【Current Spirit Level: 57】【Qi Refinent Phase】
【Attributes】
Strength: 87 【Unlocked: Strength Never Declines &
Immunity to Disease】
Stamina: 74 【Unlocked: Future Offspring Will Be Strong, Capable of Seven Rounds a Night】
Endurance: 76 【Unlocked: Lifespan Exceeds Limits, Increased Body Durability, Double Cultivation Efficiency】
Affinity with All Things: Level 1 【Beginner Affinity – Can Quickly Master Any Skill and Far Surpass Normal Humans】
After reviewing his stats, Lin Zhengran pulled out his phone and looked up the address for Pan Cheng Electronics.
At first, he thought about taking a taxi. But since he was alone tonight, there was no need to waste money.
He stepped into a small alley, placed a hand on the wall, then easily braced himself with his feet, swiftly climbing up between the walls until he reached the rooftop.
Standing there, he surveyed the cityscape. Using the rooftops as stepping stones, he took off toward his destination.
Back in middle school, he had once arm-wrestled with his father to gauge the strength of a normal adult. Starting with almost no force, he gradually increased his strength, analyzing the numbers.
At around a strength value of 12, his father couldn’t overpower him anymore.
Assuming the strongest normal human had a strength value of around 15 to 16, his current 87 strength value didn’t just make him four or five tis stronger—it was much more than that.
Especially since strength and endurance multiplied each other, his true power was hard to calculate.
But one thing was certain—jumping across rooftops was a non-issue.
His figure flickered through the night like a blur.
By the roadside, a little girl holding her mother’s hand suddenly pointed at the rooftops.
"Mommy, look! A big black bird just flew past up there!"
Her mother, puzzled, looked toward the rooftop but saw nothing. "A big black bird? There aren’t any big birds in the city, just sparrows."
"Sparrows? Mommy, what’s a sparrow?"
"They’re the little birds you see in the trees."
The little girl let out a thoughtful "hmm," then looked back at the now-empty rooftop. "But that bird looked really big."
Her mother chuckled. "Maybe it was just an airplane flying by. It’s late at night, after all."
"Maybe…" The little girl soon lost interest, swinging her mother’s hand as they continued walking.
anwhile, Lin Zhengran darted through the urban skyline and arrived at Pan Cheng Electronics' headquarters in just ten minutes.
He perched on a rooftop, observing the seven-story building.
Only a few offices still had their lights on—most employees had already left for the day.
This wasn’t a major tropolis where everyone worked late into the night.
Lin Zhengran scanned the security guards and surveillance caras outside the building. The guards weren’t a problem, but the caras were annoying.
Fortunately, he had Affinity with All Things.
With a simple program, he could disable the caras for about 30 minutes—just enough ti.
He descended from the rooftop, carefully using the building’s structure to climb down with ease.
Then, he found an electronics store that was still open and walked inside.
He bought a USB drive, handed the store owner so extra cash, and asked for a custom program.
The owner, curious, asked, "What kind of program?"
Lin Zhengran casually made sothing up. "A ga software."
The owner, intrigued, agreed to let him use a computer.
Sitting down, Lin Zhengran opened the coding environnt. Imdiately, his Affinity with All Things activated.
At Level 1 Affinity, he could instantly gain the equivalent of 40–50 years of programming expertise.
Hacking a simple surveillance system was child's play.
The store owner, watching him type at lightning speed, was dumbfounded.
"Bro… are you a hacker?! Just don’t hack my computer, alright?"
Lin Zhengran chuckled. "Relax, I’m just making a ga script."
In no ti, he finished coding, saved the hacking program to the USB, and left the store.
With no hesitation, he walked straight up to the security checkpoint at Pan Cheng Electronics.
At that mont, the security guards were being lectured by a female supervisor—a woman in her early thirties with sharp features.
She was speaking in a strict tone:
"Rember your responsibilities! You are the company’s first line of defense. Security may seem like an easy job, but the company’s main gate is the most fundantal layer of protection, and you are its guardians! Do not let suspicious individuals wander in freely! Any visitors must register properly. Understood?"
The guards nodded in unison.
"Understood, ma’am!"
The female supervisor turned to face Lin Zhengran, eyeing his student uniform with suspicion.
"A student? What do you want?"
Lin Zhengran didn’t usually resort to his special abilities to change his life, as it felt unnatural. If he truly wanted to, he could’ve used countless shady thods to make a fortune and never work a day in his life.
But those shady thods wouldn’t help him level up.
If he wanted to grow stronger, he needed to study, train, and ntor his three little protégés.
After all… he was still curious about what full max level would be like.
"Big sis, my dad just went out for sothing. I have to wait for him here, but it's really cold outside. Can I sit inside the security office for a bit?"
Normally, the woman wouldn’t have agreed.
Even though Lin Zhengran had delicate and attractive features that many won found appealing, this was still a corporate environnt.
But this was where his charm attribute ca into play.
As long as his request wasn’t excessive, no one would refuse him.
The female supervisor hesitated for a mont. Seeing how pitiful and polite he looked, she couldn’t bring herself to say no.
"Alright, just for a little while."
