October 16th, 2015.
This day was destined to be an extraordinary day for Lingyu Technology.
"What the hell is going on! Tell me what's going on! "Ling Zhongtian fiercely grabbed Qian Haiming's collar as he asked with bloodshot eyes.
Qian Haiming's mouth twitched, but he couldn't say a word.
"Boss, please, please calm down. Our technicians are currently repairing the server. I've already reported the case to the police. Director Li said he'll do it as soon as possible … "
"As soon as possible my ass!"
Ling Zhongtian pushed Qian Haiming away as he breathed heavily. One of his hands held onto the desk while the other trembled as he opened the drawer and took out his heart medicine.
His trembling fingers couldn't open the bottle cap after a few tries.
With great difficulty, Ling Zhongtian managed to get a few pills in his hand. He stuffed the pills into his mouth and took a sip of water from the teacup.
He closed his eyes and panted for a while before he opened his eyes. His agitated emotions seemed to have calmed down a bit.
Seeing that the boss was no longer angry, Qian Haiming, who was standing on the side, was finally relieved.
But when he raised his head, he was shocked to find that his respected boss was no longer there.
What replaced him was an old man with an ashen face and a speechless face.
…
Early morning.
Many players from I Am ATM and Dota Epic logged into the game and habitually prepared to complete the daily mission. But when they logged into their accounts, they were shocked to find that their accounts were reset to level 0? And all the gold coins, equipment, and diamonds that were exchanged for …
All the f * cking gone?
Regarding this, the official website's explanation was just a hastily published notice.
Deeply apologizes, motherf * cker!
The angry players almost blew up Lingyu Technology's service number. The customer service staff at the moment hung up, another call immediately came in.
Regarding the players' complaints, the customer service staff couldn't do anything. After all, they weren't the ones responsible for the operation. They could only follow the protocol to answer the players' questions and persuade the players to remain calm, that the workers are working on the problem, and please be patient …
However, it was useless. For the tens of millions of angry players, the customer service staff of less than a hundred was like trying to put out a burning cart of firewood with a cup of water.
Seeing that the problem couldn't be solved and that the phone was busy, the angry players directly called 315 to complain about Lingyu Technology's copyright infringement.
After all, they had spent money to buy the diamonds, and they had spent time to level up. Now, all of that was gone?
This kind of complaint was nothing to Lingyu Technology. After all, there was an additional clause at the bottom of the contract when the account was registered that the final interpretation of this agreement belonged to the operator. In addition, China's laws were ambiguous when it came to the protection of virtual property. There were very few cases where players sued online gaming companies and won.
However, the negative impact of losing user data was hard to erase.
The official forums were overcrowded by players who were crazily flooding in to complain. The moderators had no choice but to raise the threshold for comments, and then kill and silence the ghostwriters. However, not only did this fail to control the situation, but it also allowed the players, who had nowhere to vent their anger, to spread the flames of war to other platforms.
The major BBS and Tieba were already in chaos. A few righteous denunciations were instantly pasted up to a thousand times.
All the posts, under the lead of a wave of people, roughly unified their statements and began to denounce the black-hearted operator in the name of a saint.
Rights!
Everyone selectively forgot that Lingyu Technology was actually also a victim. The real loss was caused by the hacker who hacked into the server.
As for why it developed this way, naturally, it was due to the ghostwriters. As long as the angry roar led to a wave of momentum, there wasn't much suspense in the following battle.
Not only did Lingyu Technology lose in technology, but they also lost in public opinion.
After the players who increasingly felt that their rights were violated, they realized that the operator didn't compensate them for their losses. The promised "compensation of 1000 diamonds to all players" couldn't make up for the losses of the players who topped up 2000 diamonds.
The operator's "inaction" and customer service's perfunctory attitude were interpreted as arrogance.
The players were disappointed and angry. Seeing that voting with their hands was useless, they all chose to vote with their feet.
The scolding and condemnation were over, but that was because they had completely given up on the game and moved on to better mobile games.
There was obviously a better game, but what made them stick to the game that was about to be eliminated was nothing more than the emotion and the reluctance to part with the time and money they invested. But emotions could be consumed. The operator's attitude and reaction speed undoubtedly broke the hearts of the players who stuck to the game.
Seeing the accounts they worked so hard to train being wiped was more painful than the game being shut down.
Based on statistics, the result of this data loss incident was that the server operated by Lingyu Technology lost 89% of its users. Although the servers operated by other partner platforms weren't attacked by hackers, they were affected by the chain effect and a large number of users were lost.
