Chapter 81: K’s First Regret, the Game of Cat and Mouse Begins!

Although his tone was filled with coldness and disdain, K did not hesitate for a moment. He quickly stood up and walked briskly toward a room not far away.

As the leader of this drug trafficking organization, K knew all too well how deadly it would be if the police were to obtain the evidence and clues hidden in the dark web.

For this reason, K had set many restrictions on this dark web, even requiring prior notice to log in.

However, in reality, even without that hardware alert system, K never thought that anyone could breach the dark web.

Because defense was much simpler than offense.

Moreover, his computer programming skills were already among the best in the world.

He had immersed himself in the world of binary code at the age of five, able to spend a whole day in front of a computer without crying or fussing. He had even hacked the email of a high-ranking US official and published emails exposing the collusion between politicians and capitalists online, which led to K being placed on the US’s wanted list.

Of course, the bounty was for a code name, not K’s real name.

In fact, at this point, it was likely that very few people even knew K’s real name.

Because of this, K was understandably shocked and surprised when he found out that the dark web had been breached.

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Upon reaching the room, K looked at the laptop placed on the desk, preparing to log in to the administrator system and kick the access account offline.

However, as K gripped the mouse, he suddenly froze.

Because his administrator privileges had been revoked, and an IP address from Magic City had somehow transformed into the sole administrator of this dark web.

There was no time to think deeply.

K immediately unplugged the network cable connected to the laptop, hoping to block the illegal access attempt.

Although he was confident in his own hacking skills, K had taken the precaution of placing the dark web server on this laptop.

Therefore, simply disconnecting the network would forcefully stop anyone from accessing the site.

But the next second, K was stunned again.

Even though the network cable had been unplugged, the laptop had automatically connected to the room’s wireless Wi-Fi.

For the sake of the dark web’s security and concealment, K had never used public wireless networks, always using a dedicated network with a wired connection.

Even the wireless network in this room had been encrypted and was not traceable via its IP.

But now, this situation could only mean one thing:

The person who infiltrated the site in Magic City, after confirming that they could break the blockade, did not rush to log in to the dark web. Instead…

They deliberately took some time to remotely control this laptop, connecting it to the wireless network, anticipating possible issues.

All of this was done in order to access as much content from the forum as possible.

This undoubtedly proved that the intruder knew that once logged into the dark web, an alarm message would be sent to a certain phone.

At that moment, K’s usually calm gaze turned cold, and he didn’t even try to…

See if he could use the mouse to disconnect the wireless or press the power button to force the laptop to shut down.

Instead, he immediately lifted the expensive laptop high over his head and slammed it down with all his might!

Bang!!!

The laptop was instantly smashed in half, with various parts flying in all directions, and the screen shattered into pieces.

It was clear that K’s decisiveness and composure were far beyond the ordinary.

Upon realizing that even the computer had been breached, he didn’t attempt any further rescue measures. He simply smashed the laptop serving as the server into pieces.

With the dark web’s server destroyed, it naturally became impossible to continue accessing the content.

At this point, staring at the shattered laptop pieces on the floor, K returned to his usual indifferent expression, his mind quickly processing and thinking.

The IP address just now had come from Magic City.

It was almost certain that it was a clue left by a doctor who had failed the organization’s test, specifically for the police.

Moreover, it must have been…

A clue left early before the sculptor found him. After all, facing that madman, the doctor likely had little room to resist.

But now, who in the Magic City police system could break into this dark web?

Anquan? No, absolutely impossible.

With Anquan’s half-baked hacking skills, even if given ten years, he would likely never break into this dark web.

What’s more, the hacker didn’t use hidden imitation methods. Instead, they used a violent breakthrough technique.

Had Huaihai Criminal Investigation or the Magic City police system recruited some new talent?

Even the rarest genius would have to start learning hacking and computer programming from infancy to break into the dark web in such a brutal manner.

