Chapter Seventy-Three: Seeing Through the Ruse
Chen Nuo exhaled a puff of smoke. Hmph, such an obvious bait-and-switch! Would I, the great Chen Yanluo, fall for such a simple fishing trick?
After thinking for a moment, Chen Nuo started to type.
[Ardent Pyromaniac]: Are you stupid, or am I? If the mighty Star Sky Empress really had any compromising photos, how could they possibly be leaked? Your phishing skills are terrible, old woman.
Having said that, he casually blacklisted her.
After blocking [Dodo Feng], Chen Yanluo went back to browsing Zhihu. Pah! I mean, continuing to surf the Octopus Monster’s website.
In the public discussion area, there was a post under which two Gods were engaged in a technical discussion. The topic of discussion was how to use telekinesis to control the speed of blood flow in a target’s heart. The technique involved gradually altering the closure of the target’s heart valves to cause irreversible damage, thereby inducing a slow and hard-to-detect process leading to death.
Both Gods were clearly assassination experts, and their technical exchange was filled with hardcore content.
Chen Nuo was thoroughly enjoying it, even finding some parts so impressive that he couldn’t help but want to like and cheer. The Octopus Monster’s website truly is a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
The two discussing Gods both had Black Level accounts.
It seemed the two had been chatting for over forty layers deep already.
Many online lurkers couldn’t help but join the discussion, with some even liking and cheering for the two Gods.
Chen Nuo, feeling his own technical expertise itch, joined the discussion as well.
49th floor, [Ardent Pyromaniac] replied: Assuming the target has undergone a cardiac stent procedure, the difficulty of assassination would further decrease. One could simply use telekinesis to manipulate the magnetic field, simulating a miniature magnetic resonance effect, which could alter the shape of the stent within the target’s blood vessels.
After sending the message, Chen Nuo suddenly noticed a system notification.
"You have a new message."
Sender [Non-Gentle]: An enemy of the Star Sky Empress? I also find that woman displeasing. Interested in chatting? I have a plan.
[Ardent Pyromaniac] replied: Your phishing level is too low. Go back and practice some more.
He then continued to read the hardcore technical discussion post.
His own contribution to the discussion quickly gained some users’ approval, and a few replied with technical questions.
Chen Nuo picked out two or three replies he was interested in and responded.
Among them, astonishingly, was one from one of the two Gods in the discussion.
[Dream Return] replied: Friend, are you a Zhongren? How about a private message exchange to consult with each other?
[Ardent Pyromaniac] replied: Sure, I’m up for a private exchange.
In a room inside an ancient castle, a white-haired loli set down her keyboard and waved her fist emphatically.
Behind her, the Star Sky Empress, who had been sitting in a chair reading a book, immediately tossed it aside and stood up. "He took the bait?"
The white-haired loli smiled. "Not so fast, Teacher. But I have successfully gotten close to the target."
The Star Sky Empress walked over and stood behind her, looking at the computer screen. "How many accounts did you use?"
"I used a total of nine Black Iron Level accounts."
The white-haired loli said with a smile, "I posted four topics, each discussing different issues—all very hardcore. One on telekinetic assassination, another on exchanging intelligence about M country’s nuclear arsenal, one analyzing the display of power at the Controller level, and another decrypting the disappearances of Psychics over the past few years.
"All four topics were posted using different accounts, and then I cultivated an atmosphere of discussion.
"This person finally appeared in the thread about psychokinesis.
"My judgment is that this person is very likely a psychokinetic.
"And now he’s taken the bait! I messaged him with the account from that post about psychokinesis, and he replied to me!"
The Empress nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Then why did you initially use two accounts to message him directly? Such a blunt and simple phishing tactic, even I couldn’t stand to watch it."
"I did it on purpose." The white-haired loli smiled. "I deliberately exposed two very amateurish phishing accounts to him. This was to give him a psychological suggestion: the phishers are low-level, easy to identify, and easy to deal with. It creates a psychological gap, and once he feels that gap, he’ll start to let down his guard."
"So, you’ve successfully gotten close to him?" The Empress became a bit excited. "Find a way to glean some of his personal information! Then I must find this guy and break all the bones in his body!"
"Hmm, it won’t be that quick; it will take some time. After all, everyone’s identity on this website is closely guarded, and everyone is very cautious. Getting real-life information always takes a while.
"However, now that we’ve gotten close, we can take it slowly, gradually approaching him. We’ll succeed eventually!"
The older and younger woman looked at each other, both wearing triumphant smiles.
The white-haired loli quickly sent a private message to [Ardent Pyromaniac].
"Friend, your method of using telekinesis is very creative. The idea of creating a small magnetic field resonance with telekinesis is brilliant. However, we could discuss how to compress telekinesis for a small-area effect."
After sending the message, the little loli smiled as she watched the computer screen.
"Teacher, I’ll continue to cater to his interests," she said. "I’ll slowly make him feel like he’s met a Zhongren, so he’ll gradually let down his guard. In a month or two at most, I’ll find an excuse involving a commissioned task and see if he takes the bait."
At this point, the white-haired loli seemed to see the light of victory, her face breaking into a smile.
The Empress nodded with approval. "No wonder you’re my smartest disciple!"
She laughed heartily. "That’s great! I’ll soon be able to teach that guy a harsh lesson! You have to hurry, though. I’m going on a trip soon to see a very interesting child. Maybe I’ll take on another disciple!"
"You’re taking another disciple?"
"Yes, I’ve heard of a very intriguing person recently. An old friend told me about him, so I’m planning to go see for myself."
A crisp notification sound.
"Ah! He replied to my message."
The white-haired loli quickly typed to open the message.
From [Ardent Pyromaniac]:
Of course, we can exchange ideas. So...
When are you going to show me the Star Sky Empress’s nudes?
The white-haired loli was silent for a full half minute, then suddenly let out a shriek!
She snatched up a pistol from the table and pointed it at the computer...
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!...
She emptied a clip in one go, smoke still drifting from the barrel.
"This bastard! How did he see through me!!!!!!!!!!"
The white-haired loli’s eye twitched, her composure completely shattered!
Chen Yanluo smiled smugly as he closed the web page, pulled out the USB drive, and stretched contentedly.
Hmph, trying to compete with me? Little Candy, oh Little Candy, even if you’ve lived a lifetime over, your uncle is still your uncle!
Chen Nuo felt very pleased with himself and, quite shamelessly, began to whistle.
In fact, as soon as he saw the posts in the public communication area tonight, Chen Nuo had immediately recognized the other party’s scheme.
Because... of the many alt accounts Little Candy used...
Chen Nuo recognized more than half of them!
In his previous life, after Little Candy started following him, Chen Nuo had even used those alt accounts himself several times!
Chen Nuo poured himself a glass of ’happy fatso water’ and took a few enjoyable sips.
ŸŸŸHmm, according to the history of my past life... Calculating the time, Little Candy must be about