"You say that the software can infiltrate any computer network and gather data and intelligence from the system without anyone's realization?" Tyson inquired the friend in his hostel room with his eyes at the friend's displaying computer laptop on the study table.

"Not only that. It can also recover all the data the system has ever had, from the beginning of its working process." Michael said with a conceited sense of pride.

"Does this mean you can infiltrate any network? Absolutely any?" Tyson looked at him.

"Yep. All. Banking, governmental, diplomatic, scientific... all these networks. If any of them ever piss me off, I will send catastrophe in the middle of their vision." Michael said then started typing on the laptop's keyboard, "... Starting with this one. Watch the magic..." He continued typing on the keyboard, "It is the most secure and trusted bank in the country, and yet they don't know that I am in."

Tyson looked at the display on the laptop. It was filled with numeric and informational modules that he didn't understand.

"This is the bank's transaction center." Michael said, "If they ever piss me off, I will come and create a ghost overdraft and get away with around... forty million… or billion."

"They wouldn't tress you?"

"That is usually the fun part of it. You can't play near banking networks without risks involved. That is why only the best get near such networks while using proxies, sequel injection, NTLDA... or let me just say hacking tools, viruses and codes, because you don’t even know what proxy is." Michael teased the friend, "It is always fun to play with banks this way, because it will be like playing cat and mouse game, and the mouse always wins."

Tyson smiled while shaking his head, "And how will you get the money?"

"That is the secret of shadow walkers. We don't tell everything."

"Then promise me you can never do something like this."

"Promise you?" Michael looked up at him from his seat, "What do you think this is, church convention?"

Just then, the room door opened and Lei got in.

"Hello, you monkey." Michael said, his eyes at the laptop, "I hope your day was terrible."

"Great hope." Lei sighed, and immediately, he noticed the display on the laptop's screen, "Come on, Ty." He looked at Tyson, "Why let him do that? One day he might be tempted and we will end up losing a dear friend."

"I am longing for the day." Tyson said in a nonchalant manner, "I don't see him fun anymore."

"Good to know, you monkey." Michael didn't see the need of looking at them, "And for your information, you will all go before me. I will shoot to a hundred-plus and live a centenarian."

"I will make sure you don't get to fifty." Tyson said, "You will not even get the chance of seeing the day."

"Then I will haunt you and everything that is yours, including the cockroaches and mice in your house. I will do one hell of a haunt never been done before."

"It's good you have said, because you don't know that I am a clairvoyant. I will call all the generations of my ancestors for protection. I happen to know all the rituals and voodoo for that."

"Wait till I come with malware attack designed to shrink specific spirits. They won't even know why they will be running away_"

"Guys, I met with Amond today." Lei interrupted them, "We heated up until I told him that I know of his operation."

Michael turned to him in a disbelieving stare, "You did what!"

Lei was evenly calm, "I told him that I know everything. Furthermore, isn't it the highest time he should be knowing that I know of it?"

Michael fully turned to the friend in undiluted skepticism, "Are you on weed or something! Where the hell is this coming from? Or what should even justify that it is time he should be knowing that you know of it!"

"Michael, I know you are worried that he will come onto me, but he is not going to_"

"You really need to watch movies or series like Narcos and Breaking Bad." Michael firmly spoke out in doubt and trepidation, "Drug dealers usually come on to their threats and finish them off! And this is usually done with a gun that has a complicated name."

"Mike is right, Lei," Tyson backed up the friend in apprehensive dread, "Telling Amond about it is ultimately treading on dangerous grounds!"

"That is movies and series, guys." Lei was still calm, "In reality, it follows a different order. What is on Amond's mind right now is to find out how I know of this information. He will want to take me out, yes, but reason and his intelligence will be conflicting with it. He will know that killing me will only solve half of the problem, and we will already be done with him if he comes to know of the other half. So, whatever threat he will have, it will be in abeyance" He looked at Michael, "Do you already have the details of when the next deal will take place?"

"Yeah." Michael nodded, feeling reassured by the friend's information, "I have all the details here."

"Good. The next thing now is_" Suddenly Lei was interrupted by a knock at the door. Being close to it, he proceeded and opened it.

At the door he found Lindah. They greeted before he welcomed her into the room. When she was inside, she greeted the other gentlemen.

"I will go and show you the... details." Michael looked at Lei.

"Yeah, we can go." Lei replied then looked at Tyson and the lady, "We will excuse you."

Lindah looked at them go then turned to the lover, "So, how are you?"

"I am good."

"I am glad. And how did the test go?"

"The test?" Tyson looked at her with a cocked eyebrow.

"Yeah, the test... about your health, that you informed me?"

"Oh, yes..." Tyson processed the information, "It was okay. It was negative. I am fine."

"That is great." Lindah happily and gladly smiled, "Thank God He answered my prayers. I kept praying for all to turn out fine."

Tyson nodded, "Thank you."

"You are welcomed." Lindah said then paused, "Are you busy or have any classes?"

"Um... I kind of have one sometime shortly."

"Okay. I will see you later, then, and perhaps have dinner together?"

Guilt started to overwhelm Tyson, "Alright... I think I will be free by then."

"I will look forward to it." Lindah happily said, moved and kissed him and shortly afterward, left.

Tyson remained overshadowed by a deep sense of guilt and vague depression. The lies he was living with hurt deeply, especially with her. Sometimes it was impossible to bear, and he prayed for strength to tell her the truth. Oh, God, give me the strength. I do not want to continue living like this.