"Why is it gone?" asked Chiko anxiously.

"Look at the time, it should be electromagnetic* out of power. Aris gestured with his mouse to the time of the recording, much to his chagrin, for it was not a lucky thing to know the shocking secrets of the Puffel family.

"It seems that we must find the decoded copy of the Jewish Book of Abraham, which was taken away by Pfeiffre the Elder, before Felix. Catelyn's face was a little solemn.

Eric smiled, "It seems that even if old Puffre dies, it won't give me peace." ”

"But, is it really possible?" Chiko remained moderately skeptical, "knowing that this is a time hundreds of years ago when even the theory of biological evolution was born. ”

"It's not impossible. "Do you know social networks? ”

"Of course. Chiko replied without hesitation.

"And do you know about the expansion of the universe?" asked Eric again.

"It's not very clear. Chiko felt inexplicable.

In fact, according to the latest research, social networks and the expansion of the universe both follow a very similar, if not the same power law, collectively known as the laws of evolution of complex systems. Eric said.

"What does this mean?" Chiko apparently didn't make a detour around the bend.

In other words, although Puffel Mailer does not know the concept of genes, or even the theory of biological evolution, he must have found another kind of law, and this law is the same as the arrangement of human genes, just like knowing the power law of the universe can understand the distribution law of social networks. Eric raised his index fingers on his left and right hands and gestured methodically.

When Chiko heard Eric's explanation, she was speechless. She still couldn't believe that Puffel Mailer's wisdom had reached such heights. But remembering that every sage of the Nicholas school had caused a stir in the history of an era, she felt that it was not impossible.

"So, then, what's next?" Chiko's tone revealed the helplessness of accepting reality.

Eric spread his hands, raised an eyebrow, and said nonchalantly, "This recording only tells us the ultimate secret of the Jewish Book of Abraham, but it doesn't reveal the slightest hint of where old Puffre finally took it." So we had to start from scratch. ”

"From the beginning, where are you talking about the head?" asked Caitlyn.

"Let's start with the time when old Puffer was killed. In fact, Eric still can't imagine what kind of person that Pfeiffre Derick was to kill old Puffer.

Eric turned to pat Aris on the shoulder and asked, "How is it, you are also a guy who has been blacklisted by the intelligence agencies and police of various countries, do you have any valuable information?"

Arris hurriedly shook his head like a rattle, and replied without hesitation: "Come on, even the leader of the S-class blacklist doesn't want to have anything to do with the Smiling Face Army, not to mention that Felix is still in charge, you should know that this guy is a super crazy person who likes to abuse and kill." ”

"You're not bad, you know I'm going to fight old Puffre, but you still dare to do something. Erik's hand on Arris's shoulder suddenly grabbed his shoulder blades, "The Legion of Smiling Faces isn't an impermeable wall, there's always a little bit of material coming out. ”

Knowing that he was bound to fall into Eric's hands, Aris reluctantly said, "Well, you win." There is indeed a little bit of material. After Puffer Sr.'s death, one of our organization's high-level attackers used the organization's network link to privately attack a database. But it wasn't long before the attacker mysteriously disappeared, and our leader seemed to have no intention of pursuing it, and all relevant information and information were blocked. ”

"And then you restlessly went to investigate the matter?" Caitlyn asked with a smile.

As if he had been poked in the heart, Aris shook his legs unnaturally, and said, "Well~ Actually, I also heard the leader talking about the words of the Smiling Legion through the glass. ”

"Through the glass, is your chief's voice loud?" Chiko pointed out the question.

"I can explain that for him, this guy is very good at lip language. Eric explained.

"Do you mean to say that someone wants to avenge old Puffre? but it could also be the work of some other opponent of the Smileface Legion, or some country's intelligence agency. Chiko thinks that this alone is not enough.

"At least not the latter, and no other intelligence agency would be so visibly seeking help from one of the world's largest illegal hacking groups. If you do this, you will not only lose face, but you are also likely to fall into the trap. Caitlin, who is well versed in the workings of intelligence agencies, rejects Chiko's inference.

"As for the former, the enemies of the Smiley Legion are not only our agents, but also from other organizations that hate them to the core. Chiko firmly grasped the argument she had left.

"No, it won't. I hacked into the computer of that unfortunate advanced attacker and found that he had deleted a strange message. The email content is empty and there are no attachments. But the email name is very interesting. Aerys threw a suspenseful "bait" with interest.

"What?" Sure enough, Eric immediately "took the bait".

