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“Where are we going?” Alpha Kilian asked.
Acting all mysterious, Dave pointed at the first floor and went upstairs with a smile. Alpha Kilian frowned in bewilderment but followed him anyway.
Upstairs, they continued to walk for some time before arriving at a bedroom. At this point, Alpha Kilian ‘s expression was tense.
After entering the room, Dave turned around and shot him a teasing look. “Well, do you want to get some rest here?”
Alpha Kilian glanced around the room and responded, “I dare not stay in your room. After all, I don’t want anyone who comes in to think that I’m you.”
Dave narrowed his eyes. “You have a dirty mind!” Alpha Kilian did not reply to that.
Dave walked toward the wardrobe and touched the back of it. Slowly, it opened and revealed a hidden room.
Then, he glanced at Alpha Kilian and said, “Let’s go.” Alpha Kilian followed him silently.
It was not a simple hidden room but rather an independent suite. Alpha Kilian smelled something as soon as he got in.
“Dave.”
“Dave.”
Sitting in front of the computers, a few young men rapidly typed away on their keyboards. A series of codes appeared on many screens that differed in size.
Dave came up to Alpha Kilian and asked, “What do you think? Is the environment okay?”
“I think you’re the only one who would build a hidden room in your bedroom,” Alpha Kilian scoffed. “Is there a problem?”
“I’m curious to know if you ever feel worried that they might see you sleeping naked.”
Dave answered calmly, “Well, it’s a one-way device. They can never walk out of my bedroom without my fingerprint.”
Raising his eyebrows, Alpha Kilian couldn’t help but commend him, “What an awesome design!”
Dave rolled his eyes at him and asked, “How about it? Do you want me to design a similar one for you?” “Please don’t. I’m afraid I don’t deserve it.”
“I suspect your hidden room is bigger than mine!” Dave whispered. Alpha Kilian listened without saying anything.
After a while, Dave walked toward the young men and looked at one of them. “Miguel, how is the investigation going?”
“The information you need is all here.”
“All right. Please come over and explain to us,” Dave instructed.
As a thought popped into his mind, Dave introduced Alpha Kilian to the young man. “By the way, this is… Alpha Morris . He’s a lot older than you.”
Alpha Kilian shot Dave a bewildered glance.
In response, Dave added, “This young man is a Gen Z! Aren’t you a lot older than him?” “In that case, you’re also a lot older than him,” Alpha Kilian argued.
“Well, I’m younger than you,” Dave replied smugly.
“Is that so? In that case, shouldn’t you show me some respect?” Alpha Kilian asked. “Should I bow to you?”
“I’m willing to accept it if that’s what you want.”
“You can’t tolerate even the slightest of teasing, can you?” “Why should I?”
Dave nodded, for he admitted that Alpha Kilian was better at exchanging jabs. “You win,” Dave said.This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
“Thank you.”
Dave stopped dwelling on it and turned around to walk toward the central control panel.
After sitting around the control panel, Dave rested his legs lazily on it. Moments later, he snapped his fingers and instructed, “You may start now.”
Miguel nodded in response. As soon as he touched the control panel, a picture of Boss appeared on the screen.
“After conducting a thorough investigation for a few days, we’ve finally dug out some information about the background of the person with the codename Boss.”
Alpha Kilian turned his gaze to the control panel upon hearing it.
“This is Boss. His real name is Yosef Smith. He is a mixed race man and has Spaunian nationality. His parents died in a war, and he joined Midnight fang pack when he was young. He planned many terrorist attacks and contributed a lot to Midnight fang pack . However, he is always undermined by someone called
General Will. As such, they are believed to be friendly on the surface but are dissatisfied with one another deep down.”
“Who is General Will?” Alpha Kilian questioned with narrowed eyes.
“He is the right-hand man in Midnight fang pack . However, we haven’t found out who the real leader is, and thus no one knows his identity for now,” Miguel explained.
Alpha Kilian frowned upon hearing it. “In that case, Boss is an influential figure in Midnight fang pack !”
After mulling over it briefly, Alpha Kilian said, “Stop looking for them.” Dave was confused. “Why?”
“You won’t be able to find them, and even if you do, they’re not going to work for you,” Alpha Kilian claimed.
