Chapter 477



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When the men heard this, they were frightened and stopped him. “Sir, you can’t…”

But before he could finish, the man pushed him aside. “Stand aside and let me out! I’m not going to let that fat girl belittle me today.”

Men weren’t as strong as he was, so he got free easily. He walked to the elevator lobby outside.

Seeing him, the men looked at each other and suddenly said, “Looks like we can only rely on the old method again.”

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Nora waited for a while after sending the message.

The other party’s thoughts were very pure like a child’s. Although he had a high IQ, provocation could still work on him. However, unexpectedly, not only did he not come down, he did not even respond to the message. In the midst of her hesitation, a familiar figure suddenly emerged from the hotel elevator lobby.

Nora was a little surprised to see him.

It seemed that the other party had seen her as well. Her eyes lit up and she approached. As he approached, he put a handkerchief over his mouth and coughed a couple of times.

She seemed to have coughed something and looked at the handkerchief. Then, he folded it and put it in his pocket. He came over with a friendly smile and said, “I didn’t expect to see you here, Miss Smith.”

Nora was taken aback. “Mr. Gray?”

The person before her was none other than Anthony Gray’s uncle, Caleb Gray!

Nora narrowed her eyes and looked around. She asked, “What are you doing here?”

Caleb coughed again and said, “I have a client here…. I’ve come to discuss a business deal with him about buying herbs.” Cough, cough, cough…. It’s been a long time since I last saw you, Miss Smith, but you’re still as radiant as ever. What are you doing here, though?”

Before Nora could speak, Brenda suddenly stepped between the two. After glancing left and right, she patted Nora on the shoulder and said, “Hey, you’re a sly one, Nora!”

But before she could finish, Nora said, “This is my ex-fiancé’s uncle.”

The rest of Brenda’s words were shoved down her throat.

Caleb coughed another couple of times and smiled. His rich, honeyed voice was very pleasant. “That makes me sad, Miss Smith, aren’t we friends?”

He thought she was being too standoffish by introducing him just now. Nora thought for a moment. The two of them had talked enough times, so she nodded and replied, “I guess we are.”

Caleb sighed and shook his head fondly. “You seem to be forcing yourself to say that.”

Nora smiled. Suddenly, she said, “If this were a text, my answer would probably be a series of ellipses right now.”

Caleb held his forehead and said, “Am I rendering you so mute that you don’t want to talk to me anymore, Miss Smith?”

Nora looked him straight in the eye. Seeing that he seemed normal and comfortable saying that, she smiled and replied, “Not at all.”

Caleb seemed to want to talk to her some more, but after checking the time, he said, “I wanted to invite you to lunch to thank you for your help with my pharmaceutical company registration the other time, but I have a business meeting later, so…. Next time?”

Nora turned away. “Let’s do that next time.”

Caleb walked past her. The man was wearing a black suit. He was, after all, already twenty-nine years old, so he looked exceptionally mature and kindly. Nora was staring at him from behind when Brenda reached out and gestured in front of her. “Stop staring at him, he’s gone! With a guy as handsome and gentle as he is, why did you pick a hick like Justin? It’s not romantic at all.”

Nora withdrew her gaze and looked at Morris.

Morris nodded. He put his hand over his earpiece and spoke into it quietly. Two minutes later, he said, “Indeed, he is here for a business meeting. The other party is a medicinal herb trader from overseas. He also has another business meeting later.”

Nora breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.

She had suspected that Caleb was the mysterious person from a moment ago.

However, Caleb spoke very elegantly and his words were very appropriate. He was very different from the mystery person who didn’t know much English.

Moreover, he had brought up the subject of ellipses on purpose to probe him.

Caleb also understood the meaning of ellipses.

So, it should be okay to rule it out? right? As he thought about it, he lowered his head and looked at his phone again: the other party still hadn’t responded to his message.

The three of them waited for a few hours in the hotel lobby.

Seeing that there was still no lead – in fact, the other party was no longer texting Nora – Nora stood up and said, “You two can keep standing guard here. I’m going back first.”

Brenda nodded immediately. “A third wheel like you should have left a long time ago, Nora. Captain Ford and I will be fine here alone.”

After Nora left, Brenda pulled out her phone and took a call. “Nora’s already gone and she’s going home, Justin! What’s she doing, can’t you ask her, what are you asking me for, it’s not like she was in bed with me…”

Beep… beep… beep….

The disconnect tone sounded on the other end of the line. Brenda curved her lips in disdain. “What a sanctimonious little prick. He can’t even take a joke.”

