caldwellwachedheexmessagescrolcrossheboomofheargsses

“sorryforhedeyiraninosomeproblems”

iwasmeilincaldwellcouldn’respondonhemunicaionscha

elwihoudrawingaenionohimselfbuhefiguredmeilinwouldbeableoseehimmanipuinghekaishingblueprinsonheconsoleinherangeroverherewerefiveechniciansinheconrolroom,whichlookedlikeihadamaximumcapaciyofabouhirycaldwellfiguredheoherechnicianswereprobablysillouolunchoroffduymanydaacenersranahinroserosavecossherewasabankofdigialinernaionalclocksalonghefronwalbovemoredispysshowinghevialsignsofhenexdaacener

“iknowyoucan’respondbumakeisnappyijusrealizedhahecenralgovernmenfaciliyhabroadcassdigialinformaionisjusacrossheroadinhemurraybuildingi’sjusamaerofimebeforeheyfiguresomebodyisbroadcasingonheirresricedfrequencyi’llakehemallofensecondsopinpoinmywhereabousheycanprobablyspomefromheirwindow”

caldwellresisedheurgeorespondandallowedhemessageoscrollouofsighhewasooclosehewalkedoabankoferminalsahefronofheconrolroodwellookawildguesshaiwashesameahfaicollecingaparcerecepionwhawereheoddsonherebeingwoahfaisouofhiry?slimonone,hefigured,alhoughahfaiwasapopurhongkongnamecaldwellsadownaanempyerminasfarawayfromahfai’sworkopaspossible,facingawayfromhewidegsswindowgivingouoherecepionhallherewasanoherexmessagefrommeilin

“icouldn’copyhedaabaseheyhavesomehowdisabledreplicaionshisisabroadcasdireclyouofhehackohekaishingsysemiamsillco

ecedoheirsysem”

juswhaheyneeded,caldwellhoughhreepossiblepoinsoffailurehecouldgecaughrappedinheconrolroomkaishingcoulddiscoverhasomebodywasloggedinoheirbuildingdaabasesorhehongkonggovernmen’sinformaionservicesdeparmencoulddiscovermeilinbroadcasingillegallyonheirprivaespecruhenexscreensaverdisappearedorevealoginpromphesysemloggedusersouaferaspecifiedimeinervalhehadocheckheblueprins

“wenyeigh,”caldwellwhisperedinohemicrophoneembeddedinhegsseslookingaroundoseeifhehadaracedanyone’saenionhearuniblinked,signalinghaiwasreceivingheaudiosignalnohinghappened

“wenyeigh,”hewhispered,hisimealileloudersillnohinghecasafurivegncearoundheconrolroombehindeveryhingseemedfine

“accessblueprin”nohing

“accessblueprinwenyeigh”nohinghappened

“wenyeighhfloor”nohing

“shi!”

“accessblueprinwenyeigh”hisimecaldwellspokeincanoneseaccessingblueprinforhewenyeighhfloorappearedinradiionalchinesecharacers

bingoheblueprinforhewenyeighhfloorslidouofhesack,spunonisaxisandmagnifiediselfseveralimeshecouldscrollinanydirecionsimplybymovinghisheadherewasasmallmoioninheconrolroohfai,heechnicianwhohadwalkedoveroherecepionis,wasamonghemahwahwasnowhereobeseenhewasprobablysillslumpedinheoilehawashefourhpoinoffailure

ahfaiwasshowinghiscolleaguessomehinghehadjusreceivedinheposbyhewolfwhislesingfromhebackofheroom,isoundedlikepornographycaldwellurnedhisaenionohejobahandheblueprinwasexremelydeailedcaldwellcouldseeiconsanddiagramsforeveryhingfromhedaacablesbeneahheflooringandinheceilingohedrainagesysemforheaquariuminhehallheblueprinshowedahickbunchofcablesingouofheflooranddisappearinginoabigshadedsquareinhecornerofheblueprincaldwellgncedahecornerherewasasolidenclosureinhecornerwihahugebckibmserversiinginherewihonsofworkcablesingouofheflooranddisappearingroundhebackiwashesizeofargerefrigeraor

caldwellmovedhisheadforwardogecloserohebelbelowhesymbolforheserverenclosureindicaedinheblueprinhebelread:nexinernaldirecoryserverbingocaldwellguessediwasheserverhaheldheusernamesandpasswordsofallnexemployees,heusernamesandpasswordsheyusedologinoheirerminals

