Chapter 108

Cody was on point—took him less than five minutes to dig up the exact location. He pinged the address straight to James. James followed the location, feeling a mix of excitement and nerves. He was finally going to meet the elusive hacker. When he did, oh, they were definitely going to have a proper chat. He arrived at the spot and noticed about a dozen people loitering around. None of them looked particularly out of place. Scanning the area, his eyes landed on a nearby stairwell. Something clicked, and he headed over quickly. The coordinates Cody sent didn’t pin to a specific person, just narrowed it down to a five-meter radius. Which meant—James had to be careful. One wrong move and the hacker could bolt. A glance at the time told him ten minutes had already flown by. James typed out a quick message to the hacker: "Ten minutes left. Don’t tell me you bailed early?" Peeking out again, he saw multiple people glued to their phones. Still no clue who it was. Then his phone buzzed. "A prom