Don't Do That Sort of Thing!

"Damn it, I don't want that to happen..."

Before the large office desk, Xu Shi pressed his temples tightly, trying his best to suppress the wave-like dizziness in his mind.

Today was his twenty-fifth birthday.

Xu Shi's original birthday plan was to slack off in the office for the morning, randomly pick a few subordinates to scold during afternoon tea, and finally have a big Impart in the evening.

But now, all of that was ruined.

Because ten minutes ago, he had awakened his past life memories.

He was actually a transmigrator, inexplicably transported into the harem novel he was reading before staying up late.

And he had become the villain with the same name in the book.

As the youngest CEO of "Serpent Coil," a military enterprise and one of the six top conglomerates in "Night Sin City," and a minor boss in the early to mid-stages of the plot... he had successfully embodied all the traits of a brainless villain.

Debauched, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, morally corrupt... his hobbies included bullying subordinates, his specialty was providing elaborate "warmth" to the protagonist's group, and his virtue was never repenting. If he was slapped on the left cheek by the protagonist today, he would devise a clever plan to offer his right cheek tomorrow.

As for the ending?

Of course, it would be to lose everything, be betrayed by everyone, and finally have his skull blown open by a shot from the righteous protagonist.

Damn it all!

As the imagined scenes flashed through his mind, Xu Shi felt like he was about to crack.

When he was reading the book, he felt incredibly satisfied, chuckling foolishly under the covers at all the scenes of showing off and face-slapping.

But thinking about it carefully, in this cyberpunk world, he, who led a top conglomerate and controlled core technology, was the uncrowned king of "Night Sin City."

How could such an existence be so easily crushed by the protagonist's ragtag group, who were just having a blast singing songs while eating hot pot and collecting a harem?

It was completely impossible!

But that was the reality. According to the plot, the first domino would fall today.

Just then, the communication terminal on his desk rang at an inopportune moment.

"Young Master, something has happened."

A clear, cold female voice came from the other end of the communication. "Twenty minutes ago, the company's database was hacked by two unknown forces."

"The technical department is working hard to repair it, but for now, we can only roughly confirm that the attackers are from the fifth district of Sin City. We are still trying to pinpoint their exact location."

"As for their motive... it's still unclear."

Listening to the report, Xu Shi immediately snapped back to attention.

As expected, it was coming.

This was the first confrontation in the original work between the protagonist Shen He and the villainous young master.

At this point in time, the resistance organization "Spark," which he led, had already taken shape.

The current hacker intrusion was his doing. Although it seemed chaotic, it was actually targeting an important material transport operation within "Serpent Coil" scheduled for three days later.

Actually, calling it a confrontation was flattering the original body. Because even though he knew someone was plotting against him, the original body was still preoccupied with the evening's Impart, no, birthday party, and didn't take the matter seriously at all.

This led to the subsequent tragedy: by knowing the opponent's firepower in advance, "Spark" ultimately intercepted the supplies at a minimal cost, significantly boosting their strength.

Meanwhile, "Serpent Coil" not only suffered losses in personnel and property but also saw its prestige and credibility decline among the six major conglomerates.

Thinking of this, Xu Shi took off his gold-rimmed glasses and felt his headache worsen.

He could only say that Shen He's rise was inseparable from the original body's arrogance and incompetence.

They were a match made in heaven, in a way.

Fortunately, none of this had happened yet, and Xu Shi certainly wouldn't repeat the original body's mistakes.

What he needed to consider now was how to deliver a heavy blow to "Spark"...

"Prepare the car, and mobilize a Type III Combat Squad from the Field Operations Department."

After a moment of thought, a sharp glint flashed in Xu Shi's eyes. He put his glasses back on and stood up, walking towards the door.

"I'm going to Sin City myself."

Ten minutes later.

A combat team of twenty, divided between two "Serpent Coil" armed transport vehicles, protected the armored executive car in the middle, speeding towards the fifth district of Sin City.

