The first to be captured was Number 31, a well-known scholar and professor at one of the top ten universities within the Confederation.
He was not a Practitioner but rather an ordinary person, yet many research projects from the Digital Group were secretly supported by his technological expertise.
The Bureau of Mystic Security was ecstatic, for if they could pry open Number 31's mouth, they could trace back to the Digital Group's anti-humanity research projects and prevent more tragedies like the moss virus.
It was Chen Jixian who personally led the team that captured Number 31. He had wanted to take charge of the interrogation himself, but after three days with no progress, he had no choice but to hand Number 31 over to the Bureau of Mystic Security's interrogation experts.
For such an important suspect, the Bureau was reluctant to use mory reading unless absolutely necessary.
Subsequently, Number 45 and Number 66 were also captured, marking significant victories for the Bureau. Chen Gu personally apprehended Number 66.
Beyond these Numbers, a large group of their followers were also rooted out. Surprisingly, these followers were nurous, and each possessed considerable social status and personal achievents.
For example, Number 66, who ranked quite low within the Digital Group, had seventeen followers, including successful businessn, municipal officials, and famous athletes.
The "Harvest" operation finally concluded after ten days. The Digital Group reacted swiftly, and many mbers whose trails had been discovered quickly fled into hiding.
However, the identities of so had been exposed, which would be highly disadvantageous for their future operations.
On the tenth day, Chen Gu captured another "Number," but his identification number, "255," caused great unease throughout the Bureau of Mystic Security.
Everyone had assud that although the Digital Group was secretive and powerful, the organization itself wouldn't be particularly large.
But the sudden appearance of a number exceeding two hundred indicated they had been mistaken; the organization was likely enormous.
After the operation concluded, the subsequent interrogation process proved difficult. Aviloya gathered nurous interrogation experts from all branches of the Bureau of Mystic Security and exhausted every possible thod, yet none could break through the psychological defenses of the four captured Numbers.
Their followers did provide so information, but since the Digital Group mbers only had single-line contact with them, the intelligence was very limited and restricted to each follower's specific line.
This outco enraged Aviloya. After careful deliberation, she ordered a mory read on Number 45.
Due to the gravity of the matter, Aviloya personally requested Dr. ng Ji to oversee the mory reading procedure.
However, despite Dr. ng Ji's thorough preparations, the mont the device was connected to Number 45 and the reading began, Number 45 suddenly suffered complete amnesia!
Aviloya, who was observing nearby, turned ashen with fury. Consequently, everyone in the Bureau headquarters trod carefully for several days, fearing that the slightest misstep might provoke the Director-General's wrath and make them its target.
Dr. ng Ji was also deeply embarrassed. He researched diligently for several days and finally discovered the reason. "All official mbers of the Digital Group have a special mory structure implanted in their brains, clearly by an external force. Upon encountering mory reading, it acts like a spiritual power bomb, completely obliterating all mories."
"Without a doubt, it was preemptively planted in their brains by 'Zero Creation'."
"This adversary is extrely cunning, having taken comprehensive precautions against all conceivable threats."
Dr. ng Ji was at his wit's end.
Chen Gu thought for a mont and said, "Let try using the abilities of a Brain Domain Hacker?"
Dr. ng Ji was very tempted; this incident was also a setback for him, and the proud doctor felt a blow to his pride.
His collaboration with Chen Gu had, thus far, been "unfailingly successful." Ever since Chen Gu had helped pull Chu Zheng's personality back from its paranoid track, the doctor had subconsciously co to see Chen Gu as soone he could rely on.
But Aviloya considered for a mont and then shook her head slightly. "I have soone else in mind."
She didn't say who it was, and Chen Gu didn't press, but Dr. ng Ji blurted out, "Who is it?"
Aviloya seed reluctant to say the na but still obliged Dr. ng Ji, "Chen Yuexiao."
Dr. ng Ji's face showed sudden understanding. "Ah, it's him. Alright then."
Chen Gu didn't know who this "Chen Yuexiao" was, but as he observed, he felt there was sothing peculiar about Dr. ng Ji's apparent realization.
Dr. ng Ji pulled Chen Gu out with him, saying as they walked, "Chen Yuexiao is a Seventh Energy Level Brain Domain Hacker, far stronger than you. With him in charge, we don't have to worry..."
After the two left, the electromagnetic door behind them closed automatically. Dr. ng Ji imdiately said to Chen Gu, "You're in trouble. You better run! Chen Yuexiao has been pursuing the Director-General for many years. What do you think he'll do to you when he cos and sees you here too?"
"Your unexpected recruitnt into the Bureau of Mystic Security ironically serves as a layer of protection for you; the Director-General wouldn't target you so openly."
"But Chen Yuexiao has no such scruples; he isn't even a mber of the Bureau."
Isn't that old woman targeting already? She recruited into the Bureau of Mystic Security precisely to keep under her thumb, making it easier to manipulate !
She's assigned so many nigh-impossible tasks!
However, he still couldn't help but roast Chen Yuexiao, "Is this guy a man? That's clearly a woman's na."
