Dagger Revealed

"I have the advantage, Wu You is confident, he said proudly, 'So, can this change your mind? Now I give you two choices, Either obediently hand over your account and transfer eighteen million, and I'll let you leave safely;

Or I'll beat you half to death, and you'll still have to hand over your account and transfer money to me. Maybe I'll even be kind enough to call you an ambulance. You have 10 seconds to think!'

Several rich second-generation heirs behind him counted down in unison to apply pressure, '10... 9...'

'You two pathetic losers, it's wise to know when to quit. Two million is enough for you to spend your whole lives. Don't push your luck!' one of the rich second-generation heirs 'kindly' advised.

By the time they reached three, the men in black surrounding them had already begun to stir.

Chen Hao sighed helplessly, raised his hand to signal them to stop counting, took out his laptop from his backpack, and sat down on a chair to operate.

'Hey, that's more like it~ See, this way, everyone is happy, and we're all civilized people!' Wu You was very pleased with Chen Hao's understanding.

After typing the last line of command, Chen Hao hit Enter, revealing a mysterious smile, 'Done! Let your tech guys take a look.'

Wu You vaguely felt something was wrong. Before he could call the technicians in the server room, his phone rang first.

After connecting and listening for a few sentences, Wu You's expression became uncertain. He stared fiercely at Chen Hao, who was sitting on the sofa, and growled in a low voice, 'You! What did you do?'

With a chuckle, Chen Hao ignored the other's anger and said calmly, 'Nothing much. The private server has been running non-stop for over two months. Even a workhorse on a production team isn't worked this hard. I'm just letting it rest for a while. Of course, if I can make it rest, I can also make it move!'

'I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!' Wu You gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and waved his hand, 'Go!'

Faster than the surrounding men in black was Pang Ban.

Without anyone seeing his movement, he grabbed the arm of a man in black behind him, lowered his center of gravity, twisted his heel, and rotated his body as an axis. With a powerful over-the-shoulder throw, he flung the man behind him away, directly smashing two men in black in front of him to the ground.

Before anyone could react, Bang bang bang, a series of sounds like thunder echoed incessantly.

Pang Ban's fists, elbows, and knees struck out, displaying his fierce explosive power. Each blow hit the enemy's neck, joints, and other vulnerable vital points.

In the blink of an eye, in just a few seconds, five more people lay on the ground, with extremely high efficiency.

The opponent's fighting strength was directly reduced by one-third.

Pang Ban stood still, his face not flushed and his breath not heavy, clearly having held back some strength. He seized the initiative, instantly deterring the entire scene.

As for the men in black, most of them were addicted to games. Their abilities were mixed, and seeing that they had encountered a master, they all became hesitant and afraid to advance.

A sharp 'squeak' sound rang out.

It was the sound of shoe soles rubbing against the floor with immense friction.

Pang Ban, gaining the upper hand, pressed his advantage and charged directly at a six-foot-tall strong man next to Wu You.

He unleashed a fully charged straight punch that broke the opponent's guard. He followed up with a knee strike that was blocked by the opponent's hands pushing down, but the swift momentum lifted the opponent slightly.

Pang Ban closed in on the opponent. Before the opponent could react, he struck into the opponent's chest with a palm strike. The palm changed to fingers, the fingers changed to a fist, delivering three forces in one punch, a inch punch.

The strong man was sent flying several meters back, crashing to the ground. After a long while, he slowly got up, blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly suffering from serious internal injuries.

Pang Ban looked at him with some surprise. He could still get up after taking his inch punch. He nodded, 'You're... passable!'

Wu You and the few rich second-generation heirs' pupils contracted, and they all retreated a few steps, keeping their distance from Pang Ban. They knew that this strong man who had been knocked down was their real bodyguard, a master who had actually killed people. Normally, four or five people were no match for him, and he was Wu You's trump card.

To their surprise, he was taken down in one exchange. The situation reversed, and Wu You's spirit also dissipated with the strong man's fall.

