Villain’s Programming - Chapter 301



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Episode 301 Bang Se-ok

Do-jun was dumbfounded as he looked at the hacked National Intelligence Service computer.

‘The National Intelligence Service uses such an ordinary computer?’

Of course, the computer’s specifications and such were fine. The problem was the ‘defense system’.

‘You feel safe just by installing something like Kaspersky? From the National Intelligence Service? That’s ridiculous.’

Kaspersky Anti-Virus, made in Russia, was good, but it was only for use by ordinary people or companies. It was far from good enough for use by intelligence agencies like the National Intelligence Service.

‘This is because I can’t find anything moving at the lower level of Windows. That kind of thing… needs to be searched precisely in a separate system… … .’

There were quite a few such systems in the world. Right now, there was Dojun’s GUARD CAT, and other companies were selling such security systems.

‘Why on earth are they doing this? Such a system is expensive, but the National Intelligence Service is not without money… ‘

For a moment, Dojun’s head went blank.

‘Surely not, in his previous life, the director of the National Intelligence Service embezzled the funds for the National Intelligence Service’s activities… Did he embezzle the money used here?’

I never thought it was true, but when I thought back on my past life, it seemed true.

‘Fuck.’

Dojun’s throat was filled with swear words, but he hadn’t yet confirmed the truth.

‘By the way, is there anyone here who can check that?’

Do-jun asked Team Leader Gong Pan-seok a few questions about computers and asked one last question.

“Is this by any chance related to the Director of the National Intelligence Service?”

Team Leader Gongpanseok’s face hardened.

‘Crazy! Was it real?’

What Do-jun wanted was an answer of ‘no’, but Team Leader Gong Pan-seok did not say anything in the end.

That was the answer.

Do-jun didn’t want to ask any further questions. If he dug into it any further, he might end up hitting the director of the National Intelligence Service.

Besides, I didn’t know that I would be interfering with history.

‘Okay. I’ll just do my thing. That kid’s going to go to jail anyway, right?’

Dojun examined the computer with indifferent eyes and then said.

“Your initial response was good. You unplugged the network cable. Are there any other infected computers besides this one?”

“No. This computer was infected first and we were lucky enough to find it.”

“How did you find it? You wouldn’t have found it with the system on this computer.”

At Do-jun’s words, Gong Pan-seok’s face turned red.

“I was lucky. I was on duty at dawn, and the network traffic suddenly increased. It was the early morning hours, so no one was there, but I thought it was strange, so I was able to find out.”

As the judge said, it was really luck. If there had been a lot of people around, I would never have noticed it.

‘Still, you’re not that stupid, you were monitoring network traffic.’

“All right.”

“I… But can you really find the virus? It seems to be hiding at a very low level.”

Dojun smiled and looked at the monitor. There he saw the ‘copycat’ drooling and trying to get into the monitor at any moment.

“Just watch.”

Dojun shouted in his heart.

‘Copycat. Go catch some bugs!’

[meow!]

Copycat caught the virus (bug) in less than a minute. Dojun gave Copycat another order.

‘Reverse engineering.’

At that moment, a ‘code’ began to appear before Dojun’s eyes.

10001085 | 8D85F8FDFFFF | LEAEAX, DWORD PTR SS:[ EBP-208 ]

…..

10001098| 59 | POP EXC

Although it was an assembly-type code, it was not difficult for Dojun to understand. This was thanks to his ability in the assembly ‘language’.

Dojun clicked his tongue as he looked at the analyzed code.

‘That’s why I couldn’t catch it.’

The virus was hiding near the bootloader (a program that runs on the device before the operating system loads).

Dojun looked deeper into the code in front of him. And that’s how he found what he was looking for.

[Preta]

‘Preta? What does this mean?’

I looked it up and it means ‘hungry ghost’.

At first glance, it seemed like just an ordinary sign, but Do-jun, who knew about the lost memories, approached it a little differently.

‘Aguila… … .’

It felt like the signature had some kind of story to it.

‘Don’t think about anything else. If you use this, you can quickly create a search program.’

Do-jun asked the court to bring the laptop he had brought. The laptop had been confiscated when Do-jun entered the National Intelligence Service.

“Why do you need a laptop? For security reasons, you know… .”

Do-jun cut off Gong Pan-seok’s words.

“I want to create a search program.”

The judge’s eyes widened.

“Huh? Search… Are you talking about a virus search program?”

“yes.”

“How could that be!”

The judge found it hard to believe Do-jun’s words. If this were true, then Do-jun had already finished analyzing the ‘virus’, but no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like Do-jun had done nothing.

