novelraw Chapter 380 How could it be her!
Chapter 380 How could it be her!
Jia Ren, upon hearing Max Dorrell’s question, hastily relayed what the System Engineering Department had told him. He too was bewildered by the situation. According to the technical staff, such circumstances fully matched those of a hacker attack. In other words, the Cloud Management System had been breached by a superhacker, and in such a case, the technical staff were helpless to restore it because all storage media had been completely destroyed, leaving no possibility of recovery.
"Ah! Hacker? How is that possible! How could the Cloud Management System be breached by a hacker? I have hired four of the world’s top ten hackers on my side, and using internal lines, they haven’t cracked it yet—how could other hackers possibly do it!"
Hearing Jia Ren assert that the Cloud Management System was hacked, Max Dorrell simply couldn’t believe these words, as such an occurrence seemed utterly impossible...
"Pres... Pres... President, I’ve just received news that in those few minutes when the system crashed, over four hundred million US dollars were transferred out of the fund’s account to an unknown destination." As soon as Jia Ren heard about the hacker issue, he was startled awake and hastily instructed his subordinates to check all the accounts through the banking system for any transactions that occurred during the few minutes of the crash. They had just finished verifying them, revealing that four hundred million US dollars had been transferred out of the fund’s account during those moments of collapse. The figure was so immense that Jia Ren reported to the president, sweating profusely.
"What, four hundred million US dollars? How could that be! The Cloud Management System has already imposed restrictions on the specific amount that different user levels can transfer, apart from the highest level initially granted to Chu Meng, who had no transfer limits. Now, the finance department’s authority is capped at twenty million US dollars per transaction, with a maximum of five transfers per day. You’re telling me so much has been transferred out—four hundred million US dollars! How could this happen!"
The more Max Dorrell heard from Jia Ren, the angrier he became. Since taking over Cloud Fund, the resources in the American headquarters account had been abundant. However, due to the Cloud Management System’s restrictions, the finance department with level 2 permissions could transfer up to one hundred million US dollars per day at most. Chu Meng, who had level 1 permissions, had a limit of one hundred million US dollars per transaction, with unlimited frequency. This was precisely why those four top hackers were hired—to crack the Cloud Management System; without the highest authority, he could never be completely at ease.
"President, the data from the bank shows that the amount of each transfer exceeded one hundred million US dollars and that this was done four times in a short period. If I hadn’t immediately ordered a forced server shutdown at that moment, it’s likely that all the funds from the American headquarters would have been completely transferred out. Now it seems certain that Chu Meng was behind all this. Otherwise, such an incident wouldn’t have happened, because only Chu Meng had level 1 permissions,"
Jia Ren promptly conveyed the current situation to Max Dorrell. All the data now clearly indicated that Chu Meng was secretly orchestrating everything, an irrefutable fact given how the Cloud Management System was only accessible at this level to Chu Meng. Though it was unimaginable that Chu Meng, who had already been completely driven out of Cloud Fund by Max Dorrell, and even hunted by Max Dorrell’s men, would have had neither the opportunity nor the capability to do this. Under such circumstances, she still managed to transfer funds out of the accounts and destroy the entire Cloud Management System, which made the incident even more mysterious.
In the current situation, Jia Ren felt there was nothing he could do, and the problem had to be solved by Max Dorrell because it was simply beyond Jia Ren’s ability to resolve. At this juncture, it was critical to find Chu Meng in order to prevent future problems. Otherwise, they could only disperse and sell all the subsidiary companies as a one-off deal.
"Alright, I understand. You all need to find a way to restore financial management as soon as possible," Max Dorrell said and then hung up the phone. At this moment, his mind was overwhelmed with fury. Chu Meng—so it was all her doing. He had held back from taking action against her, following the Boss’s advice, and now, without noticing, she had bitten back fiercely. It seemed that Chu Meng needed to be killed to avoid any further issues.
Now that she had destroyed the Cloud Management System, his oversight of the several hundred subsidiaries under the fund had been completely crippled. Although she had transferred over five hundred million US dollars, the damage incurred due to the loss of the Cloud Management System would far exceed the value of those funds, potentially resulting in losses several times larger. If possible, he would not hesitate to spend over five hundred million US dollars to ensure the secure and steady use of the Cloud Management System, given its immense value.
"Ring-a-ling..."
A red telephone on Max Dorrell’s desk began to ring, emitting an urgent ringtone, typically unused as only a few people knew of this phone.
