Xo Novel
Chapter 577
Chapter 577
Carlisle was stunned by the news about explicit photos and solicitation ads on Alumni Network. He was puzzled about how university students could possibly post such things and questioned what the review team at Alumni Network was doing.
Gareth continued, "Alumni Network was hacked. The backend review system bypassed all sensitive keywords and approved everything.
"While the tech department addressed the problem, the hackers escalated their attack. They remotely logged into some student accounts and posted illegal information.
"The tech department couldn't respond in time, so someone snapped a photo and reported it to the cyber monitoring department."
Carlisle took a hard bite of his croissant and narrowed his eyes.
"Yuriel gust and his son must be behind this!"
Gareth replied with self-reproach, "I should have handled the situation more delicately. I called Yuriel, thinking he might overlook it for my sake. Yet, not only did he refuse to cooperate, but he also struck against Alumni Network so quickly."
Carlisle instructed, "Let's have Hank deal with this. You'll need to get in touch with the cyber monitoring department and explain the situation to them."Material © NôvelDrama.Org.
"Got it. I'll head to the cyber monitoring department personally," Gareth replied calmly, though his tone revealed a hint of suppressed anger.
Sensing Gareth's frustration, Carlisle offered some reassurance, "Don't get too worked up. It's normal to be targeted in business. We'll encounter more issues and troubles along the way. Getting upset over every problem won't help us."
From the moment he turned down Austin's offer to acquire Alumni Network, Carlisle knew the company would face difficulties sooner or later. A mature business must weather various trials to grow stronger.
Gareth sighed deeply.
"We can't just let ourselves be bullied without retaliating, can we?"
Carlisle took a bite of his donut and replied calmly, "I did say I'd seek revenge for any grievances, didn't I?" After ending the call, Carlisle received another call from Owen, who was also concerned about Alumni Network's current issue. Carlisle told him to focus on managing Dragonaire Studio and not to worry about other matters.
After breakfast, Carlisle followed Wendell and his men to the office of Storehouse 8, where Wendell introduced Carlisle to the storehouse team leader, Janice Holland.
Janice, in her mid-20s, was a pregnant lady with short hair and fair skin. She had a competent demeanor and appeared capable of handling hard work.
After introducing Janice, Wendell began to introduce Carlisle, "Ms. Holland, this is C-"
"Howard Lawson, I presume? I know."
Janice interrupted Wendell and then called a morning meeting with everyone in the storehouse.
There were 20 staff members in this storehouse-six warehouse managers and 14 handlers. The warehouse managers were relatively young, while the handlers were mostly men aged between 35 and 50.
There were no surveillance cameras in the storehouse or office, so Janice asked directly, "Does everyone remember what we discussed in last night's meeting?"
Everyone nodded in unison.
"Yes, ma'am."
Each had received a thousand dollars, and they had only one task-to acknowledge that a warehouse manager named Howard Lawson was in the storehouse.
Janice pointed to Carlisle and said, "This is Howard Lawson. Don't treat him like a stranger. Think of him as an old colleague you've known for a long time, okay?"
Everyone nodded again.
Janice then waved them off.
"Alright. Back to work."
The handlers left the office.
Janice turned to Carlisle and said, "Most of the staff here were hired based on my recommendation, so they're quite reliable."
As soon as Janice finished speaking, a woman in a pink down coat with big, permed hair walked into the office. The woman, in her late 20s, wore a thick black scarf and had her hands in her coat pockets. Her light makeup gave her an innocent yet alluring appearance.
"Ms. Miller."
Janice quickly rose from her seat to greet her, and the warehouse managers did the same.
Carlisle glanced at the name tag hanging around the woman's neck: Zoey Miller, Deputy Director of the Human Resources Department.
Zoey nodded slightly, then pulled out a worn company badge and several pay slips from her pocket, handing them to Carlisle.