Chapter 290

Loid owned more than a dozen companies. All except those under the Laurier family were registered under his personal name and managed by him personally. The management systems of these companies had long been standardized with all mechanisms in place. Plus, after Loid was poisoned six months ago, all company affairs were handed over to his subordinates. Talented individuals flourished under Loid's leadership. And the technical personnel in each company's technology department were top-notch. They had never encountered any attacks before. However, being attacked wasn't the only problem now. They had lost a hundred million dollars. The employees only discovered the situation this morning. Daniel could imagine how furious Loid would be. Sure enough, Loid's expression turned cold as he asked, "Which company?" Daniel said solemnly, "It's Electronics Technology. The other party was very skilled at infiltrating our company's system. Our people didn't notice any movement. It was only during today's financial reconciliation that the technicians discovered vulnerabilities in the system." Electronics Technology was the most profitable company under Loid's public image. It focused mainly on research projects and game development. The company had earned a substantial amount just from the new generation of electronic devices and robots. The fact that the other party targeted this company clearly indicated they were after Loid. Loid sensed a pair of eyes staring at him from behind and suddenly turned around. Behind him was only his car parked there, with three girls sitting quietly inside. Loid frowned. After a moment, he slightly opened his mouth and said softly, "Don't repair the vulnerabilities first. Let's see if they'll come again today." "What if they steal more money today?" Daniel asked urgently. "If they were really capable, they would've taken all the company's money last night. The fact that they didn't act means they're testing me. Don't worry about it for now. Let's see what they'll do next." Loid scanned his surroundings. His sensitivity was always high. Just now, he hadn't been mistaken. There were indeed eyes watching him from the shadows. Similar to the past few days, someone had been observing him in secret. But he could sense that the other party harbored no great malice. Daniel acknowledged and went to handle matters. Loid returned to the car, and Poppy happened to look up at him. Their eyes met briefly before Poppy quickly looked away. Loid felt that her expression was off but didn't think much of it. … There were only 50 days left until the SATs. The first class in the morning was mathematics, taught by John. When he entered the classroom, he announced something, "The International Physics Competition hosted by Marilon will begin on April 29th. The competition will last for one day. There will be academic speeches in the morning and written tests in the afternoon. "In the past, the physics competition was for colleges and was unrelated to us. This year, it has become a competition for high schools. The country has issued a notice that each school must send two teams. Each team will consist of five people." John sighed and continued, "Marilon suddenly notified the high schools about this competition. Time is tight and tasks are heavy. We must submit the list of personnel within two days. Then, we need to undergo special training for three days to participate in the first round of preliminaries. "University of Bridgeport has stated that any team that enters the top 100 in the final will be guaranteed admission." The classroom erupted in noise. "Wow! Guaranteed admission to the University of Bridgeport! Does that mean we don't need to take the SATs anymore?" "Dream on. How many teams can participate in the International Physics Competition? Do you have the ability to enter the top 100? You can't even get into the top 100 of our school, let alone internationally." "Stop dreaming. The international competition has nothing to do with us. Just aim to get into any university in the future and live comfortably." "You can't say that. Even if we can't participate, there should be someone from the honors class, right? This is about bringing glory to our country. No matter if we can rank or not, just being able to enter the preliminaries shows that our high school students have the ability." "That's true. Bobby from Class 1 has been ranking first every year. He should be fine…" John raised his hand to interrupt the students' discussion. "Although our class ranks last, I hope students from our class can also actively participate. Lily, you scored full marks in the midterm physics exam. Can you participate? My requirements aren't high. We just need one team from our class." Lily was reading her medical book and raised her eyes casually. "Teacher, I cheated during the midterm exam. I can't go." John was speechless. He didn't believe her at all. John earnestly said, "You can take your time and consider. The physics competition—" Before he could finish, Lily interrupted him, "Teacher, I've considered it seriously."