I Became a Genius Engineer

Soldier Lee Cheol-woo (7)

After the commotion passed, Sangcheol and I returned to the barracks.

“Wow, this corporal… that’s amazing in many ways.”

“Why? What?”

“No, isn’t that right? It’s not enough to block North Korea’s attack, it’s because we even caught a secretly planted back door.”

“That was lucky, who knew it would be planted there.”

“There is a saying that luck is also skill.”

“Luck is just luck.”

“Huh, by the way, what’s going on now?”

“What’s going on?”

“The hacking commotion, what would our commander say?”

“Ah, don’t worry about that. The Cyber Commander is said to be our unit commander’s senior. It will probably end with a weak punishment as suggested.”

“Seriously, your liver is too big. How did you think about hacking to access the Internet?”

“You know because you’ve been on duty, how much there’s nothing to do when you’re on duty.”

“…… Ordinary people just spend their time reading books or doing other things. I don’t think I’m hacking like Corporal Lee.”

“hahahahaha, actually I didn’t even know what I was thinking at the time.”

“Seriously, criminals can’t read the minds of geniuses.”

“It sucks, flattery.”

“That’s not the only problem.”

“Why? Anything else?”

“This corporal’s dispatch period is coming to an end. So, are you going back to what you were originally?”

“Um… I’m thinking about that a bit.”

I’ve felt a lot while working at Cyber Command for the past few days.

My unit commander seems to be trying to put me on the system development team, but I can do that even in society.

However, the security and hacking that is currently being done at the Cyber Command will be an experience that is difficult to experience in society.

In a state where I didn’t know what I would do after being discharged and graduating, various experiences were more precious than I thought.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to continue working here too?”

“That’s right, if you move the unit, you’ll have to adapt again… Um.”

“I heard that the commanders fought over Corporal Lee. Isn’t Corporal Lee’s opinion the most important? Let’s make a strong suggestion.”

“I have to. Of course, I have to continue to work here. By the way, when will my military service end?”

“The watch on national defense is running.”

“It’s not my watch, is it?”

“Well, why not do it someday? I’m still far away.”

“me too…….”

There is still close to a year left before he is discharged.

* * *

A lot of time has passed since the North Korean attack.

As a result, I did not return as I was, and continued to remain at Cyber Command. Same with Sangcheol.

Our unit commander seemed to be very sorry, but the cyber commander here said something… … . Did you say, ‘Corporal Lee is a key figure in military security, so it would be a national loss to have him come back again’.

It seems that our commander also gave up at those words. Well, did you say that if you don’t give up, you’ll report it to the higher up and make an official inquiry to the Ministry of National Defense.

I also expressed my desire to stay. So, in the end, I continued to remain with Cyber Command.

‘A lot of things happened after that.’

Even after remaining at Cyber Command, many things happened. Isn’t the commander suddenly asking to launch a cyber attack on North Korea… … . Won’t North Korea attack again?

Of course, it was all blocked by the TSS I made.

And now!

“Loyalty! Sergeant Lee Cheol-woo. I have been discharged as of today.”

The day before my discharge, I came to say hello to the security control team.

“Do I really need to do this sergeant?”

Lim Lim, the head of the control team, said.

“hahahaha… Then you should be discharged.”

“No, the commander recommended a professional sergeant like that.”

“What do you do as a professional sergeant, the salary is low.”

“It’s a national loss.”

“hahahaha, I don’t think I fit in with the military.”

“Anyway, you’ve worked hard. Thanks to you, our military security won’t be a problem.”

“No. I don’t know how the North Koreans will attack again. Lim Lim will have a lot of trouble in the future.”

“hahahaha, that’s my job.”

“Thank you so far.”

“No, congratulations on being discharged and living a great life even after going out into society.”

“yes!”

I looked around.

Team leader Cho Hyuk seemed to have a lot to say.

“I came as a corporal and have already been discharged as a sergeant. Time flies really fast.”

“hahahaha, Team Leader Cho Hyuk is also having a hard time.”

“What am I?”

“Is it worth working here?”

“It’s me, thanks to you, I’m sucking honey, TSS detects and defends everything, so what can I do?”

“is that so?”

“That’s right. There’s no other job that’s as good as this one.”

“Then I’m glad.”

“By the way, what are you going to do out of society now? Have you thought about my proposal?”

Team leader Cho Hyuk has persistently offered scouting.

KISA, Information Security Department of Korea Internet & Security Agency.

Considering the future as a national institution, it had sufficient stability and vision. but… … .

“I was just thinking about it.”

I thought it was still too early to decide on the future.

What the hell am I supposed to do next?

Programming, security and hacking have identified enough talents.

A talent that others would call a genius, I don’t know why I suddenly developed this talent, but I was slowly accepting it.

“Don’t just think about it. Where else can you find a job as good as KISA? Come to us right away.”

“…… hahahaha. I’ll think about it a little more.”

“Huh, yes. Whenever you change your mind, contact me and I went through a hard time in the military life.”

“thank you!”

Sang-cheol also seemed to have something to say to me.

“Cheolwoo, you went through a lot of hardships during your military life.”

“hahahaha, hyung still has half a year left, right?”

“Half a year will be gone soon.”

“You think you’re leaving soon?”

“……Are you kidding me about being discharged?”

“hahahaha no. Just.”

“Anyway, you know the promise to congratulate your discharge once again and have a drink outside next time, right?”

“Sure. You know.”

Corporal Yoon Sang-cheol.

You did a better job on the security side than I thought. Team leader Cho Hyuk was sometimes surprised, so it would be nice to be close to him even after going out of society.

His personality was also good.

“I’m really going to go now. Everyone have a hard time!”

“Okay~ Goodbye.”

“Good job.”

