Chapter 491 The Boss Behind the Scenes
A few minutes ago.
Damian was attacking Volcano's intranet. The other side detected his attack traces and quickly launched a counterattack, coming on strong and deadly.
Volcano, a tech company that started with the internet, had reached world-class levels in security. Even Damian himself couldn't find a breach in a short time.
It seemed the other side was very familiar with his operating methods and had a basic prediction of the strategies he would take.
Although Damian promptly changed his usual operating methods and resisted the counterattack, he couldn't infiltrate the other side's intranet.
At this moment, the provocative remarks on the screen made Damian realize even more that Volcano's gun was aimed at KM Group and him personally.
Damian's indifferent face showed no emotion. He just wearily picked up a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and pressed enter.
A photo popped up on the screen.
Selene.
Seventeen years old, in a blue long dress, with long hair draped over her shoulders, and a pure smile.
That was the dress she was wearing when she disappeared, with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
Damian slowly clenched his fist. Amid the smoke, he saw a second photo, Selene at eighteen, still in a blue long dress, with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
The last photo was taken five days ago. The Selene in the photo had long lost her youthful sweetness, with a forced smile on her face. Her appearance hadn't changed much, but the vitality in her seemed to have evaporated like morning dew under the sun.
She looked hollow and pale, devoid of any spirit.
Eleven years had passed, and many things had spiraled out of control. Damian couldn't guess what she had gone through.
The other side left a photo at the same time every year, clearly mocking him, treating his efforts to find her over the years as a joke.
After the photos finished playing, the screen went black for a few seconds.
Then, a flurry of snowflakes danced across the screen, followed by countless chaotic codes loading frantically.
"Damian, do you love this woman?"
A voice floated among the codes, and the sound's strong waves caused the codes to jump continuously.
"Are you talking about eleven years ago or now?"
Damian pressed his phone, recording the other side's voice for voice comparison, then quickly deciphered the pattern of the garbled codes and started typing on the keyboard, peeling away the obstacles set by the other side layer by layer.
A few minutes later, the snowflakes disappeared, and the rolling garbled codes neatly arranged themselves, restoring the screen to normal order.
The other side laughed gleefully, "I remember when she first disappeared, you seemed like you couldn't go on living. I still remember your look of utter despair, not eating, drinking, or sleeping, locked in your room every day coding and punching, half-dead. Just a woman, and she made the invincible Mr. Hearst suffer for over a decade. I'm proud of my wise decision back then! By the way, not long ago, Selene even took a bullet for you, deeply in love, life and death intertwined. It wasn't in vain that Mr. Hearst almost searched an entire country for her. Losing the woman you love is a bitter experience, so Damian, I can give you another chance to have Selene back."
He took Selene, convinced that she was the woman Damian loved deeply, intending to torture him mentally!
Damian had countless enemies, but none he knew would spend over a decade to make him suffer emotionally.
Who on earth was this person?!
"Just a woman, who remembers who after a long time? She belongs to you now, and has nothing to do with me."
The screen suddenly froze, and a masked face popped up.
The mask covered the upper half of the man's face, revealing only dark pupils, thin lips holding a cigarette, and a sharp chin.
The man tilted his mouth, showing a set of neat teeth, seemingly very happy to communicate face-to-face with Damian, "So heartless? Not even wanting the woman you love? You even dumped your wife for her!"
Damian's hand clenched, his face still expressionless.
This person had been closely observing his life, so how much did he know about Ashley?
Thinking of Ashley, Damian's rationality crumbled halfway.
He couldn't let this person know about his feelings for Ashley, or she would face the same danger as Selene.
Damian said, "Using a woman as leverage is pointless! You blew up KM's project, maliciously acquired KM's stocks, what's your goal?"
The man tapped his fingers on the table, accompanying his breathing, his flippant tone perfectly embodying the essence of a rogue, "It's simple, I want KM. Just sell KM Group to me and leave voluntarily, and I won't bother you anymore."
Arrogant.
Daring to ask for KM outright.
Damian wasn't angry, "Buying KM isn't hard, exchange it for all of Volcano's shares, and jump off the Royal Skyscraper. When I see your corpse, I'll personally hand KM's shares to Volcano's board."
The man's pupils contracted, and he said furiously, "So, we can't reach an agreement? Then, Mr. Hearst, be prepared, because I haven't decided which building to blow up next."
"I also ask you to be prepared. If KM doesn't receive an apology and compensation by noon tomorrow, Volcano's West Coast research center will be razed to the ground."
The man's mouth finally stopped curling up flippantly. He stared at the screen without blinking, "You dare! I'll make your woman die with you!"
Damian operated the screen with one hand, tracking the video ID as quickly as possible. If he guessed right, Selene should be near the man.
His fingers moved continuously, the complex codes pouring down the screen like heavy rain, "You can try."
The man seemed to sense something, his face changed, "Do you think you can find the address? Damian, you overestimate yourself!"
The call was cut off, and the computer returned to its initial screensaver.
The final area Damian locked onto was the Brandell District in the northern part of Evercrest City, but he couldn't track it more specifically.
Then, Damian dialed a number, "Selene is near Brandell District. Also, contact the security team to infiltrate Volcano's information system. I'll send you an audio clip; he's the founder of Volcano. Use big data to compare and find out this person's real identity. Send people to Volcano's West Coast research center to set up explosives. Blow it up at noon tomorrow."
"Yes, Mr. Hearst!"
Not long after, Thomas called, "Mr. Hearst, I met with their vice president, April. She's a woman, under thirty, very tight-lipped, not mentioning the president's identity, only referring to him as 'boss,' and firmly denying any malicious acquisition of KM."
Damian picked up his coat and headed out, "I met their boss. I'm going to Brandell District now."
Thomas was stunned.
What was going on?
He had made a trip to the headquarters in vain, and Damian had met the boss hiding behind the scenes?
"I'll go with you!"
"Drive downstairs, we'll split up. The enemy is in the dark, we're in the light. There might already be spies around, be careful of being tracked."
"Yes, Mr. Hearst, see you at the destination!"
Damian drove himself, adjusted the navigation, and sped north.
At this time, the main roads were crowded with vehicles. Damian abandoned the navigation route, relying on his familiarity with Evercrest City's streets, weaving through side roads, winding northward.
Damian was known for his reputation in the park district. Entering the district, it wasn't long before he reached Param Bay Park.
Entering the side road, Damian suddenly slammed on the brakes. The car lurched forward several meters under inertia, the wheels screeching against the road, stopping dangerously by the flower bed.
In the flower bed, Ashley, in a loose long dress, was walking arm in arm with a middle-aged woman, smiling brightly.
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