Did their team of over a hundred experts really just get outplayed by one person? Seriously, who was this hacker?
Shadow was sweating, literally. “Let me try to hit her back,” he said.
Manuel could barely believe it. Shadow was ranked second on the hacker leaderboard, right under the legendary L. That meant Shadow was a top-tier talent. But now, even he was at a loss.
A wild thought crossed Shadow’s mind. Was it possible that the person on the other end was actually L herself? He’d heard L was a woman, but she’d basically vanished from the scene after making a name for herself. She never showed up anymore, and he’d never even had a chance to go up against her. If this really was L…
The idea made Shadow even more fired up. He had to know who he was fighting.
Meanwhile, Lydia was cruising through every defense like it was nothing. One after another, firewalls fell. The control room was a mess of flashing lights and nonstop alarms.
Then Lydia typed the last character.
The screens across the entire operations hall lit up. [DEFENSE FAILED!] beeped in huge letters. Then more letters popped up on every monitor: [You’re trash!]
In the national network headquarters, nobody spoke.
Was it embarrassing? Absolutely. Completely humiliating. But honestly, that didn’t matter right now. This was nothing compared to the risk of having state secrets stolen.
Manuel barked, “Why are you all just standing there? Fix those holes, right now!”
While Lydia finished tearing down their last line of defense, she caught a quick glimpse of her opponent’s camera feed. The image flickered by, but she recognized those eyes, even behind the black mask and cap.
She stared, stunned. Was that Chris? No way. She was sure of it, though. She never would have guessed Chris was such a skilled hacker. With that level of ability, he had to be either the second-ranked Shadow or maybe even Moke, who was third.
If Connor had stayed home recovering, they wouldn’t have had a shot, so they’d lured him out. These people really knew how to play dirty.
Lydia scanned the map, made a few quick calls, and set things into motion. Once everything was in place, she started the car. If they wanted to play games, she’d play too.
Five minutes later, the internet exploded with breaking news.
[Breaking: A certain private club in the capital is operating illegally, using secret codes to recruit clients—both men and women. Video attached.]
[Scandal: A top bureau chief abandons his family for a female subordinate, breaks the law, and takes bribes. Video attached.]
[Developing: Massive haul of drugs found at an entertainment hotspot. Video attached.]

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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