Chapter 165: Neo's Revenge Pt. 8
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The crash echoed into their room and it was followed by a period of silence. He could imagine that Zhuang Wei had thrown something in a fit of anger and was now just trying to control the anger. Scenes like breathing heavily or him standing in one place would not be caught by the computer.
Those sounds were too light to be taken in by a computer and were not as significant to them either. He could easily use his imagination to fill in the gaps of the sound and the keystrokes. It did not lessen the satisfaction he felt since there was still some semblance of accuracy. There was a crinkle of plastic and the sound of someone coughing after.
From the sound of everything, where Zhuang Wei was only had one person there. It was only him in that underground base of theirs and had not gotten help from anyone else. He could not hear anything that would indicate that there was a second individual there. When there was a crash, if there had been another person there should have been a followup comment or gasp from them. It would be weird if there was a secondary person and they made no attempt to calm the other down. Which would slightly make sense if the second person was a subordinate and was used to Zhuang Wei's angry out bursts. However, he knew that wasn't the case with them.
Adding on, that Zhuang Wei was stupid to create a code but was smart enough to do it alone. If he had introduced Ying Yue's identity and features to other people, it would make the risky scenario insanely worse. Zhuang Wei had a connection and loyalty to Xi Long, he would subsequently try to keep Ying Yue's relationship going for now. There were no hard facts to dissuade him from letting them be together and he would not want to ruin it before that information is gathered.
It took no genius to know that Ying Yue wanted to stay low-key and hidden. She rarely took her mask off and rarely appeared on CCTVs. The life she lived was someone who didn't leave a trace, other than the times she had been with Xi Long you could not find even the shadow of her. Times of her beating up other people were not included in this since she never revealed her identity. When they tried to look for her to get revenge, they were stuck describing a vague image of her that could not match up to her toe. Only information they had was that she was a woman and was fit, her wearing black also fit in with the 'shadow' concept they were going for. If she had not met Xi Long, that image would have been maintained up until they needed it too.
'The more I think of him, the more I see him as the root of issues....'
Even for those moments with Xi Long, Ying Yue had always kept him updated and he was able to remove it for her. His routine was to always hack into the systems, pull anything he found useful for them into their own data. Then, delete everything else and replace it with still videos of the scene. It worked fairly well since he was just able to grab the video from another day, alter the timestamp and pass it off as normal. He was quite confident that other than people finding out that it was tampered with, they would not know who had done it or would not be able to recover the lost images. To even recognize it, they would need a skilled hacker to notice the slight variation. No matter how seamless his work was, a hacker could notice the presence of another hacker. Though, he doubted a hacker would just be working at these small establishments or bother to check their timestamps for her. They had not made any enemies in this city worth of such a feat.
Focusing his energy back onto the screen in front of him, he paused his fingers and flexed them slightly. There was a dull pain in his hands and he could feel the heat emitting from it. The second he stopped typing, he could feel the after effects of pushing himself. He wanted to keep attacking but seeing that Zhuang Wei had gotten up and stopped typing on his side, it would useless to maintain that speed. He had no need to defend or attack when the other party had given up for the moment.
It probably would not be the end of their interaction just yet but it was enough time for him to relax himself. His fingers shook a little as he tried to massage them and regain control. It did not hurt enough for him to make verbal sounds of it but his fingers felt very dull and desensitized. As he was midway through a massage he saw a slim pair of fingers reach towards his and wrap and ice bag around them. The chill of the ice put his brain on momentary pause and he immediately tried to move his hands away.
Looking up, he could see Ying Yue holding onto his hands with force and pushing them inside the ice bag further.
"Stop its cold, I don't need this." The chill was too different from the heat in his hands and he was compelled to voice his complaints now. Her face was still neutral like always but he could see the bit of irritation and sternness in her eyes. No matter how much time passed, he could still see her treating him like the little boy she had picked up from the streets. She was the "mother" figure and once she had decided on something, it was hard to change her mind.
Sighing, he let her keep his hands in the ice bag and kept his ears listening for any noises on Zhuang Wei's side. Once he heard anything substantial or saw the keystrokes again, then he would need to jump back in.
"Stop looking, you've done enough."
"Enough? Its not even close enough for me to be done now." He narrowed his eyes at her when he heard her remark.
'Was she trying to get him to stop now? Absolutely not. A few taunting comments were barely sufficient for what he had planned.'
"Its enough when your body tells you its enough. Why push yourself this hard, you ended up typing aggressively for twenty minutes and a heightened pace as well. Did you even take a break in that period? No, so you pushed through a cramp and forced yourself to act different too suddenly. Maybe if you had stretched your fingers it would be fine but truthfully, such behaviour is detrimental to the health of your hands. Do you understand me?"
