I put you in charge of those rebellious female soldiers, how come they all became top special forces

That morning, Keyboard again found Chen Zheng in the lab, carrying his laptop.

"Instructor, two things."

"First, Lu Chuan's laptop does have a problem."

A hardware structure diagram appeared on the screen.

"I dug deeper and found that a backdoor program had been implanted in his network card firmware."

"Its function is very simple: it periodically packages files at a specified path on the computer and transmits them out through an extremely covert encrypted channel."

Chen Zheng's gaze fell on the screen, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

As he spoke, his expression grew even more grim: "The technical level of this backdoor is extremely high; it's definitely not the work of an ordinary hacker."

"Moreover, the implantation method involves physical contact. Someone has to directly access Lu Chuan's computer, open the back cover, and use a special programmer to connect the chip. The whole process takes about three to five minutes."

The keyboard didn't give Chen Zheng much time to think, and immediately switched to the second window.

The screen displays a map with a flashing red dot.

"The second thing is the physical location of that external bridging device from last night."

"Located 2.1 kilometers northeast of the research institute, there is a civilian apartment building called 'Jinbiyuan,' and that's where the signal comes from."

After giving the information, Keyboard closed the computer, stepped aside, and said nothing more.

Chen Zheng picked up the thermos that An Ran had just changed for him, blew on it to cool it down, and remained silent for a moment.

He then put down the cup, turned around, and walked out of the laboratory.

"Mr. Zhou, I need to go out for a bit, I have something to take care of."

Zhou Jingtang was having a heated discussion with Fang Zhiyuan when he heard this, but he just waved his hand and didn't even turn his head.

A few minutes later, in an empty office at the research institute.

Chen Zheng leaned against the window, looking out the door.

Soon, a figure wearing a white coat and glasses appeared at the end of the corridor.

When Lu Chuan was called out, he was visibly nervous.

But he quickly recovered and a rather forced smile appeared on his face.

"Instructor Chen, you wanted to see me?"

Chen Zheng did not respond, but simply looked at him calmly.

Lu Chuan felt uneasy under his gaze, subconsciously touching his nose, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Chen Zheng didn't directly point it out, but instead casually asked, "Have you been busy with experiments lately? Have you encountered any unusual situations?"

Lu Chuan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "It's...it's alright, it's just that the amount of data is a bit large, but it's a challenge, we can handle it."

"Is the computer working smoothly?" Chen Zheng asked expressionlessly. "Have you encountered any problems, or... has anyone borrowed your computer?"

Lu Chuan frowned, as if trying hard to recall.

After about half a minute, he spoke uncertainly: "Last week... I think it was Wednesday noon, I went to the cafeteria for lunch, and left my computer on the lab table without locking it."

"When I came back, I felt like the computer had been moved; the mouse and keyboard were crooked."

He shook his head as he spoke: "But I checked and the login password was fine, and the desktop files were all there, so I didn't pay much attention and thought that some colleague had accidentally touched it."

Chen Zheng kept staring into his eyes.

From the moment he opened his mouth to every subtle pause, and even the unconscious upward glance he made while recalling something, all his micro-expressions and body language were observed by Chen Zheng.

He is lying.

If it were really just something a colleague accidentally bumped into, then there would be no reason to remember it.

It's even less likely that they would immediately remember it when someone asks.

"Alright, I understand." Chen Zheng understood, but still waved his hand. "Don't tell anyone about this. Just pretend it never happened. Go back to work."

Lu Chuan quickly said "Oh," and without daring to ask any more questions, he pushed open the door and walked out.

In the office, Chen Zheng picked up his thermos again, his eyes becoming deep and thoughtful.

That afternoon, Qin Hong approached Chen Zheng with an urgent report.

Something's happened.

She slapped a printed screenshot of the surveillance footage onto the table.

"After I ordered your men to increase patrols, they found a surveillance camera outside the east wall, and the angle of the lens had been deliberately adjusted."

"The original angle covered the wall, but now it has been twisted at least fifteen degrees, creating a completely new blind spot for surveillance in the corner."

Chen Zheng's gaze fell on another line of the report.

The adjustment was made in the early morning of three days ago.

This timing coincides with the first abnormal network access detected by the keyboard.

Qin Hong's breathing was a little rapid, and her chest rose and fell slightly.

"This means that the other side is not only conducting cyber infiltration, but also carrying out on-site reconnaissance of the research institute at the physical level, and even..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was already clear.

In fact, some people have already infiltrated the research institute's premises.

"Immediately retrieve all public surveillance footage from all directions outside the wall," Chen Zheng's voice remained calm. "Focus on investigating all unfamiliar faces and suspicious vehicles that have appeared around the research institute in the past week."

That night, in the computer room.

He was wearing headphones and typing on the keyboard with his ten fingers.

She had already explored the last layer of that relay node from the land of cherry blossoms.

As the last Enter key was pressed.

The scrolling code on the screen stopped abruptly.

The last layer of defense for the encrypted tunnel has finally been breached.

The true source of the traffic points to a code name.

Egret.

The keyboard immediately entered the code name into the military's internal database.

The search results came back in less than three seconds.

Operation White Heron is a technology espionage unit under the national military intelligence agency of the Sakura Kingdom.

With technical support and financial assistance from the CIA of the United States, they specifically target China and other countries' core military research projects, carrying out cyber infiltration and technology theft.

Chen Zheng stared at the detailed report that had been compiled on the keyboard, remaining silent for a long time.

The egret's goal is now crystal clear.

Blue Dream.

Or rather, it's the indole derivative that was unexpectedly born behind Blue Dream.

And its potential military applications in regenerative medicine could revolutionize the future battlefield.

If this thing falls into the wrong hands, the consequences will be unimaginable.

As the night deepened, a cold glint flashed in Chen Zheng's eyes.

"keyboard."

"exist."

Chen Zheng made three decisions.

"First, continue monitoring the internal network. At the same time, add a second layer of trap to that fake report. I want to induce them to reveal more details of the operation and personnel information."

"Secondly, I will formally report the situation to my superiors through Qin Hong and request the counter-espionage department to intervene in the investigation."

"Third, inform Professor Zhou and Professor Fang to accelerate the research progress of the Blue Dream derivative starting tomorrow."

"We must transfer the experimental data to a higher-security system before they take their next step."