Chapter 36:
Silver Wolf turned her head to look at Tang Yu. A strange light flickered in her eyes.
Originally, she had thought Tang Yu was just a handsome face with nothing else going for him. But now it seemed… he wasn't simple at all.
In terms of hacking skills in this world, aside from herself, she probably couldn't find anyone stronger than him.
Most importantly, when she was slandered, he didn't hesitate for a second—he immediately stood up for her and got revenge. That was really manly, wasn't it?
Thinking of this, Silver Wolf suddenly felt like she wanted to… help Tang Yu absorb some Spirit Liquid. A man like this deserved it.
Meanwhile, the viewers watching Tang Yu play dumb were roasting him relentlessly.
{WTF! You sneaky bastard, we all saw it.} {One second she's pissing you off, the next her family company's ledgers are leaked to the whole world—and you still say it wasn't you?} {That woman's intestines must be green with regret now. Picked the wrong person to mess with—a hacker!} {LOL! Doesn't she know hackers can strip her bare, even her underwear?} {In this information age, pissing off a hacker has very serious consequences.} {.....}
While roasting, the viewers also couldn't help worrying for Tang Yu.
After all, he didn't just hack the tax-evading company's system. He also simultaneously hacked the phones of tons of ordinary people. Legally speaking, that was already a crime. If pursued, he could face serious prison time.
{Host shouldn't have been so blatant… sigh! If he gets silver bracelets soon, it'll be tragic.} {He's probably already on the cyber police radar. Poor guy.} {Host, go serve your time well. Hu Tao and Silver Wolf—we'll take care of them for you.} {....}
The barrage was going wild.
Right at that moment, someone knocked on Tang Yu's door.
"Who is it?" Tang Yu called toward the door.
He hadn't ordered takeout, and he wasn't expecting any packages. Who would come knocking?
"Police. We have a case and need your cooperation for an investigation."
A loud female voice came from outside.
Tang Yu paused. The cyber police had actually come to his door?
But he wasn't panicked at all. After his hacking program finished running, it had automatically self-destructed—leaving zero traces. Current technology couldn't recover it at all.
"Silver Wolf, go open the door," Tang Yu said to her.
Silver Wolf nodded and went to open it.
The viewers were all gloating.
{WTF, the moment he said it, police showed up. That was way too fast.} {Done for, done for. Host did a good deed for the people… but now he's going in.} {You're a hero, my friend.} {We came for Hu Tao and Silver Wolf originally, but now, host—we'll remember you.} {....}
Silver Wolf led four police officers to stand behind Tang Yu.
The leader was none other than Xie Qiyan, the chief inspector from the cyber police center.
"Don't move," a young officer next to Xie Qiyan warned, pointing at Tang Yu.
Tang Yu turned his head and gave him a glance. He didn't say anything.
The young officer felt irritated by Tang Yu's look. He was about to question him when Xie Qiyan raised her hand to stop him.
The young officer swallowed whatever he was going to say. But he still shot Tang Yu a fierce glare as a warning.
"We need your cooperation to investigate a hacking case," Xie Qiyan said with a gentle smile toward Tang Yu. Her tone was very polite.
As the saying goes: don't hit a smiling face. With Xie Qiyan's attitude, Tang Yu had no reason not to cooperate. He said to her: "Sure. How can I help?"
The young officer next to Xie Qiyan pointed at Tang Yu with a bad tone: "Stand up. We need to check your computer."
Silver Wolf, standing nearby, had already been annoyed by this young officer. Seeing his rude attitude toward Tang Yu, she spoke coldly: "We're cooperating with your investigation, and this is your attitude?"
"You have no evidence. We actually have the right to refuse cooperation, understand?"
As soon as Silver Wolf spoke, the atmosphere turned tense.
Indeed, under normal procedure, without evidence, forcing a citizen to cooperate required a summons warrant.
But time was tight. Xie Qiyan's warrant hadn't been issued yet.
She had come early because of the special nature of hacking cases. If you gave the hacker enough time, they could erase every trace from the computer. By then, even with a warrant it would be useless.
The young officer, being called out by Silver Wolf, looked embarrassed. He gritted his teeth and looked toward Xie Qiyan.
"Apologize to them," Xie Qiyan glared at the young officer and said irritably.
The young officer's eyes widened. He looked speechless.
"Quickly," Xie Qiyan said again, this time with anger in her voice.
Seeing this, the young officer didn't dare act out anymore. Reluctantly, he said to Tang Yu: "Sorry. My attitude was bad earlier, but I was just trying to solve the case."
Tang Yu had no intention of holding a grudge against the young officer. He stood up, gave a wicked smile, and said: "Go ahead and check. Actually, I'm a victim too."
Silver Wolf saw Tang Yu's demeanor and smiled. She added: "That's right! We're victims too. If I ever catch that trash hacker, I'll make him regret it."
Tang Yu: "...."
This girl Silver Wolf… seemed to have learned some bad habits from him!
The two exchanged a knowing smile—zero tension at all.
Xie Qiyan, standing nearby, furrowed her brows deeply.
She felt this investigation would yield no results.
But she was puzzled— how did Tang Yu do it?
After all, she had been watching his stream the whole time! She was certain.
From the moment the hacking program started until it ended, Tang Yu hadn't written any more code.
That meant… if it really was Tang Yu who did it, there should have been at least some trace left.
But… Tang Yu and Silver Wolf's reactions didn't look like people who left traces at all!
The viewers had the exact same thought.
{Weird… why isn't the host panicking at all?} {Could he have already erased the traces? But that's impossible, right?} {He hacked so many people's phones—you think he can't erase traces?} {True! If even the cyber police can't find anything, that's actually insane!} {.......}
Half an hour later, the young officer stood up with a dejected face.
He looked at Tang Yu and Silver Wolf, eyes full of disbelief.
He himself was a top computer science graduate. For such god-tier hacking techniques, he felt even more shocked than ordinary people.
"Captain, no traces," the young officer said to Xie Qiyan.
Xie Qiyan had already expected this outcome.
She apologized to Tang Yu and Silver Wolf, then turned and left.
After the police walked out, the live room barrage exploded!
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