When Lloyd heard Theo's request, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Lloyd didn't know anything about the channeling network, and he really didn't know why Tio wanted to help himself.

Seeing Lloyd's doubts, Theo explained to him patiently.

"This kitten, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary hacker, it has a very strict logic. Look here. ”

Theo quickly manipulated something on the screen, and all of a sudden, Crossbell's map appeared on the screen, and some of the buildings were a deep fluorescent blue, probably where the guide network was laid.

Among them, there is a red line that keeps moving, and a green line that follows it around the city. However, there is also a red dot in what is supposed to be a residential area.

Knowing that Lloyd didn't understand, Theo continued to explain: "That red line is the kitten's access path, she provoked Jonah, then made him around, and then, took the opportunity to invade Jonah's database. ”

Not very understood. However, judging from the idea of solving the case, it is probably an operation to lure the criminals out of the lair first and then take the opportunity to search the lair, right? Lloyd explained in his own words, blurting out: "Isn't this a very common technique? ”

"But it's not common in the world of hackers. Generally speaking, hackers use covert methods to investigate databases that are undetectable to their owners. ”

Lloyd's mind conjured up images of a man in black sneaking up on a beam.

"Therefore, I judge that this kitten is better at logical thinking than hackers."

"I see, that is, I'll lay out the tactics and Tio will carry out the battle plan - that feeling?"

"Hmm."

Theo nodded.

Lloyd was silent for a moment, then immediately agreed.

After all, it's too dangerous to have such a powerful hacker lurking in Crossbell.

To be honest, Jonah was also dangerous, but he was too young, his character flaws were obvious, and most importantly, he was eaten to death by Theo, so Lloyd wasn't worried. But this kitten is different.

Sure enough, it's better to catch the kitten.

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"Wow wow~ Big brother is so good, turn that little ghost's head around~"

Rei in front of the screen made an excited sound.

With her hacking skills, it's certainly okay to play Jonah. However, the method of swimming is significantly more enjoyable.

Ling can almost make up Jonah's angry face when he finds out that his database has been invaded.

"However, Ling is also very powerful. This can also be done with two-line operation. ”

You casually praised her, and his eyes never took off the screen.

Jonah had a huge amount of information in his database, and You really didn't want to waste a moment, so he chose as much information as he needed to write it down.

Intelligence is too subjective, and in the same battle result, there are four manifestations of A winning, B losing, B not winning, and A not losing, not to mention more complex intelligence.

Because it is too subjective, the information itself carries a certain amount of falsity, and it is necessary to combine as much information as possible to guess the correct thing.

"Hmph, Ling is very powerful~ Then, does the big brother have any information he wants to know, Ling can help you find it!"

Rei had a clean smile, and if she looked at it alone, no one would believe that she was a cruel slayer nicknamed Angel of Annihilation.

"Is it okay to do anything? That, Noelle's measurements ......"

"Why my measurements, bastard!"

Noelle, who was suddenly mentioned by name, reflexively waved out his hand knife and hit You's neck beautifully. If it were an ordinary person, this blow should indeed rob him of his sobriety.

"Well, just as a reference for the next step - Noelle, remember...... Someone else's task? Soon, someone should be involved in this battle. ”

You smiled deeply, it seemed that he wasn't going to tell Ling too much.

"Hmph, it's still mystic, I've known it for a long time, and that little girl with blue hair is too, right?"

Ling grinned: "Does that little ghost really think I don't know his plans?" ”

"You'd better not underestimate Theo. She's got Lloyd by her side. If Theo's calculations can be on par with Rei's, then it will be a battle between me and Lloyd. ”

Noelle suddenly noticed that You's tone was full of joy. Is it because you can compete with others for intelligence? Or is it just because it's playing against Lloyd, so it's extra enjoyable?

"So, in order to fight Lloyd, Noelle, I need your measurements."

"Kill you! Why do you want that kind of thing! ”

The sound of Kalakala, the angry and indignant Noelle directly took out a pistol and put it on You's head.

"Because...... Lloyd is a police officer...... If I fought him with logic, I would be overwhelmingly disadvantaged. My weapon is random. Who would have thought that the next invasion area of the kitten would be Noelle's measurements? ”

"Ping Pong"

Noelle pulled the trigger. The red guide bullet sank into his head.

Because it's a guide gun, the power of a single shot is not great, it's just a simple catharsis of shame.

However, it was a big step for Noelle himself.

Police officers are not allowed to shoot at will. But Noelle was shot because of You's provocation. From a public point of view, this is a disciplinary violation. And from a private point of view...... This is Noelle's normal emotional vent. It's also rare, and it really shows his sincerity to You.

Although the sincerity shown this time is "shy and want to kill him". However, Yu Tatsumi naively thought that the next time he showed it would be "I actually really like you" or something.

Touching the place where the guide gun had been hit, my scalp was a little numb.

But it's a little bit of a date.

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Not to mention the theory that a love idiot can't be wrong anymore, Lloyd is looking at the screen intently.

Lloyd didn't know programming languages, so Theo had to split the screen in two, one half in the programming language she was good at, and the other in graphics, which were easy for outsiders to understand.

In the picture, red plants are growing upside down in a blue, inverted trapezoidal thing that looks like a pool. The red trunk that protrudes from above the surface of the water extends out in an irregular radial pattern in the water, as if it were branches and leaves.

The blue pool is Jonah's repository, and the red one is the kitten's invasion route. Lloyd patiently waited for the kitten to invade.

If this duel is compared to a case, then now Lloyd is hiding in the door of the warehouse that the enemy is interested in, waiting for the enemy to enter deep enough, lock the door, and then carry out the capture.

Therefore, it is necessary for the kitten to dive deeper.

The biggest advantage of your side is that the enemy doesn't know that there are ambushes here, so you have to kill with one hit, and if you miss a hit, your biggest hidden advantage will disappear.

On the screen, the kitten seems to be very interested in something, and suddenly rushes downward.

"Theo? Is it this? ”

"I'm probably interested in some kind of information, and I'm searching for content along a certain keyword."

"Understood, it's now. Seal down the intelligence base and trap it inside. Then immediately monitor the whole city, and she should jump to other places right away. ”