xinyu met a hacker.
Zhu Xinyu didn’t know who this guy was. Until the end, she had never seen this guy. She didn’t know whether he was a man or a woman, or even whether he was a member of the Republic.
That was the first time Zhu Xinyu entered the hacker community. Her original intention was to uncover evidence of tax evasion or illegal activities in her father's company. Only this year did the child understand things like "economy". She was determined to take revenge.
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She already had strong skills at this time, but her social experience was at the level of a sixth-grade elementary school student. Some of her information was found out in just a few clicks.
But the "stranger" didn't do anything to her. Instead, he asked her if she wanted to learn skills from him.
So Zhu Xinyu followed “Master” to hang out online.
Master is a super cool "black hat". Unlike ordinary criminals, Master never harms the public. He adheres to the concept of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor", robbing the rich and giving to the poor. He especially likes to attack criminals. These
Even if the guy was stolen, he wouldn't dare to call the police.
Master is a very powerful hacker. At least he had few opponents at that time.
At this time, I actually don’t have much time for Zhu Xinyu.
Ever since her father discovered that she secretly flashed the tablet computer, he realized that his daughter "may be a genius."
That woman took advantage of this opportunity and signed up for a lot of training courses for Zhu Xinyu.
Zhu Xinyu actually didn’t quite understand the woman’s purpose. Was it good intention? Or did she want to put too much pressure on her and make her collapse?
But they obviously underestimated themselves.
Zhu Xinyu can even use the so-called "Olympic Mathematics Class Informatics Olympiad Class" to catch up on her sleep.
Her performance in these cram schools was neither very outstanding nor bad. Every time she would fall asleep in a daze, skip one or two classes, and only listen carefully when she encountered a chapter that she didn't quite understand.
Hands on a score that is barely considered excellent, but rarely attends classes. He also keeps to himself in school.
At first, my father wanted to act like a strict father, but over time he just let it go.
Zhu Xinyu’s mathematics and programming abilities have made great progress.
Of course, all this is to get revenge on my father.
Zhu Xinyu just wants to dig up the "evidence" of her father's crime.
After "Master" found out, he told Zhu Xinyu that he had hacked into Zhu Xinyu's father's company overnight. If you want to say tax evasion, there was. But other than that, there was no excessive black material. Those things could make Zhu Xinyu
My father felt uncomfortable for a while, but he certainly couldn't be overcome.
In other words, Zhu Xinyu’s father did not commit any crime that would lead to his downfall.
Zhu Xinyu found it very absurd and unbelievable.
Could it be that the sins her mother suffered were nothing?
"Master" quickly pointed out that the money Zhu Xinyu's mother used to sell the house was counted by his father as "shareholding". But the equity itself was diluted to a very small amount. Moreover, the accounts of Zhu Xinyu's father's company have been in poor condition in recent years.
The balance of payments was even, and there was even a small loss. So he really didn't have the money on his account to repay the debt he "borrowed" from her mother, so giving a monthly dividend was "quite generous". And Zhu Xinyu's mother chose to swallow it herself
The bitter pill is that it is difficult for others to help.
Zhu Xinyu fell into confusion again.
Is his father a good man?
But why would such a “good person” harm his own mother?
Why would my mother forgive... no, in turn beg for forgiveness from such a person?
Why can an entrepreneur who has been losing money for many years live in a large villa of 400 square meters and hire several housekeepers and nannies, while a white-collar worker who makes money every day can only rent a house of 20 square meters?
Why is there such a big difference between this world and the world described in textbooks and the world that adults tell children?
The Giant of Light is really a lie to children, right?
The girl didn’t come here, she thought.
However, "Master" told her that this world is indeed wrong.
Two evils are rampant in the world.
One is despicable evil, and the other is mediocre evil.
Despicable people abandon their conscience, plunder from others, and accumulate wealth. They are greedy, promote the dignity of people, make people yearn for nobility and power, alienate people into gears, and piece together them into tools for creating wealth for themselves.
Mediocre people look at all this, but do nothing. Instead, they are willing to become cogs in the plundering machine. They abide by morality and strictly follow the traditional definition of their own boundaries. They are not sinister or vicious. But they can push the group into the abyss.
The former is a heinous crime, while the latter cannot even be eradicated.
“We are here to change the world, apprentice.” This is what the master said.
Master taught Zhu Xinyu some principles of life.
It took a long time for Zhu Xinyu to realize that "Master" was actually a weirdo. He was also an abnormal person, and his way of life was even more abnormal.
However, Zhu Xinyu is not a normal person either.
At that time, it was the era when the world of hackers was most turbulent.
The story between "Firewall Dragon Loki" and "Agni" was told by every hacker. Hackers expressed that they had found a place to vent their excessive energy. They began to compete for the ID of "Vulcan".
The hero competition with ID as the prize also reduces the risk of "digging out the real name" in various senses. Hackers have begun to tacitly "click and stop", and a new culture is beginning to form.
