Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 29 The Genius Hacker was Traced Back

“Look, it’s this person.”

Mr. Burton held up his phone in front of George, showing Ethan’s post on the forum.

George first glanced at the ID, then was attracted by the six pictures

on the post,

He took the phone, and his initial thought upon opening the pictures was the handwriting was impressive. Then, he began to examine the problem–solving process,

George was born in Edenvale and raised in Ivy Hollow. He helped manage his family’s business in Melfrey while studying there. He also founded his own company and successfully listed it within a year. After studying abroad, he decided to return and study at Taragon University. He officially took over the family business at the age of twenty. He has always had a mentor–student relationship with Magnus Burton, the principal of Taragon University.

Seeing George looking at the question. Mr. Burton said, “I wanted to ask you the problem, but you’re so busy. I didn’t dare to waste your time. It’s really difficult to meet you.”

George wasn’t very interested in the problem. After a glance, he asked, “Doesn’t the forum require real- name registration?”

“No, if it did. I would have asked the administrator to check it directly and wouldn’t have come to you. Our Taragon University forum only requires real–name registration for the teachers and students. These guests don’t need it, but the administrators must review their posts and comments before they are released.”

George asked, “Have you contacted him?”

“Your junior, James, and I have contacted him. I offered generous conditions, but he replied that it was inconvenient and ignored me. James was even prepared to hire a hacker to track his IP address. I thought it wasn’t appropriate, so I asked you for help.”

“How do you want me to find him?” George put down his phone.

“Is there anything you can do with your wide connections? Just find a technical person from your team to help me check.”

“What’s the difference between this and James hiring a hacker?”

“Uhm… Mr. Burton adjusted his glasses and realised no difference. He looked at George’s slightly smiling eyes and stubbornly said, “The nature is still different.”

George didn’t say anything and called his assistant, Dylan.

Dylan was not only George’s assistant but also ranked tenth among the world’s hackers, a fact known to only a few people.

He developed many of the security systems of the Harris Group.

Having such a top–notch hacker to track a simple IP address was indeed excessive.

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Hacker

took a day off at home. Lcouldn’t contact him immediately. He might think I’m not sincere enough, so he

are

one

won’t take long. It’ll be done within three minutes Dylan

none of which he recognised. He couldn’t help but sigh at the

onto the other party’s IP address, a significant red

understand these things, could tell something was wrong.

at his phone, heard the movement and asked,

effort, he

“In Norward City.”

his eyes. Norward

was a bit restless recently.

said, “Continue to

confidently responded.

frowned and

suddenly enthusiastic Dylan. Then, he looked at George, wanting to say something, but didn’t

information

exclamation mark and a line of

is in

turned red, followed by a black

clicked somewhere. He tried to close the background and return to the home screen, but the phone

off the phone, but it didn’t

wouldn’t care too much if it was his old phone and would wait until the next

Isabelle.

expensive m bile

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it, afraid of

was asleep, Ethan hurriedly went to find her

showering and was bored when Ethan came to her with

phone has been infected with a virus?” Ethan, who had been learning computer technology from Isabelle for a few days, had picked up quite

websites?” Isabelle glanced at

red, and he said, “I didn’t! I was looking up some study materials, and

it was a virus or a cyber attack. She was just teasing

amused expression, Ethan muttered awkwardly, “You have a way