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Nora drove back to the Smith’s house. As soon as she pulled in, she saw Justin waiting for her in the parking lot. The man glared at her, making Nora feel as if she had been caught fooling around with another man.

She got out of the car and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Waiting for you.”

The man replied casually and matter-of-factly. Then, he turned around and followed beside her. “What are you investigating lately?”

Nora thought for a while and answered, “How I got pregnant.”

She looked at Justin. Indeed, the man touched his nose guiltily after hearing her answer.

Nora’s lips curved into a smile. “Come on, spit it out, exactly what kind of evidence do you have and how far have your investigations gone?”

Justin must have been a victim of someone’s trickery back then, too. If he hadn’t been, he wouldn’t have hated Pete’s mother so much back then, let alone wouldn’t have known who she was.

Seeing that she seemed to be on top of things now, Justin sighed and said, “Actually, she was telling the truth at first.

In the beginning…

In other words, Justin had indeed been unconscious for a while at the time. But if he was unconscious, and also didn’t remember what he had done, then how did she get pregnant?

As Nora thought about it, her phone beeped twice.

She put her head down and checked it: it was another text message from the unknown number: [Ha, when I came downstairs, you were already gone!]

Nora: […].

[Although you’ve made me very angry, I’m still willing to give you a chance and show you how strong our department is. I’ve already unleashed my second big move, are you ready].

Nora: “?”

Why was he talking like he had eighth grade syndrome?

He had targeted Tanya the first time. Who was he going to target in his second big move?

As he thought about it, he saw Joel hurry out of his room. He had a serious look on his face and was walking quickly toward the car. Before Nora could say anything, he was gone.

It seemed that… something had gone wrong?

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-The Smith Corporation was a complete mess.

As soon as Joel walked into the office, the IT people said, “Mr. Smith, this is just too weird. Our network has suddenly gone down without warning. In addition, all the computers have been infected with viruses. I have pulled the cables out of the network, but it doesn’t seem to be working. The invader is using a very powerful virus…”

Joel took a deep breath. “Where’s Speedy?”

Speedy was a hacker the Smiths had hired. You could say he was the Smiths’ treasure.

Legend had it that the Hunt Corporation had paid a high price and hired Y as their network consultant. As a result, no one dared to invade the Hunt Corporation.

As for Smith Corporation, their hacker was Speedy.

The IT department manager said, “The master is trying to fix the network, but I think it’s hard to say how it will turn out this time.”

The IT manager frowned and said, “The other party is very aggressive and also has very strong skills. We suspect it is a known hacker.”

As the manager spoke, Joel entered the room, and saw Speedy, who was wearing a complicated expression, trying to repair the network. However, the computer screen suddenly shut down.

Someone had invaded the network!

Speedy had no chance of repairing the network.

Seeing this, Joel walked up behind Speedy’s back and said, “Ask him who it is.

Someone who could beat Speedy would undoubtedly be very skilled!

After all, Speedy and Solo were just as famous!

Speedy got him. Mr. Smith planned to negotiate with the other party.

He typed, ‘Who are you?’

The other party replied, ‘I’m Q.’

Joel narrowed his eyes.

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In the hotel room.

Someone asked, “Why do you claim to be Q, sir?”

The man sat with a wicked smile at the corner of his lips. He replied, “Because Q is someone who doesn’t surf the Internet much, so no one can find him. His name can also instill fear in people. Besides, if I say I’m Q, they won’t think of going to the real Q for help. Of course, our hacker is not bad. He seems to have managed to adapt to the genetic modification drug. He’s much more useful than Hillary Jones! That piece of garbage wasted a dose of my drug! Hmph!

But since the Smiths’ network is no longer usable, they’ll have to listen to me now! Haha!”

He leaned triumphantly on the couch and brought both hands behind his head. “Tell me, if a big company can’t use the Internet, how are they going to operate? Will my little servant come begging me now?

Tsk, I’m suddenly very excited!”

He sat down and added, “By the way, tell our new toy to give you more goodies as best he can! They need to be cornered! This way, I could bargain with my little servant-!”

“… Yes, sir.”

After he left, a voice was suddenly faintly heard in the room.

A rich, honeyed voice reprimanded, “Stop messing around!”

“What do you mean I’m playing, don’t you find this very amusing? Besides, what makes you think you can order me around? I’m the young master! I have the final say in everything! Beat it, you sicko!”

The people standing guard outside didn’t even react to hearing the conversation. It was as if they had gotten used to it long ago.

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