Chapter 837
Yoo-hyun immediately stepped in to mediate.
“Mr. George, we are very grateful for that part. That’s why we are willing to actively support you.”
-Our Science and Technology Bureau staff are the best in IT. We don’t need anyone’s help.
“Okay. Why don’t you try it first? We don’t have much time.”
-Only one day left… Sigh. What can I say?
George Cornell’s negative emotions were clearly evident in his sigh.
It was an urgent task that required him to gather his staff at 2 a.m.
He was not happy with the situation.
But he couldn’t afford to be sympathetic either. The time was too short.
“We are not trying to steal CIA’s time.”
-I know. I know, but it’s too unreasonable.
“We will give up if you still don’t trust us after all this. We have no reason to take such a risk.”
-Hmph.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don’t regret it after the bus passes by.”
Yoo-hyun pressed on strongly, and George Cornell reluctantly agreed.
-Fine, fine. Let’s give it a try.
“How should I contact you?”
-We will create a private account and contact you. Just log in there.
“Okay. Please proceed quickly.”
Click.
The call ended.
Nadoha, who had been biting his lips, vented his frustration.
“Ugh! This is so annoying. How can we work with such a passive partner?”
“He must be surprised. He can’t fully trust us either.”
“I know. I know, but at this rate, even if we work all night…”
Ziiing. Ziiing.
Nadoha, who was talking, covered his phone ringing on the table.
Yoo-hyun, who checked the caller, asked.
“Are you going to answer?”
“I’m not in the mood right now.”
“Still, give her a call. She must be waiting for you.”
Nadoha had arranged his China schedule as short as possible for his girlfriend who was waiting for him.
He couldn’t feel good about it.
Yoo-hyun advised him and Nadoha sighed and got up.
“Haah! Just a moment.”
Clang.
As Nadoha entered the large room, Hyun Jin-geon Gun cautiously opened his mouth.
“Nadoha, he seems to be in a bad mood.”
“He cared a lot about the aftermath. How can he be happy?”
“I guess so. But is Ms. Yusu Yeon Nadoha’s girlfriend?”
“Huh?”
Yoo-hyun flinched and Hyun Jin-geon Gun quickly explained.
“No, I saw it on Nadoha’s phone screen earlier. There was a heart next to her name.”
“Um…”
What should he say?
It wasn’t something he had to hide, but it was awkward to talk about it since Nadoha didn’t mention it first.
‘I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for Mr. Shinozaki.’
Yoo-hyun hesitated for a moment, and Hyun Jin-geon Gun turned his head to the large window.
A huge billboard hung on the building caught his eye.
There were four female models posing cutely in it.
Hyun Jin-geon Gun pointed at one of them and asked Yoo-hyun.
“Surely, she’s not the one?”
His finger pointed at Yusu Yeon, the youngest and the cutest member of Lovely Day, a top idol group that led the Korean Wave.
“Well…”
Yoo-hyun smiled awkwardly and avoided his gaze.
They finally connected with the CIA members after finishing their late dinner through room service.
Darkness had fallen outside the window.
The conversation was exchanged through the With messenger linked to the internet account sent by the CIA.
The CIA communication engineer who was talking to Nadoha was surprised.
-Jason: Wow! Are you really the founder of With?
-With: Yes. Something like that.
-Jason: Awesome! We use With sometimes because it’s secure. I wish I knew sooner, then I would have logged in faster.
-With: Oh, okay.
-Jason: The CEO of River, the CEO of JK Communication, and the founder of With. With such prominent people joining us, we must be able to access Huawei’s main communication network.
As Jason’s nickname suggested, the atmosphere of the field engineers from Silicon Valley was positive.
Yoo-hyun, Hyun Jin-geon Gun, Nadoha.
All three of them were quite famous in the US, so they welcomed them warmly.
Nadoha was embarrassed by the repeated compliments.
-With: It’s not really like that.
-Jason: Don’t be upset about what the manager said. He’s always a bit grumpy.
-With: I understand.
-Jason: You’re amazing. We’ve been working for a long time and we still can’t understand it.
Nadoha stopped typing and laughed.
“Pfft! This guy is funny.”
“Right. Thanks to him, you’re smiling.”
“Bro. You don’t have to worry about me. I’ve spilled everything.”
The guy. He was pretending.
It was obvious that he was trying to act cheerful.
Tap tap.
Yoo-hyun tapped his shoulder and looked at the monitor screen.
George Cornell’s nickname was also in the chat window.
Unlike the field engineers, the administrative agents, including George Cornell, were still doubtful.
It wasn’t just because of the unique method that Hyun Jin-geon Gun and Nadoha tried.
George Cornell questioned Yoo-hyun’s intention itself.
-So why did you take the risk of going to Huawei’s headquarters? There’s no reason for that, is there?
Even if Huawei was breaking the law, there was no direct damage yet.
Yoo-hyun’s intention was to prevent the future damage, but that was literally a future matter.
How could they act so boldly at this point when nothing had happened yet?
It didn’t make sense.
‘How can I explain this?’
