Villain’s Programming - Chapter 303



Only Noblemtl

Episode 303 Lee Woon-cheol

The director of the National Intelligence Service’s eyes widened at Do-jun’s words.

“Yes? Five times?”

“Why? Is it too much? Then, I have no choice but to give a donation… … .”

It was then that Bang Se-ok reached out and held Do-jun’s hand tightly and spoke.

“No. You called me exactly that, weren’t you surprised? Hahaha.”

When Bang Se-ok laughed, Do-jun laughed too.

“Isn’t that so?”

“Yes. I didn’t think it would be five times that, but when I think about it, it seems like a reasonable price. They’re stopping the installation in the US and installing it in Korea, so of course they should charge that much.”

“As expected, you are the Director of the National Intelligence Service. You already know everything without me having to say anything.”

“ha ha ha.”

The two laughed at each other. The director of the National Intelligence Service seemed excited and ordered a bottle of soju and poured Do-jun a glass.

“I feel really good today. I can’t not drink on a day like this. It’s an honor to know you, Mr. Hwang.”

“I’m glad I got to know someone like you, Director.”

“Haha. If I had known he was this kind of person, I would have come to see him a long time ago. Seeing you today, I think I understand why Mr. Hwang is one of the three richest people in our country.”

After Do-jun took a sip of soju, he poured some for the director of the National Intelligence Service and said:

“You are too kind. I don’t know what to do with myself when you praise me like this. I can’t just sit still when I receive such praise. I will give you another gift.”

The head of the National Intelligence Service’s eyes widened at the word ‘gift.’

“It’s already… enough… but what kind of gift… … .”

“It would be great if there were more people like the Director of the National Intelligence Service in the world, right? Especially the members of the National Assembly who appear for the state audit.”

The director of the National Intelligence Service opened his eyes wide. The ‘state audit’ was already a concern. Even if the next government was from the same party, he didn’t know what would happen if the opposition party kept latching on.

“That’s definitely the case. Well, by any chance… do you have anything you can do to prepare for that?”

Dojun took out the real thing he had prepared.

“Of course. Isn’t GUARD CAT a defense system?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I took a quick look at the National Intelligence Service system and it seemed like the defense system alone was not enough. If you dare to hack the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea, would you be able to do it with just defense?”

At Do-jun’s words, the director of the National Intelligence Service swallowed dry saliva and poured alcohol into Do-jun’s empty glass.

“That’s true, but my technology is still lacking. Do you have a good method?”

Do-jun felt like cursing at the thought that the person in front of him was the one who had caused the technical skill to drop, but he held it in and spoke.

“Of course. I trust you, sir, and I will give you a hacking system that can attack. By the way, this is a system that has never been sold before.”

The NIS director’s eyes widened. If he had never sold it before, the price he and Do-jun decided would soon become the ‘regular price’.

“Hahaha. Representative Hwang is truly a patriot.”

“Aren’t I a citizen of the Republic of Korea too? This time, I’ll show my patriotism.”

Do-jun poured soju into the NIS director’s empty glass. The NIS director seemed to be in a good mood and kept drinking soju.

“Representative Hwang is truly a patriot.”

At that time, Dojun added a word subtly.

“I’m so happy that you compliment me like that. In that sense, Director, I have a suggestion for you… … .”

The eyes of the Director of the National Intelligence Service lit up at the word proposal. Usually, proposals are associated with ‘money.’

“A proposal? Just speak. If it’s a proposal from a patriot like Representative Hwang, what can’t I do?”

“That donation.”

“Oh. Should I reduce the donation amount?”

Dojun shook his head.

“No. This is money for the students. If you could give more, why not give less?”

“Then why the donation?”

“Director, do you happen to know about Bitcoin? How about donating in Bitcoin?”

The National Intelligence Service Director’s mouth dropped open at Do-jun’s words. The Bitcoin had no owner. Furthermore, even if it was handed over, no trace was left behind.

Donations require several rounds of money laundering, but Bitcoin is free from all of that.

“Are you serious? I… Sounds good, but isn’t Bitcoin expensive these days?”

“Hahaha. I run a Bitcoin exchange and business is going pretty well there.”

“Ah. You mean BITCAT. I believe it is the world’s best BIT COIN exchange.”

With Dojun’s intervention, BIT coin grew much faster than in its previous life. And at its foundation was BITCAT.

“The best in the world. It’s just a small company.”

BITCAT’s daily trading volume alone exceeded hundreds of billions. The daily commission there alone was more money than the director of the National Intelligence Service had ever touched in his entire life.

Bang Se-ok looked at Do-jun with eyes full of greed.

