Chapter 1 Return Home

In 2012, in Willie Town, Germany.

"Michelle, what happened?" With a pair of little slippers and a black tracksuit on, Richard Gu appeared at the door, staring at Michelle Gu in the middle of that mess.

"I'm fine! The bowl just accidentally slipped from my hands. Don't worry! A fire didn't start this time. Nothing's on fire..." Michelle Gu looked at her son, patted her chest and tried her best to pull herself together!

"..." Look! He had a bit of a foresight. Leaving his mother alone in the kitchen was such a big mistake! With that, she just turned around, grabbed the broom and cleaned it up. Once she got a hold of herself, she finally calmed down!

"Richard, wait! Mommy will definitely fix everything for your birthday party before 2 o'clock. Trust me!" Biting her lower lip, Michelle Gu thought to herself, 'Today is my dear son Richard's fifth birthday!' She had computed the time difference. Two o'clock in the afternoon would exactly be Chinese New Year's Eve. Although she had been living in Germany for almost five years, Michelle Gu still hadn't forgotten how she grew up in China and brought along with her the only person she considered her family-Richard Gu.

Raising his head, Richard Gu glanced at her rosy cheeks, which were glowing out of either embarrassment or excitement. He hesitated for a moment. Yes! This was his mother, Michelle Gu. Although she was already 22 years of age, she was actually still clueless in the ways of the world. In fact, her ability to take care of herself wasn't even as good as his, a five-year-old child. She volunteered to prepare a birthday dinner for him this morning and promised to let him watch over everything!

Others cooked to make money, but Michelle Gu-she cooked to kill somebody! 'I hope nothing bad happens anymore!' Otherwise, this building wouldn't be able to withstand another fire.

Michelle Gu squatted down and gestured toward her son like she was cheering for him. With a resolute look in her eyes, she told him, "Come on! I may not usually be capable, but today is different. It's my son's birthday, so I have to become a superhuman if I have to. Mommy will not let you down, my baby!" -

"Well, you don't have to try so hard. Just do what you can! Make sure you don't hurt yourself," he said. Then, he went on and added, sounding a bit concerned, "Michelle, if you can't do it, you still have me, Richard! You can rely on me." After saying that, he gently patted Michelle Gu's head. Then, he simply turned around and left, shaking his head in disappointment.

"Yes! I'll try my best!" "This brat! You're not giving me any credit at all! Have you forgotten that I was the one who gave birth to you? I may not be good at cooking or doing housework, but..." Of course, Michelle Gu could only whisper under her breath behind Richard Gu. Although her son might look like an elegant gentleman, as a matter of fact, he was actually a cunning little boy. What was she supposed to do as a mother? As she thought of that, she couldn't help but take a deep sigh.

In front of the window on the second floor, Michelle Gu seemed to still be quite busy, much like a little bee that was happily moving around.

Richard Gu went back to the living room. It was already one o'clock in the afternoon. Good! There were still some things that needed to be done, and an hour should be more than enough.

So, he walked into the study and locked the door behind him. Turning on the computer, he quickly typed something.

In the cyberspace world, he actually had a secret identity-the number one hacker in the world known as "The Heart".

Last night, he accepted a big job to sneak into an island and steal the new round of military base confidential information from the New Zealand Military Intelligence Classified Section. First and foremost, he had to prepare 11.11 million fake IP addresses for himself, just in case others would try to track him down. That way, even if they were to find some clues, 11.11 million addresses should be too much for them to investigate. After all, he had to protect the little woman in the kitchen well along with himself. His identity as a hacker should be kept a secret at all costs.

Then, he got into a Swiss bank's system to check his virtual account. There, he confirmed that the deposit had been made in the early hours of the morning. When he checked the GPS location of the sender and the remittance of the deposit, there were 24 possible places spread out all over the globe. It seemed that they were also being very careful not to reveal their identity. Needless to say, no matter how careful they might be, their efforts were all in vain in front of the number one hacker whatsoever. Once Richard Gu injected his special 'The Heart' virus into the computer, it quickly took over the computer and automatically connected it to the two other computers beside it. It started analyzing the data right away, and words written in blue appeared on the three screens simultaneously.

At that point, a red warning flashed on the screen in the middle. The search was a success. Looking at the time, everything took about three minutes.

As he stared at the address flashing on his screen, Richard couldn't hold back his excitement.

The United States, which had called for a global coalition to fight against terrorists, had relied on the skills of hackers to steal confidential information from other countries countless times. It would simply be like a thief shouting for arrest!

Richard decided to give them a bit of a scare; he sent the stolen information to the U.S. Central Intelligence Bureau.

After that, he clapped his little hands, and everything was done. His leisure time ended up being a little boring.

As he thought of the woman in the kitchen who was trying her best, his heart was filled with so much warmth. Michelle looked so cute when she was panicking earlier.

All things considered, his mother was a kind and lovely woman. However, she was a bit of a shrew and oftentimes confused. Throughout years, they had lived in this two-story house. They had a flower shop on the first floor and were living on the second floor. They were barely getting by. Although life had always been hard when they first came here, since he started making money, let alone making a living, they could easily afford to live a luxurious life.

Of course, there was no way Richard could tell his mother that he was the number one hacker in the world known as "The Heart". To make sure that stupid woman wouldn't have anything to worry about, he only told her that he could write some computer programs and sell them online, making a little money. Never in Michelle's wildest dreams would she think that her five-year-old son was actually the number one hacker in the world and a billionaire as well.

What was Michelle getting so excited about just now?

As far as he could tell, there weren't a lot of things that could make Michelle feel so excited. Other than him, there should only be that special period left.

Whenever Michelle had some free time, she would tell him things about the past. It was said that one morning six years ago, his mother suddenly woke up in the street of A City, with a headache and a blank mind. Everything seemed so strange. The streets and the crowds were unfamiliar to her and she couldn't even remember know who she was. All she had with her was a black jade pendant with 'Michelle Gu' engraved on it. Apart from that, she didn't know anything else. Michelle lost her memory, and she felt so confused and scared.

With the help of the police and some kind-hearted people, after several twists and turns, she finally found somewhere to stay for the time being.

Who was the person Michelle was calling in her dream?

Looking back on those countless nights, when Michelle was asleep, Richard could hear her screaming, "Go away, go away", "No, Richard..."

A deep frown appeared on Richard's face. Who was that man? What did he do to Michelle?

Richard had an early memory. When he was still very young, he had been envious of other children and asked Michelle why he didn't have a daddy. Every time he asked, Michelle would look at him with eyes filled with so much guilt and heartache, and she would keep silent.

When he heard how Michelle screamed and struggled in the middle of the night, he didn't dare to ask any more. He began to fear that his birth was nothing but a sin, and he was afraid that she would abandon him.

That night, he vowed to find the man who left Michelle feeling sad and scared and to make his life a living hell. It didn't matter who he was, he would do anything, even if that man was the devil himself.

All of a sudden-

"Crack! Crack!" He heard the sound of pots and pans falling on the floor coming from the kitchen. Checking the time on the bottom right of the computer screen, which showered '13:20', he thought to himself, 'It's almost done!' -

After withdrawing his sharp gaze, he walked out of the study and went back to the kitchen.

The aftermath of the battle... was horrible!