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Pursuing Her Chapter 27
Chapter 27 Kneel
"Yes, I am. Who are you?"This girl looks really pretty. There's no way I would forget her if I had seenher before..."My name is Sophie.”Not wanting to waste too much time here nor reveal her identityto him, she stood up and continued nonchalantly, “You guys are tracking down Dr. Yarren'swhereabouts, right? I'll give it a try."Eustace couldn't help but frown when he heard that."Missy, youshould get back to class if you're bored. I'm really busy, so I don’t have time for your silly games!"Hehad been so stressed out over Dr. Yarren's case that he hadn't slept well in a month, so he reallywasn't in the mood for games.”I said, I can help you out, Captain Sheppard!” Sophie was starting tolose her patience.”Missy—""You desperately need to replace Dr. Yarren, don’t you? What harm is therein letting me have a shot?"Eustace had assumed she was just another troublemaker at first, butchanged his mind when he saw the determined look in her eyes.”All right, then. Come with me!”Eustace said as he led her to the technical department.The technicians had been working day andnight for a month, but were still unable to track down Dr. Yarren.“Captain Sheppard!” a few of themgreeted Eustace upon seeing him before getting back to work.As Dr. Yarren's life could be indanger, it was of utmost importance that they replace him as soon as possible."You there, get up,”Sophie told one of the technicians.”Go play somewhere else, missy. I'm busy over here,” thetechnician replied without even looking at her."Get up!”As it was Eustace ordering him this time, thetechnician had no choice but to do as told.“Where did you replace such a pretty girl, CaptainSheppard?” he asked when he finally looked at Sophie.Since when has Captain Sheppard become soirresponsible? I can't believe he'd bring an outsider into the technical department!Sophie ignoredhim and began entering a bunch of codes after sitting down.The technician and a few other seniorprogrammers were dumbfounded when they saw her go at it What the... She's wearing a highschool uniform, and yet, she’s greater than all of us in terms of her speed and skill! Who on Earth isthis girl?Eustace, who was initially skeptical of her request, soon found himself feeling a littleexpectant after seeing her skill.Sophie continued chewing on a piece of gum while hacking her waythrough firewall after firewall, eventually narrowing the search down to a specific area. Hmm... This isas detailed as I can get, huh?“This is as far as I can get you, Captain Sheppard. The rest is up to youguys.” Sophie said with a frown as she got up and prepared to leave.”Are you sure this is the place?”The technicians were unable to replace any leads before, so they were a little skeptical about the dataon the screen. This is all I managed to replace."The technician, who mocked her earlier, askedrespectfully, “What's your name, missy?"“My name is Sophie Tanner.”"Thank you very much, Sophie.I'll treat you to a meal as a token of appreciation when I bring Dr. Yarren back!” Eustace said as hegathered his men.We'll head over to Anglandur and bring Dr. Yarren back for sure!“Hello, Ms.Tanner. I'm lan Douglas. May I ask you some questions?”“Sure.”Sophie was going to leave, butreturned to her seat when she heard that.The senior programmers then bombarded her with a tonof difficult questions, all of which she answered with detailed explanations. As some of the answerswere too complicated for them to comprehend, Sophie even demonstrated her methods for themto see.”Any other questions?"“You're unbelievably amazing, Ms. Tanner!” lan exclaimed in awe."It'snothing, really. I'll be on my way now if there are no further questions.”"Where are you headed, Ms.Tanner? I'll give you a ride.” lan had always assumed that he was the best in his field, but witnessingSophie's skills made him realize how much of an amateur he really was."That won't be necessary. Ican head back on my own.” Sophie turned his offer down as she preferred to keep a low profile. Thesenior programmers were so shocked by Sophie's skills that it took them a while to regain theircomposure after she left.”l can't believe I got destroyed by a high school student!"They were able tobe a part of Eustace’s team because they were experts in their field, but Sophie had easilyoutperformed each and every one of them."There will always be someone better out there. This girlis truly something else.””It'd be great if she could join our team!” lan exclaimed hopefully.”Shehasn't even graduated from high school, man!” As there would be tons of companies out there thatwould kill to recruit her, it was unlikely that they would be able to do so.“But we have CaptainSheppard! We could have him court her or something! I think that could work!” lan suggested,genuinely believing that he had come up with a great idea.Everyone else, however, fell speechlessafter hearing that.”She’s way too young for him!” someone exclaimed after a brief pause.CaptainSheppard is really amazing for making it to this position at the age of twenty-eight, and we've allwitnessed his capabilities in the field. Even so, he's probably at least ten years older than Sophie! lanmust be crazy for suggesting something like that!“It's not entirely impossible if Captain Sheppardlikes her, though!"Sophie had showed up at the classroom on time for the self-study session.As thestudents were all aware that Sophie had gotten Queenie in prison, they felt a little afraid ofher.Ysabelle handed Sophie a bottle of water the moment she saw her.Worried that Sophie wouldget upset, she reassured her, “Ignore them, Soph. They're just jealous of you.”Sophie had just takena sip of the water when Cynthia showed up outside the classroom.”Hey, Sophie! Queenie’s mother ishere to see you!” shouted one of the students sitting near the window.Sophie got up and made herway out the door.Cynthia found herself feeling a little intimidated when she saw Sophie walkingtoward her."Yes? Is there something I can help you with?” Sophie asked coldly.It was as if the personstanding before her had nothing to do with her at all.“I'm sorry for what Queenie did, Sophie. Willyou please have mercy on her? She's still a young girl! Her life will be ruined if she gets sent toprison!” Cynthia pleaded with fear in her eyes. Whatever arrogance and pride she had before werecompletely gone at that point.No one had expected for a nobody like Sophie to be capable ofsending Queenie to prison.Even Jason couldn't do anything to save her."Queenie has broken thelaw, Mrs. Lane. It's not like I can just say a few words and get her released,” Sophie replied whilerolling her eyes.What does she take the legal justice system for?Having been pushed to desperation,Cynthia knelt down in front of Sophie and continued pleading with her, “Please spare Queenie! I'mbegging you! I can give you anything as long as you spare my daughter!"What the heck is she tryingto pull now?“ don't need anything, and this isn't up for me to decide,” Sophie replied with afrown.Feeling frustrated, Cynthia leapt to her feet and shouted, “How could a young girl like you beso cruel and heartless? What has Queenie ever done to you, huh?"She then reached out to hitSophie, but the latter was faster and caught her hand with ease.
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