Chen Hao stood up, a smirk on his lips, clicking his tongue, 'I offered my sincerity to the moon, why bother? Did you really think I'd dare to play with you second-generation heirs without any preparation? Aren't you curious why your brothers outside haven't shown up despite all the commotion here?'

Step by step, he walked up to Wu You and patted Wu You's face, each pat harder than the last, 'Young Master Wu, I'm still giving you some face by not letting Old Ban charge at you directly. Otherwise...'

Chen Hao didn't finish, but the implication was clear: if you don't get wise, you've crossed the line.

'I'll give you two choices: either obediently pay the remaining balance, and I'll pretend nothing happened, and we'll still be good friends. Or I'll beat you half to death, make you pay the remaining balance, and take away control of the private server, leaving you with forty million to buy a pile of servers and discarded code. I'll give you ten seconds to consider.'

The tables have turned, and heaven has no mercy. Wu You said dejectedly, 'Brother Tian, no need to count. I admit defeat. You call the shots!'

Brother Tian? Chen Hao was stunned. He realized, Damn, I forgot I used Long Aotian as my alias.

The two sat down, and Chen Hao watched Wu You transfer the remaining twenty million. 'See? It would have been better if you had done this earlier.'

Chen Hao also made some operations on his laptop. 'The private server service has been restored. The website data and the super administrator account for the private server have been sent to your email. See? I'm a man of my word!'

That afternoon, all players of Greedy Blue Moon Legend, whether they were fighting monsters or engaging in PvP, experienced a complete disconnection, without exception.

The first thing heard in major internet cafes were similar voices, 'Network administrator, we're disconnected!'

When they tried to log in again, a pop-up window appeared, stating that the server was undergoing temporary maintenance and to try again later.

So it wasn't a disconnection, but a temporary server maintenance.

Unable to do anything, some people settled their bills and left. Most players remained, waiting.

Only those players in the queue were secretly rejoicing; now they wouldn't have to wait in line.

A few minutes later, after countless attempts, Greedy Blue Moon finally returned to normal. Players began to speculate that the server might have restarted.

A server restart meant boss respawns. Players rushing into the game quickly formed teams of three to five to hunt down the bosses!

They didn't understand why the server needed maintenance, but as long as it didn't last long, Greedy Blue Moon would only receive a few curses and suffer no other impact!

Meanwhile, the culprit, Chen Hao, was playing bowling. He picked up a bowling ball of moderate weight with his right hand, took a few quick steps, and used the momentum to slide forward, releasing the ball with a swing of his right arm.

Crash! A perfect strike!

He'd played bowling a few times during company team-building events in his past life, more for fun than anything. Occasionally, he could manage a strike, and it seemed his luck was pretty good this time.

Blowing on his right hand, he said to Wu You, "Wanna play a couple of rounds?"

Damn it, what's there to play? I'm not in the mood.

Despite his thoughts, Wu You forced a smile. "No thanks, Brother Tian. Maybe another time, another time~"

Tch, boring! Solved everything with just a little show of skill.

"Then, happy transaction~ See you never!"

Chen Hao waved to Old Ban, packed up, and headed for the exit.

"Um, Brother. Brother Tian!"

Wu You's somewhat fawning voice came from behind. Chen Hao stopped and turned back to look. "Something else?"

Wu You asked, unwilling to give up, "That backdoor you mentioned, can you give it to me?"

Chen Hao chuckled and played dumb. "Backdoor? What backdoor? Old Ban, do you know anything about it?"

He asked Pang Ban, who shook his head.

"See? Even my closest friends don't know about it, so there's definitely no damn backdoor like you're talking about~"

"Then how can I be sure you won't shut down the server again in the future?"

Chen Hao's smile vanished. He walked up to Wu You and straightened the man's slightly messy collar. "As a person, you need to be honest! You can only trust that I'm a good person. And most importantly, you..."

Chen Hao leaned in and whispered into Wu You's ear, word by word, "Have! No! Choice!"