Chapter 144: Chapter 144
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Since these kids were concerned about her, it meant that they believed the rumor and that these kids think Donnie was… Ban Yeo Ryung closed her eyes with that thought in mind. She tried to level herself down and spoke to the boys.
“No worries. I don’t believe that kind of gossip.”
“What? But there is proof!”
Choi Yuri looked somehow puzzled.
“Proof? It was just a firm belief. It depends on how you think.”
With that said, Ban Yeo Ryung had to straighten her voice to prevent herself from roaring. ‘It’s true that things would depend on our perspective. We tend to believe what we want to believe without considering the person directly involved,’ she thought.
Regardless of Ban Yeo Ryung’s calm remark, it was quite clear that the kids were talking about such things. Girls whispered to each other, and some glanced at Ban Yeo Ryung. She could read their lips as they said, ‘Ham Donnie,’ ‘Ban Yeo Ryung,’ ‘the Four Heavenly Kings…’ One of their voices then reached her ears.
“How can she do something like that to get closer to the Four Heavenly Kings? What a crazy b.i.t.c.h!”
The voice was so unmistakably aggressive that Ban Yeo Ryung turned her head in a flash. Covering her mouth, the girl looked at her with a pale face. It seemed that she also realized the loudness of her voice.
Yoon Chun Young stepped forward, but Eun Jiho grabbed his arm. Both actions happened in an instant. It happened so fast that no one even noticed their movements except for those close to them. As Yoo Chun Young scowled at Eun Jiho with his blue eyes, Eun Jiho shook his head.
“Don’t,” Eun Jiho said in a voice so low and determined that no one around them could hear.
Woo Jooin, who was behind them, nodded silently in agreement. ‘Eun Jiho is surely better than Yoo Chun Young when it comes to grasping the flow of pa.s.sion among people,’ Woo Jooin murmured to himself.
He then said, “People gossipped all around that mama is the girl who used Ban Yeo Ryung to get closer to us. What do you think would happen if we step forward to side with mama?”
His remark made Yoo Chun Young glance at Eun Jiho and Woo Jooin, respectively. Yoo Chun Young then twisted his wrist to rid himself of the grip. ‘Yoo Chun Young may be poor at determining such things since he’s clueless when it comes to anything about schemes, but his mind is not something to trifle with,’ Woo Jooin felt relieved and turned his head. He then heard Kwon Eun Hyung murmuring beside him.
“Clever. We couldn’t intervene with such gossip like this.”
This time, Eun Jiho nodded. They all returned to their seats then. It was time to get ready for cla.s.s.
Woo Jooin looked around the cla.s.sroom with his textbook opened on his desk. His eyes then paused on Choi Yuri, who was sitting beside Ban Yeo Ryung and kept talking to her with a friendly face. Ban Yeo Ryung displayed a sign of discomfort in her eyes. Woo Jooin then narrowed his eyes.
After cooling down themselves, Kwon Eun Hyung and Yoo Chun Young looked unexpectedly nonchalant. Although the gossip spread out like this, as Ban Yeo Ryung said before, it was just a firm belief; therefore, it wouldn’t last long with no clear evidence. Besides, no one in Ham Donnie’s cla.s.s trusted the rumor. ‘If no one cared, then it will be quickly forgotten.’ The kids in her cla.s.s seemed to regard it like that.
‘Would it really be fine?’ Woo Jooin thought before calling Eun Jiho, who was sitting in front, in a low voice.
“Jiho.”
“Huh?”
“I can’t let it go like this. We should make haste.”
‘I have no idea what will go further if we stay silent,’ with that thought in mind, Woo Jooin looked back at Choi Yuri. He then showed a cold grin on his lips again.
After school, Eun Jiho stopped his driver in front of Woo Jooin’s house. He opened the door of the black Mercedes. Behind him, there followed Woo Jooin who showed a smile from ear to ear.
The weather was too hot and humid for them to stay dry. Eun Jiho swept his silver hair back and looked at Woo Jooin. They both stepped into Woo Jooin’s house then.
