The Myth Episode 8

"Mr. Timothy, we have identified the hacker sir." The technician reported.
"Good. Who is it?" The boss asked
"You will not believe it. A highschool student. He did the work spotlessly neat and was able to gain some information about the subject."
"Well, seems we've got ourselves a nice little hacker."
"Yes sir. He covered his tracks nicely, but since nothing in cyberspace is totally lost, we were able to reopen a history portal and used a specially designed software we finished writing yesterday to track him".
"Good job guys. I'd alert the other board members now. Kudos." Mr. Timothy said to them as he left the research room. As he walked out of there, his mind began to swirl as to how a highschool student could break into their systems and take classified information. Such a guy will make a good candidate for the expedition. But will he go? Well if he doesn't, then jail for cybercrime will await this little lad. That's a nice one, he thought to himself as he walked into the holo-office to hold a meeting with the board members. Mr. Timothy, the head of Smith Steel a company that deals in iron and steel manufacture was about 45 years and married to Ariana. 3 children followed, all males and all completed university with distinction. Mr. Timothy was a memeber of the GGS and he wanted to beat the GGS to claim the krystone and copy it's composition into his products before the GGS found it. Now that this hacker student presented himself, he was convinced that he will get it before GGS will. He touched on the holo-meeting button and instantly holograms of 5 men popped up.
"Good morning gentlemen. The long awaited moment has finally arrived. We have the guy who broke into our computer and took the structure." Mr. Timothy began
"How come? I thought we were untraceable on the darkweb." Mr. Peter replied him
"Yes, that was what I thought too, but glitches do happen and I'm sure this was one of them." Mr. Timothy retorted.
"As of now, we have every last bit of information about him and all we need to do is confront him." He continued
"Okay. That's good. So what next?" Mr. Francis asked
"Since he is a highschool student, I suggest he should be given a job here." Mr. Adams suggested
" What? No. I think he should go to jail on grounds of hacking and theft. "Mr Ben also threw in his suggestion.
"That's too harsh on a highschool student." Mr. James replied. Remember, we need some people to go on an expedition for the krystone. Remember the last two we sent, Zoki and Gerald companion haven't returned since. Besides, it's the best we can give him. An expedition or jail." Mr. James concluded.
"So you're saying he should be made to go.for the krystone in the middle of nowhere with limited resources and information right? For something we're not even sure if it exists." Mr. Timothy asked taking an eye.
"Well, yes. To compensate for him gaining unauthorized access into our system." Mr . James replied him.
"But then, what of his parents? Won't they object?" Mr. Ben asked.
"I'd take care of those." Mr. Timothy answered him.
"So how many in favour of James?" Mr. Timothy asked.
4 hands went up.
"The kid together with whorever will like to go with will be sent to the site to retrieve the krystone. If he complies us and goes, good for him. If not jail will await him." Mr. Timothy said as he concluded the meeting. A cheer run up through the board members in favour of this decision.

"Good day gentlemen, how may I help you?" Mr. Pram asked the men in mufti.
"Good day. I am John and he is Richmond. We are from CAID and are here for a short interrogation." The John said.
"Okay. What is CAID?" Mr. Pram asked them.
"Central Anti-terrorist Intel Department" Richmond replied him
"Okay, show me some cards." Mr Pram said again.
They pulled out their ID cards and handed them over to him. After a careful scrutiny, he handed the back to their respective owners.
"Okay, Agent John, what can I do for you people?" Mr. Pram asked them.
"Well Mr. Pram, we received information that the shipment that arrived from the States to your microchip processing plant contains sensitive data about the Al-Zay terrorist group. If this falls into the wrong hands, it will cost us the fight against them." Agent Richmond said
"Mr. Pram was now confused beyond recover. As far as he was concerned, the shipment that arrived for the United states was just some processed silicon and other miscellaneous materials that the industry needed. Now where did this one come from?
"We are here to ask you a few questions and for the record, this session is recorded on tape, so no smart games." Agent John said.
"Okay. What do you want to know?" Mr. Pram asked
"What is contained in the shipment that arrived?" Agent John asked.
"It contains silicone, germanium and indium. It's is going to be used in the manufacture of some ultra high density microchips." Mr. Pram answered.
"Interesting. Is that all?" Agent Richmond asked.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Mr. Pram asked
"Okay, how about the shipment to Pramco Inc.?" Agent Richmond asked.

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Who is this highschool student who successfully gained access into Smith Steel computers? And what shipment went to Pramco Inc. and how crucial was it that agents from CAID had to come over?
Find out in the episode 9 of The Myth tomorrow. Don’t forget to share with your friends and family. Have them join you in the already moving train. Thanks for reading my work. I’d see you all real soon.

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