Chapter 120: Hard Decisions
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"The military..." there was a solemn tone to Ying Yue's voice as she cut Neo off.
"THE MILITARY?? WHICH IDIOT WOULD HIRE HIM???" It didn't take even a minute before Ming Ming had shouted in shock. Her reaction however, was what everyone else was thinking. There was logic when creating the relationship between Scorpion and the military. Again, if that theory was correct then it was clear to see that there was a bigger scheme at play. Yet the main issue was Wu Gang and his supposed role within this. Due to his nature of work he was always on the run from the government, if he was ever caught there were many upper level criminals that could be at risk. Therefore, being caught was equivalent to a death sentence. The only reason he made it this far is due to the protection of others, him never staying in one place, and maintaining value to keep alive. His position was difficult to be in for a normal person but he was a rat who was well experienced in surviving in those grounds. The high risk he faced had high rewards, money came in high amounts that any man would be satisfied to continue that path. However, it was precisely because of that it was hard to believe he had dealings with the military. Even if the connection had not been established, there were now signs that he was reaching out to them in hopes of a connection.
His method of reaching out to them was also very unique, she doubted many people would care enough to check the CCTVs to figure out their meaning like them. The movements were suspicious so many would start watching his next steps or be more vigilant against any schemes. Only those who knew the meaning of the actions would look further to see the hidden message left behind.
"I can't believe that the military would reach out to him or vis versa. That would end his whole career.....we can't even be sure its the military. This is just a strong theory but we can't focus on this."
Hearing her words, Ming Ming immediately jumped in with a rebuttal. "Okay but what if this was right? How can we not focus on it considering its implications?? Do you know what will happen if the military is actually involved?! You know we can't fight them! If he gains their protection we can't touch him. Neither can we get close to him lest we disrupt the military's plans and land on their radar."
Ying Yue could feel a headache coming from just the prospect of it being real. Sighing she rubbed her eyes in irritation. "You think I don't know that?? But there's always a possibility we are wrong and I'd rather not even entertain that idea right now. You know just as much as me, if this theory is real our six months of tracking can go to waste."
All three of them sat in silence as they processed the possibility. There was nothing they could do to research if scorpion was a legitimate plan right now. It would draw way too much attention to them and they needed to keep their presence to a minimum. Obviously hacking into the government website to search doc.u.ments was the first thing they wanted to do. Yet the government had taken great pains to hiring hackers and developing their security to another level. While they could still hack it, the response time and tracking ability to the IP address of the hacker could be found. They could chose to attack the firewall and defeat it from the root but it would still alert them regardless. The happiness they had a moment ago in cracking the message just set a coal in their stomach weighing them down entirely. Learning that six months of information and tracking was about to go to waste would put anyone in a shitty mood. Especially since Wu Gang was a key player in their mission and ensuring its success. They could survive without him but it was easier to have him.
At this point Neo began typing on the screen again and created more notifications relating to Wu Gang. His fingers glided over the keyboard as multiple keys were pressed at a rapid speed. "Let's keep our eyes open and for now, assume our theory is correct. I've added more trackers on him and edited our notification system to receive exclusive messages if there was anything out of the ordinary. This way we can judge things in real time but...."
"But...what just say it, we're all thinking it." There was a depressed tone to her voice as she edged Neo on. She knew what he wanted to say but had no energy to repeat it herself. Things were perfectly normal yesterday and within a couple of hours their situation had been three hundred times more complicated.
"But...this is only short term solution. If he does have connection to the military or they take him up on his offer they would be highly protected. For a rat like him, the payout must be worth offending the underworld and being confident he will survive. So we cannot take the risk of waiting."
"But can we even do this? Speed up our timeline....we can't screw up now. Not when things were falling into place." Ming Ming's voice was laced with worry that she could not hide, it offset a small panic inside her as she imagined what would happen. By Neo's words she understood that he wanted them to do their plan earlier, which would be fine but it had a strong possibility for ruining their goal.
Ying Yue could feel the stress emit off her best friend's as they both slipped into a confused state. She knew the final decision was in her hands and it made her less inclined to make one. Since Neo and Ming Ming were background workers, she had become the face of their group. This eventually became a leader type role but all three were equal. It was a weird dynamic to understand if they have not been exposed to it or understood their characters completely. There was no competition or hard feelings involved since this mission was mainly for her purpose. So it made even more sense that the decision was left up to her.
