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Chapter 909 - 343 The First Contact After the Ban_3

After profiting, you then use your official identity to patch those vulnerabilities. Honestly, you're one of the smartest and best-hidden hackers I've ever seen. Who would have thought that a diligent and serious programmer could also secretly be a hacker?

The most impressive part? In just five years, you became the project leader at Google. A real winner in life—I've never seen anything like it. According to federal and state laws, your actions could land you about 20 years in prison. Of course, you could spend your entire fortune on lawyers, and maybe they'd help reduce your sentence by five years or so.

Well, that's just theoretical. After all, we can't be sure how furious Google might get once they uncover what you've done, or whether they'll lose their minds and spare no expense to have their legal team go all out against you. Compared to Google, your private wealth is a mere drop in the ocean, don't you agree?

So, here comes the question: I bet you don't want your secret to become the company's open secret, right?"

The note was signed as: A friend who isn't sure yet if we'll be enemies or allies.

After reading this letter, Ethan Williams froze for a moment. Then, he quickly raised his head and scanned the office through the transparent glass, observing the situation outside. But after a quick glance, the people outside working at their desks seemed the same as usual, although he couldn't shake the sense that each of them now felt suspicious.

Damn it, what the hell!

Ethan Williams had always been cautious, walking on thin ice for years. He'd even given up his old moniker and quietly blended into life at Google, maintaining the guise of a diligent programmer.

He was kind to everyone, exceedingly friendly. And yet, someone still set their sights on him?

How the hell did they find out?

The first thing he did was analyze the sender's email address, only to discover it belonged to an obscure internet service. After researching through Google, he found it was an internal email from a small company that had shut down years ago.

Ethan Williams considered using advanced methods to track the server tied to the email address, but given he was at the office, too many tools would risk exposing him. Ultimately, he decided to reply with just one question: "Who are U?"

The response came back quickly.

"Don't ask who I am—we're not trying to date, are we? Although I won't tell you my identity, we can make a deal. There's a piece of software attached to this email. All you need to do is install it on your computer. That's it.

It won't affect you in any way. Once you install it, I'll forget this secret forever, I promise.

Seriously, you have to trust me. So far, I've never broken a promise. It's a very simple task, and I can guarantee the software I sent you isn't a virus or anything dangerous like spyware. Feel free to run your checks.

However, if you refuse this deal, I'll share what I know along with the evidence I've compiled on Google's Google Groups, sending it simultaneously to every group and team on the platform.

I'll also post it across all channels on Google Chat. I believe it will quickly draw everyone's attention, and they'll all bow down in awe of you. Though I'm not sure the top execs at Alphabet will feel the same enthusiasm.

But there's one thing I'm certain of: You'll become a hero and idol in many people's eyes. Your name will probably be mentioned at least 100,000 times in this building over the next month. So, Mr. Williams, you have sixty minutes to inspect the attached software and decide if it's to your liking.

And while you're at it, think about whether you'd like to click that install button to trade it for a peaceful, happy, and free life for the rest of your years. Sixty minutes, that's all. The countdown starts now. If you miss the deadline, I'll broadcast the evidence in full."

Install a piece of software?!

Ethan Williams swallowed hard, then quickly downloaded the software from the attachment and began his analysis.

Sure enough, the antivirus software didn't flag anything.

It appeared to be a perfectly normal .exe installation file, with no indicators of a virus or malicious software. A quick inspection of its internal contents showed no signs of remote monitoring functionality...

But if something seems off, there's always a catch...

What the hell does this mean?!

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