Chapter 472 Rescue
What kind of firewall is this, second only to the national one? As soon as she arrived, it couldn't withstand the hacker's attack. The drama of it all made her feel like she was reading an O. Henry story.
Not only did Frank feel embarrassed, but she also felt secondhand embarrassment for him.
"Sorry, Ms. Porter, I'll have someone take you back."
Frank was silent for a moment before deciding to send Isolde away. If this farce continued, he would be mortified.
Just as the two turned around, someone walked in through the door.
His eyes were bright, with a hint of determination.
"Let me try!"
Wasn't this the clumsy intern from earlier?
"What are you doing here? Get out."
Frank didn't have a good impression of him and naturally wouldn't let him add to the chaos.
The intern's face immediately tensed up after being yelled at.
But feeling a small hand poking him from behind, he took a deep breath to muster his courage.
"Mr. Bailey, let me try. If no one else can do it, then all our hard work will be for nothing."
"You know no one else can do it? And you think you can?"
Frank looked him up and down, remembering that this guy was some shareholder's kid, which only made him more disdainful.
But this time, the intern didn't back down. Instead, his expression became even more resolute.
"Mr. Bailey, just let me try. If I fail, I'll resign voluntarily."
With his background, he wasn't having an easy time at the company. If he couldn't prove himself this time, he didn't want to stay.
The team leader gritted his teeth and continued to shout,
"Are you all useless? No matter what, you must stop them today, got it?"
"We really tried our best," one person said weakly, and others began to echo.
The hacker was hired by a rival company. The Bailey Group had made many enemies in the industry and was closely associated with the Percy Group.
Many companies that wanted to target the Percy Group but didn't dare to would go after the Bailey Group instead.
The Bailey Group didn't react much to this. Every year, the Percy Group gave them enough projects to make a profit.
So Eugene was mostly embarrassed by today's events, as the losses were expected.
But the team leader was different. He had led the team for so long, and two years of hard work were going down the drain. What was the company paying them for?
Thinking of this, he clenched his phone and made a tough decision.
"Cut off all database connections immediately!"
Everyone looked at him in disbelief.
Even the intern was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice,
"Sorry, Mr. Bailey."
Then he bypassed the two and rushed to the control panel.
"We can't cut off the connections!"
Cutting off the database connections would indeed stop the hacker from stealing data, but it would also mean cutting off all access to the database, erasing everything except the raw data.
Cutting off the connections would not only stop the hacker but also prevent their lab from accessing the database, causing irreversible damage.
Someone wanted to stop him but hesitated because cutting off the connections seemed like the best option to preserve the raw data.
The team leader, with a cold face, didn't care about the intern and ordered, "Hurry up!"
The intern bit his lip, recalling Benjamin's whispered words. He clenched his fist and gathered his courage.
"I have a way. Trust me, this once."
But in the control room, everyone was preparing to cut off the connections. The team leader was calculating the code to ensure success, and no one was listening to him.
"It's ready. Press Enter to cut off the connections," someone said.
The team leader walked over, glanced at the code, and then at the Enter key on the keyboard. His finger hovered above it for a moment before he started to press down.
Seeing this, the intern's pupils shrank, and he quickly stepped forward.
Just as the Enter key was about to be pressed, he reached out and grabbed the team leader's wrist, stopping him in time.
The team leader turned his head and saw it was him, frowning in displeasure. "What are you doing? Let go!"
"We can't cut off the connections." The intern's face was pale with urgency, sweat forming on his forehead. He tightened his grip, afraid the team leader would press the key if he let go.
"Ridiculous! What do you know as an intern? Let go! If this causes serious consequences, how will you explain it to the higher-ups?"
The team leader struggled twice, but the intern's grip was too tight. As time passed, the hacker was getting closer to breaking through the last firewall, and the team leader's face grew darker.
"Don't forget how you got in here. Do you want to ruin your father?"
The intern still didn't let go, his expression firm.
"I really have a way. Please, let me try."
The team leader remained cold and silent. Someone nearby, thinking of their two years of hard work, hesitated and said, "Why not let him try? Maybe he really has a way."
"You know his level. Do you think he can do it?" the team leader snapped.
The person immediately fell silent.
Seeing no one was willing to speak up for him, the intern felt powerless but still didn't want to give up. Joining the cybersecurity department had been his dream. He didn't want to be seen as a failure.
He wanted to prove himself.
"Let him try."
At that moment, Frank's voice came from the crowd. His expression was indifferent, showing no emotion.
But his words steadied everyone's nerves.
Isolde, who hadn't left yet, also smiled.
"If no one else can do it, why not let the young man try? Good luck."
With both bosses speaking up, the team leader was momentarily at a loss.
The intern's eyes lit up. He immediately pushed the team leader aside and bent over the keyboard, closing the code to cut off the connections.
Everyone's eyes were on him.
Some were hopeful, some were nervous, and some were disdainful.
Frank crossed his arms. He didn't really believe in the intern, but since he had sworn, he might as well let him taste the consequences.
But in the next second, the code on the screen started running quickly.
The alarm stopped.
"The hacker... the hacker seems to be blocked."
Someone checked the firewall and saw that the program, which had been constantly attacked and was alarming, was back to normal. The traces of the hacker's intrusion had disappeared completely, and they were shocked.
"How is this possible?" The team leader had watched him the whole time. Seeing him succeed, his eyes widened in disbelief.
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