Top Coder chapter 293

places I’ve never been
-Hello. CNN Natalie. Now I am in Beijing, China. Although the ransomware has not yet reached Beijing, many Chinese citizens are terrified.
-This ransomware is less contagious than the ‘Black’ that hit China in the past, but experts here say that it has a stronger destructive power. For example, in the case of ransomware last time, the PC could be used again if the hard drive was replaced, but now it is known that there is only one way to dispose of the infected PC.
Edward turned off the TV while he was watching the news. Then he looked at the secretary and asked.
“What is the situation in America?”
“The analysis is in progress. Only 2,310 devices have been identified so far.”
“Hmm······.”
The secretary asked cautiously.
“What is representative Kang’s reaction?”
“He told me not to contact him. He said he lost his trust.”
“·················ogue.”
“What about Silicon Valley companies?”
“Currently, we are working with US intelligence agencies to find a solution … but it seems difficult.”
Edward’s voice rose slightly.
“Did you say that even a black watch can’t solve it?”
“Yes. He also said that he would completely reduce the sentence as a condition of resolving this. So far it has not been resolved. and.”
Edward’s voice rose higher.
“Tell me.”
“The director of the CIA has expressed his resignation. I will take responsibility for this situation.”
The voice rose again. Edward had a hard time holding back.
“Is this the end of my resignation? Is this responsible for the current situation?”
“If you inform CEO Kang of the fact and discuss it.”
bang.
Edward slammed the table with his palm.
“I told you not to contact me, but in what way?”
“···sorry.”
“Whew…”
Edward let out a long sigh and continued.
“I’m sorry. I got a little excited.”
The secretary-general shook his head.
“no.”
“So what about China?”
“The situation is similar in the United States. There is no sign of a solution to the problem, and the number of infected devices is increasing.”
“Looking at the news, it seems that the situation is more serious than ours.”
“Yes. Because they are less conscious about security. And because I believe in the Golden Shield, the internal security is poor.”
“So it is spreading faster.”
The chief of staff responded quickly.
“Yes. It is estimated that the entire system in China will be paralyzed within the next two months.”
“What about our country?”
“The US expects at least five months.”
“What if I change the whole server before that?”
The chief of staff swallowed dry saliva and answered.
“That … is practically impossible. If there is no patch, we will be infected again.”
“ha······.”
How did this happen? Where did it go wrong? I thought and pondered, but I couldn’t find an easy answer. Not found, but turned away.
“Fortunately, we have more time than China. By then, if we can persuade President Kang, the United States can avoid it.”
Edward asked, rubbing his chin.
“But no matter how you think about it, it’s strange. Why can’t anyone solve it? Why can only CEO Kang solve this?”
“In relation to that, the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI have also tried to track it down, but I could not find any contact with CEO Kang. Rather, it was discovered that Black Watch and the Chinese side were suspected of being involved.”
“Are you saying that China is even committing suicide?”
“So, there is a lot of fuss on the inside as well. I wonder if the virus we were researching and developing has escaped.”
“Hmm… there’s a possibility.”
“Anyway, at present, only CEO Kang is the answer.”
“Then call me again. Saying that the CIA did it arbitrarily.”
“Yes. The hotline has been cut off, so let’s set up another counter.”
“Okay.”
Edward nodded his head. Silence came over the White House.
D-Day 150 days.
After that, the American system may also be shut down. That fear silenced people’s mouths.
***
Druck.
Druck.
Seungho’s cell phone, sitting on the table, rang. Shin Ji-eun, who was sleeping hard, rubbed her eyes and said.
“Call your brother.”
“Yes.”
Seungho reached out and grabbed the phone. Check it out, Ryan. He was the president of the port.
“Yes. President.”
– Representative Kang. Long time no see.
“Yes. But for what?”
– You must have been sleeping.
“Haha, yes. It’s 8 in the morning in Korea.”
Seungho got up from the bed, went out to the living room, and sat down on a chair by the window. An employee at work gave me a cup of coffee.
– The United States is in a very difficult situation.
Seungho immediately understood what he was trying to say.
“I think the president contacted me there as well.”
-It’s the life and death of Silicon Valley companies at stake.
hurricane.
After taking a sip of coffee, Seungho said.
“Are you sure Port wasn’t involved?”
The answer came right back.
– I have no intention of getting to number 1 by doing that.
“But the US government seems to have a different idea.”
-·········.
For a while, nothing came back over the phone. Seungho said, taking another sip of coffee.
“I received a report. The CIA director did it arbitrarily. Apologised and will be repaired soon. It was the same in China. This was done voluntarily by the Director of Public Security. The resignation will be accepted soon.”
Silence continued, and Seungho continued.
“I wouldn’t have thought I would believe it, but I guess I was just going to use it as an excuse in case I got caught. You probably didn’t expect something like this to happen.”
Ryan, who had been silent, opened his mouth carefully.
– You have to think about this too. At some point, the ransomware was infected.
“Are you suspicious of me?”
– I’m just giving you one of many opinions.
“Then there is no more conversation. You can find the evidence and bring it back.”
-CEO.
“The guy who farted is angry. China and the US tried to hack Sinaisoft. We also have a lot of evidence for him. In such a situation, did I create and spread the ransomware?”
Silence ensued again. Seungho took another sip of coffee. Coffee felt sweet today.
“Then bring the evidence. Let’s go where we are going.”
Ryan bit his lower lip. There was a lot of regret as if I had said something stupid. But once he said it, he couldn’t undo it.
– That’s not what I mean.
“If I ever suspect that Port helped the hack. What do you think the president would think?”
After that, Ryan couldn’t think of anything else to say. I had no choice but to hang up the phone.
***
Chinese War.
In Haoran’s office, Wang Fang and the heads of major institutions such as the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security were gathered. Haoran looked at them and said.
“The current situation?”
The chief of public security hurriedly opened his mouth.
“So far, there are 3,210 infected devices. It has increased by about a thousand units compared to the previous day.”
“Isn’t that saying that the trend of spread is increasing?”
The public security chief’s voice changed like a mosquito.
“···Yes. It has increased by about 30%.”
“If this trend continues, the government may have to close its doors in a month or so. is not it?”
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
All members of the State Council, including the Director of Public Security, shut their mouths. The director of the Ministry of National Security opened his mouth cautiously.
“Security officials are working hard to solve the problem. I think we can come up with a solution in the next two weeks or so.”
Haoran stared at the director of the Ministry of State Security, Chirit.
“I think you said that during the ‘Black’ incident?”
At that, the director closed his mouth again. Haoran sighed deeply and looked at Wang Fang.
“Are you in contact with CEO Kang?”
“Not yet.”
He did not hesitate even when the chief of public security was sitting in his seat.
“Did you tell me that it was the sole action of the Director of Public Security?”
“Yes. Having said that, I replied: Then can we also excuse ourselves from having nothing to do with Sinaisoft after our subsidiary hacked against China?”
wow.
Haoran grinded his teeth.
“This motherfucker is real. From my nature, I want to shoot missiles and blow them away.”
Wangfang, who was watching his eyes, slowly opened his mouth.
“It’s too…”
Haoran raised his voice.
“Is that the problem now? The country is in ruins.”
Wang Fang answered as calmly as possible.
“You may not be able to wage war at all. At that moment, if President Kang proceeds with hacking against China … his own missiles may be launched towards his country.”
“·················ogue.”
“There is one rumor among the intelligence agencies. President Kang was deeply involved in the North Korean nuclear issue. That means they had penetrated the closed North Korean intranet and approached that missile.”
“Haha, then what do you mean? Let’s wait like this and fail? Kang Seung-ho said that the child is not receiving any contact? Moreover, the Korean government also said it was a lukewarm attitude.”
“So I thought of a way. 100% ultra-high tariffs on goods imported from Korea before the virus spreads further.”
Then, an outcry erupted among the State Councilors.
“Yes?”
“100% cotton……”
“Vice-President, that is too extreme a choice.”
“Import prices in China will soar.”
Wang Fang looked at those State Council members and said.
“If not, is there any other way to move Korea?”
“·················ogue.”
Haoran said while fiddling with his chin.
“Hmm······.”
“As you said, the longer we procrastinate, the more it will go against us. Before that, try all the available cards. It is a blow to the Korean semiconductor industry by restricting exports of rare earths, including ultra-high tariffs. Of course, the US Micron will benefit, so Korea will not be able to stand still.”
“Let’s start a game of chicken.”
“Yes. Now is the time to wage war with economy, not guns and swords.”
Haoran, who had regained his appetite, said.
“There, we conduct a Japanese inspection on all Korean factories in China. If the servers are infected anyway, the factories will also be shut down, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to interrupt them before that.”
Wangfang raised an eyebrow and said.
“all right. Then can we restrict the export of other raw materials to Korea? From various molds used in home appliances to passive components. A huge amount of raw materials are exported every day.”
“great. you have to do it right Let’s go wherever we’re going to be ruined anyway.”
“all right.”
Soon, Wang Fang looked at the members of the State Council seated and said,
“What are you doing? If I heard it, I wouldn’t go out and implement it right away.”
and after a while.
The Chinese government’s actions were reported as breaking news through the media.
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