The first thing Zhao Yi did when he got home was to search for information related to hacking.

He really didn’t understand.

Programmers and hackers may not be in two different worlds, but they definitely don’t have much in common.

Hackers aren’t necessarily formidable, they are just interested in hacking methods. Some novices only know how to use some public hacking software, and if the software loses its effectiveness, they are helpless.

Zhao Yi looked at some introductory materials and got a better understanding of hackers’ methods. However, he was sure that the online information wasn’t very useful. If you want to break into the police department’s website, studying and imitating is pointless.

He had a try.

The external website of Zhengyang Police Department has been up for only a year, and generally speaking, governmental websites... to put it politely, they are not very good.

At first glance, Zhao Yi could tell that the website was created with a web page editor, pulling together a framework. There was definitely no professional web designer involved.

This kind of website is so terrible, even updating news information requires modifying the original code.

But this is normal.

Most of the websites in our country are like this. Many departments and units don’t really care about websites. The police create websites just to provide a platform for information release, or as a kind of ’face-saving project’.

Websites.

Having one is enough.

Zhao Yi opened the command mode and pinged the website address to get the server’s IP address.

After obtaining the IP address, he didn’t know what to do next, so he decided to study the website in source code mode. He quickly discovered the name of the server’s root directory file.

"Is it really that easy?"

He was a bit surprised. He didn’t use any special means, yet he already had the root directory filename.

What kind of bullshit was Lin Xudong talking about when he mentioned ’consulting an expert to upgrade security’?

What kind of expert was that?

That’s unreliable!

Zhao Yi entered the website address of the police department and added a few file suffixes. Soon he found the administrator’s login link.

Next...

He didn’t know what to do again!

The administrator’s login page is definitely the gateway to hacking a website. But obtaining the login ID and password of the administrator is certainly not easy. There are a few software solutions introduced online, but he tried them all and found they were all hoaxes.

This too was normal.

If publicly available hacker software was that effective, then everyone could be a hacker.

Resting his chin in his hand, Zhao Yi began to ponder, "I may not really understand hacking, but can I design hacking software? I should be able to design it for my own use, and it wouldn’t be too complicated..."

"What I need now is to crack the administrator’s ID and password, and the best way is to intercept the information."

"As long as I design a program to intercept routing information, once it starts running, it can intercept data packets, and then I’ll analyze the information packets..."

Zhao Yi found a solution. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

He opened the coding software and began to consider the code. Interception of routing information may sound simple, but in fact, it’s quite complex. In fact, it involves many aspects of knowledge.

But Zhao Yi was still very confident.

Working in a small company really involved a lot of hard work, because a lot of work needed to be done by himself. He had a certain level of understanding of underlying code, commands, software design, and other aspects.

This was the first time he had attempted to design packet-sniffing software.

The thought of being able to listen in on and intercept information excited him and he found his passion for coding. The power of hacking always seemed cool to people, and he, too, hoped to become a skilled hacker.

Not to hack anything specific, but mostly because it’s interesting.

...

Exploring different fields is definitely a time-consuming task. Software for intercepting routing involves some physical layer codes and features.

Zhao Yi had to look up a lot of information while writing code. Relying on the "Law of Cause and Effect" and "Connection Law", he constantly improved the core framework. After writing the main code, he looked at the clock and realized it was already 1 a.m.

He went straight to bed.

The next morning at five o’clock, Zhao Yi opened his eyes, feeling refreshed. He straight away started perfecting the code.

This software didn’t need others to use, as long as it was able to run and provide feedback data, it was enough.

After spending an hour perfecting the code and discovering that it could run inputting a fixed IP, Zhao Yi stretched lazily, feeling a strong sense of achievement.

Start monitoring!

He didn’t know if it would work, he could only let the program run and see. He would review the feedback data that evening, to decide on the next steps.

Packet sniffing does have its limitations.

Its function could be likened to installing a camera at the entrance of a house. The camera should be able to see the shape of the key. When the homeowner enters or exits, they must use the key. If the camera can see the specific shape of the key, they might be able to get one made to unlock the door.

If the homeowner knows about the camera, all they have to do is block the camera’s view of the keyhole.