‘This kid… How much money does he have?’

Bang Se-ok was more greedy for money.

‘Is the recording going well?’

Bang Se-ok put his hand in his pocket. There, the smartphone recorder that had been on since he came here was on.

‘With this, I can ask Hwang Do-jun for help when I’m in danger later. Well, I can also threaten him with this when I need money.’

“Haha. What do you think? I’m just grateful.”

“As expected, you are the director. Well then, let’s have a drink.”

So the two of them had lunch and left. The director of the National Intelligence Service told him to go to the National Intelligence Service, but Do-jun said that he felt like his work was done and that he would go to the company.

Do-jun’s eyes lit up as he watched the NIS director’s car leaving.

‘Copycat!’

‘Go and delete anything recorded on the NIS director’s smartphone.’

Do-jun kept smiling when he met Bang Se-ok, but since she was a notorious person in her past life, he was careful about everything.

After a while, the copycat returned.

‘As expected, you were recording. With this, your hand is gone. But my hand is not gone.’

Dojun smiled and looked up at the sky, muttering to himself.

“The advantage of Bitcoin is anonymity. That means yours could be someone else’s. Bang Se-ok, I’ll give you coins. But will you be the owner of those coins?”

Dojun chuckled.

‘Besides, I’ve got a card that I can use for a while.’

Those who are greedy for money are bound to be loyal to those who give them money.

‘I don’t think I’ll ever need help from the National Intelligence Service, but who knows what the future holds?’

Do-jun called the agent and waited, thinking about the National Intelligence Service he had seen today.

“Oh, that’s the place I asked Team Leader Gong about earlier. Where is that?”

Do-jun, who became curious, immediately contacted Team Leader Gong. Team Leader Gong answered right away.

– Ah. There? It’s an island called Weliangdao (Wollangdo).

“Weiliangdao? Is it a Chinese island?”

– Yes. It’s an island in the Yalu River, and the territory belongs to China. It was originally a wasteland, but about 10 years ago, Hong Kong capital developed it as a tourist attraction. But why did you mention that place? It’s close, but it’s not North Korea, it’s China.

‘It’s in the middle of the Yalu River, but it’s Chinese territory?’

Do-jun said in response to Team Leader Gong’s words.

“Team Leader Gong. I think I know the secret about this hack.”

* * *

A fishing boat was rumbling along on the Amnok River.

It was quite large for a fishing boat, but it was still a fishing boat. People who looked like sailors were walking around on the deck.

But then one of the sailors suddenly ran inside and shouted.

“Comrade Commander! The virus has become active again.”

Lee Woon-cheol was startled by his subordinate’s words and shouted.

“What? Where is the virus?”

“This is South Korea’s National Intelligence Service.”

Lee Yun-cheol became lost in thought and shouted.

“Disconnect from the network immediately!”

“yes!”

After a while the sailor reported.

“The network connection to Wolyangdo has been disconnected.”

“What about the virus? How long has it been there?”

“It hasn’t even been three minutes. So why did you tell me to hang up? What are you worried about?”

Lee Woon-cheol looked at the monitor and said at his subordinate’s words.

“The virus we infiltrated into the NIS has already been discovered. The fact that it stopped working for a while is proof of that. So what does it mean that the virus is active again?”

The subordinate thought for a moment and then answered.

“There is no way the National Intelligence Service would have turned on the computer without knowing it. Are you saying they did it on purpose?”

“that’s right.”

“But even if you do that, isn’t it useless? You won’t be able to find us. You’ll have to search over 100 places around the world to find us. Well, even if we give in and say there’s a smart guy in South Korea, at best, they’ll find us in China.”

The subordinate continued speaking while looking out the window of the captain’s cabin.

“They would never know that we were connected from a ship next to the Moon River. Aren’t we on Republic soil? They would never know.”

“That’s true, but you shouldn’t let your guard down. Did that virus leak the data?”

“yes.”

“Give me that data.”

After receiving the information, Lee Yun-cheol groaned after a while.

“Fuck… it’s a reverse virus.”

“yes?”

“You planted a worm virus in this file! Did you say three minutes earlier? That would definitely reveal our location. This can’t be done. Turn the ship around!”

At those words, the subordinate glared and said.

“Comrade Commander. Then, what about Comrade Chairman’s order? We… must download the mid.”

Lee Yun-cheol bit his lips tightly and asked.

“How much have you downloaded?”

“78% complete with torrent.”

“Ha. I need to get 22% more.”

Lee Yun-cheol clenched his fist.

‘What am I, the commander of the 180th unit, doing here?’

