Chapter 117 Maybe I Can Give It a Try
The tech guy looked a bit exasperated. "You've asked me five times already in just a few minutes. I haven't finished checking yet. Let me figure out what's wrong so I can fix it and get your data back."
Darren quickly replied, "Alright, I won't bug you anymore. Just focus on your work."
He couldn't help but glance over at Sebastian, worried that he might blame Doris for the mess.
After a moment of thought, Darren walked over and whispered, "Sebastian, I was there when Doris shut down the computer. It was really just an accident. She's been working non-stop these past two days to input the data. She didn't do this on purpose."
Sebastian rubbed his temples. "I'm not jumping to conclusions until we know what happened."
It's not that he didn't trust Doris, but anything was possible. He didn't make assumptions; he only dealt with facts.
Darren wanted to say more, but Betty tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to stop.
Sebastian wouldn't blame an innocent person, but he also wouldn't let a guilty one off the hook.
Darren pressed his lips together and stayed quiet.
About ten minutes later, the tech guy stood up and looked at Sebastian. "Looks like it's a virus. I've done my best to recover the data, but aside from the backups, the rest is probably gone."
Even though everyone had prepared for the worst, hearing the actual news still hit hard.
Sebastian frowned. "Everyone's phones are off in the lab, and the USB drives are all standardized. How did we get a virus?"
The tech guy shook his head. "The virus in your computers is pretty complex. USB drives and phones are just direct ways. Indirect ones, like the surveillance system or even the fingerprint and iris recognition systems outside the door, could also be entry points."
Doris gritted her teeth. "How long would it take to trace the virus source?"
"That's hard to say; it depends on the specifics."
Betty was getting anxious. "What about the data? Is there really no chance at all?"
The tech guy looked helpless. "Don't make it hard for me. The virus attacked the motherboard. Once the motherboard is damaged, no data can be recovered."
Betty was frustrated. "Is there no other way?"
Thinking about all the hard work they put in over the past few days, she was pissed off.
Doris mumbled, feeling down. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have only made one backup to save time."
Betty pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Hector sighed, and even Darren frowned, staying silent for a long time.
Sebastian looked at the computer and remembered something. "The lab computer was connected to my personal work computer on Friday."
The tech guy's eyes lit up. "Is there a trace of data transfer?"
Sebastian nodded. "Yes."
"That's great. This way, we can follow the path to find the files you previously transferred. I'll give it a try." The tech guy said.
Half an hour later, two-thirds of the data was recovered, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about the remaining third?" Betty felt she was being greedy, but it was the group's hard work. They couldn't let any chance slip by.
"If it's data from the past two days, I might have a way." Camilla, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
Betty asked, "What way?"
Camilla said, "When I uploaded the data yesterday, I noticed our lab computer uses a local area network, but the storage software is from Sun Microsystems."
Sun Microsystems was a big player in the internet world, doing everything from office software to who knows what else.
"Six months ago, they rolled out a new feature."
The tech guy's eyes lit up. "You mean the AI Recorder, right?"
Everyone else looked confused.
This wasn't their area of expertise, so they were pretty clueless.
Sebastian chimed in, "You must be talking about the AI feature Sun Microsystems added in their latest update, but it's not perfect."
A ton of data got uploaded to the cloud without any organization, making it impossible to search by save time. The only way to search was by keywords.
In other words, they not only needed to know which part of the data was missing, but they also needed to remember the specific details of the missing part. Even if they didn't remember all of it, they needed to remember at least one-tenth.
Only then could they do a precise search; otherwise, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Darren said, "One-tenth is a lot. That's like three sets of experimental data."
Hector paused, "This might be tough."
After finishing the experiments, they recorded the data on the computer and saved it directly. Who would remember all that?
Even if they wanted to, they couldn't remember that much.
Doris couldn't help but sneer, "It's impossible for anyone to remember that. Some people just like to show off."
Ignoring Doris's sarcasm, Camilla said calmly, "Maybe I can try."
"You?" Darren's tone was exaggerated, "You remember that much data?"
And it's the data from their project group.
Camilla hadn't been part of their project research and probably hadn't even seen the data. Now she claimed to remember it?
No one would believe that!
Even Sebastian was surprised.
"Do you know what one-tenth means? And you're not even part of our group, so you had no chance to access this data. You say you remember?"
Doris gave her a disdainful look.
She thought, 'Does Camilla even know what she's talking about?
'Even if she wants to take credit and show off, she should use her brain, right?
'She dares to boast about anything!'
"Camilla, you haven't been here long, and you don't know our situation. The data is very complex. It's not just about remembering; sometimes, just looking at it, your eyes might not keep up." Betty was worried.
The previous data correction had greatly changed her opinion of Camilla, but this time was different. Betty found it hard to judge.
Everyone's doubts were heard by Sebastian, but he still looked at Camilla with a warm and tolerant gaze.
He asked, "Are you sure you want to try?"
"Yes." Camilla nodded.
"Can I ask a question first?"
"Go ahead."
"How did you come into contact with this experimental data?"
Camilla glanced at Doris.
That glance instantly made her angry. "Sebastian is asking you a question. Why are you looking at me? Do I have the answer on my face?"
She thought, 'Crazy!
'Absolutely crazy!'
The others were equally puzzled.
Camilla hesitated for two seconds and then told the truth, "The day before yesterday at noon, I saw an experimental report on the ground at the left corner of Lab Table 3, with half a footprint on it. I thought it was discarded and was going to throw it in the trash."
Lab Table 3 was Doris's spot.
Usually, all the group's experimental reports would be gathered there for statistical entry.
Losing a report was a major oversight!
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