My Pig Teammates

Only one street separated the watermelon stand from Heavenly River International.

It took just five seconds to cross it.

Five seconds later, Su Bai burst into Heavenly River International and saw a sight he would never forget.

Surrounded by five burly men, the petite Chu Ning leaped high like a leopard, bent her fair, delicate leg, and kicked the two-meter-tall man in front of her seven or eight meters away with all her might.

A crisp crack! rang out.

The man's breastbone shattered, and his eyes rolled back. He flew backward like a cannonball out of a cannon, and before he could even scream, the tremendous force sent him crashing into the wall.

Boom!

The marble wall caved in with a tremendous crash, and glaring scarlet blood trickled down its shattered edges.

Chu Ning's descent slowed slightly. She turned the hand holding her sword, swept the blade upward, and abruptly put her strength into it, leaving afterimages in its wake with a sonic boom.

The sword wind instantly knocked the three men closing in on her to the ground.

A closer look showed them convulsing all over, their minds no longer clear.

The last man, who held an electric baton, was terrified by the brutal scene before him, so far beyond his understanding, and no longer dared to approach.

Chu Ning landed slowly, then suddenly turned around and narrowed her eyes at the man. "You..."

"Chaaaarge!!"

Qingxue came jogging over, her eyes bright. Yelling at the top of her lungs, she rushed forward and kicked the man to the ground from behind. Then, like a tiger charging down a mountain, she straddled him and used the graceful longsword in her hand as a brick, smashing it down hard on his head.

Once, then again.

Bang!

Bang!

Only when the man's skin and flesh had split open and his skull had caved in did Qingxue finally stop.

Out on the street, pedestrians gradually gathered amid a clamor of voices. A small number hurried away from the scene, while the rest took out their phones, either to take photos and videos or to call the police.

Su Bai walked into Heavenly River International and saw the scene, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

You two heroines really have some skills.

But have you considered that the man was just a security guard doing his job? You barged in with such a commotion, and stopping you was his job. Did you have to hit him so hard???

Of course, he didn't dare say any of that.

Who knew whether these two violent maniacs, whose brains had been kicked by donkeys, might take a swing at him while they were caught up in the excitement?

"Sister Chu Ning, I'm not too late, am I?"

Qingxue proudly asked for credit and a reward.

Chu Ning frowned. "You knocked him out. Who's going to take us to the casino?"

Heavenly River International had seven elevators in total: four passenger elevators, two freight elevators, and one private elevator for internal use.

The passenger elevators ran from basement level one to the thirty-eighth floor.

The freight elevators ran from basement level one to the fortieth floor.

The private elevator ran from basement level two to the forty-first floor, the top floor.

The casino was on basement level two, which meant it could only be reached by the private elevator.

And using the private elevator required the facial recognition of someone who worked there and had authorization.

That was why Su Bai had needed a security guard to lead him to the casino at noon.

Qingxue scratched her head and looked around. She happened to spot a young receptionist trembling in a corner. "Isn't there someone over there? She's wearing a uniform, so she must work here, right?"

Hearing that, Chu Ning carried her longsword over to the young receptionist and said coldly, "Take us to the casino, or I'll beat you up and then you can take me to the casino. Which will it be?"

On the verge of tears, the young woman said, "I... I don't have authorization. I can't use that elevator."

Chu Ning narrowed her eyes and held her longsword across the young woman's neck. "You dare lie to me?"

"Sigh-"

Su Bai tilted his head back and sighed at the sky, thoroughly speechless at his two pig teammates.

Heroine, why don't you use your head? The private elevator goes straight to the casino. A casino! That's not something you can put out in the open. At the very least, wouldn't someone who can use the private elevator have to be trusted by the casino's boss?

Isn't it perfectly normal for a mere girl at the front desk not to have authorization?

"Heroine, give it a rest," Su Bai said, his face dark. He pulled Chu Ning, who was threatening and intimidating the young receptionist, aside. Then he went to the front desk on his own, picked up the laptop on the desk, and began working on it.

Qingxue poked her head over and asked in confusion, "Brother Su Bai, what are you doing?"

Su Bai's fingers flew across the keyboard, bringing up one flashing screen of code after another. In a spare moment, he glanced at Qingxue and said calmly:

"With the spread of the internet, human society has rapidly moved toward intelligent technology. Fingerprint locks have replaced security doors, surveillance cameras have replaced guard dogs, electronic fences have replaced wire fences... What I mean is that in this day and age, the smartest and most advanced products generally can't function without the help of software.

"For example, the reason Heavenly River International's private elevator has facial recognition is that it followed the trend of the times and installed a top-of-the-line security program called 'Ku Kan.'

"To use this software, they have to install a compatible camera in the elevator. Once the camera captures information about a person's face, it sends that information through a switch to the local area network, which is ultimately connected to the 'Ku Kan' software by a core switch.

"After receiving the facial information sent by the camera, the software retrieves information from its database for analysis. If the person has authorization, the software automatically sends a specific code to the local area network, which ultimately connects to the elevator's control port.

"Most inexperienced hackers would use code to enter the server terminal and try to manipulate the elevator program. But... that would most likely lead them into danger and trigger a firewall alarm, because I just checked, and Heavenly River International hasn't connected this software to the server terminal.

"What I'm going to do now is bypass the firewall to enter the software's control interface, steal its administrator privileges without going through the server terminal, and then enter my facial information into the database. That way... I'll have authorization to use the elevator.

"Okay, done."

Su Bai pressed the final key, and the streams of code flashing across the screen vanished in an instant.

He was utterly composed.

Qingxue was completely bewildered. "Huh? What's done?"

"Nothing." Su Bai sighed, took Qingxue by the arm, and headed toward the private elevator.

Chu Ning followed leisurely behind them, then suddenly asked, "How did you know they'd installed that software?"

Without looking back, Su Bai said, "Captain Li told us yesterday that our mission targets were the Hunter Guild and Heavenly River International. I don't know much about the Hunter Guild, but Heavenly River International is a very large company. By large, I mean it has a massive operation and a solid foreign trade market, as well as an official website specifically introducing the company.

"After our mission targets were confirmed, I followed the network cable into their official website and looked through information on their recent partnerships with major companies. Then I saw that Heavenly River International had partnered with Quark, a company from the United States of America. One of their projects was 'introducing advanced security door and smart lock technology.'

"The smart elevators use Ku Kan software, the indoor surveillance uses Ku Luo software, and the pedestrian turnstiles and employee clock-in system both use Ku Ya software. There's also electronic patrol and so on, but I won't go into those.

"In short, after I identified all the software they used, I spent the whole night looking up information on it and how to use it. Then... I cracked it.

"Joking aside, I might be able to use this software more deftly than Heavenly River International's network engineers now. If they intend to hire me after the mission is over, I'll give it serious consideration."

Ding!

Facial recognition successful.

Authorization obtained.

Personnel identity confirmed.

Welcome to Heavenly River International!

As the electronic surveillance voice announced each message in turn, the private elevator slowly opened.

Su Bai took a deep breath, walked into the elevator, and pressed the button for basement level two.

After entering the elevator, Chu Ning tilted her face up slightly, looked at Su Bai's profile, and asked softly, "What else do you know?"

Su Bai rolled his eyes and grumbled:

"I also know there are surveillance cameras in the first-floor lobby of Heavenly River International, and everything you just did was seen crystal clear. That means when this elevator reaches basement level two, what greets us won't be cheers, but a spray of gunfire from a dozen or so AK rifles, damn it!"

Chu Ning lowered her head and smiled.