"Young Master, you intend to... search for them personally?"

During the drive, the woman driving the car spoke up. "If I may be so bold, Young Master, the situation in Sin City is not simple. Bringing only a Type III squad... might be difficult to achieve."

She was the one who had reported the situation earlier. She had neat, short chestnut hair, and her white shirt and short skirt with black stockings perfectly accentuated her slender figure.

Su Lin, an orphan raised by the Xu Family, now served as the Human Resources Director at "Serpent Coil."

She was, in a sense, Xu Shi's childhood friend and possibly the only loyal subordinate of the villainous character he had replaced in the original work.

Facing her inquiry, Xu Shi simply shook his head with confidence. "You'll know when we get there."

What she said was true. Sin City, as a lower-class district, was characterized by its chaos and disorder.

In the original work, the hacker's specific location wasn't mentioned either. With just this manpower, trying to find him would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Even if they could find him, given his advantage of knowing the terrain better, there was a high probability he could escape.

So, from the very beginning, Xu Shi hadn't planned on doing that.

His true target was "another hacker force besides Spark."

Gu Yi, one of the heroines in the original work, was a top-tier genius hacker in Night Sin City.

Although this car crash was just a coincidence, it had also made Shen He notice her existence.

After a few more incidents between them, she eventually joined Spark and gradually became the technical leader of the team.

Her superb hacking skills not only allowed Shen He to obtain a lot of important intelligence in advance but also enabled him to paralyze the corporation's security system before the final decisive battle, becoming the key to victory.

Xu Shi, of course, wouldn't let such a person go.

To completely eliminate the threat posed by the protagonist, all possibilities from every angle had to be cut off.

And as luck would have it, her residence location had been mentioned more than once in the original work.

Su Lin sighed when she heard this, clearly, Xu Shi's mysterious answer did not put her at ease.

However, having served the Xu Family for twenty years, she was already accustomed to obeying unconditionally.

The Young Master was always unreliable; as long as his safety was ensured...

"Yohoho, [expletive]!"

In the dimly lit apartment, the girl in front of the computer vigorously crushed the lollipop in her mouth, letting out a triumphant cheer, "Forty-four minutes, new record!"

Ever since she debuted, she had never fought such an easy battle.

And they called themselves a top financial group? Is this all they've got?

Of course, this was also thanks to another unknown attacker distracting the opponent, which provided her with considerable convenience.

A fellow traveler? Or an enemy?

...Never mind, who cares.

(?)? What does it have to do with me? I'm just a passing digital kidnapper, heehee.

For her, the next step was to extort a large sum of money from Serpent Coil using this scandalous black material.

Gu Yi was overjoyed at the thought of a large amount of credit points coming her way soon.

What should she do with this money? Upgrade her equipment? Find a new place to live? Or buy a huuuuge pile of her favorite strawberry lollipops first?

However, just as she was humming a tune and editing the extortion email, a harsh alarm suddenly blared through her headphones.

That was the security measure she had set up in advance.

"Who?!"

Gu Yi was startled and quickly grabbed the pistol on the table.

But before she could even raise her hand, the immense impact of the battering ram sent her flying, smashing heavily against the wall.

Thick smoke followed closely behind, making her dizzy and breathless, "Cough, cough, cough, what the hell..."

When she came to her senses, Gu Yi discovered in horror that she was already surrounded by fully armed soldiers, their matte black electromagnetic rifles all pointed at her head.

Then.

Xu Shi waved away the smoke and slowly walked into the room. Looking at the girl's panicked face, he extended two fingers and gently plucked the old-fashioned pistol from her hand.

"Good afternoon, Miss Gu Yi."

She was quite easy to grab.

PS:

[Type III Combat Squad]:

Consisting of twenty members, all of whom have undergone partial body modification, making them capable of handling most unforeseen situations.

The most common combat squad in the Serpent Coil Group, differing from Type I, II, and IV squads only in numbers.