"Dennis, your coffee."
"Okay, thanks. Your skin's gotten better, Alice."
In the CIA's Office of Cybersecurity, a young man in a navy-blue shirt who looked no more than twenty-four or twenty-five had just walked in. He took the coffee offered by the blond married woman, teased her lightly, put down his briefcase, and went to sit at his desk.
Everyone who knew him knew Dennis's history. He was Dennis Moran, once one of the most notorious computer criminals. He had participated in a series of denial-of-service attacks that had shut down thousands of internet websites. He had also planned unauthorized intrusions into the computer systems of the US Air Force and the US Army.
At the time, he had been only seventeen.
After being arrested, he had been charged with seven Class A felonies related to illegal hacking. In the end, the CIA recruited him, and he became one of its cybersecurity employees. He was now responsible for CIA cybersecurity and cyber intrusion operations.
Within the CIA Office of Cybersecurity, Dennis was one of the god-tier figures in computer technology. He had repeatedly handled external cyberattacks and surveillance operations, completing them flawlessly.
The CIA's network firewall had also risen by a level under Dennis's control.
Dennis took a sip of coffee and leisurely clicked through a small game on his computer. "Alice, there's less sugar in today's coffee. Your man must not have satisfied you last night, so you didn't satisfy me either."
Soft laughter rang out in the office. The blond married woman who had been teased laughed and cursed back, "Your tastes have gotten heavier. I can't satisfy you."
"I'm only into light bondage and whips. My tastes aren't that heavy." Dennis chuckled. "Any difficult missions today?"
"If you can infiltrate Ant Army Company's network, I'll satisfy your