The Younger Brothers Start School; Mingsheng Company's Crisis

Time flew by. Today was an important day, and Fu Yanzhi got up early because he was taking his younger brothers to register at school.

At five in the morning, Fu Yanzhi went downstairs and began making breakfast. He made steamed buns filled with red-braised pork, baked some cookies for his brothers to share with their classmates, boiled a few eggs, and warmed several cups of milk.

After finishing everything, Fu Yanzhi checked the time. It was seven o'clock, so he went to wake his brothers.

Fu Yanzhi went upstairs to wake his second brother first. After he knocked on Bo Qing's door, Bo Qing opened it from inside. He was already ready, so Fu Yanzhi told him to wake their third brother first, then Xingxing and Yueyue.

Fu Yanzhi went downstairs to wake Xiaoxiao and Huanhuan. When he walked in, Huanhuan was still asleep with his arms around Xiaoxiao.

Fu Yanzhi smiled helplessly and walked over quietly. He first moved Huanhuan's arm off Xiaoxiao, then called softly, "Huanhuan, Xiaoxiao, time to get up. You have to register at school today."

Huanhuan opened his eyes groggily, rubbed them, and mumbled, "Brother, let me sleep a little longer."

Xiaoxiao began to whimper sleepily too. Fu Yanzhi scratched his head and suddenly had an idea. "If you get up quickly, you can have two extra buns later, and there are cookies too."

At that, Huanhuan instantly perked up and scrambled out of bed. Xiaoxiao wasn't about to be left behind.

Once everyone had washed up and come to the dining room, they cheered at the sight of the table full of food. They sat together and ate with relish.

After breakfast, Fu Yanzhi helped his brothers get their schoolbags in order and took them out.

All the way there, his brothers chattered nonstop in the car, full of anticipation for their new schools.

Fu Yanzhi looked at their happy faces and thought that now he had finally gotten his brothers into school, he would have time to take care of other things.

Fu Yanzhi took Huanhuan, Xingxing, and Yueyue first. It was the first time the three little ones had gone to school, so they were all in first grade. When they reached the school gates, Huanhuan, Xingxing, and Yueyue grew a little timid and clung tightly to Fu Yanzhi's hands.

Fu Yanzhi crouched down and said gently, "Don't be afraid. You'll have lots of new friends here. I'll come pick you up when school's over."

After leaving the three little ones with their teacher and making all the arrangements, Fu Yanzhi reluctantly walked out. He stood by the back door for a while to see whether his brothers were crying. Once he saw they were fine, he went to take Xiaoxiao to school.

Xiaoxiao attended the same school as Xingxing and the others, except he was in third grade. After taking Xiaoxiao to his classroom, Fu Yanzhi added the teacher's contact information. Once he was sure his brother was fine, he returned to the car.

Next, Zheng Long drove to the middle school, and Fu Yanzhi took Wen Shiming and Bo Qing to the upper-grade campus. Bo Qing looked perfectly calm, while Wen Shiming was a little excited.

Fu Yanzhi first took Wen Shiming to the seventh grade. Watching him walk into the classroom, he said, "Study hard, Third Brother. Don't let your mind wander in class."

Wen Shiming scratched his head and smiled. "Don't worry, Big Brother. I'll study hard."

Fu Yanzhi then took Bo Qing to his eighth-grade class. After Fu Yanzhi gave him a few words of advice, Bo Qing walked steadily toward the classroom with his schoolbag on his back.

Just as Fu Yanzhi was about to leave, he spotted a familiar face. It was Fu Li. He was actually in the same class as his second brother. He had better tell his second brother to be careful. Fu Yanzhi was just about to speak.

The teacher beside him said, "You're Bo Qing's guardian, right?"

Fu Yanzhi nodded. "Yes, teacher. I'm Bo Qing's older brother. Is something wrong?"

The teacher kept smiling. "Well, Bo Qing's guardian, according to his school records here, Bo Qing should be entering seventh grade."

Fu Yanzhi smiled and replied, "Well, teacher, my brother has already learned the seventh-grade material at home, so he wants to skip a grade and enter eighth grade."

The teacher was surprised by Fu Yanzhi's words, but quickly composed himself and smiled. "Well, Bo Qing's guardian, if Bo Qing wants to skip a grade, we'll need to give him a test."

"Sure. I believe in my brother," Fu Yanzhi said.

Bo Qing, who had just finished putting his things away, was called out. Seeing that his big brother was still at school, he said, "What's wrong? Big Brother, why are you still here?"

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Second Brother, go with this teacher and take a test in a moment. It'll show whether you're capable of entering eighth grade."

