Sarah was gnawing on her lower lip nervously while listening to the phone ringing on the other side.
Why is no one picking up? She wondered which one is more believeable, that this is the phone number of SP3CT3R, or that her father gave her a fake number.
Her father is in software development for a long time, but is it possible that he knows SP3CT3R? And even crazier is the possibility that her dad and SP3CT3R are on such good terms that SP3CT3R will do a favor for Edward without asking any questions.
After six rings, a deep male voice answered. "Yes?"
Sarah was startled. Someone answered!
"Is this… Specter?" Sarah felt silly for asking this. She just asked a stranger if he is the most famous hacker in the world. Even if he is, he would not admit it, right?
"Speaking."
Sarah froze at his answer and it took her a few seconds to regain the ability to speak.