Chapter 78: Chapter 75: The Subtle Gaze Approaching (Thanks to Boss “Let Go of That Mother Monkey” for rewarding the 2nd Alliance Leader!!)
"What? Someone approached you wanting to buy glue bait samples?"
Inside the Dean’s office of the School of Life Sciences.
Tian Liangwei stared gravely at Chang Licheng, his expression quite serious.
One hour earlier.
Noticing that Wang Zhaomin’s behavior was a bit off, Chang Licheng immediately reported the situation to Xu Yun and was quickly brought to the Dean’s office by Xu Yun.
Although Tian Liangwei wasn’t his own dean, the title of an academician-level boss still made Chang Licheng somewhat uncomfortable.
He shrank his neck slightly and said:
"That’s right, that person hasn’t contacted me for a long time. I didn’t expect them to suddenly chat about last night’s matter today.
At first, I didn’t pay much attention, but when he mentioned paying to buy glue bait, it started to seem a bit odd.
Yanjing is in the north, where cockroaches are relatively rare, let alone the American cockroach, which is primarily found in the south.
Moreover, in terms of closeness of relationships, there are at least five people in our major who are more familiar with him than I am.
For example, Wang Siyuan from the class next door is even his fellow townsman; it just doesn’t make sense that he would contact me....
So the more I thought about it, the stranger it seemed, so I went to God Xu....."
"You did the right thing."
After listening to the whole story, Tian Liangwei affirmed:
"Logically, this situation indeed doesn’t make much sense. It’s probably because the other party spent several years in Lu Prefecture, forming a rather rigid impression of cockroaches.
Recently, he went to Yanjing, where he couldn’t see many cockroaches around, so he used a preset template in his expression, eventually letting it slip.
After all, according to you, Wang Zhaomin was previously just an ordinary advertising student from another school, which means he might not express himself very precisely.
Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that he actually saw some American cockroaches.
Though rare in the north, they are not completely extinct..."
Thinking of this, Tian Liangwei turned to Xu Yun and asked:
"Xiaoxu, what do you think?"
Xu Yun pondered for a moment, glancing at the computer on the desk, and said:
"How about... we get Director Wang Qingchen from the Network Center to have a look? Let’s first verify the other party’s location?"
Tian Liangwei smiled, tapping his finger on him, looking pleased:
"Xiaoxu, we’re thinking along the same lines."
USTC, as one of Huaxia’s most renowned schools, is often attacked with malicious intent in forums, and the encounters in the field of cybersecurity are sometimes exponentially more intense than those in the court of public opinion.
Hence, although USTC started relatively late in the field of computer science, only separating from the Information Institute much later to become an independent College of Computer Science.
But in terms of pure cyber security capability, domestically, besides Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, Beiyu, and Shuimu, few can confidently say they outdo USTC.
As the top leader in cyber security at USTC, Wang Qingchen’s resume and skills are naturally extraordinary.
Like the previous Zhang Rui, he graduated from the enigmatic Krypton Gold College of Zhangshuo University.
He has served as the deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Information Engineering and is one of the first top experts in network security in the country.
Additionally, Wang Qingchen used to be one of the seven legendary mainstays of the Red Alliance, frequently fighting alongside Lion and Bing’Er, and was a real core member of the 2001 battle.
After the Red Alliance disbanded for some reasons, Wang Qingchen was hired at the end of 2013 by USTC as the Director of Cybersecurity, beginning to safeguard the growth of the next generation.
Upon receiving Xu Yun’s notification, Wang Qingchen quickly arrived at the scene.
This top cyber security officer at USTC looked a bit over forty, around 175 cm tall, fairly thin, yet his hair was lush in a surprisingly anti-human way.
Upon arriving at the office, Wang Qingchen first greeted Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei familiarly:
"Academician Tian, Dr. Xu, long time no see."
Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei nodded in acknowledgment, after which Xu Yun detailed Chang Licheng’s situation:
"Director Wang, given that we only know the other party’s Penguin number, can we roughly locate their IP or information?"
Wang Qingchen thought for a moment and replied:
"Checking the IP is simple, as long as the other party is not a top hacker, even if they used CDN, it wouldn’t be a big deal concerning personal information...
Dr. Xu, this might require networking with official departments, as we mustn’t engage in illegal activities.
Of course, at USTC, the procedures wouldn’t be as cumbersome if we genuinely needed to investigate,"
Upon hearing this, Tian Liangwei couldn’t help exchanging a look with Xu Yun, both with somewhat odd expressions:
The logic is sound, only hearing the words ’law-abiding’ from this old hacker who participated in the 2001 battle feels quite strange?
It’s like a well-known pigeon suddenly assertively stating that everyone should publish 10,000 words a day to meet readers’ expectations, something feels off.....
Subsequently, Tian Liangwei forced himself to dispel this sense of dissonance and asked:
"If personal information is not to be bothered with, then, Director Wang, can you first lock in on his IP?"
Wang Qingchen shyly smiled, devoid of his past Red Hacker flamboyance:
"Minor matter, if it’s just a single QQ number, it might be a bit tricky; without operator assistance, it wouldn’t be as accurate.
However, given that the other party just chatted with our people, locking onto them is simpler, just directly querying through the bilateral communication protocol.
Even if they utilized CDN acceleration, the secondary domain method and nslookup method should theoretically suffice.
After all, according to what you say, the other party is likely a newly recruited half-baked member, probably not even aware of being exposed."
Seeing how nonchalant Wang Qingchen was, computer illiterates Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei, who couldn’t tell a graphics card apart, immediately felt relieved.
Subsequently, Wang Qingchen booted up his laptop, allowing Chang Licheng to sign into his Penguin account.
"Applied Physics Class 2 group... USTC Class of 21 Freshmen Group... Jia Ran, I really like you... Qiuming Mountain seasoned drivers gathering place... Doujin enthusiasts club..."
After publicly browsing through Chang Licheng’s Penguin groups, Wang Qingchen finally found the previous chat record and started typing away at the keyboard.
Half an hour later.
With a snap, Wang Qingchen clapped his hands, mimicking a ’Deva Path Heavenly Stars’ motion:
"OK, all done, the other party’s IP is 202.106.xxxxxx....
It’s a community broadband network in Da Hongmen, near the southern fourth ring road of Yanjing."
Xu Yun pondered, rubbing his chin, and said:
"So it really is in Yanjing... Director Wang, what should our next step be, do we need to contact other departments for assistance in the investigation?"
From Xu Yun’s perspective, once the IP was located, it should only require some channeling to learn about the other party’s recent actions or financial transactions to nearly confirm the situation.
However, surprisingly, Wang Qingchen shook his head:
"No need."
Xu Yun blinked, confused:
"...Huh? Why?"
Pointing to the screen, Wang Qingchen had a look expressing ’you don’t think I spent half an hour just to lock onto an IP, do you?’:
"It’s like this, I paid special attention to the related information of this location and found...
The internet profile of households in the area highly matches a certain enterprise, including but not limited to the nodes of daily disconnected internet access, WiFi linked during work hours with Penguin accounts, etc.
Moreover, that enterprise’s factory is also near the area, so it’s safe to say it’s an enterprise’s dormitory building."
"Which enterprise?"
"Let me check...
Um, it’s a foreign enterprise.
The full name is Morioka Corporation, known in Chinese as Senxia Pharmaceutical, primarily producing pesticides and related derivatives."
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