Let alone…

Being so calm as to set up a backup plan by connecting to the wireless network to buy time.

After a few seconds of thought, K suddenly showed a meaningfully cold smile, one hiding a touch of madness, and softly muttered to himself.

“This time… I lost.”

“But the good news is… it seems you didn’t win that much either.”

“And you’ve even reminded me!”

At that moment, heavy footsteps stopped at the door, and the middle-aged priest, still holding a cigar, spoke in a deep voice.

“K.”

“Do you need me to do something?”

The priest never asked what had happened, because he trusted K’s intellect and criminal genius. So, since joining the organization, he had always only asked K what he needed to do.

K didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he picked up another laptop from the desk and began to check the dark web’s browsing logs.

For this vast drug trafficking organization to remain undetected for years, K’s caution and composure were not to be overstated.

Not only had he used the laptop as a server, but he had also used another laptop to receive the website’s browsing logs.

Of course, this was not only to prevent someone from breaking into the dark web but also to monitor and control other members of the organization.

Minutes later, after finishing reviewing the logs, K let out a heavy sigh of frustration.

But he didn’t turn around. Instead, he calmly said, with no change in his demeanor.

“Priest.”

“Do you know why, all these years, I’ve never let the sculptor handle the Magic City operations?”

“Even though he grew up in Magic City, and his methods of killing are outstanding, and he was one of the earliest members of the Kill organization.”

Upon hearing this question, the priest took a deep drag on his cigar, exhaling the smoke before answering.

“Because he’s an old drug dog, and his social reputation and connections are quite large.”

“Once he becomes the proxy leader, it’s easy for the police to discover and capture him, right?”

K gently shook his head, showing a meaningful cold smile, and slowly spoke.

“Those are secondary reasons.”

“The key reason is that the sculptor is a pure madman. In his eyes, creating his masterpiece is the most important thing.”

“Even I don’t have absolute confidence in controlling his thoughts and actions.”

“Just like this time.”

“I only told him to take care of the doctor, but what did he end up doing?”

“He let the doctor fall to his death in front of everyone, even releasing a video of a twenty-year-old case to provoke the Huaihai police.”

“And he even said that this was a very imperfect masterpiece, and he was extremely disappointed and angry.”

“Honestly.”

“When I heard the sculptor mention these details, I actually thought about killing him.”

“A criminal provoking the police? What’s the difference between that and a mouse provoking a hungry wildcat? Does he want to die faster?”

“Doesn’t he know that Lin Tian from the Huaihai Criminal Investigation team is almost going crazy trying to catch him?”

“I regret it now.”

“If I had known, I would have had Poison handle the doctor’s problem, even at great risk. It would have been far better than sending the sculptor to handle it!”

For the first time in all these years, the middle-aged man known as the priest heard the word “regret” from K’s lips.

He took another deep drag from his cigar and spoke in a tone that was both cold and firm.

“K.”

“Do you want me to go to Magic City and take care of that damned sculptor?”

K raised the laptop in his hand and walked slowly toward the door, seemingly ready to continue enjoying some red wine and sunbathe.

When he reached the priest, he suddenly stopped, his expression emotionless, and said coldly.

“Help me notify everyone.”

“Tell the others to immediately sever contact with their subordinates. If there’s any danger of exposure, I don’t care what methods they use, they must eliminate anyone who could expose their identity.”

“No one is allowed to take any action without my order, and no one is allowed to continue selling drugs.”

“Then.”

“Tell Rose to make more human skin masks. Because from now on, it’s a game of hide and seek.”

“We are the prey, and they are the hunters.”

After saying this, K took another step forward, but after just two steps, he suddenly stopped, his voice colder than ever before.

“By the way.”

“Our organization no longer has the sculptor. No one is allowed to contact him again, and there’s no need to deal with him beforehand.”

“Because, knowing the sculptor as I do…”

“Before those police catch him, he will absolutely do whatever it takes to turn himself into…”

“His final masterpiece in this life!”