BXBX NOVEL Chapter 217: Trading Skill?
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As Freya strolled the familiar path leading from the school\'s gates, her thoughts fluttered like the leaves around her. "Why such urgency, Mom?" she whispered to herself, a frown creasing her forehead.
The lightness of her early release was shadowed by the strangeness of the request.
"Could it be another one of her experiments, or...?" Her voice trailed off, her mind swirling with possibilities.
Absorbed in her thoughts, she didn\'t notice the figure emerging from the alleyway.
Crash!
Her steps halted abruptly as she collided with the unexpected obstacle — Wang Xiao, who seemed to have materialized from thin air.
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"Oh! I\'m so sorry, I didn\'t see—" she began, her apology cut short as he grasped her hands.
"Huh?"
"What are you doing? Didn\'t I apologize already?" Freya\'s eyes narrowed at Wang Xiao, sharp and accusing.
"Just because you look good, doesn\'t mean you can go around molesting girls, okay Uncle!" A mischievous smile played on Freya\'s lips.
Wang Xiao\'s eyes twitched as Freya glanced around and screamed, "Hey, someone help me, there is a child molesto—uuu!"
Before her words could even finish, Wang Xiao quickly covered her mouth, silencing her with a fierce glare. Freya\'s eyes widened in shock as she defiantly sunk her teeth into his hand.
\'This insolent child!\' Wang Xiao thought, glaring at her before forcefully dragging her along with him.
"You—leave me!" Freya struggled, her voice echoing through the crowded street and leaving passersby stunned as they witnessed the disturbing sight of her being forcibly taken into a dark alley.
Some onlookers finally sprang into action, reaching for their phones to call the police.
But as they realized the seriousness of the situation, the alley was eerily empty, shadows concealing any trace of the two figures that had disappeared into its depths.
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Back in the hotel, the charged atmosphere of room crackled with tension, a stark contrast to the lively streets of Norhaven from which they had just departed.
Freya, her back against the chair, eyed the man who had brought her here with a mix of defiance and apprehension.
"Who the hell are you!?" she demanded, her voice a mixture of fear and bravery.
"Uncle Molestor, you should know about the identity of the person before choosing your target!" Her words were loud, a feigned confidence masking her inner nervousness as she struggled against her restraints.
Wang Xiao responded not with words but with action.
Bang!
His hand came down hard on the table, a deliberate show of force meant to intimidate.
"One more word out of your mouth, and I would rip you apart," he threatened, his eyes drilling into hers with an intensity that brooked no argument.
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Freya\'s initial reaction was to flinch, the sound of the bang reverberating in her chest.
"Humph.." She swallowed hard, the bravery slipping momentarily but quickly recovered, her pout an expression of both fear and a stubborn refusal to show weakness.
She turned her head away, a silent act of rebellion.
Without another word, Wang Xiao threw two pieces of a phone onto the table before her. "Can you crack these phones?" he asked.
The request seemed to jolt Freya, though she fought to keep her composure.
"Uncle, what are you talking about? How could I, a mere child with such tiny hands, know anything about that?" she retorted, her tone laced with a mix of sarcasm and feigned innocence.
"Why don\'t you find someone capable? I think you\'re mistaken. How about you let me call my mother, and I\'ll ask her to send a seasoned hacker like in the movies!" Her eyes pleaded with him, a facade of earnestness painting her features.
The flicker of innocence in Freya\'s wide eyes seemed to momentarily sway Wang Xiao.
"Let\'s do that," he agreed, moving to release her from the restraints that bound her to the chair.
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The sudden shift in his approach caught Freya completely off guard.
"Huh? Really?" She was incredulous, rubbing her wrists to restore circulation as she cautiously rose to her feet, her expression a blend of surprise and cautious relief.
But the respite was short-lived as Wang Xiao\'s voice came back with a chilling proposition, "Since you are of no use to me now, I can only utilize your body as compensation." The smile that accompanied his words was pleasant, but the threat behind them was clear as day. "After all, someone called me \'Child Molestor\' a moment ago."
Freya\'s heart skipped a beat. She froze, her nervous gaze flickering back to Wang Xiao. "Uh..."
"Are you doing it or not? I don\'t have time to play with you," Wang Xiao pressed, his impatience evident.
With a heavy sigh that spoke volumes of her capitulation, Freya admitted her defeat. "I will, but I need a laptop and some USB cables."
Whooosh!
Almost as if by magic, Wang Xiao extended his hand, summoning a laptop and USB cables that soared across the room from elsewhere in the suite, landing securely in his grasp.
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The display of Wang Xiao\'s hidden capabilities left Freya speechless once more, her mouth agape in astonishment.
"That\'s... Cool..." Freya whispered, a genuine sense of wonder in her voice as she watched the objects move at his command.
Her curiosity piqued, she couldn\'t help but ask, "Can we trade skills?"
Wang Xiao observed her reaction carefully. Her lack of surprise hinted that this loli was no stranger to the unusual, perhaps even the extraordinary.
For the moment, though, he chose not to dwell on her request.
Instead, he handed her the laptop and USB cables, setting a stern, if not impossible, condition. "Start your work. I would strip you naked if you aren\'t done within 5 minutes."
"What!?" The demand was absurd, unreasonable, and Freya felt the urge to protest.
How could she possibly assess the security measures of the devices in such a short time frame?
Yet, inwardly, she smirked at the challenge. \'Heh, five minutes are more than enough to let everyone know about you!\' Her confidence surged, bolstered by her secret contingency plan.
Settling back into the chair, she flipped open the laptop with practiced ease.
Reaching for the locket around her neck, she detached the gem, revealing the hidden USB drive within.
She inserted it into the laptop and began her work.
Her fingers danced across the keyboard with a speed and precision that betrayed her fragile age.
The screen flashed with lines of code and various windows as she navigated through the system with a deft hand.
A triumphant smile spread across her face, signaling her progress.