If it’s short, it’s short, if it’s long, the long military life is over.

* * *

Three months after I was discharged, I thought about what I would do in the future, but in the end, I returned to school without making any decision.

“Minseok!”

“Oh, Cheol-woo! Have you become more reliable after serving in the army?”

“What do you mean, I was originally trustworthy.”

“Looks like you’ve gained some weight? You’re a completely different person.”

“hahahaha, I just came back from drinking some honey. You seem to have lost more weight?”

“hahahahaha, is it because I suffered a lot in the army?”

Minseok also went to the army around the same time as me. They say that they have work to do in the future, so they have to hurry up and come back.

“Good job.”

“No, all Korean men have to come and go.”

“That’s right.”

“So what do you want to do now?”

“what?”

“Now it’s time for us to start worrying about the future, and we’ve been discharged.”

At home or with friends, everyone threw that word at least once.

But I still haven’t figured out what to do.

“Um, I don’t know yet. You said you ended up transferring to the Department of Business Administration this time?

“Uh, I’m going to study properly.”

“Then don’t you have to change universities? At a university like this…”

“Well, actually, I thought about that a lot, but I just stayed because I thought being with you would be more helpful.”

“with me?”

“You haven’t forgotten our promise yet, have we decided to do business together?”

“Well, I haven’t forgotten about it yet. But business doesn’t just come and go just by talking about it.”

“That’s what I’m studying.”

“Well, is theory the same as practice?”

“I still have to study a little more, and you seem to have lost your way too. Hmm… First, let’s study more. We’re 23 years old now. It’s not too late to think about it a little more.”

“That’s right.”

“Oh right, how did that happen? TSS?”

During the previous vacation, Minseok once said something.

“TSS? Why?”

“Are you getting the money?”

“money?”

It was the first time.

“No, now that I’m discharged, I have to officially register with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and receive a user fee or whatever. I heard during my vacation last time that it wasn’t even within the original scope of work? Originally, they were dispatched only to make patching for vulnerabilities.”

“yes.”

“Hmm… I guess that’s okay?”

“That’s it? Isn’t there some kind of procedure or something like that required to register with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration? You have to have a back ship. I made it as a soldier there.”

“You have a back boat.”

“I?”

“Uh, Commander.”

“ah…….”

“Still, if you formally file a copyright lawsuit against the military base, how will it come out? From what I’ve seen, the lawsuit can be won.”

“I’m not sure. I don’t even know if I own the copyright for it.”

is this going to happen? Can you win if you go to a real lawsuit?

I do not know. in several ways.

“Hmm… I don’t know for sure. But at least we have to get a maintenance contract. That’s possible.”

“Well, that’s right. You agreed to do business together before, right?”

“Oh, it was.”

“I’ll tell you that, so you go and do it well.”

“I?”

“Uh, business you say you’re doing. I’ll provide that item and try it now when I have a chance.”

“Is that okay?”

“You suggested it first? Why ask me?”

“….Okay then I’ll do that.”

“Okay, then suffer.”

“Can I do this?”

“Why not?”

“No, yes, what else can I do?”

“Yeah, thank you, and you take care of the fee. You take care of everything.”

“Well, yes, I should take it… well, how much would be appropriate?”

“Surely 6:4?”

“No, let’s make it 7:3.”

No, I made it 6:4 with all my heart, isn’t it too much? Are you cutting more there?

“Minseok, why are you so greedy? Didn’t you see that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I only eat about 4, isn’t that so cute?”

“……? Did you see this kind of hogu, really……. If you weren’t me, hu. Let’s not say it’s okay. What I’m talking about is you are 7 and I am 3.”

“ah!?”

“……. really.”

“Thank you, Minseok.”

“Okay, anyway, I’ll look into it.”

“Okay then.”

“Oh, I have class soon. I go in first~ I’ll call you later.”

“Yes, suffering.”

Minseok rushed out as if he was late for class.

“What class was it? What is Changsoo doing?”

“Yeah Cheol-woo!”

“Uh~ Changsoo!”

Did I say that even a tiger will appear if I speak?

“how have you been doing?”

“Well, it’s me. How are you?”

“Me too.”

“By the way, what’s our next class?”

“How can you not change anything?”

“…… Minseok said I’ve changed a lot.”

“When I saw him, his eyes went out. It’s a digital logic circuit. Professor Mansoo Choi.”

“A digital logic circuit? What is it? Choi Man-soo? Was there such a professor in our department?”

“Well, you may not know. Did you know that our university has a LINK project team?”

“The Link Project Group? What is that?”

“It’s an industry-university cooperation project.”

“If it’s industry-university, you’re saying you’re doing a cooperative project with industry and school?”

“Uh, anyway, there’s a saying that Professor Choi Man-soo is the powerhouse of our school. Should I say that the link business group is feeding our school?”

“okay?”

“Well, you’re not interested. Even if our school looks like this, we get the highest award from the Link Project Team.”

“Um… I don’t know.”

“You’ll understand when you go into class. It’s time, let’s go.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Changsu and I moved to the classroom. And not long after, it was class time and Professor Choi Man-soo came in.

“Lesson begins. Digital Logic Circuit Chapter 1. Logic Circuit.”

Professor Mansoo Choi started the class without an orientation.

“The logic circuit AND gate has two inputs and one output. When all 1’s come in, 1 comes out. And the OR gate…”

A boring class ensued.

“Okay, I’ll take a break for 10 minutes and test the things I just learned.”

“yes?”

“yes?”

“A note test?”

“…?”

All the other students were bewildered.

“If you’ve just taken the class, you can get all of them right.”

class just now? Was it too easy? Are there any issues there?

hmm… … . Looking at the reactions of other students, it seems that it is not just like that.