C28 A Security Breach

At the company entrance, I saw Chris after parking my bicycle. He waved at me and I waited for him.

As we met, he smiled. “Brother, you look good today. The Vice Director won’t have anything to complain about.” I laughed lightly. “Let’s hope so.” We walked together toward the building. That’s when we saw him. The Vice Director. Ben.

He stepped out of his car with confidence, adjusting his suit as if the entire building belonged to him. As he walked past us, he didn’t even slow down. “Some people,” he said coldly, “are spoiled enough that their parents work hard just so they can afford cheap suits and celebrate it like an achievement.”

We both knew exactly who he was talking about. But neither of us responded. We simply kept walking.

Work began as usual that morning, until everything changed. Suddenly, warning alarms flashed across the IT department systems.

Red alerts appeared on multiple screens. “What’s happening?” someone shouted. “Is the system breaking down?” Within minutes, Josh, the department manager, rushed into the office. He was visibly stressed, breathing heavily.

“There’s been a security breach,” he announced. “A virus has entered the system. I need everyone to start working immediately to trace it and stop it before it reaches company data.”

He paused, scanning the room. “Everyone is allowed to attempt a solution. Position or ranking does not matter today. We fix this together.” The room fell silent. This was no longer just routine work. This was serious.