A Visit from the Sunni Siblings

"Brother Vega! I watched your video on GoTube this morning! You are so cool! Even Aunty talked about you with shining eyes! I want to tell her that I know you, but Brother Bai didn't let me do it! He is such a meanie!"

Ursa didn't know whether he had to laugh or cry when he saw the little chatterbox pouted indignantly. Then, he turned his head toward the door just to see the nerdy boy who helped him a lot last night appeared with baggy eyes under his glasses, looking exhausted.

"Aliyya, you cannot take advantage of me like that! If you cannot follow my words, I will tell Dad to hire a bodyguard for you!" The boy threatened her, making the little girl wilted under his stern gaze. He let out a deep sigh before smiling apologetically at Ursa. "Sorry about that. She is a bouncing ball of sunshine who doesn't know how to sit still. She has been like this since this morning, and I am afraid if I or our dad decide to not let her go out to your place, the house will not stand still at the end of the day."

Ursa just laughed at that, not taking his exaggerated words seriously. "So, what can I do, Mister Hacker? Also, are you sure that no one is following you?"

The hacker's mouth twitched a little at the sudden jab thrown by Ursa before retorting, "Oh, please! I am not an amateur like you! Before going to this place, I have driven the car in circles three times to make sure that there is nothing suspicious before finally going here. Also, outside of our shenanigan, call me Bai. Bai Sunni."

Ursa nodded his head in understanding when he heard that. This was also one of the anti-tracking tips he read from the book given by the system. If you felt you were being followed but were not sure by who or where was the stalker, the best way to do that was to stale the time by moving in circles while keeping eyes on your surroundings. If the same feeling didn't disappear, that confirmed that he was being followed, and he had to act accordingly without alerting the stalker.

"Well, if you go by name, I will do the same. Ursa Gracia, just call me Ursa." He offered a handshake. "That is also for you too, Aliyya. Just call me Ursa, okay? Don't reveal my identity as Vega in public, please?" He coaxed the little girl with his soft tone.

"B-But… But…." Her lips quivered as the little girl stared at him hesitantly. "Aunty said that you are a good person! Why would you need to hide your identity like a criminal?!"

"Because some bad people think what I did is too dangerous for them. That is why they will try to search for anything about me, so I cannot have my real identity revealed right now. Can you do that for me?"

Even though the little girl couldn't understand why his real identity could be dangerous, she still nodded with the cute seriousness only a girl her age could muster. "Um, I will do that, Brother Ursa."

Ursa nodded in a satisfied manner as he offered a table for the pair of siblings. Since it was a lunch time, he decided to whip something for them both. Just in the next thirty minutes, a fragrant smell of spicy fried rice spread inside the building, making the two droll instantly.

"See, Brother? I told you his food is amazing!" Aliyya whispered with a smug smile. "The black curry I ate at that time is so delicious!"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it." Bai smiled wryly, taking a glance at the man behind the counter with wary and jealous eyes. 'What the hell?! He is handsome, has a good smile, is good with children, and is an amazing cook?! This won't do! I would never let him steal Aliyya from me!'

Yeah, in this kind of situation, Bai suddenly showed his true fang as a bro-con through and through. He would do anything to keep his little sister from the hands of dirty boys, not afraid of doing something excessive like scaring the shit of the boys by revealing their parents' sensitive identity he got from hacking the system or something like that. Of course, he would do that behind Aliyya's back.

"So, what is your father's reaction?" Ursa suddenly asked, appearing with two plates of fried rice.

Bai twitched his lips a little as he remembered how his father reacted after hearing the news. "While this is the best timing for Dad to strike, he is unwilling to take advantage when his enemy is still suffering from a huge blow like this. Honestly, for a lawyer, he is too rigid, always caring about honor and something like that. If I didn't persuade him that this would help Golak Mayar's victims better, he would just back down from this case or wait until Golak Mayar's situation is a little bit better."

Ursa stared at him incredulously as if asking, 'Are you fucking serious?' But when he saw no deception in Bai's eyes, he decided to ask, "How in the hell did he win so many important cases without dirtying his hands? "

"That is because he has me." This time, Bai strengthened his chest proudly as he showed off his capability. "Dad knows he can't prevent me from surfing deeper into the internet, so instead of seeing me doing a useless cybercrime, he decided to compromise by letting me dig all the dirty works of his target to create an opening. Of course, he cried a river before agreeing with this." Bai rolled his eyes exasperatedly.

From this conversation, Ursa could see such a unique dynamic in the Sunni family. The father was strict to the rule while the son was lawless, yet they found a middle ground to work together for the betterment of the father's law firm.

'No wonder Lawyer Hasan has a successful career. With Bai's outstanding ability to get any information from the internet, this would be enough to create an opening for the father to strike fiercely straight to the enemy's heart. What a terrifying duo…'

As he pondered about it, though, a piercing shriek suddenly rang from the outside of the building, snapping Ursa from his thought.

"AAAARGH!"