Ch. 1786..1790: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1786-1790

Chapter 1786

Jared raised his brows in surprise.

"Of course! Not only is the technology still in its developmental stage, there are also only a small percentage of countries that are able to use it.On top of it all, there are quite too many restrictions involved."

"Come to think of it, we can try and break these restrictions," she said.

"What kind of calculation is this? Before this, none of them were usable, and on top of that, the Dodge Tomahawk was my creation" Nicole pondered.

"Carl already has this technology in his grasp.It's just that I haven't gotten around to helping him with perfecting it."

It was through sheer luck that the Turmanns were not directly involved in this line of technological work Instead, they specialized in mechanical technology, and this gave Nicole a peace of mind.

"So that was why you were so confident when she asked you to lead the team, but then again, she didn't say you couldn't use stereoscopic images," Jared said.

Nicole flashed him a cunning smile.

"Not to mention, I have to personally show up and lead the team myself.After all, there is actually nothing much to work on, aside from monitoring the system."

Jared himself knew that most of the tasks were done by machines, and thus, there was no real need for anyone to show up in order to do it in person.

With that said, both Nicole and Jared knew that it was just an excuse for Mona to embarrass them.

"However, we've successfully locked the deal! That father and daughter duo will probably be very dismayed that most of the profits will be given to the Johnston Group.We must still be on guard," Nicole added.

"Don't worry about it"

Jared looked at Nicole playfully and stated with a smile.

"You are gradually assuming the role of the missus of the Johnston family."

Hearing that, Nicole suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Cut the crap and let's go.There should be tons of people waiting outside for you."

‘The press conference this time is not intended to attract the Montferrat family" she thought.

"Yes, my missus.You'll have the final say to everything," Jared said, after which he got up and wrapped his arms around Nicole's waist.

Nicole wanted to push him away as soon as he did that.

However, he was way too strong, so she stopped resisting and just allowed him to do so anyway.

The two of them entered the hall, by which time the explanation was already over, with only a small crowd continuing to watch the product video discussing the technical aspects featuring Terry and Ike.

Noticing Jared and Nicole's presence, most of the audience began to surround them, handing out business cards to express their willingness to cooperate.

Jared left his card with one of the few major enterprises while Nicole stayed by his side, watching him while he dealt with those people.

Nicole was in awe as she found a Jared who was busy with his work to be really charming.

Nicole was at a loss for words as she watched on, feeling at peace while being by his side.

Suddenly, Nicole felt that the atmosphere had become odd.She whirled her head around and noticed a sniper rifle perched atop the corridor of the second-floor hall.

Before Nicole could come to her senses, she had already instinctively rushed toward Jared.

"Be careful!"

Jared had no time to react before he was thrown down by Nicole.

The crowd that was once surrounding them had started speaking in hushed tones.It was mere seconds before the bullet grazed the floor inches away from both Nicole and Jared.

The crowd were in shock when they saw the two of them on the ground with two-gunshots as the silenced bullets struck the ground near their feet.

The crowd then scattered, screaming as they dispersed.

"Oh, my goodness!"

"RUN!" the attendees of the press conference yelled.

Nicole knew that the assassin would not stop until Jared had been shot.She pulled Jared along and they rolled all the way to one of the pillars before stopping.

Jared then pulled Nicole up and placed her against the pillar to protect her.

Nicole frowned.

"Those people are here for you! Why are you protecting me?!"

"You are the most important thing to me," Jared said.

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Nicole was touched by his words.

"What's more important now is, how do you know that they're here for me? What if they're members of the Crow?" he asked.

Nicole frowned, thinking that it was impossible, but then, her pupils shrank in an instant.

"If it really is the Crow, they won't just be targeting me alone!"

"What do you mean?' Jared became stunned for a moment, before coming to his senses.

"Wait, the manned flying car?!" Nicole nodded.

"Call the bodyguards in to help! We must protect the data of the manned flying car!"

"Got it." Jared immediately gave Max a call.

As soon as Max picked the phone up, Jared could hear the chaos over at the other end of the phone.

"Mr.Johnston, our people...we're under attack!"

