Chapter 1097: The Nightless Club IncidentTranslator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
” Ah ? Can the information be written on other hardware?” Yang Ming only knew how to use a mobile phone and didn’t know there were so many technicalities with it. He only understood at this moment that it was no wonder that this encrypted mobile phone would be used by many organizations. It turned out that it was so difficult to decrypt.
“Of course.” Zhou Jiajia nodded and said, “Never mind these professional encrypted mobile phones for military use. Even in civilian phones, for example, there is encryption in the Nokia mobile phone’s battery that you and I both use.”
“Battery?” Yang Ming was confused.
“It’s the UEM 1 [1] power manager chip in the mobile phone. Every mobile phone has an IMEI serial code [2]. You know about this, right?” Zhou Jiajia said, “Nokia’s IMEI code is not only in the font library in flash memory but also in the power chip. When the two codes are the same, the phone will run normally. Otherwise, the phone will be restricted, or there will be two lines of English notification. Moreover, the power chip is written once, and it can’t be changed. In other words, if this encrypted phone used similar technology, it will send feedback message of the wrong pa.s.sword into other chips. Moreover, it is non-erasable. Then, the method described before is meaningless.”
Yang Ming nodded. He understood what Zhou Jiajia said roughly. Although Yang Ming did not know the specific role of the UEM chip, Yang Ming could still appreciate the role played by encryption. “What is the other method?”
“Another method is more reliable, but it is more complicated to implement.” Zhou Jiajia said, “This method is actually what I spoke of, simulate operation on the hardware of the mobile phone with the help of a computer. However, there are no ports for debugging. I can only maneuver with the peripheral circuit. If I can really find a port that allows debugging, then I may be able to decrypt the phone. In terms of the specific operation method, after the pa.s.sword verification executes on the phone, the computer sets a breakpoint to interrupt the program. In other words, I will forcibly shut down the program before the program sends feedback of the error message. Of course, it is also possible that the program has the function of anti-debugging. With that, I can only switch off the power source to the phone’s operation. If this is done well, we can use brute force cracking to get the real pa.s.sword. This is also the method I intend to try.”
“Okay, then do it according to your method.” Yang Ming nodded and said, “I hope it will succeed.”
“I will post some information and pictures of this phone in the circle of our hackers. It may be faster for everyone to study together. Do you mind this?” Zhou Jiajia asked Yang Ming for advice.
“It doesn’t matter, but wouldn’t the others ask where you got it? Wouldn’t it cause trouble?” Yang Ming reminded her.
“Not really!” Zhou Jiajia shook her head. “The hacker’s organization is an organization that roams freely on the edge of the law, so people in the organization often come up with some weird things to let everyone study together. Everyone will also not ask how this thing came.”
Yang Ming nodded and was a.s.sured. He didn’t understand some of the rules in the hacker world, and the rules of each hacker organization were different. Yang Ming couldn’t understand it fully. This was the same as Zhou Jiajia not understanding the rules of the a.s.sa.s.sin world.
The phone was left with Zhou Jiajia. Aunty Li also called and said that dinner was ready. She asked Yang Ming and Zhou Jiajia to eat dinner. So, they tidied up their clothes that got messy when they kissed and went downstairs together.
Aunty Li’s cooking skill was quite good, but according to her, she was trained in a housekeeping service company before she became a nanny. Hence, it was not a big deal.
However, Yang Ming believed that if Aunty Li did not have the talent, she would not be so good. So many people went to chef school to study, but there were only a few people who could be the top chef. So, learning was one thing; personal comprehension was also very important.
A plate of bamboo shoots with fried meat and a plate of fried cabbage – the initially two ordinary home cooking dishes became flavorful in Aunty Li’s hands. However, the dishes Chen Mengyan made were also tasty. It was just a different style from Aunty Li’s. Aunty Li’s dishes were inclined to be spicy, while Chen Mengyan’s dishes were inclined to being lightly flavored. Each had its own merits.
Naturally, Yang Ming and Zhou Jiajia praised the food a lot.
Today was not Sat.u.r.day. Yang Ming wanted Zhou Jiajia to stay at home, but because school started not long ago, the spot-checks in the dormitory was particularly strict. Yang Ming drove Zhou Jiajia back to school after the meal.
