The programmer and his woman

As time went by, I had a more detailed understanding of the company's personnel composition and operational structure. It turned out that our company not only has a solid foothold in this city, but also has branches in major cities across the country. These branches are committed to the expansion of software service business and provide customers with one-stop technical solutions. Before, I often heard the name of the project director in the conversations of my colleagues. He was like a tireless traveler, shuttling between various branches and rarely showing up at the head office. It turned out that he was running around for the comprehensive development of the company's business.

Today, when I was absorbed in thinking about a technical challenge, the door of my office was gently pushed open. A strange face came into view. He walked in with a friendly smile and took the initiative to talk to me: "Hello, are you Mr. Wang Dong? I have heard of your name. You are the technical leader in our company's mobile R&D."

This flattery was very helpful to me. I raised my head, smiled at him and responded: "Hello, I'm Wang Dong. Nice to meet you, who are you?"

He then introduced himself: "I am the company's new project manager, my last name is Sun. Currently, I am mainly responsible for the police project in City X. This project is of great significance to our company, so I am very much looking forward to receiving the full support of your mobile technology department."

I nodded, indicating that I understood and valued the importance of this project. So I asked, "Manager Sun, you came to see me in person, so there must be something urgent that you need my assistance with?"

Manager Sun nodded, a little anxious on his face, and continued, "Indeed. Our company has invested a lot of effort and resources in this police project, but due to some bottlenecks, the project has not been launched as scheduled. After careful review, I found that the backend system has stabilized and can be put into use. However, there are still some details to be improved in the front-end display part. Therefore, I urge you to help us rush out a front-end application in the next few days to ensure that the project can be launched as soon as possible."

I pondered for a moment. Since I joined the company, I have not been formally assigned to a specific project. Considering my current workload and free time, I decided to help Manager Sun complete this urgent police system front-end program. After a little hesitation, I gave him a positive answer: "Okay, send me the specific requirements document and I'll take a look first."

After hearing my reply, Manager Sun seemed very excited. He quickly said, "That's great. I will go back and prepare the requirements document for you." After that, he quickly left my office.

Not long after, I received the requirements document from Manager Sun. After reading it carefully, I found that this was a police system based on the Windows Mobile platform. It seemed that my previous research direction was correct and it happened to come in handy in this project of the company. I carefully studied the interface of this background system and found that it was ready for the front-end to call, but it was indeed lacking a front-end program to read and write data.

While I was still studying the requirements document, Manager Sun came running back and asked anxiously, "Mr. Wang, have you read all the requirements? Can this mobile version be implemented?"

I looked up, nodded, and replied, "Yeah, I've basically seen it all. No problem, it can be done."

However, Mr. Sun seemed very pressed for time. He continued to ask, "How long will it take us to implement these functions?"

I thought about it for a moment and gave a relatively conservative estimate: "At least a month."

After hearing my answer, Manager Sun seemed a little disappointed. He frowned and said, "Can you compress the time a little more? This project is really urgent."

I shook my head and explained, "The time I gave is already relatively tight. You see, this system contains a lot of functions, and it needs to be adapted and optimized for the Windows Mobile platform, which will take some time."

After listening to him, Manager Sun pondered for a moment and then said, "I know this system is very complicated, but it really needs to be launched as soon as possible. How about this, you spend a week to implement some core functions for me, and you can continue to improve the rest. Is that okay?"

I thought about it and felt that this was a feasible solution, so I nodded and said, "That's fine. I will make the initial page of each function in a week, including the basic interface layout and interaction logic. I will continue to complete the more complex logic parts and detail optimization later."

After hearing my reply, Manager Sun said excitedly: "Great, thank you so much! This project is very important to the company, and your help will be of great significance to my future work."

A week passed in a flash. According to the agreement between me and Manager Sun, I completed more front-end program development than expected. When I showed him the results, he was ecstatic, as if he had found a treasure. He couldn't wait to grab his phone and excitedly walked into the boss' office to report the good news.