At that very moment, Nicole had also heard that there seemed to be a shootout outside the company building.

"It'll be impossible for Max and the others to hold their ground! The enemy is an illegal organization, and they've come prepared for this ambush.Max and the others are of no match to them!'

"Damn it"

Nicole, who sensed that things would not be easy to deal with, whipped her encrypted phone and pressed a button in an effort to call for help "Let them hold out for a while longer.Men from our organization will arrive soon!"

she yelled.

"Okay!' Jared nodded and explained to Max, before pulling Nicole along with him, "We should get some cover first!"

'The enemy has outnumbered us, and with the snipers all over the place, it will be very risky for us to hide in the hall for long" he thought.

It was at this moment that Nicole remembered that Kelly was with them earlier, and was found squatting in a corner with Terry's arms around her.

"Kelly! Go and hide.Quick!"

Kelly was paralyzed for a while before she came back to her senses.She then grabbed Terry and made a run for it.

"Run, let's run!"

Terry had never witnessed such a havoc of a scene before, and as such, he could only comply with the orders when was told to do so.

Nicole on the other hand had led Jared to the stairs.

They were then followed by Kelly and Terry.

A group of bullets pelted at them right that instant.

Terry felt the bullets whizzing right past him, hitting the ground before ricocheting back up and hitting his leg.

Seeing this, Terry quickened his pace to avoid being struck.

After rushing into the staircase, Nicole quickly locked the door before ordering, "Kelly, get the security to call the police and stop all the elevators as well as the gate!"

"Okay, I got it," Kelly replied.

Nicole shot Jared a glance.

"Let's head upstairs to the R&D.It's important that we stay there to protect the main data!"

'The Brave had already fallen into their hands and if we let this fall into their hands too, the consequences would be unfathomable.I can't let this happen again!'

"Okay."

Jared nodded, after which he took Nicole to the private elevator.

Soon after, Terry and Kelly arrived with both Nicole and Jared to the R&D facility.

"I must encrypt the system on the factory's side, but without Terry and Kelly's authorization, no one can unlock the computer and steal the data.The only place where they can do it is at the IT department.That's the only computer that carries the entirety of the data of the manned flying car," Nicole explained.

The look on Jared's face became even more serious as Nicole was speaking.

'It seems that the Crow has already planned it out thoroughly.We thought it was an internal issue.Who could've thought that they have planned an attack like this?’ The four of them got off the elevator hurriedly and rushed over to the IT department.It coincided with Kelly's act of telling the security to stop all the elevators and close as many electronic doors as possible.However, on the first floor, the sounds of someone breaking through the door could still be heard!

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Nicole glanced out of the glass window and toward the corridor.

Apparently, the police had already rushed in to back them up, and the enemy forces were no match to the police.

"We can only wait for the police and Interpol to arrive" she thought.

There was a loud crash that sounded as if someone had smashed some glass.

"Sh*t! Someone just broke in!" Nicole yelled.

She did not have a second to spare for Kelly to arrive with the key, and thus, she fired at the door and broke it with aloud bang.

In the room next to the main chamber, Ike was lying on the floor strewn with broken glass with his face all wounded.

The large transparent glass window of the IT department had already shattered, with a black rope that extended from the other side of the building.

"D*mn it! Chase after him!"

Nicole did not have time to hoist a badly injured Ike up, and so, she whipped a belt out that served as a zip line in an effort to chase after the perpetrator.

In the nick of time, however, the enemy had cut the rope from the other side, rendering Nicole unable to pursue them.

"B*stard! Jared, get someone to block all the exits on the opposite building.Don't let him escape!" she yelled.

"Okay."

Jared nodded his head and immediately called Max.

"Nicole..." Ike called out in a weak voice.

Noticing that Ike was seriously injured, Nicole rushed over to feel for his pulse and fortunately, his injuries were only skin deep.

"What are you doing here?"

Nicole vividly remembered that Ike was with them on the first floor, but when she had recovered after the shock, only Kelly and Terry were left downstairs.

"Something happened downstairs, I was worried something might happen to our data, so I came up here.I didn't expect to be a second too late," Ike lamented.

Ike held onto his belly and coughed.

