Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

He wanted to perform a verification.

The opinions of AW headquarters completely matched his!

Their operational efficiency was incredibly fast.

In just half an hour, AW had already established a special task force to conduct a series of investigations on Lin Chuan.

Previously, searching for the mysterious person was like finding a needle in a haystack for AW.

Now, with a suspect to doubt, the speed of the search could almost be described as divine.

Just by the efficiency of information retrieval alone, one could tell that AW was indeed no amateur group.

It was at least several levels stronger than the Hacker department led by Lucas from the Morgan Group.

At that time, the sun had not yet set.

The horizon was still far from the setting sun, gentle remnants of sunlight, like strands of golden silk, pierced obliquely through the clouds and slits of the window, leisurely and unhurriedly spilling into the office.

It fell on the desk, on scattered documents, on Karl's face, casting half brightness, half darkness on his gaunt cheeks, reflecting his sunken, deep eye sockets.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

A special and urgent ringing sound, the sound of AW headquarters connecting with Karl.

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Karl's tranquil eyes, like a resting predator, immediately opened upon hearing the ringing and began a conversation with AW headquarters.

The conversation was simple.

Karl asked, "Is it him?"

The other party replied, "Based on the current data and analysis, the probability is 95%."

Karl nodded, said, "I understand."

The conversation ended.

He knew what to do next.

He slowly stood up, walked out in the slanting sunlight, then pushed open a door and, guided by a secretary, entered another office.

"Sit."

At this time, Yu Qin and Lucas were not in a hurry.

Seeing Karl enter the office, Yu Qin, as a friend, reached out her hand to point at the seat beside her, signaling him to sit.

Lucas sat opposite him.

At this oval-shaped office table, sat three people, precisely speaking, three giants of the black industry, two major black industry groups.

Decisions made at this table were of consequential importance.

The secretary brought Karl a cup of coffee, "Your coffee."

"Thank you."

Karl gentlemenly expressed his thanks, then gently stirred his spoon and took a sip, his eyes lighting up, "Brewster Coffee, Yu, you still remember my taste."

Yu Qin smiled, raised her hand, and pointed at Lucas, "This time, Lucas prepared it especially for you."

Karl chuckled, "Lucas, I misunderstood you, your hackers, they lost without any complaints."

Lucas snapped his fingers, straightened up from leaning back in his chair, leaned forward, crossed his arms on the table, and smiled, "It seems, AW already has the results."

"Of course, our efficiency is always fast."

Karl took another sip of his coffee and laughed self-deprecatingly.

Hackers, especially when in action, race against time, every second is money.

"Lin Chuan is not an ordinary person, anyone, even a country's network department losing to him wouldn't surprise me."

Yu Qin perceived the implication in Karl's words and gave Lin Chuan a high appraisal, very fittingly.

At the same time, she was also elevating AW.

Losing to such a person wouldn't affect AW's standing in the Martial World.

Karl nodded, corners of his mouth lifted, his tone confident, "He is indeed formidable, but we need not be overly wary, if AW can access his data, naturally we can also find a way to defeat him, it's just a matter of which method to use."

Yu Qin's eyes brightened, Karl's confidence also gave her more assurance, "Karl, shall we talk about a collaboration next?"

"Of course."

Karl readily said.

The first time he entered this office, it was for Yu Qin, doing a favor for a friend.

This time, he was sitting here again, for Lin Chuan.

Because they had a common enemy.

Last time, Lin Chuan had counterattacked AW, causing AW's plan to fail, and for a lengthy period, their business had suffered severe impacts.

Thus, their interests were greatly harmed.

Yu Qin and Lucas exchanged a look, then smiled, "Karl, my friend, we can now say we are close partners, I think, you should also talk about how AW plans to deal with Lin Chuan?"

Karl pinched the top of his coffee spoon and stirred gently, smiling, "We found that Lin Chuan owns a network security company called 720. We had already deployed a number of people into the Han River to establish a network security company and disrupt the market. This time, we plan to take down 720 in the most direct way!"

"Is that all?"

Yu Qin was on good terms with Karl and spoke frankly.

"After taking down 720, I have a hundred ways to make his life worse than death," Karl's expression darkened, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes.

As the initiator of the Han River project, how could he not hate?

Had the plan against Han River succeeded, he would have already made his mark in the hacker circle and obtained what he wanted.

—Control of AW!

At least, no one would dare ignore his voice.

But a loss was a loss, and his position within AW had diminished significantly.

This time, to expose and eliminate Lin Chuan, he must take the lead; this was his battle for redemption!

"Karl, how confident are you in taking down 720?" Lucas asked timely.

"100%."

Karl was full of confidence.

"Really?"

Lucas frowned and countered, "Han River, having learned from last time, must have strengthened their protections with Lin Chuan, something I deeply understand. Moreover, although 720 is small, there might be support from the Han River Network department behind it. Are you completely sure?"

Karl sneered, "Han River is nothing special."

Had it not been for Lin Chuan last time, the Han River Network would have already been conquered by them.

"What about Han River's higher-ups?" Lucas continued.

"The higher-ups?"

At this, the hand Karl used to stir his coffee suddenly stiffened, and his brows knotted.

Lucas nodded, "There's a saying: 'Remember the past, and it will guide the future.' Have you heard of it?"

"I haven't heard this saying," Karl shook his head.

But what Lucas said next made him ponder.

Lucas stated, "Their ability to learn from past experiences is strong. It's difficult for you to replicate the absolute advantage you had before. Therefore, even if you want to take down 720, the chances are slim and, even if you really succeed, it would come at a great cost."

After a moment of contemplation.

Karl had to admit Lucas had a point.

Further considering it, even if he really managed to take down 720, if the officials backed Lin Chuan, he couldn't do anything to Lin Chuan, unless he resorted to assassination.

But from the data AW had gathered, Lin Chuan had also written "This Assassin Is Too Professional"; seemingly, Lin Chuan also had relatively professional knowledge and capabilities.

Assassination wasn't guaranteed to succeed!

In case they got exposed, then they would have no chance afterward.

Thus, their first move had to be extremely cautious.

Seeing the right moment, Yu Qin sorted the documents in his hands and then handed them to Karl, smiling, "Karl, this is our plan, you can consider it."

Karl looked at Yu Qin with surprise and couldn't help but laugh, "It seems you were well-prepared."

"Of course."

Yu Qin's expression was relaxed as he spoke, "In dealing with Lin Chuan, we can't afford to slack even a bit."

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