"Someone is spreading Scarlet Fear through a game?"
At the Countermeasure Research Institute, Gao Liangwei's expression turned grave after receiving the report.
The report showed that chaos had erupted in numerous shelters across North Star's core cities, all because of a game called Apocalypse Tide.
The reporting officer quickly said, "Yes! Someone replaced the game's startup screen with ultra-high-definition photos of Scarlet Terra. The players were caught off guard, and a huge number of them were affected."
"How could this happen? Wasn't this a single-player game that passed review?"
"Preliminary investigations indicate that the game received a hotfix after release. That hotfix replaced the photos."
"Who had the authority to make such an update?"
"Only the game production department should have had that authority, but we can't rule out the possibility of hackers breaking in."
After thinking for a moment, Gao Liangwei called Li Meng over.
After learning the situation, Li Meng asked, "Are you asking me to investigate this, Director Gao?"
"That's right. I would normally leave this sort of thing to Dr. Zhang, but he's busy preparing the Exploration Experiment on the rules and probably can't spare the time. Section Chief Li, you were formerly the director of the Public Security Bureau, and you investigated the Green Plum Association's serial kidnapping case. You have plenty of experience in this area, so I'd like to leave it to you."
"Alright." Li Meng immediately agreed. "I'll do my best to get results as soon as possible."
After saying that, Li Meng saw Gao Liangwei's grim expression and asked, "Are the consequences of this incident serious?"
"Very serious. More than a million people worldwide have been affected by this game, and North Star has been hit especially hard... Because this game was developed by a North Star studio, the other UHC