Chapter 6 Offending People

Sophie looked through the information and discovered that hackers from Anglandur were attacking the firewall of Chanaea. If successful, it would jeopardize Chanaea's national security, plunging the country into a crisis. Sophie deleted the information and took a cab to the Tanner residence. As soon as she entered, Charmaine approached her. “Sophie, it's not easy for you to get into Jipsdale Premier High. I hope you won't stir up trouble. Now you and your sister are in the same school. If you have any questions, you can ask her.” Despite her disdain, Charmaine couldn't deny that Sophie was her daughter, and there was nothing she could do to change that. So, she hoped Sophie wouldn't negatively influence Willow. “Mom, don't worry. I'll take good care of Sophie and prevent her from making the same mistakes again.” Willow cozied up to Charmaine, hugging her arm affectionately, though her mind was plotting. Five years ago, she ruined Sophie's reputation, and five years later, Sophie wouldn't be her match. “Are you two done pretending? Can you stop nauseating me? What I do is my own business and has nothing to do with you. If you enjoy acting so much, why not become an actor?” Sophie retorted. She then went straight upstairs without even glancing at them. “Look at her attitude! She thinks she's so great after doing such things. She still hasn't learned to repent.” Charmaine was almost driven to madness by her daughter. Willow sneered inwardly but kept a straight face. “Mom, don't be angry. You still have me, and I won't let you down.” “Yes! Fortunately, there's you. You've never disappointed me. You know the situation our family is in now. You must not disappoint me.” Once Willow married into a prestigious family, there would be hope for the Tanner family. Ignoring the two downstairs, Sophie returned to her room and took out her laptop. She switched it on. This laptop appeared to be a rather ordinary, domestically produced one, but its startup speed was faster than an Apple laptop. In less than three seconds after pressing the power button, the laptop was fully booted up. The laptop's interface was similar to that of a regular one. Sophie sat on the bed and placed, the laptop on her lap, her fingers swiftly typing a string of code on the keyboard. “It's him!” Sophie had a good idea of what was going on after less than a minute of engaging with Anglandur's hackers. “You're dead.” They had the guts to target Chanaea. If she didn't teach them a lesson this time, they would think there were no talented people in Chanaea. Her fingers danced across the keyboard, and lines of code appeared on the laptop screen. At the Intelligence Agency of Anglandur, the hackers were hard at work. “How's it going? Did you get it?” he anxiously asked while looking at the computer. This time, they were trying to steal military defense data from Chanaea. “F*ck.” Just as they were about to succeed, they were blocked, and the program was also fortified with an indestructible firewall. The Anglandur hacker slammed the mouse down in frustration, then suddenly remembered something and quickly started typing on the keyboard. “What's wrong?” “It's over.” Just as he realized what the other party was up to, Anglandur's firewall was breached. When he tried to encrypt it, his computer froze for a full ten seconds. In those ten seconds, Anglandur's confidential files were hacked. “What's going on?” “They've stolen our confidential files.” “What? Who is it? Didn't you say you were invincible?” “It must be Phantom from Wings of Light. Apart from her, no one can challenge me.” “Our confidential files are all significant. You'd better think about how to explain this to the president!” “Phantom, just you wait.” Meanwhile, Sophie sent the data to Butterfly, then entered a few lines of code to erase all traces before shutting down her laptop. As soon as she switched off her laptop, Butterfly's call came in. “I knew as long as you took action, there would be no problem, but I didn't expect you to steal someone else's confidential files in such a short time. You're truly incredible, practically a legendary figure. No one in this world can surpass you.” “If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up.” Sophie yawned, looking indifferent. She had become immune to such flattery. “I understand. Should I transfer the money to your previous account?” “Mm.” Before Butterfly could continue, Sophie hung up. On the other hand, Charles stared at his black screen, feeling as if his brain had crashed. “F*ck, my computer got hacked too.” He wanted to catch Phantom! How did he get hacked out of nowhere? “Charles, can you handle this?” Felix couldn't help but laugh. “It's Phantom. No one else could have pulled this off.” In such a short span of time, she had successfully hacked into someone else's computer without leaving a trace. No one but her could have done it. “Do you have any clues?” Tristan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. “Just one. Phantom is in Jipsdale.” After such a long time, this was the only useful information he had tracked down. “Find a way to contact Wings of Light.” Wings of Light was a mysterious hacker alliance. No one knew exactly where they were based, but their members were extremely capable, and the most capable of them all was Phantom. After giving his instructions, Tristan returned to the CEO's office to handle his work. After completing the task, Sophie continued playing games on her bed. At that moment, there was a knock at the door. Sophie rose to her feet and went to open it. “Sophie, it's me.” Upon hearing the elderly man's voice, Sophie got out of bed to open the door. “Grandpa, what's the matter?” Sophie asked, guiding the old man into her room. “Tell me what happened five years ago. You're my granddaughter, and I want those who did wrong to be punished.” “Grandpa, you don't need to worry about this.” Given his advanced age, why bother worrying about her affairs? “Just focus on taking care of your health. That's enough.” “I know you've been wronged. I wasn't home five years ago, so I couldn't protect you. But now that I'm here, no one can bully you. Study hard, and don't think about anything else.” He continued, “Here's a card for you. Take it, buy whatever you need, and if you run out of money, I will give you more. Just don't let yourself suffer, okay?” A girl her age should spend some effort to dress up nicely. However, his Sophie, who should have been the most cherished little princess of the Tanner family, had developed such a personality. It had been a long time since she felt such warmth. Even though Sophie was strong, her throat tightened a bit. “Thank you, Grandpa.” She couldn't bear to refuse the old man's kindness. In the afternoon, just as Sophie arrived at school, Butterfly called again, which she found annoying. Sophie found a secluded corner to take the call. “Phantom, have you offended someone recently?” “When have I not offended anyone?” Even if she didn't provoke others, they would come to provoke her. What could she do? “Do you know Lombard Group? They're investigating you.” Nothing could be hidden from Wings of Light. “Lombard Group? I know.” Sophie still didn't take it seriously. “Be careful. Lombard Group is not to be trifled with.” In all of Jipsdale, no financial group could compare to Lombard Group in terms of power.