Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 96



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Episode 96

In general, it is rare for people to voluntarily delete their email accounts.

Once you create it, you will continue to use it for years or even decades, and even if you don’t use it, it will automatically become dormant, so you don’t have to go in and delete your account.

Moreover, if it was an account that was used as the main account to exchange important information with the Chinese person in charge, it means that it was used as the main account until just 2 or 3 years ago.

I couldn’t help but feel puzzled when I heard that such an account had been deleted and no longer exists.

Hong Min-jung answered with a bitter expression, rubbing his chin.

“Yes, that’s right. I didn’t delete it myself. It just disappeared one day.”

“It suddenly disappeared? How can that be?”

“That’s right. But it’s true. I had to go abroad for a few weeks, and the assistant director suddenly called me and said that whenever he sent me an email, it kept getting returned as an account that didn’t exist. So I tried to log in wondering what was going on, and it really didn’t work. It said the account didn’t exist.”

“Have you tried inquiring on the portal site?”

“Yes. But since it was deleted through a normal route, it cannot be recovered. The only option is to re-register immediately.”

Joo Seung-ik asked as if he didn’t understand.

“Usually, isn’t there a grace period for deleting such an important account? As short as 3 days, or as long as a week.”

Yes, Heesung knew that too. Since email contains so many things, I know that deleting something doesn’t take place right away.

To prevent impulsive deletion, you can withdraw at any time during a certain period.

However, Hong Min-jung’s answer upon his return was somewhat shocking.

“What’s absurd is that by the time I inquired, the grace period had already passed. Even though it had been a whole week.”

“… … Yes? The period has passed? So you’re saying that PD-nim didn’t know about it at all until then?”

“Huh. Yes, that’s right. As I said, I was overseas for two weeks due to another filming schedule. I don’t usually check my phone when I’m overseas. Not to mention email.”

“You absolutely did not delete it yourself, PD?”

“Isn’t that obvious? I’m crazy for sending a normal email… … It was obvious that the portal site had made a mistake and was sticking its feet out. If that wasn’t the case, then it wouldn’t make sense. I had no choice but to create a new account.”

“Hmm.”

Hong Min-jung said again that there was no big problem.

“Fortunately, it wasn’t a situation that needed to be taken seriously. There wasn’t anything particularly important left over, and I always sent and received important things as references to my team members.”

“For reference?”

“Yes, I mean, when I send and receive emails, I share the content with other people. It’s been a habit since I was a new employee, so I did it back then. So, even if my email is deleted, the content we exchanged back then remains in our team members’ emails. That’s what I mean.”

At those words, Joo Seung-ik opened his eyes wide and clapped his palms together.

“Hey! Well then, the game’s over! I was wondering if they hacked into PD Hong’s email. Then there would be evidence left behind, and if they push that, they won’t be able to say anything, right? They were the ones who suggested it first and all that crap.”

“Hacking? Why hacking all of a sudden, Chief?”

“No, I thought about that for a moment. Why, there’s a saying like that, right? If Chinese hackers want to, it’s not a big deal to break into our police agency’s server. I don’t know about now, but back then, there was a saying like that. Back then, our security was really weak.”

“Hey, that’s something you only see in movies. What about hacking?”

“Anyway, does that mean that the team members still have that information? And PD Hong also confirmed it for sure?”

Hong Min-joong nodded in response to Joo Seung-ik’s question, stubbing out his second cigarette in the ashtray.

“Yes, I just spoke to the assistant director after meeting with the chief. Ask him to find all the materials and send them back to me. I plan to go to the S Hotel later with them.”

“S Hotel? Why S Hotel all of a sudden?”

“Why? That Chinese guy is there. He said he wanted to discuss something, so I gave him a five-star hotel, and who would have thought he would say something like that? I’m going to go there today and have a proper discussion. I’m going to make it clear who owns this program and who’s talking like a lunatic right now.”

With those words, Hong Min-joong takes out his cell phone and calls someone.

As soon as the call with the other party was connected, he started to recruit.

“What did I ask for? I checked my email, but it hasn’t arrived yet. Do you think it’ll take a long time to find it?”

While Hong Min-joong was talking on the phone and Joo Seung-ik was smoking a cigarette, Hee-seong was lost in thought.

The uneasy feeling still hasn’t gone away.

If Hong Min-jung’s words were true, then the materials from that time would still exist and then this matter would be resolved smoothly.

No matter how absurd the claims made by China are, if there is evidence that cannot be refuted, we will have no choice but to accept it in the end.

But the future that Heesung saw was clearly different.

Reporters there said that Hong Min-jung had committed assault without any solid evidence and that he had been imprisoned for it.

