淑女的欲望

"Send me the CCTV footage!" The ginger-red hair man said annoyedly. He couldn't believe what Xiu had told him. He had to make sure they didn't miss anything.

"I have sent the recording to you, Master..." Xiu came again to the ginger-red hair man. His face still wore the same expression, annoyed and curious why the clue he found was so clear, but the woman wasn't there!?

This annoyed Xiu, and he felt so annoyed with that damn woman. Because of her, he was looked down upon by his Master.

Ginger red-hair man looking at his phone watching CCTV footage. After a few minutes passed, the expression on his face changed.

Without saying anything else, he immediately put his cell phone in his pocket and rushed to the first floor.

Standing not far from him, Xiu was surprised to see his Master suddenly leave. "He found something?" he muttered, following behind with vast strides.

"Master, have you found any clues?" Xiu asked as they descended the stairs curiously.

The ginger-red hair man didn't glance at Xiu. He just said, "How could you miss this important clue?"

"Y-You found something? Really Master??" Xiu said in disbelief. After watching the footage a few times, he found nothing suspicious. Even the woman they had been chasing all along, whose face he had memorized, was nowhere to be seen.

'How could I have missed something?' Xiu said to himself while rubbing his neck, feeling irritated and curious. Still, a moment later, Xiu felt his entire body stiffen as he realized something.

'Fuck! How could I forget she might be wearing a disguise?' Xiu slapped his forehead and stopped at one of the tables near the entrance. He saw his Master standing before the table where Scarlett and Logan had sat not too long ago.

"Please don't clean this table..." The ginger-red hair man said to the waitress, who was just about to clean the table. The waiter looked surprised, but when she saw the handsome man who forbade him, she could only nod in agreement and leave the table.

"Master, that woman, is she in disguise?" Xiu asked again as soon as the waitress left them.

The ginger-red hair man turned to Xiu with a frown. "Of course, he's in disguise, you moron!!" he said, picking up a small piece of paper.

"What is that, Master?" Xiu was curious about the notes his Master found on the table. The ginger-red hair man didn't bother to say anything. He just handed the note to Xiu and walked out of the cafe — after signaling his people to leave.

The ginger-red hair felt foolish because he never thought she would change her appearance. And she is talented and slippery as always; she lures him to come to this place on purpose  — to make fun of him.

...

As Xiu watched his Master leave, he lowered his head to read the note in his hand. His jaw dropped reading the notes. It was written in Svenska*.

[Are you obsessed with me, Theo? I will give you time to retreat, or I will come to hunt you down! I mean it!! And tell Xiu he needs more practice. I'll give him two days to upgrade his system or say goodbye to his Server farm in Sweden!]

"Fuck! That woman, how dare she!!" Xiu cursed and ran out of the cafe after his Master. When he got into the car, sitting beside the driver, he could see how ugly his Master's face was now from the rearview mirror.

"Sir, what's our next move?" Xiu asked.

"Nothing we can do here, thanks to you. So now we return to the Royal city!" Theodor snapped, not even bothering to look up at Xiu.

Theodor was visibly irritated after going through Scarlett's notes. The girl was an absolute enigma, and Theodor knew it would be pointless to continue chasing after her. Scarlett was a master of disguise, and he couldn't identify her even if she was right before him.

Adding to his worries was Scarlett's exceptional hacking skills were not something to be taken lightly. The thought of her warning message made Theodor feel uneasy. He knew for sure that Scarlett wouldn't write such a message lightly.

While Theodor was deep in thought, so was Xiu.

Xiu fell silent, his mind wandering. How did his Master know the woman sitting at the table was their target?

Curiosity gnawed at Xiu's mind as he watched the CCTV footage on his cell phone again. His eyes scanned the screen for clues that would put his mind at ease. He was determined to find an answer to what had happened earlier.

It didn't take long for Xiu's expression to turn into a frown. He had finally understood what had happened. The woman had managed to outsmart him; she erased the footage of her entering and leaving the cafe. However, she made a mistake by revealing herself sitting at the table. But it was likely not a mistake but intentional. So it could only mean she had a purpose.

"How did I miss this?" Xiu muttered in frustration, cursing himself for his carelessness.

Theodor, who was lost in his thoughts, overheard Xiu's words and raised his eyebrows in annoyance. After contemplating, he spoke coldly, "You're so foolish, Xiu! Trinity was right about, you needing more practice. You must prepare yourself because she might seek you and destroy your reputation!"

Xiu's body tensed as he heard the sharpness in his Master's voice. He lowered his head, ashamed of his mistake and poor performance. He also knew that his Master was disappointed in him.

Xiu knew he could never match Trinity's skills as a hacker, at least not anytime soon. And he also knew why Theodor was fixated on Trinity. Theodor wanted Trinity's expertise to work under him, but unfortunately, Trinity had no interest in joining them. That's why Theodor used any means necessary to capture her. Theodor had tried everything in his power to bring Trinity to their side, but Trinity was always one step ahead of him.

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*Svenska = Swedish Language