“You don’t have to worry about my education,” Rosalind said, pushing her wheelchair forward. “Just focus on getting better and listen to Galeno. Don’t eat so many sweets.”
Mrs. Yates Sr. muttered, “How can you not go to school? I heard the one they brought back has top grades.”
“Isn’t that great? She’s your real granddaughter, smart just like you,” Rosalind said with a light laugh.
Mrs. Yates Sr. looked up. “What about you? What will you do in the future?”
“I can make money. I won’t starve.” Rosalind took off her grandmother’s socks and shoes. “Galeno.”
Galeno responded with a grunt, “Mngh!”
With surprising strength, he lifted the basin and ran off, returning in a moment with it full of water, his steps thudding on the floor.
He seemed to have boundless energy.
Rosalind was used to it.
Mrs. Yates Sr. chuckled. “This Galeno, all his growth went into his strength instead of his height. The other day, our neighbor bought a pair of stone lions and couldn’t get them off the truck. He just lifted them up, one in each hand. I was worried he’d break a bone.”
At this, Rosalind glanced up.
Galeno froze.
Rosalind smiled faintly. “He’s young. Of course, he’s strong.”
Mrs. Yates Sr. tapped her hand. “Was that just normal strength? It was terrifying! The neighbourhood turned pale watching him.”
Rosalind casually looked back at him. “You heard that? Be more careful next time.”
Galeno nodded dumbly.
Her grandmother sighed. “You’ve managed to distract me again, you clever girl. Listen to me, that vocational school you’re in makes it too hard to get into a good university. Maybe I should go talk to…”
“Grandma,” Rosalind interrupted with a gentle smile. “You really don’t have to. I can get in.”
Rosalind had been raised by Mrs. Yates Sr. since she was a child, and her grandmother knew she never made empty boasts and always had her own plans.
Galeno stood beside her, his head tilted slightly, wondering what his boss was smiling about.
After a long moment, Rosalind’s voice emerged, low and carrying a bone-deep chill. “Autumn is here. Let those two families go bankrupt.”
Instantly, Galeno’s eyes widened, not in shock, but in excitement.
It was the excitement of someone who hadn't caused trouble in a long time. He poked his own cheek.
Clad in his apprentice's uniform, his eyes took on an amber hue as he signed rapidly, a grin spreading across his face like a little fox.
Rosalind saw this and, flicking her fingers, gave an indulgent smile. “It’s been a while since I let you out. You must be bored.”
“Go on, then. You have three days. I want to know about every corrupt deal and unauthorized surgery the Gonzalez family has ever been involved in. We’ll make them spit out every cent they scammed from the common people. As for the Cooper family… you can handle them as you see fit.”
“Mngh!” With a nod, Galeno grabbed a laptop and darted out the door.
Who could have imagined that an eleven-year-old mute apprentice was the infamous hacker L, who had brought down the entire banking system three years ago…

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