Bit Mania [Hacking]

The three walked and asked, and finally got directions from a local old man, and arrived at the destination at dusk.Now it is spring, the whole village is full of cows lowing, and the reed flute is faintly heard from afar. This is a place they have never seen before, so isolated from the world that it is almost backward, and even the soil is used for digging. Diesel cars are hard to see, and the houses with western Yunnan characteristics are coiled like eight trigrams to form a village. All these make the village unexpectedly full of ancient flavor.

Many questions arose in their hearts. The message was read at his home in Huanjiang Town. Obviously, Father Luo had already made up his mind to come here before he set off. So what is so special about this place that made him deliberately selected?

The village is small, but people are easy to find. They groped along the walls for a while, and then bumped into Luo Hui who was carrying a bamboo basket. The latter was not too surprised to see Zixin, but just grabbed After looking at the reunited person after a long absence, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"After a long journey, you must be very hungry." Luo Hui lifted the thin cloth covering the basket, which was full of eggs: "Guys, please have a good farmhouse meal."

He said, walking ahead first, Luo Hui is not from the village, so it is inevitable that he has an outstanding temperament, but the villagers he met along the way greeted him warmly, the children even called "teacher teacher", many villagers trotted Come over and stuff two handfuls of vegetables into his basket. Luo Hui thanked him with a smile. It can be seen that he has a very good reputation here and is very popular with everyone, not like a newcomer.

"Actually, before I came out to meet you just now, I have been observing for a long time."

Suddenly raising the topic, seeing the three of them looking at him with puzzled faces, Luo Hui coughed lightly: "Old Shi...well, that's the one who gave us this just now," he pointed to the peas in the basket : "It is said that three strangers came to the village. The description of one is very similar to that of you, Zixin, but the number is wrong."

"...Observe us? Why? Dad, where were you hiding just now? Why didn't we find out at all?"

Luo Hui curled his lips and stopped by the wall of a residential building.He stretched out his hand to push aside the green climbing plants above, and saw a small square hole the size of a palm, looking in from the outside, although the hole pierced through the entire brick wall, the sunlight couldn't get in, and only a small hole could be seen. mass of darkness.

"Do you know what this is?"

"...sort of like... a cash register window?"

"The cashier window? Huh..." Luo Hui smiled, "This is the outpost."

"...Outpost?!" Zixin had no idea that such a war-like thing existed in this seemingly peaceful and peaceful village.

"Well, the outposts in ancient times have been used until after the Vietnam War. Look, the small square holes can just be used to set up crossbow bolts and send them out from here. Most of the houses in this village are like this, and then They are connected to each other through special passages, once someone breaks in, as long as there are enough people, it is like catching a turtle in a jar."

"Why is there such a thing here?"

"This is the frontier. In the ancient times of our country, I remember it was called ancient Dian, Ailao country, etc. I can't tell... Then it came to the Vietnam War, and then our country's self-defense counterattack against the monkey country," said History, Luo Hui's eyes seemed to be filled with deep emotion: "The monkey country toppled the boundary marker overnight, which kicked off the self-defense counterattack that year. The first to bear the brunt were a dozen villages including this western Yunnan village..."

Xingchu looked around the village following Luo Hui's words, and found that although it looked dilapidated at first glance, if you looked closely, you could clearly see the burnt white walls and the bullet marks on the mound.

A village baptized by the flames of war... no windows, only outposts.

Zheng Xiu slightly frowned, but asked: "Why are you so careful? Uncle, since you are here waiting for Zixin to come over, you are going through this outpost to observe... Are you hiding from something?"

"Smart." Luo Hui gave him an appreciative look: "I am indeed avoiding, and it can even be said that I have been hiding for more than [-] years. Zixin has a good memory and talent. In fact, I am not surprised that he can Follow the code I left to find this place. Compared to me, what surprised me even more was that he brought you two here. It seems that this kid doesn’t treat you as outsiders at all. Then what I want to say next, although It’s a bit unbelievable, but I won’t hide it from you.”

Seeing Luo Hui's serious expression, the three young men couldn't help becoming nervous. Luo Hui led them around a few corners, pushed open a door to signal them to enter, and after the door closed, continued the topic just now.

"Actually... I am, um, a cryptography expert." He coughed softly: "... I don't know if you have heard of a word-hacker. During the Vietnam War, I served in Huaguo and rushed to the front line. Helping the People's Army of the Monkey Country fight against the United States and realize the liberation of the North and the South, I am a national hacker..."

Zixin's eyes widened and his mouth opened into an O shape.

Since a certain father had already planned to fully explain, at this time he said everything in one go: "...During the Vietnam War, the communication and command system of the Mi Army was successfully infiltrated by the enemy many times, but they couldn't figure out the reason anyway. You know this thing, it caused a lot of trouble back then, and it is still an unsolved mystery to this day...Actually...I did it."

