Chapter 30 Isabelle and George’s Deadly Counter–gift
trabelle’s computer screen displayed a complex network of routes, with a red
dot flashing in the centre
Ethan asked, “Where is this?”
Isabelle replied, “Taragon City”
Taragon City, Harris Residence.
“Taragon City? What does he want?” Ethan was puzzled.
Isabelle clarified, “It probably has something to do with Taragon University.”
Ethan reacted swiftly, “Is it because of that problem?”
The only thing that could connect him to Taragon City was the post on the mathematics forum of Taragon University.
They are looking for you.” Isabelle took a deep breath, thinking that Taragon University was making a big fuss. But considering that even the mathematical genius James couldn’t solve the problem, it seemed reasonable to use this method.
“However, it’s quite impolite, Ethan said.
If he remembered correctly, George, the person in charge of the Harris family, was graduated from Taragon University. So, if he guessed correctly, it should be Taragon University asking for his help. In Isabelle’s past life, she had heard a lot about George, a person who was rumoured to be extraordinary by the outside world. She was always interested in him.
“In that case, let’s return the favour,” Isabelle said with a mischievous smile.
Ethan asked, “Return the favour? How?”
George reached out, and Dylan immediately handed him the computer.
After that, George attempted to attack the other party’s newly established firewall again.
After a few rounds, he also became interested.
As Isabelle was preparing a counter–gift for the other party, her device was attacked again. She immediately blocked it and counterattacked.
After a few exchanges, Isabelle realised that this person was not the same as the previous one. This person’s skills were much better than the previous one.
She guessed the previous person should be the tenth–ranked hacker from their technical methods.
But the one after that… she couldn’t guess.
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This Harris family had hidden talents.
George was not on the list, but he trained Dylan, who was among the top ten hackers.
They went back and forth.
George’s hacking skills were as sharp as a knife and cut straight to the point. Isabelle was caught off guard and let him take advantage of a distraction.
George took the opportunity to narrow down the area, “Helios District.”
It was not a strange place. He remembered he had visited Sam’s saviour in Helios District a few days ago.
Isabelle, who had gained fame at a young age and was highly respected, made a mistake for the first time. She squinted her eyes slightly.
When George was about to narrow down the area further, the camera light on the computer suddenly flashed.
He reacted swiftly, tilting the computer slightly so the camera was just at his chest.
Isabelle saw his half–dressed body in a suit and leather shoes and the black belt on his waist and abdomen that exuded a sense of restraint. George placed the computer on his
lap.
The other party was sitting on the sofa, revealing a corner of the luxurious mansion behind him. Still, unfortunately, she couldn’t see his face.
“Who is this?” Ethan asked. He immediately shut his mouth when he thought the person on the screen might hear him.
“He can’t hear you,” Isabelle said. Her gaze fell on the other party’s right hand in front of the screen, which had a mole on the index finger’s first joint.
It’s very intriguing.
Dylan was standing by. His eyes widened when he saw the other party was monitoring them.
Isabelle was not interested in seeing the other party’s upper body without seeing the face. After quietly sending the gift, she no longer tangled with him and returned the phone to
Ethan.
“Is my phone working normally now?” Ethan restarted the phone and found that it had
returned to normal.
Ethan didn’t expect a post to cause such a fuss. He confirmed with Isabelle again. After getting a clear answer from her, he deleted the post when he returned to his room.
By this time, the post had received over 120,000 likes and over 60,000 shares and
comments. There were all kinds of people, even many foreigners.
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Ethan didn’t feel a bit sorry.
He made his stance clear by deleting the post.
George returned the computer to Dylan and asked, “It should be one of the top hackers. You’ve dealt with them a lot. Can you recognise who it is?”
After pondering, Dylan said seriously, “Judging from the technique, it looks like the number one hacker, X.” His heart was uncontrollably excited.
The number one hacker, X, was his idol.
“It does look like his style, solving math problems and posting.” George was interested in meeting this genius hacker whose style was so varied that it was impossible to figure out. He didn’t expect this X to be a hacking genius and a mathematical genius.
George was sure that these two were the same person.
Mr. Burton had been listening for a while but couldn’t understand a word. He interrupted, “Have you found anything?”
“There’s no need to keep looking. You should go back and rest early. I’ll have someone to send you home, or I can arrange a room for you,” George suggested.
