There was a long silence on Miguel's end.
Anthony stared at the chat interface for a long time. Seeing that Miguel hadn't replied, his patience ran thin, so he picked up his phone and walked toward outside.
Shortly after, he arrived at the hidden room.
When he entered, Miguel was busy at the computer.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Miguel was investigating that account. Anthony stared at his interface until Miguel paused and opened their chat box. Only then did Anthony ask, “What are you looking into?”
Anthony's sudden voice startled Miguel. He turned around and stammered, “Master, w-when did you arrive?”
“A while,” Anthony answered, his eyes glued to the computer screen. He then pointed at something and asked, “What does this mean?”
Miguel explained, “Here's the thing. I was playing a game with a friend before, and at that time, we had to complete a certain task, which required inviting a few people to join. My friend had registered an account. The numbers at the front were all the same. Only a few at the end were different.”
“So?”
“This is an international website. Identification information isn't necessary, nor is anything else required. You can register directly through this URL.” Miguel immediately found the webpage as he spoke and showed it to Anthony.
Upon seeing it, Anthony's brows furrowed. “So, you're saying we can't find anything using this account?”
Miguel nodded. “You can say that unless you hack into the website. From the backend, you might be able to find the original address that the person registered it with. However, with tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of registrations every day, it's not going to be easy to find.”
Instantly, comprehension dawned upon Anthony.
However, he also knew that it wasn't impossible.
His gaze shifted slightly before dropping to look at Miguel. His small face looked calm. “You've been calling me master for so long, yet I haven't taught you anything. Would you like to learn something now?”
Miguel stared up at him. “Learn what?”
Anthony gestured for him to look at the computer. Miguel turned around, faced the computer, and prepared himself.
And so, Anthony began to teach verbally.
Whatever he instructed, Miguel followed.
As he listened, Miguel suddenly understood. He turned to look at Anthony. “Master, are you planning to hack into their system?”
“Yep,” Anthony responded impassively.
“But—”
“Do you want to learn or not?” Anthony asked, clearly exasperated.
“Yes!” Miguel gritted his teeth.
Thus, Anthony continued giving instructions while Miguel kept working.
Hacking into a system wasn't particularly difficult for them. The real challenge lay in the fact that their opponents were also skilled in setting up rapid response measures in case of an intrusion from hackers. It wouldn't be easy for Anthony and Miguel if they wanted to get away without leaving a trace.
In the era of technological advancement, no one's strength should be underestimated since one wouldn't know when they might make a mistake.
Yet, Miguel was a risk-taker. Although cautious, he had nothing to fear with a big shot like Anthony backing him up at that moment.
Gradually, his eyes sparkled with excitement as his fingers moved under Anthony's command.
After all, the maneuvering and ideas coming out of Anthony's mouth were something Miguel hadn't thought about before. He found them quite novel and truly believed that Anthony was indeed extraordinary.
They were about to breach the last line of defense while the other party remained oblivious.
“Master, there's only one last defense left. Should we continue?” Miguel asked.
“Would you suddenly decide to go home and sleep when you're about to reach the summit?” Anthony retorted.
Miguel's heart hardened with determination. “The worst-case scenario is causing some trouble for Dave. Carry on, it is!”
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