The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

It is undoubtedly full of temptation, as if one person can be the key to determining victory or defeat.

But this team is more harmonious and united than the outside world imagines. Not only Xiao Li, but anyone in the team will not rashly try their own ideas for personal proof or to monopolize the glory. Here, there is no individual heroism, only the strength of the team and common beliefs.

After all, for scientific researchers, excessive utilitarianism is often a taboo. Those who truly love scientific research and are willing to make sacrifices will never give up the pursuit and exploration of science for the sake of immediate benefits. If they really value benefits, they may have chosen other more "profitable" industries long ago, instead of working silently here.

In this team, as long as one person raises an objection, they will immediately stop, whether it is to hold a short meeting, or to have a heated discussion, or even to carry out criticism and self-criticism, until everyone reaches a consensus. They know that the strength of the team comes from the wisdom and contribution of each member, not the dictatorship of one person.

They do this because they know they are a team, not fighting an individual battle.

Here, no one's ideas are nobler or more trustworthy. Everyone is equal, even the director.

Although the director's opinion is important, it is not unquestionable.

Everyone respects and loves the director, but this does not mean that they will accept all of his decisions unconditionally.

They will think deeply and discuss every decision made by the director, and put forward their own opinions and doubts. What they question is not the director himself, but the truth and facts behind those decisions.

Therefore, when Xiao Li proposed his own method, although he was full of confidence, he chose to stop in time after someone raised a different opinion and waited for the discussion and decision of the others. He knew that the wisdom of one person was limited, and only by gathering the strength of the team could we go further.

After stopping what he was doing, Xiao Li felt that he needed to explain the basis and logic of his method to everyone. He slowly opened his mouth and revealed his thoughts: "In fact, my idea is very simple. This ring is not the last firewall as we thought before, but the last obstacle to the firewall."

He continued: "We thought too much at first and tried various ways to find the starting point of the ring, but we spent several days without any progress. Then I began to think that maybe the ring was not as complicated as we thought, and it might have been generated in just a few simple steps."

“It looks extremely complex, but in fact it may be meaningless. It has no so-called starting point and end point, nor is it built bit by bit. It is just a framework automatically stacked by a machine, superimposing those unfathomable algorithms together, making people mistakenly believe that it has unbreakable secrets.”

"Because of our preconceived notions, we think it must be very complicated, so we dare not try it easily. But in fact, it is much simpler than we think. We only need to use the most basic, commonly known universal formula to decipher it."

"I guess the experts who designed this part in Japan took advantage of our mentality and cleverly hid the real firewall. As long as we don't find this, we will always be wandering outside that wall."

"If I'm not mistaken, the only function of this ring may be to alarm. When we approach it, the other party will immediately know that someone is trying to hack into the system."

Xiao Li spoke out all his thoughts in one breath, without hiding or exaggerating. He just sorted out his thoughts a little bit, connected his ideas together, and presented them to everyone.

Everyone listened to Xiao Li's explanation, followed his thoughts and ran through the process in their minds, and couldn't help nodding frequently. The more they listened, the more they felt that Xiao Li's ideas were reasonable and feasible, and everything made sense.

The original doubts and suspicions collapsed at this moment, and they were completely convinced by Xiao Li. They gave Xiao Li an affirmative look, as if to tell him: "You did a good job, we believe in you."

Someone reached out and touched Xiao Li's head, kneading it hard for a while.

Xiao Li's hair, which was not neat to begin with, became even messier, but his intimate attitude revealed a hint of apology and embarrassment. They didn't really want to blame Xiao Li, but they felt that if Xiao Li could express these ideas completely at the beginning, perhaps they could reach a consensus faster.

This thought was not shared by just one person, most people present had the same feeling.

If Xiao Li had just stated all his thoughts at the beginning, they would naturally have no objections.

After all, once Xiao Li puts forward his ideas, there is really nothing that can be refuted.

Whether it is logic, content or connection, it is so brilliant and impeccable.

In other words, Xiao Li's idea was perfect and they couldn't think of any better ideas.

What else can they do but agree?

In this matter, right is right and wrong is wrong. There may be more than one solution, but the conclusion is unique. Xiao Li's method is undoubtedly the simplest and most direct, bypassing the complicated loop and saving them a lot of time and energy.

Of course, they didn't mean to blame Xiao Li.

They just felt that because Xiao Li did not explain his ideas clearly, they had some doubts about this relatively complete idea. That subconscious regret and pity was actually an expectation and trust in Xiao Li. They expected Xiao Li to do better and believed that he had the ability to lead them to success.

Xiao Li also felt everyone's expectations and trust. He explained apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, this is my fault. You all know that I am better at doing than talking. I am not very good at speaking, and it took me a long time to organize my words just now."

"That's what I thought at the beginning, but I didn't express it completely. Even now, after thinking about it, it still sounds a bit confusing..." He shook his head helplessly, "But I've tried my best!"

