Chapter 548: 323 Unknown Number, Incoming Call

Chapter 548: Chapter 323 Unknown Number, Incoming Call

（Congratulations to the newly promoted grandmaster “Joilme”!）

The chubby Harry heard Rachel’s enthusiastic voice and clapped accordingly, then turned to Mu Fan beside him and asked, “Isn’t Wang Nuonuo about to take the stage?”

The Fowen Consortium came into being thanks to Loki Heavy Industry, and besides friendship, Nuonuo was a major financier for Harry.

The chubby boy had decided, he had to applaud vigorously later!

He certainly needed to show off his own style.

“Yeah, she even mentioned that she wanted us to clap.”

Mu Fan remembered Nuonuo making a funny face at him and couldn’t help but smile.

“Next, we welcome Olsiya and Hannah from the Medical Department, and Sandora from the Ship Command Department, to bring us the Dance of the Stars! Please give these three beautiful women the warmest applause as they come on stage!”

Thunderous applause rose like a tide.

When it came to beautiful women, people were never stingy with their enthusiasm!

Halfway through clapping, the chubby boy felt something was off—why hadn’t he heard Wang Nuonuo’s name?

He turned to look at Mu Fan beside him and noticed that Mu Fan’s expression was also uncertain, showing a hint of confusion.

“Mu Fan, could you have remembered it wrong?”

This time, Li Xiaoxi and the others also casually asked.

“It’s impossible. Nuonuo said it was the ninth sequence, and she mentioned the name of the dance as Dance of the Stars.” Mu Fan was quite sure, but the scene in front of him also sparked doubt.

Given Nuonuo’s personality, how could she possibly not show up? Even if something really came up, she would have notified him first, right?

“Hold on, I’ll call her on Sky Communication.”

Mu Fan took out his Sky Communication and dialed the first contact—[Nuonuo].

…Beep beep beep.

“Sorry, the user you are calling has turned off her phone.”

Huh?

Mu Fan put down the Sky Communication, his eyes fixated on the message as he fell silent.

“What’s wrong?” Harry asked curiously.

“The phone’s off… You guys keep watching, I’ll go backstage and ask.”

Mu Fan told the boys and then got up and left.

The graceful dance moves of the three girls on stage had already firmly captivated the audience’s attention.

Hence, not many people were moving through the aisles between the audience seats at the moment; Mu Fan made his way toward the backstage along the auditorium’s side passage.

Being backstage involved the evening’s performances, so there were specific student council members working as staff to maintain order.

At the backstage entrance, Mu Fan was stopped.

“Hello, student, what can I do for you?”

“I’m looking for someone.”

“Sorry, as the evening gathering is in session, non-performers are not allowed entry.”

“My friend should be one of the performers scheduled to go on stage, but she hasn’t shown up, and I can’t reach her on Sky Communication. I came to check.”

Hearing Mu Fan’s words, the student council worker hesitated for a moment, took a performance list from beside him, and started flipping through it, “What’s your friend’s name?”

“Wang Nuonuo.”

The worker’s finger paused at a name, indeed there was such a name, and the program named “Dance of the Stars” indeed had four performers listed.

But, indeed, only three names had been announced on stage.

“Well then, you wait here for a moment. This program will end soon, and once these three girls come down, you can ask them.”

“Alright.”

Mu Fan nodded and stood aside.

The area was still bustling and lively, the vibrant atmosphere infectious.

In less than two minutes, the worker quickly returned with a tall girl appearing at the entrance.

Following the worker’s gesture, the girl curiously looked toward Mu Fan’s direction.

“Hello, student, I’m Olsiya, the team leader for this Dance of the Stars. Is there something I can do for you?”

Facing the seductively tall and beautiful woman, Mu Fan showed no other expression but politely asked, “I’m Wang Nuonuo’s friend. Why didn’t she perform just now? And I can’t get through to her Sky Communication.”

Olsiya clearly paused, “Nuonuo’s friend? She had just received a Sky Communication, saying there was an urgent family matter and she left in a hurry. Oh, and her Sky Communication dropped and cracked on the floor after the call; it’s still lying in the training field, and we’ve picked it up.”

Family, urgent matter!?

A bad premonition rose in his heart, and Mu Fan’s brow furrowed gradually.

