Let them offer their loyalty

Her eyes suddenly widened and Iris felt a little strange.

Mr. Jonas asked me to come here so late, it couldn't be just for me to have cake, right?

"Iris, I asked you to come here so late because there is something I need to confirm with you."

Iris raised her head with a slight puzzlement on her face: "What is it, Mr. Jonas?"

Jonas picked up a seemingly ordinary chip from the table and gently stroked its surface with his fingers. "This chip has been carefully checked by the virus program you wrote, but I must ensure that it can run according to the predetermined program even without your direct control, right?"

The chip in his hand is a backup of the chip in Ye Hua's hand.

He is the one who made anonymous harassing calls to Ye Hua... no, scam calls.

Iris's expression became serious, her face tense. She walked closer and looked at the chip seriously. "Yes, Mr. Jonas, I have set up an automatic execution mechanism in the program. It will be activated under certain conditions and can run independently without external intervention. I can hack into the database without having to access it myself."

"I took all possible scenarios into consideration when programming the program to ensure that the virus can perform its tasks efficiently in any environment. I have always been doing my best to carry out Mr. Jonas' orders."

Mr. Jonas had asked him to create this virus program before. Once it was connected to something like a database, it could immediately hack into the database, then automatically write the things it had set up, and at the same time package all the data in the database and upload it to the server.

Iris's eyes were focused. Although her voice was gentle, it revealed a firmness: "Mr. Jonas, the design of this chip is very complex. Once it is inserted into the target system, I can immediately activate the preset program."

No matter how much she doubts herself, she will never doubt her skills.

I seem to have realized that in this regard, there are really no hackers or firewall programs that can fight against me!

"This program will quickly invade the database that Mr. Jonas mentioned. At that moment, it will not only rewrite the contents of the database, but also send a large amount of data back to us. Mr. Jonas will obtain most of the database contents of Dragon City."

"Iris, are there any risks in this process? Is it possible that it will be detected by the Dragon City system?"

Iris nodded slightly and answered seriously: "There is a certain risk, but I have reduced the possibility of being discovered as much as possible. The program in the chip is very efficient. It will quickly perform the task and destroy itself, leaving almost no trace."

"But Mr. Jonas, you know that there may be some extremely confidential information in the Dragon City database. They are protected by a separate key, just like our database. The program cannot access this information at present."

"Even so, the information we have obtained is enough for District 25 to have a sufficiently in-depth understanding of Dragon City. That's enough."

Jonas took a sip of his coffee.

"Once the program is started, I will monitor the entire process. If Mr. Jonas wanted to do this, why didn't he tell me earlier? I would have come earlier."

"It's better for children to go to bed early."

"Iris is not a child anymore, and Mr. Jonas asked me to come here. Don't worry about the procedures, Mr. Jonas. I will keep an eye on it. If there is any problem, Iris will take responsibility immediately!"

Jonas nodded, seeming satisfied with Iris's answer. "That's fine, but to ensure that there are no accidents, you need to stay in the office for a while, okay?"

"Ok, Ok!"

Iris's little head nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice.

Great!

I can stay in Mr. Jonas' office! And at this time!

"It's still a few minutes until the calculated time, Elise, have you ever fished?"

Iris shook her head in surprise, with a hint of doubt in her eyes: "Fishing? No, I've never tried it."

Jonas smiled slightly, as if he had expected this answer. He leaned back in his chair and his tone became relaxed and interesting: "Fishing is a very interesting skill, especially choosing bait. It is an art. You know, different fish react differently to different baits. For example, some fish like shrimps or earthworms, while others prefer brightly colored baits."

He paused, as if recalling a pleasant experience: "Choosing the right bait is like understanding the other person's preferences and then using this information to attract them, huh."

Elise listened intently, and she asked softly, "So, how do we know which bait is most effective?"

"It's hard to say. There is no bait that all fish like to eat in this world."

Jonas turned his head, his eyes seemed to be looking through the window at the distant scenery, and continued to explain: "For example, if you want to catch a specific fish, you need to understand its living habits and its food preferences. Sometimes, some simple natural bait is enough, but at other times, more tempting artificial bait may be needed. The key is to adapt to the environment and be flexible."

"What if I can't catch any fish?"

Little Iris expressed her doubts.

"At this time, we have to use some other rough methods, such as electrofishing or frying fish, but we definitely can't use them now. The time is up and the fish will take the bait."

Jonas turned around and looked at Iris: "Iris, shall I take you fishing next time?"

"Great!"

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“Almost there, almost there…”

Ye Hua took a deep breath and inserted the chip into the card reader. As the card reader lit up, the screen in front of Ye Hua immediately turned black, and then a loading progress bar appeared. The progress bar moved forward slowly, and every percentage was accompanied by an increase in Ye Hua's inner tension. Her eyes were fixed on the screen, as if trying to speed up the process with her sight, but of course it was useless.

Accessing the database outside requires a loading process. It seemed very fast before, but now time has passed, but Ye Hua feels it is extremely slow.