It was as if overnight, Lingyu Technology, who once created a legend in the mobile game industry, collapsed.
At the same time, the newly arrived Future Technology was rapidly rising with the epoch-making blockbuster – .
It was as if they predicted this scene.
The term "New Era", didn't it signify the end of the old era?
…
Wanghai City International Airport, waiting room.
"Come back soon …" Yan Xiaoyan's eyes were misty. She bit her lips and stared into the eyes of the young man.
"Mhmm. Of course. "Xie Lei's face began to heat up from her direct gaze.
Zhang Chao hooked his arm around his neck and smirked. "Not bad, when did you get together with Xiaoyan. She's so violent- "
With a murderous glare, Zhang Chao shrunk back with a forced smile.
"Sister, I was wrong …"
Xie Ling timidly stood behind Xie Lei and held her brother's hand.
It was her first time on a plane, although she had never seen a plane before.
Xie Lei seemed to have sensed his sister's anxiety as he gently squeezed her hand. The face that was pale due to not seeing the sun for a long time showed a hint of gentleness that didn't match.
"Don't worry. Soon, the promise between you and your brother will be completed."
She lowered her head with a blush on her face. Although Xie Ling had a lot of things she wanted to say to her brother, she could only squeeze out one word in the end.
"Mhmm."
With a comforting smile, Xie Lei reached out his hand and patted his sister's head.
Unbeknownst to him, Lu Dahu had already stood beside him and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Take care."
"Mhmm." Xie Lei looked at his calm and taciturn friend as he nodded solemnly.
Jiang Chen looked at the four people saying goodbye from afar. He couldn't help but exclaim, "It's good to be young."
Ayesha, who stood beside him, tilted her head as a confused expression appeared on her cold face.
The farewell to his friend seemed to be over.
Holding his sister's hand, Xie Lei took a deep breath and walked to Jiang Chen.
"Are you ready?" Jiang Chen smiled.
Although the young man planned a conspiracy against him, he didn't dislike him.
Perhaps it was because he didn't suffer any substantial losses? Or perhaps he just thought he wasn't a bad person. The people who should be punished were already punished. He was only threatened.
"Mhmm." Xie Lei nodded and looked at him solemnly. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. You can think of it as an equivalent exchange." Jiang Chen pointed at the electronic collar on his neck and said with a smile.
Although it was an electronic collar, it wasn't one as thick as a thumb. It was only a thin layer of silicon. It didn't cause any discomfort when worn on the body, and it could easily pass through security. It was a very convenient device.
Xie Ling curiously looked in her brother's direction and then curiously looked in Jiang Chen's direction. Then a gentle smile appeared on her youthful face as she cutely bowed and said in a cute voice.
"Thank you ~"
Jiang Chen noticed that her pupils were very faint as if they were covered by a layer of gray mist.
Even if she couldn't see, she could have such a healing smile?
"You're welcome." Jiang Chen squatted down and said with a smile.
Noticing that Xie Lei was staring at him, he paused for a moment before laughing out loud.
"Are you a sis-con?" Jiang Chen stood up and patted the boy's skinny shoulder with a smirk.
The boy didn't respond and looked away with a blushing face.
Xie Ling tilted her head and pulled Xie Lei's hand in confusion. She didn't understand the meaning of "sis-con" at her age.
"Okay, don't worry. You should exercise outside so that you can tan your face and look more sunny. " Jiang Chen patted the boy's back and laughed. "When you arrive in Niger, someone will pick you up at the airport. You can call him Uncle Ivan. He will be responsible for training you to be like a man. "
"What do you mean by being-"
Jiang Chen ignored Xie Lei's protest and interrupted him. "You and your sister will stay in Niger for a day. Then your sister, accompanied by a senior nurse, will take a plane to Charite Hospital in Frankberg for the most advanced treatment. Alright, stop dilly-dallying, hurry up and go. "
"… Thank you."
"Don't waste time. Go board the plane."
…
Looking at the back of the siblings, Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"What's wrong, Ayesha? Do you have any questions?" Jiang Chen noticed the confusion in Ayesha's eyes as he lovingly rubbed her hair.
With a blush on her face, Ayesha hesitated for a moment before she asked, "They are your enemies. Why did you let them go and helped them …"
"Not all enemies are real enemies," Ye Zichen said. Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the siblings boarding the plane from afar, then he left a sentence with unclear meaning.
Ayesha tilted her head as she didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
After a brief pause, Jiang Chen took out his phone and called Xia Shiyu.
"Tell the legal department to prepare. We're going to change headquarters." When he said this, his smile was bright.
Against a true enemy, he would never show mercy.
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