Time Mansour - Chapter 15



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Episode 15 Old and outdated

Knock. Knock.

Hard disks are stacked one after another on the table.

One, two, three 4TB hard disks…

Even if you just glance at the crowd, there seemed to be dozens of them.

All of them are gray hard disk models from DW.

A hard disk drive commonly used on the market.

Although there was a lot of it, it wasn’t a difficult product to repair.

“Until the day after tomorrow. Right?”

“Is it possible?”

A woman who introduced herself as Director Lee Yu-jeong.

He looks at me with worried eyes.

“Yes, it is possible. However, it is almost impossible to recover the covered video. Honestly, I don’t know how much of it can be salvaged.”

CCTV footage that has been overwritten due to expiration is not easy to recover.

We’ll have to run a scan to find out, but it probably won’t recover as much footage as you’re hoping.

You can also file a complaint after seeing the results.

So I have no choice but to answer more and more negatively.

There is no way a customer would accept such a negative explanation.

I was waiting for an answer, intending to argue a little more.

however.

“Really?”

Director Lee Yu-jeong’s eyes grow wide.

The black eyes are filled with anticipation.

“Can you really do it by the day after tomorrow?”

“Yes. But as I said, don’t expect too much…”

“Really? You can really do it?”

Don’t listen to me.

I was about to give up, so I’m really glad. I’m really pressed for time. Please take care of me.

He carefully hands me a pile of hard drives as if he were adopting a young puppy.

An empty bag becomes full. It is physically heavy, not metaphorically.

The strap of the bag holds tightly to my shoulder.

I felt a heavy weight behind my back.

**

The fish meat lies dormant on top of white rice.

Pour soy sauce into the paper.

As the soy sauce seeps in, the wasabi chunks break down little by little.

While I was pouring soy sauce, there was already a piece of sushi in Seongtae’s mouth.

“What is this manager saying?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t ask.”

“Could he be a stalker?”

“No way. The capacity is too large for a dormitory CCTV.”

There are dozens of 4TB hard disks.

The capacity is too large.

We’ll have to try it to find out.

It may not be just the CCTV installed in the accommodation.

It would be more accurate to say that the installed area is the entire building of the affiliated company.

“Then. What could it be? This director seems to be in a hurry.”

Even while talking, Seongtae was holding sushi in both hands and putting them in his mouth alternately. To me, Seongtae looked more impatient than Director Lee.

Are you impatient and like to be raw?

Suddenly, that thought suddenly occurred to me.

“I don’t know, I don’t know. Anyway. That’s the thing. Shouldn’t you be coming down now?

“Uh. I have to finish it over the weekend so I don’t have to go to work.”

“Carry that? It must be heavy.”

“If you’re worried, just take me.”

Shit. When are we going to get to Ansan? There’s traffic. No. Seongtae mumbles with his mouth full of sushi.

“A guy who earns a lot of money should buy a car.”

“I don’t even have a license. What?”

“So, just follow the tongue.”

I frowned without realizing it.

It’s annoying. Registration, test taking, driving practice. Ah… I have a headache. Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.

Seongtae laughs with a dumbfounded expression at my answer.

Okay. Just eat quickly. Why are you eating so slowly?

Seongtae, who emptied his plate first, urges me on.

Every time I chew the sushi, I taste sweetness from the rice.

It is not stimulating and has a mild taste that moistens the mouth.

**

Wheeing.

When I press the computer’s power button, the fan turns on.

The sound of the wind fills the room.

Connect the adapter to the hard disk.

Run the recovery software on the screen and check the internal contents while scanning.

Because the capacity is large, this task will take a long time.

I can’t leave the room because time stops only when I’m there.

Even if you scan the hard disk sequentially, it will take some time to create the first image file anyway.

In the meantime, I’ll take a quick nap.

After thinking like that, I throw myself on my sister’s bed.

It was a busy life.

Since becoming an adult, I have never had a single day of peace of mind.

Maybe that’s why.

As if he wanted to be compensated for all that time.

Fatigue comes without warning.

**

It took ten days.

Or over a longer period of time.

A full day has passed.

It took more than two days just to restore and move the backup files.

‘If I take it in one day, I’ll be suspected?’

I mutter to myself as I look at the broken hard drive lying on the floor.

Two days or one day.

Actually, there isn’t much of a difference.

But there is still something that is a bit off-putting.

The first thing that comes to mind is that I should send it as late as possible.

Because I also have to go to work on weekdays.

I can’t go there myself.

I should send it by courier before I go to work.

I’m organizing my hard disk one by one.

They are carefully packed into boxes one by one, as if they were puppies.

**

Monday morning.

I called two motorcycles.

Split the box into two and send it to the Ive headquarters.

I left a text message for this manager.

Carry the bag.

Did it rain in the morning?

The asphalt surface is wet.

People who can’t forget the weekend they left behind.

I go to work shaking my hunched shoulders without any strength.

Get off the bus and walk towards the main entrance of the IT Center.

It was unusually foggy today.

The smoking area is full from morning.

Each of them holds a cup of coffee with a different story in one hand and exhales cigarette smoke like a sigh.

“Huh? Director Jeong?”

As I was passing the smoking area, Director Chun raised his hand.

“That’s great. Can I talk to you for a moment?”