Xiao Li really wanted to make this matter right, but unfortunately, God seemed to have only lit up his talent in the field of coding, but ignored his ability to speak. He was even thankful that everyone present was from Kyushu, and that they all spoke the same language, so there was no need for any conversion. If he had to use a universal language to explain those contents, he would probably be even more helpless.

Even using Kyushu Mandarin, his native language, to describe this process was difficult enough for him. He did not construct the process step by step in his mind, but the whole idea came to him instantly. Relatively speaking, this seemed a bit confusing, and he certainly had no problem understanding it. But the difficulty was that he needed to connect this information together and tell others so that they could understand his whole train of thought and his true thoughts.

After a period of thinking and sorting out, there was nothing wrong with his words. But he still felt that something was not enough and that he had not expressed himself thoroughly.

However, the people present were all very familiar with each other, and they did not need Xiao Li to explain too much. This level was enough for them.

"No, no, we know what you mean. Since no one has any objection, let's do it!" Someone made the decision.

"Director, what do you think?" When everyone reached a consensus, they still did not forget to confirm with the director again. From the beginning, Director Wang had been listening to their discussion silently without expressing any opinions.

Normally, if Director Wang did not express his opinion, it would be considered as tacit consent. If he really disagreed with the idea, he would definitely come out to refute it early and would not let them continue to make mistakes. However, the director's opinion still had some reference value, so they still asked according to convention.

Director Wang was not in a daze, nor was he thinking about other irrelevant things.

In fact, when Xiao Li just put forward the hypothesis that the ring might be fake and just a trick, he instantly understood the mystery.

It’s not that Director Wang couldn’t think of these things, it’s just that his thinking didn’t develop in that direction.

To be precise, he had had similar thoughts for some time before, but he was interrupted by other things before he had time to think deeply. Then, he fell into inertial thinking like everyone else.

Therefore, when Xiao Li pointed this out, Director Wang immediately realized it. He even realized with some shame that he had been dealing with code for so many years, but he was fooled by such a simple trick. This was indeed a bit wrong.

If Xiao Li hadn't suggested it, he might have continued to try new methods to solve the problem.

The key problem was that he was too confident in how the code worked, and because of his past achievements, he easily fell into the other party's trap.

He believed that the other party must have used some complex operation method. This belief aroused his desire to challenge and conquer to some extent. However, it was this obsession that limited himself to the code operation method and failed to break the deadlock in thinking.

This was what everyone thought at the beginning. They generally believed that as the highest-level firewall in the country, how could the Neon Country Headquarters Intranet adopt the simplest and most straightforward method?

It must be the latest, most complex, and most difficult to crack. It must be the painstaking work of the entire expert team of the relevant departments of the Japanese headquarters, which took a lot of time and effort to build.

However, the truth is often beyond their expectations. Sometimes, those seemingly simple things often hide the deepest mysteries and power. And this time, they were almost blinded by this simple trick. Fortunately, Xiao Li's timely reminder and guidance helped them find the right direction again.

Is this really the entrance? Or is it just a clever trick? Contestants often think of finding shortcuts to try to bypass this seemingly complicated process.

Because of this, when faced with Japan's communications intranet, everyone unanimously imagined it to be extremely complicated. Especially when time was tight, they tended to test and explore in areas they were familiar with.

"Perhaps, this is the ingenious layout of Japan's team of experts. Those who can touch this link are all outstanding. Overly complicated settings may not make much sense to them." Someone analyzed.

"They tried many ways of operating, but always felt that they could not effectively stop others. The operating mechanism that is complex and difficult to understand for ordinary people is only a matter of time and will be cracked sooner or later in the eyes of experts." Another person added.

"That's right. As long as you are willing to invest the time, all the operating methods are only a limited number. There is always one or several correct answers. They can be verified sooner or later." Someone nodded in agreement.

"Even if you're lucky enough, you might get the first step right, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse," someone joked.

"So, they decided to do the opposite and take a bold gamble. Use a seemingly complex appearance to conceal its extremely simple essence." Director Wang's mind suddenly became clear, and everything seemed to become clear.

This is more of a psychological battle than a technical contest. The other side is also betting on whether these talented geniuses will limit themselves, be bound by their own comfort zones, and fail to see through this "simple trick".

Of course, this is not easy. This is a game of thinking. Looking back from a bird's eye view, you will naturally feel that everything is under control. But when you are in it, you often find it difficult to extricate yourself. As the saying goes, "Those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see clearly."

To them, this link really exists, has a clear starting point, and uses the most complex operation method. However, this makes things a little simpler. Because the complex appearance often conceals the truth, making people mistakenly think that it is difficult to crack.

They divided into groups to conduct simulations and test runs, searched various websites for the latest algorithms, and then incorporated them into a new round of attempts. Over and over again, they kept getting closer to the correct answer.

Take the team led by Director Wang as an example. Even if their luck was extremely bad and they only tried the right method for the last time, it only took less than ten days.

In fact, in most cases, they don't even need that long, because as the number of attempts increases, the range that can be excluded will become larger and larger until a very small area is locked.

This strategy of the Neon Country expert team was undoubtedly successful. (End of this chapter)