“Is the matter with the phone urgent?” Zhou Jiajia asked when she got off.
“No hurry. You can get it done when you have time. Don’t make a special effort on studying it,” said Yang Ming. After all, Yang Ming had no hope at first, but Zhou Jiajia said that it was possible to solve it. However, Yang Ming did not want Zhou Jiajia to disturb her daily life and studies because of this phone.
Watching Zhou Jiajia walk into the building of the female dormitory, Yang Ming started the car and didn’t know where to go. Young Master Tian and w.a.n.g Xue went to have fun. Zhou Jiajia was in the cla.s.s committee; she had to lead by example, but w.a.n.g Xue did not need to. Even if w.a.n.g Xue was caught not being in the dorm by the tutor, it did not matter.
Anyway, Tian Donghua had special privileges at the school. The teachers in the department also knew that his girlfriend was w.a.n.g Xue, so there weren’t such strict requirements.
Zhang Bing, Zhao Sisi, Chen Mengyan, and Lin Zhiyun went to the jewelry company to work. Zhao Sisi, Chen Mengyan, and Lin Zhiyun had asked for leave because of the company’s business. Hence, it didn’t matter if they were not in the dorm. At present, the university basically encouraged students to get employed and start businesses in advance. After all, it was said that the point of university was about finding a job after graduation. Moreover, capable students could be employed or start a business before graduation. The university also relieved the pressure of public opinion on employability, and their reputation also increased. Hence, after Zhao Sisi submitted a leave of absence with the company’s official stamp, the university directors naturally accepted it.
Yang Ming found it meaningless to go back to the school dormitory. There was nothing to do at home as well. Xiao Qing was indulged in her experiment too. It was the first time Yang Ming felt lonely despite having many women.
Yang Ming picked up the phone. He called Sun Jie to see if she was there. Yang Ming could also take this opportunity to give her a piece of jewelry. Due to Xie Wenjin and Qi Zhide’s matter in the past, Yang Ming’s mood was messed up. Hence, he forgot about Xiao Qing’s gift and left it in the car. He also forgot the thing he wanted to give Zhou Jiajia. He only remembered it at this moment.
However, Zhou Jiajia and Xiao Qing were not outsiders. It was the same whenever he gave it to them.
“Dear Little Jie Jie, where are you?” Yang Ming called Sun Jie.
” Ah… Ugh … Yang Ming, I am Sun Hongjun…” When Sun Hongjun heard his daughter’s phone in the living room ringing, he picked it up. Yang Ming’s name was written on the caller ID, so he just picked up the call. After picking up, he didn’t expect Yang Ming to say such a lovey-dovey and flirtatious sentence first thing, so Sun Hongjun suddenly had a hot face. He thought, I probably shouldn’t pick up the phone. Why am I listening to the sweet words among youngsters!?
” Ah !” Yang Ming was stunned, and then he was a little bit embarra.s.sed. When he called Sun Jie in the past, it was Sun Hongjun who picked up. This time he picked up again. Yang Ming said a little embarra.s.sed, “Uncle Sun, where is Little Jie?”
“Little Jie came back in the afternoon. She just spoke to me for a while. She was a bit sleepy, so she went upstairs to rest and left her phone in the living room. Are you looking for her urgently?” asked Sun Hongjun.
” Ugh … nothing urgent. I just simply made a phone call…” Yang Ming thought, I can’t say that I want your daughter to sleep with me, right? Then again, Sun Jie went back to Donghai. She can’t accompany me even if she wants to.
” Oh … I see. Right, Little Jie is back in Donghai. You didn’t know?” Sun Hongjun heard from Yang Ming’s tone that Yang Ming didn’t seem to know that Sun Jie had returned to Donghai.
“In the past few days, I have been busy with the Song Jiang jewelry exhibition. I have not contacted Little Jie, so I only called her after the exhibition was over,” said Yang Ming.
” Ha , that is the case. I also heard that the Ming Yang Security Company was in charge of the exhibition. The exhibition was handled satisfactorily. Not bad!” Sun Hongjun praised after listening.
