Chapter 2942


    Lawrence was leisurely sipping his coffee, his attention asionally drifting back to theputer


    screen. The room echoed with the rhythmic tapping of keyboards as the hackers intensely focused on


    their task.


    Ian, with a hint of anxiety in his voice, broke the silence. "Mr. Royce, why is this taking so long?" He


    couldn''t help but wonder, ''Is this another dead end? Why does it feel like we’re moving at a snail''s


    pace?''


    "Just hang in there a bit longer," Lawrence replied, a trace of impatience creeping into his tone.


    Internally, Lawrence was growing anxious too. ''Why no progress yet? We''ve got everything we need,''


    he thought, puzzled.


    Suddenly, a hacker let out a confused grunt.


    "What''s the issue?" Lawrence asked sharply, his gaze sweeping across the room.


    One hacker, looking totally bewildered, said, "It''s like the program has been hacked, yet it hasn''t. I''ve


    never seen anything like this."


    Ian, perplexed, asked, "What does that even mean? It''s either hacked or it''s not. What''s with this


    uncertainty?"


    "We did everything by the book, following Mr. Royce''s data and pattern. But there''s no response, and


    it''s not freezing either. It''s just... bizarre," the hacker tried to exin.


    "So, no reaction at all?" Ian responded, frustration mounting. "Looks like we''ve hit a dead end again!"


    "If it had failed, it should''ve frozen, but that hasn''t happened, " the hackers were equally baffled.


    Ian urged them, "Then keep digging. Where did we go wrong? rv


    The hackers resumed their work, only to report back, disappointed, "Still no luck."


    Ian murmured to himself, "What''s going wrong here?"


    A hacker, shaking his head, said, "In all my years, I''ve never encountered something like this."


    Ian, looking increasingly worried, turned to Lawrence. "Mr. Royce, do you think there''s a problem


    somewhere else?"


    Lawrence, understanding Ian''s implication about Nn and Nicole, replied with a shake of his head, "I


    don''t think so." He hadn''t noticed anything unusual, and Nn had already finished the game. If there


    were any issues, they wouldn’t have cleared it.


    Ian was visibly troubled as he mused, "But where exactly did it go wrong?"


    Considering that Nn wasn''t the issue, the hackers aiding them shouldn''t have faced any problems


    either.


    Suddenly, Ian lowered his voice, "Could there be someone else involved...?"


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    Lawrence had a hunch they might be targeted by an unknown adversary. The name Scorpio shed in


    his mind.


    But does Scorpio really have that kind of ability?'' Lawrence silently questioned himself.


    After a bit of thinking, he dismissed the idea, "It shouldn''t be Scorpio." He knew if Scorpio had the


    capability, they wouldn’t have sought his help with the Water Crest. Scorpio still needed him.


    "What''s really going on here?" Ian was thoroughly perplexed.


    Lawrence, deep in thought and staring at theputer screen, abruptly ordered, "Exit the program,


    now!"


    The hackers, confused but obedient, quickly followed themand.


    Ian, in a concerned whisper, asked, "Mr. Royce, what''s wrong?" He tried to figure out the problem.


    ''Which part went wrong?''


    Lawrence, still focused on the screen, suddenly burst into a bitterugh, "Hahaha... well yed,


    Nicole!"


    He had thought his n was wless, but it seemed Nicole had outsmarted him.


    Ian waspletely clueless, "What does this have to do with Nicole?"