"Yes I do but you're over exaggerating the issue. Its not that serious..."
The only response he got back from her was a glare and a quick press down of his slightly swollen fingers. He had to bite down on his lips to stop himself from making the noise. She was using a fair bit of her strength as well so she could prove her point. It made him grimace in his pain since she was not gentle with him. Just casually pressing on his fingers was fine but to squish them as she had was plain mean.
There was a knowing look in her eyes when she did it as well, observing his face for any sign of discomfort. Him biting his lip was already a sign of defeat in her eyes and she had already begun to nag at him in her mind. Most of what she was about to say he could hear in his mind and through the look in her eyes but he knew he would not be able to escape the lecture later. Another sigh left his mouth at the prospect of it and still felt restless at the incomplete revenge.
He had plans to mock him further and then mentally play games with him, with a grande finale featuring a warning from him. None of this could happen if his fingers were held captive by her. Thankfully, Zhuang Wei had yet to sit down or type so he had some leeway. However, if that were to continue that was also no fun. If this went on for too long, he would need to send a taunt to bring him back and reignite his irritation. It would also be a mood killer if Zhuang Wei were to come back with a calmer mind and control himself better.
The whole reason he hacked into the sound system was to give themselves a verbal show, Ying Yue could not stop him from getting the scene he wanted. Especially with how excited she was before.
"Stop looking at me, do you think I've been speaking fluff this entire time??"
"Come on...I'll ice my hands and let them rest after okay? Just let me finish, its not even that serious. I know my limits."
"Come on Ying Yue time is running out, let go of my hands...."
"...."
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The crash echoed into their room and it was followed by a period of silence. He could imagine that Zhuang Wei had thrown something in a fit of anger and was now just trying to control the anger. Scenes like breathing heavily or him standing in one place would not be caught by the computer.
Those sounds were too light to be taken in by a computer and were not as significant to them either. He could easily use his imagination to fill in the gaps of the sound and the keystrokes. It did not lessen the satisfaction he felt since there was still some semblance of accuracy. There was a crinkle of plastic and the sound of someone coughing after.
From the sound of everything, where Zhuang Wei was only had one person there. It was only him in that underground base of theirs and had not gotten help from anyone else. He could not hear anything that would indicate that there was a second individual there. When there was a crash, if there had been another person there should have been a followup comment or gasp from them. It would be weird if there was a secondary person and they made no attempt to calm the other down. Which would slightly make sense if the second person was a subordinate and was used to Zhuang Wei's angry out bursts. However, he knew that wasn't the case with them.
Adding on, that Zhuang Wei was stupid to create a code but was smart enough to do it alone. If he had introduced Ying Yue's identity and features to other people, it would make the risky scenario insanely worse. Zhuang Wei had a connection and loyalty to Xi Long, he would subsequently try to keep Ying Yue's relationship going for now. There were no hard facts to dissuade him from letting them be together and he would not want to ruin it before that information is gathered.
It took no genius to know that Ying Yue wanted to stay low-key and hidden. She rarely took her mask off and rarely appeared on CCTVs. The life she lived was someone who didn't leave a trace, other than the times she had been with Xi Long you could not find even the shadow of her. Times of her beating up other people were not included in this since she never revealed her identity. When they tried to look for her to get revenge, they were stuck describing a vague image of her that could not match up to her toe. Only information they had was that she was a woman and was fit, her wearing black also fit in with the 'shadow' concept they were going for. If she had not met Xi Long, that image would have been maintained up until they needed it too.
'The more I think of him, the more I see him as the root of issues....'
Even for those moments with Xi Long, Ying Yue had always kept him updated and he was able to remove it for her. His routine was to always hack into the systems, pull anything he found useful for them into their own data. Then, delete everything else and replace it with still videos of the scene. It worked fairly well since he was just able to grab the video from another day, alter the timestamp and pass it off as normal. He was quite confident that other than people finding out that it was tampered with, they would not know who had done it or would not be able to recover the lost images. To even recognize it, they would need a skilled hacker to notice the slight variation. No matter how seamless his work was, a hacker could notice the presence of another hacker. Though, he doubted a hacker would just be working at these small establishments or bother to check their timestamps for her. They had not made any enemies in this city worth of such a feat.
Focusing his energy back onto the screen in front of him, he paused his fingers and flexed them slightly. There was a dull pain in his hands and he could feel the heat emitting from it. The second he stopped typing, he could feel the after effects of pushing himself. He wanted to keep attacking but seeing that Zhuang Wei had gotten up and stopped typing on his side, it would useless to maintain that speed. He had no need to defend or attack when the other party had given up for the moment.
