Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Don't worry, Secretary Xiaoyu, we'll find out soon enough whether I'm right or not!"

An Xiaohai smiled slightly, pulled the network cable and connected it to his laptop, straightened the laptop, opened the browser, and entered a string of numbers in the address bar:

133.253.151.225/45

After waiting for about ten seconds, a traditional Chinese webpage gradually appeared.

"Galaxy Technology Forum!" Mai Xiaoyu almost jumped up: "I know! So the English letters and numbers following this string of numbers are very likely the forum's username and password!"

"Smart!" An Xiaohai gave Mai Xiaoyu a thumbs up while quickly closing the webpage.

Mai Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at An Xiaohai and wrinkled her nose: "So it's that simple! This string of numbers is actually an IP address. How come we didn't think of that?!"

"It's normal that you can't figure it out," An Xiaohai quickly reassured him. "The people who cracked the code are cryptography experts, not network experts. They've already done an excellent job by cracking the code. We can't expect everyone to be omnipotent."

Besides, the internet is still a new thing for everyone.

"Then how did you figure it out at a glance?" Mai Xiaoyu asked An Xiaohai, glancing at him sideways.

An Xiaohai could only offer a wry smile.

The old man used to be a programmer for a long time and also helped people build websites. He is very sensitive to IP addresses... But would you believe it if I told you this?

"Alright, I'm not kidding anymore. I have to report this result immediately!"

"Wait, don't forget to remind 073 not to try to enter the forum casually, and especially not to use the usernames and passwords left by Zhu Polong and Jiang Ting!"

First, try to find out indirectly whether this forum is an open forum. If it is, find the forum's administrator before entering.

If it's not an open forum, then you must find a normal way to access it.

In short, you need to make sure everything is traceable, and at the same time, you need to pay attention to your own IP address. You must not let the other party discover any flaws. You need to make the other party feel that you found the forum by accident or through a friend's introduction.

Do you understand what I mean?

"I think I understand. I'll report to 073 first. By the way, does the other string of numbers also correspond to an online forum?"

"I think so. Judging from his IP address range, it should be a Japanese website."

"Aren't Japanese websites forums?"

"I don't know, it's not certain. I don't dare to try it easily right now. Even hiding the IP address won't work. We finally got this information, and I don't want to alert them."

"I understand. If the other IP address is also a forum, do you think it might be where Ahn Cheol-ho and the Caos killer are exchanging information?"

"That's very likely!" An Xiaohai agreed, "but I don't think it's that simple."

If we analyze An Zhehao's behavior pattern, we will know that he is very cautious and often sets up two or even more firewalls. He would never openly exchange information with others on the forum, as that would be too unsafe.

However, if both websites are forums, then they must be related to exchanging information!

Here's what you do: you tell 073 to try and find someone to infiltrate this forum, to get some recognition, but not to be too active.

If there are posts in the forum that require a certain level or points to view, then you should pay special attention.

This is one of them.

Additionally, if another website is also a forum, immediately analyze the similarities and connections between the two forums, and then organize resources to search for similar forums across the entire internet.

If I'm not mistaken, countries H, Y, T, and Malaysia should all have a similar forum. If that's the case, then these forums are very likely a way for the Caos regional controllers to contact their Caos killers.

Don't alert them! Try to find a way, use your connections, and sneak in first.

If we could organize hackers to directly breach these websites and obtain their internal data, that would be ideal, but I suggest not doing so unless we are absolutely certain.

Okay, that's all. Anyway, don't rush, take your time.

"Xiao Hai, you've said a lot. Why don't you just tell 073 directly? I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly."

An Xiaohai took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and finally shook his head: "You should tell me. I'm a little tired, my mental state is not good, and my thoughts are also very confused. I'm afraid I might miss something."

"You tell me, I'm going to take a nap first. I'm hoping to bump into Mr. Zhao this afternoon."

After speaking, An Xiaohai smiled slightly, turned around, and walked into his room.

Watching An Xiaohai gently close the door, Mai Xiaoyu sighed silently. After standing there for a moment, she shook her head, closed the door, and went to contact 073.

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An Xiaohai didn't sleep, and couldn't sleep at all.

An Xiaohai really wanted to call 073, but he held back. He was suddenly afraid that he would become addicted to that intimate feeling.

call……

An Xiaohai let out a long sigh.

We've come a long way, overcoming numerous obstacles and facing many challenges. Now, we're very close to the finish line.

But at the same time, the moment of parting is also very close...

An Xiaohai had to admit that 073 fulfilled all his fantasies about his father.

Tall, resolute, wise, and composed, with a kind and warm heart... Only when he is with him can An Xiaohai feel a solid sense of security.

In the most dangerous, most vulnerable, and most conflicted moments, the image that flashed through An Xiaohai's mind was mostly 073.

Perhaps it was preconceived notions, perhaps it was because they met at the most difficult time, or perhaps it was because the power of faith 073 possessed deeply moved him. In any case, compared to others, only 073 had truly entered An Xiaohai's heart.

But we will soon be parting ways; we will eventually have to part!

Whenever An Xiaohai thinks about this question, his nose always gets a little sore.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me. Having you all is enough. Please allow me to be selfish just this once..."

After finally calming down, An Xiaohai opened his laptop, ran a program he had written to hide his IP address, and then accessed the second IP address.

This is also a forum, Starry Sky Forum. It is indeed a Japanese website. Fortunately, it is a Japanese website, so even Chinese people who do not understand Japanese can understand the general idea.

An Xiaohai let out another breath.

The precautions that An Xiaohai mentioned to Mai Xiaoyu earlier were not his original intention. He just wanted to remind 073 and the others to treat them with extra care.

In this era, programming and internet technologies were still in their infancy, far less advanced than in another time and space. Systems, programs, and websites were riddled with vulnerabilities and bugs.

With An Xiaohai's programming and network skills, cracking a website like this would be no difficult task at all. Moreover, An Xiaohai was certain that neither An Zhehao nor the Caos organization could possibly track him down.

After all, they are an assassin organization, not a hacker organization.

Of course, An Zhehao may have outsourced the website maintenance to a professional organization or individual, but these people are unlikely to be deeply involved, and they may not be a match for An Xiaohai.

However, logging into the forum using the account and password in that little notebook is a different story.

An Xiaohai thought it over carefully and decided not to immediately start attacking the forum. He knew he shouldn't alert the enemy before he was absolutely certain of success.

An Xiaohai closed the forum page and logged into several forums about hacking techniques that he remembered.

Unfortunately, most of these forums are not yet open, and the small number that can be logged into are still in their infancy, with very few resources available for download.

An Xiaohai was not discouraged. After downloading a bunch of hacking tools, he started searching on the Internet. After searching for a long time, An Xiaohai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In this day and age, finding information on the internet is incredibly difficult!

Search engines like Google and Baidu haven't been developed yet; the only way to find information is through category navigation websites.

But how could the forums that Ahn Cheol-ho and Caos run possibly be listed on a category navigation website?

Just when An Xiaohai was at his wit's end, he suddenly remembered Alta Vista, an old text search engine. If he could find it, he might be able to find similar forums on the Internet through text search!

An Xiaohai acted immediately and quickly found the entry point to the Altavista search engine.

Thank goodness, this is still the first version.

An Xiaohai listed all the words related to "star" and then entered them into the Altavista search engine to start searching.

Two hours later, several similar forums were finally locked:

Hong Kong, Galaxy Technology Forum; Japan, Starry Sky Forum; Thailand, Star Finance Forum; Thailand, Nebula Forum; Thailand, Star Forum!