Lee Un-cheol was the commander of Unit 180 within North Korea’s 121st Bureau, also known as the Reconnaissance General Bureau. Unit 180 was a unit created for cyber warfare.

The main task of this unit was hacking, hacking South Korea to steal information, or hacking overseas banks to steal money. In short, it was a ‘foreign currency earning unit.’

But after Kim Jong-un took office, the unit was given another important task: collecting “movies, dramas, and music” from around the world.

Unlike his grandfather or father, Kim Jong-un was a student of international studies. Naturally, Kim Jong-un, who had experienced cultures all over the world, could not have been satisfied with North Korea’s closed culture.

As soon as Kim Jong-un took office, he had Ri Un-chol download ‘movies and dramas’ and give them to him as a gift to satisfy his cultural needs. Of course, there was ‘internet’ in the places where Kim Jong-un stayed, but it was slow.

To increase the speed, it was necessary to build a ‘net’ throughout North Korea, but it could not be done because there was neither the technology nor the funds.

“I can’t help it. Stop.”

“Comrade Commander! If we stop here… we’ll be in big trouble.”

When his subordinate shouted loudly, Lee Woon-cheol bit his lips tightly.

“I know. But… the location has been revealed. It’s not South Korea, it’s China. If China finds out, they won’t be able to use this method anymore.”

“I know. But then, what about us? Our families are looking only at us. Isn’t that the same for you, Comrade Commander?”

Lee Un-cheol also worked as a professor at Kim Il-sung University. He could have said that he was too busy to do this work. However, there was a reason why he continued to follow this order.

It was because of the money. The downloaded American dramas, Korean dramas, and movies from all over the world were not given only to Kim Jong-un.

He burned it onto a CD and sold it secretly throughout North Korea. With the money, Lee Un-cheol and his men were able to stay afloat.

Moreover, since his main stage of activity was Sinuiju, he had many opportunities to come into contact with China. This was of utmost importance to Lee Un-cheol.

“Sir, just… let’s connect. We need to get the money this time. Isn’t it enough to pay for your son’s medicine?”

Lee Woon-cheol clenched his fist at his subordinate’s words.

Lee Yun-cheol’s son was 7 years old and was currently hospitalized. The diagnosis was ‘leukemia.’

To cure the condition, chemotherapy was necessary, but chemotherapy was a treatment method that only those of the Baekdu bloodline could receive in North Korea.

In the end, all Lee Yun-cheol could do was buy leukemia treatment from China and give it to his son. It was expensive and had little effect, but that was all he could do.

And the money was coming from selling ‘videos’.

Lee Yun-cheol gritted his teeth and said.

“We are soldiers. Our mission as soldiers comes first. We will report to our superiors first. Then, let’s find a way to continue this work.”

The subordinate answered with a regretful expression.

“Understood, Comrade Commander.”

Ri Un-cheol went to Pyongyang and reported the current situation to his superiors. Ri Un-cheol’s superior scolded Ri Un-cheol for failing to carry out Kim Jong-un’s orders.

“Go and get the footage somehow!”

Lee Yun-cheol gritted his teeth and left the Communist Party building.

“Fuck, who doesn’t want to do this? I want to do it more than anyone else!”

Lee Yun-cheol, who was exhausted, stopped by the hospital where his son was hospitalized. His son was very skinny.

‘The condition has gotten worse?’

Lee Woon-cheol patted his son Lee Hyeon-jin’s cheek several times before leaving the hospital. Lee Woon-cheol sat down on the hospital steps because he was so weak.

‘Please, someone save our Hyun-jin! I’ll sell my soul. Even if it means being the devil.’

Lee Woon-cheol cried inwardly as he made that pledge. But then, someone came up to Lee Woon-cheol and sat down next to him.

“Who is it?”

At Lee Yun-cheol’s sharp words, the man looked at the moon and muttered to himself.

“There’s a leukemia treatment in clinical trials called Venclexta. Would you like to try it?”

* * *

Do-jun, who had visited the National Intelligence Service, met with Next CEO Han Jeong-su the next day.

It was to discuss Han Jeong-soo’s recent joint investment and proposal with the Children’s Foundation and Supercell.

Do-jun got absorbed in Han Jeong-su’s story while talking to him. Han Jeong-su talked excitedly, especially about the ‘Children’s Hospital’.

“Representative Hwang, I want to give hope to children who are facing death. I want to provide free cancer treatment to children with cancer who do not have money.”

Dojun nodded.

‘I heard you were sincere about children in your past life, and it was true.’

“That’s a great idea.”

“Not only that. I don’t want to give up on the children until the end. I want to get a clinical trial drug and save the children. Mr. Hwang, do you know about a drug called Venclexta?”

##