Chapter 902: Chapter 358: You Have 1 Day to Surrender, or Bear the Consequences
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The next day.
In the nursing home.
While playing chess with Old Zhang, Qin Mu kept glancing at his phone, almost subconsciously.
He was waiting for the other’s call.
The caller was rather mysterious.
Even the phone used was overseas, changing every time, clearly not the first time doing this kind of thing.
The forum is currently in a state of paralysis.
Many netizens are unable to log in.
It’s expected that the other party will contact Ma Ming again shortly.
"Xiao Qin, if you move like this, I’ll capture your horse. Why are you so absent-minded today?"
Zhang Qingyuan looked at the chessboard and couldn’t help but frown.
Quite displeased.
A feeling of being insulted.
He wasn’t afraid of being beaten by Qin Mu.
But Qin Mu acting this way...
It was simply an insult to him.
"Cough, okay, I’ll be serious..."
Qin Mu coughed dryly, quietly opened the chess software.
Switched to the grandmaster mode.
Then, following the computer’s moves, he calmly began to play.
Five minutes later.
Zhang Qingyuan’s face changed color, looking at the chessboard where he had been defeated, he lowered his head.
Silent.
He suddenly regretted, knowing earlier he wouldn’t have asked Qin Mu to go all out.
This is simply...
Self-inflicted humiliation.
"Ring Ring Ring——"
At this moment.
A cellphone ring finally sounded.
Zhang Qingyuan and the others were slightly stunned and all looked at Qin Mu.
Because this ring...
Was coming from Qin Mu’s phone.
"Finally,"
Qin Mu took a deep breath and answered the call.
Once the call was connected.
A middle-aged sounding voice emerged from the phone.
"Have you made a decision? Hand the forum over to me, partner with me, sixty-forty profit share, you’ll definitely earn more than you do now!"
The tone seemed to be asking.
But in reality, it was full of arrogant condescension.
"Partnership? Xiao Qin, you have a partnership?"
Li Weiguo, who was closest to Qin Mu, inadvertently overheard the voice on the phone, couldn’t help but become curious.
With a dark face, Qin Mu’s mouth twitched.
And on the phone.
The other party, seeing Qin Mu’s silence, continued arrogantly: "Your forum has a lot of daily active users right now, you can fully monetize it by placing various ads. I’ve got products, you’ve got traffic, cooperation would be mutually beneficial, why wouldn’t we?"
It sounded like seeking cooperation.
Yet every word was an ironclad clause, forcibly demanding partnership.
This kind of act...
Is no different from robbery.
"Don’t worry, as a partner, I will surely protect your interests well, you won’t lose out."
On the phone.
The person continued to "persuade": "As long as you nod, within ten minutes, the forum can return to normal operation."
"You don’t want your painstakingly built forum to remain paralyzed like this forever, do you?"
"So many netizens are waiting for the forum to recover, could you bear to see them homeless?"
The other party tried to appeal to emotion and reason to convince Qin Mu.
But...
Qin Mu, after hearing what was said, scoffed.
Coldly said: "Hijacking the forum, where do you get off talking about cooperation? Is this how business cooperation is done? You’ve committed a crime, do you know that?"
The other’s conduct has already redefined the bottom line for business collaboration.
Using threats to push for cooperation...
Already constitutes unfair business competition.
Moreover.
The other also hired hackers, suspected of illegal operations, extortion, causing disturbances, etc.
"Crime?"
On the phone, came a contemptuous laugh: "What if I commit a crime? Do you have evidence? Do you know who I am? How will you prove I’ve committed a crime?"
The person was extremely arrogant.
The voice was also very loud.
Li Weiguo, who was closest, heard everything clearly and was stunned.
"Xiao Qin, who is this person?"
He blinked, slightly confused.
Qin Mu shrugged.
Temporarily didn’t answer Li Weiguo, but seriously said to the other end of the phone: "If you stop criminal activities now, it can be considered as crime suspension, and you can receive a certain amount of sentencing reduction, otherwise, bear the consequences yourself."
He decided...
To give the other party a "chance."
If the opponent could voluntarily correct their ways and turn themselves in, it would save him a lot of trouble.
"Reduction of sentence? You don’t seriously think your forum is all that, do you?"
The other party sneered, full of disdain: "Not to mention, you don’t even know where I am, how will you use legal means to punish me?"
"You are in Liang City, xxx road, xxx plaza, third-floor commercial area."
Qin Mu’s lips turned up as he casually recited a string of addresses.
This address...
Was naturally information obtained through the system’s [Void Tracking] function.
No matter what technological methods the other party used.
They couldn’t escape the tracking of [Void Tracking].
And as soon as Qin Mu finished speaking.
The person on the other end of the call couldn’t remain calm anymore: "How... how do you know?"
