Ch. 221..225: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 221-225
Chapter 221
Nicole pulled her hand back, not batting an eye.
She watched as Jared turned on a switch in the cabin, and soon a warm, cozy light filled the cabin.
Jared looked at her with a fleeting, pained expression on his face.
“Are you tired these days?” he asked in a soft voice.
Nicole was puzzled why he asked such a question.
But thinking about how long she had slept, he might be thinking that she had not had enough rest before this.
“I’m alright.
Where is Zeke?”
There was a fleeting troubled look in his eyes when Jared heard the name.
“You mean the boy with you?” he asked faintly.
Nicole realized she had not introduced the two of them to each other, but there did not seem to be any need for that.
She nodded her head gently, looking at Jared’s eyes as if she could see right through inside.
“He should be next door.
I’m not so sure.” Jared smiled, hiding the troubling thought in his
eyes.
Nicole suspected nothing.
She just nodded and waited quietly for the plane to land.
Jared smiled again when he saw her reaction.
He was not evasive when he took out a special communication device and said to the other person at the other end, “Come to San Joto Airport to pick up your son.”
The person at the other end seemed to have said something back, and then Jared put down the device and sat saying nothing.
Nicole looked over at him and found that he was looking at her with a thoughtful look
“Are you and Zeke close to each other?” he finally asked.
Nicole shook her head, She and Zeke had been working together online for several years, but they did not know each other very well in person.
Jared said nothing further.
As the plane landed, he stood up and smiled at Nicole.
“Let’s go,” he said
Nicole nodded and stood up.
Zeke next door had come over and was about to call out her code name, which was Lucifer.
But when he also saw Jared there, he immediately corrected himself, “Nicole, I have a huge discovery!” He then tried to say something with great interest, but then he saw Jared’s half smile and shut up
immediately as he decided to tell Nicole about his discovery in private.
He did not want the man who threatened him to hear it.
He would just play with his so-called top-of-the-line computer,
With this in mind, Zeke snorted at Jared and disembarked.
Nicole saw this and cocked an eyebrow, then looked back at Jared.
Jared got the hint and made an innocent face.
“I did nothing to him.
You saw it,” he said, almost in a whisper.
Nicole looked away, and the two walked side by side, following Zeke from behind.
As they walked toward the cabin exit, all the flight attendants bowed respectfully to Jared.
The Mecrounian captain and co-pilot, who were much taller and standing on either side of the exit, made Zeke, who was walking in front, look considerably shorter.
They bowed with respect when they saw Jared come over, but the fleeting contemptuous look in their eyes toward her did not escape Nicole’s keen eye.
Nicole glanced at them nonchalantly.
Zeke was dashing out of the cabin with excitement, as he was too eager to retum to his homeland.
But to his surprise, he was litted off the ground as soon as he left the plane.
Zeke saw two muscular men, one on his left and the other on his right, carrying him he cried out to Nicole, “Help me!”
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Seeing that Zeke was apprehended, Nicole’s eyes flashed with a frosty look.
She threw a flying kick at the arm of one of the men restraining Zeke, her movement as quick as a whirlwind.
Jared did not stop Nicole but shot a warning look at the two men.
He at first wanted to lose on purpose after receiving Jared’s warning, but his expression changed abruptly when Nicole did not hold any punches.
Seeing that Nicole’s kick had arrived, he almost immediately gave up the idea of clashing head-on with her.
He let go of Zeke and retreated with a serious look on his face.
Nicole quickly changed her tactic.
With the flip of her body in mid-air, she struck her right hand at the second man who apprehended Zeke.
The second man, who was taunting his companion at first for retreating so quickly when the girl attacked, dodged even quicker than the first man when Nicole came after him with a punch.
His intuition from years of martial arts training told him that if he did not dodge this punch, he could end up becoming disabled.
The two men looked at Nicole without the slightest contempt in their eyes now.
They both were wary about her.
She was not an opponent whom they could take lightly.
If they were not careful, they could be beaten to a pulp.
Jared looked on with a hint of surprise in his eyes, as it was the first time he saw Nicole in a fight.
Anyone who knew a thing or two about martial arts could tell that every move that Nicole made was neat and to the point.
She was not some inexperienced amateur.
Her hands and legs were steady.
Apparently, she had undergone professional training.
But her movement was strange, not constrained by the moves of traditional martial arts but ever
changing with measured attacks and defense.
She knew what she was doing.
Nicole pulled Zeke behind her and looked at the two men with cold eyes.
“Who are you two?” She could see that they did not intend to hurt her.
The two men hesitated for a second, and then they both looked back at the unassuming black Volkswagen Phaeton behind them.
It seemed that someone important was in that car.
Nicole squinted at the Volkswagen Phaeton.
She knew that those who drove this kind of car in San Joto were definitely not as low key as it seemed on the surface.
The person stepped out of the car as if he had seen what had happened.
