Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"No more trains can be dispatched from the depot. If the trains on the main line get too close, a rear-end collision is basically a matter of minutes! Dispatch won't be able to react in time.

Yae, you and Mei stay here and make sure those drivers stay put in the dispatch room! Alysia, Pardofelis, Fu Hua, I need you to help me with something."

"Name it."

Alysia's expression was very serious. After all, the first phase of the plan had basically failed completely. They couldn't even find the faulty train! All that could be said was... Xia Ya was a cut above.

"Once an accident occurs, the response from all units of the Mode Capital Metro must be swift! The only way to coordinate all of this is with a directive from a high-level leader at the group headquarters.

You haven't worked in a state-owned enterprise, so you might not understand. No matter how urgent the situation! This bloated and enormous organization can't operate quickly.

Too much time will be lost in the process of relaying information through the layers! And what we lack most right now is time.

Someone has to step forward and issue orders! Only by coordinating all the resources at hand is it possible to deal with the current situation. It has to be fast enough."

Alysia's expression was a little strange. Actually, she wanted to say—why don't you do it?

But she quickly thought of an iron rule of state-owned enterprises—seniority determines everything.

Xu Qi was far too young, and no one would be willing to listen to a young punk, but if that's the case...

"The current Chief Engineer of the Group, Chief Engineer Xia... go find him! Tell him everything about what Xia Ya is going to do, and how we're responding, he'll understand."

The car sped all the way to Meilong. After Xu Qi moved, all the leaders and cadres of the Sixth Division followed closely behind. This matter was just... too terrifying.

Xu Qi pushed open the door of the Meilong Command Center.

Sure enough...

In the hall, countless leaders had already arrived, and standing at the front of these leaders was—Chief Engineer Xia!

Chief Engineer Xia's gaze swept across the crowd and locked onto Xu Qi in an instant.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes—crowdfunding group ④56127940—so young...

Fu Hua and Pardofelis were also here. When they saw Xu Qi, they immediately walked up and said, "The plan went very smoothly. We only had to say a few words, and Chief Engineer Xia understood everything."

"Mm... where's Alysia?"

The two of them looked a little strange.

"She... she had some decisions of her own and told you not to ask too much."

Xu Qi frowned, but he didn't suspect anything else.

Although Elysia was usually a bit unreliable, she was always reassuring at critical moments. Xu Qi could fully trust her on this point.

"Xu Qi?"

Chief Engineer Xia slowly walked over to Xu Qi, and everyone present, whether leaders or employees, also turned their attention to him. Obviously... they were also very curious about who had such great energy that he could alarm Chief Engineer Xia.

"Chief Engineer Xia, I am Xia Ya's disciple—Xu Qi."

"Mm." The stern face softened slightly at this moment. Chief Engineer Xia nodded and said, "Your response was excellent and very correct."

"Chief Engineer Xia! Train 956 has already reached Jinhai Road! It's only five minutes away from catching up with the train in front of it!"

The already elderly Chief Engineer Xia waved his hand and shouted with a full voice.

"Have all the trains been cleared of passengers yet!?"

"All trains have been cleared of passengers!"

All trains cleared of passengers?

Xu Qi stared blankly at Chief Engineer Xia, could it be that he...

"There's no way we can continue operating in this situation... What did Luo Miu say when he died? 'I am an employee of the Mode Capital Metro, and my job is to protect the safety of the citizens!', right?"

Xu Qi nodded heavily.

"I will take full responsibility for suspending operations and clearing passengers on Line 9, and I will bear the losses alone. Now... go do what you want to do, young man."

34,It's Hack Rabbit... it must be Hack Rabbit

Go do what I... want to do...

It's hard to imagine hearing such words in a seniority-obsessed place like a state-owned enterprise...

Xu Qi knocked his fist against his chest three times. He stepped past Chief Engineer Xia's position and walked straight to the front of everyone. Time was precious, and he couldn't afford to make any speeches or exchange pleasantries.

"Everyone listen up, my name is Xu Qi, activate the Level One Emergency Response Plan! I am now the chief person in charge here, and if something happens to me, Chief Engineer Xia is next in line."

The crowd looked at each other, unsure of the situation for a moment.

Until Chief Engineer Xia said in a deep voice, "His words! Are my words!"

This guy isn't Chief Engineer Xia's illegitimate son, is he...

But no one dared to disobey Chief Engineer Xia's words. He had just been promoted to Chief Engineer of the Group the year before and was the most senior veteran in the entire Mode Capital Metro Group!

Even the president of the group had to treat him with respect.

"First, except for Train 975, which is in front of Train 956, all trains return to the depot!"

"Um! Mr. Xu Qi!"

An operations leader hesitantly raised his hand.

"What is it?"

Xu Qi recognized him as a senior figure in operations, but now he had to take orders from a 24-year-old like himself—it was quite surreal.

"Just a short while ago... the group's network control center experienced an anomaly... We're currently unable to control the switches..."

