Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 273 Who is X?

“Instructor Dittman?”

On the screen, Chase had just stepped out of a teacher’s office.

George recognised the man on the screen as Isabelle’s drill instructor during her military training.

It was clearly a coincidence; it couldn’t really be him.

Isabelle glanced at the screen and then switched to a different feed.

Soon, White Owl called, saying he had found Ethan.

Ethan was unconscious in a storage room. White Owl quickly broke in and got him out, checking to make sure he was okay.

He took Ethan downstairs. When he spotted a teacher approaching. White Owl set him down and left.

The teacher found Ethan and took him to the infirmary,

The infirmary’s surveillance footage then appeared on Isabelle’s computer screen.

“It looks like he’s okay. George reassured Isabelle, asking, “Could it be the Dark Shadow?”

Isabelle didn’t answer but said, “We’ll ask Ethan when he wakes up.”

Dylan held his breath. He stared intently at Isabelle in disbelief.

It couldn’t be. She wasn’t even nineteen yet, but X had made a name eight years ago. How old was she back then?

But because of the familiar techniques, he couldn’t be mistaken.

In a flash of realisation, Dylan finally thought of something. He mustered his courage and asked, “Are

you… X?”

with X months ago.

screen, whose technique was strikingly

had also faced X but didn’t gain an

had been the

Isabelle, his mind racing with

always imagined X to be a cool, aloof guy who wore dark, leisurely clothes and was indifferent to

everyone.

with

1/3

acknowledging his question. Dylan understood–that reaction was answer enough. Dylan gasped. His mind

George, she’s

Finished

indifferent as Isabelle’s, except his gaze

more disdainful.

realisation and asked, “You knew

from that brief encounter across the screen, even without being completely certain if the mysterious

he missed something?

didn’t matter. What mattered was

his world had turned upside

computers, making a name for himself on the hacker boards at a

still

and talented X was a girl not even

the hacker world, was someone

when Isabelle was only eleven, she had already made a name for herself in the hacker world. Dylan remembered what he was doing at eleven–sneaking

repeatedly opened his mouth to speak but couldn’t find the

to calm

was in pain or

long after, Ethan woke up.

called him, saying, “The teacher said you fainted

“I don’t know. A teacher I didn’t recognise asked me to help move some things, so I went with him.

the teacher

“He was a man.