novelraw Chapter 790 - 772, all 4 people in the dorm are programmers! (1)_2
Chapter 790 - 772, all 4 people in the dorm are programmers! (1)_2
Chapter 790: 772, all 4 people in the dorm are programmers! (1)_2
Pu Sangzhi really couldn’t resist her pleading eyes, so she said, "I’ll just mention it in passing. But whatever Brother Ye Xi’s answer is, I won’t be involved, okay?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that will do! I’ll handle the rest on my own, I’ll work hard!" Minal patted her chest, looking brimming with confidence.
But Pu Sangzhi still wanted to say, "You know, you really should think it through, whether or not you truly like Brother Ye Xi. Being too hasty... I still remember how you were into the instructor."
"The instructor is history!"
Minal waved her hand, "The instructor wouldn’t even give me his WeChat, I cried so hard for him, and got rejected so miserably! Forget about it~"
Pu Sangzhi: "Umm..."
Anyway, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t control other people’s thoughts.
So she could only wait and see...
If Brother Ye Xi really didn’t like her, nothing Minal did would make him agree.
...
That same evening, Zijing Building 1 male dormitory.
After washing his hair and taking a bath, and getting ready to play on his phone in bed, Huo Feng suddenly received a WeChat message from Lun Liang: [Stinky kid, turn on your computer and accept the challenge.]
Huo Feng hastily threw the towel off his head, took the laptop out of his computer bag, and placed it on his desk.
He powered it on, plugged it in, started the computer...
And then...
The computer wouldn’t start!
"Damn it..."
Huo Feng discovered that his computer had been infected with a virus too; it could only start halfway and then would blue screen!
Such a despicable method!
Huo Feng didn’t care whether he could solve the virus issue himself; anyway, first he sent a strong message back to Lun Liang: [Challenge accepted! Wait for my counterattack!]
Lun Liang: [Big talk for nothing!]
Huo Feng: [No, it’s solid strength!]
Lun Liang: [Hehe...]
Then, Huo Feng started logging into the system, checking for the virus.
Normally, when a computer gets stuck right at startup, many people would choose to reinstall the system.
After reinstallation, the virus is completely removed, which is the simplest method.
However, after the reinstallation, all the personal files in the system would also be gone, just like the factory reset of a mobile phone.
Anyway!
Huo Feng wouldn’t do that!
He repeatedly started his computer and, before the program could fully load, he pressed the F11 key to enter system settings.
Back then, the system settings interface was in pure English, meant to be operated by professionals.
For Huo Feng, English was not a problem at all now.
After all, he was a Tsinghua man!
Huo Feng whistled, checked system files, adjusted system settings, thinking he could easily locate the virus files and revert the changes.
But...
He couldn’t find it.
Over the next hour, Huo Feng tried various methods and adjustments, caught in a loop of restarting and shutting down the computer...
Useless!
"What the hell..."
Just then, Yong Mu, who was about to get off the bed to go to the bathroom, saw this and leaned in, asking, "What’s wrong, Feng Ge?"
"Lao Liang planted a virus on my computer, I can’t start it up," Huo Feng said.
"I have an antivirus disc," Yong Mu said eagerly to help.
He quickly found a disc and inserted it into Huo Feng’s computer.
"What kind of antivirus software is this?" Huo Feng asked.
Yong Mu scratched his head, "Um... just give it a try, I wrote this antivirus program myself, burned it onto a disc."
"You wrote it yourself?" Huo Feng looked at him in surprise.
Looking somewhat embarrassed, Yong Mu said, "My little sister used to mess with my computer a lot, downloading weird viruses, and often made it so I couldn’t start it up. So, I wrote several sets of external antivirus programs that can interface with the win8 system."
"Impressive," Huo Feng said.
Huo Feng scooted his chair inward, giving Yong Mu half the space, "Come, sit here, let me feel how much hair you still have."
Yong Mu had just moved his chair over to sit down when Huo Feng ruffled his head, the awkward feeling making him blush with embarrassment!
Then, after a bit of effort, the two of them finally found a file that Lao Liang had tampered with the data!
