Chapter Twenty-Nine: Everything Was Blown Up

Within the country, inside the Alien Affairs Bureau.

Ye Guhong, Tang Wensheng, and Han Zhaoyu were originally watching the live broadcast.

Firstly, the technological breakthrough at Sakura Tech was a significant event, worthy of attention.

Secondly, they all knew Lin Yang had gone to Sakura Tech, so they were constantly monitoring the situation there.

Initially, when Sakura Tech’s team broadcast a simulated attack video during the live stream, everyone grew angry.

But when they saw the person in charge of Sakura Tech’s computer being hacked, each of them froze for a few seconds.

Then, Tang Wensheng looked uneasy and spoke: “Uh... Old Ye, could it be that what you said was right—that it was actually done by that person who went over there?”

“How would I know?” Ye Guhong shot him a glare.

He had previously suggested that maybe Lin Yang had hacked into Sakura Tech’s network in advance and discovered some information, which prompted him to go there. But now, he couldn’t be absolutely certain.

After all, at this very moment, hacking into the computer of Sakura Tech’s head was no less difficult than breaching a national-grade security defense system!

If it truly was Lin Yang, then they would have to reassess his hacking abilities.

To be able to infiltrate such a high-level protected network so easily was nothing short of astonishing.

Although Ye Guhong verbally expressed uncertainty, in his heart he was about eighty percent sure it was Lin Yang.

Because, looking across the globe, there was no known individual capable of such a feat.

Only Lin Yang had demonstrated such hacking prowess.

Not only could he hack into the Windmill Nation’s security system to forge identities and produce lithography machines, he had also left even the elite teams of their Alien Affairs Bureau unable to trace any information through the network. This alone proved Lin Yang’s formidable expertise in computer technology.

If anyone could have pulled off such an act, it could only be Lin Yang.

Yet, despite his strong confidence, Ye Guhong refrained from making any definitive claims.

Tang Wensheng nodded slightly, then smiled faintly: “Regardless of who did it, this at least lets us vent some of our anger.”

Though they usually held high positions, they were human after all—who could be without emotion?

Usually, to make relatively rational decisions, they suppressed personal feelings at work and rarely showed them openly.

But now, with no outsiders present, Tang Wensheng did not hide his emotions.

Ye Guhong rubbed his brow, half amused and half exasperated: “That venting felt good, but I’m afraid the diplomatic fallout will be troublesome.”

Whether it was Lin Yang or someone else deliberately framing with Shangxia script, the incident had already occurred, and the fact that Shangxia characters were used would inevitably lead to disputes.

Yet, Ye Guhong showed no real sign of worry.

Neither did Tang Wensheng and the others.

As netizens said, without concrete evidence, Sakura Tech couldn’t do much—at most, just issue verbal condemnations without causing any real uproar.

More importantly, Ye Guhong and the others cared more about something else.

If Lin Yang was truly responsible, it meant he had breached Sakura Tech’s national-grade network defense system, possibly obtaining all the detailed data!

This was far more significant than the superficial data in the co-creation files.

With this thought, the group exchanged glances, each sensing the same hope silently rising within them.

But soon, Ye Guhong suddenly furrowed his brow as if realizing something, speaking with an unusual tone: “We shouldn’t entertain such thoughts! Now we’re actually hoping that person will obtain the data and hand it over to us—this is no different from benefiting without effort. Such a mindset is dangerous!”

Dependence, sometimes, was a frightening thing.

Ye Guhong’s reminder made Tang Wensheng and Han Zhaoyu feel solemn, though the faint hope hidden deep inside them was hard to completely erase.

Just as they harbored these secret hopes, even more explosive news suddenly came from Sakura Tech.

Several shrines in Sakura Tech’s capital city were simultaneously bombed!

Yes, including the most famous Guojing Shrine—all had been destroyed!

When this message reached Ye Guhong and the others, who were still reeling from the hacking incident, they were stunned again.

“Old Ye, could it be that this too was done by that person?” Tang Wensheng and Han Zhaoyu exchanged worried looks.

These were shrines!

To be bombed just like that—and all at once!

It was hard to believe it was mere coincidence.

That person said he was going to do something at Sakura Tech, and then two earth-shattering events happened back-to-back. It was difficult to believe there was no connection.

Ye Guhong was also somewhat bewildered.

If hacking into the head of Sakura Tech’s computer was shocking, then the bombing of the shrines completely unsettled him.

Shrines were the highest form of faith for the Sakura Tech citizenry.

To bomb them was to slap Sakura Tech openly in the face before the entire world!

In terms of gravity and significance, this was perhaps even more severe than the hacking incident.

“This, this...” Ye Guhong opened his mouth but could not utter a complete sentence.

Two major events in succession left even him feeling lost.

But soon, his expression turned stern: “Regarding the bombing of the shrines in Sakura Tech’s capital, we must not jump to conclusions or speak recklessly. Some appearances must be maintained!”

Although the likelihood that Lin Yang was responsible was high, Ye Guhong remained relatively rational when it involved the shrines and cautioned accordingly.

Tang Wensheng immediately nodded: “Old Ye, we understand. But I suspect Sakura Tech might vent their anger on us.”

“Hmph, if they dare go too far without evidence, do they really think we’ll just take it lying down?” Ye Guhong said coldly, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Diplomatic relations required firmness when necessary.

Tang Wensheng understood Ye Guhong’s meaning at once and said no more.

Meanwhile, the online world was once again thrown into an uproar.

Because these events were simply too enormous and outrageous!

Less than two minutes after the hacking of Sakura Tech’s tech summit leader’s computer, the shrines were bombed.

Two such massive events happening on the same day, even within the same time frame, instantly ignited global netizens' fervent curiosity.