Zeke hid further behind Nicole, “Help me, Nicole,”
Nicole looked at the man; he was about forty, looking upright, well-built at about six feet two.
He looked like someone holding a prominent position for a long time with a natural air of
authority.
While Nicole was staring at the man, the man was also staring at Nicole.
He had a keen eye and could tell at a glance that Nicole was no ordinary girl, judging just by the two moves she performed.
He shot an icy look at the two men whom he sent to snatch Zeke.
As his two henchmen, he was embarrassed by their performance, in which they had retreated without a fight, simply because they were intimidated by a little girl.
But what made him even angrier was Zeke.
He looked at Zeke hiding behind Nicole and said in an icy voice, “Move your ass out, Zeke!”
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Nicole looked at the man and frowned.
“Let’s talk like a gentleman, sir.”
The man looked at Nicole with a meaningful look.
“Are you insisting on protecting this brat?”
Nicole looked at the man with no fear in her eyes.
“If you insist on being this rude, then yes.”
Zeke had been following her for two days, and she could not let someone take Zeke away without knowing what had happened.
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The man scratched his chin with interest, knowing that Nicole might have figured out something.
“It’s not impossible for me to be gentle with him, but you’ve got to fight with me.
‘What?’ Zeke exclaimed in his mind in disbelief.
Even Jared frowned.
“This is unnecessary,” he said faintly.
The man seemed to have heard a hint of threats in Jared’s voice and scratched his neck in fear, but out of his belligerence, he did not intend to let Nicole go.
He did not dare to look at Jared, but when facing Nicole, his voice was forceful, sounding confident.
“How about that?”
Nicole saw his belligerence but knew he had no ill intention.
Since the man asked for it, she happily obliged.
“Yeah, why not?”
The man’s eyes lit up, while Jared had a strange splendor in his eyes.
Nicole saw the man’s stance and knew at once that he was a hand striker.
The man motioned to her and said, “Come on, little girl.
I’ll allow you a three-round handicap.”
“That won’t be necessary,” Nicole just said faintly and then took a few steps forward and looked at the man, “Make your move.”
‘That’s arrogant!’ The earlier two men looked at Nicole with resentment in their eyes, exasperated by her insensible, patronizing attitude in snubbing the commander.
They looked at Nicole with displeasure.
A stern look flashed in Karlo’s eyes.
As someone who practiced martial arts, he was not going to hold back since his opponent did not bother to accept the handicap.
He looked at Nicole with a hint of regret in his eyes, as he was expecting the girl’s refusal to accept his offer of handicap would only cause her to lose in embarrassment.
It was impossible for him to hurt her, anyway, since Jared was standing there watching.
Thinking of Jared, Karlo shuddered involuntarily.
But soon, he quickly shifted his attention back to Nicole.
He let out a friendly smile before making a quick, fearsome move, his fist striking as powerful as thunder and lightning.
Karlo shouted a warning, “Watch this!”
He struck straight at Nicole’s face, Nicole subtly turned her body sideways.
Karlo missed, but his other hand was already striking at Nicole’s left ribcage in full force.
Nicole was nonchalant as if she had expected his next move.
She turned sideways again and defused the opponent’s menacing attack.
She was so cool, calm, and collected, not breaking a sweat.
Karlo looked slightly stunned, and he quickly changed from using punches to kicks, striking his right leg horizontally so forcefully that it created a loud swoosh in the air as if it moved
with a force of a thousand pounds.
Yet Nicole leaned back casually so that her body was in a perfect ninety-degree bent, dodging Karlo’s powerful strike.
Karlo immediately turned around and hooked his left leg to kick at Nicole’s waist.
He was not pulling any punches now.
This was obviously a desperate move.
If it hit Nicole, it was going to hurt her badly.
Both the earlier two men thought Nicole could not dodge Karlo’s move this time.
After all, she had just completed a lean-back move, and it was impossible for her to bounce back and fight another attack in such a short time.
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But Nicole did not plan to fight back.
Instead, she flipped backward, her legs running into Karlo’s left kick.
Leveraging on the force of the collision, Nicole bounced almost ten feet back and away.
The earlier two men watched in amazement.
Nicole did not only dodge beautifully but also forced Karlo three steps back.
Karlo had a wary look in his eyes.
Nicole’s feet had just lightly touched his, yet her muscle reflex could produce such a high level of force.
He could not imagine the consequence if she really wanted to harm him.
Karlo stopped attacking momentarily.
He was not a miscreant who would take a mile when others gave an inch.
Nicole never actively attacked him; she was defensive.
Besides, he knew very well that all his earlier moves had failed.
He had used all his strength, but he had not even touched the corner of Nicole’s clothes.
This clearly told him something.
Karlo looked at Nicole with deep appreciation in his eyes.
“Are you interested in joining my special forces?”
