Chapter 71 Chapter 71

I got to work early on Monday morning, thinking this might be my last day in Trion. Of course, if all goes well, it's just another day -- a day in the middle of a long, successful career. However, the chances of such an extremely complicated plan not making any mistakes are too small.I know. On Sunday, I made a copy of Elena's identification card using a little machine called a Proximity Card Programmer that Meacham had given me and the data in her identification card. I also found a plan of the fifth floor of Block D in Elena's folder.Almost half of the space is shaded and labeled "Secret Lab C".

Secret Lab C is where prototypes are tested. Unfortunately, I don't know what's in this secret lab C for prototype testing.Once in the area, I had to try to fly over. I drove to my dad's apartment to pick up those industrial gloves I'd worn when Seth and I worked glass cleaners together.I kind of want to see Antoine, but he's definitely out.It was weird when I was there, I felt like I was being watched, but after a while, I was like no one. I spent the rest of Sunday looking at the Trion website.In fact, from the floor plan to the identification card security check and even to the list of security equipment, the network described a lot of detailed information for Trion staff.I also got the walkie-talkie frequency used by Trion security from Meacham.

I haven't figured out everything I want to know about the security checkpoint - not nearly enough - but I do figure out a few key points.They confirmed what Elena told me at the country inn. There are only two entrances and exits on the fifth floor, both of which are guarded.First you wave your identification card at a card reader to enter the first door, then you have to turn your head at the policeman behind the bulletproof glass, and when he confirms that your face matches the photo on the computer screen, he will press the button to let you in. You go through the main gate. Even then, however, you're not even close to Secrecy Lab C.You also have to go through a number of corridors lined with CCTV cameras and then through an area with motion monitors in addition to the CCTV before entering the secure entrance.It's unguarded, but you have to activate a biometric sensor to open the gate.

Even if it can be achieved, it is still difficult to get close to the AURORA prototype.I could have been stopped by security at the first checkpoint.Obviously, I can't use Elena's identification card - no one can mistake me for her.But once I got to the fifth tier, her card came into play. Biogenetic sensors are more troublesome than imagined.Trion is an absolute leader in most technical fields, and biometrics—fingerprint scanners, palmprint readers, automatic facial feature recognition, voice ID, aperture scanning, retina scanning—will be the standard in the security industry. new force.All technologies have their pros and cons, but in general, fingerprint scanners are the ones people trust the most—reliable, not cumbersome or mysterious, and not too prone to misplacement.

One such Identix fingerprint scanner is installed on the wall outside Secrecy Lab C. In the late afternoon, I used my mobile phone to call the deputy director of the Security Control Center in Block D. "Hey, George," I said, "I'm Ken Romeo from Network Design and Ops, Line Group." Ken Romeo was real, a senior manager.I have to guard against George actually checking me out. "What can I do for you?" he said.He sounds like he's found a piece of shit in his all-purpose locket. "Just a polite phone call. Bob asked me to give you guys some fresh air. We'll be rerouting the fiber optic cable and upgrading the D-5 early tomorrow morning."

"Well, ha." As if to say: What are you telling me about this? "I don't know why they're using laser fifty-micron fiber or ultra-dense blade servers, but hey, I can't conjure those things out of my pocket, understand? I guess they've got serious broadband applications already ,and--" "What can I do for you, sir—" "Call me Romeo. Anyway, I guess people on the fifth floor don't want to be disturbed during work hours, so they asked for it to be done early in the morning. It's not a big deal, but we want your people to be on the line, because this thing needs to be shut down. Proximity detectors, motion monitors, and all that sort of thing between the first and sixth floors."

The deputy director seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he realized that there was nothing wrong with him. "Are you talking about the whole damn fifth floor? There's no way I'm going to cut through the whole fifth floor unless..." "No, no, no," I said. "As long as my people can pass through two or three lines, it's fine, and it will delay their time for a cup of coffee. Oh, no, we are mainly looking for areas, let me see, twenty-two divisions A, Part B, I guess? Only the inner area. Well, your board will light up like a Christmas tree, and I might make you think it's loud, but I just wanted to warn you—”

George exhaled heavily. "If it only involves the two districts A and B of the 22nd, I think I can turn it off..." "As long as it doesn't bother you. I mean, we just don't want to upset you." "I'll give you three hours." "We won't use it for three hours, but I think it's better to be safe than sorry, understand? Anyway, thank you for your help."