Not long after, an abrupt ringing of a cell phone broke the silence in the room. I picked up the phone and saw a completely unfamiliar phone number flashing on the screen. With full of suspicion, I slid the answer button and raised the phone to my ear.

"Hello, is this Mr. Wang?" A slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the line.

"Yes, I'm Wang Dong. Who are you?" I asked politely.

"I'm Yao Guangming, the project director of the company." After introducing himself, the other party's tone suddenly became serious. "I called you to tell you that the mobile app you made a few days ago needs to be stopped immediately. Don't continue. You may have been used by someone, and they are using you as a gun. Now the muzzle of your gun is pointed at me."

I was confused by his words. I was about to ask something, but then there was a deafening explosion on the phone, as if a shell exploded next to my ear. I was so scared that I almost threw the phone away. When I came to my senses, I half-jokingly said, "Mr. Yao, your phone is really advanced, and it even has a voice-over function."

However, Mr. Yao's voice became extremely flustered: "You're worthy of this! This is a real shell! A terrorist attack just happened here, causing countless casualties. I'm in danger now, I have to contact the police quickly..." Before he finished speaking, there was a noisy sound and chaotic footsteps on the phone, and then the call was hung up.

I held the phone in disbelief for a long time, and suddenly I realized the seriousness of the situation. Mr. Yao might really be in danger. I rushed to the boss's office and reported the unexpected situation to him in detail.

The boss's face turned pale instantly after hearing this, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He clenched his fists and said in a trembling voice: "What...what? Are you saying that Guangming is in danger in City X? You also heard the explosion? How is he now? Is he injured?"

"I really don't know. The call was suddenly disconnected halfway through." I shook my head helplessly and answered truthfully.

"Hurry up! Keep calling him, you must get through!" The boss looked panicked, rubbing his hands as he spoke. I didn't dare to neglect it, and quickly called Mr. Yao again. Once, twice, three times... After countless failures, the call finally went through.

"Hello, Mr. Yao? Are you okay?" I asked impatiently, my voice full of worry and anxiety.

"Well, I'm fine." Although Mr. Yao's voice sounded a little tired and weak, it was generally quite steady. "It's just that a terrible terrorist attack just happened here, and the situation is very chaotic. I have contacted the local police, and they will send a car to pick me up soon."

"That's good, that's good..." Hearing that Mr. Yao was safe, I finally felt relieved. At this moment, I remembered that the boss was still waiting by the side, so I quickly said to Mr. Yao: "Mr. Yao, the boss is right next to me, do you want to say a few words to him?"

I carefully handed the phone to my boss, who quickly took the phone with a serious look on his face and asked anxiously, "Yao Guangming, how are you doing? Is everything ok? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, please don't worry." Mr. Yao's calm and firm voice came from the other end of the phone, "I have contacted the project partners, and they are on their way. I will return in their explosion-proof vehicle later."

The boss breathed a sigh of relief, but still reminded him with concern: "The situation in City X is quite chaotic at this time. You must always pay attention to your own safety. It is better to follow the police when you go out in the future."

"I know what's going on." Mr. Yao responded in a low voice. "After careful consideration, I think it's better to put our project in City X on hold for now. After all, this place has been quite turbulent recently, and has frequently encountered terrorist attacks. It's better to consider putting this police system online in other cities first, and as for City X, we can put it on hold for a while."

"Well, I agree with you." The boss expressed his support without hesitation, "The most urgent thing is that you can return safely."

After hanging up the phone, I walked out of the office slowly, my steps heavy as if I was carrying a heavy burden. The waves in my heart could not be calmed for a long time. Mr. Yao's words were like a heavy hammer hitting my heart, making me dizzy and my thoughts in a mess.