oneproblemhough,heibmdidnohaveamonioraachedheechnicianscouldprobablyremoelycallheserver’ssysemupfromheirerminalscaldwellsoodupandwalkedowardsheserverheechniciansweresilllookingaahfai’spackagecaldwellsaredaheserveriwasamonserofamachihegoodhingabouhesegiganicibmmachineswashaheyusuallyhadasmalllcdexscreenhaindicaedwhamajoraskshemachinewascurrenlyperformingandhesausofhemachinewherehehellwasi?anyoneofhefourpoinsoffailurecouldbeunravelinghaveryminueandcaldwellrealizediwasjusamaerofimebeforeheechnicianinhewashroomcameohissensesheneededogehehellouofherefas

herewasaslidingcoveronhefronofheservercaldwellslidiopenofindayellowlcdscreeniread:“serveridle”caldwelllookedbehindhidwellpreendedobesudyinghescreensaboveahfaisaredlogginginohisconsolecaldwellcouldseehimlogginginbecauseheibm’slcdread:usermfchanlogginginonip:2223223401password:lovebobo4everauhenicaingauhenicaedserveridle

“whadoyouhinkyouareyoudoing?”avoiceaskedjusbehindhisshoulder

caldwellurnedroundoseeheechnicianwhohadunwiinglylehiminoheconrolroomjusafewminuesearlierhedidn’giveheechnicianimeoreachewasalreadyheadingforhedoor

“sophim,”caldwellheardheechnicianshoubuhewasooebyheimeheoherechniciansrealizedwhawashappening,caldwellwasjusafewsridesfromhedoorheywereuponheirfeeanyway,swivelchairsspi

ingrandomlyacrossheroohedoorsslidopen,surprisingaechnicianwihhishandinhebiomericpalmreaderascaldwellrushedoheescaors,hearmbellswerealreadysoundingonheaugmenedrealiyoveryheblueprinforhewenyeighhfloorshrankandreracedbackinohesackhesackdisappearedinacloudofpixelsaexmessagescrolledacrosshebnkscreen

“iamouofkaishingsysehongkongpoliceunivanjuspulledupohebuildinggeyourassdownherequick”hadahwaheoandsoundedhearm?

aseaofsilverandpurplewindbreakerscamerushingowardsheelevaorshedoorsopenedandclosedcaldwellwasinheelevaoralonehehihegroundfloorbuonhewasinhenexowerlobbyafewsecondserhongkongpoliceofficerswerealloverhelobbysomewereswarminginohelifsohersrushedpashiminoheelevaormisakinghimforaechniciancaldwellgncedahergescreenshowingheconrolroomiwaspandemoniumupsairssecuriyguardshadmaerializedfromoherfloorsguysinwindbreakerswerepoiningahelifshesecuriyguardinhelobbywasakingallhisinonhisbankofsecuriymoniorslikesomeoneengrossedinanacionflicknobodygavehimasecondgncehesilverandpurplenexwindbreakerwasprovinguseful

caldwellwalkedouofnexowerinoblindingsunlighherangeroverwassiingouhereinhefrondrive,isenginepurringaleasfourhongkongpolicevanswereparkedrighupagainsherevolvingfrondoormeilinhadneverbeensuchawelesighcaldwellclimbedinohepassengerseaandheyinchedslowlyouinocenrafernoonrafficoavoidsuspicion

“didyougei?”sheasked,gncingsidewaysahimwihaworriedlookonherface

caldwellwassillooshakenosayanyhinghesimplyloggedonocyberspaceonherangerover’sconsoleandypedinheipofchanmingfai’sconsolehenexlogocameupwihaloginprompbelowicaldwellwasnowobliviousoeveryhingaroundhim,includingmeilinandhehongkongraffichehadeneredheselfconainedworldofhehackerahisprecisemomen,nohingelsemaeredheeneredmfchanasheloginusernameandheechnician’scornypassword:lovebobo4evercaldwellfoundhimselfremoelyloggedinoahfai’serminalhequicklycalledupaworkschema

severaldozenpuericonsfilledhescreen,alllinkedwihhingreenorredlineshegreenlineshefiguredweremachinesforwhichchanmingfaihadauomaicauhenicaedaccesshedidn’needausernameandapasswordologinohosecaldwellscrolledhroughhelonglisoficonsandfoundwhahewaslookingforhenexdaarafficmonioringserverheclickedheiconheuserinerfaceofheremoepuerappearedinasmallwindowcaldwellqueriedheloggingdaabaseoreurndaaransferlogsforhepasmonh,soredbysize

“shiiwasafraidofha”

“afraidofwha?”meilinasked,wonderingwhawasgoingon

caldwellconinuedypingawayonherangerover’sinykeyboardhecreaedauseraccounononeofheserversonheworkandhendeleedalllogenriesreingohisinrusionhealsodisabledloggingsohaheserverwouldn’recordhisexi

“chanmingfaijushackedhimself,”caldwellsaidoaperplexedmeilinasheloggedouofherangerover’sconsole

“whahehelljushappened?”meilinasked,seppingonhegas