Do-jun stood up and said, looking at the judge who was just standing there blankly.

“I don’t have time to explain. If laptops are prohibited here, I’ll do it outside.”

“Ah… no. I’ll bring you the laptop.”

After a while, Dojun received the laptop and started coding right away. Gong Panseok, who was watching Dojun code from the side, opened his mouth.

Just looking at the coding made me feel like I was going crazy.

‘What? You’re coding in assembly? Is this… code that a human can write?’

After about an hour, Dojun completed the program. Then he put it on a USB and handed it over to the judge.

“This is a virus scanner. It only scans for viruses on this computer.”

“…All right.”

The judge plugged the USB into the infected computer and ran the program.

After a while, a message window appeared with a list of infected files.

A woman who saw it from the courtroom shouted.

“Team Leader. Are you really searching for this? This file here, it’s the file that they were trying to steal, but you blocked it by pulling out the LAN cable!”

The court was suspicious of Do-jun’s skills, so they did not tell him about the infected files they knew about.

“Hmm. Seo Jin-ah!”

“omg!”

Dojun shook his head as he looked at the two people’s embarrassed faces.

‘I’m an outsider. Let’s just understand and move on.’

Dojun said to the two people.

“Once you’ve confirmed it, let’s move on to the next step.”

The judge asked with a puzzled expression.

“What do you mean next?”

Dojun said with a dumbfounded expression.

“We have to catch these guys. Aren’t you curious about where they are doing this?”

“Aren’t you having trouble finding it? It’ll be hard to find it if you run a VPN.”

Dojun felt frustrated.

‘No, these guys are real? Are they NIS agents? NSA agents would have figured out the next step if they were at this level.’

Dojun said with a sigh.

“If we just have this virus, we can use it against them. We can find out their location.”

* * *

Prime Minister Jeong Sang-soo asked while drinking tea in the office of National Intelligence Service Director Bang Se-ok.

“What is it that you want to say so urgently?”

Originally, Prime Minister Jeong Sang-soo planned to watch over Do-jun and support him so that he could carry out his activities properly.

But the director of the National Intelligence Service brought me here because he had something to say.

“Hahaha. Prime Minister. When did we have to meet only when there was something to do?”

That wasn’t it. They were two people who had been to countless bars and pubs up until then.

“Ahem. That’s not it, but isn’t the situation a bit different? Today, I have brought an honored guest with me.”

“Ah. You mean CEO Hwang Do-jun? Come to think of it, you are a truly distinguished guest. Wow, at such a young age, one of the three richest men in our country. And since most of them are blue-chip stocks, there is a high possibility that you will become the richest man in our country in a few years.”

“Yes. You are a noble person. You have come to help us with great difficulty.”

Director of the National Intelligence Service Bang Se-ok looked at the Prime Minister with a faint smile.

“Actually, I was worried when the Prime Minister said last night that he would bring CEO Hwang Do-jun. Why would he bring CEO Hwang Do-jun? At first, I didn’t understand.”

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m here to help you because of the North Korean hacking. Aren’t you worried, Director? The files inside are files that absolutely must not be leaked.”

Director of the National Intelligence Service Bang Se-ok said with a smile.

“Sir, the file is safe.”

“Huh? What do you mean? It’s safe? Are you saying that it wasn’t hacked?”

“No, it was leaked. However, the file is encrypted. When I asked our agents, they said it would take more than 50 years to decrypt it.”

The Prime Minister frowned.

“No. But isn’t it something that someone might be able to solve?”

“Haha, Prime Minister.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service leaned toward the Prime Minister and continued speaking.

“Even if something like that happens, wouldn’t it be years later? And that’s not what’s important to us right now. What’s important is what happens a few months from now?”

The Prime Minister heard that and immediately made an ‘ahem’ sound.

“Prime Minister. Anyway, next month, you and I will have to step down from this position. When the new government comes in, won’t we be unemployed? Then, I won’t be able to continue to give you the allowance I’ve been giving you. Then, when you suddenly said you were going to bring in the richest man in our country, didn’t I hit my forehead with my hand? Only then did I realize your true intentions.”

The Prime Minister asked, frowning.

“What do you mean, ‘I know the real reason?’”

“Haha, Prime Minister. You’ve always had to make sure things were clear to feel better. When I thought about it carefully, two reasons came to mind.”

“Two things?”

“Yes. One is, don’t you need something to explain to the people on the transition committee? We were hacked by North Korea, but there was little damage, and we purchased GUARD CAT, so there is no more risk of hacking. You can run the government comfortably from now on. Something like that.”

