Chapter 29 - 29 27 Dark Web
Chapter 29: Chapter 27: Dark Web Chapter 29: Chapter 27: Dark Web 7 PM.
Important location of the Stephens family, Building 1.
Kelly Stephens got off the shuttle bus and adjusted her clothes as she walked towards the antique Tower No.1.
The four-story corner tower has seen a lot of history, and at the top hangs a badge shaped like a blossom entwining around a kirin head, looking extremely fierce.
The Stephens family emblem was created by one of their forefathers according to the request of their former master and has been in use ever since.
Guards stopped Kelly outside the old tower.
Another man, staring at the CCTV camera, came out from the inside.
He was a middle-aged man with cold eyes and a sharp look in his eyes when he saw Kelly.
Kelly hurriedly lowered her gaze.
“Uncle Jennings.”
“Miss Kelly Stephens, what brings you here?”
Jennings was the “bodyguard” and team captain of the head of the Stephens family, Pierce Stephens.
He was one of the people that Pierce valued the most.
Kelly also learned from her younger brother that Jennings was an ancient martial artist.
So when she saw him coming out, she subconsciously felt a sense of fear.
“I came to see Grandfather, I have something to tell him.”
“What do you have to say, Miss Kelly?
I’ll relay the message for you.”
“It’s about Chloe.”
Jennings frowned; he didn’t have a good impression of this legitimate daughter of the Stephens family.
“There’s no need for Miss Kelly to disturb the old man for such a small matter.”
“Uncle Adam may have connections with the Foster family, and he may even sneak down to meet people like he used to.”
After all, the son that is formally adopted by Adam is now her biological younger brother, Jennings had to be somewhat respectful for her.
As expected, Jennings frowned when he heard this, “I will convey this to the old man, Miss Kelly, please leave, there are important guests inside.”
Important guests?
Kelly was curious but didn’t dare to peek.
*
Jennings waited outside, and then escorted the guests inside back out, and went back in to a room.
Although Pierce Stephens had aged somewhat, his practice of ancient martial arts in his childhood made him look very energetic, much younger than his actual age, and his eyes were particularly sharp.
Pierce’s sharp gaze fell on Jennings, “What happened?”
“Master, it’s about Miss Kelly coming over to talk about Mr.
Adam.”
“What did he do again?” Pierce’s eyes became cold and angry as soon as he heard this.
His son had defied him to marry a civilian woman.
And they later had a daughter who was in trouble.
He demanded Adam to have another son, but found out that Yvette Foster could no longer have children, so Adam made a shocking move that stunned the entire circle of the wealthy families.
He had a vasectomy!
Once again, Pierce was infuriated by this.
At that time, Robert had stirred up a big commotion in the Stephens’ family over the issue.
And because of that incident, the family forced Adam to adopt a son from one of his cousins.
As the head of the family, Pierce had only one son, which made for a thin lineage.
Adam’s move had cut off Pierce’s heredity.
How could he not be furious?
Therefore, he never treated Yvette Foster and Chloe Stephens kindly.
Now, hearing about Adam and his family, Pierce couldn’t help but feel his eyebrows twitching.
“Just now, I asked someone to check it out.
Mr.
Adam transferred some money to Miss Chloe.
Before they left, both mother and daughter clearly stated that they didn’t need a penny from the Stephens family, just wanted to return to their peaceful life.”
So now, they were going against their original conditions.
Pierce said coldly, “Call Adam to come over.”
Jennings nodded and went out.
*
Late at night.
Len Hawthorne and the girl were squatting outside the villa’s periphery.
Thin lips with an unlit cigarette in his mouth, black eyes slightly narrowed.
“The villa is not easy to install; big brother will find you a qualified renovation team, so you don’t have to worry.”
“One week.”
“Even simple decoration takes ten days to half a month, and if you want it to look good, it takes a month.”
The girl frowned: “Can’t it be faster?”
“Yes, divided into two groups of workers day and night.”
Chloe handed him a blueprint she had drawn, “decorate like this.”
Len glanced at it and raised his eyebrows, “It takes about a month to decorate like this.”
“Well, one month then.”