The loading process seemed abnormally slow, and every jump of the progress bar seemed to be testing Ye Hua's patience. The only sound in the room was Ye Hua's even breathing, and the air was filled with a suppressed and tense atmosphere.

Ye Hua's fingers tapped the table unconsciously, her eyes flashing with vigilance and anticipation. She knew that once the progress bar was completed, the truth would be revealed.

Finally, the progress bar reached 100%, and the screen suddenly lit up, showing a series of folder and document icons. Ye Hua's heartbeat quickened as he began to browse through the files.

Her eyes moved quickly across the screen, searching intently for key information, and suddenly, her gaze fixed on a specific folder that contained a large amount of information about a special mission many years ago.

She clicked to open the folder, and a series of detailed reports and documents appeared on the screen.

Many years ago, Longcheng secretly dispatched a group of agents to infiltrate District 25 for long-term lurking and intelligence gathering. The document recorded in detail the planning and execution process of this mission, as well as the agents' identity information and action reports.

It's true! What that mysterious man said is true!

Everything this anonymous person said was true. The database really contained the mission and his information! In other words, he was not wrong at all. Yue Qian really betrayed Longcheng!

She continued to look down, and below was various information about the mission.

Li Hua, 35 years old, born in Longcheng Central District

Background information: Li Hua was born in an ordinary family in Longcheng. He showed superior intelligence and unique understanding of strategy since childhood. He was educated in a famous institution in Longcheng, majoring in espionage. After graduation, he was recruited by Longcheng's intelligence agency and received in-depth spy training, including lurking techniques, cryptography, martial arts and psychological manipulation, and later transferred to the Sword Master.

After accepting the mission in Longcheng, Li Hua was sent to District 25 for long-term undercover work. His identity was a [Hidden], which allowed him to naturally integrate into the local society, come into contact with people at different levels, and collect information.

During his years in District 25, Li Hua established an extensive network of contacts, secretly collecting important intelligence on District 25's politics, economy, and military, and regularly contacting intelligence personnel in Longcheng to obtain information on other missions.

There has been no contact with Longcheng for a long time and he is suspected to be missing or dead.

Ye Hua sat quietly on the bed, her eyes fixed on the series of information on the screen, she read deeply into the detailed file, which recorded Li Hua's every move, his background, his activities in District 25, and even his daily habits and behavior patterns.

As each detail unfolded, Ye Hua felt his trust in the report growing. The information in the document had a convincing level of detail and logic, which corroborated each other and formed a complete and reasonable intelligence network.

She began to accept the fact that Li Hua was a senior agent sent by Longcheng to District 25 and had been lurking in her area.

Ye Hua knew very well what such a discovery meant to District 25. This was not just a problem of a single agent. With the Sword Wielder's intelligence network, this person was a huge threat to District 25. If District 25 knew that this person existed, they would definitely kill him completely.

The kind that grinds bones and scatters ashes!

Chapter 614: I'm just joking, do you really believe it?

The logic in the chain of evidence is reasonable, and a corresponding explanation is given. There has been no contact with Longcheng for a long time, so Longcheng judged that he was missing or dead.

Ye Hua stared at the information on the screen, her heart felt like it had been through a storm. These densely packed words and numbers were like a mirror, clearly reflecting Dragon City's secret activities in District 25.

And this person was not lying, he was indeed one of the Sword Wielders?

"So, that's the truth?" she muttered, the shock gradually subsiding.

Ye Hua recovered and dialed the anonymous person's number, and the call was quickly connected.

"You are right, everything." Ye Hua's voice was low, and she continued: "What you showed me was your resume and your mission?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication, and then the calm voice of the anonymous person came: "Yes, I am a member of the Sword Bearer, just like you."

"Why are you telling me this? Why are you contacting me?"

"Because you need to know the truth." The anonymous person's voice was calm: "Dragon City is full of complicated factions and various hidden networks. You, as one of us, should know your position. And I said that this is the only way. I told you the reason a long time ago, didn't I?"

"I see. What do you expect me to do?"

Ye Hua listened to the explanation of the anonymous person on the other end of the phone, and various information and possibilities were spinning rapidly in her mind: "So, you want to expose the corruption within Dragon City through me?"

"Wrong." The anonymous person's voice sounded more serious: "I found out about some improper behavior of some people in the upper echelons of Dragon City, but it's not worth mentioning compared to what I really want to say. Corruption is allowed, but what I'm going to talk about next is absolutely not allowed to happen."

Ye Hua was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I understand, you need someone you can trust to help you reveal all this."

"Yes." There was a hint of expectation in the anonymous person's voice: "I chose you because of your ability and your loyalty to Dragon City. I know this is a huge risk for you, but I believe you are the right person, Ye Hua. I have no choice."

Ye Hua listened in silence. After a long while, she said, "So what do you think is the thing that is not allowed?"

Ye Hua's heartbeat accelerated, she held the phone tightly, feeling the tension and seriousness hidden in the anonymous person's words. The atmosphere in the room became heavier, and every word was filled with an ominous premonition.

"I have to tell you a fact that none of us want to face." The anonymous person's voice was low, "Dragon City, the place we are loyal to and protect, is now under a huge threat that we never expected."

