Villain’s Programming - Chapter 302



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Dojun moved the virus sample to a separate laptop and traced the files they were hacking.

‘It’s strange. We’re looking for North Korean hackers, but we’ve never been able to find their location? Is our country’s technology that bad? It can’t be.’

Dojun tilted his head, and a face came to mind.

‘Could it be that the Director of the National Intelligence Service was also involved in this?’

I didn’t think so, but one of the crimes the director of the National Intelligence Service was accused of in his past life was misusing ‘National Intelligence Service special activity funds and anti-North Korea operation funds.’

‘Ha. Okay. Let’s forget about that unlucky guy’s face and just think about my own business.’

Dojun looked at the laptop monitor he was backtracking on and thought of someone he had been paying attention to lately.

‘Lee Yun-cheol.’

The NIS people thought that Lee Un-cheol was a North Korean programmer and hacker, but Do-jun was not.

‘A guy who staged a coup in North Korea under the direction of China. And so ended up making North Korea a vassal state of China. There’s still a little over 10 years left until then.’

Ten years is a long time, but it could also be a short time to prepare for a coup.

‘In his lost memories, Lee Yun-cheol was carrying China on his back. So, wouldn’t he be in contact with China from now on?’

Dojun wanted to confirm that.

‘If this virus was created by Lee Yun-cheol, then the final destination of the virus must be where Lee Yun-cheol is. We need to hack there in reverse. Then, we might be able to confirm the connection with China.’

As Gongpanseok said, North Korea’s virus passed through several VPNs. At one point, it even went to Africa. However, Dojun had a ‘copycat’.

Among the countless fake destinations, we found the one and only real destination.

“Found it.”

At Do-jun’s words, Gong Pan-seok glared and said.

“Really?”

“yes.”

“That doesn’t make sense. You’re looking for it in less than an hour? Where is it?”

“This is North Korea’s Shinuiju.”

“God of War? Not China?”

Dojun pointed to the map on the monitor.

“Yes. This is definitely it.”

“This… doesn’t make sense… … .”

“It’s true. The IP is North Korea.”

After seeing the monitor and virus tracking data, Gong Pan-seok immediately reported it to his superior.

Dojun tilted his head as everyone around him suddenly disappeared in surprise.

‘What? Why are you so surprised? What? China? Did the NIS assume that the hacking was done in China? Of course, since the hacking was done in North Korea, shouldn’t it be inside North Korea?’

Dojun was having such worries.

– Tiring.

I got a message and looked at my phone.

‘Huh? Is this a message from the Prime Minister? Why did you send a message when you could have just called?’

Dojun read the message and looked surprised.

* * *

Prime Minister Jeong Sang-soo waited until the director of the National Intelligence Service finished talking to his staff before asking the question.

“Director, you found the source of the hacking?”

“Yes. I heard that the Prime Minister brought Hwang Do-jun and found it. I can’t believe it even when I hear it. I had a really hard time finding it, but I couldn’t find it.”

The Prime Minister asked, still holding a warm cup of green tea in his hand.

“But is there really any point in finding the hacking site? Even if you know about it, you can’t go to North Korea, right?”

Bang Se-ok, the head of the National Intelligence Service, answered with a sly smile.

“That’s true inside North Korea. However, it’s difficult to conduct such large-scale hacking in North Korea because of its infrastructure.”

“Huh? Infrastructure?”

“Yes. Infrastructure. The general public may not know, but the network in North Korea is really messed up. It’s probably still at the level of a modem. You can try to hack with that, but it’s too slow. In this day and age, it’s perfect for a counterattack.”

Only then did the Prime Minister understand what the Director of the National Intelligence Service was saying.

“So, is there a hacking organization overseas, not within North Korea?”

“Yes. We thought it was China. However, these guys were so well hidden that we couldn’t find them for a long time, but now we finally found them. It’s all thanks to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister brought Hwang Do-jun, the CEO, and he said he found them. I only knew him as the owner of the company, but he seems to be a very capable person.”

“Yes. That’s why I brought you here.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service stood up and said.

“Prime Minister, let’s go together with Representative Hwang Do-jun. We should compliment him and… have a deep conversation, shouldn’t we?”

The Prime Minister also stood up and answered.

“Yes, that’s right. I have a lot to talk about.”

The Prime Minister followed the Director out of the Director’s office, pondering the matter.

‘Representative Hwang has done something amazing again. But the director of the National Intelligence Service seems to be more concerned about receiving bribes than that.’

The Prime Minister sighed inwardly, even as he praised himself for bringing Do-jun.

‘The National Intelligence Service wasn’t originally like this… … .’

