459: All That Glisters Is Not Gold

All That Glisters Is Not Gold

Ouyang Ya was certain that there would not be any reliable technicians in a small town like Yu City. Although asking Raptor to fix the computer was like shooting a bird with artillery, it was better than wasting everybody's time. 

Of course, she also wanted to take advantage of this chance to show Fu Zhi the difference between her and the Hacker Alliance. 

Raptor nodded and squatted down to check the computer.

"Someone played games on this computer, right?" Raptor said. "This computer is outdated, and the system crashed because it couldn't handle this amount of work. It seems like it was attacked by some kind of virus when someone downloaded the game software."

His diagnosis was pretty accurate.

Director Liu nodded profusely and said, "Yes, yes, you're right. Do you know how to fix it then?" 

"I need 10 minutes," Raptor said, his voice full of confidence. He then pulled his phone out of his bag and, after he connected it to the CPU, he began typing away on the keyboard.

Someone below the stage whistled. "Oh yeah! He's such a pro. When he said he's gonna fix the computer in 10 minutes, I felt my knees go weak!"

"The charm of the internet is too great. Hackers are so cool!" 

"He's one of the top 10 hackers in the Hacker Alliance! Of course he's cool!" 

…

Time flitted minute by minute and second by second. The students kept showering Raptor with all sorts of praise, and during the eighth minute, they saw that Raptor's expression had changed from confident to shocked and, finally, panicked. They had no idea why, but they suddenly had a bad feeling.

Was he able to fix the computer? 

They were already tired of praising him. 

Right now, Raptor's forehead was filled with large beads of sweat. He could delete the virus and deal with the crashing. However, he had been too careless. While typing the code to attack the virus, he had failed to notice the firewall on the computer. The second it had noticed his attack, the firewall had begun attacking him.

Then, when he fought back, he accidentally triggered a certain software on the computer and the system crashed again. 

Normally, he would have felt even more pumped, but right now, he had announced that he was going to fix the computer in 10 minutes. If he could not do it, would he not basically be disgracing himself?

Director Liu did not know about his predicament. He just wanted him to fix the computer as soon as possible, so he asked, "Erm, is everything okay? Can you fix it in 10 minutes? I don't want to extend the class because of this computer issue. My students need to go to the bathroom to pee."

Raptor did not know what to say.

'Can I go pee now?'

At the same time, Ouyang Ya came forward. She had full faith in Raptor, so she said, "It's just a small problem. I think there isn't anyone here who's more professional than Raptor. If he cannot fix it, nobody can."

Nian Feiyuan nodded and added, "That's right! No one in this world is better than Raptor, let alone anyone in Yu City."

Raptor was becoming more and more nervous. Not only did Ouyang Ya not help him, but she put him in an even more difficult position. 

He tried to calm himself down and typed some code to attack the firewall. Then, the black screen lit up and white letters started dancing and jumping on the blue screen. 

The students hurrahed in joy. "He is indeed one of the top hackers in the Hacker Alliance. A technician would need at least half a day to fix the computer, but he can get it done in just 10 minutes!"

A relieved smile appeared on Nian Feiyuan's face as well. Just as he was about to go back on the stage, he saw that Raptor's face had turned even paler.

Before he could ask anything, the blue screen started to blink nonstop. 

It seemed like the problem had gotten worse. 

What the hell? 

Seeing the situation, Director Liu picked up the microphone and shouted, "Fu Zhi, Fu Zhi! Come over here and take a look at the computer! It's almost recess time, so we have to finish the class as soon as possible!"

Lu Yumo lamented. "This Xiao Liu. When he's calling you, he looks like a baby bird looking for its mother." 

Fu Zhi did not know what to comment on.

She got to her feet and went to the stage.

Raptor was still fighting with the firewall that she had installed on the computer.

His face was green with anxiety, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

Fu Zhi put the phone on the table, raised her brow, and said, "Step aside, please. You're wasting my time." 

She looked at her watch, and there were 15 more minutes left before the class ended.

As if she had heard some kind of joke, Ouyang Ya sneered, "He's wasting your time? Fu Zhi, do you know what you're talking about? If you don't know, step aside!"

"The 10 minutes are up." Fu Zhi looked at Raptor indifferently. "Ouyang Ya asked you to step aside if you don't know how to fix the computer." 

Raptor was stunned.

'I don't know how to fix the computer?!'

Raptor had never been humiliated like this before… Well, that was not true.

In fact, the Hacker Alliance was split into different levels as well. For instance, Siren was at the highest level. She did not care about the rest of the members and she often felt like they were a bunch of simpletons. 

But who was Fu Zhi?

How dare she say he did not know how to fix the computer? Did she think she could crack the firewall when even he couldn't do it?

Raptor wanted to talk back to her, but a voice inside of him told him that he should not. Instead, he should let Fu Zhi fail. Only then would she know her own level.

Besides, now that he could not fix the computer, he needed someone to help him take the blame. 

With that thought in mind, Raptor stepped aside. 

Fu Zhi took the keyboard and began typing away.

Raptor looked at her with contempt, while the students still did not know what was going on.

They did not know why Sister Zhi would suddenly go on the stage and begin fixing the computer. 

Fu Zhi's fingers were dancing nimbly on the keyboard, and the screen, which had been blinking madly a few seconds ago, was slowly calming down. 

After a few pages of white letters scrolled over, the homepage appeared.

"Wow!"

Everyone in the hall gasped in surprise.

"Is Fu Zhi a computer technician?"

"Or perhaps she's a software engineer!"

"Awesome!"

They did not know what was happening, but Raptor knew. His eyes grew so big that it seemed like they were going to fall out of their sockets when Fu Zhi used the firewall in the computer to delete the last batch of viruses.

Her skills were great, and she had a vast knowledge of the computer system. Raptor had no idea why, but she reminded him of someone from the Hacker Alliance.

After seeing that the computer had gone back to normal again, Xiao Liu went up to Fu Zhi and asked, "How is it? Have you fixed the computer?" 1

"Nope, not yet. You haven't paid me yet, so I only made it usable for a short while," Fu Zhi said. "If you want me to fix it, you have to pay me."

Director Liu was speechless. 

"Considering our relationship, can't you…"

"No. I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, but we are not that close yet." 

Fu Zhi squatted down to look at the CPU. "Don't forget to upgrade the CPU at the store later. You have to change the hardware too, or it'll be too hard to use." 

Fu Zhi took her phone and went back to her seat.

Ouyang Ya was stunned. 

Raptor had done everything he could, but he had been unable to fix the computer, while Fu Zhi had just typed some code and the computer had been fixed?!

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