Bo Qing nodded and followed the teacher into the office, confidence written all over his face. The teacher took out last year's final exam paper for him to do, while Fu Yanzhi watched quietly from the side.

Bo Qing took the paper, glanced over it quickly, and began writing furiously. He looked focused, his pen scratching across the paper as his thoughts flowed smoothly like drifting clouds and running water.

Fu Yanzhi watched from the side, his heart full of trust and anticipation.

Time passed second by second. Bo Qing soon finished the paper, put down his pen, and raised his head confidently.

The teacher was a little surprised by his speed and took the paper to mark it. As he went through the answers, his initial doubt gradually turned to shock.

After marking the final question, the teacher couldn't help praising him. "This child is outstanding. He got every question right, his reasoning is clear, and his solutions are ingenious."

The weight hanging over Fu Yanzhi's heart finally lifted, and he smiled with relief. Bo Qing remained perfectly calm, as though everything had gone just as he expected.

The teacher immediately completed Bo Qing's eighth-grade enrollment procedures and assigned him to a class.

Fu Yanzhi patted Bo Qing on the shoulder and said softly, "Well done, Second Brother. Keep it up."

Bo Qing nodded and returned to the classroom. Fu Yanzhi watched him walk away, then turned and left the school.

After getting into the car, Fu Yanzhi told Zheng Long to drive to Mingsheng Technology Company. When they arrived, Fu Yanzhi told Zheng Long to head home first.

Fu Yanzhi walked into the company. When the receptionist at the entrance saw him, she smiled and said, "Boss, please wait a moment. I'll notify Manager Hu right away."

"Okay, thank you," Fu Yanzhi replied with a smile.

Fu Yanzhi wandered around the lobby for a bit. Then Hu Yan came downstairs, and when he saw Fu Yanzhi, he smiled, walked over, and said, "Mr. Fu, you're here. Please, come upstairs." Fu Yanzhi followed Hu Yan upstairs to the office.

As soon as they sat down, Hu Yan handed him a document. "Mr. Fu, this is the latest project progress report. Things are looking pretty good overall."

Fu Yanzhi took the report and read through it carefully. Smiling, he said, "Good. Judging by this report, the software in development will be ready to launch soon."

Hu Yan said confidently, "Rest assured, Mr. Fu. The software will be ready to launch in at least another week."

Fu Yanzhi nodded. "I trust you. By the way, where's Brother Lin?"

"Boss Lin is still in a meeting. He knows you're here and asked me to come welcome you first," Hu Yan said.

As they spoke, Boss Lin finished his meeting and walked into the office. When he saw Fu Yanzhi, he greeted him warmly. "Yanzhi, long time no see!"

Fu Yanzhi stood up and shook his hand, smiling. "Brother Lin, the project's going very smoothly. Thank you all for your hard work."

Boss Lin waved a hand. "It's nothing. If this software launches successfully, it'll mean a great deal to our company."

Just then, Hu Yan's phone suddenly rang. His expression changed after he took the call. "Mr. Fu, Boss Lin, there's a problem in the research and development department. The software's core code may be under attack by a hacker."

Fu Yanzhi and Boss Lin's expressions instantly grew grave. Fu Yanzhi said calmly, "Don't panic. Get the technicians to investigate quickly and see whether anything has leaked."

Boss Lin nodded. "Right. We have to find the cause as soon as possible. We can't let this project fail when it's so close to completion." The three immediately got up and hurried to the research and development department.

When they arrived, Lin Mo anxiously asked the head of the technical department, "What part of the technology has leaked? Tell me, quickly."

The technical head hurriedly said, "Boss, the technology hasn't leaked yet, but the other hacker is too skilled. They're about to breach our firewall. Once they break through, all our technology will be leaked."

Lin Mo said anxiously, "Where am I supposed to find a top expert now?"

At that moment, Fu Yanzhi walked over unhurriedly and sat down in the laboratory's server room. Indicator lights blinked rhythmically in the darkness, illuminating the stream of code racing across the screen.

Fu Yanzhi's fingertips hovered over the keyboard, the security thresholds turning red reflected in his pupils. Someone was battering the firewall protecting the laboratory's core achievement, the Holy Core engine, with almost brute force.

Fu Yanzhi swiftly set up three layers of defense: an encryption protocol based on quantum entanglement at the bottom, dynamically shifting virtual nodes in the middle, and his own Hive defense system at the top. Every attack would trigger hundreds or thousands of decoy nodes, trapping the intruder in a data maze.

But the warning lights on the screen continued flashing wildly. The attacker's path followed no pattern, yet always avoided the traps with precision. While dismantling the Hive nodes, the attacker even left a line of taunting code: "Your maze is missing a wall."