It probably would not be the end of their interaction just yet but it was enough time for him to relax himself. His fingers shook a little as he tried to massage them and regain control. It did not hurt enough for him to make verbal sounds of it but his fingers felt very dull and desensitized. As he was midway through a massage he saw a slim pair of fingers reach towards his and wrap and ice bag around them. The chill of the ice put his brain on momentary pause and he immediately tried to move his hands away.
Looking up, he could see Ying Yue holding onto his hands with force and pushing them inside the ice bag further.
"Stop its cold, I don't need this." The chill was too different from the heat in his hands and he was compelled to voice his complaints now. Her face was still neutral like always but he could see the bit of irritation and sternness in her eyes. No matter how much time passed, he could still see her treating him like the little boy she had picked up from the streets. She was the "mother" figure and once she had decided on something, it was hard to change her mind.
Sighing, he let her keep his hands in the ice bag and kept his ears listening for any noises on Zhuang Wei's side. Once he heard anything substantial or saw the keystrokes again, then he would need to jump back in.
"Stop looking, you've done enough."
"Enough? Its not even close enough for me to be done now." He narrowed his eyes at her when he heard her remark.
'Was she trying to get him to stop now? Absolutely not. A few taunting comments were barely sufficient for what he had planned.'
"Its enough when your body tells you its enough. Why push yourself this hard, you ended up typing aggressively for twenty minutes and a heightened pace as well. Did you even take a break in that period? No, so you pushed through a cramp and forced yourself to act different too suddenly. Maybe if you had stretched your fingers it would be fine but truthfully, such behaviour is detrimental to the health of your hands. Do you understand me?"
"Yes I do but you're over exaggerating the issue. Its not that serious..."
The only response he got back from her was a glare and a quick press down of his slightly swollen fingers. He had to bite down on his lips to stop himself from making the noise. She was using a fair bit of her strength as well so she could prove her point. It made him grimace in his pain since she was not gentle with him. Just casually pressing on his fingers was fine but to squish them as she had was plain mean.
There was a knowing look in her eyes when she did it as well, observing his face for any sign of discomfort. Him biting his lip was already a sign of defeat in her eyes and she had already begun to nag at him in her mind. Most of what she was about to say he could hear in his mind and through the look in her eyes but he knew he would not be able to escape the lecture later. Another sigh left his mouth at the prospect of it and still felt restless at the incomplete revenge.
He had plans to mock him further and then mentally play games with him, with a grande finale featuring a warning from him. None of this could happen if his fingers were held captive by her. Thankfully, Zhuang Wei had yet to sit down or type so he had some leeway. However, if that were to continue that was also no fun. If this went on for too long, he would need to send a taunt to bring him back and reignite his irritation. It would also be a mood killer if Zhuang Wei were to come back with a calmer mind and control himself better.
The whole reason he hacked into the sound system was to give themselves a verbal show, Ying Yue could not stop him from getting the scene he wanted. Especially with how excited she was before.
"Stop looking at me, do you think I've been speaking fluff this entire time??"
"Come on...I'll ice my hands and let them rest after okay? Just let me finish, its not even that serious. I know my limits."
"Come on Ying Yue time is running out, let go of my hands...."
"...."
The crash echoed into their room and it was followed by a period of silence. He could imagine that Zhuang Wei had thrown something in a fit of anger and was now just trying to control the anger. Scenes like breathing heavily or him standing in one place would not be caught by the computer. Those sounds were too light to be taken in by a computer and were not as significant to them either. He could easily use his imagination to fill in the gaps of the sound and the keystrokes. It did not lessen the satisfaction he felt since there was still some semblance of accuracy. There was a crinkle of plastic and the sound of someone coughing after. From the sound of everything, where Zhuang Wei was only had one person there. It was only him in that underground base of theirs and had not gotten help from anyone else. He could not hear anything that would indicate that there was a second individual there. When there was a crash, if there had been another person there should have been a followup comment or gasp from them. It would be weird if there was a secondary person and they made no attempt to calm the other down. Which would slightly make sense if the second person was a subordinate and was used to Zhuang Wei's angry out bursts. However, he knew that wasn't the case with them. Adding on, that Zhuang Wei was stupid to create a code but was smart enough to do it alone. If he had introduced Ying Yue's identity and features to other people, it would make the risky scenario insanely worse. Zhuang Wei had a connection and loyalty to Xi Long, he would subsequently try to keep Ying Yue's relationship going for now. There were no hard facts to dissuade him from letting them be together and he would not want to ruin it before that information is gathered. It took no genius to know that Ying Yue wanted to stay low-key and hidden. She rarely took her mask off and rarely appeared on CCTVs. The life she lived was someone who didn't leave a trace, other than the times she had been with Xi Long you could not find even the shadow of her.Times of her beating up other people were not included in this since she never revealed her identity. When they tried to look for her to get revenge, they were stuck describing a vague image of her that could not match up to her toe. Only information they had was that she was a woman and was fit, her wearing black also fit in with the 'shadow' concept they were going for. If she had not met Xi Long, that image would have been maintained up until they needed it too. 