Night passed quickly, and as dawn broke, a streak of fish-belly white appeared in the sky, followed by the rising sun.
On the balcony, countless water droplets had condensed on the glass walls of the greenhouse, reflecting dazzling light under the sunlight.
Inside the house, Jiang Heng, who had stayed up all night, was still full of energy. His physical condition now far exceeded that of ordinary people; staying up all night was no problem at all.
Mann and the others lay sprawled across the living room carpet. They had said they were staying up, but eventually they couldn't help but fall asleep.
However, they were soon awakened by the aroma of breakfast that Jiang Heng had prepared.
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"Lucy, you guys can come in and eat breakfast before you go handle things, alright?" Jiang Heng walked into the room and said to the three women.
"Just a minute, we'll be done in two minutes at most!" Lucy replied.
Although they had stayed up all night, the actual time spent on work was not long, after all, they had eaten barbecue together and had some drinks.
Working together, the three women had finally cracked the Arasaka school's Dream Machine and created a virus program.
Lucy had taken the lead in creating the virus program, because she knew some of the vulnerabilities of Arasaka ICE. In order for the virus to steal information without anyone noticing, it had to utilize these vulnerabilities.
Hard work paid off. Not long after dawn, the three women had finally completed the virus program and implanted it into David's Dream Machine.
Jiang Heng personally poured a bowl of pumpkin porridge for the three heroines and served them a few meat buns.
After breakfast, everyone prepared to rest for a while, and then they would begin their official plan!
At this time, Jiang Heng saw Lucy leaning on the sofa, closing her eyes to rest. He walked over and took her in his arms.
Lucy readily leaned into Jiang Heng's embrace, resting her head on his chest.
"Tired?"
Looking at Lucy's slightly tired face, Jiang Heng felt a pang of heartache.
"Not really, just a little sleepy." Lucy looked up at Jiang Heng and said.
Jiang Heng lowered his head and pecked her red lips twice.
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At nine o'clock in the morning, at the West Parking Lot of the Night City Municipal Center Company Square, a boy wearing an Arasaka school uniform leaned against the wall, his foot tapping nervously, as if waiting for something. He seemed impatient.
Buzz~
At that moment, the roar of a car engine reached his ears. The boy looked up and saw a Mahir Supralon FS3 driving into the parking lot.
In this parking lot full of luxury cars, a van suddenly pulled in, and the boy instantly knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived.
The van stopped, the door opened, and Jiang Heng shouted to David, who had been waiting for a long time: "Get in."
David didn't hesitate and immediately climbed into the car.
"Alright, everything is ready. Now it's up to you. Don't be nervous, just do what you have to do. You can go to class, eat, and even fight with your classmates. After this is done, you'll still be a student at Arasaka School, but you won't have to worry about tuition fees anymore."
Jiang Heng returned the Dream Machine head-ring to David and reminded him.
He had absolute confidence in Lucy, but he wasn't sure about David. If this guy got nervous and made a mistake, it would be bad.
David took the Dream Machine head-ring and nodded seriously, saying: "I understand."
"Then go to school. It's not far from here. We won't take you there, to avoid suspicion."
Then David got out of the car.
Watching him leave, Mann asked Jiang Heng: "Jiang Heng, is that kid reliable? He won't sell us out, will he?"
"Don't worry, he won't." Jiang Heng said.
If before Jiang Heng was only confident in David's character, now he had another layer of assurance, his own deterrence.
Last night, Jiang Heng had cut down a cyber-psycho with a battle body in three moves. David had witnessed it all.
Jiang Heng felt that even if David wanted to betray him, he wouldn't have the guts.
"Alright, let's get moving."
Now, all they had to do was get everything ready and wait for David to go to class.
As soon as David's Dream Machine connected to Arasaka School's network, the virus would automatically start stealing data and synchronizing it to Jiang Heng's computer.
Lucy, Sasha, and Kiwi, the three hackers, took out a palm-sized portable laptop and began monitoring.
The rest kept a watchful eye, avoiding any unexpected events.
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On the other side, David returned to school with his Dream Machine. Soon, the first class began.
"Oh, look at this. You're actually getting a new device? Your mom must have money to spare, huh?"
Just as he settled into his hacker chair, ready to use the Dream Machine head-ring to enter the virtual classroom, David received a call from Tanaka Katsuhito. As always, it started with a barrage of ridicule.
"It's none of your business. Just focus on your classes. Don't fail your exams again and embarrass your board member dad." David replied calmly.
Actually, David was still a little nervous. Even though Jiang Heng repeatedly assured him everything would be fine, no one knew what might happen until the last moment.
"You!!"
David's words instantly shattered Tanaka Katsuhito's defenses. The reason he was always targeting David was not only because David's family was poor, but also because his grades were far better than David's.