Director Chun puts out his cigarette and continues talking while walking after me.

What’s going on?

I tilted my head and asked Director Chun.

“Is this about a company takeover?”

“Huh? No. Don’t worry about that. We don’t have any personnel to reduce.”

Every time Director Chun speaks, the smell of cigarettes comes out of his mouth.

“Then what happened?”

“Nothing else. Is there anyone around you that you can recommend?”

“Where are you sitting?”

“TAM. I received all the payment. It’s not easy to find the right person.”

“Platform TAM?”

Director Chun nodded in response to my question.

This is the team I belong to.

In Korea, there was only one platform TAM, me.

As the business grew and the bank signed additional contracts, it seems that there was room.

“Yes. Is anyone else there?”

“I can only think of one person.”

As I answered, I gestured toward the office with my chin.

At first, Director Chun tilted his head and didn’t understand what I was saying.

“No, not Manager Chae.”

After understanding, he waved both hands left and right.

“why?”

“The representative of the British system… is a bit like that.”

Director Chun trails off.

I nodded without realizing it because I had a vague idea.

Looks like the representative is real.

There were often bosses who complained that people were being taken away.

In severe cases, I heard that the CEO even held a one-man protest in front of the vendor’s main gate.

“Huh… Is there anyone else?”

“No. It’s Jo Seong Bank.”

At my words, Director Chun closes his eyes slightly.

He has been in the business longer than me.

The more I know about the technicians, the more I will know.

“Assistant Chae… Even if I say okay, the partner team will object…”

“Let me make an excuse, Benjamin. I think it would be okay if Director Chun helped me. What do you think?

Benjamin.

This is my manager in Silicon Valley.

Benjamin tended to believe what CEO Chun said.

Just believe what Director Chun says.

Because you passed the interview for me.

“Um… Okay. I’ll talk to Benjamin too.

Cheon Sang-moo hesitated a bit after hearing what I said.

Nod your head slowly.

It is a sales activity that is recognized even within the branch.

**

I was part of the global TAM team.

The reason Director Chun always makes requests instead of giving orders is because he does not have the authority to appoint people.

I crouch down on my chair and turn on my phone.

Open your mailbox and write down Benjamin’s address.

-Benjamin. I’m trying to recommend someone. I think my partner will be against it. Can you help me out? If the Korea partner team contacts me, please tell them that you recommended them. I need you to do something.

Employees at our Silicon Valley headquarters.

All of Asia TAM was managed by Benjamin.

The branch office only makes recommendations.

Ultimately, it’s Benjamin who hires the staff.

If the company or partner team complains.

I was determined to insist that I couldn’t do anything about it because it was a decision made by the head office.

After sending the email like that.

widely.

The moment you fold your phone again.

at that time.

“I’m sorry, Agent Chae. I need to ask you this. I can’t connect to the server right now…”

I heard a voice from the seat next to me.

“Yes. Just a moment.”

The head of the British system came to see Representative Chae.

I am an engineer who provides technical support for infrastructure products.

Regardless of infrastructure, development, or platform.

There were quite a few Daeyoung System employees at the Joongang Bank.

Naturally, all the work with ambiguous scope was assigned to Manager Chae.

After all, it’s easier to ask an employee of the same company.

Manager Chae has work to do too

Because I was young, it was easy to ask for help.

To be honest, just by looking at them working, it’s hard to tell who’s the manager and who’s the deputy manager.

Because engineers at small and medium-sized companies don’t get fired even if they can’t do their jobs.

Employees at the manager level and above were often incompetent.

Because the old, worn-out leaves don’t fall.

The sprouts do not sprout and instead rot.

**

Cafe on the first floor of the center.

I brought him to the cafe to ask for Mr. Chae’s opinion.

How should I say this?

I keep thinking to myself.

“I’ll have a strawberry latte and an iced Americano, please. I’ll have the Americano large.”

Place your order and take a seat.

Manager Chae keeps pressing his eye sockets with both hands, as if he is tired.

Sit facing each other.

I thought for a moment about what to say.

I just got straight to the point.

“Mr. Chae. Are you thinking of moving to White Soft?”

“yes?!”

-Jiiiiing

Are you surprised by what I said?

Manager Chae blinks.

He just stared at me blankly, not even realizing that the vibrating bell in his hand was ringing.

“Just give me that. I’ll get it.”

Manager Chae took the vibration bell he was holding and stood up from his seat.

widely.

So I took my drink from the counter and placed it on the table.

And at the same time.

“I’m not even good at English···”

Manager Chae is late in answering.

“It’s okay. I’m an engineer anyway. All I need to know is how to read and write.”

And I’m not good at English either.

Stir your drink with a thick straw while answering.

The strawberries that were stuck on the floor float up.

“What about the interview?”

“Don’t worry too much about the interview. They ask questions very slowly.”

“still···”

Manager Chae hesitates.

It seems like you’re still worried about English.

Even if I recommend it, you still have to pass the interview.

“It doesn’t have to be right away. Just think about it slowly and then answer.”

“Yes, I understand.”

In front, I comforted Manager Chae.

Honestly, I wasn’t that worried.

There is still plenty of time until recruitment.

If you prepare just a little bit of English, you will easily pass the interview.

Mr. Chae, sir. Well, your skills as an engineer are certain.

I believed that so firmly.