Chapter 884 ·It_s Too Similar

"Yes... yes."

Zhou Honghai nodded desperately.

Seemingly afraid that the other party wouldn't believe him, he quickly explained: "At that time, Su Ruochu brought him to my shop. Chen Fan said he wanted to use the computer to do something, and he would pay. So I agreed."

"Su Ruochu?"

Bai Ruoxue frowned: "Chen Fan's girlfriend?"

She had studied Chen Fan's information and naturally knew of Su Ruochu's existence.

"That's right. They were high school classmates and desk mates."

"Ruochu lived in the same neighborhood as me, and when she brought someone over, I couldn't bring myself to refuse."

Bai Ruoxue thought for a moment and asked: "How would you rate his computer skills?"

"Very strong."

"When he first came, he already knew how to repair computers, and his typing speed was very fast."

"At my computer school, Chen Fan didn't pay attention to anything else. From day one, he was building websites."

Zhou Honghai recalled: "I watched his work process at the time, and I must admit, his computer skills were better than mine."

Bai Ruoxue stared at Zhou Honghai, "He was just a high school student then, where do you think he learned his computer skills from?"

"I... I don't know."

Zhou Honghai shook his head, then quickly corrected himself: "No, I was curious about this too back then. I asked Chen Fan this question, and he said he had liked computer technology since he was young and spent most of his time learning in internet cafes."

"So his computer skills were self-taught."

Bai Ruoxue made no comment, but continued asking: "Do you think he was lying?"

"Is it possible for a high school student to reach that level through self-study?"

Zhou Honghai froze.

It was at this moment that he realized this woman was doubting Chen Fan's computer skills?

But what was there to doubt?

"Answer the question." Bai Ruoxue coldly barked again.

Zhou Honghai trembled in fear and hurriedly said: "I... I don't know."

"Everyone's intelligence level is different. For most people, trying to learn computer skills through self-study is very difficult. But..."

"But it's not impossible. Some people are born brilliant, like Bill Gates, who founded Microsoft at age 20. Like..."

Zhou Honghai saw Bai Ruoxue's expression and dared not continue.

"I... I just meant to say that Chen Fan is a very smart person, and can't be judged by normal standards."

Very smart?

Bai Ruoxue recalled Chen Fan's information in her mind.

Unknown before age 18, even his academic performance at school was mediocre, never ranking in the top 10 of his class.

Could someone like this be considered smart?

Bai Ruoxue felt some disdain.

She had never dropped below the top 3 in her class from childhood to adulthood.

Compared to Chen Fan, wouldn't that make her a heaven-sent genius?

Moreover, what Zhou Honghai just said overlooked a major issue.

That was that Chen Fan was born in a rural family, and their economic situation wasn't good.

In the 90s, those who could understand and use computers were all from families with decent economic conditions.

Family finances didn't allow it, and schools only started introducing basic computer courses in junior high.

How could someone like that have the conditions to teach himself computer knowledge?

Bai Ruoxue felt it wasn't very realistic.

Looking at Zhou Honghai in front of her, Bai Ruoxue asked another question.

"Later you worked at Chen Fan's company?"

"Yes, yes."

"Why did you resign later?"

Seeing Zhou Honghai's expression change, Bai Ruoxue snorted coldly.

"Tell the truth."

"I..."

Zhou Honghai hesitated for a moment, but finally revealed the secret of how he started Cheat Studio and later betrayed Chen Fan.

Bai Ruoxue's expression remained unchanged, but she was somewhat surprised internally.

This secret hadn't been uncovered by the Bai family's intelligence department.

"You say Chen Fan provided the funding for Cheat Studio?"

"Y-yes."

"Why would he give you money?"

"Chen Fan is... very loyal to his friends." Zhou Honghai carefully explained: "As long as you have a good relationship with him and earn his approval, Chen Fan definitely won't mistreat you."

At this point, Zhou Honghai's expression showed some regret.

If he hadn't been so foolish back then, how could he have fallen to his current situation.

After all, his former classmate Liang Shichu had now become the general manager of Feifan Technology, and his annual earnings were far more than what he made running Cheat Studio back then.

"He provided funding? He didn't want any of the money when your studio made profits?"

"Correct."

"Why?"

"Chen Fan gave an explanation at the time, saying he provided the money purely to help us start our business. He wouldn't take a share. He also warned us that game cheats were a money-making method on the edge of legality, and we should quit while we were ahead..."

At this point, Zhou Honghai seemed pained.

"If only I had listened to him then, I... I wouldn't have ended up like this."

Zhou Honghai had somewhat resigned himself to his fate and slumped to the ground.

"Are you going to hand me over to Chen Fan now?"

Bai Ruoxue glanced at him and said flatly: "Your cooperation has been satisfactory."

"I can give you 200,000 in cash and send you abroad, but you must agree to one condition. Can you do that?"

Zhou Honghai was stunned and looked over puzzled.

"What condition?"

"The condition is that you can never return to the country in this lifetime, and you can't tell Chen Fan about our meeting today."

Zhou Honghai keenly seized this opportunity.

"I'll agree, but I want 500,000."

The bodyguard suddenly kicked him.

"Be careful not to be too greedy!"

Zhou Honghai lay on the ground, pretending to be tough as he shouted: "Living abroad isn't like living here, I have to think about my future life."

Just as the bodyguard was about to act again, Bai Ruoxue suddenly raised her hand to stop him.

"Deal."

"Give him 500,000. Send him away tonight."

"Yes!"

The bodyguard pulled Zhou Honghai up from the ground.

"Move!"

Watching the two leave the room, Bai Ruoxue then pulled out a notebook from behind her.

It was filled with detailed records of all of Chen Fan's information.

These days, she had been studying Chen Fan.

Combining Zhou Honghai's words, Bai Ruoxue took up her pen and wrote a few more sentences at the end.

Rural family background but self-taught in computers?

Average student and unknown before age 18.

A nobody both in school and in life.

College entrance exam, the turning point.

Brilliant performance in the college entrance exam.

Started building websites and entrepreneurship during summer break.

First website was acquired after just a few short months.

Investment genius, keen business insight.

Never made mistakes.

Additionally, Chen Fan had created multiple hit songs that were widely acclaimed.

And before this, Chen Fan had never shown any musical talent...

At this point, Bai Ruoxue's pen paused.

Then she circled the words "college entrance exam" for emphasis.

Everything began around the time of the college entrance exam.

And it was from this time that Chen Fan started becoming extraordinary.

As she looked at it, Bai Ruoxue's eyes gradually began to sparkle, filled with light.

Because in Chen Fan, she seemed to see a familiar figure.

Great-grandfather!

The trajectory of change between the two was really...

Too similar.