I will be a boss in the future world

"Did they find you too?"

Yuying shook her head gently, signaling him to be careful with his words, then glanced at the surveillance camera with a small red dot flashing in the corner of the wall, calmly sat down next to Shiyuan, and tried to keep her voice down.

"what happened?"

Shi Yuan slowly lowered his head, clenched his fingers in annoyance, and whispered: "It might be my IP address..."

"After your core database was exposed, the data became abnormal and the network connection was suddenly disconnected. I was really worried."

"I was in a hurry... I didn't care too much... I just wanted to get online as soon as possible and get back in touch with you."

As he spoke, he lowered his head even lower and said in annoyance: "When I realized it, I realized that I used my real IP address."

"I guess that's why they found me."

Yu Ying: "..."

"When they caught me, they also investigated the information in my brain computer... There are only a few contacts in it, and you are the closest one."

"I'm sorry, Yuying..."

"I got you into trouble. It's all my fault."

Looking at his eyes that were faintly glistening with tears, Yuying patted his shoulder comfortingly and sighed, "Don't blame yourself..."

"I was the one who accidentally exposed myself first, and you were worried about me. I have no reason to blame you."

Shi Yuan looked at her hand on his shoulder, then lowered his head in frustration, his furry black head trembling.

Yuying looked up at the surveillance camera above her head again, thinking quickly in her mind. She carefully considered the sentence and analyzed: "They probably don't have much evidence. Even if they find the IP address, they can only suspect that you illegally connected to the network system to enter the virtual world."

"As long as we keep silent, they won't be able to say that we were the ones who invaded."

Shi Yuan frowned: "But they found the intrusion device and knew our true identity."

"Even if we can't convict you, you will be closely monitored in the future." He pursed his lips, looked at Wen Yuying's expression carefully, and asked tentatively: "This trouble is really a bit big, are you sure you can escape completely?"

Yuying shook her head. She pursed her lips and looked a little tense. "Even if you are not sure, you have to look for opportunities. Let's take it one step at a time."

Looking at Shi Yuan's worried face, she softened her voice and comforted him, "Anyway, don't say anything. I will try my best to find a way to get you out."

She has to take on the responsibility of a sister - to protect Shi Yuan!

"..."

I don't know how long I sat there, but the cell door suddenly opened and a police officer wearing a metal mask walked in.

"Wen Yuying, follow me to the interrogation room immediately."

Yuying sighed quietly, stood up pretending to be calm, glanced at Shiyuan's still worried eyes, and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

"Sister will protect you."

"..."

Shi Yuan’s frown deepened.

The interrogation room was dim, small, and light-dampened. The walls were wrapped in dark metal, emitting a faint silver-gray glow. In the center was a black interrogation table covered with various buttons and touch screens. The sound of high-tech equipment and the constant flashing of data streams on the electronic screen created an unsettling atmosphere.

There was only a huge pale mirror on the wall, and behind it seemed that there were many inquiring or scrutinizing eyes, which made people feel chilly.

The police officer brought Wen Yuying in and then left. She sat patiently for a while, and the door of the room was finally opened.

A tall man in a formal suit walked in.

He had handsome features and an impressive aura, but his eyes were sizing her up very deeply.

The man just raised his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth seemed to curl up imperceptibly. Then he pulled open the chair opposite Yuying, sat down lazily, and opened the documents in his hand.

"Name?"

"Wen Yuying."

"age?"

"22."

"Profession?"

Yuying frowned and stared at him: "The information is all in the file, so don't waste your time."

She raised her eyebrows, her aura no less than that of a man, and said provocatively: "Can we go directly to the next step?"

Hearing Wen Yuying's impatient tone, the man slowly raised his head.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes revealed a cold deterrent force.

Yuying was immediately frightened by his fierce aura. My god, this was almost as intimidating as her boss's.

But she was only frightened for a moment, and immediately she pretended to be justified, asking a question knowing the answer: "Why are you arresting me? What crime have I committed?"

"Invasion of AI management system and illegal modification of system programs."

"They also breached network security and attempted to steal system secrets."

"..."

