Chapter 350 - 342. A Soft and Gentle Root
Is this a cruel joke? Radia felt his chest tighten with each password. The passwords that only Radia could answer. Because even if someone could guess the first and the third, no one knew anything about that day in May, when Radia submitted himself to someone for the first time in his life.
But he had no leeway to digest the churning sensation in his gut because Masa already called for him.
"Uhh...hey, this is a huge file, but everything is in a code. I have to run my program to decipher them first before we can read it," she scratched her neck. "After all of that protection too? Why is this thing so complicated?"
Radia took a deep breath and calmed himself before replying. "Is there nothing you can derive from it for now?"
"There’s a signature military footprint here, so I could at least tell the file was taken from their server," Masa shrugged, before narrowing her eyes and lowering her voice unconsciously. "Hey, are we dealing with some kind of conspiracy here?"
Radia frowned and stared at his still trembling hand. Clenching it tight, he shifted his gaze to Masa, eyes hard and sharp. "How long do you think It’ll take?"
"Uhh...if I have nothing to do, it would take three or four days at the very least, but—"
"Then stop doing anything but this. I’ll provide everything that you need, and I’ll pay you thrice the usual fare. Just focus on this."
Masa, who was about to protest that she was busy before, closed her mouth again. "I also demand a vacation after; fully covered."
"Wherever you want."
"Alright! I’ll do it as fast as I can even if I have to sacrifice my sleep!"