Chapter 444

Ken was stunned and subconsciously looked in the direction of the person’s finger. In the distance, a huge plume of smoke was floating into the sky. The smoke was black, indicating that the fire was still burning. And that direction was the direction of the Youth Center.

“Damn it!” Ken cursed under his breath and looked ahead.

A few cars crashed into each other. This road would not be able to pass for a while.

At this moment, Ken noticed a motorcycle parked beside him. He walked towards the other party and pulled him off the motorcycle. Then, he threw him a car key.

“Let’s switch our cars.” After saying these three words, he lowered his body and rode his motorcycle through the traffic.

“Hey…” The owner of the motorcycle realized what was going on and was about to chase after him when he suddenly noticed the car key that was forcefully stuffed into his hand.

In the next moment, his eyes widened in a daze. Then, he let out a sound similar to a chicken’s cry, “Bentley!”

*****

In the Youth Center.

The hall on the first floor was filled with the sounds of wailing and howling. Even Samuel, who was used to seeing death, had an ugly expression.

He had thought of thousands of ways to die, but now he was faced with the most unseemly death, burning to death. As the amount of smoke increased, many people wanted to run upstairs. “Let’s run! We might be saved faster if we reach the top floor!”

Another person agreed, “Yes, yes, yes!”

This idea had already been proposed, and countless people agreed. Rather than waiting for death, they felt that it was better to find a way out.

Seeing that the scene was about to become chaotic, James hurriedly ordered his subordinates to forcefully suppress it. If things got chaotic again, a fatal stampede would likely occur.

In the fire, countless people would be trampled to death. It was a huge safety hazard.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, “The fire is already very big now. If you continue to run up, you’re fucking courting death! All of you, lie on the ground and lower your bodies as much as possible! Then use the wet cloth I gave you just now to cover your mouth and nose!”

As Samuel asked his two adjutants to help, he also said loudly, “My master risked her life to go upstairs and think of a way to save you. It’s fine if you guys don’t help, but don’t be a hindrance here!”

With James’s subordinates and Samuel around, the hall finally calmed down a little.

James heaved a sigh of relief and instructed his

subordinates, “Continue smashing the window. If Miss Fox doesn’t come down or the door doesn’t open, don’t stop.” “Yes!”

*****

At the same time.

Melody covered her mouth and nose with a wet cloth and struggled to reach the fifth floor with Zack.

The fire on the sixth floor was even bigger than they had imagined. The corridor was filled with black smoke, making people think that it was a chimney.

When Zack saw that the flames had already reached the fifth floor, he quickly pulled Melody, who was walking in front, and asked, “Are we really going over? The Youth Center is made with wooden materials, and so is the floor. It will burn up in a short while.”

“That’s why we have to hurry!” Melody pulled Zack’s hand away and followed the staff’s instructions to the room where the control panel was located.

The room was in the innermost room. As soon as the two of them entered, Melody immediately closed the door. As she instructed Zack to find a cloth to cover the gap under the door, she sat in front of the control panel.

Zack did not listen to Melody. He frowned and said, “You do that. I’ll look at the control panel.”

Zack felt from the bottom of her heart that Melody only knew a little about computers.

He introduced himself. “I took computer courses in college. I should know a little more than you do.”

Melody frowned. Before she could speak, Zack had already forcefully pulled her away from her seat.

Melody had no choice but to find a cloth to cover the gap in the door to prevent the black smoke from entering.

After dealing with the crack in the door confirmed that the black smoke could not drift in for the time being, she turned around and went to Zack’s side. She asked, “How’s the progress?”

Zack’s expression was a little gloomy. He pointed at the computer screen and said, “Do you see this software?” “Yes.” Melody nodded. “And?”

Zack was afraid that Melody would not understand, so he said in the simplest and most understandable way, “The so-called control panel is controlled by this software. But now, this software is controlled by a virus. This virus is very special. I tried to crack the virus just now, but the hacker’s programming is too advanced. Every time I crack it, a new virus code will appear. I can’t keep up at all… All the operations have become meaningless struggles.”

Zack paused for a moment and smiled bitterly. He added, Basically, our lives might really end here. To be honest, compared to being burned to death and choking to death, I’d rather be smashed to death with a brick and suffer less pain.”

When he was downstairs, Zack did not feel that it was too dangerous. After all, the fire had not reached him. The smell of smoke on the first floor was just a little uncomfortable.

However, the fire was getting stronger and stronger. The control panel had been invaded by the virus, and the door was firmly closed. They were like crabs in a steaming pot, waiting to be steamed.

Melody ignored Zack’s self-destructive words and said with a frown, “Ulric must have gotten someone to hack into the console’s operating system. If you can’t solve it, I’ll do it.” Zack looked surprised. “You really know this?”

Melody did not answer. She got Zack to get up and sat down on the chair.

Her fingers flew across the keyboard like a dancer dancing on the stage. All sorts of unintentional displays of skills almost blinded Zack.

Her speed was at least three to five times faster than his. He knew that she was as good as an international top hacker.

Moreover, it seemed that Melody was only trying and

probing. She did not use her full strength. Finally, Melody’s hand, which was so fast that only a few afterimages could be seen, stopped.

“How is it?” Zack quickly asked. He was too embarrassed to say that Melody’s speed was too fast. He did not even see which codes were displayed on the screen.

Melody shook her head. “The enemy is too fast. Logically speaking, they can’t be faster than me…”

Zack’s face darkened. He thought, ‘How can she still be so confident in such a life-and-death situation?’

He couldn’t help but remind her, “It’s normal for someone to be better than you.”

“No.” Melody was very certain. “As soon as I crack it, a new intercept code will immediately appear. Even if it’s randomly tapping on the keyboard, it can’t be so fast. Therefore, if we want to take back control of the control panel, we don’t need to crack this virus at all. This is just a pretense. It’s a virus that will change shape automatically. We’re going in the wrong direction.”

“So what do we do now?”

“Ever heard of the Queen’s Gambit?”

Zack nodded. “It’s a way to start a game of chess. In order to control the safety of the center of the chessboard, one directly gives up the chess pieces on the back wing. It

looks like they may suffer heavy losses, but in fact, they can turn defense into offense at any time.”

“That’s right. I plan to ignore this virus and hack the enemy’s computer.”