“Master” has always wanted to build a great reputation. He wanted to use this kind of thing to promote his own values.
The most common thing that the master and the apprentice do is to invade the enterprise.
On the one hand, it is to practice one's own skills, and on the other hand, it is to collect criminal evidence.
Occasionally, they do find something meaningful. At this time, Master will either hand it over to the police or ask those companies to donate money to some charities, depending on the specific situation.
Until the age of eighteen, Zhu Xinyu felt that it was one of the few wonderful moments in her gloomy life.
The biggest thing that the two masters and disciples did was in 28 years.
Zhu Xinyu was sitting in the lounge of his father's company, using a tablet and an external Bluetooth keyboard to help his master complete the "Hero Challenge".
Zhu Xinyu’s father’s skills are actually not that good. In the business world, technology does not determine everything. Zhu Xinyu has been able to understand that his father’s skills are only “sufficient”. What he possesses is courage and shamelessness.
But no matter what, this is a high-tech company.
That day, technical staff throughout the company were assisting in dealing with “intrusions from unknown sources” and “DDOS attacks of unknown significance”.
In the world of hackers, "cheating" is not necessarily looked down upon. Moreover, there are no special rules for "Hero Challenge".
After three years of guidance, Zhu Xinyu is now a first-class hacker.
The two masters and apprentices got the ID of "Huode Xingjun".
Zhu Xinyu remembers that her heart beat so fast that day.
She fell in love with this excitement.
But in the past few years, the world has changed again.
A few months before the master and the apprentice took over the name of "Fire Star King", the original Vulcan ID "Agni" changed hands.
The new "Agni" who appeared is said to be a policeman. He directly sent the previous generation of Agni to prison.
A few months later, "Vulcan" was also arrested in India.
After winning the title of "Vulcan God", hostility from all over the world emerged. The master and the apprentice began to be targeted by more and more people.
Master thought this was good at first. He used his influence more and more actively to promote "progress" among the hacker groups, calling on everyone to "rob the rich and give to the poor" and "transform this dirty world".
It was at this stage that Zhu Xinyu had doubts.
She only saw that her father still lived in a mansion, drove a luxury car, and her master only blackmailed her father into building three Hope Primary Schools. This gave the company a reputation, but did not cause much substantial losses.
Father even became a commended entrepreneur.
The more proud his father was, the more uncomfortable Zhu Xinyu felt.
She feels that "robbing the rich and giving to the poor" has not really changed the world.
She was going to do something else.
Shortly afterwards, during an invasion, the master and the disciple encountered the "enemy".
It should be a "strong enemy". Zhu Xinyu didn't know whether the person opposite the screen was a man or a woman, an individual or a team.
But "there was a man" tracing their tracks from the gangplank.
Zhu Xinyu only remembered that she was typing on the keyboard. Only afterwards did she realize the danger of that moment.
But the master was very sensitive this time.
“That must be ‘Agni’.” The text message sent by the master through the chat software also revealed the meaning of “fear”. He said that it must be the terrifying lackey.
But Master is actually not sure that it is "Agni". Agni is a spy of the United States and will not meddle in others' affairs.
Since then, the master has also changed. He began to persuade Zhu Xinyu not to work too hard. He became less and less keen on encouraging other hackers.
That’s right.
Zhu Xinyu realized that the master was actually a mediocre guy. The master’s principles may not be so reasonable.
Zhu Xinyu once had a dispute with him. The master even said, "You are still young. You should do less of this kind of thing in the future."
On one occasion, the master even said to Zhu Xinyu, "When you grow up... we, the master and the apprentice, can open a small studio in the future... If you add your level to my level, we will be the best in the world."
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Zhu Xinyu felt she couldn't bear it anymore. She tore apart her master's many disguises. For a moment, she remotely controlled the master's equipment. If she wanted to, she could have dug out the real name of "Huo Dexingjun".
But Zhu Xinyu still didn't make a move. She didn't want to know the master's real name in the first place. She didn't read any data in the device, but just created a text document on the desktop.
“Master, don’t come to me again.”
When Zhu Xinyu was a child, she was slapped by her mother and forced to apologize to her father, that woman. After crying that time, Zhu Xinyu didn't cry for a long time. She cried very miserably that day.
Maybe it’s like daddy died.
The woman ignored her. But her nine-year-old brother said smartly, "It's not good to fall in love early."
Zhu Xinyu said, "Just go and die."
After that, Zhu Xinyu found that some of the springboards she frequently used showed signs of being hacked. Probably because the master wanted to work harder.
But "Huode Xingjun" failed to find Zhu Xinyu after all. The Vulcan seemed to be afraid. He didn't know if Zhu Xinyu had stolen his real name. The things he had done would put him in huge debt.
He disappeared.
The following year, Zhu Xinyu opened her own hero competition.