“You didn’t find anything?” Mr. Burton looked disappointed.
Even George couldn’t find it. Then, no one in the world could.
“The conditions you offered are not what they lack. They probably solved the problem out of boredom,” George responded.
Regardless of whether the person was X or not, with such skills and high intelligence, how could they be attracted to the conditions offered by Mr. Burton?
Moreover, the X he knew was a free person.
Mr. Burton thought about it and realised it made sense. The person was more talented than the math genius James, so how could they lack what he had to offer?
The conditions he proposed were rather stingy to others.
Later, Mr. Burton found the post on the forum had been deleted. No matter how much he refreshed the page, it wouldn’t appear.
He thought to himself, It seems they are upset.
The next day.
Harris Group.
Dylan stayed up all night and held a morning meeting with his computer.
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Chapter 30 Isabelle and George’s Deadly Counter–gift
“This is the latest development progress of the Bluewaves Resort.” Dylan operated his computer and opened a folder.
The information appeared on the huge electronic screen behind George.
Harris family’s business spans all over the world and covers multiple sectors, one of which is the largest real estate tycoon in the country.
Sam was fully engaged in the meeting. When he glanced at the electronic screen behind George and saw the content, he exclaimed, “Wow!”
Several executives in the meeting room also widened their eyes, as if they had witnessed something incredible. Their expressions grew more excited with each passing moment.
Dylan was a bit distracted and slow to react. He was puzzled by everyone’s reactions and turned his head in confusion to see what was happening.
When he saw what was displayed behind George, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. George was twirling a pen in his hand, scanning the room filled with executives. Then, he swivelled his chair with a swing of his long legs.
Dylan, with his panda–like eyes wide open, suddenly became fully awake. He frantically tried to turn off the computer, but he couldn’t turn it off.
When George turned around, he was met with the sight of a naked man and woman entangled in a rather explicit position. The image was uncensored.
He sat the closest to the screen, so the visual impact was exceptionally strong for him.
Dylan could not turn off the computer, and it also started to malfunction. Inappropriate images appeared one after another on the screen, eventually followed by a video accompanied by sensual sounds.
George, whose eyes and ears were assaulted by the explicit content, immediately turned cold.
This was Isabelle’s counter–gift.
The usually serious conference room was suddenly filled with colour. The air was filled with the sensual moans of a woman.
Sweat poured down Dylan’s face. He said, “Mr. Harris …
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Sam said, “Ehm… Dylan, it’s easy to make mistakes when you keep such things on your work computer. Remember to store them elsewhere next time.” He tried to suppress his laughter at seeing his uncle’s darkened face.
For Sam, who had always been afraid of his strict and upright uncle, seeing him forced to watch explicit content in public was something he could laugh about for years.
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“Mr. Harris, my computer has a virus,” Dylan defended himself.
Unable to turn off the screen, Dylan grabbed the remote and smashed it against the
screen.
With a loud bang, the screen cracked in the middle, but it didn’t completely break. Instead, the volume inexplicably increased.
“I’ll pay for it,” Dylan told George. His face filled with misery.
“Actually… you could have just turned off the screen,” Sam reminded him.
Dylan felt even more like crying at Sam’s words.
He had witnessed all sorts of situations when he’d been by George’s side for so long. But this was the first time he was completely stunned, feeling more horrible than being chased by a gunman.
He didn’t even realise what he had grabbed nor did he remember to use the remote to turn off the screen. All he could think of was smashing the screen as he saw George’s face growing darker and darker.
He didn’t smash his computer because it contained too much data that he couldn’t afford to lose.
George knew this was the work of the person from last night. He didn’t blame Dylan for not checking beforehand.
“The meeting is dismissed,” George said, standing up and striding out of the meeting
room.
Sam walked over and patted Dylan on his shoulder. “Dylan, you’re brave. This is my first time seeing my uncle’s face turn that dark.”
His uncle was usually very composed.
Tears welled up in Dylan’s eyes as he hurriedly cleaned up the virus and checked his computer, only to find that all the data had been replaced with explicit images and videos. Dylan was in tears while holding his computer.
If the person from last night were really X, he would have to consider switching idols after today’s incident.
It was too cruel. He really couldn’t take it.
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