Dave looked at Anthony, his eyes narrowing.
Anthony looked up with an innocent look. “Mr. Dave, it's not that I don't want to pray for the best. It's just that, for something with zero probability, it's better not to get our hopes up.”
“How did the probability drop to zero? What are you and Benjamin? The results of genetic mutation?” Dave raised an eyebrow.
Upon hearing that, Anthony raised an eyebrow. “To be precise, we're not exactly that. Our family just has a powerful combination of genes. It's hereditary.”
“Hereditary?”
“Yeah. My grandpa was a hacker. They say daughters take after their fathers, so Nat is a hacker. And sons follow their mothers, so I am a hacker, too. It all adds up,” said Anthony.
Dave listened. Though he was convinced, he still looked at the boy with a stern gaze. “What about Benjamin?”
“Benjamin inherited traits from my daddy and grandma,” Anthony said. “According to Daddy, Grandma was once a formidable person. Hence, it makes sense for Benjamin, too.”
Dave listened, then looked at Anthony. “What about Denise?”
Speaking of Denise, Anthony sighed helplessly. “Denise is rather fortunate. She took after my great-grandfather.”
“Fortunate?”
“She has incredible acting skills,” Anthony said with a shrug and a smile.
Dave was speechless.
However, he couldn't deny that Anthony's analysis did hold a certain amount of truth.
He initially wanted to spar with the boy verbally, but at that moment, they had already arrived at the main control room of the dark web.
It was roughly two hundred meters square large. At that moment, there were about three rows of computers from one end to the other. A dozen or so screens, large and small, similar in size to televisions, were suspended overhead. The place looked like a control room for God's eyes.
When Anthony walked in, he was slightly taken aback by the scene before him.
Even though he was a key figure in the dark web, he had never actually visited the dark web's room. He had only vaguely seen a few videos and photos of the room. The dark web primarily focused on the internet, making it one of the top in the industry. The place was already quite large, yet the dark web was several times bigger than that.
With those thoughts, Anthony couldn't help but start looking forward to spending time there.
It was his first time visiting that kind of place, but he never expected it to be DX. Indeed, life was full of countless possibilities.
As Anthony stared, Dave spoke up. “I've cleared everyone out for you. Now, this place is all yours. You can do whatever you want.”
Anthony nodded.
At that moment, Cosmos, who was following behind them, frowned upon hearing that. How can he entrust this place to a child?
Cosmos faked a cough, spurring Dave to turn to him.
“What's up? Is something wrong?” Dave raised an eyebrow.
At that moment, Cosmos stepped forward and said, “Dave, how can you entrust the system of the dark web to a child?”
Dave responded, “I have a plan. Don't worry.”
“I know you're worried, but you can always turn to lady boss!” said Cosmos.
“Lady boss?” Dave narrowed his eyes, confused.
“Boss J's fiancée,” said Cosmos. Ever since he saw Natasha's performance last time, he was utterly impressed. Moreover, he often thought about learning something more, but alas...
Even though he had added her on WhatsApp, he didn't dare to bother her without permission.
In the hacking industry, there were hierarchies. The weaker hackers looked up to the more powerful ones. Though Natasha wasn't famous, he could tell her hacking skills were godlike. Cosmos clearly understood the disparity between them and was self-aware of it.
Meanwhile, Dave was sizing him up. “You sound like you're used to calling her lady boss.”
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug