Chapter 23

Su Yun was well aware of the power of this group of women. In a world without men, women could completely transform, revealing sides of themselves that were previously unknown. "I won't argue with you anymore. Don't scare my brother. Today, it's General Manager Mu who invited her to help."

"What kind of help did General Manager Mu ask for? It's not like you're using your position for personal gain, right!" the girl said again.

"Let me tell you a secret, my brother is a computer expert! What do you think, didn't expect that, did you?" Without waiting for the girl to respond, she directly walked towards a less noticeable corridor on the left.

There were two corridors in this hall. One was very prominent, decorated with flowers, and was the entrance to the Fangfei Yiren store. When customers arrived, they would be guided in by the female employees.

As for the less noticeable corridor on the left, it led to the Fangfei Yiren company.

The corridor was not long, and it ended in just a few steps, with both stairs and an elevator. Su Yun directly entered the elevator and pressed the button for the fifth floor.

Upon entering the fifth floor, the layout was similar to what you might see in a typical office building on TV. However, in stark contrast to the first floor, this floor, though filled with rows of desks, computers, and other office equipment, was completely empty of people.

"Sister, why is there no one up here?" Zhang Qiu couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

"Today is Saturday. According to national regulations, companies do not operate on weekends. The store below is a different system. Stores cannot follow the company's schedule; the more holidays, the more customers, so more staff are needed. Of course, our Fangfei Yiren is a legitimate company and will pay double or triple the regular wage according to national regulations." Su Yun noticed Zhang Qiu's interest and was not stingy in sharing some common knowledge.

Zhang Qiu indeed had many questions and curiosities about the workplace, after all, he was still a high school student, and the workplace was far removed from his life. To him, it was more of a legend he had heard but never seen.

Arriving at the general manager's office door, Su Yun knocked and said, "General Manager Mu, it's Su Yun!"

A serious and calm voice came from inside the office: "Come in." The voice sounded authoritative, making one hesitant to offend, a true "big sister" vibe.

Indeed, Zhang Qiu thought, worthy of being a general manager. The voice didn't sound bad, and it piqued his curiosity about her appearance.

The door opened, and the first thing that caught the eye was a woman in a business suit, her eyes focused, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. The mature aura she exuded was somewhat similar to Su Yun's, but much stronger. If Su Yun made one feel mature and charming, this woman exuded a calm and authoritative presence.

If ice could be considered beautiful, this could be called cold beauty. Her aura completely surpassed Su Yun's, even surpassing Lin Lai's, who was also at the provincial level.

Just as Zhang Qiu was about to follow into the office, Su Yun said, "Xiao Qiu, wait outside for a moment."

After saying this, Su Yun entered the office and slightly closed the door. Zhang Qiu was taken aback, thinking she was quite formal, and felt a bit annoyed. After all, he hadn't even seen General Manager Mu's face clearly, let alone her figure, and only knew she was wearing a business suit.

Less than half a minute later, Su Yun opened the door again and said, "Xiao Qiu, come in."

Then she whispered in Zhang Qiu's ear, "Sorry, our General Manager Mu is a very strict and serious person, a bit formal. Please bear with her."

Su Yun's breath was like a gentle breeze, making Zhang Qiu feel a tingling sensation in his ear, and he forgot to be angry, following Su Yun into the office in a daze.

At this moment, General Manager Mu also stood up, allowing Zhang Qiu to see her in full. She had a high, elegant bun, and her delicate features rivaled Lin Lai's. Unlike Su Yun and the girls downstairs, she wore trousers like a man, not a skirt.

A perfectly straight suit made her look more masculine, giving her a crisp and decisive appearance.

If a regular woman dressed like this, it would look out of place, as OLs should wear skirts to look good. However, General Manager Mu's attire was flawless, and one might even think that a skirt would ruin her aura.

Looking up, her full chest filled the thin blouse, comparable to Su Yun's. However, upon closer inspection, it was slightly smaller but had a more balanced and smooth curve, very pleasing to the eye.

"Are you Xiao Qiu? Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I might have lost my mother's photos forever." General Manager Mu spoke without the condescending tone one might expect, but with a hint of melancholy.

Especially when she said the last part, her brows furrowed, making Zhang Qiu think of Lin Daiyu in a painting, and he felt a pang of sympathy.

Could it be that her mother had already passed away? No wonder she valued these photos so much.

"Hello, General Manager Mu. Is there anything else I can help you with?" Zhang Qiu got straight to the point without beating around the bush.

Zhang Qiu's straightforwardness earned him General Manager Mu's approval, and she nodded slightly, hiding her melancholy. She continued, "The photos of my mother were stored on two USB drives. A while ago, when I wanted to look at them, I found the USB drives were empty. I then took out the original drive, but it was also empty. I started looking for someone to recover the data, but it was to no avail."

"Now that you have recovered the backup drive, I would like to ask you to help me recover the data on the original drive and find out the cause of this issue."

"No problem!" Zhang Qiu agreed decisively. The fact that General Manager Mu called him Xiao Qiu suggested she had learned from Su Yun about their close relationship. Moreover, she didn't try to use He Qing's connection to get close to him, which surprised and pleased Zhang Qiu.

General Manager Mu took out an old USB drive from a drawer, which was not as small and elegant as the one Su Yun had. However, Zhang Qiu noticed that the USB drive was attached to a red string, similar in length to a pendant.

Zhang Qiu couldn't help but glance at General Manager Mu's long, white neck, her high, round chest, and the sexy collarbone visible under her blouse, wondering if the USB drive had been taken from there.

Thinking this, the USB drive seemed to have a temperature, and a sweet, sticky smell reached his nose, making his blood heat up.

At this moment, General Manager Mu had already offered Zhang Qiu a seat, indicating that he should sit at her desk to repair the USB drive. Zhang Qiu snapped back to reality, knowing what he needed to do, and quickly plugged the USB drive into the computer. However, he didn't sit in the chair, even though the beauty had just stood up from it, leaving a lingering fragrance. A technician should focus on the task at hand, not on the chair.

After plugging in the USB drive, he also inserted his own, dragged the necessary tools to the desktop, and began the inspection.

With experience, he quickly determined that the issue was the same as with the previous USB drive. This made the task simpler, and despite his nervousness, he worked quickly.

After successfully isolating the virus, Zhang Qiu didn't stop there but continued with other tasks.

First, he checked the system for any remaining viruses or backdoors. The USB virus must have been infected from the computer, so it was necessary to check the computer.

After a thorough inspection, Zhang Qiu indeed found a remaining virus. As long as this virus was present, any USB drive plugged into the computer would be infected. However, it was uncertain if this computer was the source of the infection; it could have been infected by a virus-carrying USB drive.

Zhang Qiu immediately isolated the virus and continued his inspection. Soon, he discovered a hidden super administrator account in the system. This account was usually invisible but could grant the highest system permissions if obtained by a hacker, similar to the backdoor Zhang Qiu had left on Lin Lai's computer.

Next, Zhang Qiu found a hidden Trojan program under this super administrator account, an IP-associated Trojan. After analyzing it, he found it was similar to the one he had left on Lin Lai's computer, quietly controlling the camera and uploading the footage to a fixed address.

However, this Trojan was much simpler than the one Zhang Qiu had written, indicating that the author's skill was below his, at most a national level. In terms of the Trojan's skill, a provincial-level technician should be able to write it. However, one software alone couldn't truly determine a technician's skill level; it could only serve as a reference.

Zhang Qiu quickly cracked the Trojan and traced it back. The IP connection led not to an external network but to an internal address, which turned out to be the web server of the Fangfei Yiren official website.

Most small companies, even if they have an official website, rent servers. However, Fangfei Yiren, despite being a small company, had a high-end enterprise server, which was quite luxurious.

The server's performance was 2.85 Tflops, extremely powerful, even stronger than the web server at Su Xian University.

With such high performance, it was mostly idle, as the website's daily traffic averaged only a few thousand, with a peak of no more than 20,000. Although the server also managed the company's business and office systems, these systems consumed negligible resources.

Such a high-performance, mostly idle server was a hacker's favorite target, no wonder it had been hacked. Even Zhang Qiu wanted to claim it as a bot.