Lin Zhengran smiled warmly. "Thank you, big sis. But will you get in trouble for letting in?"
The woman blushed slightly. This kid is so polite and adorable.
"Ah, don’t worry about it! I’m the one in charge here—who’s going to scold ?" she said confidently. "Co inside quickly. It’s cold out."
"Thank you, big sis."
"No need to thank ."
With that, she watched him enter the security booth while she continued lecturing the other guards.
Inside the booth, Lin Zhengran imdiately located the monitoring system.
He plugged in the USB drive and ran the program.
The process was simple—once executed, the system would show "backup lost" the next ti soone checked it.
The surveillance footage for the next 30 minutes would be wiped and replaced with the previous 30 minutes' recording.
With the caras disabled, the rest was easy.
Lin Zhengran casually exited the security booth.
"Big sis, I have to go now. Thanks again."
The female supervisor blinked. "Already? You’re leaving so soon? Why not stay a bit longer?"
He smiled. "No need, big sis. My dad just texted that he’s on his way, so I have to go."
The woman bead. "Alright, be careful on the way ho, little brother!"
"Got it."
After leaving the booth, Lin Zhengran moved to an empty section of the periter wall and easily scaled it.
Once inside, he casually walked through the front entrance of Pan Cheng Electronics' headquarters.
Since the CEO’s office was always on the top floor, he headed straight for the stairs.
Whenever an employee working overti passed by, he would simply step aside and blend into the shadows.
Once the hallway was empty, he continued upward.
On the seventh floor, outside the Vice President and CEO's offices, it was completely deserted.
The real corporate workers were still pulling late hours, but the higher-ups had already gone ho.
"Typical."
Rembering what Jiang Jingshi had said, Pan Cheng Electronics’ shady dealings were mostly orchestrated by one particular Vice President.
So, he started with the VP’s office.
The Vice President’s office had a simple key lock.
Wearing gloves, Lin Zhengran pulled out a thin tal wire from his pocket.
Affinity with All Things activated.
With the equivalent skill of a 40-year veteran locksmith, he quickly picked the lock and entered.
With no surveillance caras, he could do whatever he wanted—no one would notice.
He pulled the curtains shut and powered on the office computer.
A password screen appeared.
Affinity with All Things activated again.
To soone with 40 years of programming experience, cracking a simple office login was child’s play.
After bypassing the password, he searched for video files.
Sure enough, he found the blackmail video of Ms. Wang and the young singer.
He checked the file source—it had been transferred from a USB drive.
"A USB drive?"
That ant it had to still be sowhere in this office.
Step one—delete the video from the computer.
Then, he searched through locked cabinets.
With another quick pick of the lock, he found several USB drives, but none contained the right file.
His eyes landed on a small safe inside the cabinet.
Unlike normal locks, a safe couldn’t just be picked open.
He tried anyway—no luck.
That left the simplest and most direct solution—brute force.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Zhengran gripped the safe door like he was holding an apple—
And ripped it apart with his bare hands.
The high-end security safe groaned and creaked under the pressure—
Until it completely bent and tore open.
He accidentally used too much force.
The entire safe snapped in half, sending its contents flying across the room.
Lin Zhengran sighed and started sorting through the ss.
Finally, he found two USB drives.
Checking them, he confird—
One of them contained the original blackmail video!
The other USB was completely encrypted, holding an unknown set of files.
"Hmm. Might as well take it."
He stuffed both USB drives into his pocket.
Then, he turned to look at the twisted remains of the safe.
"Yeah… there’s no fixing that."
So, he simply crushed it into a ball and set it aside.
Now that the blackmail video was destroyed, half the problem was solved.
But there was one more issue—the two singers who sued Ms. Wang’s studio.
Lin Zhengran searched the VP’s docunts for recent employee records.
Since he never asked Ms. Wang for their nas, he sent her a quick ssage.
She replied imdiately, providing their nas.
She also asked, "Zhengran, did you and President Jiang figure sothing out?"
He responded briefly, "Don’t worry, Ms. Wang. There’s always a way."
"But… Pan Cheng Electronics only gave us a few days to decide."
"It’s fine. I have things to do, so I’ll talk to you later."
He put his phone away and continued searching.
Once he found their employnt records, he also discovered their ho address—
And they lived together.
"Even easier."
Since they were suing for plagiarism, Pan Cheng Electronics must have already signed contracts with them—
Otherwise, they could back out anyti.
Digging through the VP’s safe files, he found their contracts.
Everything was coming together too perfectly.
Clearly, the VP never imagined that soone would break into his office in the middle of the night, rip apart his safe, and steal the blackmail files and legal contracts.
"This guy was way too careless."
With everything he needed, Lin Zhengran secured the USB drives and contracts, exited the office, and locked the door behind him.
Then, he casually walked downstairs, jumped over the periter wall, and headed toward the front gate.
Before leaving, he tossed the crumpled remains of the safe into a garbage bin outside.
It landed with a loud thud.
"Damn, that thing was heavier than I thought."
Pulling out his phone, he checked the map.
"Next stop—track down those two singers. Once I deal with them, this whole problem is solved."
He stretched his arms.
"Too easy. Didn’t even take ten minutes."
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