Chance Encounter

Before long, Tang Shizhe heard Tang Yi's report. "Boss, we've successfully entered the servers of that corporate consulting company and are deleting all our data!"

Tang Shizhe nodded lightly and continued focusing on the comic book in his hands.

"All done, Boss. All our information has been cleared, and the hard drives have been overwritten with junk files. No one will be able to recover the data!" Tang Yi's voice rang out again after a while.

"Very good. Keep studying and practicing next. Start by learning to attack the servers of those large websites."

"I'm giving you three days. By then, I need you to be able to enter the servers of those major websites!" A sharp glint flashed through Tang Shizhe's eyes. The traces they had left while gathering data online had to be erased!

He would find every website they had visited and overwrite all their access records one by one.

Finally, the servers of those shopping websites also needed to be cleaned up. He wanted to erase every trace they had left online!

However, there was nothing he could do about sites with backup systems. He could only delete his traces as thoroughly as possible.

When Tang Shizhe returned to the factory building three days later, the ten Splitters were already exhausted to the point of nearly passing out.

They had visited far too many websites before. Breaking into them one by one to erase their tracks had truly worn them out.

Fortunately, as the number of websites they infiltrated increased, they became increasingly proficient. By now, they had amassed a large number of zombie computers online.

Not only that, but each Splitter had three computers set up before them. Tang Shizhe had bought the extra two later.

"B-Boss, we've finished everything!" Tang Yi called weakly before passing out.

Over those three days, each of them had slept only three hours a day. They had reduced washing up and other necessities to just over ten minutes, and even ate by gnawing on chocolate bars in front of their computers.

It was not until they had created a program capable of automatically breaking through the firewalls of junk servers that they were finally somewhat freed up.

"Very good, very good. Rest for now!" Tang Shizhe clapped in satisfaction, watching the remaining nine people slump down in unison.

By now, nearly forty days had passed since the Gene Awakening within his body.

Over those forty days, he had not only mastered all the knowledge required for four years of university, but also learned so much computer knowledge. His first base had already gotten on track!

The only regrettable thing was that, after all his spending, he had only five hundred thousand left.

It was only four hours later that Tang Yi and the other Splitters slowly woke up.

Tang Shizhe showed them no mercy. He immediately issued them a new order: devote themselves fully to writing viruses that could make serious money!

When they were not writing viruses, they could go online to find software development gigs for extra cash and practice their skills along the way.

As for himself, he planned to take a look around campus. He was practically growing mold from staying inside that factory building all day.

Riding his electric scooter, Tang Shizhe leisurely headed toward the school. His factory building was not far from campus; it took just over twenty minutes by electric bike.

Who would have expected that just as he reached the school entrance and was about to pass through the gates, the white Porsche 911 ahead of him suddenly slammed on the brakes.

Tang Shizhe's electric scooter was secondhand. The brakes had already been malfunctioning when he bought it, and he had always been too lazy to repair them. At such a short distance, he could not stop at all and rammed straight into the Porsche's rear end.

With a bang, Tang Shizhe's heart seemed to stop for a moment. His mind was still stuck in the mindset of an ordinary student. The instant he hit a sports car worth over a million, his only thought was, I'm screwed. How much am I going to have to pay?

Not long after the collision, a long-haired girl wearing a white baseball cap and sunglasses stepped out of the car.

After checking the rear of the car and seeing that only a little paint had been scraped off, she lightly waved at Tang Shizhe.

"Classmate, you can go. You don't need to take responsibility," the girl said softly.

Tang Shizhe, who had originally planned to give her a piece of his mind, immediately felt embarrassed. Though she had braked suddenly, his faulty brakes also bore some responsibility.

Her understanding response clearly caught him off guard.

"No, no. I'll take responsibility for the part that's mine. Please tell me your phone number." Tang Shizhe lightly waved his hand and took out his newly bought phone. He was no longer the poor student he used to be. After selling the house, he was flush with cash, and besides, his virus would start making money soon enough.

"You should know that parts for this car aren't cheap." Yan Yanran showed a curious expression. Judging by the electric scooter he rode, he did not seem like someone forcing himself to take the blame just to get her number. Spending tens of thousands of yuan for a phone number was hardly worth it.

"It's fine. A man should have a sense of responsibility." Tang Shizhe cleared his throat, clearly unused to acting so pretentious.

"Fine. This is my number. Remember it." Yan Yanran covered her mouth and chuckled as she gave him her number.

"Got it. My name is Yan Yanran. If you don't have enough money, I can let it go." Yan Yanran turned and walked toward the driver's seat, leaving Tang Shizhe with a lovely view of her back.

"Tang Yi, look up information on this Yan Yanran." After watching Yan Yanran's car disappear, Tang Shizhe issued the order to Tang Yi through the Mental Network.

He was developing something of a persecution complex now. Instinctively, he wanted to learn the background of everyone around him.

"Boss, this Yan Yanran from our school is no simple person. Her parents are both ordinary company employees, and her family circumstances are average, but she has over two million yuan in cash in her account. She also owns a duplex apartment and a Porsche sports car."

"I'm still searching for more detailed information," Tang Yi replied through the Mental Network.

"Found it. Yan Yanran entered the stock and futures markets five years ago. Her first investment was ten thousand yuan deposited at the Agricultural Bank of China, probably money she had saved from New Year's gifts and allowance."

"In five years, she turned that ten thousand into over four million through stocks and futures. You could say she's quite the genius." Tang Yi immediately dropped another bombshell on Tang Shizhe.

"66666666." Tang Shizhe was speechless. This girl had no cheat system and no wealthy family backing her. She had earned all that entirely on her own. If Tang Shizhe did not exist, would she have been the protagonist of this world?

Shaking his head and tossing those thoughts aside, he continued riding into the campus.

Meanwhile, Yan Yanran's sports car had already pulled into a parking space beside the teaching building.

After tossing her hat into the car, Yan Yanran removed her sunglasses, revealing a delicate face with graceful brows. Clearly, the reason she wore sunglasses even in the dead of winter was to conceal her nearly perfect beauty.

"Well, if it isn't our gorgeous Yan?" A teasing voice suddenly sounded behind Yan Yanran.