"!"

Chief Engineer Xia rushed up to the man, grabbing his collar. "Why didn't you say so sooner!?"

"I..."

The operations leader was momentarily speechless, facing Chief Engineer Xia's oppressive gaze, he could only tell the truth.

"Because this matter is extremely serious. At first, I thought it was just a minor anomaly, but... I didn't expect the entire Line 9 switch system to be affected..."

"Damn it!"

Chief Engineer Xia's curse was harsh. Everyone present had at least reached a leadership position, being called a "damn fool" in public... but there was nothing he could do.

The operations leader could only steal a glance at Xu Qi.

But Xu Qi's handling was exceptionally calm. In this aspect, he didn't seem like a 24-year-old at all.

Upon learning that the switch system had been compromised, he took a deep breath—just as he expected... If the network control center was in this state, then it was likely the substations were too...

Xu Qi directly looked at the power supply leader and said, "Regional power outage, is it possible?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the power supply leader received a call.

"The control system of the Line 9 substation... has been hacked."

Chief Engineer Xia couldn't help but take several deep breaths to suppress the anger that was rising in his chest. He really wanted to ask...

What were the information security people doing!?

His phone vibrated. Xu Qi looked down.

Coder: The substation has been hacked. It's a pro. Can't fix it in the short term.

V2V Isn't Just for Show: The network control center too. I suspect it's the same person.

Coder: Is it a blue rabbit, right?

V2V Isn't Just for Show: That's right, it must be that guy—Hack Rabbit.

Inside a rather ordinary-looking residence, a little girl was sitting in front of the computer, her hands flying back and forth across different keyboards, while different monitors in front of her displayed varying degrees of intrusion.

This girl, wearing a rabbit-eared hoodie and a black sweatshirt, whose height definitely didn't exceed 1.4 meters, was the one giving the Golden Courtyard's two computer experts a hard time.

Known in the community as—Hack Rabbit.

"Impressive... The one at the substation can actually make me feel a slight pressure... But that's all there is to it."

One person, dual-threading, but even so, she wasn't at a disadvantage at all. And judging from Hack Rabbit's appearance, she was quite at ease.

She even had time to answer the phone on the desk and put it on speaker.

"How's it going on your end?"

It was a woman's voice, and if Xu Qi were here, he might even find it somewhat familiar.

"Encountered some resistance, but nothing serious. What about you guys? Heard you lost to a young man?"

"When saying that, Brownie, you should be aware that you're only 14 years old, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever you say."

"Alright, since things are going smoothly on your end, I can rest assured."

"Rest assured about what?"

"Rest assured to withdraw."

"Huh?"

Brownie wanted to ask something more, but the call had already been disconnected, and the only thing answering her was the "beep beep beep" sound.

"Tsk!... What a weird woman."

"The train can't switch tracks, and the power can't be stopped! Are we just going to let it run until it dies!?"

"A train that never stops... a train that never stops..."

No one could maintain basic calm in this situation. After all, Train 956's speed was still increasing. If it continued like this...

It wouldn't even need to rear-end the train in front; it simply wouldn't be able to enter the turnaround track and would directly derail!

An entire trainload of people... could die on it.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

As panic began to spread, Xu Qi's roar brought a brief moment of silence to the hall.

"Usually, each of you is so high and mighty, thinking you know and can do everything. Yet, in a situation like this, you can't even maintain basic composure. You have the nerve to call yourselves the elite of the Mode Capital Metro!

It's laughable."

Faced with such a young man's mockery, no one dared to say anything to refute Xu Qi.

The truth was... at this moment, Xu Qi stood at the forefront, and the aura emanating from him seemed even more intimidating than Chief Engineer Xia! Just looking at him made them afraid to retort.

"Without the system, you can't change tracks or cut off the power? You're a bunch of disgraceful fools!"

Xu Qi's words calmed the panicked leaders.

"Now is the time to show some backbone... go down into the tunnel! Manually close the circuit breaker to cut off the power and change the switch! No matter what... we have to stop Train 956!

And! Why haven't we received any news from the passengers on Train 956 yet... where are the signaling personnel? Why can't we contact the passengers!"

"W-we don't know. Communication can't be established, but before the communication was cut off, we seemed to have received a brief distress signal.

They said... they were... being held hostage by terrorists... but at the time, Train 956 hadn't experienced the inability to brake, so we..."

"So you didn't take it seriously, right?"

Xu Qi took a deep breath.

Chief Engineer Xia glanced at the signaling guy. He really... didn't want to say anything more.

When did the Mode Capital Metro... start to become like this?

Heh... perhaps it's a little late for him to start thinking about this now. If he hadn't been so decadent, how could these things have happened?

How could Xia Ya... have planned such an attack for the death of a disciple?

This is revenge—revenge against the Mode Capital Metro...

"Perhaps this isn't revenge, Chief Engineer Xia."