"Then why did the NSA ask us to do this?" said Shogishi with a frown.

"Because of my existence. They thought I could find a shadow agent. Cobain shrugged, "It is said to be the suggestion made by Mr. K of the CIA." They offered us a good price, plus private benefits for me and my team. ”

"Private benefits?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Yes, the **** order against me. According to them, my team and I have committed at least two hundred major cybersecurity crimes. That's enough for me to spend more than ten years in prison. Cobain sighed and said, "They said that as long as I can get this task this time, they will help me get the ****, and all the previous things will be written off." ”

"They spent so much money to capture a hacker group?" Lin Rui shook his head.

"Dude, we're talking about cyber warfare tools. Think about the role of networks in modern warfare. All it takes is one set of code to paralyze a command center that commands thousands of troops. So that the satellites could not work, the Air Force fighters could not take off, the command of the 6th Army was in disarray, and the UAVs, which the Americans were so proud of, lost control. This is modern cyber warfare, and we are not at all in the same era as our African buddies who fight the world with AK47. And how much do you think these computer viruses used in cyber warfare are worth?" said Jiangan with a shrug.

Lin Rui sighed, "Hearing this, I feel like I've become an old guy who has been eliminated." ”

"You're not old enough, but you're not advanced enough, and you have a specialization in the art industry. Cobain smiled.

"Well, what intelligence do the Americans have. Where are we going to arrest these people?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It's not in the United States, that's why the Yankees think of us. "It is reported that the Shadow Brokers are preparing to hold an auction at the end of this month to publicly sell the top secret document they obtained from the NSA Formula Organization, the Cerberus virus. This is probably the most powerful computer virus at the moment, and it can be called a nuclear weapon in cyber warfare. ”

"What is the U.S. going to do?" Lin Rui frowned.

"The NSA cannot unilaterally disarm everything – just as the United States will not abandon the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles even if they fall into the hands of an adversary. The NSA will not give up because of the loss of a cyber weapon. So they asked us to take advantage of this opportunity to solve the problem before the cyber weapons were outflowed. Angel replied.

"So, where is this auction, how can we catch those hackers?" Lin Rui frowned.

"The auction is on the Internet, traded in Bitcoin. Cobain shrugged, "The Americans can't catch them, and the others don't know." However, I do have a bit of an inside sniff, and you know that the hacker community is big and small, but it's actually very small, especially in the high-end security technology space. In fact, it is just a small circle, only a small group of people. And I am fortunate to be the elite of this small group of people. So in this circle, I still have some status in the rivers and lakes, and I also have some friends and relationships. ”

"Don't show up there, tell me where these people are. Lin Rui frowned.

"There is some news, but it is not completely locked yet. "They're hiding somewhere in the Netherlands, and they've hired a private security team, and guess who?"

"Private security team, so it's also a mercenary of a private military company, which company is it?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Our old adversary, Morningstar, Joe Claire. and his Lucifer squad. Cobain whispered.

"Being able to afford to hire Lucifer's squad as a personal escort, this hacker organization is really wealthy. Shogishi frowned. "But if that's the case, it's tricky. Morningstar is currently a member of the Mercenary Alliance, and we are taboo about the missions they participate in. ”

"They were the ones who made the taboo first, because they didn't put this mission on the table at all. They did it privately, and I guess they are also afraid of the Americans, and they don't want to offend the NSA, but they also want to make a lot of money. We are taking this opportunity to teach them a lesson. Angel sneered.

"Now that we know they've hired Morningstar, we're doing it easier. Lin Rui nodded and said, "If there are no clues at all, it will be too difficult to track down these people." But tracking down Morningstar is another matter. We know them well enough. So as long as you can track down someone from Morningstar, you can track down this shadow broker. ”

That's right. But I'm afraid this thing is not easy to do. Such a mission will be kept extremely secretive, and even if we want to check, it will be difficult to find out where they have gone. You can't find it all over the Netherlands, can you?" said Shogishi with a frown.

"I have a way. Cobain tapped on the computer and said, "I'm already doing this before you guys come back." I have remotely implanted a virus that has hacked into Joe's cell phone and private communication devices. As long as he contacts Lucifer's team, we may be able to track down Lucifer's team's location. ”

"So have they been in contact?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Not yet. But as long as Joe has any contact with anyone, I'll get the news here. Whether it's video communication, voice message, or even text communication, I can monitor it in the background. Cobain replied.

"So, you've been monitoring him for a few days, and he hasn't been in contact with Lucifer's team in the past few days?" Lin Rui frowned, "Isn't that unreasonable?"

"Definitely. Cobain also hesitated and said, "Either he is too careful, or they have other ways to contact him." ”

As they spoke, one of the members of Cobain's team waved to them, "We've intercepted a message. Considering the time of the delay, this message should have been received a minute ago. It's just that the content is a little unclear. It is made up of several words that are not related to each other. ”

"Who gave it to Joe?" asked Cobain immediately.

"I don't know. The other party deliberately hid the mailing address. The technical team member whispered.

"So where did this message come from?" continued Cobain.

"At present, it has not been found, and the other party has used very clever means to cover it up. But it is certain that it should be somewhere in Europe. The technical team member whispered, "Are we going to continue the reverse track?"

"No, it's probably a trap. If we trace it in reverse, we may expose ourselves and be discovered by the other party. Cobain said decisively, "Even if it is a code word agreed upon in advance, these few words will not have much effect." It's likely that this is just a temptation. They may contact again if they confirm that there is no problem. ”

(End of chapter)