” En , it’s still a good ending. I called Little Jie to talk about it too.” Yang Ming said, “Since she slept, never mind then.”
“When she wakes up, I will ask her to give you a call.” Sun Hongjun said, “Are you free to come to Donghai to play?”
“Uncle Sun, you see. I am busy every day. How can I have time…?” Yang Ming smiled bitterly.
“You are right. In our position, there are always a lot of issues every day.” Sun Hongjun agreed with it.
Yang Ming broke into a sweat. He thought, When am I on an equal footing with you? Did my status just rise like that?
“That is fine. Let’s settle with that. After Little Jie wakes up, ask her to contact me,” said Yang Ming.
“Okay, I will tell her to reply to you when she wakes up.” Sun Hongjun nodded.
Yang Ming hung up the phone and began to wonder who else to look for. Now there was only one person left which was w.a.n.g Xiaoyan. Zhao Ying was definitely impossible. The previous things had not explained clearly. Now even if Yang Ming asked her out, it would be awkward.
Thinking of this, Yang Ming was going to call w.a.n.g Xiaoyan’s phone to see what she was doing. When Yang Ming was about to dial, Yang Ming’s ringtone suddenly rang.
Yang Ming glanced at the caller ID, which was Bao Sanli’s phone, so he pressed the answer b.u.t.ton.
“What’s the matter?” Yang Ming answered the phone and asked. Bao Sanli would not call Yang Ming if there weren’t an important matter. Generally, he would discuss with Hou Zhenhan first. Only when they couldn’t solve it, he would ask Yang Ming.
“Brother Yang, something went wrong…” Bao Sanli’s voice seemed a little rushed and uneasy. He replied to Yang Ming immediately after Yang Ming finished his sentence.
“Something went wrong? What went wrong?” Yang Ming also sensed something unusual from Bao Sanli’s tone.
“It’s Shen Yuxi. She fell from the building where she lives…” said Bao Sanli.
“Who is Shen Yuxi?” Yang Ming said in surprise. I don’t seem to have heard of this name. Who is Shen Yuxi?
“It’s the Nightless Club’s greeter. Now she is a foreman… The girl that was held hostage by the gangsters that day…” Bao Sanli noticed that Yang Ming did not know about it, and he broke into a sweat. It seemed that he really misunderstood. Brother Yang did not have any intention on Shen Yuxi. Otherwise, he wouldn’t not know her name.
However, after such a reminder by Bao Sanli, Yang Ming had some recollections. He remembered the girl who was very sweet that day. It turns out to be her.
“Fell from the building? What happened? Did her family sue our Nightless Club or something?” Yang Ming didn’t understand how an employee’s fall came to be called something bad had happened. This was not a big deal. Why is Bao Sanli so fl.u.s.tered? Is there any ulterior secret in it? Reminiscent of the girl’s appearance, Yang Ming’s heart tightened up. Did the higher-ups in the Nightless Club have some unspoken rules? Only then did it lead to the incident? Yang Ming said sternly, “Baozi, what the h.e.l.l is going on? Is it done by insiders? Are they playing some sort of unspoken rules 2 ?”
Bao Sanli broke into a sweat after listening to it. He thought, Brother Yang, you don’t know what Shen Yuxi’s ident.i.ty is now. She is your woman. Who dares to push unspoken rules on her? Isn’t that courting death?
But listening to Yang Ming, Bao Sanli’s original nervous heart was relieved. If Shen Yuxi were not a woman that Yang Ming lay his eyes on, it would be much easier.
The reason why Bao Sanli was so nervous was that Shen Yuxi was Yang Ming’s rumored girlfriend. Bao Sanli was afraid of Yang Ming’s wrath…
Seeing that Bao Sanli didn’t talk, Yang Ming was even more convinced of his own thoughts and asked, “Baozi, what the h.e.l.l is going on? Who is so daring… Could that be you?”
Since Bao Sanli didn’t speak for a long time, Yang Ming naturally thought that the person who played the unspoken rules was Bao Sanli himself; otherwise, why was he so nervous?
