Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Super Hacker—Ba Mie Mo Nian
"Darius, how did it get to this? You work hard, but you can’t push yourself this much! Really, thinking you’re still a young man, you’re not as young as you used to be."
Kiki’s mother nagged lovingly as she went to the kitchen, bringing out a bowl of nutritious porridge, stirring it with a spoon, cooling it down, and placing it in front of Darius Jennings.
Darius Jennings was frowning while smoking.
"Stop smoking, it’s not good for your health." Kiki’s mother reached out and took the cigarette from Darius Jennings’ mouth, extinguishing it in the ashtray.
Kiki’s mother turned around, thinking Darius Jennings would eat, but he just held his head with his hand, sighing heavily, as if he had a lot on his mind.
Kiki’s mother had never seen Darius Jennings like this.
"Darius, what exactly happened?" Kiki’s mother sat on the chair beside Darius Jennings.
"It’s nothing, don’t worry about me." Darius Jennings waved his hand, looking as if he didn’t want to talk.
Kiki’s mother grew anxious: "Darius, we’ve been married for so many years, and you’ve never talked to me about anything that happens at the company, do you really look down on me that much?"
Darius Jennings put his hand down, his eyes red, seeming on the verge of tears, and quickly explained, "Xiao Yu, it’s not like that, I don’t look down on you. It’s just...I don’t want to burden you with worries."
Kiki’s mother said, "What kind of talk is that? We are a married couple, we should discuss everything and solve it together, how could that be a burden?"
Darius Jennings was moved, thinking how lucky he was to have married such a kind wife, it was truly a blessing.
The company’s issues were overwhelming Darius Jennings.
Now that Kiki’s mother was offering to share his burdens, even though Darius Jennings knew she couldn’t really offer any useful advice, he was willing to voice his troubles to feel a bit better.
"All of the company’s computers have been attacked by a supervirus called ’Destructive Silence,’ causing the entire internal system to collapse. What’s scarier is..." Darius Jennings’ expression turned serious, his dry, cracked lips trembling.
Kiki’s mother was a university graduate from the ’70s. Although she became a stay-at-home mom after Darius Jennings’ success, she’d quickly accepted new things from the outside world, including technology.
When Darius Jennings told her about the supervirus, she immediately understood the gravity of the situation.
Kiki’s mother’s heart tightened as she asked, "Then what happened?" What could be more terrifying?
Darius Jennings swallowed his cold saliva, speaking painfully, "The Jennings Group’s stock is plummeting wildly." So far, it’s almost halved.
Kiki’s mother turned pale: "How could this happen? A supervirus attack on all the company’s computers at most only steals company data, cripples its operating system. How could it cause stocks to plunge?"
This was not only Kiki’s mother’s question but also Darius Jennings’.
But until now, they couldn’t find the reason, it seemed like a black hole inside The Jennings Group was continuously pulling in the stock into a mysterious black hole, and if this goes on, The Jennings Group would collapse in a few days.
Kiki’s mother suddenly said, "Someone must be behind this against The Jennings Group, Darius have you reported it to the police?"
Kiki’s mother was very smart.
Darius Jennings appreciated this trait. But what Kiki’s mother thought of, he had already considered long ago. What’s hateful is that even though they knew someone was working against The Jennings Group, they couldn’t identify the shadowy hand behind it.
Isn’t it infuriating?
Darius Jennings’ eyes were red as he said, "I filed a report, but what’s the use? The police couldn’t find anything reasonable, this ’Destructive Silence’ is too powerful, with hackers reaching the top international level. Our security team stayed up several days and nights, yet couldn’t breach ’Destructive Silence’."
As Darius Jennings spoke, his eyes moistened. The Jennings Group was his life’s work, after years of hard effort and finally achieving what he had today, could it really all be ruined because of one ’Destructive Silence’?
Darius Jennings racked his brains, but couldn’t figure out who he could have offended to be attacked in such an annihilating way?
Kiki woke up, opened the door, and hearing her parents’ conversation, she felt a burst of joy.
Dad had finally come back, she had been waiting so long that even her patience had worn thin.
Kiki ran downstairs, happily hugging Darius Jennings and giving him a kiss on the cheek, "Daddy, you’re finally back, Kylie missed you so much!"
Kiki didn’t notice the unusual expressions on her parents’ faces, her mind was set on asking for money.
Darius Jennings was on the verge of collapse due to ’Destructive Silence’, and had no mood to deal with his daughter’s playful antics, so he pushed her aside, saying, "Go eat, I have something to talk about with your mom!"
Being used to getting her way, even seeing Darius Jennings’ foul mood, Kiki nonchalantly pouted, continuing to act coy, "No! Daddy, I have something to tell you too!"
Darius Jennings impatiently asked, "What is it?"
Kiki’s heart skipped a beat, is Daddy usually this impatient?
Forget it, get to the money asking.
Kiki smiled and said, "Daddy, I’m out of money, could you give me another ten million?"
While studying abroad, Kiki got used to spending lavishly, ten million for ordinary people could support two generations, but for Kiki, it wouldn’t last more than a few years.
Darius Jennings frowned, "Since you came back, I just gave you ten million, why are you asking for more?"
If the company was still doing well, ten million was nothing to Darius Jennings, he would have given it to Kiki without a thought. But now, with the stock halved and still falling, Darius Jennings had taken out all his money to fill the company’s holes, though Kiki’s mother still had some money, Darius Jennings wouldn’t let Kiki waste money endlessly anymore.
Because, fear had set in.
Kiki’s eyes flickered, "Living expenses in the country are high! Daddy, just give me the money! You’re so rich, you wouldn’t mind ten million, right?"
Who says it doesn’t matter?
Darius Jennings suddenly felt his daughter was a bit spoiled, just as he was about to correct her.
Kiki’s mother suddenly spoke, "Kylie! Your dad’s company is having issues, would you help your dad with something?"
Darius Jennings paused and looked at Kiki’s mother.
Kiki frowned; how could dad’s company have problems? No wonder dad wasn’t as generous today.
Kiki quickly said, "Mom, I’m dad’s daughter, we are one family, when one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. Of course, I’d help dad, but what exactly is happening with dad’s company?"
Kiki’s mother repeated what Darius Jennings had told her earlier to Kiki.
When Kiki heard ’Destructive Silence’, her heart trembled violently, her hands and feet turning cold, could this just be a coincidence? Wasn’t this ’Destructive Silence’ hack targeting her?
"Kylie! You have a good relationship with Leon Keane, go to the Kane Group and ask him for help, once he steps in, the crisis at The Jennings Group will be resolved."