You Want War, You Got It

That night, Han Zhiqi found herself unable to sleep for some reason.

No one called or sent her messages.

There were no sounds around her at all.

Yet, she simply couldn't fall asleep,

and it wasn't until around six in the morning that she finally drifted off.

Meanwhile, the Han family had a terrible night.

A group of armed, fearless individuals appeared out of nowhere,

launching a violent attack on the Han residence.

Given that it was a holiday,

the Han family hadn't anticipated such an attack,

especially on this particular day.

The Han family's accumulated authority was usually enough to deter any would-be intruders,

but despite this,

their casualties were twice those of the Zhongxin Hall.

Of course,

as a powerful underworld figure,

the Han family had many enforcers and subordinates.

All the deaths in this gunfight were among them.

Some members of the Han family were injured,

but fortunately,

none of the direct relatives were killed,

which was a blessing in disguise.

Gunfights among underworld factions were common,

but this time,

the commotion was significant.

After the Han family dealt with the Zhongxin Hall group,

they had to spend a lot of manpower and resources to clean up the scene

and suppress the news.

By morning around seven o'clock,

Xu Shi was awakened by a phone call.

"Hey, Xiao Shi, something's happened."

Gao Liyuan on the other end didn't mince words.

Upon hearing those words,

Xu Shi's drowsiness instantly vanished.

"What happened?"

"I just received the news and immediately called you. There was an intense gunfight at the Han family's place last night! I checked the surveillance, and there were at least twenty casualties!"

"It must be that madman—Lin Fan—behind this!"

Xu Shi's gaze was murderous.

Compared to the heavy casualties in her past life,

this time,

dozens of deaths were just the beginning.

Gao Liyuan seemed to remember something and added,

"Oh, and there are videos circulating online,

but I've already deleted them all.

I quickly coded a Trojan virus with Xiao Ming.

It's designed to target people who upload these videos.

Once they do,

the virus will invade their devices and delete all related content.

I'll do everything I can to keep this under control."

The Han family was a notorious underworld clan.

In today's age of information and social media,

any minor incident could blow up into something much bigger.

Imagine what a major event could turn into after spreading online.

For the Han family,

this was extremely disadvantageous!

But for most people,

under the network,

everyone is equal,

with the internet giving everyone the chance to become a keyboard deity.

Above the keyboard gods are those who control the very essence of programming—hackers,

or "Key Emperors."

And above hackers are the super hackers.

Coincidentally,

Gao Liyuan was one such "Queen" in the cyber realm.

In real life,

she was just a meek,

useless but beautiful shut-in.

But in the digital world,

she could easily hold her own against thousands.

It's easy to understand.

The number of people who truly understand hacking is small,

and those who master cutting-edge hacking skills are even fewer.

This is not just domination—what else could it be?

Xu Shi sniffed and said,

"I represent Zhiqi's Han family to thank you, Sister Yuan.

This whole thing is my fault."

Gao Liyuan picked up on the odd tone in her voice.

"What?! Why are you thanking me? We're all family—there's nothing to thank me for! I'm your sister! And how can you say it's your fault?

If you hadn't stepped in,

that bastard Lin Fan would've acted anyway.

Xiao Shi,

you've done nothing wrong!"

Gao Liyuan's voice grew more agitated.

This made Xu Shi's eyes blaze with renewed wrath.

"Sister Yuan,

Zhiqi is staying with me right now.

Please don't post anything about this in the group—I don't want her to get upset.

I'll explain everything to her later.

As for deleting the videos and minimizing the public attention,

that's where you come in."

"Don't worry! Your sister Yuan specializes in this.

I'm good at my job."

Gao Liyuan confidently patted her chest.

After some more conversation,

Xu Shi was the first to hang up.

She needed to clear her thoughts.

Ever since her rebirth,

since she and the other heroines learned of Xu Mo's thoughts,

she had been relatively at ease.

Of course,

this was only a relative sense of calm.

With the added responsibility shared among them,

the burden wasn't as heavy.

Then,

she outlined two steps to deal with Lin Fan:

First,

weaken the influence of the Dragon King Hall abroad.

Second,

capture the enemy leader first—Lin Fan.

If he dies,

everything would be settled.

These steps were straightforward.

The problem was,

Xu Shi had overlooked Lin Fan's potential domestic power.

"Let's fight then!"

Xu Shi quickly grabbed pen and paper,

starting to write down the names of some of Lin Fan's domestic factions from her past life.

The names were easy enough to recall,

but the specific locations of these factions were another story.

Xu Shi could only vaguely remember the location of one of them.

The others,

she simply didn't remember clearly.

The one she could vaguely recall was the one she had personally been involved in eliminating.

The remaining four were handled by the other heroines,

so she didn't have a clear memory of them.

With a smack,

Xu Shi slammed the paper on the desk,

groaning in frustration.

"Ah------------"

"Why didn't I remember the locations in my past life?!"

Limited by human capability,

regretting the past wouldn't help much.

At this moment,

there was a knock at the door,

followed by Su Ting's reproachful voice.

"Xiao Shi,

why are you screaming like that in the morning? There are guests in the house!

You need to be mindful of your image,

you naughty girl.

Get up,

brush your teeth,

and prepare for breakfast.

Stop yelling like that!"

Xu Shi was momentarily stunned.

Her face flushed with embarrassment.

She had genuinely been frustrated and couldn't control herself.

Now,

she had to take things step by step.

As for how to eliminate Lin Fan's factions,

Xu Shi already had a plan.

One was to reveal these factions' specific locations and details to their competitors.

Since they were all in illegal businesses,

rivalries between them would quickly escalate into ruthless conflicts.

The second was to use official channels and employ the government's power to wipe out Lin Fan's factions.

The latter was where Xu Shi had connections!