"I....."
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"The military..." there was a solemn tone to Ying Yue's voice as she cut Neo off.
"THE MILITARY?? WHICH IDIOT WOULD HIRE HIM???" It didn't take even a minute before Ming Ming had shouted in shock. Her reaction however, was what everyone else was thinking. There was logic when creating the relationship between Scorpion and the military. Again, if that theory was correct then it was clear to see that there was a bigger scheme at play. Yet the main issue was Wu Gang and his supposed role within this. Due to his nature of work he was always on the run from the government, if he was ever caught there were many upper level criminals that could be at risk. Therefore, being caught was equivalent to a death sentence. The only reason he made it this far is due to the protection of others, him never staying in one place, and maintaining value to keep alive. His position was difficult to be in for a normal person but he was a rat who was well experienced in surviving in those grounds. The high risk he faced had high rewards, money came in high amounts that any man would be satisfied to continue that path. However, it was precisely because of that it was hard to believe he had dealings with the military. Even if the connection had not been established, there were now signs that he was reaching out to them in hopes of a connection.
His method of reaching out to them was also very unique, she doubted many people would care enough to check the CCTVs to figure out their meaning like them. The movements were suspicious so many would start watching his next steps or be more vigilant against any schemes. Only those who knew the meaning of the actions would look further to see the hidden message left behind.
"I can't believe that the military would reach out to him or vis versa. That would end his whole career.....we can't even be sure its the military. This is just a strong theory but we can't focus on this."
Hearing her words, Ming Ming immediately jumped in with a rebuttal. "Okay but what if this was right? How can we not focus on it considering its implications?? Do you know what will happen if the military is actually involved?! You know we can't fight them! If he gains their protection we can't touch him. Neither can we get close to him lest we disrupt the military's plans and land on their radar."
Ying Yue could feel a headache coming from just the prospect of it being real. Sighing she rubbed her eyes in irritation. "You think I don't know that?? But there's always a possibility we are wrong and I'd rather not even entertain that idea right now. You know just as much as me, if this theory is real our six months of tracking can go to waste."
All three of them sat in silence as they processed the possibility. There was nothing they could do to research if scorpion was a legitimate plan right now. It would draw way too much attention to them and they needed to keep their presence to a minimum. Obviously hacking into the government website to search doc.u.ments was the first thing they wanted to do. Yet the government had taken great pains to hiring hackers and developing their security to another level. While they could still hack it, the response time and tracking ability to the IP address of the hacker could be found. They could chose to attack the firewall and defeat it from the root but it would still alert them regardless. The happiness they had a moment ago in cracking the message just set a coal in their stomach weighing them down entirely. Learning that six months of information and tracking was about to go to waste would put anyone in a shitty mood. Especially since Wu Gang was a key player in their mission and ensuring its success. They could survive without him but it was easier to have him.
At this point Neo began typing on the screen again and created more notifications relating to Wu Gang. His fingers glided over the keyboard as multiple keys were pressed at a rapid speed. "Let's keep our eyes open and for now, assume our theory is correct. I've added more trackers on him and edited our notification system to receive exclusive messages if there was anything out of the ordinary. This way we can judge things in real time but...."
"But...what just say it, we're all thinking it." There was a depressed tone to her voice as she edged Neo on. She knew what he wanted to say but had no energy to repeat it herself. Things were perfectly normal yesterday and within a couple of hours their situation had been three hundred times more complicated.
"But...this is only short term solution. If he does have connection to the military or they take him up on his offer they would be highly protected. For a rat like him, the payout must be worth offending the underworld and being confident he will survive. So we cannot take the risk of waiting."
"But can we even do this? Speed up our timeline....we can't screw up now. Not when things were falling into place." Ming Ming's voice was laced with worry that she could not hide, it offset a small panic inside her as she imagined what would happen. By Neo's words she understood that he wanted them to do their plan earlier, which would be fine but it had a strong possibility for ruining their goal.
Ying Yue could feel the stress emit off her best friend's as they both slipped into a confused state. She knew the final decision was in her hands and it made her less inclined to make one. Since Neo and Ming Ming were background workers, she had become the face of their group. This eventually became a leader type role but all three were equal. It was a weird dynamic to understand if they have not been exposed to it or understood their characters completely. There was no competition or hard feelings involved since this mission was mainly for her purpose. So it made even more sense that the decision was left up to her.