His words "I was used as a gun" kept echoing in my ears, and I fell into deep thought. What did it mean? Could it be that, as I suspected before, the new project manager used the program I developed to secretly harm Mr. Yao? Recalling the bits and pieces of my interactions with this project manager in recent days, his anxious look, his impatient requests, and his high trust in my technical ability... This series of things flashed repeatedly in my mind at this moment, and I felt more and more that all this was most likely a deliberate conspiracy!

Thinking of this, a chill rose from my spine and instantly spread throughout my body, making me shiver involuntarily. The intrigues and struggles in the workplace are so complicated that I, who have always devoted myself to technical work, feel at a loss and don't know how to deal with the situation in front of me.

At the same time, the atmosphere of the entire company became particularly solemn. The terrorist attack in City X caused a great deal of controversy on the Internet and aroused widespread concern from all walks of life. Everyone was worried about the safety of their colleagues in City X. The boss was even more anxious. He paced back and forth in the office anxiously, making phone calls over and over again, urging his colleagues in City X to evacuate the dangerous area as soon as possible.

"Is City X really that scary?" I couldn't help but ask my colleagues around me.

My colleague sighed deeply and explained solemnly, "The situation in City X is indeed complicated and worrying! Just a few years ago, a terrorist attack that shocked the world broke out there. Hundreds of vicious terrorists flooded the streets, wielding sticks and machetes in their hands, like a group of crazy beasts. Wherever these thugs went, shops were looted, pedestrians were beaten for no reason, and vehicles were wantonly destroyed. That brutal incident ultimately resulted in the deaths of as many as 197 unarmed citizens and more than 1700 people were seriously injured. To this day, although the overall situation has improved slightly, the shadow of terrorism still lingers, and some smaller-scale attacks occasionally occur."

Hearing this, my heart suddenly sank, and I couldn't help but feel extremely worried about Mr. Yao's safety. At this moment, he was far away in X City, alone in such a dangerous situation, which was really distressing!

At this moment, a colleague suddenly screamed: "Oh my God! When I was talking to Mr. Yao on the phone just now, I actually heard the sound of machine gun fire coming from his end! This is too thrilling!" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and hurriedly crowded around, asking the colleague for details.

The colleague calmed down a bit and continued, "The situation over there with Mr. Yao is very critical. The car he was riding in finally managed to get out, but the other car in front was unfortunately blown up. According to Mr. Yao, the people in the car are probably all dead."

"So, is Mr. Yao okay?" I asked anxiously, my heart already in my throat.

"It's OK, he's lucky." The colleague said with relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. His voice was filled with relief and comfort: "The car he was in was like a wild horse that broke through the encirclement. He must have reached a safe place now. However, what is heartbreaking is that the car in front of him was a police vehicle, and the people in the car were all brave and fearless police officers. Unfortunately, no one survived in the end."

Hearing this, our anxious hearts finally calmed down a little, but then an indescribable grief came over us. Thinking back to those policemen who risked their lives to protect the peace and harmony of society with their flesh and blood, but now unfortunately died heroically, how can we not feel deep sorrow and regret? At this moment, we pray silently, wishing the deceased to rest in peace and the living to be strong. At the same time, we also hope that General Yao will return safely.

With a heavy heart, I pedaled my bicycle slowly through the familiar streets. The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the road, forming mottled light and shadows, but it could not dispel the haze in my heart.

I couldn't help but think back to what happened today. Mr. Yao's words made me feel deeply worried and guilty. I didn't know whether he had made his way back home, and I didn't know how much impact the program I provided to Mr. Sun had on him.

I took a deep breath of the fresh air outside. I never expected that as a person who focuses on technology, I would accidentally get involved in the power vortex of the company. I don't want to repeat Xiaoyan's mistakes and become a stepping stone for someone's ambitions. I will think carefully and move forward cautiously with every step in the future.

Finally, I ended the day's troubles and returned home. The moment I opened the door, Xiaoxia's familiar figure came into view. Her smile was like a spring breeze, making me feel the warmth and tranquility of home. All the fatigue and worries disappeared at this moment.