The three of them looked at each other, feeling that this world was too unreal. This feeling was like a big bad wolf wearing sheep's clothing and living with a sheep for many years. Suddenly one day the sheep tore off the sheepskin and shyly told you the truth. I am the big bad wolf.

However, compared to Zixin and Zhengxiu, two guys who don't know much about the history of hackers, something flashed through Xingchu's mind, and he asked cautiously: "...Dare to ask your network ID?"

"Mathias."

"Mathias..." Xingchu chewed on the string of English names, and finally remembered the character: "The big hacker 'God-given'?"

"You know hackers very well..." After Luo Hui finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing again: "However, you who are not involved in the party probably don't know the inside story. I joined the army at the age of 21 and was sent to the Monkey Kingdom The aid campaign lasted for three years, until the victory in the Vietnam War. It was supposed to return triumphantly, but since 71, Huami’s relationship has gradually warmed up, and the monkey country is still desperately fighting with the United States. Naturally, it is unbearable, so as an alliance On the contrary, the relationship between China and Monkey is getting worse and worse. This is also the fuse that broke out in the self-defense counterattack between China and Monkey Kingdom a few years after the end of the Vietnam War... Uh, it’s far away, that’s how it is, because the two countries The relationship deteriorated. The soldiers and experts who were about to retreat from the Monkey Country after the war were also detained by the Monkey Country's military. Either because of fear or covetous mentality, they will not be willing to send us back in vain."

The water boiled on the stove boiled. He stood up and took a thick towel, wrapped the handle and picked it up. This is a man who doesn't look particularly special, maybe a little handsome, with a face and figure They are all well maintained, and it is hard to tell that he is already five years old, but after all, he can only give people an ordinary feeling, making it difficult to connect him with the legendary hero who participated in the electronic war against rice.

After finishing all this, he sat down and continued: "...Hua Guo also sent a large number of spies to rescue us. The rescue was very successful. Most of the people crossed the border and returned to the country. With this tone, a terrible decision was finally made, and this decision almost destroyed all the young experts who had been to the front line at that time."

"—Because the Hua Kingdom sent us to cooperate with the Monkey Kingdom's intelligence department to fight, and we were stationed at their core headquarters. In order to prevent spies from sneaking in, our group of experts have all registered with the Monkey Kingdom with real information—— Of course, they signed a confidentiality agreement with the Chinese side on this registration information, but the Monkey Country directly tore up the agreement at that time and handed over our information to the United States, just like this—'Hey, old man , these people are the ones who overshadowed you, and now I hand them over to you.'”

"You can imagine our situation at that time." Luo Hui said in a sad tone: "Many people were assassinated, and some people agreed to change their nationality and work for other countries in order to survive... I once hid here for five years, thanks to the villagers With their help, I escaped a catastrophe..."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he simply closed his mouth and stopped the topic. Zixin reached out and patted his father on the shoulder. The latter smiled at him, made a pot of Pu'er tea with boiling water and put it in front of them: "The rice should be steamed, I'll get it."

Xingchu stood up to help, and Zheng Xiu immediately came to help. The two walked side by side behind Luo's father. Zheng Xiu lowered his voice and said, "Go out for a walk at night?"

"it is good."

"By the way, help chop all the firewood in the backyard tonight, if you want to take a bath tonight." Luo Hui suddenly turned around and said to the two.

After a table of happy farmhouse music, the hands of the clock were turned to night.The night in the countryside is quiet and quiet. The sound of frogs and cicadas has not yet begun at the turn of spring and summer. The cool wind blows leisurely and shakes the crops in the field to rustle. Without the light pollution of the city, the sky here is clear and clear, and the Milky Way is all over the sky. This magnificent scene made the two people walking in the field feel a little lost.

The lights of the village gradually faded behind, and one of them finally spoke: "'God-given'...what kind of person is it?"

"As you heard." The other person present, Qi Xingchu said with a serious expression, "Zixin's father."

"Heh...Since it's his biological father, how could I not know this person in my previous life!" Zheng Xiu sneered, and sneered at Xingchu's words: "In the previous life, Zixin suffered many hardships. None of the hackers called "God-given" or "Mathias" showed even the slightest reaction, not to mention the deep relationship between their father and son now, even if they will not communicate with each other because of something in the future... I spent more than ten years with Zixin in my previous life , in any case, I should feel some clues. This makes me have to doubt the authenticity of his father's words."

Xingchu listened to him quietly before saying: "It seems that you really don't know about the 'God-given' thing."

"what do you mean?"

"I remember that in the secret files of the United States in the previous life, it was clearly recorded that 'born in 1952, died in 1991, codenamed God'."