"I....."
"The military..." there was a solemn tone to Ying Yue's voice as she cut Neo off. "THE MILITARY?? WHICH IDIOT WOULD HIRE HIM???" It didn't take even a minute before Ming Ming had shouted in shock. Her reaction however, was what everyone else was thinking. There was logic when creating the relationship between Scorpion and the military. Again, if that theory was correct then it was clear to see that there was a bigger scheme at play. Yet the main issue was Wu Gang and his supposed role within this. Due to his nature of work he was always on the run from the government, if he was ever caught there were many upper level criminals that could be at risk. Therefore, being caught was equivalent to a death sentence. The only reason he made it this far is due to the protection of others, him never staying in one place, and maintaining value to keep alive. His position was difficult to be in for a normal person but he was a rat who was well experienced in surviving in those grounds. The high risk he faced had high rewards, money came in high amounts that any man would be satisfied to continue that path. However, it was precisely because of that it was hard to believe he had dealings with the military. Even if the connection had not been established, there were now signs that he was reaching out to them in hopes of a connection. His method of reaching out to them was also very unique, she doubted many people would care enough to check the CCTVs to figure out their meaning like them. The movements were suspicious so many would start watching his next steps or be more vigilant against any schemes. Only those who knew the meaning of the actions would look further to see the hidden message left behind. "I can't believe that the military would reach out to him or vis versa. That would end his whole career.....we can't even be sure its the military. This is just a strong theory but we can't focus on this." Hearing her words, Ming Ming immediately jumped in with a rebuttal. "Okay but what if this was right? How can we not focus on it considering its implications?? Do you know what will happen if the military is actually involved?! You know we can't fight them! If he gains their protection we can't touch him. Neither can we get close to him lest we disrupt the military's plans and land on their radar." Ying Yue could feel a headache coming from just the prospect of it being real. Sighing she rubbed her eyes in irritation. "You think I don't know that?? But there's always a possibility we are wrong and I'd rather not even entertain that idea right now. You know just as much as me, if this theory is real our six months of tracking can go to waste." All three of them sat in silence as they processed the possibility. There was nothing they could do to research if scorpion was a legitimate plan right now. It would draw way too much attention to them and they needed to keep their presence to a minimum. Obviously hacking into the government website to search doc.u.ments was the first thing they wanted to do. Yet the government had taken great pains to hiring hackers and developing their security to another level. While they could still hack it, the response time and tracking ability to the IP address of the hacker could be found. They could chose to attack the firewall and defeat it from the root but it would still alert them regardless. The happiness they had a moment ago in cracking the message just set a coal in their stomach weighing them down entirely. Learning that six months of information and tracking was about to go to waste would put anyone in a shitty mood. Especially since Wu Gang was a key player in their mission and ensuring its success. They could survive without him but it was easier to have him. At this point Neo began typing on the screen again and created more notifications relating to Wu Gang. His fingers glided over the keyboard as multiple keys were pressed at a rapid speed. "Let's keep our eyes open and for now, assume our theory is correct. I've added more trackers on him and edited our notification system to receive exclusive messages if there was anything out of the ordinary. This way we can judge things in real time but...." "But...what just say it, we're all thinking it." There was a depressed tone to her voice as she edged Neo on. She knew what he wanted to say but had no energy to repeat it herself. Things were perfectly normal yesterday and within a couple of hours their situation had been three hundred times more complicated. "But...this is only short term solution. If he does have connection to the military or they take him up on his offer they would be highly protected. For a rat like him, the payout must be worth offending the underworld and being confident he will survive. So we cannot take the risk of waiting." "But can we even do this? Speed up our timeline....we can't screw up now. Not when things were falling into place." Ming Ming's voice was laced with worry that she could not hide, it offset a small panic inside her as she imagined what would happen. By Neo's words she understood that he wanted them to do their plan earlier, which would be fine but it had a strong possibility for ruining their goal. Ying Yue could feel the stress emit off her best friend's as they both slipped into a confused state. She knew the final decision was in her hands and it made her less inclined to make one. Since Neo and Ming Ming were background workers, she had become the face of their group. This eventually became a leader type role but all three were equal. It was a weird dynamic to understand if they have not been exposed to it or understood their characters completely. There was no competition or hard feelings involved since this mission was mainly for her purpose. So it made even more sense that the decision was left up to her. "I....."
