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The lights in the cluttered room were dimly lit. The sounds of the old-fashioned record player were intermittent and drowned out by the laughter of the men and women next door. Occasionally, glass bottles smashed, accompanied by undulating shouts.
Jackson Chen sat on the sofa. This was an old apartment, and the sound insulation wasn't great. The next-door neighbors often hosted bottomless parties, with rave music and wild roars filling the air. Fortunately, they hadn't come to disturb him, whether they knew better or just didn't care.
At this moment, a blue Rubik's Cube floated above the palm of his hand. Its blocks were densely packed, as many as one hundred and eight. This was his reward from the system—his exclusive equipment.
At first, Jackson guessed that there might be a cosmic gem hidden within the Rubik's Cube. But when he unraveled it, no such gem appeared. Instead, a name was revealed on each small square. More information flooded into Jackson Chen's mind, surprising him slightly.
Future tasks would now be released and displayed through this Rubik's Cube.
Jackson stared at the floating Cube. Though he hadn't fully figured out its purpose, the fact that it was the system's exclusive reward meant it was likely more than a simple puzzle. He had a vague sense that this device might be on par with Thor's hammer—perhaps even greater.
With a wave of his hand, the Rubik's Cube flew back toward him, glowing with a pale blue light. He extended a slender finger and swiped lightly across the light curtain. Suddenly, the Cube began to spin rapidly. One word after another flew out from the small squares, arranging and closing in the air.
After a few seconds, the Cube stopped spinning, and a line of text appeared:
[Mission: Thirty Days Limit!]
[Create thirty shocking events worldwide and make sure everyone knows you exist!]
A random task. Jackson's heart tightened as he considered the possibilities. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he reached for the laptop beside the sofa. His fingers quickly danced across the keyboard.
As a hacker in his past life, Jackson had been top-tier. Upon arriving in this world, his IQ had been further enhanced. After only a few minutes of adaptation, he had mastered the most cutting-edge hacking technology here.
Infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. or even hacking into Iron Man's systems was no longer a challenge. He could even make Jarvis go completely rogue if he wanted.
Jackson's slender fingers continued tapping the keyboard at a rapid pace. Soon, live footage began appearing on his screen.
"Damn, who leaked this?"
"I thought we were supposed to keep this secret, Fury!" Iron Man roared at a tall, dark-skinned man with an eye patch.
Jackson recognized him—Nick Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As for the live video of the Avengers explosion they were discussing, that had naturally been sent out by Jackson himself.
"Stark, calm down. I'm not omnipotent," Fury snapped, barely containing his anger. "I didn't have time to block the leak. Neither my people nor yours would have done something so...trivial."
Jackson watched the scene with great interest. As the Avengers argued, he decided to send Fury a little message.
Sure enough, moments later, Fury stood up. "Hold on, everyone. I think we've got a lead."
"One of my surviving agents saw a transporter on the surveillance feed—could be Chinese. The guy was wearing a hat, so we couldn't see his face, but some features suggest it."
Iron Man immediately pulled up the stored surveillance video.
Jackson watched as his figure appeared on the Avengers' screen, causing them to exchange shocked, uncertain looks.
"Oh, damn. Who is this guy?"
"I don't know, but I think we've found the one responsible for the base explosion."
"Damn it, Tony, don't you have better surveillance footage of him?"
"Sorry, Fury, this guy's clever. It's like he knew where all the cameras were."
"Oh my god, don't tell me your blueprints got leaked?" Thor chimed in.
"Shut up, Thor!" Stark snapped. "I swear by your hammer, I'm the only one who's seen the blueprints. The only other person involved was Fury."
"Are you suggesting S.H.I.E.L.D. leaked this?"
"My dear Director, what do you think?"
"Stark, I think you've been played like a fool. Stupid, like a California domestic pig!" Fury shot back.
"Well, if you're looking for a fight, I'm ready!" Stark retorted.
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He shook his head slightly, watching the Avengers argue with a playful smile, and slowly tapped the keyboard, easily breaking through Jarvis's cyber defenses.
"I never thought I'd end up doing video keying and handling such a non-technical job," Jackson Chen mused to himself, laughing softly as he drastically modified the original surveillance footage.
In the video editing and special effects, he embedded a military password known only to Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Tony, this video has been tampered with!"
Soon, Dr. Banner noticed the anomaly.
"No, this… How is this possible?" Stark stammered.
Everyone was shocked, but the evidence was right in front of their eyes. What had been a normal video moments ago was now clearly altered.
"Tony, run the video backward!" Captain America commanded, quickly beginning to translate the hidden code left by Jackson Chen.
The corners of Jackson's mouth curled into a smirk as he watched from behind his screen.
Lines of text appeared before the Avengers. As Captain America trembled, struggling to type the final line, Jackson decisively pressed a key.
A bold line of red text flashed across the screen:
"Welcome to the Abominable Party!!!"
After planting the chaos, Jackson Chen stopped watching the panicked expressions of the Avengers and calmly closed his laptop.
At that moment, he felt a slight vibration from the Rubik's Cube in his pocket.
The Cube, glowing faintly with a soft blue light, floated into the air.
Instinctively, Jackson slid his finger across the light curtain, causing the Cube to spin rapidly. Letters began to form in midair, rearranging themselves through countless permutations.
Finally, they converged into a single phrase:
"The Clown Appears."
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