At that sight, Nicole noticed that he must have been punched several times, and so, she kindly helped him up.

"It's okay, even if you weren't late, you wouldn't have been able to fight him," she said.

Nicole knew that Ike was no slouch, but the enemy had practical combat skills, as compared to Ike's flamboyant ones.Knowing that Nicole was right, he helplessly wiped the blood away from the corners of his mouth.

Then, Nicole glanced at him, feeling that something was off.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Ike asked as Nicole looked at him with hints of suspicion in her eyes.

Nicole shook her head.

"No, I just think that it's a little strange for you to receive this punch."

Ike was taken aback momentarily, not understanding Nicole's meaning.

"What's strange?"

Instead of giving him a forthcoming reply, she turned to look at the computer and its data to verify that it had been stolen.

Then, Nicole slammed her fists hard onto the table.

"They have indeed stolen everything! We must find this person at all costs!"

Jared nodded his head.

"Why do they even need this for?"

In response, Nicole frowned and said, "The Brave shares the same artificial intelligence system as the manned flying car.Soon, after the Braves have left the base, they'll be piloted remotely by the Curley Corporation.Then, they will be set into standby mode.It's only possible to awaken them if we can reinstall the system."

It was because she had installed that very same system into the manned flying cars that the enemies had been given an opportunity to strike again.Now that the Braves were no longer to be found, and with the system in the hands of the enemy, it was a huge loss for Nicole.

Jared looked at Nicole with his brows furrowed.He knew that this was very important to her.

And after giving it some thought, he carefully said, "Let's try our best to find it.If we can't, then there's nothing else we can do."

Nicole frowned.

‘Jared's not a person who would give up so easily"

After a while of thinking, a realization dawned on Nicole.

"You mean..."

Jared smiled.

"I have other plans."

The conversation between the couple had made the others around them wonder in confusion.

Ike, who could not understand what the two of them were going on about, anxiously asked, "What are you guys talking about?"

 

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Nicole glanced at him, and in an icy tone, she replied, "Nothing. This is beyond description."

After she had spoken, Nicole calmed down a little and placed her handgun away. "As our enemies have gotten what they wanted, the people downstairs should have retreated already. Let's go there."

"Alright." Jared nodded.

Then, the both of them strutted off and left the place leisurely.

Seeing this, Kelly could not help shooting Ike and Terry glances. "Moments ago, Nicole was in a rush to retrieve the data. What did Mr. Jared say to the two of them for them to be this calm and composed?"

"I'm not sure either..." Terry replied, not listening to anything at all as he was still in shock.

As for Ike, he was deep in his thoughts. 'Jared...what did he mean?'

At that moment, Nicole and Jared had entered the exclusive elevator, where he said, "Do you think there's something odd?"

Nicole looked at him. "There definitely is something fishy. Ike actually predicted the enemy's movements."

Without rebuking any of Nicole's claims, he replied, "I've been tracking down the Braves' location and I've finally determined their final route. However, after they had reached an open space, the signals were all cut off. I am guessing that there is an underground base there. It's just that my men...they can't enter."

Nicole nodded. "So, that was why you were not in a hurry? You wanted to use that enemy to enter the base?"

As of a few minutes ago, Nicole had already understood that, and that was why she played along with Jared.

"You're smart, and that's one of the reasons why you're my partner." Jared pursed his lips. "Let me handle this person first. I'll make sure to find them for you."

Nicole smiled, feeling a lot more relaxed now. "Alright, I believe in you."

Soon, the both of them reached the ground floor, and sure enough, the cacophony was gone.

Nicole heaved a sigh of relief. "It seems that they only dared to steal things in our country. They don't have the balls to kill people in broad daylight."

Jared looked at Nicole. "Or perhaps, your support arrived a little too quickly."

It was only then that Nicole looked out of the entrance. The Interpol had already sent a unit over.

Nicole immediately walked out, and once Rowan noticed her, he approached her. "Are you fine?"

Now that Nicole had become the successor of the Fire Crest, it was no longer a secret anymore. Everyone knew that she was the key person being protected by the organization.

