I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Chapter 277 Gaming Genius

Wang Zuan took Zhang Wanqing and the other two to the bedroom and turned on the computer. The screen displayed a simple desktop without any suspicious files or programs.

"Look, my computer is working fine," Wang Zuan said, a hint of urgency in his voice.

Zhang Wanqing and Fu Siyuan carefully checked the computer and found nothing unusual. Li Wei, on the other hand, observed Wang Zuan's expression, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

"Wang Zuan, are you really not involved in this hacker attack?" Li Wei suddenly asked with a hint of severity in his tone.

Wang Zuan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. "I really didn't. I've been very depressed since I was fired from the company. I would never do such a thing."

"Then can you provide us with some evidence?" Li Wei continued to ask.

Wang Zuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I can show you my call and text records to prove that I haven't contacted anyone."

He turned on his phone and showed the three people his call and text message records. Indeed, he had hardly contacted anyone since he was fired.

"Okay, we believe you," Zhang Wanqing said, a hint of helplessness in her tone, "but we will continue our investigation. I hope you can cooperate with us."

Wang Zuan nodded: "I will."

The three left Wang Zuan's house, but their hearts were filled with doubts. Wang Zuan didn't look like someone who would plan a hacker attack, but his reaction seemed a little too calm.

Fu Siyuan sat in front of his computer, his fingers pounding away at the keyboard. His eyes were glued to the screen, taking in every detail. Wang Zuan's social media account looked ordinary, lacking many friends and interactions. But Fu Siyuan keenly sensed that something was amiss.

"This guy's account looks too clean," Fu Siyuan muttered to himself, a hint of doubt in his voice. "After being fired, he should have some emotional outbursts, but he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth."

Fu Siyuan dug deeper and discovered that Wang Zuan's account had indeed been quiet for a few days after he was fired. But the day before the hack, his account suddenly became active. He posted some seemingly insignificant updates, but Fu Siyuan saw a clue in them.

"He posted several screenshots of the game with some strange text." Fu Siyuan frowned. He enlarged the screenshots and carefully observed every detail.

The screenshots looked ordinary, but Fu Siyuan discovered some hidden clues. The game scenes in the screenshots did not appear to be a product of Star Games, but a game that had never been released. Moreover, the characters and scenes in the screenshots seemed to be strikingly similar to games previously designed by Wang Zuan.

"Could this be the game that was stolen from him?" Fu Siyuan's mind moved, and he continued to look at the strange texts.

Wang Zuan wrote in his post: "Some things will never be forgotten." This sentence seems ordinary, but Fu Siyuan felt a strong hint from it.

"Is he hinting at something?" A thought flashed through Fu Siyuan's mind. "Could these screenshots and texts be related to this hacker attack?"

Fu Siyuan decided to investigate further. Using technical means, he tracked the time and location of these updates. He discovered that they were all posted from Wang Zuan's home, and the posting time was just a few hours before the hacker attack.

"This is extremely suspicious." Fu Siyuan's face showed a trace of seriousness. "Wang Zuan must know something that we don't know."

He immediately told Zhang Wanqing and Li Wei about his findings, and they were also shocked when they heard it.

"It seems we need to re-evaluate Wang Zuan," Zhang Wanqing said, a hint of determination in her voice. "He might not be the bullied weakling he appears to be."

"That's right." Li Wei nodded. "He may have hidden some identities, and this hacker attack may be related to him."

"Then what should we do next?" Fu Siyuan asked, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"We need to go find Wang Zuan again and see if we can get more clues from him," Zhang Wanqing said. "We need to be more careful this time."

The three of them moved quickly and came to Wang Zuan's house again. When Wang Zuan saw them, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"You guys are here again?" He said with a hint of helplessness, "I've already told you, I really don't know anything."

"Wang Zuan, we've found some suspicious clues," Zhang Wanqing said, a hint of seriousness in her voice. "Your social media account posted some strange updates before the hacker attack."

Wang Zuan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. "That was just my personal emotional outburst. It has nothing to do with this hacker attack."

"Is it really just an emotional outburst?" Fu Siyuan pressed. "Those game screenshots are from the game that was stolen from you, right?"

Wang Zuan's expression instantly turned ugly: "How did you know?"

"We have our own way," Li Wei said, a stern look in his eyes. "Wang Zuan, you'd better tell the truth, otherwise things will become very unfavorable to you."

Wang Zuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, those screenshots are from a game I designed. But after I was fired from the company, I stayed at home and had no contact with anyone. I really didn't participate in this hacking attack."

"Then can you explain why your account posted those updates before the hacker attack?" Zhang Wanqing continued to ask.

Wang Zuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I posted those updates, but I just wanted to express my dissatisfaction. I didn't expect to be linked to this hacking attack."

Back home, Fu Siyuan sat down at his computer again, his eyes glued to the screen, his fingers tapping away at the keyboard. A solemn expression crossed his face, his heart filled with confusion and unease. The strange activity on Wang Zuan's social media accounts clearly held some kind of secret. Fu Siyuan decided to dig deeper, to see if he could find any more clues.

"Those screenshots and strange text definitely weren't released by accident," Fu Siyuan muttered to himself, a hint of determination in his voice. "Wang Zuan must know something we don't."

Fu Siyuan decided to investigate the timing of Wang Zuan's posts. He discovered that they were all posted within hours of the hacking attack. Furthermore, they were posted from Wang Zuan's home. Fu Siyuan realized that these posts could be a signal, or a trap.

"If Wang Zuan deliberately posted these updates, then he might be trying to cover up something." A thought flashed through Fu Siyuan's mind, "He might be someone who hides things very well."