“Ahem.”

It wasn’t entirely wrong. This was certainly one of the reasons the Prime Minister was rushing to implement GUARD CAT.

“Then, what about the second one?”

“Isn’t that GUARD CAT? The most powerful defense system used by the White House and Pentagon.”

“Is there something wrong with GUARD CAT?”

The director of the National Intelligence Service said with a grin.

“Haha. As expected, you’re pretending not to know. Well, this is something I should step up to do. Prime Minister, are you planning on installing GUARD CAT in the National Intelligence Service as well?”

“I asked Representative Hwang. But he said it would be difficult right away because of the installation schedule in the US.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service slapped his knee at the Prime Minister’s words.

“Oh, as the director of the National Intelligence Service, it’s very sad that Koreans don’t think about Korea more than the United States.”

The Prime Minister’s expression hardened at the NIS Director’s words. It was because he knew how much blood was shed every time the NIS Director spoke like that.

The Prime Minister asked stiffly, not politely.

“Look here, Director of the National Intelligence Service. Director Hwang Do-jun is someone you absolutely cannot mess with.”

“I know. I know. But I intend to give him a chance to be patriotic.”

“I told you not to touch me!”

“Prime Minister, I won’t do anything that you should worry about. What I’m proposing is something that will help Representative Hwang Do-jun and also be patriotic.”

The Prime Minister asked with a nervous expression in response to the National Intelligence Service Director’s words.

“But what is it?”

“I would say buy the GUARD CAT for three times the price.”

“What? Three times?”

“Yes. Three times. Instead, I will ask the Blue House and the National Intelligence Service to install it first.”

“Not a bad offer, but three times is too much. It might come up later.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service said with a grin.

“We have to stop the words from coming out.”

“How do you stop that?”

“The stories that come out because of money are blocked by money.”

“What? Money?”

“I have a suggestion for CEO Hwang Do-jun. Instead of buying it for three times the price, give him a 20% rebate. The Prime Minister, I, and a few others can split that money. No problem.”

The Prime Minister began to worry.

‘Since the next government is definitely from the same party, they will probably turn a blind eye to most things. If that’s the case, then it’s not such an absurd story… … .’

What was most appealing was that GUARD CAT could be installed first.

“Director Bang, can you really do it? Don’t let the words come out.”

“Don’t worry. I’m an expert at this sort of thing.”

“CEO Hwang is not an ordinary person.”

“Prime Minister. I am the Director of the National Intelligence Service. If I call a sparrow an eagle, it becomes an eagle.”

The Prime Minister said, loosening his tie.

“Every time I see Director Bang, I feel like my lifespan is shortened.”

“Haha. I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“By the way, do you really not have to worry about hacking? If the lost documents are leaked, it’s not just one or two people who will die. Why on earth does the National Intelligence Service have documents on corruption of people in politics and business?”

“Isn’t it insurance? Insurance. Shouldn’t I have a hidden weapon?”

The Prime Minister looked at the Director of the National Intelligence Service, Bang Se-ok. His snake-like eyes were staring at him.

“Okay. But I warn you again, don’t ever touch Representative Hwang. Then, I’ll get up. I have to go see Representative Hwang.”

“You don’t have to go, Prime Minister. It’s useless for anyone else to come here now, not Hwang Do-jun. Don’t you know how thorough North Korea is? Even if Representative Hwang were to look at the infected computer, he wouldn’t find anything.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Has North Korea hacked just once or twice so far? This is the first time for the National Intelligence Service, but it has been quite a lot for society as a whole. We went out and investigated every time, but it was difficult to find any traces.”

The Prime Minister looked serious.

“Then, isn’t that a big deal?”

“Yes, that’s right. But I have no idea where they’re hacking. Even if I knew where they were, I wouldn’t know how to do it.”

“Not Kim Il-sung University?”

“Yes. No. I’ve been chasing him for years, but I never found him. So, going to Representative Hwang would be useless.”

It was then that a knock was heard and the 3rd Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service came in.

“Director Kim. What’s going on?”

“Director, I have something urgent to report to you.”

“What is it?”

“I found it.”

“What did you find?”

At Director Bang’s words, the third vice minister glanced at the prime minister. It seemed to indicate that it was okay to speak in the presence of the prime minister.

“Hey. Vice Minister Kim. This person is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. You may speak.”

“All right.”

The third vice-minister spoke to Bang Se-ok.

“CEO Hwang Do-jun has discovered the location where the North Korean hacking incident occurred.”

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