Nicole nodded in response. "I'm fine. These people are just here to rob us of a few things."

"What did they get? The organization's top secrets?" Rowan asked with a stern expression on his face.

Nicole shook her head. "Although those are not the organization's secrets, they are important data."

Rowan frowned. "Then, what should we do? Should we work to retrieve it?"

Nicole darted her eyes at Jared. "Leave it to me. Our organization should not reappear again."

The last thing Nicole wanted was to alert the enemy and tip them off.

Terry sighed. "I got it."

At that moment, Max walked up to Jared's side.

Noticing that Max's arm was wounded, Nicole frowned. "Did you get hurt?"

Max replied, "I was worried they would hurt you or Mr. Jared when they broke into the office. So, we tried our best to stop them. Some of the men had suffered from minor injuries as well."

Nicole could not help but feel touched. The men were not allowed to bring weapons, and yet, they had fended off those armed men for so long. Max's capabilities were truly out of this world.

"Thank you, Max. Quickly send all the men to the hospital." Nicole looked at Max affectionately.

Jared then added, "Go ahead. The company will cover all the expenses. And one more thing, please compensate them and their families well."

"Noted." Max nodded.

With the help of the bodyguards, Max made his way to the ambulance which had just arrived.

Nicole looked at Max and commented, "Max is really loyal to you."

"Of course," Jared replied. "This is exactly what I like about him."

Nicole looked at the chaotic mess in front of her and sighed. "It's really frustrating to see a joyous press conference turn into this."

Initially, she thought that she could glamorously attract a large amount of people for partnership opportunities. Yet, it had all ended in a mess.

Jared, on the other hand, laughed. "Sometimes, misfortunes can be actual blessings. With this, more people will know that our products are so good that even international criminal organizations are eyeing on it. We will surely gain more partnership opportunities."

"Really?" Nicole raised her eyebrows, feeling that Jared was too optimistic about the situation.

"Of course." Jared turned to Nicole. "Anyway, let's go. I'll have to arrange for some of my men to manage some important matters."

Nicole knew what Jared was talking about, and deep down, she was feeling excited.

She wanted to find the Braves as soon as possible again. Otherwise, she would not be at peace, so long as they were in the hands of the wicked men.

Nicole went on to assign Terry to take care of the situation. Then, she got into the car with Jared and left the place.

Before Jared went to his office, he sent Nicole back to the Riddle family manor.

At that point, the Riddle family was already in a mess because Samuel and Spencer had followed Nicole to the press conference. However, they had not managed to get in. While they were waiting outside, they came across the assault and were quickly frightened off.

"Mom, Nicole is still inside. What should we do?"

"Yes, Mom. There were a lot of people attacking the Johnston Group. Let's think of a solution!"

It was hard enough for them to escape and return home, and they had no clue as to what had happened after they had left.

When Gloria heard about this, she almost fainted out of shock. "Daniel, what should we do? Please think of a way..."

At that moment, Daniel was also flustered. Throughout his life, he had never witnessed a gunfight. The last time Nicole took out a handgun, he was already terrified, and this time around, Nicole was actually met with armed people...

"Let's lodge a police report first. Then, gather all our guards. We'll try and save Nicole!"

They thought that, perhaps after they had reached the scene, they could help Nicole out as well.

"Alright, I'll call them immediately," Sean said with a stern look on his face, ready for a fight.

Steve added, "I want to follow!"

"Me too." Stanley was persistent.

Samuel and Spencer were still in shock, but when they saw their elder brothers getting into the action, they gritted their teeth, "We'll come along and protect Nicole!"

When Nicole heard her bunch of brothers wanting to save her in spite of the fact that she was totally unharmed, she began to think they were being ridiculous, though she was touched as well. "It's okay. I'm fine."

Hearing Nicole's voice, everyone turned their head around.

"Nicole!"

"You're back!"

"Nicole!" As soon as Gloria saw Nicole, she immediately rushed over to check on her. "Did you get hurt?"

Seeing her own mother's caring gaze, Nicole comforted her, "I'm fine. We quickly hid and the police managed to arrive on time. Thanks to that, our enemies had retreated."

