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Tony seemed to sense Dave’s uncertainty from the change in the latter’s countenance. Thus, he stated sincerely, “Alpha Dave, I’m not pulling your leg. I’m serious about it.”
He claims he’s not pulling my leg, but should I take his words seriously?
Even though Dave was impressed with Tony ‘s eloquence moments ago, he could not help but feel that the boy was building castles in the air.
“Tony , don’t you think you’re overly optimistic? It is easier said than done. Things might not be as simple as how you think!” Dave refuted warily.
“Alpha Dave, you think that I’m bragging, don’t you?” Tony retorted. He could sense the unmissable hint of doubt in Dave’s tone and countenance.
The latter did not utter any words. Evidently, Tony made the right speculation.
With that, Tony added, “However, I’m not bragging. I mean it, and I have a plan in mind!” Puzzled, Dave stared at him. “Plan? What kind of plan?”
After pondering for a while, Tony leaned closer and whispered something to him. Moments later, Dave furrowed his brows and looked at him in sheer disbelief.
“I’m fully aware that my plan might not work perfectly. However, I’m convinced it can at least disrupt Boss’ scheme. Most importantly, we must give our all to save Daddy and Nelly . In my opinion, we can give it a try!”
“Have you thought about how you could mobilize the others?” Dave asked quizzically. “Alpha Dave, don’t you know that money can do magic?” Tony asked.
Dave narrowed his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Tony .
“I believe that someone will be willing to do so. In fact, there will be quite a number!” Tony replied
confidently. After all, nobody could survive without money. The majority of people were desirous of authority and wealth. Hence, he was sure as hell that someone would do so willingly as long as they were well paid.
Dave continued to stare at Tony with narrowed eyes. He was impressed with the boy’s intelligence a while ago, and now he was even fully convinced by his words at the moment. Regardless of whether things would turn out as expected, Dave had to admit that Tony had a point.
As mentioned earlier by Tony , the unique advantage is the key to success. None of us possesses it but him!
Dave could not fathom why Tony had such a sense of superiority and conviction. Notwithstanding, at the sight of the latter’s utter confidence, he believed in him uncontrollably. At the same time, his curiosity about the boy was piqued as time went by.
After much contemplation, Dave looked at him. “Is there anything that you need me to do?”
“I’ll start making the necessary arrangements. Alpha Dave, I’ll let you know if I need your help at any time,” Tony responded courteously.
Hearing that, Dave nodded. “Okay!”
Tony finally plastered a smile on his face after Dave agreed. “Alpha Dave, my daddy is blessed to have such a wonderful friend like you.”
The latter’s lips lifted into a smile as he was pleased with Tony ‘s compliment. “Remember to repeat this statement to your daddy. I reckon he needs his close ones to enlighten him on that. Otherwise, he’ll keep thinking that I owe him a lot.”
Tony ‘s lips curled up. “Okay! I’ll surely tell him that after we manage to save Nelly .” Dave smiled pleasantly.
“It’s getting late, and I have to go back to my room first. Alpha Dave, good night.” “Good night!”
The next moment, Tony headed upstairs.
Seated on the couch, Dave gazed at Tony ‘s retreating figure with inexplicit emotion. He had a hunch the latter would have a bright future beyond imagination if his plan turned out successful.Content © NôvelDrama.Org.
At that very moment, he could not help but mock himself. No doubt, we are incomparable to the highly competent young ones!
Once Tony was back in his room, he turned on the laptop and accessed Hacker Community.
After contemplating for a while, he finally decided to post a bounty list with Boss’ information, offering a bounty of at least a hundred million.
On top of that, he did not limit the number of people joining. In other words, the hackers could work in groups, and the reward would be calculated based on the number of people who joined. It could vary according to Boss’ condition after they accomplished their mission. Nevertheless, Tony assured them that the minimum amount paid to them would be one hundred million regardless of whether Boss was captured alive, severely injured, or offed.
After going through what he had typed, Tony pressed a button to post it right away.
He had intentionally chosen a time when most hackers actively accessed the site. The moment his bounty list was posted, it created an uproar.
Not to mention, he posted it in the name of Anonymous, who had been lying low. Furthermore, nobody else had ever come up with such a bounty list after Shadow Seeker’s previous post. Hence, it whipped the other hackers up instantly, and they started gossiping fervently.
Undeniably, Shadow Seeker’s post to track down Midnight fang pack was followed by Anonymous’ to capture Boss. Subsequently, the others could not refrain from suspecting that Anonymous had done that solely for Shadow Seeker.
It was known to everyone in the hacking world that Anonymous had been flattering Shadow Seeker. Nevertheless, Shadow Seeker had never responded so far. Inevitably, they sensed some changes after the duo’s previous intense competition.
Everyone in Hacker Community was open-minded and did not mind much, even if any among them was homoromantic. Many were only worried about the invincible team formed once Shadow Seeker and Anonymous were in a relationship. With that, the duo would be ranked the top in the hacking world. By then, everyone else would be no match for them.
