Chapter 761

“The Shaw family is behind this,” Ronald said.

Aria instinctively glanced at Cathy. Cathy nodded. “That’s right. The media is currently managed by Quincy. I checked, and it was Brodie who gave the order for the report.”

After all that, it turned out the Shaw family was the real culprit. Brodie never had any beef with those four, so it’s pretty unlikely he’s the killer. But there’s a good chance he knows the killer and is covering for them.

Ronald added, “Brodie will be at the station at ten to cooperate with the investigation. It’s nine now.”

Vanessa shot Owen and Cathy a mischievous look. “So, you two are really standing up to Brodie? Aren’t you afraid of getting kicked out of the Shaw family?”

Owen replied coolly, “I’m with the Shaw family in Mandino City. I’m not involved with the Kanit City branch.”

Cathy gave a light laugh. “I work for the State Security Bureau. I stand by what’s right, not by blood. If the Shaw family wants to kick me out, let them.”

She never depended on the Shaw family for anything, and honestly, she couldn’t care less about them.

Vanessa was about to say something else when the young man with glasses finally snapped, “Just stop talking and focus, will you?”

In all his years, he’d never seen anyone try to do two things at once while hacking.

Vanessa didn’t even look up. “I’m being serious here. Not messing around. You’re pretty young, but your temper’s something else.”

The young man opened his mouth, but in the end, he held his tongue. He was afraid that if he said one thing, she’d fire back with ten.

Watching Vanessa’s fluid, effortless moves at the keyboard, Cathy suddenly thought of someone. Ned, a tech expert specially hired by the State Security Bureau. He also loved multitasking on the job, just like Vanessa.

Soon, Vanessa stopped typing and snapped her fingers. “Done.”

Cathy glanced at the clock. “Fifteen minutes? That was quick.”

Vanessa arched her brows with a playful smile. “Good thing I’m not a guy. I actually like hearing that kind of praise.” Everyone in the room was left speechless.

The tech team could usually crack it within an hour, but they couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t damage the data inside. Vanessa had actually managed to do it all by herself in just fifteen minutes. The three tech officers leaned in, stunned. “She actually cracked it.”

Vanessa pushed the laptop over. “The IP is from overseas. These files were definitely sent to Mark by someone else, not put together by him.”

Her fingers flew across the keyboard again. “The sender’s name is Lucas Sinclair.”

The young man with glasses was stunned. “You can even find that out? You traced the sender?”

“Yep, wasn’t much of a challenge,” Vanessa replied with a shrug. If one asked Vanessa to study anything else, she’d probably be lost. But when it came to this kind of thing, she was an absolute expert.

Vanessa moved aside. The sender didn’t even bother to cover their tracks. It’s like they were just waiting for us to show up,

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Chapter 762

hardly took any work at all.”

Ronald thanked her. “Really appreciate you making the trip out here.”

Vanessa waved it off. “You’re welcome.”

Suddenly, Cathy spoke up. “Miss Ward, would you be interested in joining the State Security Bureau?”

The tech team jumped in right away. “Or you could join us, we’re just next door.”

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Vanessa flashed a grin. “Thanks, but I still love acting more. Not planning on a career change just yet.” She loved the thrill of living someone else’s life, even if it was just for a little while. So damn satisfying.

“You don’t have to switch careers. Just like Aria, you could pick your own missions. How about it?” Cathy suggested. If only they could rope her in…

“Since my Aria’s already in, I’ll leave it to her,” Vanessa said with a grin.

Cathy pulled out her phone. “How about we add each other on WhatsApp?”

Vanessa replied cheerfully, “Yeah, sure.”