If the other party knew well about the River Alliance, he could make a logical argument, but it wasn’t easy to make him understand since he didn’t.
To save time, Yoo-hyun decided to take a more emotional approach.
The result popped up on the messenger window.
-George: Jason, stop talking nonsense and start. Let’s see how prepared those great people who are burning with justice and trying to strike China are.
-Jason: Yes sir!
It was a bit sarcastic, but what did it matter?
As long as the work was done.
‘Yeah. Whatever.’
Yoo-hyun nodded his head as he looked at the scene of the collaboration that had just started.
Nado had created links to the backdoors of Huawei’s main network in 24 places.
The estimated time limit was one day.
By the time the collaboration started, six hours had already passed.
If he gave himself a generous margin, he had less than half a day left.
The problem was that the process of accessing here was not easy.
Hyun Jin-geon, who was working with Nado in the room, said.
“We have to get from the US to China safely and then move to the Huawei network without getting caught. It will take some time.”
“How long?”
“It takes at least an hour to access. And opening the password is more of a problem.”
“You mean the CIA won’t know the password even if they look inside?”
“Almost 100 percent. They say they have some methods, but they all look too primitive.”
If they had suspected Huawei’s communication equipment, they should have secured at least the network access to China.
But the CIA, under the pretext of avoiding Huawei’s surveillance, focused more on physical access through spies sent by the CIA’s China branch than on network access.
It would be lucky if they knew the password, but the chances were low.
But he couldn’t give up here.
He had to drag the CIA in as much as possible.
That way, he could think that there was a next step.
“Let’s just do what we can for now.”
“Of course we should. So you should rest. Don’t hang around for nothing.”
“I’m just trying to help.”
“Nado and I are enough. It’s easier without you.”
Nado nodded his head in agreement.
What could Yoo-hyun do here?
“Um, coffee?”
“That sounds good. I’ll ask you in an hour.”
“Bro, I like it strong.”
“Cool.”
Yoo-hyun cheerfully agreed and quietly left the room.
He passed the small coffee machine in the living room and opened the door that connected to the outdoor terrace.
The weather that had been so hot became quite cool at night.
Yoo-hyun sat on a metal chair and muttered as he looked at the sophisticated night view of the city.
“I feel like a cigarette.”
Yoo-hyun had never smoked a cigarette in his life.
He had never felt this way even when he was waiting for his seniors to smoke in the smoking room of Hansung Tower.
But why today?
He felt suffocated.
He didn’t show it on the outside, but Yoo-hyun was quite stressed.
Because there was a hitch in the plan that he had prepared thoroughly and thought was perfect?
No, more than that, he felt sorry for dragging Hyun Jin-geon and Nado into this dangerous situation.
Whether Huawei did something bad or not.
It didn’t matter much to Yoo-hyun.
He had to leave out the details, but Son Jeongui didn’t seem to care. He could have just closed his eyes and took his own benefit.
“I’m doing this for nothing and no one appreciates it…sigh.”
A deep sigh and a voice in his heart came up.
‘Is that what you really want?’
No.
Yoo-hyun didn’t want to live well alone.
He wanted to fix the wrong things, not just make money.
He hoped to provide fair opportunities and a conducive environment to many companies that were directly or indirectly connected to River.
To make a better world.
That was Yoo-hyun’s reason and mission for doing business.
Slap.
“Get a grip, Han Yoo-hyun.”
He slapped his cheeks with both hands and pulled himself together.
His precious colleagues were sweating to solve the problem, and he couldn’t just complain.
He had to find another way in case of emergency.
The phone rang a few times and the other person answered.
The voice of Son Jeongui, who had met Yoo-hyun in Japan, came through the receiver.
-Steve, what’s the occasion to call me at this hour?
“Long time no see. How are you doing?”
-You can skip the formalities and get to the point.
Son Jeongui’s piercing words made Yoo-hyun reveal his intentions.
“Can I meet Chairman Ma Win?”
-The Ma Win of Alibaba Group in China?
“Yes. Don’t you have a deep connection with him?”
It was a famous story that Son Jeongui, who had established a small company that had been only a year old, invested 20 million dollars (24 billion won) after listening to a five-minute presentation.
The person who gave the presentation was Ma Win, the representative of Alibaba.
The investment 15 years ago returned as a fruit of 57.9 billion dollars (65 trillion won) when Alibaba recently went public.
Son Jeongui, who still had a close relationship with Ma Win, asked.
-Why?
“Doesn’t Alibaba have the largest data center in China? I want to talk to you about the future.”
-Is it about the River Alliance?
“Yes. That’s right.”
-Hmm, I think you said you would keep your distance from Chinese companies because of trust issues.
Son Jeongui brought up the conversation they had in the past, and Yoo-hyun answered honestly.
“I’m not trying to get them involved right away.”
-Then what?
“There is a company that I need to check through the conversation with Alibaba.”
-You just want to borrow Alibaba’s name?
“Yes. Something like that. Of course, I’m not going to harm them. I’ll tell you more when things progress.”
Son Jeongui was a cold-hearted businessman.
It was more loss than gain to appeal to his recognition by telling him about Huawei’s illegality.