His attention was diverted instantly.
Dave stared at the screen, and the technician sitting in front of the screen quickly retaliated.
Dave's eyes never moved from the screen. “He thinks he can do anything in my territory, huh? I want you to pinpoint his location today,” he ordered the person sitting in front of the computer.”
The person's fingers were flying across the keyboard. Hearing his order, he protested, “Dave, if the team leader is around, we might be able to do that. But now... The hacker is sly and hard to locate!”
“Are you telling me the results when you haven't even started tracking them down?” Dave retorted.
The technician fell silent.
Right then, Kenneth spoke. “It's fine. Just do your best.”
The person nodded and started instructing his members to retaliate.
Behind him, Dave, Kenneth, and Natasha stood in a row and stared silently at the large screen. Natasha didn't rush to get involved as she wanted to find out who the aggressive hacker was who had caused their organization to be so concerned.
Watching the ongoing chase on the screen, Natasha found herself frowning. This looks familiar.
She turned to Dave and asked, “When did this begin?”
“It started yesterday,” came Dave's answer.
Natasha pursed her lips and fell into deep thought.
“What's wrong?” Kenneth asked, turning to look at her.
Natasha looked up and replied honestly, “The hacker looks familiar to me.”
“Familiar?” Kenneth furrowed his brow.
Without a word, Natasha studied the screen, trying to find a flaw or clue.
Right then, she noticed something and suggested, “Why don't you set up a trap for him here and see if he will take the bait?”
Surprised by her words, the person operating the computer turned over his shoulder. “But if I do that, I might expose myself instead.”
“Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” Natasha muttered under her breath.
“But...” The person hesitated.
Dave had been watching their interaction all the while. His gaze turned dark as he ordered, “Just do as she says.”
After hesitating for a little while more, the person did as told.
Natasha's gaze remained fixed on the screen as she mumbled, “Let's see if it's you.”
Both Kenneth and Dave gave her thoughtful looks, but they didn't say anything.
According to Natasha's suggestion, the technician set up a trap. At once, the hacker came to a stop, seemingly hesitant to take the next step.
The technician was surprised as it was the first time their hacker had ever stopped attacking them.
“W-What is he doing?”
“He's hesitating,” Natasha said.
Right then, the hacker suddenly went for the path that Natasha had set up.
The technician was stunned. “Does he know about the trap? What is he doing? Is he stepping right into our trap?”
Natasha did not respond, her eyes fixed on the screen.
“Everyone, prepare yourselves. We must track him down today!” someone yelled.
The rest continued typing on their keyboards furiously, ready to capture their prey.
Right then, a string of codes appeared on the screen. When the hacker stepped right into the trap as per Natasha's plan, the technicians worked hard and finally caught him.
“Hurry, track him down now!”
Suddenly, a black chat box popped up on the screen with a message: Is that you?
The technician operating the computer frowned upon reading the message. “What is this? Who is he talking about?”
Both Dave and Kenneth turned to look at Natasha.
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