“After that, we still have to get rid of formaldehyde for a year and a half…”
“I know how to remove that.”
“Don’t buy too much furniture.”
Len looked at the girl’s nonchalant appearance, thinking that he would find a way to remove the formaldehyde from other places after the decoration was finished.
Chloe is used to disposing of things after using them.
After discussing the plan, they headed back home.
Len Hawthorne returned to the guest house with the blueprint, while Ethan Coates looked at him with interest, leaning on the handrail with both hands.
“Young Master Hawthorne, you left your work behind tonight to go do some mischief.”
“Arrange for a renovation team to do a simple renovation within a week, and work in two shifts.”
“You want to buy a building here?” Ethan Coates was stunned.
This place looks like a bad deal.
Why would he buy a building here?
“To give the little girl a home.”
“…”
Ethan Coates felt there was something wrong with those words.
*
About the video on the internet, it was pushed up the trending topic on Weibo.
[Shattering my worldview, middle school student is being kept by someone, buying a million-dollar mansion.]
[Pictures and the truth, and there’s a video.]
[The girl is really beautiful, no wonder she’s being kept by a strange uncle.]
[I never thought Thompson County would become famous in this way.]
[The Authorities should investigate the local situation in Thompson County.
Keeping middle school students and buying villas is not good for society.]
Some people tried to find the girl’s Weibo but couldn’t find it.
Chloe Stephens was disturbed by a strange sound when she got up the next day.
Upon opening the “Weibo” App, she found quite a few push notifications.
Clicking in, she saw herself in the first one.
It was the video from the library that day.
The images showed the contract and the appearance of the small villa.
Netizens quickly dug out the location of the villa.
The dirty and offensive comments on the Internet were disgusting.
She turned on the computer and traced the IP of the uploader.
The post was made using a mobile phone.
She tracked into a certain communication headquarters and found the uploader’s name.
The mobile phone was registered with a personal ID number, making it easy to find.
The information age is convenient.
Entering Weibo, she launched a full-scale cyber attack.
Weibo was blacked-out across the entire network, and everything was invisible and impossible to open.
Using this as practice, Chloe Stephens found it very interesting.
The App was hacked, and the people in the Headquarters couldn’t find out how to fix it.
A big boss hacked the App!
This shocked all the netizens.
On Chloe’s end, she could see all the big data of everyone and modify or delete the data as she wished.
Having learned the technology and ways of this era, Chloe knew the seriousness of public opinion.
After mastering hacking skills, she had complete control over some big data.
Not only Weibo, but any app that featured the video was instantly controlled by her.
*
The school.
Sandra Griffin had seen the heat of the video posted last night, so she went to the principal’s office early the next morning.
As soon as the principal sat down and saw Sandra Griffin, he smiled and let her in.
The principal had dined with Sandra Griffin’s father, who did some publishing business, so he had some connections with the school.
With that advantage, Sandra Griffin felt she was the most special one in the school.
“Principal, do you know about the not-so-good speech about our school?”
“Not good speech, what kind of speech?” The principal frowned.
“It’s about Chloe Stephens being kept by someone and buying a villa, now the whole website is spreading this news crazily.”
Sandra Griffin showed a disdainful smile, then took out her mobile phone and opened the App.
To her surprise, the entire network was blacked out.
What’s going on?
Where’s the video?
“Sandra Griffin, you have to be responsible for saying such things,” the principal’s face was not good, looking at the students now, they had too many thoughts.
It’s one thing to tell tales, but joking about such matters crosses the line for the school.
Sandra Griffin found the principal looking at her coldly, and her body shivered involuntarily.
“It’s true.
It was on Weibo just now.
I don’t know why it’s gone now.
It must be a network issue.”
The principal took out his mobile phone and looked up the official website of the school.
When he saw the @ accounts and videos below, he frowned.
“These ones?”
Sandra Griffin refreshed her phone and found she could access the site again; hearing the principal’s words, she nodded, “That’s the one.”
The principal clicked to open it.
Just as Sandra Griffin was waiting for the principal’s fury, a familiar voice came from the video, and she suddenly felt uneasy.
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