Surveillance in the Palm

Received a point transfer of 500,000 from student ID: XXXX Longyuan Xiang.

[As expected of the tyrant ruling the class, his decision-making is quite decisive.]

Watanabe Hayabara looked at his 3.74 million points and smiled slightly.

As for why he was short about 60,000 points, the reason for that must be traced back to when Watanabe Hayabara walked into an on-campus electronic equipment sales and repair shop...

"Boss, do you sell electronic components here?" Watanabe Hayabara stood at the shop entrance and asked politely.

The shop owner was buried in repairing an MP4 player. Hearing someone ask, he didn't even lift his head and replied casually, "I only do repair work here, along with brand-new finished products. I don't sell electronic components, so don't bother me while I'm doing business."

Clearly, this shop owner was not an easy person to talk to.

However, Watanabe Hayabara was not intimidated by his attitude. Instead, he smiled slightly and continued, "Is that so? I happened to see that your business license mentions the sale of electronic components. If you don't want to go through the procedures to update your sign and change your business license, then I'll just leave and won't delay your business. Though, I'm afraid the loss from your shop being shut down for more than just 7 days won't be a simple matter."

Watanabe Hayabara's words made the shop owner jerk his head up. His gaze was like a hawk, staring straight at Watanabe Hayabara as if trying to see right through him. After a long while, the shop owner squeezed a word through his teeth: "You!"

It was obvious that the shop owner was completely enraged by Watanabe Hayabara's words, but he was helpless. After all, Watanabe Hayabara's request wasn't excessive, and he had no better options. In the end, the shop owner gritted his teeth and shouted with a face full of fury, "I'll sell them!!"

However, Watanabe Hayabara did not stop there. He immediately followed up, "Then tell me, boss, how much for an electromagnetic field transcription component, a language recognition transcription component, an electromagnetic resonance component, a video module unit, a dielectric device, and a 128GB storage component?"

Hearing this question, the shop owner was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, This kid is not easy to fool! He had originally wanted to take the opportunity to raise prices and earn more points, but now it seemed that plan wouldn't work.

Helpless, the shop owner had to darken his face, put away his previous anger, and become subservient. He carefully replied, "The prices for these components are 8,000, 6,000, 5,000, 16,000, 2,000, and 8,000 points, respectively."

Watanabe Hayabara was clearly not satisfied with these prices and questioned, "Boss, you aren't trying to gouge me, are you?"

The shop owner waved his hands quickly and apologized with a smile, "How could I dare! The customer is God, after all! How could I dare to gouge a distinguished guest like you?"

Seeing the shop owner's attitude was so firm, Watanabe Hayabara knew that further haggling would be futile, so he made a prompt decision, changed his strategy, and made another request: "In that case, how about this? I'd like to rent the extra studio in your shop. I'll give you a flat price of 15,000 points to rent it for two days."

The shop owner thought for a moment and calculated that this price was quite reasonable, and earning a little extra money wasn't bad, so he readily agreed, "Alright, no problem!"

Having received a positive reply, Watanabe Hayabara immediately said, "Good, let's start counting the time from now."

"Fine, no problem, I'll take you there right now." The shop owner said, turning to lead Watanabe Hayabara through the storefront, down a corridor, and finally to a room at the very back.

With a "creak," the shop owner pushed open the door, and the scene inside made Watanabe Hayabara's eyes light up. The room was filled with all kinds of equipment and machines, a dazzling array of items.

The shop owner led Watanabe Hayabara to a workbench and said with a smile, "You can sit here for a while, I'll go get the components you need." With that, the shop owner turned and left.

Not long after, the shop owner returned with the components Watanabe Hayabara needed. Watanabe Hayabara took the components, inspected them carefully, and after confirming they were correct, paid the points without hesitation.

The shop owner took the money, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. He apologized with a smile, "Then I won't disturb your work. If you need anything, just call me." Having said that, the shop owner quietly exited the room and closed the door behind him.

"These days, money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat," the shop owner sighed.

Watanabe Hayabara stood before the workbench, his gaze falling on the pile of tools. He took a deep breath and then decisively picked up one of the tools, like a surgeon about to perform a delicate operation.

He carefully pulled the school-issued student ID communicator from his pocket; it was an ordinary, seemingly unremarkable little gadget. However, for Watanabe Hayabara, it was about to undergo a complete transformation.

He placed the student ID communicator gently on the workbench and began to observe its structure carefully. Then, using the tools in his hand, he cautiously dismantled the small communicator. Every screw and every part was precisely removed and neatly laid aside.

Over the next two days, whenever he had free time, Watanabe Hayabara would come to the workbench to continue his modification work. He was completely absorbed in it, as if he had forgotten everything around him.

Finally, after countless attempts and adjustments, Watanabe Hayabara completed the final step. He looked at the student ID communicator in his hand with satisfaction, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"Finally finished!" he shouted excitedly, his voice echoing in the empty room. "This is absolutely a beautiful piece of work!"

He held the student ID communicator up in the air, examining it closely. Thanks to his skillful modifications, this once-ordinary communicator had become extraordinary.

Watanabe Hayabara had removed the original speaker and radio module, along with some useless electronic waste, and replaced them with the newly purchased components. These new components gave the communicator brand-new functions—full-time audio and video recording.

More importantly, once he hacked into the school's surveillance system, this phone could view any camera in the school in real-time.

Now, this student ID communicator could not only communicate normally but also record everything happening around him. For Watanabe Hayabara, this was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough and achievement.

[The game has only just begun. Let's see how far you all can make it.]