Lin Mo's words undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on Xu Shiming and Xu Wanmeng's heads, causing the two people who were in a state of joy to calm down instantly.
[DATA EXPUNGED] Golem... Even though I have served as a hacker in the army in the past era, with the highest position as colonel, I have seen many classic types of golems, and now I have no idea about the name of this golem from Lin Mo's mouth. , but Xu Shiming had no impression at all.
But one thing is for sure, if this devil is really AI Xu Shiming's trump card, then its destructive power is definitely something Kangtao cannot bear.
Going a step further, just the network area under our feet belonging to Kangtao Company does not know how much crucial confidential information is stored.
If these confidential data were destroyed by such a demon, Kangtao Company's headquarters and branches would be in chaos comparable to an earthquake.
No one can ignore a contagious golem!
The former god of hackers, Bartmos, released [Data Crash], which was also a terrifying golem with a highly contagious nature. That disaster ultimately created the current depression in the online world.
And now, another infectious puppet program has spread in Kangtao's intranet. Needless to say, Xu Shiming's heart is heavy.
Even after thinking for a moment, he was ready to cut off his wrists, and at worst, abandon the headquarters' intranet to prevent the infectious demon from spreading!
"Now that AI Xu Shiming has been eliminated, this demon has also spread, so when will it take effect? Or is this demon already starting to destroy the company's data?" Xu Wanmeng asked several questions after calming down. .
She and Xu Shiming had a tacit understanding and did not continue to ask Lin Mo such stupid questions as "Why didn't you tell the news before destroying AI Xu Shiming?"
Now that the matter has come to this point, now that the demon dolls have spread, it is meaningless to hold them accountable afterwards, and besides, they cannot be blamed for this.
And if there was a choice between "eliminating AI Xu Shiming" and "preventing Kangtao's intranet from being invaded by infectious golems", both Xu Wanmeng and Xu Shiming would choose the former option without hesitation.
What needs to be done most now is to think about how to minimize losses.
"If you are worried about the damage this demon doll may cause, then you can rest assured. In fact, I considered this issue when I came out of the maze." Lin Mo had a reassuring smile on his lips, and his tone Also filled with calmness.
Xu Wanmeng opened her eyes slightly, with a look of surprise in her eyes.
She glanced at her grandfather and found that the latter just looked at Lin Mo with a little surprise and had no intention of speaking, so she knew that she had to ask herself at this time.
"Can you please explain it to us? Mr. Mu." Xu Wanmeng asked softly.
Lin Mo smiled softly and raised his head to look at the network area, as if searching for where the previous data stream had fallen.
——After the demise of AI Xu Shiming, this network area also changed back to its original appearance, surrounded by the data fortress of Kangtao Company.
The [DATA EXPUNGED] demon obviously has a certain degree of concealment. After the data streamer completely fell and disappeared, nothing strange can be seen around it.
If it weren't for Lin Mo's special reminder, Xu Shiming and Xu Wanmeng might still have ignored the streaks of light.
After observing the demon puppet he released, it didn't seem to show any flaws. Lin Mo held back a hint of joy in his heart and explained to Xu Shiming and his grandson with a calm expression:
"During the fight with AI Xu Shiming, I also noticed the infectious magic doll contained in his body. At that time, we were fighting inextricably. In desperation, I couldn't get rid of that magic doll, so I had to put it on A lock!"
Xu Wanmeng frowned slightly. She always felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched, but she still followed Lin Mo's intention and asked:
"It's locked...Does that mean the golem won't work?"
"Yes, you should have seen that
There is an iron chain binding AI Xu Shiming. In fact, it is a functional magic puppet designed by me. As long as it successfully hits, it can make the opponent's magic puppet ineffective, so AI Xu Shiming can only be slaughtered by you in the end! Lin Mo said nonsense seriously:
"Although the AI has disappeared, my demon is still effective. If nothing else happens, most of the data deletion demons spread by AI Xu Shiming will not take effect. You can rest assured!"