"How I know isn’t your concern. I’m giving you one day."
Qin Mu calmly said: "If you don’t turn yourself in, I’ll hand over the information and evidence to the police, and let them send you in."
"Are you threatening me?"
From the phone, came a voice full of anger and shame.
"It’s not a threat, it’s a notice."
Qin Mu didn’t show any kindness, firmly stated: "In one day, either you go to prison by yourself, or I’ll send you in."
Finished speaking.
He straightforwardly hung up the phone.
He had said everything that needed to be said.
What the other party does...
Will depend on their awareness.
Now that he has mastered the relevant IP address, they can run but can’t hide.
If he directly confessed...
There could still be a mitigating factor, allowing for a reduced sentence in the future.
But...
If they stubbornly resist and refuse to admit, they won’t even have the last chance for a sentence reduction.
"System, use the remaining 500 misfortune points."
After hanging up the phone.
Qin Mu took a deep breath and used the misfortune points again.
Last time, he used 500 points against those hackers.
Now his misfortune point balance...
There are still 500 points left, just enough to use on this unscrupulous boss.
Although he gave the other party a day, this day would not be easy to get through.
...
Meanwhile.
Liang City.
A high-end office area.
"Beep beep beep—"
Tang Suiming listened to the busy tone from the phone, face turning ashen.
Just now.
He made another call to the forum administrator.
The result is...
Not only did the other party not compromise, but this time their attitude was even tougher than before.
They even threatened him in return.
Giving him one day to confess.
Otherwise, he’d have to bear the consequences.
"Bear the consequences? Aren’t you afraid of blabbering?"
He sneered, feeling rather speechless.
The other party obviously didn’t grasp the situation.
Now he held the initiative.
Whether the forum runs normally is up to him.
"The other party is probably all bark and no bite..."
Recalling the content of their call, he started talking to himself.
For normal people faced with such a thing...
How could they possibly turn around and threaten him to confess?
As for the consequences mentioned by the other party...
He didn’t take it too seriously.
He’s been in this line of work for so many years, weathering all storms.
Could a mere little gutter turn the world upside down?
Thinking of this.
He looked up, turned to his assistant, and said, "Notify the hackers to increase their efforts to continue attacking the forum and maintain its paralysis!"
He believed.
If the forum remained paralyzed for another few days, it would definitely be the other party who got anxious!
After giving the orders.
He stood up and left the office.
Intending to head to the pool room in the business district for a game of pool.
This was his usual leisure activity.
Besides work.
He could play a few rounds to relax.
However...
He just set up the balls, ready to make a powerful shot to achieve a miraculous play.
To see if he could luckily sink two balls.
But he ended up spraining his left wrist due to too much force.
The assistant beside him, seeing this, quickly brought over a hot towel.
"Mr. Tang, should we go to the hospital to have it checked?"
Seeing Tang Suiming’s already swollen left hand, the assistant couldn’t help but suggest.
"It’s just a small injury, what’s the point of going to the hospital?"
Tang Suiming rolled his eyes without any intention of visiting the hospital.
After putting down the cue.
He suddenly asked, "By the way, I remember we have a client meeting at eleven, right?"
The assistant nodded.
Their client...
Was actually secured through improper means.
The only difference is that other clients understood human nature, fully cooperating, and voluntarily agreeing to business cooperation.
"Then let’s get ready."
Tang Suiming nodded, finally showing a hint of a smile.
After that.
The two left the pool room and headed to the office.
However...
On their way, Tang Suiming suddenly tripped on flat ground.
Even though there was nothing to trip on, he took a tumble.
Injuring his waist.
Screaming in pain.
"Mr. Tang, should we cancel this meeting?"
The assistant looked at Tang Suiming’s somewhat miserable appearance and cautiously said.
Tang Suiming held his old waist.
Sitting in a chair with difficulty, stubbornly said, "Not canceling! We must finalize the deal with this client today!"
To him.
Every client is invaluable.
Securing one means a continuous flow of money.
He paused for a moment.
Quickly came up with a solution: "Get me a wheelchair, I’ll sit in it during the meeting."
Today, something strange was happening.
Ever since making that call, he encountered all sorts of unlucky incidents.
First, he sprained his hand.
Then, his waist.
He thought...
No matter how unlucky a person is, it couldn’t possibly be worse.
Surely, he wouldn’t end up like Liao Xiangming, ending up in the ICU, right?
The assistant looked at the stubborn Tang Suiming and sighed lightly.
Having worked with Tang Suiming for so long, he knew well of his temper.
He decided not to persuade any further.
Quickly contacted someone to bring over a wheelchair.
Tang Suiming, being very sensible, sat on it, effectively preventing any issues related to his waist injury.
"Mr. Tang, the client has arrived."
It was around eleven o’clock.
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