A cold smile curled Fu Yanzhi's lips. Still, the other party could go in peace, having made the dark web's number one assassin use his abilities.

There was no time to hesitate. Fu Yanzhi quickly put the second plan into action, packaging the real Holy Core data inside a virtual container that appeared riddled with vulnerabilities, while planting a trace-back program in the system's backend.

Sure enough, the attacker soon broke through the top layer of defense and headed straight for the exposed "core file." The moment the attacker began copying the data, Fu Yanzhi pressed Enter, and the stream of code on the screen suddenly reversed.

"If you want to take my things, you'll have to pay a price," Fu Yanzhi murmured. The trace-back program activated and began tracking the attacker's real IP address.

But the attacker reacted extremely quickly, cutting the connection in an instant and leaving behind only a string of garbled characters. After quickly decoding it, Fu Yanzhi discovered a fragment of a reverse-tracking program. The attacker moved with incredible speed to block him, but Fu Yanzhi was faster and pinpointed the attacker's location.

The security thresholds returned to green, and the Holy Core engine's core data was safe and sound. Fu Yanzhi leaned back in his chair, his fingertips slightly pale. The confrontation without gunfire had ended in victory for the defending side, and those flashing lines of code,

Everyone was dumbstruck by Fu Yanzhi's actions. Lin Mo excitedly grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Yanzhi, it's thanks to you today. Otherwise, the company would've been finished."

Fu Yanzhi scratched his head and said, "Brother Lin, I just put my own Hive defense around the Holy Core. I can't guarantee it's indestructible, but even the best hacker would need a full day to break through it."

Lin Mo said, "Brother Yanzhi, I'll have Hu Yan draw up a contract right now. Starting today, you're the biggest boss at Mingsheng Technology Company."

Fu Yanzhi hurriedly refused. "How could I accept that, Brother Lin? I barely helped."

Lin Mo held Fu Yanzhi's hand and said, "No, Brother Yanzhi, you have to listen to me on this. From now on, sixty-five percent of the company's shares belong to you. You'll have the bigger share."

Fu Yanzhi still wanted to refuse, but Lin Mo directly pressed his hand onto the contract. Helpless, Fu Yanzhi had no choice but to accept.

Fu Yanzhi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Lin, where in Luo City is the Feng Family Group Company located?"

Lin Mo thought for a moment and said, "Its main company is in the southern part of Luo City. What's wrong, Brother Yanzhi?"

Fu Yanzhi considered it. That was different from the location he had traced, so it probably wasn't them. "Nothing, Brother Lin. I was just asking."

Lin Mo nodded. "Brother Yanzhi, it's already noon. I'm treating you to a meal today, and you can't refuse again."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "All right, then I'll let you treat me today, Brother Lin."

Smiling, Lin Mo put an arm around Fu Yanzhi's shoulders and walked out with him.

At the school, because Kong Fanxing and Kong Fanyue were twins, the two of them weren't seated together. The teacher had Kong Fanyue sit with Li Huanhuan.

Kong Fanxing, meanwhile, sat next to a little girl with pigtails. Her hair was tied high with light brown hair ties.

Kong Fanxing was very bored. The teacher had been babbling away at the front of the classroom, but Kong Fanxing hadn't taken in a single word. He suddenly remembered that his big brother had said that morning that he had packed him some delicious cookies, which he could share with a new friend if he made one.

Kong Fanxing took the cookies out of his bag and asked the little girl beside him, "Hello, would you like a cookie? My big brother made them, and they're really tasty."

The little girl glanced at the cookies Kong Fanxing offered her, then turned her head away disdainfully. Kong Fanxing didn't understand why his deskmate wouldn't talk to him, so he nudged her again.

The little girl raised her hand and stood up, saying loudly to the teacher, "Teacher, the person next to me keeps bothering me."

The teacher looked at Kong Fanxing, who was already stunned. Without asking a single question, the teacher ordered Kong Fanxing to stand outside the door as punishment.

Kong Fanyue stood up and said to the teacher, "Why should my brother go outside? Teacher, you haven't even heard my brother's explanation. You've only listened to this girl's side of the story."

The teacher slapped the desk. "What, you have a problem with that? Then get outside and stand there too."

After saying that, the teacher came down, grabbed Kong Fanxing and Kong Fanyue by the backs of their collars, and threw them outside. Seeing that his older brothers had gone out, Li Huanhuan immediately got up and walked out too.

When the teacher saw Li Huanhuan leave, he shouted angrily, "That's right. Anyone else who questions me can get the hell out too."