"That's good...that's good..." Hearing such "good news", Xu Shiming seemed to be relieved, and looked at Lin Mo with eyes full of appreciation and affection.
"Thanks to you this time, Mr. Mu, you not only helped us solve our major problem, but also helped us deal with this infectious demon. You are definitely the biggest contributor to this battle! If you want anything in return, just tell me!" he added.
Lin Mo smiled nonchalantly, waved his hand casually and said nonchalantly:
"Let's talk about the remuneration later. I haven't thought about it yet. Let's continue talking when we have time in the future. We will solve the AI this time. I'm a little tired now. I will be offline in a while."
Xu Shiming looked regretful, as if he felt sorry for Lin Mo's sudden farewell, but he still nodded and said seriously:
"I just defeated a strong enemy, and he also used golems many times... It's really a big loss for hackers, so I won't delay you, Mr. Mu. I hope you can get a good rest. If you want to communicate with us in the future, If so, you can call my granddaughter’s phone number at any time.”
"It should, it should." Lin Mo said casually.
Finally, he nodded to Xu Shiming's grandfather and grandson, and did not waste any time to stay here, and soon led Lucy and Sasha away.
After the three figures disappeared into the cyberspace, the brisk smiles on Xu Shiming and Xu Wanmeng's faces both converged involuntarily, and the expressions of the grandfather and grandson became solemn and deep almost at the same time.
"He's lying..." Xu Shiming said calmly, looking at the place where Lin Mo disappeared.
Xu Wanmeng nodded without comment, with a rather helpless tone:
"The contagious demon probably spread it by himself...and he didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it. Although he didn't say it in person, his lame explanation just now is enough to explain everything."
"There are some lies that you know are false, but you can't expose them to your face. He also knows this, so he is trying to find a way for us to avoid each other and throw the accusation to AI Xu Shiming... As for his purpose of doing this , I can tell to some extent..." Xu Shiming said in a low voice.
Xu Wanmeng smiled softly and followed her grandfather's words and said the answer:
"He wants to blackmail us with this... No, most likely he wants to warn us not to take advantage of him. The effect of that devil is probably real, and judging from his amazing hacking ability, no one can Guaranteed, he only has one kind of infectious golem like this..."
Xu Shiming nodded slightly, agreeing with his granddaughter's statement:
"There is really no free lunch in this world. When he came to you directly and said that he could help, maybe he had already solved this problem at that time, and this devil is also expressing a meaning to us - since AI Xu Shiming He has been tormenting us for several years, so after he has solved the AI problem, he has enough strength to make Kangtao Company pay a heavy price."
Xu Wanmeng thought for a while and added:
"He has no reason to do this. After all, he also chose this tactful way to tell us the truth. This demon called data deletion may be just an insurance in his eyes, to prevent us from settling accounts with him in the future."
"At the same time, this is also a handle!" Xu Shiming sighed: "It seems that from now on, we have to seriously consider the friendly relationship with this Mr. Mu, and we also need to think about how to make good friends with him."
"So grandpa, what are you going to do?" Xu Wanmeng asked.
Xu Shiming turned his head and glanced at his granddaughter, with a slightly meaningful smile on his lips: "No, it's what you plan to do."
[In view of the large ring
The situation is like this,
Xu Wanmeng's beautiful eyebrows were slightly curved, and she looked at Xu Shiming in confusion, waiting for the latter's explanation.
"I chose to retire and go into seclusion, mainly because I was the target of AI Xu Shiming, so he wouldn't attack you... Now that he has been killed, I don't want to go out and handle the company's internal work." Xu Shiming said slightly. A smile:
"I'm used to being idle, so I can't bear to suddenly go back to work... From now on, you and your father will be left to handle the work in the company. How to handle the relationship with Mr. Mu is up to you. It’s a mission.”
Xu Wanmeng was silent and nodded slowly.
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Confusing data streams flashed before our eyes, and the entire cyberspace world changed from a realistic scene to illusory data. Then these dazzling data streams began to gradually dissipate, like a misty gauze quilt. Lifting it up, the colorful and real world behind the gauze is revealed.
