Chapter 61 – 63 Celebratory Banquet for Academic Achievements
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Hackers from all over the world, as well as senior programmers from major networking companies, logged onto Black Blade Network in a very short span of time.

Senior programmers from famous companies in Xuan Country such as Aba Net Shopping Company, Tenglong Chatting Software Network Company and Qian Du Search Engine Company, to name a few, were all there.

Green Cave Game Company had made a name for itself in the gaming world thanks to the game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which was now quite renowned.

Many hackers and senior programmers were employed by their company, working every day on maintaining their games.

A senior programmer from Green Cave named Ada looked at this post in shock and disbelief.

He was astonished that someone named Hei Ye managed to infiltrate the backend of Black Blade Network, obtaining the top administrator’s privileges, something that was not easily achieved.

This was definitely a world-class, top-tier hacker.

Considering the name, this person was likely from Xuan Country.

Xuan Country had many well-known hackers, but he had never heard of anyone named Hei Ye.

After examining the piece of program code released below, he noted it down and began to experiment with it.

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The next morning

Qin Hao and his family had breakfast early and started preparing for the noon banquet.

Mr. Qin had booked the dishes at Heshun Hotel on Yonghe Street yesterday, which was considered a decent restaurant there.

They bought some cigarettes and sunflower seeds, then headed to the hotel to wait.

Qin Hao was sent by his father to the entrance of the hotel to greet the guests.

“It’s just past ten, who comes this early?” Qin Hao stood at the entrance of the hotel and frowned with boredom.

Just then, a black Volkswagen sedan stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and a middle-aged man with a young woman got out of the car.

After the two of them looked at Heshun Hotel, they came over, and the middle-aged man asked, “Young man, is Qin Hao’s celebration banquet here?”

Qin Hao sized up the couple, “Yes, it’s here. Are you a friend of my dad?”

“Your dad? You’re Hao?” The middle-aged man was taken aback.

Qin Hao: “Who exactly are you?”

“I’m Li Yonghe, the owner of the Midnight Bar on Anchang Street. I heard from Bao’s people that Hao scored first in the national exam. I came especially to congratulate you. Liu, go and write the gift money inside,” said Li Yonghe with a smile on his face.

Anchang Street?

As expected, Li Bao had extended his reach to Anchang Street as well.

Although Qin Hao was not pleased inside, he didn’t show it on his face, “Oh, Mr. Li, please come inside.”

Li Yonghe: “No need, no need. I still have something else to attend to in a while. Just here to congratulate you, Hao, for your outstanding achievement in the national exam.”

Shortly after, the Liu mentioned by Li Yonghe emerged from the hotel and said to Li Yonghe, “Mr. Li, it’s written.”

Li Yonghe nodded slightly, “Alright, good. Hao, then we’ll be leaving first.”

Li Yonghe left the place with his secretary in the car.

On the car, the curious secretary asked, “Mr. Li, who is that person? Why give such a generous gift?”

“Li Bao’s boss. If we want our business to thrive, we can’t do without Li Bao’s protection. Understand?” Li Yonghe said indifferently.

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Not long after Li Yonghe had left, Mr. and Mrs. Qin came out.

Qin Youguo looked at Qin Hao and asked, “Where’s the person who just wrote the gift money?”

Qin Hao: “He’s gone.”

Qin Youguo: “Why didn’t you keep him around a bit longer? He just gave you 8888 yuan. Who is this friend you know that’s so wealthy?”

Qin Hao: “Mom and dad, don’t worry about it so much. Just stay inside.”

Soon, one car after another arrived, almost all of them were bosses from Yonghe Street and Anchang Street.

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These people had a very clear purpose, they were just here to present a gift and leave without even having a meal.

The least amount was 6666, but generally, it was 8888 or more than 10,000.

At eleven o’clock.

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin’s colleagues and friends started to arrive, many of whom Qin Hao recognized. He greeted each one with “uncle” or “auntie” and invited them in.

Naturally, these guests couldn’t help but lavish praise on Qin Hao, to the point where he felt somewhat embarrassed.

“Hao,”

After Qin Hao showed Mr. Liu and his family inside, the voice of the chubby guy rang out.

Qin Hao looked at him curiously and said, “How come you’re here?”

Kang Youyi chuckled and responded, “Hao, didn’t you hear that you were top of the class? I came to congratulate you.”

“Come on, let’s go inside and talk. How’s the roast duck restaurant doing?” Qin Hao asked as they walked.

With a smile, Kang Youyi replied, “The roast duck restaurant is operating normally, and the daily turnover is growing, just not as quickly as before.”

The two found a place to sit down.

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin were entertaining guests. Seeing that Qin Hao was having a chat with a friend, Mr. Qin didn’t call him over.

Kang Youyi said, “Hao, Li Bao asked me to thank you on his behalf. His mother’s illness is almost cured, and she has been discharged from the hospital.”

Qin Hao asked curiously, “Why didn’t he come himself?”

Kang Youyi hesitated for a moment and said, “He thinks he should keep his distance from us for now. It’s not convenient for him to see you, Hao. He hardly even sees me these days.”

“Did he get himself into trouble?” Qin Hao’s brow furrowed slightly.

Kang Youyi shook his head, “No, he’s gotten involved with Anchang Street. He’s afraid if he gets caught one day, it’ll drag us down with him.”

“Forget it, let’s drop this subject. I’ll talk to him when I’m free.” Qin Hao couldn’t let him go on like this.

If Li Bao didn’t pull back now, he would indeed be beyond redemption.

Kang Youyi said, “Hao, I’m going to head off first, the shop is really busy right now.”

Qin Hao nodded slightly, “If I’m free this afternoon, I’ll come by and visit.”

The chubby guy wrote down his and Li Bao’s gift money before he left.

As soon as Qin Hao entered the banquet hall, someone called out to him, “Xiao Hao, come over here and let Mr. Liu take a good look at our national top scorer.”

“Mr. Liu.” Qin Hao walked over awkwardly.

Liu Shengguang said with a smile, “No place to sit, right? Come sit next to me. This is my daughter, Liu Yun, she also just finished her college entrance exams and got into a first-tier university.”

Liu Yun was a very shy girl. Hearing her father’s words, her cheeks turned pink, and she seemed embarrassed.

Qin Hao glanced at Liu Yun and said with a smile, “Congratulations, Mr. Liu.”

“Today the main focus is on you. Qin sure has raised a fine child. Do you have a partner yet?” Liu Shengguang asked with a smile.

Ah?

Qin Hao was taken aback for a moment, then hastily said, “I’m still in school, Mr. Liu.”

“You’re almost at college age, it’s time to consider these things.”

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This meal left Qin Hao feeling miserable, and Liu Yun didn’t enjoy it either, with her cheeks burning red.

Both could tell that Liu Shengguang was trying to set them up.

In the end, Qin Hao and Liu Yun hurriedly finished their meal and left the restaurant, then let out a long breath of relief.

Liu Yun said with shyness, “I’m sorry about that, my dad had a bit too much to drink earlier.”

Qin Hao didn’t mind and replied with a smile, “It’s okay. Which university are you planning to apply to?”