"I've lost." Three such plain, unadorned words.
They left the Horizon Team speechless.
Xiao Shuo coughed and looked away. "I thought it was cool back then, so I learned some hacking skills. Then my terminal got hacked for a whole year, and that cured my internet addiction for good."
"Then how did you know it was Kou Ying?" Chu Lie asked.
Weren't hackers supposed to be mysterious?
Xiao Shuo's face darkened. "My dad brought him in from the Great Xia Research Institute Center specifically to deal with me."
Being so thoroughly crushed by someone his own age had left him deeply scarred. It was a dark chapter of his past he didn't want to mention.
"..."
A row of ellipses appeared above the Horizon Team members' heads.
No wonder Xiao Shuo never looked Kou Ying in the eye. He had been beaten into having a psychological scar.
Wei Changming called Mu Bingge with an expressionless face and sent over the username and password.
"There's a hacker on your team. Have him investigate."
"A hacker?" Mu Bingge looked at the people beside her.
They all shook their heads.
Kou Ying said calmly, "If it's something involving electronics or machinery, he probably means me."
Ye Buyu circled Kou Ying, looking as though she were worshipping a master.
"Whoa, Kou Ying, you actually had an Alternate Identity."
Lou Guanshan puffed out his chest and tilted his nose up. "Who doesn't have an Alternate Identity? I have one too!"
Su Wuwei raised an eyebrow. "What Alternate Identity?"
"I am the Son of the Earth!"
Su Wuwei silently walked away. He should never have expected anything from him. The man was beyond saving.
"I'm serious." Lou Guanshan lowered his voice mysteriously. "I'm a man with a story. Let me tell you all about it."
"Tell