Entangled: Crisscross Chapter 11
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"This competition is called CTF or Capture the Flag," Xu Je'er explained while smirking at her lifetime rival. Now that she thought about it, Sera is actually a genius in programming. The woman graduated top of their class and developed a lot of programs for the entire school. In fact, this woman should have supported her whole college years by creating programs and making projects for other students.
This meant that Sera could actually win this competition! Isn't that a good way to face-slap this Yuan Quan?
"Come… Sera we should go to the third floor and check it out. I think the prize is not only money but some contracts for some companies. I am not sure about the exact amount, but the first prize should be around twenty thousand RMB. If you think about it, the amount this time is not that big. But that should be good enough, right?"
Sera just nodded her mind was already calculating. Her monthly rent share is about three thousand RMB. Daily expenses around fifty RMB. Meaning, this money will last her a long time. She immediately smiled.
It's not that Sera doesn't have the money, but she was saving a lot because she wanted to create her own company soon. She needed money to invest in her own company!
"How about this… Sera is you win this competition I will give you another five thousand RMB."
Sera looked at Xu Je'er, "Why?"
"What do you mean, why? Because you are my friend."
Sera didn't miss the scheming glint in Xu Je'er's eyes. Again, she asked, "Why?"
"Aish… this woman is too cunning. I can never outsmart you! If you are not a bit smart, I would have abandoned you as a friend a long time ago!" Xu Je'er mumbled.
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"What did you say?"
"No, I mean… Heheh… Sera, my friend is really the smartest. I am giving you five thousand as long as you win this competition and say no to that woman's offers."
"They will offer me something?" Sera asked, her eyes shone.
"Sera Zhang! Why are you smiling like that! I can see the money sign in your eyes! I should have known that you will betray me for a mere contract! Hmph!"
"What are you talking about?"
"They will surely ask you to work for them once you win this competition! That's what I meant. If you decline their offer, then that will embarrass that woman!" Just the thought of Yuan Quan getting embarrassed made Xu Je'er giggle.
"Je'er, I think you are becoming too childish," Sera said as the two of them arrived on the third floor. "Of course, I would decline their offer. I am not planning to work under someone."
"Truly?" Xu Je'er beamed. "Aish… of course, I already know this. I know you are already like this." She held Sera's hands, swinging it. "You are really my friend. How about I double it? Ten thousand RMB as long as you make your voice louder while declining them?" Just the thought of it was enough to make her so excited.
"Alright, make it fifteen thousand and give you a great show."
Without any hesitation, Xu Je'er nodded. "Deal!" She said. Xu Je'er already witnessed Sera's way of dealing with things, and she would never doubt this woman's capabilities. Sera was not easily bullied, and she already witnessed this a lot of times when they were in college. There was this instance when one of Sera's clients refused to pay her because she didn't find anything on her boyfriend's social media accounts. That woman actually asked Sera to hack her boyfriend because she suspected him of cheating.
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However, when Sera hacked his accounts, they didn't find any proof of his cheating. Therefore, that woman refused to pay her. At that time, she even threatened to expose Sera to the university what they are doing was illegal.
At that time, Xu Je'er was with Sera because she was asking her to finish a project for her and she witnessed what happened. Xu Je'er saw Sera's calm expression. She didn't say anything and just nodded and watch as the woman left with a smug smile on her face.
Sadly, that smug smile didn't last too long.
Xu Je'er wasn't very sure what happened as she didn't ask Sera. However, soon screenshots of that woman's boyfriend's conversation with his friends were posted in the university forums. Worse was the fact that these conversations contain details about their sexual activities, as that man was actually making fun of that woman's abilities in bed.
Some say that the screenshots were actually from the man's gaming account. At that time, no one asked who hacked that man's accounts. Instead, they started ridiculing that woman, making fun of her, and even making memes about it. The next time that Xu Je'er went to find Sera, she saw that woman crying and begging Sera to remove the news. She even promised Sera to double the payment as long as she doesn't post the rest of the images.
Xu Je'er became so curious and asked Sera about the images. Apparently, that man actually sent some nude images of her girlfriend on that group chat. Sera didn't include this in the forums, but she sent a copy of the images to the woman.
At the end of the day, the woman doubled the compensation, and the images were not posted online.
That day, Xu Je'er learned a dangerous lesson. Never offend someone capable of hacking your account. That was also the day she decided to proclaim herself as Sera's best friend.
Xu Je'er continued smiling until she noticed that Sera wasn't standing by her side anymore. She immediately looked for her friend and discovered that she already registered her name to join the competition. "Hmm?" Xu Je'er looked at the sponsors of the competition and noticed that the names of the companies were just subsidiaries of Quinn Media. "Maybe they are desperate to find talents?" Xu Je'er mumbled. Still, she found this too weird.
Quinn Media might be a superpower, but their businesses don't have anything to do with cybersecurity. They are more into Media Industry and Medicine as they also owned a lot of hospitals. Was it possible that they wanted to start their own cybersecurity company too?
That is also possible, but still… Xu Je'er found this all weird.
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