Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
“Who is he? Why is he so strong? As we reviewed the reasons for our defeat just now, we couldn’t help but notice that his style is strikingly reminiscent of that of a legend. I’m truly curious to know whether he’s that legend.”
“Which legend are you talking about?”
Sage harbored doubts in his heart.
“Sir, you must have heard about a group of terrorists that emerged at few decades ago and carried out numerous crimes in both Nord City and Bern City. Despite this, Interpol was unable to apprehend them. They boasted of being invincible worldwide, asserting that no one could apprehend or trace their whereabouts.
Sage nodded, acknowledging. “I’ve heard about this. Are you implying that he’s also a member of the same alliance?”
“Back then, doomBringer launched an alliance on the internet that gathered top hackers from Nord City and Bern City. They all joined hands anonymously, unaware of each e
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other’s identities. The skills of the members varied, and doomBringer organized a competition to select them. His style has always been distinctive, cementing his status as a legend in our forum. To this day, no one has managed to surpass him.”
Sage fell silent, Could it be that
Timothy was truly doomBringer? He had heard this story before. He had been deeply moved by the tale of how doomBringer summoned people from Nord City and Bern City to come together in a passionate affiance to eradicate terrorism.
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Sage held full admiration for him and made a solemn vow to become someone as formidable as doomBringer. Little did he know that Timothy himself might be doomBringer. What a coincidence indeed. Sage fell into silence for a moment. What if Timothy was actually doomBringer? After all, he had always regarded doomBringer as his idol.
Sage felt complicated for a moment. The voice of his subordinate resonated in the group chat. “Sir, are you okay? Have you finished speaking with that legend? What did you discuss?”
“That’s right. We’re also curious. After all, if this is really doomBringer, if we post the process of the fight against him on the forum right now, it will definitely make other people envious.”
For a moment, everyone in the group chat became excited. After all, he was doomBringer.
“That’s enough. You haven’t even confirmed whether he is doomBringer yet. Why are you so excited?”
Sage’s mood was quite complex at that moment. On one hand, he had a strong desire to meet his idol. But on the other hand, he couldn’t fathom the fact that his idol was none other than Timothy himself, the very man he despised.
“Sir, can we test him? I think he might be doomBringer. Let’s satisfy our curiosity.”
“Exactly. Now we’re all forced to go offline. Only you’re still up there. Please help us test him out.”
Sage stared at the conversation on the laptop, momentarily at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, Timothy was experiencing an equally complex mood. Observing the prolonged silence from the other party, he speculated that he might have gone offline. However, he hesitated to shut down the computer directly, fearing that the other party might still be online.
After all, this was the only means of communication between them. If he had indeed gone offline, they would be left with no means to converse.
Sage replied awkwardly, “Actually, your skills are impressive. There are very few people who can match me, and you are one of them.”
Timothy was suddenly exhilarated when he saw the reply. “That child hasn’t been offline yet.”
Caleb was relieved. “I thought he was offline just now. This is a positive sign. It shows that he’s very interested in you, so he will ask you questions repeatedly.” “What does his sentence mean? How should I respond?”
“It’s simple. He’s praising you while also expressing curiosity about your hacking skills. This is the perfect opportunity for you to show off. Tell him you are doomBringer. You even formed an anti-terrorism alliance in Nord City and Bern City, annihilating an arrogant terrorist organization in one fell swoop. Your story is not only enthusiastic and impressive but also solidifies a positive image of you.”
He didn’t do it to be a hero. He just couldn’t tolerate the terrorists.
Timothy frowned. “Those are insignificant. Everyone hides their true identity, and no one truly knows who they are. I have no desire to unveil my true identity.”
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Caleb tried persuading him further, “It’s not about revealing your true identity, but about creating a positive impression in front of your child. Your young hacker has displayed remarkable skills from a young age, indicating that he has likely heard about your impressive accomplishments in the past. Perhaps he’ll even see you as an idol. By unveiling your genuine identity at this moment, you have the opportunity to preserve and enhance your own image.”
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“But what if he finds out after I reveal my true identity?” Timothy lacked confidence at that particular moment.
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“That won’t happen. He definitely won’t notice these things if you answer him directly. Besides, he already knows who you are. Whether you reveal your identity or not doesn’t matter.” Timothy remained silent for a moment before he typed out his reply on the keyboard.
“That’s all in the past. I’ve returned to a normal life since doing something significant.”
Upon seeing this response, Sage continued to inquire, “What significant thing did you do?”