Zheng Xiu frowned: "Died in [-]?"

Someone from Qi clicked his tongue: "It is written in the file that the special forces were dispatched secretly... The mission is completed and the target is confirmed dead."

"How could it be?!" Zheng Xiu took a breath: "Assassination... Is it an error in the records of the United States, or did Luo Hui die a few years earlier in the previous life?"

"There is almost no possibility of mistakes." Qi Xingchu said: "Luo Hui has injuries and is inconvenient to move. Do you think such a person can escape the assassination of the US special forces? What's more, confirming death and confirming death, even if there was a slight accident at the time, The files don't remember it being so certain."

After a pause, he said again: "As you said just now, when you followed Zixin in the previous life, he had no contact with his father, and he had never even heard of the name bestowed by God. ...Is it possible that he is already dead? Before he knew that his father was a gift from God, his father was already dead."

"Even if you say it like that..." Zheng Xiu asked the most fundamental question: "Then, why did the gods die long ago in the last life, but they are still alive in this life?" He frowned: "The change of fate can only be It was created by you and me, and Luo Hui died in our rebirth in 91 in the last life... You found Zixin not long after the Qingming Festival in 91, did you do anything or change anything at that time?..."

On the other side, Zixin scooped up a spoonful of warm mung bean soup, drank it one gulp, and sighed contentedly.

Luo Hui supported his head with one hand, and looked at his precious son with a smile: "Is it delicious?"

"There's too little sugar, it's not sweet at all..."

"If you say you're stupid, don't believe it. These are mung beans grown by the villagers themselves. They haven't been sprayed with pesticides at all. They are crispy and fragrant. If they are made too sweet, the good taste of mung beans will be overwhelmed..."

"Dad, you seem to be very satisfied with life here."

"Although there is no gas and the electricity is very limited, the people here are simple and honest, which makes people feel good...Speaking of which, you were born here."

"……what?"

"This is not only your birthplace, but also your mother's burial place."

Zixin's eyes widened. He used to wonder where his mother was, and he couldn't get an answer when he asked his father. I also gradually faded my obsession in this aspect. At this time, I was really shocked when I first heard about it.

"When the Vietnam War just ended, I was trapped in the Monkey Kingdom," Luo Hui said, "One of the spies sent by Huaguo to rescue us was your mother, that's right, a beautiful agent or something Don't look at me like that, this is a very painful topic, and later we got separated from the main force and fled here, your mother was hit by a stray bullet, and there was no good treatment environment, her physical condition became worse and worse."

"At that time, I planned to simply ignore whether I would be killed or not, and send your mother to the hospital in the town first, but your mother was really stubborn, she kept a close eye on me, and couldn't get out at all... Later she Said to leave me a seed..."

Luo Hui sighed: "So, I live in this village now. On the one hand, of course, I want to avoid assassination. This place is more familiar, and it is remote. There are also unique defense facilities, which is very suitable for hiding...Of course, there are many people in the world. There are more eligible places to go, these are not the reasons why I have to come to Dianxi Village, the most important thing is that I want to accompany your mother."

"Then... Why did you take me to live in another place for more than ten years?"

"For your future," Luo Hui said, "this place is too backward and closed. It's good for someone like me to spend his old age peacefully, but if my son grows up here, I'm afraid even the most basic formal education will be lacking." No, your mother was injured and gave birth, the conditions are difficult, nutrition has not kept up, your body is not very good, should you grow up and farm... Then we will be hungry every year."

"Hey……"

"One more thing, I want to solemnly instruct you here." Luo Hui said slowly: "It's best not to go back to Huanjiang Town. The reason why I left in a hurry this time is also because I got the news through a special channel. The United States sent people to Huanjiang to hunt down a hacker. Although I don’t know why I have lived cautiously in Huanjiang for so long, why did I suddenly expose my whereabouts... As my relative, if they find you, I’m afraid it’s enough to eat a pot, understand ?"

"Understood..." Zixin finished drinking the mung bean soup, licked his lips, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Dad, when did you get the news?"

"I remember it was just a few days after Christmas in [-]..."

Zixin counted, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. Isn't this a good day for him to kill Kevin Mitnick and be the number one on the most wanted terrorists list? It seems that his father was shot while lying down, frightened yes...

"...Let me ask a question. Since you have never been exposed in the past, and you didn't show any flaws in Huanjiang a few days ago, then...are you sure that the American guy who came this time arrested you, Mathias, not Anyone else?"

"The information I got didn't specify the specific code name of the hacker, but since it's Mi Fang's transnational operation, it can only deal with world-class hackers. Who else can Huanjiang have besides me?"

"Uh, actually... Dad, there is a bigger possibility..."

"what?"

"They are going to kill me..."