Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Even if Maya was trying to take control of everything, Mia wouldn’t let that happen.
Mia returned to her room and contacted Nathan. “Nathan, I have a question.”
“What?”
“How can I hack into a company’s system if there’s something I’m looking for?”
His brow raised slightly. “Which company are you trying to hack into?”
A cough resounded. “I’m not trying to hack into any company’s system. I’m just curious. I’ve finished the homework you assigned, so I guess I’m a half¨Chacker myself. I’m itching to try it on my own.”
Realizing her talent in information technology was a surprise to her.
Before this, when Wilhelmina spread awful rumors about Mia in school, Nathan tracked her down through the IP address.
That was how Mia got interested in it and asked him to teach her.
That was the start of Mia’s journey in hacking. Since then, she has made tremendous progress in her learning.
Nathan could see through her feeble excuse easily, and he was confident that she was trying to hack into a company’s system. ¡¤
He replied calmly. “Easy. Do as I taught you. Huge companies normally have programmers to safeguard their systems. Once they notice their system is hacked, they’ll begin the counter. You have to look for a safe firewall for your IP address. That way, they won’t be able to track you down.
“I have the program you gave me. There shouldn’t be any problem.”
“That can’t guarantee anything. I’ll send you a new one. This should work.”
Mia fell silent for a moment. “Thanks, Nathan.”
Not only did Nathan see through her intentions and keep quiet about it, but he also shared with her a new program.
“Save it. Hit me up if you’re stuck at something.”
“Okay.”
Soon after the call ended, he shared a zip file, which she downloaded into a USB drive.
The next day, she brought along her laptop to Vista Properties.
Randy worked here. She wanted to confront him face¨Cto¨Cface to demand an explanation.
Mia went to the receptionist. “Hi, I’m looking for Mr. Skimmer, the person in charge of the demolition in an old neighborhood. I’m a resident there. Everyone has received compensation. except for my family. May I know what’s going on?”
“Hold on. I’ll relay the message for you.”
Mia admired the decorations while waiting.
The receptionist claimed, “Mr. Skimmer is in the middle of something. Please wait over there.
He’ll resolve your issue once he’s done with his work.”
Mia headed over to a corner and took a seat. She fished out her laptop and began to hack into the company’s system.
She skimmed through the internal system until she spotted a schedule for demolitions.
There was a picture of Randy and she remembered his face.
An hour passed.
Her impatience led her back to the receptionist for a follow¨Cup. “Is Mr. Skimmer available now?”
“I don’t think so. I’m sorry. Please wait a little longer.”
Mia returned to her seat and hacked into the company’s system, searching for Randy’s contact number.
She dialed the number and the line got through in a heartbeat.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Mr. Skimmer, my old neighborhood was demolished for redevelopment, but my family hasn’t received the compensation. May I know what’s going on? Are you available for a talk?”
“Oh, it’s you. Sorry, but I’m busy at the moment. I’ll come back to you once I’m done.” Randy hung
1. up.
Mia called again but it was left unanswered.
Only then did she understand what was going on. Randy was ignoring her on purpose and this had something to do with Maya for sure.
Since things had come to this point, Mia might as well take it the hard way.
She hacked into the internal system and made a text. ¡®Mr. Skimmer, are you done yet?¡®
Everyone, who had access to the system, could see the text instantly.
They were taken aback. “What’s going on?”
Someone reported the news of the company getting hacked to Dominic.
His expression turned gray. “What’s the Technical Department doing? Find out who the hacker is this instant!”
Dominic rounded everyone up from the Technical Department as soon as he found out that someone hacked into the subsidiary’s internal system.
That hacker was either.trying his luck or had a death wish!
Dominic read the text in his office, infuriated. He never expected someone to test his patience.
after he expanded a subsidiary in Bern City.
Who was this daring hacker?
With a grim face, he announced, “You have ten minutes to remove the text and 30 minutes to track down the hacker! Find out who he is and bring him to the team! Otherwise, you’ll be fired!”
The technical team turned on their computers and began tracking down the hacker.
Dominic loosened his tie and instructed his assistant, “Call that Mr. Skimmer over. Just what is going on? Why is a hacker looking for him?”
Randy soon¡® found out that things were getting out of hand. He contacted Maya. “Ms. Lane, what are we going to do now? Someone hacked into the company’s internal system! Is that family causing trouble on purpose?”
“What are you afraid of? That family doesn’t have the power to do so. I’m sure it’s not them. Did you offend someone?” She didn’t believe that Mia was involved in this issue.
Maya firmly believed that Mia was unable to hire a great hacker to orchestrate such a ruckus.
“But Ms. Lane, that woman has been waiting for me at the company. I keep rejecting her request by saying that I’m busy. Now, the system is hacked! What are the odds?”
“I’ll go to the subsidiary right now. Calm down, just tell them that a hacker infiltrated the system because of other issues. My brother’s technical team is made of capable people. They’ll catch the hacker in no time. You know what to do.”
“I know. Don’t worry. Ms. Lane.” Randy ended the call.
He was wrecked with nervousness as he made his way to the presidential office.
He knocked on the door and entered the office. “Mr. Lane, is there something I can help you with?”
“Mind telling me what’s going on? Did you not see the text on the screen of the internal system?
“I’m innocent, Mr. Lane! We’re a new company. It’s easy to offend someone given our circumstances. It could be an act of resentment by the previous competitor. They could be trying to intimidate us.”
At this point, Randy would never admit anything. The problem would be resolved once Maya arrived.
Even if the truth was revealed, he wouldn’t be blamed because he was simply following Maya’s orders.
Dominic glared at Randy, whose words made sense.
Falling victim to a scheme was normal considering that they were a new company in the area.
However, Dominic never expected a hacker to be involved!
His brother, Nathan was a famous hacker.
The other party simply didn’t know their place for trying to play such tricks!
Someone from the Technical Department reported, “Mr. Lane, the other party is tricky. He caught on our counter and retreated immediately. His IP address is somewhere hidden, and his MO is smooth. He seems like an experienced hacker. It’ll take a long while before we can trace him.”
“Bring the laptop over.” Dominic decided to join the showdown himself, confident that he could catch that hacker.
Dominic’s eyes focused on the monitor as he contacted Nathan. “Nathan, a hacker has infiltrated. our company’s system. A daring one. Any ways to track him down?”
“Oh? Who is bold enough to confront the boss? No hackers in Nord City dared to do so.”
“Cut it out. This is not Nord City. The Technical Department is at their wit’s end. The hacker seems to have something up his sleeves. Didn’t you say that there’s a brilliant program? Send it to me. I’m going to catch that hacker today.”
With Nathan’s help, Dominic believed that he could track down any hacker he wanted.
Nathan smiled. “Not a problem. What’s that hacker’s virtual IP address? I can make a vague guess of his origin through that.”