Additionally, they could always switch to a fingerprint lock.

If they know the location of the camera, they could cover it up, or destroy it.

And so on.

The premise is that the homeowner is aware of the camera and makes an effort to protect their key and lock.

...

After getting the program running, Zhao Yi cycled to school. He hadn’t had much sleep, so he spent English class with Teacher Li catching up on his sleep.

Teacher Li watched on helplessly.

Zhao Yi always chose to sleep during English class. But there was nothing he could do. Zhao Yi’s grades were very high, whether he attended class or not didn’t really affect his scores. But sleeping all the time felt somewhat over the top.

As a senior high school supervisor, he also cared about his dignity!

Li Lisheng paced back and forth next to Zhao Yi.

He walked by.

Walked by again.

Walked by for the third time...

He was so fixed on Zhao Yi that others could see it.

Lin Xiaoqing was sitting in front of Zhao Yi, it was awkward to have the teacher always ’passing by’. She turned around and nudged Zhao Yi, "Wake up."

Zhao Yi opened his sleepy eyes, raised his head and saw Li Lisheng ’passing by’ again, and subconsciously asked, "Teacher Li, is the class not over yet?"

Li Lisheng’s face darkened.

"Forget it, just read if you’re awake." Zhao Yi shook his head, took out a chemistry book, and started to read.

Li Lisheng took a deep breath.

When he returned to the lectern, he struggled to catch his breath, then lifted his head and was surprised to see another student dozing off behind Zhao Yi.

His name...?

Li Lisheng pointed in the direction of Zhao Yi, "You there! You there..."

"Me?" Zhao Yi sounded puzzled.

"No."

Li Lisheng walked up directly, bypassing Zhao Yi, and slammed his hand onto Wang Jian’s desk.

"Bam!"

"Sleeping in class? Stand in the back as punishment! And, copy the problems I just explained ten times!"

Wang Jian raised his head, bewildered.

He was just nodding off; why was he being punished so severely?

During the break.

Lin Xiaoqing turned her head to Zhao Yi and asked, "What’s the matter with you today? Sleeping so soundly during class?"

Zhao Yi said, "I went to bed really late last night."

"What were you doing?"

"It was all because of you!"

Several people around them looked over, their eyes gleaming with gossip.

"Huh?"

Lin Xiaoqing blushed in embarrassment.

Zhao Yi said, "Yes, you. If not for you, how would your dad know me? If he didn’t know me, he wouldn’t have asked for my help. I had to work on your dad’s matter until after midnight..."

"Tch!"

"So, that’s how it is."

"Boring!"

"We thought there was something serious going on!" Everyone turned their heads back in disappointment.

Lin Xiaoqing glared at Zhao Yi fiercely, contempt in her eyes as she huffed and turned away."

It’s just a typical day.

When he got home that night, Zhao Yi immediately went to his computer to check the information from the monitor feed. The information was stored in a file. After reading the beginning, he knew he had succeeded.

Router monitoring was exceptionally effective!

Most of the information in the file was useless, but some was very direct, such as someone’s name, ID number, address, some webpage links, and even some Penguin Numbers and passwords.

He tried to log into one.

"Only You In My Heart?"

Zhao Yi shook his head and commented, "What a lame and boring screen name, totally clichéd, absolutely uninteresting..."

A new message popped up in the bottom right corner.

Zhao Yi saw Lin Xiaoqing’s avatar and knew it was her. He opened it to see a few words.

"Still busy?"

Zhao Yi cheekily replied, "Yes, I’m currently busy chatting with a beauty!" After sending the message, he suddenly realized something was off.

I didn’t log into Penguin Number!

This account...

[Alert, your account has been logged in at another location, if this was not your operation, please change your password immediately...]

Meanwhile.

Lin Xudong was sitting in front of his computer, finding that his Penguin Number had been disconnected, so he logged in again.

At this moment, his phone rang.

He picked up the phone and answered, only to be met with a roar from the other side, "How dare you, Lin Xudong! You’ve become quite bold, haven’t you!? Chatting with a beauty, no wonder you’re always not home!"

"So that’s how it is!"

"Get back here right now and explain, who is this beauty?!"

"!#¥@..."