After Joanna left the cafe, she drove aimlessly through the city. Although Jovan was a lunatic, and the things he said could hardly be trusted, she was still affected by what she heard.
Joanna was also very curious about how Dylan died four years ago. Was it an accident or was someone behind it? If someone was behind it, who was it, and was Ace the victim… or the perpetrator?
It seemed Joanna would have to find a way to hack into the Newrest police department's filing system to get her hands on the files of Dylan's murder! With this thought in mind, Joanna turned the car around and soon arrived back at her apartment.
Clara had gone out to settle something, so Adie was the only one at home. Ever since the last beating, Adie had become much more obedient.
Without Joanna's permission, he wouldn't dare go to places he wasn't supposed to. After getting bored of watching cartoons, he had switched on Joanna's computer to play Tetris.
When Joanna walked in and saw Adie behaving, she felt relieved.
"Adie, I'm home. Come and see what I got you." Joanna called as she held out a package. However, the little boy was too immersed in his game.
"Mommy, I'm busy right now. We'll talk after I'm done." Adie didn't even turn around, and continued tapping on the keyboard with a frown. He was paying full attention to the game.
Joanna couldn't resist laughing. "All you do is play games and watch cartoons. What could you possibly be busy with?" She asked while unwrapping the box. There was a strawberry mousse cake inside –
Adie's favorite type of cake. She thought Adie would come running after smelling it, but he didn't even turn around.
Joanna couldn't help but feel a little worried. 'Adie's gaming addiction is getting worse. I need to do something about it!"
"Looks like I'll have to enroll you in a kindergarten. Once your sister and Nancy are here, you'll both have to start going to kindergarten, and live like ordinary four-year-olds…"
"Kindergarten?" Adie finally turned to Joanna and pouted sulkily. "That's where kids go. I refuse."
"You're four years old, Adie, so that's where you should be going. What else will you do? Play games and watch cartoons all day long, and run off to places you shouldn't?" Joanna chided him gently.
"Look at you. You're addicted to the game. I bought you your favorite strawberry cake, but you didn't even glance at it…" Joanna nagged as she walked over to Adie. However, when she saw what Adie was busy with, she froze, shocked beyond reason.
'Adie, t-the system you hacked into. Could it be…" Joanna trailed off, her eyes wide in disbelief.
"Mommy, this is the Newrest police department's filing system. I checked your search history. You seemed to have tried hacking into their system, but couldn't get in. That's why I decided to help you," Adie answered cheerfully. He made it sound as if he was merely playing Tetris.
"H-How did you do it?" Joanna gasped
Joanna couldn't believe what she was seeing. "That's impossible! I never taught you binary… How did you manage to do it? Also, did you use the anti tracking code? We can't afford to expose our IP address, otherwise-"
"Shh!" Adie cut Joanna off. "I learned it from a book, and it's ninety percent done. Stop nagging, or you'll interrupt my train of thought."
Joanna held her breath, not daring to say anything further. After all, she nearly collapsed the last time she tried, and she only managed to reach seventy percent. If Adie actually succeeded, she'd have to call him her master!
After over ten minutes of breathing softly and paying close attention, Joanna saw the progress bar move from ninety percent to ninety-five and eventually one hundred percent.
Unbelievably, Adie had managed to single-handedly hack into the system!
"Adie, you're amazing! I'm so impressed!" Joanna was so excited that she showered Adie with kisses. If she was a genius hacker, then Adie was definitely a god-like hacker. Aside from Cyber Queen and Vernom, another champion in the Global Hacker Championship was born!"
"It's a piece of cake," Adie replied calmly. "Mommy, since I've proven my intelligence, do I still have to go to kindergarten?"
Joanna instantly became stern. "Of course, you do. You have to learn with the other kids."
"But you already said I was amazing. I know everything they're learning, so isn't it just a waste of time?"
"Are you sure you know everything?"
"Yeah. It's so easy!" Adie boasted.
Joanna cleared her throat. "In that case, sing the song 'A Good Rabbit' for me."
"That's so childish!" Adie exclaimed, his eyes wide in indignation.
"But all the other kids know these things!" Joanna ruffled Adie's hair. "Like you, I was a fast learner when I was a kid. All the teachers said I was a genius, and one that was gifted in every aspect. You're not only there to learn academic knowledge, but you're also there to learn how to coexist with other people, how to make friends, and how to fit into society…"
Joanna nodded her head and added firmly, "There are many things for you to learn in kindergarten, like how to be humble. Don't be too proud, or you'll become an arrogant man like your father when you grow up. If that happens, I'll be very upset!"
Her children had spent most of their childhood on Sun Island. Although Joanna had hired a team of professional teachers to teach them all sorts of things, they were still a bit behind in general knowledge and social skills. That's why it was necessary for them to go through the formal education system.
"Ah, I wouldn't want to become a bad person like Daddy. Fine then, I'll go to a childish kindergarten for a while." Adie reluctantly agreed, and Joanna felt like a heavy weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
"Good boy. Here, have some cake. I'm going to be busy for a while," Joanna said approvingly as she sat in front of the computer. She had to search for all the files related to Dylan's death.
Adie started eating the slice of cake, and after a while, he asked, "Mommy, is Daddy really a bad person?"