Chapter 7 — Leave Application Approved Within 10 Minutes

He made tea himself. Then put a cup in front of me.

“Director Chu said you have a very important report to show me.”

“That's right, President Tien.”

I took out my laptop from my bag. Connect to a projector in the office. A PowerPoint file quickly appears on the screen. The title is: 《In-depth Summary Report and Risk Warning Regarding Core System Collapse on June 18》 I'm not beating around the bush. Immediately begin the presentation. From the technical cause of the problem. To the self-locking protection mechanism I set up. Then the traces showed that someone intentionally broke the system using forced methods. The entire presentation is all about data and logic. Professional. General Tien listened attentively. Occasionally nodding. Until the last part. I put a photo on the screen. That is the operation log of the system administrator account.

“Total money.”

I used a laser pen to point at a line of data.

“Please look here.”

“Five minutes before the system crashed, an IP address attempted three times to use top-level administrator rights to illegally access the core database.”

“I have traced this IP address.”

“The origin comes from within the company.”

President Tien's eyebrows immediately frowned.

“This IP belongs to the project department's public test machine.”

“And if we compare it with the surveillance cameras, we can see that, during that time, the only person who used that computer was…”

I stopped. Then move on to the next slide. A high-resolution surveillance photo appeared on the screen. Vuong Wei's face appeared clearly. He was sitting in front of the testing machine. Do something secretly.

“Is that him?”

President Tien's face immediately darkened.

“I cannot confirm that the system crash was directly caused by Vuong Wei.”

I use a completely objective tone.

“But his behavior was clearly the biggest cause of triggering the self-locking mechanism.”

“A non-technical employee.”

“No authorization granted.”

“Trying to access the top-level database again.”

“That alone is enough to show the chaos in the company's internal management.”

I didn't mention the drunk words Wang Wei said last night. Because those words have no evidence. If said. I would just be like someone who accuses others behind their backs. I'm just giving the facts. Cold facts. Cannot refute.

“One more thing.”

I turn to the last page of the presentation.

“Regarding my resignation.”

“I also did a little summary.”

Two pieces of content appear on the screen. The first paragraph is what Truong Dao once said in a department meeting:

"There's nothing terrible about technical staff. They can be replaced at any time."

The second paragraph is a slide from Wang Wei's report at the project team meeting. It clearly states:

“The current system architecture is outdated, it is proposed to bring in an external solution to replace it, and at the same time optimize personnel.”

These documents. I found them all in meeting minutes and company shared folders.

“Total money.”

I turned off the projector. Calmly look at him.

“I present this report today not to hold anyone accountable.”

“I just want to prove a point.”

“Technical security of one The company is not just about the firewall or the source code.”

“Most of the time...”

“The problem is people.”

"If in a company, people who do not understand expertise can arbitrarily command people with expertise."

“If opportunists can easily push people who actually work out of their positions.”

“So no matter how solid the system is…”

“There will also be a day when it will be destroyed from within.”

The whole office fell silent. An absolute silence. General Tien looked at me for a long time. His eyes gradually changed. From amazement. Sang pondered. Then it finally turned into sharp determination. He picked up the internal phone on the table. A cold voice rang out in the quiet space:

“Immediately call Truong Dao and Vuong Wei to my office.”

"Right now."

Truong Dao and Vuong Wei entered the office one after another. Previous person. Truong Dao's face looked like he had just returned from a funeral. Vuong Vi was completely bewildered. Obviously still don't know what's going on. But the moment he saw me sitting on the sofa... The blood on his face immediately drained away.

“Money... Total money...”

Two people standing in front of the desk. I don't even dare to breathe hard. President Tien didn't look at them. He just extended his hand towards me, making an inviting gesture.

“Advisor Tran.”

“Please do me a favor.”

“Please re-present the key content just now for these two colleagues to listen to.”

I nodded. Restart the projector. One more time. Photo taken from a surveillance camera of Vuong Wei operating on a computer. Along with two prejudiced meeting minutes. Clearly displayed before everyone's eyes. Wang Wei's legs began to tremble. Sweat the size of a pea continuously dripped from his forehead. Roll down your cheeks. Truong Dao stared dumbfounded at the screen. Lips tremble every time. Can't say a single word.

“Wang Wei.”

President Tien's voice was very calm. But it is that calmness that makes people more afraid than any scream.

“You explain.”

“Why did you touch that testing machine?”

“I… I…”

Wang Wei stammered.

“I'm just... curious..."

“Let's take a look…”