"My heart is like this face—half pure white, half shadow. I can choose to let you see it, or insist on keeping it hidden. This circus performance thrilled me, but terrified you. Because you are beasts, and I am the clown taming them.
"The extortion plan succeeded. The ransom has been received. It is already late at night, the circus performance has ended, and we look forward to the next opening. Additionally, someone paid three million US Dollars to have us say: Thank you to Ant Army Company for its support. Final warning to the United States Central Intelligence Agency: Do not think of trying to catch us, or we will attack the world's networks."
The Joker Organization's statement plunged the world into silence.
After attacking ten cities in less than half a day, it suddenly announced the end. The news caught everyone completely off guard.
Who had paid the ransom? Britain, the United States, or the Island Nation? This became the focus of everyone's speculation. It meant that a nation had compromised with a hacker organization.
The United States had listed the Joker Organization as a terrorist organization, so it was unlikely to have paid the ransom.
That left Britain and the Island Nation as the objects of public speculation.
After the news came out, the governments of Britain and the Island Nation hurried to issue clarifications, saying they had not paid the Joker Organization any ransom. Whether anyone believed them was another matter.
After this statement was released, Ant Army Company also condemned certain companies for colluding with the Joker Organization in unfair competition and smearing Ant Army Company's reputation.
However, their voices did not attract much attention.
After Zhao Min entered, Chen Mo set aside his work. When the Joker Organization announced it was stopping, Chen Mo