billion book
Chapter 27
Kade frequently got caught surfing the internet and always used Carlisle as his cover.
As a result, Hayley harbored many negative opinions toward Carlisle.
Their last encounter almost led to a fight between Hayley and Hilda.
“Okay, Carl. I promise not to betray you anymore.” Kade walked into the inter
over Carlisle’s shoulders.
fe with his arm draped
As they entered, they were greeted by the scent of athlete’s foot, cigarettes, and microwaved meals.
However, for regulars at internet cafes, these odors were hardly noticeable.
The internet cafe was divided into two floors. Each floor was equipped with more than 30 large
computers.
The first floor bustled with activity. Numerous elementary and high school students occupied each.
computer.
In this era, smartphones had yet to emerge, and cell phones had just begun to circulate. Thus, computers were considered a novelty.
Computer games were especially favored among teenagers.
“Boss, is there any space upstairs?”
Carlisle took out a few ten–dollar bills from his pocket.
The internet cafe’s owner was a thin man and had a cigarette in his mouth. He tilted his head and glanced at the pair. “How many do you need?”
“Three.”
The internet cafe was crowded as it was the summer vacation. Carlisle was concerned there wouldn’t be
any space later, so he reserved one for Sean in advance.
“We’ve got two upstairs. One will be available downstairs in ten minutes!”
“Great. Three computers for the whole night!”
“That will be 50 bucks!”
“The price went up?” Carlisle was taken aback..
Usually, surfing the internet costs a dollar per hour. Even for an entire night, it was only six dollars.
It was 8:00pm now. Three computers until midnight would have cost 12 dollars. For the whole night, it would have been another 18 dollars. Shouldn’t it have been 30 dollars?
Even with a price increase, it shouldn’t be this outrageous, right?
“Take it or leave it.” The internet cafe owner’s attitude was somewhat rude.
It was summer vacation, and there were only two internet cafes in Rainville. He wasn’t worried about having no business at all.
Carlisle took out another 20 dollars from his pocket. “Kade, get three cans of Coke.”
The owner accepted 60 dollars and gave him four dollars in return.
Kade faked a cough. ‘Carl, can you lend me these four dollars? I want to get a pack of cigarettes…
“Smoking is harmful to your health. Avoid it if you can,” Carlisle politely rejected Kade.
The kid wasn’t even 18 yet. Carlisle had to lead him to the right path.
“Never mind if you don’t want to lend money to me. So stubbom.”
Kade’s expression shifted swiftly, like pages turning in a book. After he handed Carlisle the two cans of Coke, he headed to his computer to wait.
“Boss, are there any computers left?” Sean pushed the door curtains aside and entered, panting.
“There’s no-” The owner didn’t even bother to look up at Sean.
“I’ve already set up the computers. Let’s go! Carlisle handed a can of Coke to Sean.
“Damn. Why are you here so early?” Sean looked at Carl in surprise.
“I have nothing to do after dinner, so I came early, Carlisle explained casually.
The duo went upstairs together.
The ceiling on the second floor was low, and the space was cramped. Even with four fans blasting at full
speed, it still felt like a sauna.
The two available computers weren’t next to each other. Sean graciously offered the cleaner one to
Carlisle.
Once the computers booted up, Carlisle skillfully clicked on the penguin icon on the desktop.
He entered his username and password, then pressed the enter key.
“Ding ding ding“” echoed from the computer.
As soon as he went online, the penguin icon flashed. Carlisle clicked on the penguin icon.
It was a message from an account named “Goldfish memory“. This was Christine’s MSN messenger
username.
“Carlisle, are you free tomorrow? I want to treat you to a meall”
“Sorry, I’m busy tomorrow!” Carlisle quickly typed a reply on the keyboard.
He knew that Christine wanted to thank him for saving