At that very moment, Tony ‘s phone rang. It turned out to be a call from Sam . He hesitated for a while before answering it.
“Hello.”
Just as Sam was about to say something, he was stunned when a kid’s voice sounded from the other end of the line. “What happened to your voice?”
“Why? You don’t like it?”
“Good gracious! Why are you using a voice changer?” Tony was utterly speechless.
Hmph! Now that I’m thinking of revealing my true identity when liaising with him, he doesn’t believe me!
“What is it? Cut to the chase,” Tony urged him without making any explanation.
His words reminded Sam of something. “How could you still have the cheek to say so? Why did you post the bounty list on Hacker Community?”
“You saw it?” Tony drawled.
Sam took a deep breath. “How can I overlook such an eye-catching post?”
“Since you’d seen it, what’s the point of asking me again?” Tony snapped. “You-I want to ask what you intend to do.” Sam finally went straight to the point.
“Didn’t you see that? I’m trying to track down Boss!” Tony hissed with intense abhorrence in his tone.
Sam could not sense that on the other end of the line. He said, “Midnight fang pack has nothing to do with us. Don’t you think you’ll only put yourself in deep water by acting impulsively?”
Tony lowered his voice. “There’s nothing between Darknetz and him, but there is something between him and me!”
Sam frowned. “What do you mean?”
Tony did not utter any words. There was a hint of hostility in his eyes.
Dumbstruck, Sam only asked hesitantly after a while, “Did they inflict any harm on you?”
After remaining silent for a while, Tony lowered his voice and enunciated, “They didn’t lay a finger on me but targeted someone who is the most important to me instead!”
In a split second, realization dawned on Sam . After remaining silent for a while, he asked, “So that was why you went to Forbidden forest ?”
Without hesitation, Tony answered, “Yes!”
“I got it!” Sam blurted out.
“No! You don’t understand! Apart from tracking him down and offing him, I vow to eliminate Midnight fang pack !” Tony stated resolutely. His childlike voice was not loud, but Sam could sense the intense fury in his tone.
“Tony -”
“Don’t try to stop me if you treat me as your friend!” Tony cut him off.
“I’m not trying to stop you. It’s a rule that Darknetz should never step on anyone’s toes, but it doesn’t mean we are scaredy-cats. If he has the gall to provoke you, the whole Darknetz won’t let him off!” Sam emphasized solemnly.
Flabbergasted, Tony asked tactfully, “Aren’t you angry?” “Of course, I’m still mad at you!” Sam snorted.
“Then why did you-”
“I’m mad because you didn’t mention a single word about this matter!”
Tony was rendered speechless. He was caught off guard by the sudden change in Sam ‘s demeanor. “Is that the reason you have been stopping me from looking for you?” Sam asked again.
“No. That’s not the sole reason…”
However, Sam assumed his instinct was right and tried to appease Tony .
“Tony , I admit that I had been standing in your way before this as I did not wish to see you end up being chastised by the others. However, things will be different if they have gotten on your nerves first. Heed my words. Darknetz is fearless. If they dare to provoke you, they are actually going against the whole Darknetz too. Just hang on. I’ll meet you right after resolving Holden’s matter. Let’s discuss this in detail later!”
“It’s all right-”
“Enough of that! There’s no need for formality now. Wait for me, okay?” “But-”
“All right. I have a call from Holden. Just wait for my call.” With that, he hung up on Tony .
Looking at his phone, Tony could not help but let out a resigned sigh.
He knew he would have to meet Sam in person sooner or later. Thus, he had been looking for ideal timing. But when will be the right time?
Nevertheless, no matter how he racked his brain, he did not have any conclusion. Forget about it. I’ll just go with the flow then.
At the thought, Tony caught a glimpse of the increasing number of the names registered in the bounty list displayed on the laptop screen. He lowered his gaze and posted a contact detail before closing the laptop.
The following morning, Tony overslept as he went to bed much later than usual the previous night. Subsequently, Ben had to wake him up.
“Tony Jackson , wake up!”
Sensing someone was shaking him, Tony finally opened his eyes and stared groggily at Ben . “What’s the matter with you?”
He rolled over and planned to sleep again.
“How could you still sleep at this hour?” Ben yelled behind him. “What’s the time now?” Tony mumbled.
“Ten o’clock! The clock has already struck ten!”
Just as Tony was about to drift off to sleep with his eyes closed again, he opened his eyes abruptly and sat on the bed. “What did you say?”
Ben let out a sigh as he stared at Tony . At the same time, the latter took the watch from the table to have a look. “Good gracious! It’s ten o’clock now…”
Tony looked dazed as he sat on the bed. It was as though he was deep in thought.
Meanwhile, Ben teased him, “Ha! Even though you don’t look like Nelly , you’re obviously a sleepyhead like her…”
“Are you sure I don’t look like Nelly ? Don’t you know what recessive genes are? Undeniably, I still bear a resemblance to her!” At that moment, Tony came to his senses and rolled over to get out of bed.
Next, he got changed swiftly before striding out of the room.