"Hackers?"
Chali Watson looked utterly baffled. It was still the late eighties; the internet had yet to become widespread, and most communication was done by telephone.
As a poor student, Chali Watson naturally had no idea what a hacker was.
"You can think of it this way: I just detected an abnormal signal coming from here. Its processing capacity was even greater than that of a supercomputer. Obviously, your family couldn't possibly afford something like that."
Xu Yue walked in without any ceremony. When he reached Bumblebee, he raised a hand and knocked on the car's body.
"But I need to remind you that while you were transmitting that signal, another signal also detected your location. I was actually tracking them when I happened to find you. Well, they can find you too."
"You'd better pray they don't mean you harm."
Faced with a poor student who understood nothing, Xu Yue only needed to make something up casually.
"Oh, they'll come looking for us? God, we're in danger!"
Chali Watson ran her fingers through her hair, looking deeply troubled.
She had only been an ordinary student to begin with. At most, she was better than most at fixing cars.
And now, she did not even have anyone to discuss this with...
Huh?
As that thought occurred to her, Chali Watson's gaze fell on Xu Yue again.
Young, wealthy, smart, and wise—and he was the kindhearted person who had given Bumblebee to her.
Who could possibly be more suitable than him?
"Sir, what I'm about to tell you may sound unbelievable, but please listen carefully. It concerns the safety of our Earth..."
Chali Watson spoke to Xu Yue with a grave, earnest expression, while Xu Yue assumed the posture of a careful listener.
"So, the Decepticons want to summon their