Chapter 378 Hacking Competition
The doorbell woke Isabelle up.
Suppressing her irritation, she looked towards the door where Joshua stood.
Joshua looked pale and exhausted. He exuded a sense of helplessness and confusion. His eyes were unfocused, looking lost. “Sorry, I still can’t sleep.”
Isabelle’s irritation gradually dissipated as she looked at his face, which resembled Storm Shadow. She offered, Tll put a couple of needles on you.
Isabelle grabbed the needles and inserted two into Joshua.
Sitting on the sofa, it didn’t take long for Joshua to start feeling sleepy. He looked at Isabelle with gratitude.
“I have a friend who’s a psychologist. When he’s available, I’ll arrange for you to meet him,” Isabelle
offered.
Joshua had grown up in a repressive environment. He had witnessed Dudley, the white SUV’s car owner, die under the wheels while chasing him..
The death of his mother also took a toll on his mental health.
With long–term use, the sleeping pills Isabelle had been giving him had significant side effects.
“Thank you,” Joshua said, his voice weary.
Joshua seemed exhausted. Isabelle lowered her eyes slightly and pointed to the room White Owl had previously stayed in.
She offered, “You can sleep there.”
Isabelle was about to go upstairs.
Joshua called out, “Isabelle.”
She turned and asked, “Is there anything else?”
He shook his head slightly and said, “No, nothing”
Back at the university, Ethan suddenly brought up a topic with Isabelle during lunch. He wondered, “Do you know about X?”
Isabelle raised an eyebrow and responded, “You know about him?”
“He’s the best hacker in the world, His skills are miles ahead of second place,” Ethan explained.
“Yeah, the former second place, Isabelle corrected.
“Former? Has someone else taken the second spot?” Ethan asked, surprised.
“Yes,” Isabelle replied.
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“Why are you bringing this up? Are you interested in hacking?” Isabelle asked.
“Everyone at school is talking about it. Don’t your classmates discuss it too? Isabelle, you know about hacking: haven’t you heard of X? Eihan continued.
Just then, Danny appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. He asked, “Hacking? Are you going to challenge Sagefield University?”
“What challenge?” Isabelle questioned Ethan.
Danny jumped in again and revealed, “Isabelle, don’t you know? There’s a computer competition.
“There are two reasons. The first reason stems from last year’s basketball game, in which you defeated Sagefield; this year, they are seeking revenge.
“And two, it’s because of you again, Boss. You’re the face of our university’s recruitment pamphlet. Sagefield’s had a hard time competing with us for students, so they started this computer competition,” Danny explained.
Isabelle turned to Ethan and asked. “Are you planning to participate?”
Ethan smiled shyly and said, “I don’t think freshmen are allowed. Plus, Sagefield has a freshman who’s mixed–blood, lived abroad, and has a hacker master as a mentor. He’s supposed to be quite skilled. I can’t match him. The school is taking this seriously; many have signed up, and they’re still taking exams to qualify.”
“A hacker master? Better than X? Isabelle questioned.
“Impossible,” Ethan replied without hesitation.
“I’ve taught you a lot along with George. Don’t back out before even trying. Boys should have some courage; it’s good for your mental health,” Isabelle encouraged.
Ethan had a talent for this. Isabelle knew his current skills were quite good.
Not on the level of top hackers, but still impressive.
“Boss is right. Those guys at Sagefield don’t know who’s in charge. We need to get them straight. They’re asking for trouble, so let’s give it to them,” Danny said enthusiastically.
“Are you signing up, Isabelle?” Ethan asked.
“You should go for it, Isabelle replied,
*Don’t back out, Boss. You and your brother teaming up would be perfect. That mixed–blood kid is no match for you,” Danny insisted.
Danny had seen Isabelle’s hacking precision before; he knew he could never master it.
“Let’s not bully them too much! Isabelle said offhandedly.
“Isabelle, last year’s basketball match left Sagefield with quite a psychological scar. We’re neighbours, and harmony is important. If we send you again this year…” Magnus glanced at Humbert and waved his hand. “It wouldn’t be appropriate. Principal Brown is getting on in years; we should show some respect.”
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After Danny left. Ethan asked quietly, “Yeah, the incident that crashed the internet nationwide
Joshua -did George hire someone to do it?”
Or was George the one who did it himself?
Ethan never considered that Isabelle could have done it. He knew she was good with computers, but she had only started using them in her senior year of high school.
Even if she had secretly been learning, there wouldn’t have been enough time to reach that level of skill.
No matter how talented she was, she couldn’t be that extraordinary.
It wasn’t just hacking into a couple of systems; it caused a nationwide upheaval, likely even alerting the
government.
Everyone at school said so.
That wasn’t something one or two people could do.
