197 Meeting Drakon (2/2)

Hou Liang finally remembered. He finally recognized the young man from the launch party. Then he frowned. ”Wait…”

”Yes?”

”Uhm…I'm not here to see Iris—I mean Miss Long. I think there's a mistake. I'm here to meet someone else.”

”Eh? That's weird. Miss Long informed me that she's expecting you today. How about you meet her first and ask her?”

Hou Liang was still frowning but he reluctantly agreed. He followed the assistant to a large library filled with books in several languages. However, he saw no one inside. The assistant continued walking and then stopped in front of a nondescript door. At first glance, it looked like it was a part of the wall, except that it had a knob and a state of the art password lock.

Instead of knocking, the assistant took out his phone and dialed.

”Hello, boss? Your guest has arrived. We're outside the door.”

Two seconds later, the door opened by itself.

”Please enter.”

”By myself?” Hou Liang asked.

”Yes. I'm not allowed to enter this room. Don't worry. Miss Long is waiting for you inside.”

'Oh, I see. Maybe Drakon is inside with Iris. That's why this assistant is not allowed to enter,' Hou Liang thought. 'So my theory that Iris knows Drakon is true.'

”Okay. Thanks,” he said.

”You're welcome!”

Hou Liang entered the room. The door silently closed behind him. He stopped in his tracks and stared, stupefied, at the sight before him.

”What the hell?!” He couldn't stop himself from exclaiming out loud.

There were computers everywhere. He estimated that there were more than fifty. His heart raced inside his chest. He didn't recognize most of them because they were unbranded, but he knew that they were top-notch in just a single glance. For the ones he recognized, he felt himself drooling.

”What the f*ck is this place?”

This was his dream computer room and more! As expected of Drakon! His respect for the hacker increased even more.

Finally, he noticed Iris sitting in front of a multi-computer station. The set-up looked like the cockpit of a spaceship. It was super cool. He hurried towards her.

”Hey, Iris…” He greeted her awkwardly. ”Where's Drakon? I don't see him here. Is he coming?”

However, she ignored him. Hou Liang felt even more awkward, but then his attention was drawn to her super-fast fingers on the keyboard. Then he looked at the multiple screens in front of them. It only took him a couple of seconds to recognize what she was doing.

She was hacking!

So Iris was a hacker too. As he continued to observe, however, he finally realized what was going on. Once again, he was completely stunned. He stared at Iris like she was monster.

”F*ck me! You're Drakon?!”