"Besides, he's rely a Seventh Energy Level. What gives him the audacity to pursue a Ninth Power Level? That's not how you beco a kept man, haha!"
Dr. ng Ji rolled his eyes. "Run!"
"Alright, alright, I'm going," Chen Gu said, his words braver than his thoughts. But if a Seventh Energy Level Brain Domain Hacker were to truly beco his enemy... Chen Gu would, of course, opt for a strategic retreat!
Hey, hey, hey, it's not that I'm a coward; it's just unnecessary. If I'm destined to antagonize a high-Energy Level expert over a woman, then that woman would definitely have to be... Chen Qingyu!
My own granddaughter, of course, I'll protect her. As for my grandson... let his father deal with him.
It's not worth it for Aviloya!
Chen Gu dove into his car and sped away.
He didn't go ho, nor to the film set, but straight to the school. I love studying! I miss the Principal!
Mhm, mhm, it's definitely not because the Principal, that old mother hen, can shield under his wing. I refuse to believe that a re Seventh Energy Level like him would dare to cause trouble at Huai Shan Branch School. Director Shentu could teach him a lesson in minutes without the Principal even lifting a finger.
The film crew had temporarily halted production. In addition to Bai Hongyue, nine other important mbers had been attacked. Fortunately, the Bureau of Mystic Security's support arrived in ti, and everyone was rely shaken, with no injuries.
However, they still needed to be properly reassured and comforted.
The most unfortunate was that group of freelance rcenaries who had gone looking for trouble with Gao ngjiu; they were thoroughly thrashed by a gorilla...
Who would have thought that the gold-dal music producer and senior executive of a major record company was now at the Third Energy Level?
Among freelance rcenaries, the Third Energy Level was already a status that commanded great respect.
Chen Gu returned to the school but didn't attend classes. Instead, he first fard his daily skill points in the dormitory's Training Hall. Then, he sat alone on a chair inside the Training Hall, a sense of disbelief washing over him—just monts ago, he had calculated that he had accumulated enough skill points for his current Energy Level.
I'll soon be able to advance to the Fifth Energy Level.
Despite having enough skill points, Chen Gu could feel that he was still so distance from the Fifth Energy Level. He couldn't pinpoint it, but it felt like he lacked "accumulation" in certain areas.
The Fifth Energy Level was different from the Fourth. After this advancent, he would face so complex situations: regarding *The Past of Four Hundred,* Milna Katerina, Griffin Wester, and Derek Kun Shen would no longer be of much help to him in terms of their professional abilities.
Their remaining value to Chen Gu would be reduced to their vast mories.
A major change might be on the horizon for Chen Gu.
For a mont, Chen Gu felt quite sentintal. When he first discovered *The Past of Four Hundred,* Milna Katerina, a Fourth Energy Level individual, was a being he could only look up to in awe.
And now, he was suddenly on equal footing with such beings, possessing the qualifications to have his na recorded in *The Past of Four Hundred*!
As Chen Gu was reminiscing, his phone rang. Unexpectedly, it was Wang Chengqian.
Wang Chengqian looked even more puzzled than him. "A well-known internet company wants to sponsor our school. They're offering thirty million Starshields right off the bat, and they've specifically requested that you attend the donation ceremony."
Chen Gu was also baffled. "What's that got to do with ? What company is it?"
"Tunguska Network Company."
The na sounded familiar to Chen Gu, and then he suddenly rembered: Ah, Wu Yihuo.
Never mind that Wu Yihuo always told people he wasn't worthy of Bai Hongyue, claiming she was a big star while he was just a company executive with a slightly higher inco.
But in reality, his inco wasn't just "slightly higher."
Tunguska Network Company had a wide range of business, with annual revenue exceeding several trillion Starshields. Wu Yihuo was one of the mbers of the company's highest decision-making body, the 'Idea Group,' and enjoyed stock incentive dividends, bringing his annual inco to over one hundred million Starshields!
He also held certain special powers, such as the authority to decide on corporate sponsorships for research institutions and universities.
Definitely a tall, rich, and handso man. He was more than a match for Bai Hongyue; marrying a diva-level star wouldn't be beneath him.
For various reasons, Tunguska Network Company allocated tens of billions of Starshields in sponsorship funds annually. Naturally, Wu Yihuo wouldn't have considered Huai Shan Branch School in the past, but things were different now.
Chen Gu promised Wang Chengqian he would attend the donation ceremony. Just after he hung up with Wang Chengqian, Wu Yihuo called. He wasn't calling to take credit, however. Instead, he asked excitedly, "Instructor, when does the next mission start? You have no idea! After my class transformation, my fists are as big as punching bags! I can't wait any longer. Next ti, don't make stay in the rear for technical support. I'm a Hell Titan! Our class is ant to be in the thick of the fight; what's the point of fiddling with computers in the back?"
Chen Gu was montarily speechless. Then, on reflection, he understood. A person of Wu Yihuo's status wouldn't listen to re words. Only by letting him experience the dangers of this line of work firsthand during a mission would he obediently stay in the rear as a tech-support Hell Titan.
"Alright, I'll take you with on the next mission."
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