Chapter 237 You Look So Young!

“Let’s go!”

By the time Tilda finished the first round of coding work, a message popped up in the Comet Squad’s WhatsApp group. Ever since the team officially formed and everyone got to know each other, Tilda hadn’t hesitated to share her WhatsApp account. They had moved from the forum group to WhatsApp–a clear sign of trust.

Jarrett sent a message, “Queen, I’ve fixed the code you gave me!”

Theo replied, “Jarrett, you’re trying to get ahead again! Queen, I finished mine too!”

Astrid added, “+1”

Zach chimed in, “+10086”

Tilda thought for a moment, then replied, “I want to check your programming assignments myself. Jarrett, last time you said your group has a base. Send me the location; I’ll come by.”

Jarrett’s message came almost immediately, “Queen, you mean… we’re meeting in person?”

Tilda messaged, “I even use my real name and phone number. Didn’t any of you bother to check my real info?”

Theo quickly replied, “Ahem… Queen, how could we dare? Being your mentees and getting your help already feels like a gift from the heavens…”

Tilda replied, “I appreciate your trust. You can’t have ill intentions toward others, but you can’t be careless either. We’ll talk about the details when we meet.”

Jarrett replied, “I’ll send you the location right away!”

He sent Tilda the location.

Tilda glanced at the time–3 p.m. She’d better get ready.

At this moment, Astrid privately messaged Jarrett.

“Jarrett, about what I mentioned last time…”

Jarrett replied, “You think Tilda might be your uncle’s daughter who went missing 19 years ago?”

Astrid said, “Yeah, it’s the same name but I’m not sure. I haven’t looked into Tilda’s background. If it really is her … Ugh, I don’t even know how I’d face her.”

Astrid didn’t dare go into too much detail. After all, she had heard some bad things about Tilda. She’d heard things about how Tilda had completely cut off the Jensons, betrayed them, taken Russell to court, and even hit Howard. Even though she wasn’t that close to Russell’s family, as a relative, she’d caught wind of the rumors about Tilda.

Jarrett replied, “It’s fine! Queen is Queen. Don’t forget why the four of us came together in the first place. We’re her fans, and now she’s leading us to serve the country!”

Astrid replied, “Yeah. I have to ask her about it when we meet.”

If it really was Tilda, Astrid wasn’t sure whether she could trust her–after all, she didn’t know her well. But if it were Queen, Astrid would believe her without a doubt! She’d trust the Queen, the one who single-handedly brought down a foreign firewall, brought glory to the country, and set up rules about not harming innocent people or betraying the nation.

Jarrett and the rest of the four-person team arrived at the base first, since they knew the way better. They were nervous about Tilda’s sudden visit. They even gave the base a thorough cleaning, not wanting Tilda to think it was too messy. Actually, Jarrett and the others had very different personalities. Take Jarrett, for example. At his own place, he was carefree and never bothered with cleaning, leaving everything to the housekeepers. But at this base, where they all worked together, no one wanted it to be a mess.

Before long, Tilda arrived by car. She messaged Jarrett.

“Queen, one second, I’ll open the door for you.”

The base’s gate required a fingerprint, an iris scan, and a password. You couldn’t open it without being registered in the system beforehand.

Jarrett and the others nervously opened the base gate. They were wondering what kind of woman Tilda would be. Each of them had a different image of her in their minds.

Finally…

When Tilda came into their sight, they were all stunned. She had long, flowing hair and was dressed in casual clothes, making her look young and beautiful. Her fair and bare face was captivating. Tilda had one hand in her pocket and wore white sneakers. Her perfect figure was a real head-turner. She looked like a regular, beautiful college student.

At first glance, she seemed ordinary. But her deep eyes sometimes flickered with a sharp glint that you couldn’t underestimate.

Tilda raised an eyebrow. “What? Stunned? Am I that beautiful?”

“Ah… no, Queen, you look so young!” Theo was the first to voice what everyone was thinking. In their minds, someone capable of becoming the top hacker on the dark web and breaching a nation’s firewall had to be at least in their 30s, maybe even older. But Tilda looked like she wasn’t even 20.