"Charles Brown, thirty-two years old, English.
Director of Information Security at Bloomsbury Publishing House and avid Harry Potter fan.
I once spent tens of thousands of pounds to buy the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" from someone.
Three days ago, I took half a month's leave, claiming to be unwell.
No trace of him was found at his home or hospital. "
After combining all the information, Daniel knew that he was definitely right.
“Bertie, you have made great contributions, so it should be him.
Now let’s take a look at the tasks.
First of all, we have to go to Bloomsbury Publishing House to obtain Charles' fingerprints. It is best to have photos of his hands and compare them with the hands in the video.
In addition, it is necessary to investigate his related deeds in the publishing house, record them, and prepare a personal portrait of him.
Then another group of people went to FB to retrieve his personal chat history.
All the rest of us, what we have to do is find him and bring him back.
Go to the location where Vodafone's mobile phone number appeared, down to the street. "
After everyone allocates tasks, Daniel and Bertie need to go to FB to retrieve Charles’s chat history.
On the way to Fitzrovia, near Oxford Street, where FB will build its new headquarters in London, Daniel said:
“Bertie, you made a great contribution this time. If you hadn’t found this entry point, we don’t know how long it would have taken to determine Charles’ true identity.
The other party is the information security director, so he is extremely vigilant.
He must have thought that others could not guess the meaning of the ID. It was just the reverse order of 1 to 10 and the number 500. Very few people knew the meaning.
How do you connect numbers to Harry Potter? "
Bod showed a sad look: "Because I once had a first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
The last traceable auction I just told you about was the copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that was auctioned in my hand.
So I have a certain sensitivity to this number. "
Daniel seemed to be able to see the sadness of the other party: "If you are reluctant to part with it, why do you want to sell it?"
Bod sighed: "Because this is a relic left by my mother.
I have three other sisters, and they all want to be sold, and I have no decision-making power.
My mother passed away 20 years ago, and no one has ever realized the value of that copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
I often read it when I was little, and later I heard from my father that it was the first edition of Harry Potter.
Then find someone to identify it and confirm it is genuine.
People from the auction house came to my house every day, saying that this was a gift from my mother.
Selling this book at auction is a way to honor my mother, who would also like to see her legacy help us.
Finally, at the Harry Potter-themed auction, the first edition and first printing of Harry Potter left behind by my mother was auctioned off as the finale.
I just couldn't understand it, so I didn't go back to South Derbyshire for Christmas for several years.
Oh, I forgot to mention that the book was finally auctioned for 40,000 pounds. "
Daniel comforted: "I seem to have seen this story in the news, no wonder you have been spending Christmas in London in the past few years.
Alas, thinking about it from another angle, maybe your mother really hopes that the relics she left behind can help you.
After all, forty thousand pounds is not a small amount of money. "
Bod raised his head and looked at the roof of the car: "Maybe.
I couldn't stop this from happening, and I even hated my own family for it.
It's just that I don't want my mother's belongings to be auctioned.
Maybe it’s because I’m not short of money, so I don’t think others should give up something for money.
Forget it, this is one of the legacies my mother left for me, being able to find Charles. "
Daniel saw that the other party's mood was a little higher and said:
"I am 90% sure that Charles is Mr. X who posted on FB.
What we have to do now is to turn 90% certainty into 100%, and then find where others are. "
The real arresting of people does not rely on advanced network technology.
When both parties are concentrating on defense, especially when the target is a professional and technical individual or team, and there is no visual information, the possibility of finding the other party simply by relying on network traceback technology is basically zero.
However, criminal investigation and espionage methods can narrow the scope infinitely, and even the most skilled hackers will leave traces.
As long as there is a logical correlation, it can be grasped.
In reality, finding someone is a process of narrowing down the scope.
The reason why this task is difficult is because of time, which is too little.
"Buck, you know, I seem to have discovered traces of magic recently."
"Come again, how many times have I heard you say that you found traces of magic, and how many times did it come true?"
"It's true this time. I seem to have found a feeling. Just wait, I'll give you a surprise in a few days."
"Haha, although I am also very enthusiastic about it, I am not like Zheng from China who can afford an observatory to dig magi for me."
Now g has become Zheng Li’s code name. When people associate g with each other abroad, everyone knows it refers to Zheng Li.
This trend became more popular after Zheng Li announced that he would become a mage.
“No, it doesn’t require a magic brain, Merlin is most likely a scam.
Merlin's statement that magic can only be obtained by using the Demonic Brain is false. "
"Is the Magic Brain fake? Is the news released by Apple and Science and Technology Biotech false? Is Zheng becoming a mage also fake?
I feel like you've gone a little crazy lately. "
“No, I’m not saying that the magi they dug up is fake, nor that Zheng Li’s discovery of it is fake.
Rather, it does not necessarily require the Demonic Brain. It is possible that humans are born with the ability to release it.
It’s just that we didn’t discover and dig. "
Daniel confirmed this again after looking through the other party's chat history.
And I have a deeper understanding of Charles' vigilance. When chatting with his friends, the other party did not directly talk about magic, but used it to refer to it.
Therefore, even if they retrieved the chat records in London where magic-related words frequently appeared, they could not find Charles.
Fortunately, the other party was careful, and no matter how careful he was, the FB ID showed some flaws.
“Daniel, we went to Bloomsbury Press to get Charles’ fingerprints.
After matching the fingerprints with the fingers in the video, the fingerprints matched more than 50%. "
Due to the limited resolution of the video, a certain amount of information will be lost if the fingers in the video are turned into pictures for comparison.
So 50% plus all the existing evidence can be submitted to the higher authorities.
After the true identity is dug out, finding someone else is a piece of cake.
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Okay, I’ll add the reward I owed last time.
For those who have complaints, I would like to say that originally what I wrote was about the changes that magic brought to Blue Star society, and Zheng Li was more like Blue Star’s golden finger.
Due to the 404 mythical beast, many things cannot be written.
I really don't admit it when you say I'm stupid. Whether it's the setting of the plot or the attention to detail, I have worked hard on it.
It can be said that my writing is poor or slow. It doesn't matter. My level is indeed limited, but the author is really not good at writing.
You may even think that I need to work harder on the water plot.