Seeing the pretty-faced boy’s expression turning serious and no longer looking at her, Olsiya hurriedly asked, “Is there an urgent matter related to Nuonuo? I’m free to help now, Nuonuo left in such a rush that she didn’t say anything.”

“Thank you. Please take care of the Sky Communication for now. I need to find Nuonuo,” Mu Fan said looking at Olsiya, his tone steady.

“Of course.”

After leaving the backstage entrance, Mu Fan gritted his teeth, “Black.”

“Here, Mu Fan.”

“Look up Wang Nuonuo’s Sky Communications from the last hour.”

“Wait a moment… 40 minutes ago, there was an incoming Sky Communication call from an internal number at Loki Heavy Industry.”

An internal number from Loki Heavy Industry?

“Can you pinpoint the exact holder and location?” Mu Fan began to walk outside the auditorium; he was now quite worried about Wang Nuonuo.

“The caller can’t be pinpointed, and the only clue is Wang Nuonuo’s damaged Sky Communication, which now can’t access the network or be hacked. However, the address can be pinpointed—it shows a warehouse area in the middle section of N104 Highway, Route 2.”

“Also, I just found news from Purple Jade Star’s government financial sector during the search. Loki Heavy Industry’s shareholders withdrew their investment and transferred their equity; the second largest shareholder changed instantly. The specific details are currently unclear.”

Evidently, Black brought some extremely bad news.

Mu Fan’s thoughts raced as he continued moving outside, “Black, can you access the content of the conversation?”

He had once made it clear to Black not to monitor his friends, but Nuonuo had left in a hurry due to urgent matters, combined with the damaged Sky Communication.

So this time, even if it involved privacy, he needed to set aside the rules. Because the current situation was really worrisome.

“Unable to retrieve, as Sky Communication is real-time communication; the server only keeps call logs, not the content.”

Another lead had cut off.

Mu Fan furrowed his brows, “Black, scan the campus surveillance! Filter through surveillance videos nearby from the last hour and find her route.”

“Due to the welcome party, the light computer equipment at Dingchuan Academy is under high surveillance right now. Forcibly retrieving data may cause irregularities in the network department…”

“Don’t worry about that, retrieve at full speed!”

Mu Fan’s voice was resolute.

“Received.”

After Mu Fan’s command was issued, suddenly, the red alarm in Dingchuan Academy’s network monitoring center blared.

Because the abnormal data throughputs had far exceeded the caution line.

Instant data throughput overflowed by 1170%!

Inside the server room of the network monitoring center, the staff were incredulous at the alarm on the screen.

It had been years since Dingchuan Academy suffered such a massive intrusion!

This was Dingchuan Academy!

Their super light computer was comparable only to the sole supercomputer on Blue Capital Star!

What data could possibly break through several defenses in an instant.

“Minister, minister! The academy’s monitoring center has been hacked.”

“I’m not blind, hurry up and counteract!”

“Minister… the opponent’s strength… far surpasses ours,” the staff said in horror, visibly shaken.

Now in front of him on the light screen, a dense data waterfall appeared, all from the opponent’s operation records.

Several commands that flashed caused their faces to turn purple.

“The opponent has now completely stripped us down, minister, we should call for backup…”

“This is embarrassing! Go find Feng Yu fast—do I need to beg you?”

Just as they were about to leave, the massive and eerie data fluctuations suddenly stopped, and the alarm also disappeared.

The group looked at each other—was some expert playing games with them?

“What are you standing there for, we need to find him now! Hurry!”

…

“Search complete, Mu Fan. I have screened and sorted all surveillance footage featuring Wang Nuonuo by location from closest to farthest and integrated it into a video, which I’ve sent to your Sky Communication.”

Mu Fan looked down and opened his Sky Communication.

He then saw Nuonuo, who hadn’t even had time to change clothes, merely throwing on a coat and running; the video lasted just over a minute, showing Nuonuo passing by various surveillance areas.

The final frame froze on Nuonuo boarding a taxi and heading east.

“Mu Fan, the direction this taxi is heading is on N104 Highway.”

So, up to now, combining the video clues and the call’s location, the likely final destination is precisely what Black initially queried…

N104 Highway, Route 2, warehouse area!

Since that was the case, that was his first target.

After the video transferred by Black finished playing, Mu Fan was about to put his Sky Communication in his pocket when suddenly, it vibrated.

Caller information displayed…

Unknown number!?

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