At the headquarters of Morning Dawn Technology, in the top-floor office, Lin Xiaoya stood before the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing down at the bustling city below.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast a warm golden hue over the technology empire she had built with her own hands.
The system's notification sound continued to report the results of the counteraction.
The network of "New Dark Night" had been precisely targeted, its financial chain strangled layer by layer, and "Quantum Beauty" had instantly fallen from a rising star to a mere street rat.
In this round, she had won.
A clean and decisive victory!
Yet, there was no hint of relief on Lin Xiaoya's face.
Deep within her amber-gold eyes, a chill gathered.
She knew that Lu Chen Zhou would never let this go.
The man's madness and obsession had long since seeped into his bones.
This counterattack might have only temporarily inflicted pain on him, but it could also provoke his more dangerous trump cards.
"New Dark Night"… "Pandora"…
Lin Xiaoya slowly raised her hand, looking at the smooth inner side of her wrist, where a mark of humiliation once lay, now faded away.
But the hatred etched deep within her soul would never be erased.
"Lu Chen Zhou."
She whispered softly to the sky outside the window, her voice carrying a coldness that pierced through everything.
"Five years ago, you destroyed everything I had."
"Five years later, it's my turn to erase you and your filthy 'New Dark Night' from this world completely."
"This time, I won't give you any chances."
"The hunting hour officially begins."
The night was thick like dense ink, slowly saturating the horizon.
The lights of the Morning Dawn Technology headquarters stood out in this inky darkness, resembling a lighthouse that never sleeps.
Lin Xiaoya stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, her amber-golden eyes reflecting the city's neon lights, colder and sharper than the neon itself.
"The hunting hour officially begins."
The cold declaration seemed to echo in the air.
However, in the next moment, the air before her began to flicker violently with a system interface that only she could see!
No longer was it a crimson warning box; instead, it transformed into a strange, kaleidoscopic flow of shattered and distorted data!
Countless fragmented and incomprehensible code pieces surged wildly, like a swarm of uncontrollable electronic locusts devouring the once-clear interface.
[Warning... zzz... signal...]
[Detecting... data... contamination...]
[Source... zzz... unable... to lock... Pan...]
The intermittent alarm sounded like disrupted radio waves, breaking and screeching in her mind.
The moment the word "Pan" was uttered, everything came to a sudden halt.
Lin Xiaoya's heart sank heavily.
This was not a direct attack! It was not a cyber intrusion!
It felt more like a pervasive, insidious pollution that seeped into every corner.
It was Lu Chen Zhou's "Pandora"!
The way it was unleashed exceeded her expectations.
"System! Stabilize the interface! Force filter ineffective data! Trace the source of the contamination!" Lin Xiaoya's voice held no trace of panic; instead, it carried a sharpness born from extreme calm.
[Force... Sta... bil... ization... Mode... Activated...]
[Data... Filtering... In Progress...]
[Calculating... Resources... Being... Heavily... Consumed!]
[Warning! A large-scale, coordinated information attack targeting 'Dawn Technology' and Lin Xiaoya's personal brand has been detected globally!]
After a violent shake, the system interface barely regained some clarity, but countless flickering noise patterns still danced across the screen.
Lines of shocking information cascaded down like a waterfall.
"Global tech review site TechOracle releases headline: 'Shadows Under the Halo of Dawn'? Anonymous sources reveal that its core technology is suspected of stealing unpublished patents from 'Quantum Beauty'!"
"The Financial Times reports: The 'Quantum Beauty' project faces severe setbacks due to potential bioethical risks, with mysterious leak reports raising numerous doubts—could this be malicious commercial suppression?"
"Social media trends: DawnTechnologyStealingTech, LinXiaoyaBeautyEmpireOriginalSin, QuantumBeautyVictims and other topics are being massively promoted by bots, skyrocketing in popularity!"
A flood of AI-generated "evidence" screenshots, forged internal emails, and even deepfake video clips of Lin Xiaoya "confessing" began to spread virally across major platforms.
Regulatory agencies in multiple countries received anonymous reports accusing Dawn Technology of data security breaches, unfair competition, and… secret ties to the "New Dark Night Consortium."
In an instant, it felt as if the world's malice coalesced into a torrent of information, surging toward Dawn Technology and Lin Xiaoya!
This was no longer mere business competition; it was a meticulously orchestrated campaign aimed at fundamentally destroying her reputation and foundation—a war of public opinion designed to strangle her credibility!
Lu Chen Zhou!
He had actually exploited her report in retaliation against "Quantum Beauty!"
He turned the tables, portraying "Quantum Beauty" as the victim and framing the leak of the report as a malicious attack by Dawn Technology, slandering it as an act of commercial suppression!
Even more insidiously, he utilized AI technology to generate a massive amount of false information, dumping a deluge of dirt and suspicion onto Lin Xiaoya and her empire!
He aimed to confuse the narrative, sowing doubt among the public and investors about Dawn Technology, shaking its very foundations!
He intended to drag Lin Xiaoya into an endless quagmire of self-defense and justification, exhausting her energy and preventing her from focusing on the real confrontation!
This was his "Pandora's Box"!
Not a direct destruction but the release of countless indistinguishable "malicious thoughts" and "lies," polluting the entire information environment and drowning out the truth!
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