Hongjoong quickly retrieved his laptop before heading back to the living room. The stress everyone felt remained, although it was clear that his presence gave them hope for some sort of answer. Hongjoong took a seat on the couch next to Mingi, who was petting the cat Wooyoung named Oreo.
As Hongjoong began his work, Yunho walked over to where San stood in the corner. He was eating his favorite snack, seemingly zoned out, lost in his own thoughts. Yunho stole one of San's crackers in order to get his attention.
"What's Hongjoong thinking?" Yunho whispered. He still wasn't completely trusting of their new friend, especially given the fact that he's a hacker. Essentially, he just wanted to make sure everyone was safe, and hacking into not only Hyunjin's computer but government secrets wasn't something Yunho considered to be very safe. San looked down and took the last bite of his snack.
"I know what you're thinking Yunho, so trust me when I say that he's doing this out of the good of his heart," San said, now smiling up at his brother. Yunho nodded reluctantly, but figured it was best not to say anything. Besides he knew San could already hear it in his own head.
"This is going to be a while."
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"Agent 913, is that you?"
"Yeah, you must be 125, right?"
"Yup! I wonder when the new guys are joining us..."
"It must be soon, since Hyunjin sent one of them to check in on Jongho."
"I'm surprised he hasn't found out about us yet, apparently he's crazy smart. Wait, which agent was it again? 313?"
"No, 125. It was 814, they recently sent him down here because supposedly we're not enough!"
"Let's just hope the kid doesn't get us caught, or we'd be in huge trouble. Apparently one of Jongho's friends that 814 is spying on has telepathy powers. So who knows how this operation will go..."
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It was nightfall by the time Hongjoong was able to get some information. It turned out that Hyunjin had notes on his computer regarding the eruption. Well, supposedly, since the notes he took clearly stated that it was unsure whether or not the mountain would erupt.
"This doesn't make any sense. Why would he write about the eruption if he wasn't even sure it would happen?" Hongjoong asked Jongho, who was looking intensely at the laptop. For the first time ever, Jongho didn't know where to go from here. He wasn't sure if they should even continue their search for answers, because they were running out of time, and they had gotten nowhere. He didn't have a solution.
Mingi, who sat on the other seat next to Hongjoong, took the laptop from Jongho in order to read over Hyunjin's notes. A lot of the stuff written didn't make much sense to him, a lot of the scientific terminology being too advanced for most. As he continued to scroll, however, he soon came across something that was oddly familiar. It was a set of numbers.
"Hey, San, do you still have that piece of paper with the numbers from yesterday morning?" Mingi asked without looking up from the screen.
"Yeah... why?" San said tiredly, desperately wishing to sleep. It was a pretty eventful day, and hearing his seven friends' thoughts began to grow exhausting.
"Can I see it really quick?" Mingi asked.
San slowly got up and took the piece of paper from his pocket. It was now crushed and wrinkled, but the numbers were still clearly visible. He walked over to Mingi and handed it to him. It took one glance at the paper for Mingi to make his conclusion.
"These aren't just random numbers, San. These are coordinates."
Despite his growing tiredness, San quickly snatched the laptop from Mingi's hands. While his eyes saw the same numbers he heard, he didn't want to believe it. The answer to why these numbers were significant was staring San right in the face. Yet, more questions began to pop up in his head.
Why did he hear the numbers before the news came out about the eruption? How did he find the voice that night with Yunho? And whose voice did he hear?
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A/N: I appreciate that you've read this far! I really hope that this isn't boring for you to read, I swear it's worth it to keep reading!! （；^ω^）
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