Chapter 314: Cooperation
"Brother Yang!"
Over the phone, an urgent voice came through.
Immediately, the other party spoke very quickly, making Xiaoyang struggle to catch all the details.
"Why are you in such a panic? Take your time and speak clearly. First, make yourself clear."
Xiaoyang, who was subservient to Big Tiger, assumed the posture of a boss in front of his underlings, adopting an air of authority particular to an elder brother.
The person on the other end was an informant, specially tasked with collecting intelligence on Lin Chuan.
"Brother Yang, I... I was just about to report to you!" The informant slowed down slightly, but was still rushing.
"Is there some special situation with Lin Chuan?" Xiaoyang asked, frowning.
"Yes!"
The informant immediately gave a definitive answer, continuing, "A huge situation!"
"What huge situation?"
Xiaoyang's heart skipped a beat, feeling an inexplicable sense of anxiety.
"Just now, I received intelligence that Lin Chuan has engaged in a cyberwar with AW..."
The informant hadn't even finished speaking.
Xiaoyang urgently asked for the outcome: "Just tell me the result!"
Earlier, he had tried making several calls, but no one answered, or they were out of the service area. Was it related to Lin Chuan?
Probably so.
But the informant's next words made Xiaoyang's eyes bulge: "Lin Chuan won."
"Lin Chuan won?"
Xiaoyang found it unbelievable.
AW, that was the strongest hacker organization in North America.
"Yes, Lin Chuan won, and he won decisively, annihilating AW's two waves of servers, gaining absolute control. Now AW is powerless to resist, they're nothing but a plaything in Lin Chuan's hands!"
The informant informed Xiaoyang of the events precisely as they happened.
Xiaoyang felt his throat go dry, swallowed, then took a deep breath. Immediately after, he hung up the phone and turned to head back to Big Tiger's office.
This time, he didn't even knock; he just barged in.
"Boss, serious trouble!"
Xiaoyang rushed in.
Big Tiger's gaze turned icy, narrowing his eyes: "What's got you in such a panic that you don't even knock on the door?"
As the boss, he harbored many secrets.
If his subordinates were to barge in like this, in a panic, what if he was in the middle of learning a foreign language with a blonde or discussing important matters with a key figure? Wouldn't that be awfully embarrassing and a complete loss of face?
Xiaoyang, pale, hurriedly explained: "Boss, I didn't do it on purpose, this matter, it's really significant!"
Big Tiger waved his hand, saying, "Fine, tell me what happened."
Xiaoyang stepped forward quickly: "Boss, Lin Chuan has annihilated AW!"
"Lin Chuan annihilated who?"
Big Tiger furrowed his brows.
Xiaoyang's mouth twitched: "AW."
"AW? Hmm? AW!" Big Tiger's sharp eyes bulged as big as brass bells, his gaze intense and full of disbelief.
"Say it again!"
Obviously, Big Tiger was more than anyone disinclined to believe the truth of this news.
Xiaoyang took a deep breath and enunciated each word clearly: "Boss, just now, Lin Chuan annihilated AW, the hacker overlord of North America."
Big Tiger slumped heavily into his chair, leaning against the backrest, hands resting on the edge of his desk, staring blankly.
AW, just like that, gone?
As a competent assistant, Xiaoyang immediately pulled together related news of Lin Chuan's annihilation of AW and clips from Angelina's live broadcast, presenting them to Big Tiger.
Big Tiger lacked enthusiasm, but still forced himself to watch.
After watching, he smashed the tablet right there and then.
The poor tablet, with its shattered screen and twisted panel, bore no resemblance to its former self, evidencing the severity of its destruction.
Xiaoyang, silent, lowered his head and started tidying up the mess.
Then, he lit a cigar for Big Tiger.
Not until a stream of smoke billowed from Big Tiger's mouth, dissipating in the office, did the atmosphere begin to ease.
A trembling Xiaoyang, swallowed: "Boss, what should... what should we do now?"
"What should we do?"
Big Tiger pondered, "Carry on with the original plan. AW is too unreliable; we can only rely on ourselves now."
"Okay." Xiaoyang nodded repeatedly.
Suddenly.
A cell phone ringtone sounded.
It was Big Tiger's phone.
Big Tiger looked at the screen, which showed an IP belonging to an unknown location, and it was a virtual number.
Big Tiger thought for a second, then chose to answer.
Xiaoyang, understanding the hint, immediately exited the office, closing the door behind him.
"Big Tiger."
Over the phone came Chairman Zhao's voice.
Big Tiger's expression tensed, and he immediately responded: "Chairman Zhao, what can I do for you?"
Chairman Zhao, one of the directors of Baisheng Group, a key core figure.
Generally, his contacts with Big Tiger were seldom direct phone calls, which could easily reveal his location, but this time, Chairman Zhao was calling Big Tiger directly, and Big Tiger acutely sensed that the situation was quite serious.
"You're falling behind in your work," Chairman Zhao began by chiding Big Tiger.
Big Tiger could only offer a sheepish laugh: "You're right, Chairman Zhao."
"That Lin Chuan has annihilated AW, and yet you didn't notify me immediately." Chairman Zhao's tone was grave, and only Big Tiger knew that when such a velvet-clawed, smiley-faced chairman didn't bother to smile, it meant the situation was extremely grave.
"Chairman Zhao, I had just prepared the materials and was about to report to you!"
Big Tiger scrambled for an explanation.
"Others have already reported to me," Chairman Zhao snorted coldly.
Big Tiger's mouth twitched slightly: "Chairman Zhao, rest assured, this time, we will definitely have Lin Chuan take the bait."
"AW couldn't withstand Lin Chuan's cyber skills; can the division you're responsible for handle it?"
Chairman Zhao was not trying to boost Lin Chuan's morale but was speaking the plain truth.
"Yes! Absolutely!"
Big Tiger assured him over and over again!