Hey, hey, hey, the first one barely convicted her, but the second one is a bit outrageous! Don't make such a strong accusation. Didn't she and Shi Yuan just take a look at the core database? They were discovered before they could steal it, okay? !

At best it can only be considered an attempted success!

Facing Yuying's increasingly sinister gaze, the man remained calm and continued to speak calmly: "According to the Imperial Public Security Administration Law, you are suspected of at least five crimes."

The man's tone was low and lazy, as if he didn't care at all or hadn't woken up at all. His careless tone made Yuying even more angry.

She gritted her teeth and stared at the face that deserved a beating, as if she wanted to stare a hole in the man's face.

"Where's the evidence?"

"Why do you say it was me? Do you have any evidence?"

The man uttered an ambiguous "huh" and lowered his head again, his fingertips lazily sliding across the information display screen.

"Since I was able to catch you, of course I won't speak without evidence." He said in a playful tone, but his eyes were sharp as he observed Yuying's expression, and he slowly said: "It is said that the system administrator sent back some fragmented images before he disappeared..."

"Although the picture is a little blurry, I can still recognize his appearance."

As he spoke, he placed the picture he had found in front of her.

"Look, is it you?"

“……” Yuying roared in his heart.

Who is the system administrator? She has never met any system administrator from beginning to end. Could it be the sleeping baby?

You still have to work even when you are asleep. You are so dedicated, aren't you?!

Although the woman in the picture is only 50% similar to herself, outsiders may not know that she is wearing a combat uniform with the special TOX logo, but the person in front of her is very familiar!

So even if she was furious inside, she could only keep her eyes down and remain silent on the surface.

The man watched her start to act like a quail, and asked with interest: "You are a superpower, what level are you?"

"..."

Wen Yuying, who intended to play dead to the end, still frowned and remained silent.

Don’t ask. If you ask, it means you don’t understand, don’t know, and are not clear.

The man didn't seem to be obsessed with the whereabouts of the missing administrator, and casually changed the subject: "Have you entered the core database of the NPC system?"

"How did you do it……"

"It was clean and left no traces."

Yuying quietly clenched her palms, but cold sweat had already appeared on her back.

Although she had never seen any system administrator, it was an established fact that she had hacked into the core database. Even if she was accidentally involved, she did it. She just didn't expect that the Investigation Department could actually leave its own spies in the NPC Foundation's monitoring system.

She had no doubt that the next second after she questioned the "crime", the man would dig up some footage to convict her.

What’s funny is that the consortium itself didn’t notice it, but it was discovered by the people in the inspection department.

No matter how much the Investigation Department investigates, it is still a department under the Security Bureau. As a member of the Security Bureau, what benefit will it bring to this person by exposing her? What benefit will it bring to the Security Bureau?

The current situation was far beyond her expectations, and Yuying's brain started working frantically.

"not talking?"

The man who had been quietly waiting for her answer suddenly spoke. Yuying came back to her senses and saw him raising his eyebrows and looking at her.

"Okay, then listen carefully to what I say next."

After he finished speaking, he crossed his hands and leaned lazily back in his chair. His posture was relaxed, but the words he spoke made people feel very uncomfortable.

"You will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison for five counts. You are a civil servant of the Empire, but you abused your power for personal gain. That's not to mention the other cases that may be related to you..."

"You may naively think that the police will have difficulty convicting you without evidence, or you may naively think of waiting for your captain, Song Zhimian, who has the backing of the Song family, to come and rescue you..."

The man's leisurely tone suddenly changed, and his aura suddenly became fierce. He stared at her deeply, "But the person is in my hands. It's too easy to just investigate and accuse him."

"..."

Yuying's brows were almost wrinkled into a ball of wool.

Even she herself couldn't help but recall whether Wen Yuying had really done anything to abuse his power for personal gain or to kill people, but the memories that were unblocked from time to time told her that it wasn't the case.

She has always been doing what she believes is right and has never committed any crime.

This was the first time that Shi Yuan begged for help, and only this time did he fall over.

Yuying: ...I feel tired.

"I know you don't want to be punished, so you must be thinking about how to get away with it."

"I advise you not to waste your time."