When he heard that the National Intelligence Service, of all places, had been hacked, the Prime Minister felt his eyes darken. Not only was his corruption written in the hacked files, but he also felt that the National Intelligence Service’s capabilities had been diminished.

‘It’s all my fault.’

It was he who appointed the person who should not have been the director of the National Intelligence Service to the position.

‘Certainly, the capabilities of overseas intelligence organizations, including North Korea, have declined significantly.’

The Prime Minister knew all too well why: the money that should have been spent on the NIS was being spent elsewhere.

‘The current government may be able to cover up the corruption of the National Intelligence Service, but will the next government be able to do the same?’

Of course, since the next government is from the same party, there won’t be a big problem, but the problem is that the factions are different.

‘If something goes wrong, you could get kicked out.’

The Prime Minister has made up his mind.

“I’m going to the bathroom for a moment.”

In response to the Prime Minister’s words, the Director of the National Intelligence Service pointed to the right corridor and said:

“Oh, the bathroom is at the end of the hallway.”

“Yes, thank you. I’ll be back shortly.”

“Haha. Take your time and come back. I’ll go and have a cigarette.”

The Prime Minister went into the bathroom.

‘There is only one power that is eternal and unchanging, no matter how much time passes. Money!’

The Prime Minister thought of the third richest man in Korea. He sat down on the toilet and immediately started leaving a message for Do-jun.

[Representative Hwang, I have something urgent to inform you of.]

[The Director of the National Intelligence Service may request a private meeting later. The reason the National Intelligence Service wants a private meeting is… … .]

* * *

Do-jun looked dumbfounded when he saw the Prime Minister’s message.

How did the NIS chief?

When Do-jun clicked his tongue, he heard people’s voices. When he turned his head, he saw several people, including the Prime Minister and the Director of the National Intelligence Service, coming.

‘You want a rebate from me? Taxes are leaking out, taxes.’

The director of the National Intelligence Service approached Do-jun and shouted loudly.

“No, Mr. Hwang Do-jun. I heard you accomplished something great as soon as you arrived?”

Although he wanted to punch the smiling NIS director in the face, Do-jun held back and smiled along with him.

“No big deal. It was all done by NIS agents, I just added my own spin.”

The faces of the agents, including Gongpanseok, brightened at Dojun’s words. Dojun did everything, but they did it as if they had done it themselves.

“Oh, don’t say that. I know the skills of our agents.”

The agents’ faces turned gloomy at the National Intelligence Service director’s words.

‘Ha. This guy… can’t he eat even if you give him something? In times like this, if you just agree with him, the morale of your subordinates will go up, right?’

Although he was someone who would only stay for a short while and then leave, most of the people here were people who would stay in the NIS for life.

Do-jun looked at the director of the National Intelligence Service with a frustrated look, but the director asked as if he didn’t know.

“But, Mr. Hwang. Is it true that there is a hacking facility in Sinuiju, not in China?”

Do-jun looked at the judge at the words of the National Intelligence Service director. The judge answered.

“Yes, we are sure. We checked and confirmed it several times.”

“I don’t understand. Shinuiju? So you’re using the North Korean network. How can you do this kind of hacking?”

“That is… I am looking into it now.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service clicked his tongue and said, “Tsk tsk” at the judge’s answer.

“There are people who are trying to find out? Don’t move quickly! This is not normal. Don’t you know what this is talking about?”

“no.”

“Then move quickly!”

Everyone jumped at the words of the Director of the National Intelligence Service. Do-jun grabbed the bench that was about to move and asked.

“What do you mean, this isn’t normal?”

“That’s because North Korea inevitably connects to the Internet through China. But up until now, that network has been very unstable. North Korea’s network itself is so shabby. It’s like the model where they communicated through telephone lines. And China also controls North Korea to a certain extent.”

“ah.”

“However, operating such a stable network only means that North Korea has already established a strong network connection with China through infrastructure construction.”

Dojun opened his eyes wide.

“Then, does that mean that North Korea can stably hack at any time in the future?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then it’s definitely a big problem.”

“But, it’s strange. We’ve been looking closely at the areas adjacent to North Korea. But, there was nothing that would suggest that there would be construction. There must be a reason why this has suddenly happened… … .”

Do-jun was also troubled by Gongpan-seok’s words.

‘There was no construction, but suddenly you can use the Internet freely in North Korea. It’s definitely strange.’

Dojun looked at the ‘region’ floating on the monitor.

‘God’s House.’

Sinuiju was a region on the border between North Korea and China. The Yalu River was on the border between the two countries.

“Team Leader Gong. Could it be that a large-scale internet network was connected to a bridge or something on the Amnok River?”

