Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

In the office.

Karl raised his hand to touch his increasingly sparse hair, scratching it a bit. It was a good thing he had a habit of caring for his hair and scalp, otherwise, he might have ended up scratching off flakes of dandruff the size of fingernails.

Regarding Lin Chuan, the idea that "a web novel writer was the one who brought them down" made his brows furrow tightly — not because he did not believe it, but because he refused to believe it.

On what grounds?

Karl thought to himself that besides the Hacker unit of North Bear and some national cyber divisions, he believed that AW was one of the top hacker organizations.

— Standing at the summit of the world!

Within AW's own speculations, that mysterious person in fact wasn't an individual.

It should be a cyber security department. They gathered together to face AW's attacks, and fought back with just one computer. Their objective was to make AW think that the attack from that one computer was as futile as trying to shake a tree with a flimsy approach, fit only to be dismissed as wishful thinking.

Lin Chuan, just a web novel writer, wasn't even worth their notice.

This was the pride of a world-class hacker organization!

Dignity!

However, now Lucas and Yu Qin from the Morgan Group were convinced that Lin Chuan was that mysterious person.

It's acceptable to be defeated by someone, but it matters a great deal who that someone is.

If word got out that AW had been brought down by a web novel writer, even if it was due to underestimating the enemy, they would become the laughingstock of the industry.
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Just like the hacker department of the Morgan Group.

On the side.

Yu Qin looked at Karl, deep in thought, and said in a low voice as a friend, "Karl, you don't need to dwell on Lin Chuan being a web novel writer. If you dig deeper, you'll realize that he's not so simple."

"Not so simple?"

Karl asked with a puzzled look.

Yu Qin nodded. She didn't dare to take Lin Chuan lightly, "I can responsibly leak some information to you. Just two days ago, Lin Chuan snatched an order right out of my hands."

Hmm?

Karl, upon hearing this, froze with an incredulous look at Yu Qin.

He fully understood Yu Qin's status in the Middle East arms circle.

According to statistics from a certain department.

The military weapons supplier led by Yu Qin from the Morgan Group occupied 20.5% of the arms market share.

This figure, at first glance, might not seem high.

But all the big and small arms dealers globally have their eyes set on the Middle East, a region where conflict could erupt at any time.

For instance, Lockheed, Raytheon, Grumman, Sukhoi, Finmeccanica, among others—are all renowned military weapons companies.

Lockheed held a market share of 17.1% in the Middle East.

Raytheon 15.6%.

Sukhoi 14.6%.

Finmeccanica 12.7%.

The rest of the military weapons suppliers are too numerous to list.

The arms dealer led by Yu Qin was a far cry ahead, claiming 1/5 of the market share, which was quite astounding.

That was also why Lucas, head of the Asia-Pacific Branch, had to respect her views.

"I wouldn't joke about this," Yu Qin said with self-deprecating laughter.

"Yu, please forgive my skepticism, but I must ask, how did Lin Chuan, that web novel writer, snatch your order?" Karl was very puzzled and astonished.

Taking Yu Qin's orders had been the concern of big military weapons companies like Lockheed, Raytheon, Sukhoi, Finmeccanica.

Even they had set up specialized departments to study Yu Qin's relationship with those armed organizations.

Faced with Karl's question.

Yu Qin shook her head, "Honestly, I'd like to know the answer to that myself, but currently, there isn't one."

Karl took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

At this moment.

Lucas took the opportunity to join the conversation, "Mr. Karl, I mean no disrespect to AW, as you know, my hackers also lost to him. We should not regard Lin Chuan simply as a web novel writer but as a real opponent."

"I agree with your point."

For the first time, Karl found himself in agreement with Lucas.

Lucas smiled slightly, relieved to receive Karl's agreement. The sting of the earlier grievances revealed by Karl seemed to dissipate, and he felt refreshed:

"So, can we discuss the possibility of cooperation?"

Karl, however, waved his hand, "Lucas, I think I can't jump to conclusions so hastily; I need to consult with headquarters."

"Of course, that's absolutely no problem," Lucas said easily.

"Karl, come with me."

After that, Yu Qin took Karl to a secret office to contact the AW headquarters.

About half an hour later.

Karl walked out, back to the office.

"How'd it go, Karl?" Yu Qin stepped forward and asked.

She was in urgent need of an ally.

Or rather, a blade!

Karl, along with AW behind him, was undoubtedly the most suitable blade.

She believed AW had the ability to sanction Lin Chuan!

Karl's face was solemn as he glanced at Lucas, then turned to Yu Qin, eager for an answer, "I think you folks will need to wait for half a day; I'll be able to give you a response tonight."

"That's absolutely fine," Yu Qin and Lucas said in unison, nodding to each other.

At this time, just past noon.

The sunlight slanted gently, inside the office. The curtain was as transparent to the sun as it could be, casting a stark, blinding silver glow on the glass window.

Yu Qin and Lucas discussed how to collaborate with AW to take action against Lin Chuan.

As for Karl.

He was in the next office, keeping in touch with AW headquarters.

As an important member of AW, he remained skeptical about Lin Chuan being the mysterious person.