Everyone looked at Karlo with disbelief in their eyes as soon as Karlo gave his powerful invitation.
Jared was the only one who was unperturbed.
He squinted thoughtfully, as just now, he had seen something from Nicole’s moves, which were simple and seemingly used to hide her strength.
Yet her attacks and defense were neat.
Jared felt she was hiding something.
Meanwhile, Karlo looked at Nicole with an expectant look in his eyes.
‘Special forces?’ Nicole’s gaze was devoid of emotion, and she looked at Karlo and said, “I’m sorry.”
‘She rejected the commander’s invitation!’ The earlier two men looked at Nicole, not believing that someone would reject their commander.
One of them was exasperated.
“Hey, girl, you should be grateful for the offer.
He is the chief commander of our First Army of Hustuaburg.”
The other chimed in and said, “Exactly.
Do you know what his invitation means?”
It meant that a bright future was awaiting her in the military.
Nicole understood the two men’s overtones.
But she would not change her decision but just looked at Karlo and said, “Be nice to Zeke.” She then gave way and returned to Jared’s side,
Jared smiled at her and asked, “How is it?”
Nicole looked at him and nodded slightly.
“Not bad.”
The captain was taking all that in and was surprised by Nicole’s ability.
He at first thought that Nicole was just another woman with good looks, not expecting that she was so badass.
He
would have been even more surprised if he knew that Nicole’s evaluation of Karlo was “not bad.”
Karlo stepped forward with a smile, patted Zeke on the shoulder, and said to him with a pleasant face, “Come with me.
Your mother misses you.”
Zeke pulled a face.
“Aren’t you two already divorced? How do you know my mom misses me?”
There was a fleeting sense of awkwardness on Karlo’s face, but thinking of Nicole’s request, he resisted the urge to wallop his son and acted as kindly as possible.
“That was just said during a time of anger.
We aren’t divorced.
Why would we want a divorce?”
Pleased, Zeke climbed into the car and looked at Karlo, who was trying hard not to whack Zeke and said triumphantly, “I already knew that you wouldn’t divorce my mother.
If you dare, grandpa will break your leg.”
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Blue veins popped up on Karlo’s forehead.
He then glanced back to acknowledge Jared.
“See you, Mr. Palmer.”
Karlo then looked at Nicole with a look of regret for missing such a talent.
“Please tell me if you change your mind,” he said.
Nicole looked at him but did not respond.
But the look in her eyes showed she had started to like this commander.
Karlo was a good fighter.
She could take on him so confidently because she had been trained to fight against the close – quarters combat techniques of the military.
He might be holding the post of a commander, but he did not coerce her to do anything, nor did he get angry after he lost.
In a sense, he was a real fighter.
Karlo was not angry when he did not get a response from Nicole.
Instead, he waved his hand at her before getting into the car.
The low-key Volkswagen Phaeton quickly drove out of the airport parking lot toward the city center of San Joto.
In the car, Karlo looked at Zeke with a devilish smile.
“You talked tough just now, eh?” he said.
“What are you going to do? You promised Nicole.” Zeke looked at him warily.
“She isn’t here now.
Answer my questions, or I’ll let you know that running away from home isn’t as fun as you think,” Karlo said with a sneer.
Zeke had no choice but to grin and bear it, nodding involuntarily when he saw his father’s grim face.
Karlo then eased up his clenched fist and looked at Zeke.
“That lady just now is Nicole?”
Zeke nodded.
He could not help but talk back again.
“Didn’t I just call her name several times? Are you so old that you’ve become deaf?”
Seeing the anger in Karlo’s eyes, Zeke subtly moved back a couple of inches and swallowed hard.
“You said you would only ask questions and not hit me.”
Karlo took a deep breath, still looking at Zeke as he continued asking.
“How did you know her?
Zeke thought for a second and said with a straight face, “We got to know each other online.”
Karlo looked at Zeke suspiciously.
And Zeke looked back at him fearlessly.
He was not lying, as he and Nicole indeed met online.
As Zeke seemed to be telling the truth, Karlo then moved his suspicious eyes away from him.
His son was pretty good at computers and had high regard for himself – so much so that he even looked down upon the professors of the Academy of Sciences.
He was surprised that Zeke
met such a high-caliber person on the Internet.
Thinking of this, Karlo scratched his stubbled jaw and smiled at Zeke.
“Son, I won’t stop you from playing with computers,”
If Zeke could work harder and find a few more people of Nicole’s caliber for his use, the special forces would become stronger,
Zeke looked at his father with disdain and said unceremoniously, “Save it! Do you know who Nicole is? Even the prosecutor of Nottingbrook State has great respect for her.
She isn’t going to be interested in your offer.”
‘What?’ Karlo’s eyes darkened upon hearing what Zeke said, Karlo did not rise to his current position for nothing.
It was only because he had an extraordinary ability and judgment.
So he quickly smelled something extraordinary.