The man straightened his collar with his hand, and his lazy eyes suddenly became serious. "I don't intend to reason with you or count the terms."

Yuying immediately heard that there was something else behind the man's words, perhaps there was still room for maneuver. She raised her head and tried to remain calm: "Just say 'but' directly, I want to hear the rest."

Seeing Yuying directly bring up the topic, he was silent for a moment, and suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth.

"but……"

"You are very smart and capable."

The man returned to his previous leisurely attitude and narrowed his eyes slightly: "You should be thankful. I always admire smart and capable people."

Yuying couldn't help but roll her eyes. The tone was exactly the same as her boss's in her previous life. She replied speechlessly, "So?"

She asked directly: "What are the conditions for releasing me?"

"Let you go?"

The man sneered and suddenly reached out to turn off the monitoring device next to the interrogation table.

"No, you got it wrong."

"I don't plan to let you go, I want to recruit you."

Yuying gave him a strange look and couldn't help but remind him: "I'm a member of TOX."

The man nodded in understanding, and finally stopped beating around the bush and explained seriously: "To be precise, if you don't want to go to jail, you have to help me."

"What do you mean?"

"I need you to complete a special mission. The mission is of a very high level and requires someone with extraordinary talents and who is not afraid of death... Moreover, it would be best if she is a member of the Security Bureau who can freely enter and exit the virtual world."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, it was Yu Ying's turn to look at him like a fool and sneer at him: "You want me to work for you unconditionally?"

The man replied in a deep voice: "Not unconditional."

"You will be free, you don't have to go to jail, I will help you erase all the stains from before, and you will still be a member of TOX. These are the conditions I offer you."

"..."

"Of course, you also have other options. Fifteen years in prison or life imprisonment with hard labor, choose one."

The man spoke in a sleepy tone and with a normal expression, but his words were so precise that they left no room for maneuver.

Yuying clenched her palms, gritted her teeth and asked, "Do I have room for consideration?"

It seems to give people a way to survive, but it is more like a dead end where one goes to the tiger mountain even though he knows there is a tiger there.

"I don't want to waste a minute thinking about it."

As he said this, he looked down at the time.

"From now on, you have 58 seconds. When the time is up, all conditions will be invalid."

His pupils lit up with a faint light blue. Yu Ying happened to meet his eyes as soon as she raised her head. She was startled and hurriedly looked away, but was secretly frightened in her heart.

This person's eyes... are wrong!

The man smiled slightly and looked away. He spoke again calmly, "No third person will know what I just said... So from the moment I leave this room, you will have no chance to change your words."

Cold sweat broke out on Yuying's forehead. Her palms were pinched by her again and again. Her brain was working rapidly. It would be foolish to confront this man head-on at this moment.

Besides, Shi Yuan was still waiting for her outside.

Without complete certainty, she could only choose the best option and try to leave some wiggle room for herself.

"How long will the mission take?"

Seeing the man stunned for a rare moment, Yu Ying felt something was wrong and looked at him incredulously: "You're not going to ask me to do this mission for the rest of my life, are you? The sentence is only fifteen years?!"

He coughed and said apologetically, "Then fifteen years will be fine..."

"Of course, the specific time depends on how long you can live."

Yuying heaved a sigh of relief, it was good that she wasn't indentured to sell herself, at least there was still room for maneuver.

"As for the salary and benefits, I still have to live and eat."

The man narrowed his eyes. Was it because he looked very poor or because TOX did not pay Wen Yuying's salary that made her so concerned about this kind of treatment? He actually found it a little funny for a moment.

"I am not a slave owner from the old world. You will not be short of what you deserve."

The woman opposite had a look of disdain on her face and whispered sarcastically, "They are both coercion and inducement, what's the difference?"

Hearing her whispered complaints, an inexplicable smile flashed in the man's eyes.

"Any question?"

"You only have 20 seconds left."

"last question……"

"Who are you and what is your name?"

Yu Ying raised her head and looked at him, "Since you want me to risk my life to make a choice, you should at least let me believe that you really have the ability to set me free."

He slightly changed his posture, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense.

"ES Supreme Commander, Director of Security Bureau - Tan Suho."