AWAKENING THE DAILY INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

Chapter 659: 271, a decision that concerns the survival of the Northern Border.

_2 Chapter 659: 271, a decision that concerns the survival of the Northern Border.

_2 The military leader asked in a grave voice, “Tell me, why has this happened, and could this situation affect the security of the main network?”

The technician truly panicked, his hands flying over the keyboard as he attempted to disconnect the command vehicle from the main network, but to his shock, he discovered that he had already lost control of the computer.

No,

it wasn’t just the computer—he found himself unable to control some components of the main network, and even the operation to forcefully disconnect was rejected by the operating system.

In those short dozen seconds, the technician genuinely felt the stark contrast between heaven and hell, the immense psychological gap nearly tearing him apart.

Having worked in the field for many years and reached his current position through numerous challenges, he realized that the experiences of the past, even cumulatively, were not as harrowing as the last few seconds.

Fortunately, years of military training were paying off.

…

He didn’t panic too much and managed to retain some level of rationality.

Turning around, he frantically pulled out his phone and dialed a number, while saying to the two people inside the command vehicle, “The situation is as you see, the countdown program just now was merely to confuse us; they have taken control of most functions of the main network.”

“What happens next is not for you to decide, now you just need to take your subordinates to the concert venue and surround it; someone else will issue you commands.”

Though he was a technician assigned to the vehicle, he was not affiliated with either the police or the military but belonged to a very special department in the Northern Border Country.

Therefore, he was not in a subordinate-superior relationship with the two individuals before him, which meant there was no need to be overly polite.

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In view of the current situation, which required utmost caution where every minute and second could lead to significant financial losses for the Northern Border, there was absolutely no room for mistakes or complacency.

He had to report the situation to the higher-ups, letting them make the decision.

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But the technician knew very well that even if they acted now, the only thing they could really do was to disconnect all network connections to the main network and format all the hard drives.

Only by doing so could they possibly salvage some of the losses.

They could only pray that the hacker attacking them was not from a country that was overly hostile, or that the assailant had no interest in the advanced network information and that all of this was merely for mischief.

Or that out of concern for their own safety, they would not pry into the classified messages.

However, the likelihood of that was about as slim as finding a living Dwarf Dog in Siberia.

Upon hearing his analysis, both the police and military leaders’ expressions became extremely solemn, but regrettably, they were incapable of doing anything helpful.

They didn’t understand the affairs of the internet, and even with some general knowledge, they had no good way to deal with such advanced network attacks.

Shortly after, the phone call connected.

An old but resolute voice came through: “This is the main line, damn it, tell me what exactly has happened.”

“I’ve just received news that the main network was attacked, the enemy has left scornful messages on many commonly used functions; they’re taunting the entire Northern Border Country, and we traced the initial signal source to your command vehicle.”

“I need a reasonable explanation from you.”

Explanation?

With the situation having escalated to this point, what was the use of an explanation?

He could only sigh inwardly, and hurriedly recounted everything in detail, without omitting a single word or stalling.

That was the only thing he could do at the moment.

After listening to him, the elder on the other end of the line was also very surprised, unable to understand why they were infiltrated without any connection being made?

More importantly, their vaunted alarm system did not emit any warning, not even a reminder.

This was very unusual, incredibly so.

If it weren’t for the main network’s head knowing who was making the call, he might even suspect a betrayal from his own ranks.

In his understanding of the internet, only collusion both inside and out could have led to what happened today.

Taking a deep breath, the technician could only say helplessly, “Sir, I am just as in the dark about what has happened, but now that the situation has arisen, I can only tell you the truth, and I now request we shut down the main network and format all storage devices.”

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Huh?

The Chief Network Officer almost burst out laughing with irritation.

Shut down the main network?

And format all the equipment?

What kind of joke was this,

if they really did that, it would deal a devastating blow to the Northern Border Country, and although there were backups, it would still take several days for the backup systems to start working, resulting in a significant gap.

So here came the problem,

if the Northern Border faced a cyberattack during these days of downtime, how were they supposed to respond?

Such an event seemed almost inevitable,

because the Northern Border was not in a time of peace but in a time of war, and the enemy would definitely not miss any opportunity to attack, especially one as perfect as this.

They would certainly act and would not hesitate to cripple the Northern Border’s network during this time.

When that happened, the Northern Border would suffer losses too severe, possibly even altering the final outcome of the war, with hundreds of millions of its people becoming like homeless dogs, unable to turn the tide for a century to come.

Of course, given the current situation, there was no risk of them being annihilated, and the Western nations would be reluctant to see such an outcome.

That was a price they simply could not afford to pay.

But if the network wasn’t shut down, then the problem circled back to the first one.

The Chief Network Officer cursed, “Do you think this is a joke, playing house?”

“You’re supposed to be a top-notch technician, don’t you realize that shutting down the main network, formatting all the data will cause….”

He was interrupted before he could finish, as the technician’s voice rose again: “Now, I know what you’re worried about, but please believe that if we don’t do this, the consequences would be just as severe.”

“If the enemy attacks, we might still have a chance to reboot successfully, but if they discover the positions of our weapons, especially the locations of submarines and nuclear weapons, then it would bring a disastrous calamity upon our nation.”

“Comparing the lesser of two evils, I don’t think it’s hard to choose, right?”

After their exchange, an eerie silence fell all around.

Whether inside the command vehicle or in the main network control department, everyone was looking at each other with tense and feverish breaths.

Their decision was destined to go down in the history of the Northern Border Country,

either as decisive decision-makers worshipped by all, or as reckless fools reviled for eternity.

Whichever it was, they were creating and witnessing history.

And even determining the rise and fall of the Northern Border.

However,

at this critical juncture, the computer inside the command vehicle changed for the third time.

This time no positions flashed up, just a very clear map with several noteworthy places marked, including secret doors and mechanical passages.

This…

As the personnel dealing with the music concert event, they recognized at a glance that the map was indeed of the concert they were heading to.

And if the map was authentic, it would greatly reduce the losses of the Northern Border and ensure the success of the mission.

So now,

a third option lay before them, prompting them to consider another question.

Should they push forward with courage or stop here, disregard the information, and proceed with their original plan?

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