"USTC... Is it the same USTC that recently did the cockroach extermination live stream?"

Gu Qunqing immediately relaxed, thinking finally things were getting back on track:

"That's right, it's the same USTC. The insecticide used in that live stream was developed by Dr. Xu."

"Dr. Xu owns all the patents for the cockroach medication, and that's precisely why I joined his company."

"Xu Yun... Xu Yun..."

Xiaorong repeated the name in his mouth, then suddenly smacked his head, grinning:

"Hey, I thought I heard this name somewhere before. Xiaoxu, do you know Wings of Chaos?"

Xu Yun blinked:

"Huh?"

Wings of Chaos?

Does someone still use such a pretentious title these days?

Seeing Xu Yun a bit puzzled, Xiaorong added:

"The real name of Wings of Chaos is Wang Qingchen, who's now responsible for cybersecurity at Ke Da. You two must have met, right?"

Upon hearing the three words Wang Qingchen, Xu Yun couldn't hold back anymore:

"Oh my god, Director Wang?"

Goodness.

That person who appeared so quiet and even somewhat aloof, Director Wang, actually has such a pretentious title?

But Xu Yun quickly caught on:

Wang Qingchen was once one of the legendary top members of the Red Alliance and a key player in the battle in 2001, so it's not surprising that Xiaorong knows him.

In a sense.

Wang Qingchen is an example of being recruited, only occasionally appearing in public.

Seeing Xu Yun mention Wang Qingchen's position, Xiaorong nodded along:

"That's right, it's him. I chatted with him online before, trying to ask him for some cockroach medicine."

"He said the formula was still a top secret at Ke Da, developed by a doctoral student named Xu Yun, and couldn't be shared easily, so I gave up on the idea."

"Who would've thought that after running around outside, the main person would end up at my house today."

Xu Yun also chuckled with some emotion.

They say the anime world is small, but in the real world, certain top circles aren't that big either.

Just like some author groups he'd joined in his previous life, it's always the same people circulating, like a permutation game of choosing six out of ten.

Afterwards, he took out a tube of gel from his pocket and handed it to Xiaorong:

"Brother Rong, this is the special insecticide we developed. Shall we give it a try now?"

Xiaorong scrutinized the gel, feeling it looked no different from common azithromycin, and asked with some skepticism:

"Xiaoxu, if I recall correctly, doesn't your insecticide attract a huge swarm of cockroaches?"

"Oh, you're talking about that? Don't worry @"

Xu Yun said with a relaxed smile, shaking the gel in his hand and explained:

"Brother Rong, what we tested back then was a semi-finished product, focusing only on the killing effect, not the visual performance."

"But the gel I have now is different; it's a market-considered prototype, very close to the release version."

"We've added special ingredients to make sure the cockroaches automatically move to the sewers after being poisoned, so you won't have them gathering indoors."

Xu Yun's description might seem a bit mystical, but in essence, it's quite simple:

They added boric acid and pheromone blockers to the gel. Once poisoned, cockroaches will feel dehydration signals both physically and neurologically.

Thus, while poisoned, they'll instinctively head to the sewer, preventing deaths indoors or on the floor.

Sewers are used for waste disposal, so there's no need to worry about water contamination.

With Xu Yun's assurance, Xiaorong couldn't sit still and immediately had Xu Yun place the gel bait in the four corners of the kitchen.

Once everything was done,

Xiaorong's expression slightly became serious, and he brought Xu Yun and Gu Qunqing back to the living room, saying:

"Xiaoxu, Qunqing, you're not here today because you saw my WeChat Moments from the other day and came specially to leech off me, are you?"

Xu Yun nodded with a smile and said:

"That's one part, but it's not necessarily to make you fulfill your promise."

"Brother Rong, the hacker battle you organized back in the day inspired countless people from that era, far surpassing the act of smashing Neon cars."

"No exaggeration, it was a magnificent act that invigorated and influenced an era."

"So just for your contribution alone, without hesitation, I'll give you as much cockroach medicine as you need."

Then Xu Yun sighed and took another report from Gu Qunqing's side:

"On the other hand, the company I've set up with Ke Da truly needs a strong cybersecurity expert to oversee."

"This report in my hand is the attack statistics faced by Ke Da and related institutes during the extermination live stream."

"Generally speaking, Ke Da... or any single university might not bear the title of 'national image,' but during those few hours of the live stream, the network defense internally and externally at Ke Da could be considered a national-level confrontation."

"In several hours, there were over 6.7 million DDOS attacks, 219 TCP/TST attacks from domestic, foreign, Asian, European, and even African sources."

"Not only was Director Wang involved at the time, but even the Chinese Academy of Sciences temporarily formed an information security group to remotely assist in guarding the final victory."

"It's truly shocking....."

Xu Yun handed the report to Xiaorong, his gaze earnest and sincere:

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