“Brother Yang… you misunderstood… How can it be me…?” Bao Sanli quickly denied with a bitter smile, “The reason I am so nervous is that in the Nightless Club, it is rumored that Shen Yuxi is your woman…”
“Mine?” Yang Ming said, “Is there a mistake? How did she become mine?”
“Maybe when you bravely rescued Shen Yuxi that day and fought with the gangsters, it was misunderstood by others… So, the rumors went on and turned out like this in the end…” Bao Sanli explained.Thinking about what Bao Sanli said, it was indeed possible. Yang Ming sighed, “But since she is my woman, there is no possibility of any hidden rules. Then, tell me. What is going on?”
“Shen Yuxi’s daytime s.h.i.+ft ended, and she went home… However, we just got a call from the police and said that Shen Yuxi fell from the platform on the second floor. She was unconscious and sent to the hospital…” Bao Sanli said, “We don’t know the specific reasons, but according to the police’s investigation on the scene and the emergency doctor’s examination of Shen Yuxi’s body, it was found out that Shen Yuxi should have been pushed down. Moreover, there were red marks on Shen Yuxi which should be caused by shoving…”
“Criminal case?” Yang Ming suddenly felt his heart tighten after listening to it. Thinking of the young and pretty Shen Yuxi suffering great injury today, he didn’t know why he had a gloomy mood and an indescribable bitter feeling.
Yang Ming was not a bad person. He was only ruthless to those who challenged his bottom line. For ordinary people, Yang Ming was still very kind. Yang Ming was a soft-hearted person; so when the thought of Shen Yuxi’s current state, he felt uncomfortable deep down in his heart.
“It’s not clear. After all, in the corridor, where people come and go, most of the traces are gone. The police only judged from the angle of her fall because people won’t accidentally fall from above. There are only two possibilities. Firstly, she might be pushed down by someone. Another possibility is that she jumped on her own… but this remains to be investigated.” Bao Sanli sighed and said.
“Which hospital is Shen Yuxi in? I will go and check it out…” Yang Ming’s mood was also a bit gloomy.
“First People’s Hospital. I am here too. Captain Xia of the Criminal Investigation Team is also here…” Bao Sanli naturally knew Xia Xue. Although Xia Xue probably knew about Bao Sanli’s previous things, he was the CEO of the security company right now. He was a legitimate entrepreneur, and the security company was still affiliated with the police. Hence, Xia Xue was also very polite to Bao Sanli. She also attached great importance to this case.
“Give her the phone…” Yang Ming thought about it and said to Bao Sanli.
“Okay.” After Bao Sanli finished, he handed the phone to Xia Xue, who was talking to the doctor over there. “Deputy Captain Xia, your phone call…”
“Mine?” Xia Xue picked up the phone with some doubts, but after hearing Yang Ming’s voice, Xia Xue was amazed. “It’s you. Why are you looking for me at this time? I’m working…”
“I want to talk about work-related matters. Shen Yuxi is my friend. What the h.e.l.l is going on? Is there any progress?” asked Yang Ming. Yang Ming also knew that Xia Xue would not disclose some of the latest updates to Bao Sanli, but Yang Ming was different. Xia Xue knew Yang Ming’s ident.i.ty, so she would not hide from Yang Ming, not to mention that the two had worked together to solve cases a few times.
“Friend?” Xia Xue smiled ambiguously. Her tone was weird. “What kind of friend?” It was no wonder since Shen Yuxi looked so beautiful. For Yang Ming, who was a lecherous wolf, Xia Xue naturally thought about something else.
“She’s just an ordinary friend…” Yang Ming said, “Hurry up and tell me about the case…”
“Preliminary investigations showed that the injured person had a physical dispute with others before the injury. There were traces of tearing on her pants…” Xia Xue said, “However, the hymen of the victim is still intact. Probably, she hasn’t been violated yet…”
“Is it possible that she jumped on her own?” Although Xia Xue said it in a simple manner, Yang Ming also sensed certain things.
“It is also possible. The victim is now undergoing an emergency operation. It is not over yet. Everything has to wait until the injured person wakes up…” said Xia Xue concisely.
“I am heading over now,” Yang Ming said after listening to Xia Xue.