Chapter 277 Online Banter

[Hera: Have you checked where the fake IP address originated from?]

[Gerald: Yes, Young Miss. It traces back to a small, uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. My team has already verified it.]

[Hera: (¬‿¬)]

[Hera: You guys are good at hacking, right? Or perhaps we could enlist the help of the number one hacker in the world on our team?]

Hera jested, wondering if it was even possible to connect with such a globally sought-after talent.

[Gerald: We tried, but...]

[Hera: (¬‿¬)]

"Well, yeah, you tried but failed to recruit him. Of course, we won't succeed; that guy will only change his mind because of Alice," Hera thought to herself, unable to share this with Gerald. Misinterpreting the emoticons Hera had been sending, Gerald thought she was half-mocking and half-disdaining them for being incompetent in tracking, let alone hiring, the number one hacker.

Gerald felt nervous.