"A combination of numbers – 8, 9, 19, 20, 15, 18, 25. Aris, who also has an excellent memory, accurately reported the six numbers in one breath.

As soon as he finished speaking, Eric frowned, and seemed a little disappointed, and he immediately said the secret: "The original Caesar's simple code—26 letters corresponding to different Roman numerals—here it has been replaced with Arabic numerals. ”

“history。 When Eric gave the answer, Chiko and Caitlyn had just established a correspondence table of letters and numbers in their minds.

Chiko said with discouragement: "What does this word have to do with the Smiling Legion?"

Arris continued: "Do you need me to uncover the mystery? But it is difficult for people like you who do not understand art to understand the mystery of this. ”

Eric glanced at Arris, his gaze suddenly drawn to a button on his cuff. With an idea, he pushed Aris out of the way and took control of the notebook. Aris protested dissatisfiedly, "Hey, be gentle with my baby. ”

For a moment, Eric smiled smugly. He laughed, "I think the owner of this email name must be a die-hard Michael Jackson fan." Hearing Eric's joke, Aris scolded "damn it" with hatred in his heart, and subconsciously blocked the button on the cuff with the Michael Jackson concert medal.

Chiko and Caitlin lean over the computer screen and find that Eric has searched for an album of Michael Jackson's songs, one of which happens to be titled "History", and the first single on this album is "*ile".

Eric grabbed Arris's hand with the special medallion button sewn on, and waved it in front of Chiko and Caitlin: "Unfortunately, these two have exactly the same artistic taste. ”

Arris broke away from Eric and carefully stroked the buttons on his cuffs: "I found payment notices for previous Michael Jackson commemorative products in his mailbox. It is the rule of our organization that in order to prevent unavoidable trouble, we will provide employers with a separate contact email account. So I'm sure the employer behind hiring this attacker must have something to do with the Smiley Legion. ”

"The Legion of Smiley hired hackers to attack their own databases. And it happened that after the death of old Puffre, could it be that they were fighting among themselves?" said Chiko thoughtfully.

"It is very likely that although old Puffer is the founder of the Smiling Legion, his son Felix seems to be the opposite of his personality and style, and likes to cause trouble everywhere and declare his presence, which is very inconsistent with old Puffre's mysticism. Felix kills his father and forcibly seizes control of the Smiley Legion, which is bound to be resisted by old Puffre's cronies. Caitlyn calmly analyzed.

At the mention of Felix, Chiko's mind once again conjured up the disgusting, smiling bald man. She shook her head lightly and said in a hateful tone, "I really didn't expect that Felix would be cheaper in the end." ”

When Eric heard the mourning of a thousand sons, a huge question mark hidden in his heart resurfaced: Is old Pfeiffre really dead? This old man who once stirred up the world pattern was really planted in the hands of his foolish son? Eric felt a little discouraged, yes, old Pfeiffre can only embody the joy of a detective who does justice when he is planted in his hands, just like Sherlock Holmes defeated Moriarty and tore a dawn hole in the dark sky of country E in the 18th century.

"Guys, remember the Bald Bank, the exaggerated murder of the Gate, like a mysterious hand deliberately directing our attention to the secret stronghold of the Smiling Legion. If, as I said, there are two forces fighting within the Smileyface Legion, that explains why someone would give us such a generous gift for nothing, and why Felix has been quiet in the Solomon region for so long. Eric pulled his thoughts back to the moment, but he still didn't mention the name "Drake" in front of Arris.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This is very good news for us. Chiko showed an optimistic attitude.

"But eventually they will become our enemies. Caitlin coldly "poured out a basin of cold water."

Ding Dong - Eric's text message caught everyone off guard. Eric glanced at the phone screen, which was an unfamiliar number. But his eyes were immediately caught in a text message with only one line of words. He gasped and shouted, "Arris, check the damn suitcase, and your damn computer." ”

Aris glanced at the computer screen suspiciously, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. He then opened the command window, entered a line of code, and after a "snap" of the enter key, the computer suddenly issued a "Didi" alarm, and the word "invasion" popped up on the screen. Arris's eyes widened in surprise as he tapped his keyboard quickly, muttering in fragments "No, no, it can't be, it's impossible." ”

Chiko didn't know exactly what was going on, but she was sure it didn't bode well. She anxiously asked, "What's wrong, what's going on?"

Arris's self-esteem seemed to have taken a heavy blow, and he cried out gloomily, "Bastard, you actually played on my head!"