"Max Dorrell, is there a problem with Doer Fund? I heard that the original Cloud Management System is having issues," the voice coming through as soon as the phone was picked up was very concerned and anxious.
"Yes, but they’re just minor issues. I need some time to handle things," Max Dorrell quickly explained the current situation to the person on the line, because under these circumstances, what was needed most was time. If he had time, he could organize manpower to address the present problems, and just as importantly, either capture Chu Meng or kill her, to put an end to any future complications.
"Alright then, I’ll leave the matter to you. What we care most about are profits; the rest is up to you," the person on the phone said and then hung up.
Hearing this, Max Dorrell was truly enraged, not only because they cared about profits; he did too. After the problem arose, there was no need for them to worry; Max Dorrell would find a solution. But their words infuriated him, as if he were solely responsible for the issues that had occurred.
But before Max Dorrell could ponder further, the red telephone rang once more.
"Ring-a-ling..."
"Max Dorrell, what have you done, how did the Doer Fund start having problems?" Max Dorrell had just picked up the phone and before he could even get it to his ear, there was shouting coming from the other end.
"This problem wasn’t caused by me, but by Chu Meng meddling from behind. The issue has already been investigated and clarified," Max Dorrell had no choice but to explain in detail over the phone. He was really speechless, how they had called him immediately to blame him for the problem.
"What, Chu Meng? Isn’t she dead yet? Send someone to kill her quickly, to avoid future troubles!" The person on the phone, although still furious after hearing what Max Dorrell said, had lowered their voice but insisted that Chu Meng must be killed to prevent future troubles.
"Understood, I am arranging for someone to handle this matter," Max Dorrell said, wishing he could skin Chu Meng himself. He truly hadn’t anticipated that she would cause him such a massive problem—it would be a mercy to let her die.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling..."
"There’s a problem with the fund, what exactly is going on?"
"Don’t know how Chu Meng did it, but it has been figured out."
"What’s the point of keeping her alive? Just kill her and be done with it."
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During that timespan, that red telephone was ringing endlessly. Doer Fund was a collaboration of many major families, with members of each family working within the fund. As soon as there was a problem, each family justifiably received the news and began contacting Max Dorrell for explanations, as the issue was critically related to their interests, and they took it extraordinarily seriously.
Since the Doer Fund took control of the Cloud Fund, the daily profit figures had been astonishing. It was precisely because it was such a cash cow that all of the major families were so anxious.
After dealing with them, Max Dorrell felt extremely drained, but looking at the current situation, his only option was to call the Boss and have him send someone to kill Chu Meng—to eliminate the threat once and for all! Thinking this, Max Dorrell called the Boss directly.
"Hello, Boss? There’s been a problem," Max Dorrell got through and immediately spoke to the Boss.
"Calm down, tell me, what’s happened!" Li Zerui was surprised to hear Max Dorrell so flustered. What could possibly make Max Dorrell panic like this?
"The fund has encountered an issue; the original Cloud Management System has collapsed. We have now lost oversight over subsidiaries around the world, and the Cloud Management System has been completely destroyed," Max Dorrell explained to Li Zerui the gravity of the situation. It was indeed extremely serious, and at the same time, Max Dorrell was also working hard to swiftly restore control over the enterprises, but the task was monumental...
"Wasn’t that system supposed to be very secure and stable? How could it have problems, who tampered with it?" Upon hearing Max Dorrell’s words, Li Zerui became even more perplexed. Old Four had told him how robust that system was supposed to be, so it shouldn’t have failed. Given this unexpected scenario, someone must have interfered.
"Boss, someone did interfere. It was Chu Meng. Nobody ever suspected it would be her. If we had continued the assassination and killed her at the time," Max Dorrell now felt some regret. If he’d insisted back then and had the Boss send someone to kill Chu Meng, today’s events would have been avoided. The thought of managing over three hundred enterprises was enough to make his head explode!
"Her, how could it be her? She dares to tamper with things still?" Li Zerui, hearing from Max Dorrell that Chu Meng was the one who interfered, was beyond surprised. Last time, he had sent a peak AA-grade expert and a middle-stage AAA expert, but neither could kill her, which indicated that she had an absolutely top-notch master at her side. Moreover, the national special action department had already made a call, and they had to withdraw reluctantly, which is why Chu Meng was spared; not expecting her to be so fearless, to still cause trouble for these people, she truly must be tired of living!