Chapter 20. Patriot (21)
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Olpia City Gymnastics Stadium, 200km north of the public health center. It was originally used as an indoor stadium, but now it houses the headquarters of the National Unified Forces of the Elsa Midwest Region.
It was a mess not only because medium to large tents, electric wires, and boxes of goods were mixed together on the urethane floor, but also because soldiers and officers were running around like grasshoppers in a burning field.
“Kyaaah, no! Don’t shoot! “Kyaaak!”
Very occasionally, someone would turn into a zombie. Each time, officers and soldiers subdued him without hesitation by shooting them with Tasers, covering his head with a sack of compost, and dragging him out of the stadium for ‘disposal.’
In this situation, even when Ellen Burrows sat in a corner with a laptop, no one thought anything suspicious. In fact, the officers and soldiers around him even vacated their seats.
Thanks to this, Ellen was able to pour out double insults without any pressure. Not with your mouth, but with your keyboard.
『What are you doing, you idiot?』
As soon as the message was sent, Ellen activated the IP tracking protocol. IP tracking programs were basic knowledge for all officers. That way, we can track the location of the Elsa terrorist faster than anyone else.
In less than 30 seconds, the protocol identified the location. It was towards Elsa’s capital. I was confused and zoomed in on the map, but after 30 seconds, the location changed. This time it’s east of Elsa. In the midst of this absurdity, I blinked and this time I found myself on the east coast of Roemer.
『Are you kidding me by using a distraction device?』
The IP tracking protocol can penetrate most bypass devices. So, the equipment used by the other party is not a ‘remarkable’ program. If so, the next step you can take is to change your password and log out.
[Enter existing password]
[Enter new password]
[Confirm new password entry]
Ellen filled his three spaces lightly.
[Existing password is incorrect]
“What?”
A note was sent to the embarrassed officer.
– 『Oh, by the way, I changed the password in advance. If you log out, you will not be able to log in again. I commend you for not using 1q2w3e or qawsed. Still, isn’t the password password1234 a bit harsh?』
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Ellen ground his teeth.
If it spreads to this point, we must ask the ‘Ministry of Security’ to take action. But I couldn’t make that choice.
“You idiots!”
As Ellen got angry, the surrounding officers and soldiers moved further away. Thanks to that, Ellen managed to refrain from shouting, ‘Where in the world are there bastards that allow duplicate logins!’
In a normal security system, if such a ‘duplicate login’ occurred, it would have been treated as a major incident. The problem was that this was Elsa, and the users of the security system were incompetent Erza soldiers.
Regardless of rank, Elsa soldiers took it for granted that subordinates would do their superiors’ work. There were tasks such as writing reports on behalf of others, participating in video conferences on behalf of others, reporting overtime pay, and approving reports.
The subordinates who took on difficult tasks complained, ‘We cannot handle the work because the Security Department has blocked duplicate logins.’ Elsa’s superiors made full use of their political power to handle the grievances of their subordinates. Gave.
In the end, the Ministry of Security, suffering from all kinds of complaints, threats, verbal abuse, and profanity, had to surrender by allowing duplicate logins, periodically updating the reserve server with pornographic videos from Minsk, and providing a USB delivery service for old executives who do not know how to stream on the intranet. It ended.
Since the zombie outbreak broke out, the situation of the Ministry of Security has worsened. Previously, all you had to do was look at the monitor and touch the keyboard, but now you have to reinstall telephone poles pulled down by zombies, connect communication lines, and even provide customized training to old generals who protest, ‘Why is the Wi-Fi connected to my laptop disconnected when there is a power outage?’ It had to be done.
But, do you voluntarily report to those guys, saying, ‘I’m sorry, but I think someone hacked my account?’
The security department’s wide-eyed bastards will rush to eat Ellen alive by sashimi. These are the people who will dig up not only Ellen’s search history, but also the records she tried to search for, and display it on the large screen of the gymnastics stadium to make fun of her.
That should never have happened.
“Okay. Let’s calm down. Calm down.”
Ellen still had a lot to lose. But she didn’t know what she wanted, let alone who the other person was, and she didn’t want to put it all out there. Ellen, who was once called a ‘human butcher’, changed her direction.
『It was a short time, but serving Captain Clayton was the pride of my life. She truly regrets his death and hopes that he rests peacefully next to the Goddess. But how dare you imitate him, squeaking like a rat?』
The reply arrived after some time.
