Chapter 30

For the whole day, Zhang Qiu felt somewhat dazed, constantly thinking about whether Lin Lai would suddenly bring the school leadership to his door.

After a few days of living in fear, nothing happened, and Zhang Qiu finally felt relieved and had the energy to focus on his own affairs.

On an afternoon after school, Zhang Qiu was in the classroom, using his outdated and nearly junk laptop to log into the compromised server of Suxian University. In a hidden area, he found a batch of hidden files.

These hidden files were all secretly recorded videos taken after he had controlled Lin Lai's computer.

It had not been long since he had hugged Lin Lai, and the special touch and unique scent still lingered in his mind, making him intoxicated and savoring the moment. Now, combining these beautiful memories with the secretly filmed videos, Zhang Qiu felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Although most of the footage did not show anything overly explicit, just a serious expression was enough to make Zhang Qiu infatuated. Lin Lai's focused look while reviewing course materials and doing homework, her brows lightly furrowed and her eyes sparkling, was truly mesmerizing.

After watching Lin Lai's videos, Zhang Qiu entered the supercomputer of Fang Fei Yi Ren. Inside, there was also a hidden area, but it was not left by Zhang Qiu. He had only left a backdoor in this hidden area.

Through the backdoor, he first found the location where the secretly filmed videos of Mu Zong were stored. Here, he had left a hidden IP logging software.

Ordinary people would not be able to find these hidden files, let alone access them. If the IP addresses were logged, it could be said with 99% certainty that they were the creator of the hidden files.

After checking, he indeed found some IP records from different times, and all the IP addresses were the same. Although this was somewhat unexpected, it made sense, as this IP was likely just a stepping stone.

Zhang Qiu immediately traced it, and indeed, it was just a stepping stone, with the IP located on a company server in another province.

In a normal situation, tracing to this point would be the end, unless the person connected to this stepping stone again and accessed the hidden files, allowing Zhang Qiu to trace further.

The person behind the stepping stone was not currently active, and the IP records had already been erased.

However, Zhang Qiu soon discovered that the person had used the stepping stone to transfer a batch of hidden files.

These hidden files contained code that Zhang Qiu had implanted, which faithfully recorded the changes in the IP addresses of these operations.

Since the code was written by Zhang Qiu, he had a way to directly trace the location of the code.

Zhang Qiu immediately wrote a new program and spread it out, using a compromised server as a base to conduct a full network search and association.

Under this search, as long as the hidden files were on a network-connected device, the hidden code would always respond.

However, this process involved a massive amount of computation, requiring a significant amount of time. Even with the compromised server doing the calculations, it still required a long wait.

Moreover, if the downloaded hidden files were not on a network-connected device, Zhang Qiu might not find them even after searching the entire network.

To improve efficiency, Zhang Qiu, after a series of logical analyses, determined the highest priority search area.

The Yuxi District of Suxian City was given the highest priority.

Since the search results would not be available immediately, Zhang Qiu opened the interface of the Super Beauty Searcher and looked at the reward for "Charming Peach Blossom (初级珍宝)." He hesitated about whether to extract it.

This was a physical reward, and the interface showed an illustration that looked like a potted peach tree. However, the size and other details were unknown, which made Zhang Qiu hesitant.

Although he knew it was a potted plant, potted plants can vary in size. If it was too large, it would not be suitable for his dorm room. If it was too small, it would also be unsuitable, as it might be easily taken by someone.

After hesitating for a while and carefully analyzing the pros and cons, his curiosity finally overcame everything.

"Extract! Charming Peach Blossom!"

At the moment of confirmation, a palm-sized potted plant suddenly appeared before his eyes. This potted plant was not a real tree but was carved from a single piece of jade, from the pot to the trunk and branches.

The pot was green, the soil and trunk were transparent, and the leaves were green. The entire potted sculpture was a masterpiece. Even Zhang Qiu, who knew nothing about art or jade, could see that it was a valuable item.

If this was already a初级珍宝, he could only imagine what a higher-level treasure would look like, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

Staring at the jade potted plant for a while, Zhang Qiu felt a bit dazed. Suddenly, a beam of light illuminated his vision, making him清醒. At this moment, he discovered that his mind had received some incredible information.

It was at this moment that Zhang Qiu understood what the "treasure" in the Super Beauty Searcher meant.