Ye Hua frowned, feeling uneasy. "What threat?" she asked, her voice revealing uneasiness.

"There is an organization that secretly controls everything in Dragon City." The anonymous person continued, his tone full of worry: "This organization is very mysterious. Their goals and motives are unknown, but one thing is certain, their influence is huge, and it has penetrated almost every corner of Dragon City. Remember, every corner."

Ye Hua felt a chill running down his spine: "Who are they? What do they want?"

If what he said was true, then this was a big problem.

"That's the problem." The anonymous person sighed, "We know very little about them. They are like ghosts, quietly influencing decisions and directions. All decisions are moving in the direction they want. If we don't stop them, maybe soon, the next era of Dragon City will no longer belong to Dragon City, but to them."

"That sounds almost impossible." Ye Hua's voice was full of doubt.

No wonder she was suspicious.

After all, it sounds too far-fetched.

"Yes, but this is the result of my long-term investigation." The anonymous person replied: "You know, apart from the Sword Wielder, I used to be a relatively powerful member of Dragon City, but when I began to doubt and investigate this organization, I realized the huge risks I faced. After that, I could only hide here and dare not go back."

"So, you chose to contact me anonymously?" Ye Hua asked.

"That's right." The anonymous person said, "Under this situation, I dare not act rashly. I need someone I can trust to help me continue this investigation and expose the true face of this organization. Ye Hua, I choose you."

"Ye Hua, you must understand that the situation we are facing is far more complicated and dangerous than we imagined. The current Dragon City is no longer the place we once knew."

At the moment when Ye Hua nervously shook his hands, the anonymous person on the other end of the communication calmly talked about the existence of a secret organization.

His tone was too bland, almost like a robot reading a script.

But in fact, all this is nothing but a lie carefully woven by Jonas, a complex and ingenious fictional story. There is no so-called mysterious organization secretly controlling Dragon City, nor are there any conspiracies and power struggles. All of this is a drama carefully planned by anonymous people in order to achieve some unknown purpose of their own.

And in the center of the stage, Ye Hua was dancing as a puppet.

In Ye Hua's mind, this organization has become a worrying threat. However, this organization only exists in the words of another person. In other places, it is air, a phantom, rootless water, and something that does not exist.

Ye Hua's brows were furrowed, her voice low and serious: "Can you tell me more about this organization? Who are they? What is their purpose?"

The voice on the phone revealed a sense of helplessness: "The information I have now is very limited. This organization is very mysterious. Their members are spread across all levels of Dragon City and have even infiltrated the highest decision-making level. Their influence is extremely strong and they can manipulate important decisions and policies."

"Is this the reason why you don't dare to contact Longcheng directly?" Ye Hua asked.

"Yes." The anonymous person replied, "I'm not sure whether the previous communication was monitored, or whether my actions have entered their sight. The tentacles of this organization are everywhere, and they are highly vigilant against anyone who may threaten them. If I contact Dragon City directly, I may expose myself immediately."

Ye Hua was silent for a moment, then said, "So, what do you want me to do?"

While she was talking, her hands were not idle.

Sitting in the dim room, her eyes were fixed on the screen, her fingertips danced quickly, the pages of the database jumped rapidly under her operation, and her mind was more focused.

There seems to be something wrong with these files.

As time went on, Ye Hua gradually discovered that something was wrong. The modification dates and contents of some files did not seem to match, some recorded access logs seemed to have been manually erased, and there were subtle but obvious differences between the versions of some documents.

Ye Hua's eyes were fixed on the database on the computer screen. As time went by, Ye Hua began to notice some subtle inconsistencies. These subtle differences might be difficult for ordinary people to detect, but for a well-trained swordsman like Ye Hua, they were obvious clues. Modified files, carefully erased access records, and even some data mismatches, all these details pieced together gradually formed a disturbing picture.

An inference began to form in Ye Hua's mind that there was indeed a mysterious and powerful organization that was quietly controlling everything behind Dragon City.

She recalled the anonymous man's words, and now everything seemed to begin to make sense. Ye Hua's uneasiness gradually turned into a firm belief. She believed that she might be the only one who could expose this hidden organization.

Who else but me? Who else but me?

If Jonas knew what was going on in Ye Hua's mind at this moment, he should have asked Iris to come out and teach Ye Hua what it meant to be a middle school student.

As the investigation deepened, Ye Hua became more and more trapped in the shadow of this organization she had deduced, and her every step became more cautious.

"The database...someone has tampered with it." Ye Hua muttered to himself.

There was something not quite right about some of the information she had just seen, luckily she noticed it.

The people who input these data will not be so careless. Those who can enter the Sword Holder are all top elites and will maintain the most basic caution.

Then it is very likely that the problematic information was created by people who are not familiar with the Sword Wielder's internal database. It is precisely because of their unfamiliarity that there are so many loopholes.

Not only does this organization exist, but they also have the authority to modify the Dragon City database.

The database serves as the information center of Dragon City, storing a large amount of critical data and intelligence, and has a top-level firewall. Any individual or organization that has the authority to modify this information can only break in from the outside by force without an insider.