Sitting up from the hacker chair, Lin Mo took off the cyber goggles and put them aside. He then leaned on the chair again and let out a long sigh. All the stress and resentment seemed to be relieved with this breath.
His vision began to refocus, and the scene in the warehouse gradually became clear.
However, before he could turn his eyes elsewhere, a cute and delicate face instantly occupied his entire field of vision, and by the way, he stretched out a small hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"How's it going? Your brain shouldn't be burned out, right? Have you successfully defeated that AI?" Rebecca asked curiously, with a hint of worry in her tone.
Lin Mo turned her head and happened to see Rebecca moving a small bench at some point to cushion her feet. With the help of this bench, her height was barely above the height of the hacker chair and she could overlook the people sitting on the chair. Lin Mo.
Could she have been standing here like this looking at me lying on the hacker chair... Lin Mo cursed in his heart, and he couldn't help but picture himself lying on the hacker chair with Rebecca standing next to him. The scene where he looks at his "sleeping posture" jokingly.
"Hey, hey, you're not really burned out, are you? Why are you so stupid?" Rebecca frowned and reached out with her little hand to pat Lin Mo's face.
Lin Mo held her wrist to stop her from continuing to slap his face. He smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine. The cyberspace affairs are also handled very well. Generally speaking, everything is under my control. There were no accidents."
"Tch, I thought you would stay in the cyberspace until night this time, but I went in in the morning and it's only noon when I came out. It seems that the AI is nothing special."
Rebecca retracted her palm angrily, glanced aside subconsciously, and immediately saw the other two hackers in the warehouse waking up, and both of them were looking at her.
Sasha waved to her gently, with a gentle smile on her lips, and asked softly:
"Has anything unexpected happened during the time we entered cyberspace?"
Rebecca shook her head and said with a bored expression: "No, I've been bored to death during this period. I can only stay outside and watch the three of you lying here. It makes me feel like a nurse in the hospital. I have to wait for you guys to eat and drink..."
"Okay, now you have gone through the most difficult period. Just now in cyberspace, Lin Mo has successfully solved the AI. This mission has been successfully completed. By the way, are you interested? "Listen to me and tell me what happened in cyberspace?" Sasha asked.
"Huh? Did you have any fierce fighting there?" Rebecca suddenly became interested.
"Come on, let me tell you slowly." Sasha smiled and waved to Rebecca. In fact, she also wanted to tell Rebecca what happened in cyberspace, instead of letting the other person remain confused. Fog.
In the past, she had concealed Lin Mo's whereabouts from Rebecca. Although this small matter was not taken to heart by the person involved, she still took it to heart and always felt a little bit about it.
Guilty.
Since Rebecca was bored now, she just took this opportunity to explain clearly what happened in cyberspace to make Rebecca happy for a while.
The two of them were telling stories. When Lucy saw this, she also walked over to Lin Mo, held up a chair and asked:
"After this incident, are we going back to Night City?"
"Well, the AI has been solved, and I also made some manipulations on Kangtao's intranet. I believe that as long as Xu Shiming is not stupid, he should be able to guess that the designer of the devil is me." Lin Mo nodded calmly. .
Although this time I did not obtain shares in Kangtao Company, nor did I obtain a position within Kangtao Company, nor did I become a so-called big shot.
But as long as the Data Deletion Golem is still there, he can cause Kangtao Company's shares to plummet instantly. From another perspective, it can be considered that he controls most of Kangtao Company's shares.
However, this is only a means of insurance, and he currently has no interest in using this demon to blackmail Kangtao Company into doing things.
After all, the relationship between him and Xu Shiming and others is currently quite good, and there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. The puppet installed on Kangtao's intranet is just a prerequisite for their cooperation.
"So, when should we choose to return to Night City?" Lucy asked.
Lin Mo smiled softly, thought for a while and said, "If you are really anxious, then it won't be a problem for us to return tomorrow."
"Then choose tomorrow, what do you think?" Lucy asked with a smile.
"Can."