It was a decent two-story house. On the 2nd floor, there were Woo Jooin’s room and his father’s workroom. Jooin’s room had a slanted roof and an opened ceiling that had no attic, so the light poured through the tilted window, which brightened the whole s.p.a.ce.
As Woo Jooin sat on his computer chair while throwing his bag somewhere, Eun Jiho did the same. He then perched on Jooin’s bed.
“Dude, that’s none other than Naver, the number one portal site in Korea. How can someone hack such a huge website?” Eun Jiho said.
Woo Jooin blinked and bent a soft grin for him. He then pressed a number on his phone to call someone. He then opened his mouth with the phone on his ear.
“You know how many people there are who work in the computer industry? They aren’t hacking Naver because they can’t. If you gather four experts, then just give them 10 minutes, and it’s a piece of cake to hack that website.”
“What? But why is it rarely hacked?”
“5 minutes.”
With that said, Woo Jooin opened and spread his fingers. ‘5 minutes?’ Eun Jiho asked back in a bitter tone with a blink.
Folding his fingers, Woo Jooin replied, “You know what IP is, right? It’s like the internet address of the person who accesses a website. No matter how many times they detoured their IPs to Chinese servers using a third party software or VPNs, they can avoid getting caught for only 5 minutes. Get it?”
“That means…”
“Penetrating security, hacking, and disappearing without a trace should be done within 5 minutes.”
His words made Eun Jiho pale. Even without much computer knowledge, it still didn’t seem accessible and straightforward. Eun Jiho asked back.
“Is there anyone on Earth who could do that?”
“There is… but those who have such abilities are already on the wanted list.”
“Then how can we find such a person and ask them to hack for us?”
“Luckily, I know someone who has that ability with a clean record.”
“Who is it?”
“Bee.”
It was a word that he said out of the blue. Instead of questioning it, Eun Jiho just slightly furrowed. He thought, ‘Bee? Did he just say Bee?’
Outside the window, the sky was cloudlessly bright, and no bees were flying around; therefore, Woo Jooin wouldn’t be talking about a literal bee. There was only one possibility left then.
“Woo Bee? You mean, your cousin?” Eun Jiho immediately responded.
“Yeah, Woo Bee, Sanny hyeong’s little sister.”
Woo Jooin then showed a refres.h.i.+ng smile on his face as he usually did.
Eun Jiho, of course, knew who Woo Jooin’s cousin, Woo San, was. He looked scary in their childhood but tried to stay low key during middle school; however, when he entered high school, they heard that he beat a senior to death just because they picked a fight with him, defeated every fighter who challenged him, and conquered an entire school. When Eun Jiho heard that news, he just murmured with a terrified face, ‘I knew that bro would be like that someday.’ Woo Jooin, at that time, also smiled back as an agreement.
However, he knew nothing memorable when it came to Woo San’s sister, Woo Bee. She was two years younger than Woo San, so she might be sixteen years old right now. She had a quiet personality and hated guys, so the only thing Eun Jiho remembered about her was the fierce gaze she had at him as if she was saying, ‘Everyone should get lost except for Jooin oppa,’ while hiding behind the door.
Rolling his eyeb.a.l.l.s, Eun Jiho spoke to Jooin.
“Geez, every time I walked past her room, she was always typing something, so I thought she was playing a game or something.”
Woo Jooin then replied with a smile.
“She would probably be programming or hacking something. You know, Bee successfully hacked Naver when she was fifteen. She didn’t try doing it twice in a row because she was afraid of how dangerous it could get, but it’s over a year now, so she says it’s fine.’
“What is with your family? What are they all doing? Are they all like aliens or something?” Eun Jiho asked back in a pale face.
Before Woo Jooin could reply, a drowsy voice came over from the phone that he was holding.
“Jooin oppa?”
“Hi, Bee.”
“Hey, oppa. Is this because of that thing?”
“Yeah, I would like to ask you about that. I wanted to do it when you have enough time… but the situation is not going as well as I had antic.i.p.ated. Do you mind?”
“Of course not! I already prepared everything when you spoke about it recently.”
“Thanks, Bee. Oh, by the way, Jiho is with me now. Do you want to say hi?”
“No.”
Her cold voice rang through their ears immediately.