It turned out that the reason the computer wouldn’t start was because Lao Liang had altered the settings of a system file!
As long as they restored the data, the system could be rebooted!
However, Old Liang had added a program that encrypted the file!
Passwords with hundreds of digits, infinite combinations, guessing was definitely not the option; it had to be decrypted through a decoding program.
By that time, it was already 11 p.m., with two computers set up on the desk, Huo Feng and Yong Mu were writing the decoding program.
This program was new to both of them, it was like writing while flipping through books. They made slow and stumbling progress!
Just then, the twins, who had been roused by their muttering and had become interested, also wrapped themselves in clothes and climbed down from their beds.
"I’m good at decoding programs."
Gu Erhao said, "Let me help you, Feng bro."
"I can do it too," Gu Yihao added.
Huo Feng and Yong Mu turned to look at the brothers... their faces full of disbelief.
"We used to have only one computer at home; my mom made us take turns. Whenever I fought with my brother, I’d set a password on the computer and wouldn’t tell him. Over time, to counter this tactic, we self-taught a bit," said Gu Erhao.
Gu Erhao explained, "I’ve never cracked a program set by Teacher Lun, let us give it a try."
"Come on, big shot!"
Huo Feng gave up his precious seat once again.
Then, he and Yong Mu took seats to the side...
Suddenly, Gu Erhao started to type a page of code with ease, the keyboard clacked rapidly, and soon he had a decryption program up and running.
"Impressive, Gu Er," remarked Huo Feng and Yong Mu with a look of admiration in their eyes.
Actually, for coding, it would seem normal for Huo Feng and Yong Mu to be impressive because they both looked like typical guys...
But the twins seemed like wastes of space!
In their regular life habits, they really looked useless!
So when the twins truly showed their skills, Huo Feng and Yong Mu were really surprised!
"This is a basic decoding program," said Gu Erhao.
Gu Erhao said, "I don’t know if it can crack Teacher Lun’s program."
Huo Feng: "Hurry up and try."
Then...
Quickly, the two computers were connected through the server to use one computer’s program to decode the password on the other.
But it didn’t work!
"This won’t do, change the formula..."
Gu Yihao slapped Gu Erhao’s shoulder, "Step aside, let me handle it."
Then, they swiftly switched places.
Gu Yihao’s movements were just as smooth as Gu Erhao’s...
The brothers were quite gifted in mathematics, their minds filled with formulas, and programming was closely related to those formulas.
So, in their field of expertise, the twins indeed demonstrated their outstanding skills.
Late at night, in front of two laptops, the four dorm mates surrounded them!
Lun Liang’s tricks on Huo Feng’s computer were estimated to trouble Huo Feng for at least a week.
However, around 2:00 a.m., the program was cracked! Huo Feng’s computer booted up! System files were restored to their original state!
Thanks to the efforts of all four of them!
"Yes!"
"It’s cracked!"
"You’re awesome, Gu bro!"
"Hahaha!"
That night, the four guys were excited and thrilled!
The four immediately threw their arms over each other’s shoulders, heaping praise upon one another, making for an extraordinary night.
Although Huo Feng hadn’t done a thing, the other dorm mates were quite shocked when they heard that Huo Feng had hacked Old Liang’s computer!
In short, everyone saw the others as impressive.
Huo Feng had seen the potential in everyone in the dorm and took mental note, figuring he might be able to make use of it in the future.
It was also on this night that Huo Feng realized the hidden dragons and crouching tigers within this elite school.
Once ability reached this level, the idea of ’giving up on tough problems’ didn’t exist in the students’ lexicon, only ’rise to the challenge’ did!
"Ah... That was too cool..."
Huo Feng said, holding his chest, "I’m treating you guys to a meal tomorrow!"
Gu Erhao, Gu Yihao, Yong Mu: "Thanks, Feng bro!"
Huo Feng casually added: "Let’s discuss tomorrow what kind of virus to set up for Old Liang."
Gu Erhao, Gu Yihao, Yong Mu: "... "We wouldn’t dare!