Could it be the same thing mentioned by his subordinate just now? Could Timothy really be the infamous doomBringer from the olden days?
Coincidentally, the “B” in doomBringer, which was also the first letter of the asshole’s family name, was capitalized.
It felt like he was getting closer to the truth.
“In the past, there was a notorious terrorist organization that brazenly invaded many people’s computer systems and boasted that no one could find their existence. It caused extremely negative impacts on the international community.
“At that time, with youthful zeal, I gathered a group of people and raided their hideouts one by one, exposing these terrorists. However, these terrorists were no ordinary people.” “Ordinary?’ What do you mean?”
Sage initially thought that everything seemed okay on the surface. After all, he had heard about the heroic deeds of Nord City and Bern City establishing an anti-terrorism organization alliance many times before. His subordinates even described it personally.
None of these were secrets, as they could all be found on the internet.
However, he didn’t expect the terrorists to have another secret about their true identities.
“Those terrorists are not from poor families; they’re basically the sons and daughters of wealthy families. Those wealthy families started to obstruct, threaten, and lure us to stop the attack. They even wanted us to give up on exposing the true identities of the terrorists to the world.”
This indeed surprised Sage. There were various opinions on the internet about the identities of those terrorists but most of them tended to believe that they were from poor countries and became radicalized due to resentment towards the wealthy, which led them to commit these acts.
But he didn’t expect that some of those people were actually members of wealthy families.
Out of curiosity, Sage suddenly asked, “What happened after that? Why did they do this?”
Timothy explained patiently, “You can never judge a lunatic with normal thinking. As for those wealthy young men and women, it’s because they were too bored, so they started to disguise themselves as criminals. With the internet as their cover, they put on a mask and dominated the online world. They made it so that no one could catch them.
“They seek the thrill.”
Sage was somewhat indignant upon hearing that. “But they hurt so many people, most of whom are ordinary people just living their lives!
“These normal people didn’t provoke them, so why should they be toyed with and harmed by those terrorists?”
Sage hated those who bullied others. He and his group of friends often did righteous deeds, intervening when they saw injustices.
That’s why he was interested in the story of doomBringer eliminating terrorists.
Timothy continued typing, “At that time, we couldn’t stand how arrogant those terrorists were. That’s why we publicly called for the best members from both the North and the South and openly declared war on that group of terrorists.”
“But those terrorists were powerful, right? Their families joining forces should have put a lot of pressure on you?”
Sage only knew that the bad guy was now the richest man in Bern City. However, the bad guy probably didn’t have that much power yet back then.
Faced with warnings from those allied families, the bad guy should still have felt pressure. After all, one man alone was no match for many.
It was hard for even one family to fight against all the other families.
After all, the bad guy wasn’t yet the head of the Barrett family back then.
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Timothy replied calmly, “Indeed, there were infiltrators from their side among us, which led to the exposure of the identities of the members. Many people, including myself, were secretly threatened.” “So how did you end up resolving this matter?” Sage asked, his heart tensing up when he heard those words.
He had only heard about this heroic story, but he didn’t know there were so many hidden twists and turns in the middle.
For example, the terrorists were actually the sons and daughters from wealthy families.
But Sage knew that the end result was the terrorist organization being crushed and its members arrested.
But how was it dealt with in between?
He was curious how Timothy did it.
As Timothy was about to reply, Caleb pulled him back abruptly. “Alright, we can’t continue talking about this,” he warned.
Timothy looked up, somewhat displeased. “Why? This seems to be a topic he’s very interested in.”
After all, they had finally found a topic that the kid was interested in. Why couldn’t they continue talking about it?
“Tim, didn’t you say that you’re not in the place to reveal your identity? You signed a confidentiality agreement for these things back then. It wouldn’t be good to talk about it now, would it?”
The man replied domineeringly, “Indeed, I signed a confidentiality agreement back then, but that was then. Even if I talk about it now, what can anyone do?”
What happened in the past was in the past; the present was the present.
“Indeed.” Caleb clapped his hands. “It’s time to look at things with new eyes after all this time.”
Those arrogant families from back then couldn’t even speak in front of the Barrett family now.
Caleb added, “But that’s not what I’m trying to say. It’s just that he’s interested in this topic, and you’ve touched on a crucial point. According to common sense, what should you do?” Timothy immediately kicked Caleb. “Don’t beat around the bush. Cut the nonsense and tell me what I should do.”
“It’s simple. Just ask for his contact information, and then say that you can explain it to him in detail later.”
“Are you sure that’s a good idea?”