Chapter 912
Chapter 912:
Twenty minutes later, Anthony called Annabel.
“Ada, I found the source of the virus,” he reported. “It was a hacker named Ling who attacked the company’s internal network. He’s pretty impressive. I looked into him and found out he won an international hacking competition three years ago p>
“Okay. I understand. Thank you,” Annabel replied.
After she ended the call, Annabel stared at the code on her screen and smiled.
The champion of an international hacking competition?
She couldn’t wait to test him.
She flexed her wrists and began typing again, fast and decisive. Her fingers moved with remarkable agility. Before long, she had cracked the virus and restored everything in the system.
The pages and videos in the database returned to normal one by one. Annabel smiled with satisfaction—but she didn’t stop there.
She entered another string of targeted code, aimed directly at Ling’s computer.
Ling’s system had strong defenses, but it still wasn’t enough to stop Annabel.
Twenty minutes later, Annabel finally let out a breath. She had successfully broken into Ling’s computer. At this point, his machine might already be forced to shut down completely.
She called Anthony again and gave him Ling’s phone number and address. “Anthony, it’s me. I just got Ling’s phone number and address. It would be best if you go find him—I want to meet him in person. I’m thinking of working with him in the near future p>
Annabel glanced at the clock on the wall. It was half past eight in the evening, and there was still plenty of time.
About an hour and a half later, Anthony arrived at Annabel’s place with a young man in tow. The man’s eyes were full of suspicion as he looked Annabel up and down.
He still couldn’t believe it. Someone had broken through his program and even crippled his computer system. And that someone was this woman?
Annabel walked up to him with composed grace and extended her hand. “Nice to meet you. And I’m sorry for accessing your system p>
The young man—Ling—shook her hand at once, excitement and admiration bleeding through his expression. “I’m Ling. Anthony told me everything. I’m ready to cooperate with you p>
Annabel was surprised that he agreed so easily. Before she could respond, Ling asked, genuinely curious, “But I don’t understand. I thought my work was flawless. How did you break through it so quickly p>
“I’ll explain once we’re done here,” Annabel replied with a small smile.
Ling looked puzzled for a moment, then shrugged as if to say he could wait. He took out his phone, dialed Bella’s number, and activated the voice changer attached to his collar.
“Hello?” he said calmly. “I did what you asked. Their internal network is completely exposed.” He paused deliberately, letting the tension hang. “Don’t forget to transfer the rest of the payment to my account p>
Annabel and Anthony exchanged a knowing look, then smiled.
The next morning, the opening ceremony for “Farewell, My Love” began at nine o’clock.