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“But,” Claire began, “we’ve already placed a claim against the boy. He’s been jailed and is currently on bail. I don’t believe we can do anything with him.”
“That’s true with the usually, but we have some different circumstances that we must make up for this time.”
“What’s that suppose to mean Boss?” Marek sighed, rubbing his temples. “Shouldn’t our job be done by now. This is a bit much over one little hacker in my opinion.”
“No one asked for your opinion,” Claire clarified with sharp precision, her face impassive.
“But you think this is weird too,” Marek shot back.
“Of course it is, but who are we to argue with the higher ups? We could lose our jobs nimrod.”
“Now, now,” the Boss smiled. “If you two stop for just a moment, I can provide you with the details you want.”
The two turned their full attention to the Boss.
“Now then,” the old man coughed slightly. “The boy you caught is indeed just one hacker disrupting the world we’ve built. Don’t take him lightly though. He’s not some naïve child. He has created various networks among the Underground and he has been using this to his full potential.”
“Are you suggesting he may be one of the Underground’s administrators?” Marek asked seriously, his face etched with worry.
“It’s very possible he is, or at least was. The Underground is very volatile. It changes every day, every hour, every second. It’s extremely secure, unknown to most, and overall dangerous.”
“Any network using things like DataScars is bound to be dangerous,” Claire agreed.
“That aside, this hacker has agreed to help us get into the Underground.”
“What!?” Marek and Claire exclaimed in disbelief.
“You two heard right,” the Boss continued, lowering his voice. “He has offered to get us into the Underground Network and take full control of his account as long as we release him, and pretend this whole incident was a mistake. He also asks for the ability to gain a new account. It’s really minimal if you think about it, considering what we gain in the process.”
“This is-“ Marek stuttered.
“-a great opportunity,” Claire finished. “But why are we needed?”
“You two were the ones who apprehended him. I believe they think you have a right to participate in this activity,” the Boss smiled. “This is your shot.”
Marek was too shocked for words. Claire however was already composed and heading down the corridor. Her heels clicked mercilessly again and again.
"Thank you Boss,” Marek stated shakily with a bow. “We’ll represent this sector well.”
“I know you two will be just fine,” he smiled, the wrinkles on his face softening at the gesture.
“Come Marek Hurry up. We don’t need to keep the Rep waiting on us,” Claire snapped without turning around.”
“R-Right,” Marek answered, bowing once more at the Boss.
“She’s a handful- “the old man laughed.
“You have no idea, sir,” Marek grimaced. With that, he turned and hurried after Claire, his strides matching the clicking of shoes. As he met up with his partner, he couldn’t help but think it’s only going to get bigger from here.
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