'The more I think of him, the more I see him as the root of issues....' Even for those moments with Xi Long, Ying Yue had always kept him updated and he was able to remove it for her. His routine was to always hack into the systems, pull anything he found useful for them into their own data. Then, delete everything else and replace it with still videos of the scene. It worked fairly well since he was just able to grab the video from another day, alter the timestamp and pass it off as normal. He was quite confident that other than people finding out that it was tampered with, they would not know who had done it or would not be able to recover the lost images. To even recognize it, they would need a skilled hacker to notice the slight variation. No matter how seamless his work was, a hacker could notice the presence of another hacker. Though, he doubted a hacker would just be working at these small establishments or bother to check their timestamps for her. They had not made any enemies in this city worth of such a feat. Focusing his energy back onto the screen in front of him, he paused his fingers and flexed them slightly. There was a dull pain in his hands and he could feel the heat emitting from it. The second he stopped typing, he could feel the after effects of pushing himself. He wanted to keep attacking but seeing that Zhuang Wei had gotten up and stopped typing on his side, it would useless to maintain that speed. He had no need to defend or attack when the other party had given up for the moment. It probably would not be the end of their interaction just yet but it was enough time for him to relax himself. His fingers shook a little as he tried to massage them and regain control. It did not hurt enough for him to make verbal sounds of it but his fingers felt very dull and desensitized. As he was midway through a massage he saw a slim pair of fingers reach towards his and wrap and ice bag around them. The chill of the ice put his brain on momentary pause and he immediately tried to move his hands away. Looking up, he could see Ying Yue holding onto his hands with force and pushing them inside the ice bag further. "Stop its cold, I don't need this." The chill was too different from the heat in his hands and he was compelled to voice his complaints now. Her face was still neutral like always but he could see the bit of irritation and sternness in her eyes. No matter how much time passed, he could still see her treating him like the little boy she had picked up from the streets. She was the "mother" figure and once she had decided on something, it was hard to change her mind. Sighing, he let her keep his hands in the ice bag and kept his ears listening for any noises on Zhuang Wei's side. Once he heard anything substantial or saw the keystrokes again, then he would need to jump back in. "Stop looking, you've done enough." "Enough? Its not even close enough for me to be done now." He narrowed his eyes at her when he heard her remark. 'Was she trying to get him to stop now? Absolutely not. A few taunting comments were barely sufficient for what he had planned.' "Its enough when your body tells you its enough. Why push yourself this hard, you ended up typing aggressively for twenty minutes and a heightened pace as well. Did you even take a break in that period? No, so you pushed through a cramp and forced yourself to act different too suddenly. Maybe if you had stretched your fingers it would be fine but truthfully, such behaviour is detrimental to the health of your hands. Do you understand me?" "Yes I do but you're over exaggerating the issue. Its not that serious..." The only response he got back from her was a glare and a quick press down of his slightly swollen fingers. He had to bite down on his lips to stop himself from making the noise. She was using a fair bit of her strength as well so she could prove her point. It made him grimace in his pain since she was not gentle with him. Just casually pressing on his fingers was fine but to squish them as she had was plain mean. There was a knowing look in her eyes when she did it as well, observing his face for any sign of discomfort. Him biting his lip was already a sign of defeat in her eyes and she had already begun to nag at him in her mind. Most of what she was about to say he could hear in his mind and through the look in her eyes but he knew he would not be able to escape the lecture later. Another sigh left his mouth at the prospect of it and still felt restless at the incomplete revenge. He had plans to mock him further and then mentally play games with him, with a grande finale featuring a warning from him. None of this could happen if his fingers were held captive by her. Thankfully, Zhuang Wei had yet to sit down or type so he had some leeway. However, if that were to continue that was also no fun. If this went on for too long, he would need to send a taunt to bring him back and reignite his irritation. It would also be a mood killer if Zhuang Wei were to come back with a calmer mind and control himself better. The whole reason he hacked into the sound system was to give themselves a verbal show, Ying Yue could not stop him from getting the scene he wanted. Especially with how excited she was before. "Stop looking at me, do you think I've been speaking fluff this entire time??" "Come on...I'll ice my hands and let them rest after okay? Just let me finish, its not even that serious. I know my limits." "Come on Ying Yue time is running out, let go of my hands...." "...."
