Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 777 - 778: The Big Boss Behind, An Xi Guesses a Bit
Gu Anxi sat down and opened the laptop. Chen Ming took a look and said, "It’s got a password."
Jiang Chaoge swayed over and said, "Is this Chen Ming’s case? Besides, if there’s a password, it’s better to have professionals crack it."
Chen Ming smiled. "Anxi is who I called over."
However, he still said to Gu Anxi, "How about we call a hacker?"
The words had barely left his lips when Gu Anxi accessed the homepage, effortlessly at that, leaving Chen Ming stunned—
What kind of technique was this? It was as simple as a walk in the park.
Zhou Yunchen patted his shoulder. "Anxi is the most formidable hacker, KO."
Chen Ming was incredulous. "Really? She... I always thought she was already impressive just for being Infinite, but she’s actually KO."
He hadn’t interacted much with Gu Anxi before, as he was always engrossed in his work and didn’t know much about her. He only knew that Anxi had high Combat Power.
Chen Ming stroked his chin. "Unexpected."
Gu Anxi chuckled lightly. "It’s easy. You can do it too. I can teach you some other time."
Chen Ming quickly shook his head. "I’ll pass. These hands are only good for holding guns."
Just then, Gu Anxi said, "There are traces of deleted files in the recycle bin."
"Does that mean she wrote an article?" Chen Ming immediately asked.
Gu Anxi frowned slightly, her voice soft. "It appears so, but it was forcibly deleted."
Chen Ming slapped his hands together. "So it’s unrecoverable?"
"It should be possible." Gu Anxi’s hands flew over the keyboard. Soon, lines of characters appeared on the screen, and finally, a page flashed up—it was the one Shen Wanqing had been editing.
However, it wasn’t an article.
It was just a few lines of text maligning Gu Anxi by name.
Jiang Chaoge, who had initially doubted Gu Anxi’s ability to retrieve anything, burst into laughter upon seeing those words. "So, you two have a grudge!"
Gu Anxi ignored her, typed in another series of commands, and then took out a small simulator.
Chen Ming was dumbfounded.
What kind of advanced hacking technology is this?
"This can simulate the scene at that time." Gu Anxi finished adjusting it and asked everyone to step aside. Then, several shadowy figures appeared, one of whom was clearly Shen Wanqing. The simulation vividly replayed everything: from her capture, to the file being deleted, to someone dragging her out.
Chen Ming stared for a long moment before saying, "Four people came over."
Gu Anxi nodded.
Chen Ming was puzzled. "She hadn’t written anything. Why would she be captured?"
"Is it that hard to understand?" Gu Anxi slowly walked over. "It’s because many people knew she was going to write about this. If she was kidnapped, then no one else would dare to write about it, and this secret within the wealthy circles would remain undiscovered. You have to understand, many of them possess fake paintings. This wasn’t necessarily done by Jiaxing’s boss; it could also be the actions of those collectors."
After her explanation, Chen Ming was deeply impressed.
At this moment, Jiang Chaoge spoke up, "Then hurry up and catch the culprit."
Gu Anxi smiled faintly. "Isn’t that Chen Ming’s job? Besides, I’m not getting paid."
Jiang Chaoge pressed her lips together, clearly displeased.
Gu Anxi didn’t care whether Jiang Chaoge was displeased or not. Once her task was done, she exchanged a few more words with Chen Ming. He nodded and then asked, "So, is this matter just going to be dropped?"
Gu Anxi scoffed. "How could that be? I’ll write it."
She added, "I’d like to see who dares to come looking for trouble with me."
Chen Ming shivered.
Just then, Zhou Yunchen came over and pulled her aside. "King Jingyao didn’t ask you to get involved in this. Stay out of it."
The young woman stated frankly, "I just received half his fortune; it’s only right that I help him with his burdens."
Zhou Yunchen was surprised, yet not entirely so.
Jiang Chaoge was astonished.
She had only managed to speak with King Jingyao a few times, leveraging that project. On what grounds did Gu Anxi receive half of his fortune without doing anything?
In Jiang Chaoge’s mind, that fortune was supposed to be hers eventually. Now that half of it had been given away for no reason, she naturally couldn’t accept it.
She looked at Gu Anxi and asked softly, "Did he really give you half of his fortune?"
Gu Anxi shrugged. "Yep. What’s the matter, got a problem with that?"
Jiang Chaoge grew anxious. "No, it’s just... Don’t you feel bad about it?"
"Why would I feel bad?" Gu Anxi beamed. "When the time comes for an ’old sister-in-law,’ I’ll respect her like my own mother and take care of both ’elders’ in their dotage, seeing them off properly."
Jiang Chaoge felt the sting of the implied insult, so furious her nose was practically crooked.
Zhou Yunchen patted Chen Ming’s shoulder. "Alright, there’s no rush with this. I reckon Shen Wanqing isn’t in any imminent danger. I’ll treat everyone to a meal in a bit so the lads can also take a breather."
Chen Ming nodded, spoke to a few of his men, then turned back. "King Jingyao is taking this matter very seriously, mainly because there’s an entire illicit industry chain behind it."
And this affair was inextricably linked to the wealthy elite of Beicheng, which was what truly made King Jingyao extremely anxious.
Zhou Yunchen nodded in understanding. He called Gu Anxi over, and since it would have been awkward not to invite Jiang Chaoge, she tagged along. They were in a private room in the hotel’s restaurant downstairs. They had just sat down when Bo Xichen called. Gu Anxi answered, "I’m having dinner. Why don’t you join us?"
Bo Xichen presumably agreed on the other end, so Gu Anxi hung up. She then turned to Zhou Yunchen and asked, "How has Sister Yunduo been lately?"
Gu Anxi asked so warmly that Zhou Yunchen gave her an extra glance. "She’s fine. Spends every day at home, acting as Congwen’s driver and nanny. I think she’s quite happy."
Being as sharp as she was, Gu Anxi understood in an instant and felt some sympathy for him.
However, when she looked up, she noticed Chen Ming staring intently at Zhou Yunchen. She was puzzled for a moment, then a thought seemed to strike her. Resting her chin on her hand, she kindly suggested, "Why not call her over too? If you drink later and can’t drive, she can take you home."
This task used to fall to Shen Congwen. But since Shen Congwen recently got pregnant, the role had passed to Song Jia.
Zhou Yunchen truly admired her. That little rascal Anxi was as perceptive as seeing fire, her eyes incredibly sharp; she’d read Chen Ming with a single glance. No wonder a man like King Jingyao had so readily handed over half his fortune to her. It was truly her skill.
He also wanted his sister, Beauty, to interact more with Chen Ming. Chen Ming was an honest and kind man; if he were to open up emotionally, he’d make a good husband. So, Zhou Yunchen readily agreed. He dialed her number and, without mentioning who else was present, simply asked her to come for a meal, adding that he would need someone to drive him home later.
After hanging up, he looked over and saw Chen Ming staring... like a wolf that had just spotted meat.
Zhou Yunchen smiled. "She’ll be here in a bit. Let’s start eating. I’m sure she has already eaten at home with her sister-in-law."
Gu Anxi held her small wine glass, gently sipping the light wine. She unconsciously drank a little, forgetting she had to drive later.
Only Zhou Yunchen noticed her unusual state...