Eventually, it grows bigger and bigger, escalating into an economic fight between the two countries.

If things continue like this, there’s absolutely no way that that situation will come about.

“What? What are you talking about? What did you say?”

At that moment, Hong Min-jung, who had been on the phone, suddenly raised his voice and appeared very excited.

Because he shouted so loudly in the already quiet car, the attention of the people in the outdoor garden was instantly drawn to him.

“What the heck… … . Just hang up! I’ll go right now!”

Hong Min-joong walks towards the door at the same time as putting his cell phone away.

Heesung and Seungik Joo, not knowing what was going on, started chasing after him.

A while later they arrived at a conference room.

“What the hell are you talking about?! All the emails we exchanged back then were deleted. Does that make any sense?!”

As soon as the conference room door opened, Hong Min-jung shouted at his team members, and the writers sitting in front of the monitors tossed their hair wildly, saying they were going crazy and jumping for joy.

“We’re going crazy right now because we don’t know what’s going on. I definitely remember the PD sending me a reference, but why isn’t it saved in my inbox at that time? I definitely remember it.”

“If only one person did that, I would understand, but now everyone is like that. How can this be, PD-nim? It’s not like a ghost is playing a trick on you.”

Hong Min-jung bit his lip tightly and snatched the writer’s keyboard and mouse from him and began to search through his mailbox.

I searched through everything from my inbox to my trash and spam folders on that day to find traces.

But soon he realized that what the writers were saying was true and slammed his fist on the desk with a ‘bang!’

“What the heck! Is this even possible?!”

It wasn’t difficult to figure out what the situation was.

Even though his email account was deleted, he was able to remain confident because of the evidence that remained in his team members’ mailboxes, but now all of that has disappeared.

Not even just one person, but all of them.

“Wait a minute. What about Soo-gang? Haven’t you checked Soo-gang’s email yet? I copied Soo-gang in the same way!”

One of the writers shook his head with a serious expression at the name that Hong Min-jung brought out.

“… … The PD of the class was the first to check and tell us. He said that there was nothing saved in his email, so he asked if we could find it for him and send it to PD Hong. So we looked for it and found out that everyone was in the same situation… … .”

At those words, Hong Min-jung looked as if he had lost everything in the world.

Now that all the remaining evidence has disappeared, I’m at a loss as to what to do.

“Is there nothing else besides the mailbox? Any evidence that could be used as evidence that we were the first to propose it?”

When Heeseong asked, Hong Minjoong clenched his molars and opened his mouth.

“No. I never imagined that they would be used as evidence later. Who would have thought that? They were going to do it together to prevent plagiarism, but they would claim to have done it themselves. Ha.”

“There’s nothing like that in the contract?”

“Yes. If that were the case, they wouldn’t have come out so confidently. This is 100% their doing. Now that this has happened, I’m finally convinced. This can’t have happened to just one person, or to the entire team.”

Hong Min-jung gets up from his seat with those words.

Then he took his car keys and wallet from his seat and spoke to the writers.

“Where’s Su-gang? Where is Su-gang now?”

“Oh, we were together just a little while ago, but did you go to the bathroom for a moment… …?”

“When the class starts later, tell them to hand over all the computers here to the company. Find out if there are any signs of hacking, where they were deleted, what their IP addresses are, and everything. I’ll pay for it out of my own pocket, so it doesn’t matter how much it costs. Got it?”

“Huh… … Everything here? Then the cost will be enormous… … .”

“It doesn’t matter, we have to find them. I guess these bastards thought there wouldn’t be any evidence left, but this is Korea, Korea. In terms of IT, we are second to none in the world. We will find them and put them in prison for the rest of their lives. So that they never do something like this again.”

After grinding his teeth and putting on his outerwear, Hong Min-jung showed himself ready to go out, and Hee-seong asked him about it.

“Where are you going, PD?”

“Where would it be? S Hotel. I’m going to have a discussion with these kids today. Anyone can see that they’re scheming, and if I just let this go, I’m an idiot, an idiot. This isn’t just a matter of whether or not I do the program. This is a matter of pride!”

Hong Min-jung opened the door roughly and left the conference room, looking extremely excited.

It was obvious what would happen if we sent him away in this condition.

Because the future that Heesung saw was the situation that happened right after that.

First, to dissuade him, Heeseong opened the conference room door and walked toward the elevator.

Fortunately, Hong Min-joong was still standing at the door, and Hee-seong opened his mouth to call him.

“Hongmin… … .”

But, at that time.

A man’s voice began to be heard in Heesung’s ear.

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices