Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 767, Section 357: Those Who Act Righteously Receive Much Help (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

(Today I'm continuing my challenge of writing 8,000 words. Ah Xian still doesn't believe I can't handle 8,000 words.)
Staring at the dark green monitor screen, Slang Quzhen kept typing on the keyboard. The search software had been running for half an hour, but she still couldn't find the information her boss needed.

At the same time, she also discovered that there were many hidden encrypted files in the server database.

These encrypted files are all long strings of numbers, appearing to be triple-encrypted. Without the correct password book, even with computer assistance, it would take three to five years.

But the boss, who was smelling cigarettes, certainly couldn't bear the long period of three to five years.

Silang Quzhen thought for a moment, glanced at the door, and said, "I can't handle it! They're all encrypted files!"

"What I can do now is to break the firewall, copy these files out, take them back, and slowly decipher them."

Chi Mengli had anticipated this awkward situation, because Aoke International Company was a company that profited from both sides, engaging in both legitimate and illegitimate businesses.

After thinking for a moment, he said softly, "If the floppy disk has enough capacity, pack all the data and take it with you."

"If the capacity is insufficient, then take all the data from last year and this year with us."

"There shouldn't be too many encrypted files; copy them all onto a dedicated floppy disk."

At this point, Chi Mengli glanced at the digital watch on her wrist and saw that it was almost 3 a.m., so she needed to get it done quickly.

Silang Quzhen nodded and continued typing on the keyboard, starting to copy and paste the file.

Immediately afterwards, she opened her fanny pack, took out a floppy disk, and inserted it into Sony's new floppy drive.

The copy-paste software, Data Secretary, has been running for ten years, and pioneering computer software engineer Evelyn Berison became a millionaire because of it.

However, Silang Quzhen still made a new innovation in the five updated versions of the data secretary software, namely formatting.

Even after five updates to the data editor, formatting errors and garbled characters still occur during data output.

The opportunity to enter the main building of Oak International Terminal may only come once, and Slang Quzhen will absolutely not allow herself to make a mistake.

With that in mind, she opened the floppy disk space and opened a copied file.

The contents were found to be correct; the key information, such as the waybill number, destination, and cargo information, was all correct.

Silang Quzhen secretly sighed in her heart, her eyes fixed on the screen, watching the progress bar.

Chi Mengli, who was standing by, continued watching the CCTV camera. After a moment of thought, he asked, "Could you copy a temporary ID card?"

The CCTV monitoring head is a big problem; we must find a way to solve it.

However, the office building at Oak International Terminal is surrounded by CCTV cameras all around, making it impossible to enter or leave without authorization.

"I can only read the data now. The production equipment I need was just bought for me by Sister Xiren. It will take at least a week to arrive and assemble it."

“If you’re not afraid I’ll secretly run away, I can borrow my dad’s equipment, but you’ll have to pay a usage fee.”

Silang Quzhen took out the card reader she was carrying and said coldly.

Guangmutian's products are still reliable; if the seller runs away, Guangmutian will give the buyer an explanation.

Chi Mengli took off the temporary ID card around her neck and threw it to Silang Quzhen: "I'll give you the silver notes back. I only have three Red Fiber Fish in my pocket."

"I think this little bit of silver is probably not enough for the gold you're talking about."

Hearing her boss's words, Slang Quzhen sneered. She hated men's feigned humor. She snatched the temporary ID card from Oak International Terminal and inserted it into the card reader. This card reader with an internal storage chip was invented by two bespectacled guys in Atlanta; it contained fast-cracking software.

Because the magnetic chip inside the ID card only has 2 to 3KB of internal storage space, the security firewall is very basic, only protecting against gullible people, not hackers.

The indicator light on the card reader kept flashing red. It took three minutes for the indicator light on the card reader to change from red to green.

"OK!"

Silang Quzhen nodded in satisfaction, pulled out the temporary ID card, and tossed it to the boss.

In just three minutes, they broke their own record for replication. It seems that Oak International Terminals is no ordinary company.

It is highly likely that this temporary ID card uses a top-of-the-line magnetic chip.

Is the data server linked to the reception center?

Chi Mengli glanced at the digital watch on her wrist again and asked.

Slang Quzhen, who was staring at the monitor screen in thought, nodded subconsciously and replied, "Local area networks are mostly built using coaxial cables."

"This place is no exception. Without a power outage, the order data generated by the reception center will be transmitted to this room within three minutes."

"After the data arrives at the server, backup and archiving begin."

At this point, Slang Quzhen immediately understood. She glanced at the door and saw Miat peering through the window.

She turned her head and immediately lowered her voice: "Boss, it's very difficult for you to keep monitoring this data."

"Because IBM's programming geniuses are not to be trifled with; they can detect that someone is monitoring them from the background processes."

"Server data centers are IBM's bread and butter; these geniuses certainly won't allow you to mess around with them."

"But if you only need to monitor for a short period of time, I do have a way."

Hackers are big players who steal food from software companies; IBM, SAP, and Microsoft are not to be trifled with.

According to Slang Quzhen, these well-funded European and American software companies are starting to collaborate with Pinkerton Detective Agency, RAND Corporation, and Stratfor.

It was to investigate the hackers hiding behind the screen, because these hackers called themselves electronic Robin Hoods.

They directly cracked the software, turned it into a free product, and then distributed it on the black market.

The personal computer software market, even in its infancy, is a multi-billion dollar market, and these electronic Robin Hoods are destroying a healthy market.

However, these people overlooked two dangerous men: Bill Gates, the four-eyed bespectacled, and Steve Jobs, the marketing maverick, who were thinking of ways to break the deadlock.

Once these two develop a groundbreaking computer operating system, 99 percent of the software companies on the market today will suffer a devastating blow.

Chi Mengli didn't want to offend a behemoth like IBM, which could crush her with a mere flick of its finger.

Besides, he only wanted to find out the pattern of Song Sheng's cargo transportation, and did not want to go against the foreigners of Oak International Terminal Company.

It should be noted that Oak International Terminals was a product of the post-East India Company, and the major shareholders behind Oak International were the nobles of the House of Lords.

(End of this chapter)