The treasures in the Super Beauty Searcher were not the same as the general concept of treasures in society. They were not just rare, valuable in terms of art and history, but also possessed various functions and effects that were unimaginable in the current social context.

According to the system's hierarchy, above treasures were magical artifacts, the kind used by immortals and cultivators in legends! This gave an idea of their significance.

The "Charming Peach Blossom" treasure had a unique and incredible ability: to enhance a man's charm.

Every woman has her own allure, and the more beautiful a woman is, the more allure she has. Similarly, the more allure a woman has, the more beautiful she appears to men.

By the same token, men have their own charm, and the more charm a man has, the more attractive he appears to women.

These two energies are actually the same substance, just present in different genders.

The Charming Peach Blossom has a magical function: it can absorb the allure of beautiful women and the charm of handsome men, condensing them into Charming Peach Blossoms.

As for how to absorb them, Zhang Qiu was still unclear.

Lost in thought, Zhang Qiu suddenly felt a sense of relief. Closing his eyes, he felt a hallucination, seeing thin, red-thread-like gases being drawn from his body and gathering on the jade-carved peach tree.

Gradually, he noticed that a small pink peach blossom had formed on the jade-carved peach tree. At the same time, he felt a sense of relief, and the tension and entanglement in his mind suddenly decreased, especially the烦恼 caused by Lin Lai, which vanished completely.

Could the peach tree be absorbing his charm? It seemed unlikely. When he thought of Lin Lai, he no longer felt as entangled as before. Could the peach tree be absorbing the allure that Lin Lai had entangled with him?

This seemed very likely. Zhang Qiu had recently had intimate contact with Lin Lai, and their allure and charm must have interacted and entangled.

However, the information he currently had was too limited, and he was still unsure.

When he tried to pick the flower, he found that he could not. As he tried, it suddenly disappeared. Zhang Qiu felt a bit frustrated, as he had finally managed to make a flower bloom, only for it to disappear.

However, in the blink of an eye, he noticed that the flower had reappeared.

Still there? Zhang Qiu felt a bit delighted. Closing his eyes again, he could still see the flower.

Could the flower not be a physical existence? Invisible to the naked eye, but perceptible through the mind?

This seemed very likely, as the flower, known as the Charming Peach Blossom, was a crystallization of allure and charm.

Since he couldn't do anything with the flower for now, Zhang Qiu decided to leave it alone.

But how to protect the jade-carved potted plant? The pot itself was not a problem, but the branches and leaves were so thin and delicate that they could easily break if accidentally bumped.

After some thought, Zhang Qiu took a mineral water bottle and compared it. The bottom of the bottle seemed to be about the same size as the pot.

So, Zhang Qiu cut off the bottom of the bottle and inserted the entire Charming Peach Blossom into it. The bottle fit perfectly over the pot, and the two became one, with the branches and leaves of the Charming Peach Blossom fully protected.

As long as it did not suffer heavy pressure or damage, the Charming Peach Blossom would not be damaged. Moreover, with the bottle as a cover, it was inconspicuous and not likely to be stolen, making it low-key, luxurious, and meaningful.

After setting up the bottle, the computer beeped, and the search results were out. The computer that had downloaded these files turned out to be from a network security company called "Wisdom Network Security Maintenance Co., Ltd.," or simply Wisdom NetSec.

Without hesitation, Zhang Qiu immediately hacked into the server of this network security company. Although they specialized in network security, their defenses were no match for Zhang Qiu's world-class expertise.

A few minutes later, Zhang Qiu had hacked into their server and gained an understanding of their products and security policies. Suddenly, he found the security products and policies very familiar.

Connecting to the server of Fang Fei Yi Ren again, he compared it and found that the security policies and software on it were indeed from Wisdom NetSec.

"Turns out it was an inside job!"

Zhang Qiu could imagine the general truth of the matter. It was likely that a technician from Wisdom NetSec, while maintaining the network for Fang Fei Yi Ren, discovered the cold and noble beauty, Mu Zong, and became evil, starting to spy on her.

When he found that the server of Fang Fei Yi Ren was surprisingly good, and their website did not use all the resources, and they did not have dedicated security personnel, only a couple of female employees maintaining the server's normal operation, these conditions provided the opportunity for the technician.

So, he set up a hidden area for a mobile game server. With his relatively strong hacking skills, he earned his first pot of gold.

How should he tell Mu Zong about this? How should he tell her in a way that would be most beneficial to himself?

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