Dave frowned. “How do you know that?” “I just do.”
“You know them?” Dave smelled something fishy.
Alpha Kilian lowered his gaze and instinctively hid the truth. “I don’t.” “Then, how do you know they won’t work for me?”
“Didn’t you say so yourself? You spent years searching, so do you think they’re oblivious to the fact that you’re looking for them? There’s only one possibility, and that is they refuse to work for you,” Alpha Kilian explained.
Dave’s brows furrowed as Alpha Kilian ‘s explanation swayed his opinion. After pondering for a long while, he finally said, “I can’t give up even if that’s the case. Everyone else is looking for them too. If I give up now, the others will have a higher chance of finding them. Shadow Seeker and Anonymous better be smart and continue to stand firm as they are right now. Otherwise, any movement they make will
attract the pursuit of every organization. Things won’t be as peaceful as how it is now by that time.” Alpha Kilian ‘s gaze darkened. “What about you?”
“What?”
“What are you going to do if someone else succeeds in recruiting Shadow Seeker?” Alpha Kilian asked.
His question stunned Dave at first. Then, the muscles along Dave’s jaw tensed, and a fierce glint flashed across his eyes. “I’ll do what anyone else will.”
“And what is that?”
“Kill them.” Dave continued, “I won’t give them the chance to go against me.” Alpha Kilian narrowed his eyes at Dave’s declaration.
I’m starting to understand why Nelly hides her identity, but I also now know what it means that she was honest with me.
He dropped his gaze to the floor before swinging it to Dave. “The same goes for you then. You won’t get that chance,” Alpha Kilian said with a smirk.
Even though Dave hadn’t met Alpha Kilian over the years, he understood the latter’s character and knew he wouldn’t state something confidently without reason. “What do you mean?”
Alpha Kilian thought about it for a while before he spoke. “What I’m saying is, don’t even think about it. They’re not someone you can even think about.”
Dave sensed that he was implying something. “J, are you sure you don’t know who Shadow Seeker is?”
Alpha Kilian is like a walking miracle to me. When we established DX Group together, he could make things I deemed impossible happen. After a while, I slowly grew accustomed to it. I’m not surprised if he says he knows Shadow Seeker since it’s not entirely impossible in Alpha Kilian ‘s case.
However, Alpha Kilian staunchly denied it. “I don’t.”
“Then why can’t I even think about them?” Dave asked.
“That’s because Shadow Seeker won’t favor any one organization.” “How do you know that?”
Alpha Kilian turned his gaze to Miguel. “Well, everyone in the hacker community knows about it. Ask him if you don’t believe me.”
Miguel nodded. “He’s right. Shadow Seeker did declare on the web they wouldn’t favor any one organization and even made a vow. I don’t think they’ll go back on their words.” His eyes sparkled as he explained.
The creases on Dave’s forehead deepened. “What good does it do if they made a vow? If taking an oath
works, we wouldn’t need the police.”
“You might not believe it, Dave, but the hacker community does. After all, Shadow Seeker’s the god that every one of us admires,” Miguel justified.
Alpha Kilian stayed silent at Miguel’s remark, but his face softened, and a faint smile played on his lips. There was even some pride gleaming in his eyes.
He looked at Miguel. “From your tone, I guess you admire them too?” “Of course!” Miguel laughed. “They’re my idols.”
“Who do you admire more? Shadow Seeker or Anonymous?” Alpha Kilian questioned.
“Um…” Miguel was caught off guard by his question. “How do I say this? They’re both top hackers, so I admire them both.”
“What if you have to choose one?” Alpha Kilian was persistent. “Then…”
Alpha Kilian stared at him intently, adamant about getting a solid answer. How can Anonymous compare to Nelly ? Anonymous is nothing.
Miguel frowned, clearly troubled over making a decision.
Dave couldn’t help but say, “Why are you troubled over something like this? It’s not like something will happen after you make a decision.”
Alpha Kilian objected, “What if something does happen?” “Like what?”
“What if… one of them decides to take him as their apprentice?” Alpha Kilian suggested. Miguel’s eyes brightened. “R-Really?”
Dave eyed Alpha Kilian suspiciously. “I’m just saying,” Alpha Kilian insisted.