Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 267 - 141: Trip

Gao Bo didn't expect Wu Kang to actually agree.

But since he had already had an open conversation with Gu Ji before, he didn't think much of it and discussed with the group about where would be a good place to hang out.

Meanwhile, Gu Ji asked Chen Zhiyu.

Chen Zhiyu said she could bring along a colleague, who was Zeng Dan from the National Security Bureau, whom she had previously gone with to Dianyun to capture Shao Liang.

It seems the two do know each other, and they have a good relationship.

Then Zeng Dan and Shi Zhengmin pretending not to know each other before indeed proved that Chen Zhiyu was involved in classified matters then.

Gao Bo immediately got excited upon hearing that a beautiful woman was joining.

Gu Ji's impression of Zeng Dan was still that she carried a heavy "world-weary" vibe, seemingly influenced by long-term undercover work, but she was indeed charming.

Zhou Yang then asked his girlfriend to bring along a female friend. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

So, they ended up with six men and four women. After repeated discussions, they finally decided to go to Tianhu Mountain in Wuzhou for a trip. As the third-largest freshwater lake in Xia Kingdom, Tianhu boasts beautiful scenery, offering natural views, mountaineering adventures, camping, barbecue, sports, and entertainment, covering almost all the trendy elements of the time.

Moreover, Wuzhou is very close to Ningzhou, only taking two and a half hours to drive.

On the day of the weekend holiday, Gu Ji first went with Gao Bo to a car rental service to rent a domestically-made MPV.

Although Liu Weijun and Zhou Yang both had private cars, considering the group's large number, everyone decided to take two MPVs for convenience and comfort.

A GL8 was already available at Wu Kang's home, so they only needed to rent one more vehicle.

At nine in the morning, the group convened punctually at the entrance of the ring highway.

Seeing Gu Ji and others, Wu Kang took the initiative to greet them.

Zhou Yang and Liu Weijun were very open-minded people who spoke quite freely.

After seeing Chen Zhiyu, Zhou Yang immediately began to compliment her.

"Wow, no wonder Gu Ji wasn't impressed by the beauty of the female special forces officer at the Xiangzhou exchange meeting, turns out he has a fairy hidden at home!"

"Mr. Zhou, you're joking, Gu Ji's charm far exceeds mine."

Hearing the words "beautiful female special forces officer" again, Chen Zhiyu's face darkened slightly, but she quickly regained her smile.

Then she introduced Zeng Dan.

All of them were elites from the Ningzhou Special Police Team, and they could naturally see that Zeng Dan was no ordinary person. Hearing she was from National Security, they were even more impressed. However, it was a bit unexpected that Liu Weijun already knew Zeng Dan.

"We met once at work before."

Zeng Dan smiled faintly, glossing over the acquaintance process casually.

But Gu Ji and the others knew about Liu Weijun's workplace, which had cooperative ties with the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team, indicating that Zeng Dan had participated in complex capture operations.

Yet, since people from the National Security Bureau had special identities, the group sensibly refrained from probing too deeply.

Zhou Yang's girlfriend was not in the public security system; she worked at the city tax bureau, and her best friend, whom she brought along, was a teacher. Both of them were young, around twenty-four or twenty-five, and easily meshed with the rest of the group.

As they were about to depart, people settled into two cars based on headcount.

Gu Ji's car included Gao Bo, Chen Zhiyu, Zeng Dan, and Zhao Hua. When Wu Kang's GL8 ahead started up, Gu Ji followed by driving after them.

Once the cars left the city and drove onto the highway, perhaps due to being long oppressed under the "steel and concrete" of the metropolis, their spirits were visibly lifted by the countryside scenery along the road. Gao Bo started chatting with Zeng Dan, as this guy happened to like mature women like her, and Zeng Dan seemed to enjoy the conversation too, occasionally laughing, making the atmosphere quite pleasant.

Meanwhile, Gu Ji started a casual chat with Zhao Hua.

Having suffered losses in the bomb checkpoint due to a lack of network technology, he was eager to learn more about computers, and it was perfect that Zhao Hua was a technician in the intelligence analysis center of the city special police team.

Though Zhao Hua wasn't very talkative, it didn't mean he was antisocial.

On the contrary, he talked a lot in response to Gu Ji's inquiries, ranging from UNIX/LINUX systems, programming language choices, to encryption technologies and intrusion vulnerabilities, leaving Gu Ji overwhelmed.

Apparently, computer science, unlike languages, wasn't something one could fully grasp just by reading a few books.

Chen Zhiyu curiously raised an eyebrow like a little inquisitive cat.

"Gu Ji, why did you suddenly become interested in computers?"

"Aren't we all advocating for diverse development these days? We can't just focus on tactics and training all the time. Cybersecurity is also a crucial aspect of modern counter-terrorism."

Gu Ji casually made up a reason.

Chen Zhiyu pursed her lips, while Zeng Dan nodded, "Gu Ji is right. One of the key points in last week's New York terror attack case was the combination of computer technology and IED bombs."

Gu Ji squinted slightly.

As expected of a National Security personnel, her "sense" was sharper than those working in criminal investigation, capable of associating a casual conversation with recent major cases.

But then again, as the last line of defense safeguarding national security and being an intelligence agency, the National Security Bureau would definitely prioritize attention on such terrorism news.

Gao Bo seemingly aimed to show off in front of Zeng Dan.

"On the day of the incident, Gu Ji and I checked online, and it was clear that the threatened livestreamer was definitely some military spy or undercover agent. No ordinary person would possess such strong counter-investigation abilities and bomb dismantling skills."

"The mastermind behind the 9.8 New York bombing case had an extremely high level of computing skills, managing to evade tracking by both the FBI's National Security Division and the National Cyber Security Centre. This clearly wasn't the work of one individual, there must have been a hacker team assisting."