"Retreated?" Daniel asked. "They did not manage to catch any of them?"

Nicole issued a quiet sigh. 'How are your run off the mill policemen supposed to capture those from The Raven?'

"They seemed to be prepared for this, so we could not catch them," she said.

Registering the exhaustion in Nicole's face, Sean made Nicole sit down and poured her a glass of water. "Who are those people? Why did they attack the Johnston Group?"

Without hiding anything, Nicole said. "Today's press conference is for the manned flying car. Perhaps, someone has been eyeing on this technology."

"What?"

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Once they heard that there were people who had their eyes on the technology, Sean and Steve's faces darkened. "How is Jared? Did he get hurt?"

Nicole shook her head, "He's fine too. It's just that the technology has been stolen by those people."

"What?" Samuel and Spencer were shocked. "It really got stolen!?"

"Who are they? They had actually caused such a massive scene just to steal something?" Spencer said, terrified as he had never witnessed such a scenario before.

"I guess they are from The Raven, but we're still in the midst of verifying that."

Although Nicole knew very well that it was The Raven's doings, she did not confirm it.

Daniel breathed a sigh of relief. "Regardless, what matters the most is that all of you are safe. We'll try our best to retrieve it."

"Yeah, Jared will find a way." Nicole said confidently.

When the family saw that Nicole was unbothered, they did not continue asking.

At that instant, Nicole saw how bad Samuel and Spencer looked and proceeded to question them. "Why are you guys looking like that? And also, how did you guys know that I was in trouble?"

The case was still under investigation by the police so there should not be any news about it yet. That was why it puzzled her as to how they had found out.

Samuel and Spencer froze for a moment, after which they awkwardly replied, "Actually, we wanted to have a look at the technology of the manned flying car but the guards did not let us in no matter what."

"Then, I heard the shootout and quickly ran away."

As Spencer was explaining himself, he was still terrified by the incident.

Nicole had no idea that those two had followed her there without gaining entry to the place. They had almost gotten involved in a gunfight. How perilous would it be if they were truly caught in the crossfire?

With that in mind, Nicole became furious. "Spencer, Samuel, if you guys wanted to go, why didn't you inform me? I could've brought the both of you in. But with today's situation, do you know how dangerous it is?"

Spencer and Samuel instantly felt guilty. "We did not expect things to turn out this way...Nicole, please don't get mad at us."

Stanley saw how terrified the two boys were, and that was when he interfered and begged, "Nicole, they are already in shock by the incident. Please, let it slide."

Nicole sighed. "I'll just take this as a lesson for the both of you. I will let it slide this time around. Do not follow me ever again."

"Okay," they said, as they had expected to get into trouble of this scale during their first time tailing her.

Nicole then remained quiet, during which Tia wheeled Mrs. Wallace Sr. out of her room.

Seeing that the whole family was surrounding Nicole, Mrs. Wallace Sr. could not help but ask, "What happened?"

Everyone looked at Nicole, who immediately caught on with a smile, "Grandma, there's nothing going on. I'm taking a break today, so we were discussing what to eat for dinner tonight."

"Really?" Mrs. Wallace Sr. smiled, "In that case, I won't join the discussion. I want Tia to bring me out for a walk.

"Alright." Nicole heaved a sigh of relief.

Although Mrs. Wallace Sr. had settled into the Riddle family manor, Nicole had been busy throughout the entire time. During the day, she had no time to spend with her grandmother, and at night, Mrs. Wallace Sr. would sleep early.

After that, Gloria pulled Nicole over and caressed her cheeks. "Nicole, you can't get into any more trouble. You must protect yourself."

"Don't worry, Mom. I will," Nicole comforted.

Then, the whole family decided to let Nicole off so that she could get some rest in her room. In the meantime, Spencer and Samuel were still in shock, so they returned to their rooms as well.

After Nicole had showered, she received a message on her phone. As it turned out, Howdy Corporation had finally transferred the money to her.

Nicole could not help but laugh, as she really did not expect that she would be able to scam Howdy of their money with such ease. All she had to do was to give them some information, and they had already sent the money to Nicole. In truth, they would probably crumble into tears once they realized how useless that information was.