Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Le Zhengming’s speech was very successful.
His approval rate was originally lower than Gong Xuanqi’s. After all, he did not have Gong Xuanqi’s gentle and approachable temperament. He only had the majesty and stability of a mountain, as well as the iron-blooded and cold hardness tempered by the flames of war.
People who liked him would like him very much, and people who rejected him would also reject him very much. As a general, he was qualified. But as the leader of a country, what would he do?
Many people slowly put a question mark in their minds.
However, after watching his speeches and listening to his policies on governing the country, many people were surprised to find that he had his own ideas when it came to managing the country, and he truly had the interests of the public and the safety of the country at heart.
In terms of foreign policy, he was both tough and flexible. His diplomatic skills were not inferior to the versatile Gong Xuanqi, but he had more majestic momentum than the leader of a big country.
The people were very satisfied with his performance and said they would vote for him on the spot.
As for Gong Xuanqi, he was absent from the speech without any reason and did not give a reasonable explanation. It was not until around 1 a.m. that he sent a letter of apology through the personal website of another political figure, saying that his team had been attacked by hackers and the server was currently paralyzed. All smart devices were on strike and could no longer work normally. And to please forgive him.
Although he did not explicitly say that the cyber attack was caused by Le Zhengming, he gave netizens many hints. For a while, everyone began to sympathize with his plight and left messages to denounce the hackers who were behind the scenes.
The navy he hired also quietly targeted Le Zhengming and worked hard to create public opinion guidance.
In the current extremely tense international situation, internal fighting was obviously unacceptable behavior to the vast majority of the people. As a result, Le Zhengming was suspected by the public, and even many older-style politicians called Le Zhengming to warn him not to go too far.
Le Zhengming didn’t explain too much because he was never good at words.
However, Zhuang Li used his identity as “Chief Cybersecurity Officer of General Le Zhengming” to publish a series of heavy-hitting evidence on the Internet, with the following text: [Competition is okay, but the methods should not be too dirty.]
The first evidence showed the entire process of Le Zhengming’s team being attacked by DDoS.
The second piece of evidence showed the identity of the hacker who launched the attack – mima, a top hacker in China and a good friend of another top hacker “Blackbeard”.
The third piece of evidence revealed the identity of “Blackbeard”, who was Gong Xuanlin’s illegitimate son Zhu Jianrui, and also Gong Xuanqi’s nephew.
These evidences included highly professional codes and tracking information, as well as videos and screenshots that ordinary people could understand. In the early years, when Zhu Jianrui still didn’t understand that the most important skill of a hacker was hiding, he used the code name “Blackbeard” to register accounts on multiple social networking sites and posted some photos or remarks that revealed his three-dimensional identity.
Later, he gradually matured and learned to be cautious, so he cleaned up these accounts in large quantities.
However, as the old saying goes – everywhere you walk through leaves a trace. Among so much information, there were always a few that he ignored, so Zhuang Li found all the information and put it together.
Finally, he added: [When our team can solve a cyber attack within five minutes, your team should review its work efficiency. A dignified presidential candidate cannot even deal with a mere hacker. This is not worthy of sympathy. Just imagine, if the country is attacked, can you solve it perfectly? Given your performance this time, I doubt it.]
[Attributing your failure to the conspiracy of your opponent, your incompetence surprises me. Finally, I would like to say, if you suspect that we are responsible for this cyber attack, please provide evidence. I have called the police for you. Anyone who wants to get the truth please contact the central network security management department.]
He added a link at the end of the article. Once you click on it, you will immediately enter the official website of the Central Network Security Management Department.
The post quickly spread among voters who supported Le Zhengming. Those who sympathized with Gong Xuanqi immediately became silent, and those who clamored for Le Zhengming to give an explanation also stopped. Simply because this evidence was too clear, too complete, and too irrefutable.
Mima would not attack Le Zhengming’s network for no reason, or at such a critical moment, unless instructed by someone. The answer to who this person was, was self-evident.
This post tore off Gong Xuanqi’s mask and turned his accusation into a joke. Le Zhengming’s team could quickly resolve the crisis, why couldn’t his team? After all, it was still too useless! Moreover, when he plotted against others, he should think that he would also encounter the same plot. No one was a fool who would stand and be beaten.
What’s more, the central network security department had made a public announcement and told everyone clearly that the DDoS attack on Gong Xuanqi’s team had nothing to do with Le Zhengming. Some insiders revealed that Gong Xuanqi was actually hacked by his nephew Zhu Jianrui. Internet police had collected certain clues, and the controller that created two data tsunamis pointed to Zhu Jianrui’s mobile phone, and he was the mastermind behind the scenes.
It was completely understandable that Zhu Jianrui attacked Le Zhengming, but what was the purpose of attacking Gong Xuanqi? This child sometimes pointed the finger at outsiders, and sometimes pointed the finger at his own people. Was there a bone overgrowing on the back of his head, or was he going crazy?
The twists and turns of the plot had attracted widespread public attention.
So another insider released a video, which was captured by hacking into the video access control system of Gong’s home. In the video, Zhu Jianrui’s mother, Zhu Miaomiao, yelled and cried at the camera, insisting that Gong Xuanlin marry her. Gong Xuanlin called her a gold digger and said she would never be able to enter the Gong family.
Several cars came behind Zhu Miaomiao, and the car windows opened, revealing Gong Xuanqi’s extremely angry face. He ordered his bodyguards to take Zhu Miaomiao under custody. His ferocious tone and arrogant attitude completely subverted the public’s inherent impression of him.
He did not seem to be a gentle person, on the contrary, he was probably even crueler than the iron-blooded Le Zhengming. He just knew how to disguise himself. He had one face in front of the public and another face in private. The so-called appearance and interior were different, that’s what he was.
This deeply hurt the public’s nerves. What they were willing to support was a gentle, wise, and loving leader, not a hypocrite who used a perfect mask to cover up his ugly mood!
The whistleblower finally revealed the secret, saying that the reason why Zhu Jianrui changed his focus and attacked Gong Xuanqi was to vent his anger on his mother’s behalf. However, in fact, the timeline of these two events was reversed, and the truth was not at all what he said.
But to the public, it didn’t matter what the truth was, they just wanted to believe their own judgment.
In any case, Gong Xuanqi’s behavior during this turmoil was really disgusting to the public. He was insidious, cunning, incompetent, hypocritical, and dirty. It would be a disaster if he were elected president.
After the letter of apology came out, Gong Xuanqi’s slightly declining opinion polls began to rise, but were knocked down by Zhuang Li’s post.
The positive image he had worked hard to build for decades was destroyed in just a few hours. A disastrous defeat was not enough to describe this confrontation.
Some people even predicted that this was a harbinger of Gong Xuanqi’s Waterloo[1]. If he couldn’t find a more capable team and cybersecurity officer, he would be doomed to miss this presidency.
In the area of network security, his team had obvious disadvantages. His nephew was a troublemaker who did nothing but cause him trouble. His personal image also needed to be redesigned. The best way now was to engage in charity and poverty alleviation. They were all pretending to be gentlemen anyway, why not do something practical for the people.
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[1] To encounter one’s ultimate obstacle and to be defeated by it.