Impossible! Absolutely Impossible!

Su Yuan felt little fluctuation in his thoughts as he successfully deleted the login and operation records.

The lead assassin was indeed exceptionally cautious.

He had chosen the perfect moment to utilize his trump card, the fireball, to blast a gap directly through the South Sea Security Bureau's carefully laid blockade.

This gap led toward the South Sea urban area, allowing the lead assassin to blend into the city at maximum speed.

It was like a fish returning to the sea.

Even after successfully escaping, the lead assassin did not let his guard down.

He circled the city to ensure he wasn't being followed before heading to a secret contact point of the Truth Society.

He displayed the qualities of an experienced international assassin to the fullest.

Unfortunately, the person he was facing was Su Yuan.

All his caution, care, and calculations were like children playing house in front of Su Yuan; they could be seen through at a single glance.

Su Yuan didn't need to track the lead assassin at all; he only needed to have people set an ambush at the destination the man was about to reach.

Therefore, the lead assassin's fate was sealed.

As soon as he entered the contact point, the Tongxin Hotel, he was swiftly suppressed by the waiting experts from the Security Bureau.

The Truth Society doesn't place much importance on Qiao Mingyuan, Su Yuan thought silently to himself.

Qiao Mingyuan was, at best, an up-and-coming talent in the field of wireless communications with some potential.

As for his professional ranking? In reality, no such ranking existed; Su Yuan only knew Qiao Mingyuan's true professional strength through the Grey Mirror.

If the Truth Society truly valued Qiao Mingyuan, they wouldn't have simply sent these international assassins.

It would have been impossible for Qiao Mingyuan to travel from across the ocean to the Xia Kingdom in the first place.

South Sea Island, Tongxin Hotel.

"Captain, the target has been captured."

Chen Hai was standing outside the hotel when someone walked out shortly after to report in a low voice.

"I understand."

Chen Hai felt completely numb.

Even though he had anticipated this beforehand, seeing the lead assassin—who had managed to escape death—walk headlong into the Tongxin Hotel, which was essentially a trap set on all sides, still felt like a dream.

Did the enemy really just walk into their hands so easily?

"Captain, this hotel should be a stronghold for foreign forces," his subordinate continued to report.

"Mm." Chen Hai nodded.

He wasn't surprised by this; if it weren't a stronghold, the lead assassin wouldn't have come here voluntarily.

The key issue, however, was how the person who tipped them off knew this hotel was a stronghold, and how they were so certain the lead assassin would come here?

That mysterious person... The more Chen Hai thought about it, the more terrified he became.

From the moment the mysterious person hacked into the computers, every step of the assassin team's movements had been calculated to the letter, and even the lead assassin's destination had been predicted in advance.

If he were to become an enemy of such an existence, he would probably be counting the money for the other party even after being sold out.

And this wasn't just about calculations; it was also the hacking prowess required to silently infiltrate the Security Bureau's network...

Half an hour later.

The South Sea Island Security Bureau held an emergency high-level meeting.

All members of the bureau's Network Information Security Department were present.

Not only were the leaders of the South Sea Island's network security department there, but leaders from other cities and even the Imperial Capital had joined via video conference.

"Are you saying that a short while ago, our bureau's network was breached, the firewall failed to intercept anything, and the intruder took control of your computer with ease? And from start to finish, you had no ability to resist?"

Zhao Yushan, the head of the South Sea Island Network Security Department, looked at Lu Tang in disbelief.

Lu Tang, the capable middle-aged woman who had participated in the operation to capture the assassin team, bit the bullet and said, "Yes, that is exactly what happened. My computer was directly controlled and breached at the time..."

Her computer was connected to the Security Bureau's network, and both shared the same firewall. The former being breached meant the Security Bureau's network had been breached as well.

"Impossible! That is absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Yushan stood up with a whoosh. "The bureau's firewall is connected to the national firewall; how could it possibly be breached? And breached in an instant, at that?"

The others in the meeting fell into silence. Even those who didn't understand network technology well knew what a connection to the national firewall implied.

"Captain Chen Hai is also aware of this matter."

Lu Tang spoke up.

"Leaders, the situation is indeed as described..."

Feeling the pressure, Chen Hai quickly stood up and recounted everything he knew.

For a moment, the meeting fell into silence once again.

Zhao Yushan began to lower his head and check the data repeatedly.

Several minutes later, the person in charge of the Security Bureau finally spoke: "Zhao Yushan, has the bureau's firewall ever been breached?"

"Director, I haven't found any traces of a breach, nor have I found any traces of Lu Tang's computer being compromised..." Zhao Yushan said, frowning.

"But Lu Tang's computer was indeed breached and controlled for a period of time," the Security Bureau head stated.

Given Lu Tang's status, there was no need for her to play such a joke, and she even had Chen Hai to testify.

The possibility of her lying was virtually non-existent.

Magic City, Villa 66.

Su Yuan lay back on the sofa, feeling relaxed.

At the same time, deep within his sea of consciousness, he continued to question the Gray Mirror.

"The reactions and impact of all parties regarding this incident."

Su Yuan asked in his heart. Having refined the Gray Mirror, he could not only store it within his sea of consciousness but also communicate with it mentally.

There was no need to worry about being overheard by outsiders.

Hum~ The surface of the Gray Mirror surged hazily, and soon, characters began to emerge.

[The South Sea Security Bureau Network Security Department, in conjunction with various regional network security departments, repeatedly checked their own firewalls. Ultimately, they found no traces of any breach and classified this "intrusion"—which left no traces or disturbances—as the Network Ghost Incident, recording it as such.]

[Regarding the identity of the black assassin, the South Sea Security Bureau eventually determined that the Truth Society was behind it, with the goal of hunting down Qiao Mingyuan, who had fled to the Xia Kingdom. The head of the South Sea Security Bureau attempted to locate Qiao Mingyuan, but found nothing and was forced to give up.]

"Network Ghost Incident?" Su Yuan shook his head slightly.

I'm afraid those in charge of network security would never imagine that the so-called "intrusion" was done by "one of their own."

However, because Su Yuan had followed the method provided by the Gray Mirror to delete all traces of the logs afterward, it was impossible to trace or recover them.

Hum~ The surface of the Gray Mirror continued to surge hazily as more text appeared.

[Two days later, the Truth Society learned that the mission to hunt down Qiao Mingyuan had failed and that all their assassins had been eliminated. Believing they had been obstructed by the Xia Kingdom, they decided to let it go. It was not worth clashing with the Xia Kingdom over a mere Qiao Mingyuan. With "The Lord" about to descend, there was no need to create unnecessary complications.]

Watching the reaction from the Truth Society provided by the Gray Mirror, a sneer appeared on the corner of Su Yuan's mouth. "A bunch of idiots."