– 『I felt it before, but you seem like a person who received a good home education. So let me ask you something. You left the body of your proud boss on a bed at the public health center and placed a dog tag at her feet. Did you follow what your parents did to her grandfather and grandmother, or did you repeat the same filial piety you did to her parents?
“This…” This… This bastard….”
Ellen seemed to know where this bastard who would rip and kill was right now. It’s a public health center. I don’t know what happened, but the public health center’s laptop was stolen, and corpses were found inside it.
“You idiots don’t do anything right!”
Ellen eventually took out her cell phone and frantically sent messages. To her old headquarters and subordinates.
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Letitia does not know the officer named Ellen Burrow very well. Even though she was in the intelligence department, she couldn’t know every soldier, and she wasn’t the one who needed to know.
But now, I know that he is a man with wide knowledge. Otherwise, there would be no way to send a flashy message mixing the twin passions of Minsk, Elsa, and Römer like a cocktail.
Among them, there were some that were friendly. This was the curse Elsa uttered when Leticia came home crying after being beaten at school, and when her grandmother stormed into the school with her AKM rifle equipped with a bayonet. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I found out that it was actually a curse word pronounced in the Minsk language.
John handed out a note to Leticia, who was lost in her old memories.
– Are you taking good pictures?
It was held out at a square angle so as not to be caught by the camera. Leticia waved her hand to tell her not to worry. Yohan wrote down a polite curse on the keyboard without any worries.
‘But why are we taking pictures of this?’
John turned on the screen recording program on his laptop and was recording all messages exchanged in real time. He said he had to cross-check it and asked Leticia to take a picture with her phone. The condition was that only the laptop screen would be photographed.
Finally, I received a long note from Ellen. When Yohan copied and pasted it into notepad, it contained over 5,700 characters.
“You are insincere. “I just copied and pasted the same sentence and sent it.”
Yohan sent a final note asking about Ellen’s parents’ well-being. Then he changed the password again and then he logged out. The recording also ended there.
“… Well, it was good.”
“Can you tell me what’s good?”
Leticia deliberately made a pouty expression. John giggled and rubbed his palms together.
“That guy named Ellen is in the same league as the guys who killed her superior and sacrificed him and installed CCTV, right? But since we provoked him, he must have been anxious to find out who we were and how much we knew. So first he asked us leading questions because he wanted to know who we were, but then he said he was going to kill us. “They will probably send their agents to this public health center.”
“Wouldn’t that make us dangerous?”
After hearing John’s answer, Leticia frowned. But John remains steadfast.
“Not really. First, we don’t know if these guys will come or not. Maybe this was an abandoned base. But if you touch it clearly like this, you can make sure that it never comes again or that it never comes again. Second, even if they come, we can fully prepare. Since the supplies aren’t all here, we just need to set up a trap and take refuge for a while. And the third is the most important.”
“… What?”
“They know this place well, so even if they bring little food, they will bring a lot of bullets. 5.56Mm standard bullet. “It’s what we need the most, but it’s hard to get.”
John answered naturally. Leticia opened her mouth slightly.
“… So, are you looking for bullets now?”
“No, I’m a little angry. I walked around like that, but I kept finding shotgun shells and couldn’t even see military bullets. Then all you have to do is make them bring it.”
“Wait a minute. John.”
Leticia shook her head.
“I’m listening.”
“What did you say last time? You said the enemy is a regular army and you don’t want to fight directly. But now you are provoking the regular army tremendously because you need bullets. “It doesn’t make sense.”
Unexpectedly, John agreed. Leticia gave her one more reason.
“Moreover, the opponent is a man with leadership and ability who killed his superior, put him to bed, and incited his subordinates to escape the central district. I don’t know how many cards were hidden. You really don’t think everything will be fine with one attack, do you? “Of course I believe in your abilities, but this seems a bit reckless.”
It was only for a moment, but John’s eyes seemed to have become cloudy. ‘Could it be that he was intoxicated with his own abilities?’ I was worried. But soon, Yohan smiled.
“Oh, don’t worry Ellen. “I just need to hit him.”
“You don’t even know where it is. Are you trying to track me by IP?”
“No. We don’t have to catch it. “That’s why I filmed all the videos.”
Leticia looked at John with eyes that thought, “No way.” John nodded his head.
“This material will be handed over to the National Military Police. The thing that catches the regular army well is the same regular army. Then, the way will be open for you to see all the cards he has hidden. So….”
“Yes.”
“Do you still have her number?”