“If that were the case, we would have known.”

“Could it be that they just laid internet lines in the river without us knowing?”

“It’s impossible. It depends on the location, but the Amnok River is wide. It’s probably as wide as the Han River.”

“is it so?”

Dojun was amazed to hear that the Amnok River, which he had only seen in history books, was so wide.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never been to Mt. Baekdu, let alone the Amnok River, in this life.’

Both Mt. Baekdu and the Amnok River were places that could be reached through China.

‘Should I go with Sally later when I have time?’

Dojun looked at the map near Shinuiju while thinking about that.

But then something caught Dojun’s eye.

“Excuse me, Team Leader Gong. What is this?”

Team Leader Gong said while looking at the map at Do-jun’s words.

“Ah, this. This is… … .”

It was then that the director of the National Intelligence Service came and said.

“Team Leader Gong, what are you doing here?”

“Yes? Representative Hwang asked me to tell you something.”

“I’ll take care of that, so go ahead.”

The judge answered with a gloomy expression.

“All right.”

As the court left, the director of the National Intelligence Service approached with a smile and asked.

“Excuse me, Mr. Hwang. Thank you for your hard work. How about a meal? I know a really good restaurant near here.”

* * *

The place Gongpanseok took me to was ‘Bokjip’ in ‘Segok-dong’.

‘Segok-dong’ was a place that Do-jun also knew well.

In his previous life, Dojun lived in Seongnam for a long time, and Segok-dong was always the place he passed by when leaving Seongnam for Seoul.

‘In my past life, I was drinking with Team Leader Yang and taking a taxi, but I got hit by a coca-cola and got dropped off here.’

While I was thinking about my past life for a moment, ‘Milbokjeongol’ came out.

“Try it once. It’s amazing.”

Whether it was his past life or this life, Dojun didn’t have many opportunities to eat bok-yori. It was because he was reluctant to eat it because of the poison.

‘Surely you won’t die from eating it? It says up front that it’s a restaurant specializing in kimchi cuisine.’

After a while, the stew pot was boiling. The director of the National Intelligence Service personally served the boiled fish dish to Do-jun with a ladle and spoke.

“W, was it 10 years ago? I came here with the President at that time. I served him food like this back then.”

Do-jun immediately understood what the director of the National Intelligence Service said.

‘You’re making threats before we even get to the main point. Since you’re close to the president, are you telling me to listen to you?’

I wasn’t feeling great, but the food was surprisingly good.

“This is delicious.”

“Right? Haha. Of all the people I brought here, I’ve never met anyone who said the food wasn’t tasty.”

“That’s right. It would have been nice if the Prime Minister had come too.”

“I’m sorry, but something urgent has come up. What can we do?”

Do-jun knew that wasn’t the case. The Prime Minister wanted to be with Do-jun, but the Director of the National Intelligence Service asked to be alone with Do-jun.

Dojun thought while slurping the soup from the stew.

‘Hey, when are you going to get to the point?’

Honestly, Dojun had already made thorough preparations.

The wait wasn’t long. After eating a few bites of the side dish, the director of the National Intelligence Service brought up the main topic.

“Mr. Hwang, may I make a good suggestion?”

Do-jun listened quietly to what the director was saying. What the director of the National Intelligence Service said was exactly what the ‘Prime Minister’ had told him in advance.

The idea was to buy a GUARD CAT for three times the price and donate 20% of the proceeds to a scholarship foundation.

“There are still many students these days who have a hard time studying because they don’t have money. How about donating a little to help them?”

Do-jun laughed out loud after hearing the National Intelligence Service director’s words.

“Hahaha. You’re good at joking, sir.”

The expression on the face of the Director of the National Intelligence Service hardened at Do-jun’s words. He thought Do-jun was rejecting his proposal.

‘Is this guy one of those guys who doesn’t listen to nice words? Haa. I tried to explain it to him through words if possible.’

Bang Se-ok knew a method that Hwang Do-jun could never refuse.

‘There’s no one in the world who doesn’t get dusty when you shake them. Well, sometimes one or two come out, but then I just have to dust them off, right?’

“Representative Hwang, this is not a joke.”

Hwang Do-jun shook his head at the National Intelligence Service director’s words.

“I’m not joking. Then what the hell is this?”

“Representative Hwang!”

As the director of the National Intelligence Service growled, Do-jun also spoke with a stern expression.

“No. Isn’t that right? What’s three times? You should give me at least five times. But… I’ll also give you 50% of my profits as scholarship money. How about that?”

Do-jun looked at the director of the National Intelligence Service with a sly smile.

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