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The Hunter Takes The Seat
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00:00This firm harass its staff. They despise me. But I'm just here to uncover the truth.
00:12When the hell is that Sarah Miller going to leave?
00:17Soon. It's been three months.
00:20I heard every word. They think I'm just furniture. They're wrong. Profound.
00:25In two months, they'll find out who I really am.
00:27My name's Sarah Miller, and I'm 32. Three weeks ago, I got transferred to this branch as a specialist.
00:33No specific work, no clear supervisor, not even an official employee ID.
00:38The HR told me...
00:39Ms. Miller, relax. Your job's still on probation. Have a coffee with me tonight.
00:45Keep me happy, and it'll all work out.
00:51Thank you, Mr. Evans. I know how to adapt.
00:56Week one, people said hi. Week two, they stopped. Week three, nobody even glanced my way.
01:02On Monday morning, they told me to move my desk to the corner.
01:05Commissioner Sarah, that spot over there is quieter. Might suit you better.
01:10Fine. The more hidden, the less they see what I'm really doing.
01:14I passed Kevin's office while I was going to wash my cup.
01:17What are you hiding? Who secretly changed your performance review to passing last month?
01:22I pulled out my phone and quietly pressed the record button.
01:24Mr. Evans, please don't do this. This is a workplace.
01:28I taped all that disgusting coercion.
01:30From this moment, I'm not the victim. I'm the one recorder.
01:36It was the team lunch. I was the last one to find out.
01:39Actually, I didn't find out so much as notice.
01:42By 12.30, the whole office was empty.
01:44I went to the pantry to get some water and heard laughter coming from the elevator.
01:49When I got back to my desk and opened my phone, there was a group photo in the team chat.
01:55No one notified me, as if I didn't exist.
02:01Oh, Sarah Miller, you didn't go to lunch?
02:04No one told me.
02:05Oops. Slipped my mind. Next time.
02:08Who does she think she is waiting for an invite?
02:10She's thick-skidded. Let her wait.
02:12I listened in silence, not saying a word.
02:15I held the printed report and walked straight to David Anderson's office.
02:19About the conditions we discussed yesterday?
02:21What about that market report?
02:24Don't worry. Just find a newcomer to take the fall and change the name to yours.
02:29The next day, I saw that report on the bulletin board.
02:32My name was gone from the author section.
02:34It was replaced with Laura Black's team.
02:36None of you knew what I've been writing down every single day these past three months.
02:39None of you knew just how long the list I'd be reading at this annual gala is.
02:43And the list is only just beginning.
02:46Week four began, and the isolation got even worse.
02:49Before, they just left me out of meals and ignored me.
02:52Now they skipped me in meeting alerts, accidentally lose my expense reports,
02:57the printer breaks every time I use it, and my office supply requests never get approved.
03:02I bought my own stapler, my own pens, even my own A4 paper.
03:06Once I went to admin to pick up a notebook.
03:09Specialist, there's no application from you in the system.
03:12I resubmitted it.
03:13A week later, still no approval.
03:15I gave up and bought a pack of notebooks from the convenience store downstairs.
03:20Wednesday afternoon, I overheard something outside the pantry.
03:23I bet she quits this week.
03:26Bet she does it next week.
03:28Loser buys drinks. Deal?
03:31I stood frozen at the door with my cup.
03:33They didn't notice me and kept laughing.
03:35I turned and walked away silently.
03:38I opened my notebook and wrote,
03:39December 11th, pantry bed.
03:41People involved, Lisa, Mike, and Jenny, saved.
03:45Buy drinks? Fine.
03:47I'll treat everyone in the end.
03:48That afternoon, Laura struck again.
03:50It was the monthly department meeting.
03:52Mandatory for everyone.
03:54Ten minutes before, I watched everyone packing up.
03:56What's the meeting about? What time's the meeting?
03:59No idea.
04:00I stood there watching them file down the hall.
04:02I was the only one left on the entire floor.
04:04I checked my email. No meeting notice.
04:07Checked the team chat. Nothing.
04:09December 11th, monthly department meeting.
04:11Not informed. Details pending.
04:16Half an hour later, they strutted back.
04:19Laura led the way, looking furious.
04:21Sarah, why didn't you show up to the meeting?
04:23No one told me.
04:24We did inform you. It was sent in the group chat.
04:27I checked. There was nothing.
04:28Then you probably just missed it.
04:30I didn't respond.
04:31She turned and left.
04:33Friday was my birthday.
04:34No one knew. No one cared.
04:37I sit alone at my desk,
04:38eating a cold convenience store sandwich.
04:40Staring out the window.
04:42Gray sky. Endless office towers.
04:44I'm 32.
04:45Ten years ago.
04:46Fresh out of college. Full of fire.
04:48Five years ago.
04:49Promoted to management.
04:50Thinking my future was unlimited.
04:52One month ago.
04:53Transferred to this branch to start all over.
04:55From scratch.
04:56Now I sit in a dark corner,
04:57eating a cold convenience store sandwich on my birthday.
05:00My phone pinged.
05:01An email.
05:02From Kevin, HR.
05:04Subject, exit interview notice.
05:07I opened it.
05:08It ordered me to report to HR for an exit interview.
05:11I stared at the email for a long time.
05:13Exit interview.
05:14No heads up.
05:15No conversation.
05:16Just a cold, formal message.
05:18I didn't reply.
05:18I just opened my notebook and wrote,
05:20December 13th.
05:21Received exit interview notice.
05:23I closed the notebook,
05:24grabbed my bag,
05:25and walked out straight.
05:26The elevator was empty.
05:28I looked at my reflection and suddenly smiled.
05:30Four weeks.
05:31They have no idea who I am,
05:32why I'm here,
05:33or what's coming at this month's annual dinner,
05:35waiting for the show to begin.
05:37I showed up right on time for my exit interview.
05:40Kevin said the company wasn't happy with my performance.
05:43I didn't fit in.
05:44I wasn't proactive,
05:45and my work output was low.
05:47I wrote that market report.
05:49I'm the original author.
05:50He asked if I had proof.
05:52I came here to hear what you have to say,
05:54not to argue.
05:55The company wants you to resign voluntarily.
05:58They'll give you the standard severance package.
06:01What if I say no?
06:03Stay, and it gets messy.
06:05You know how it is.
06:08Think it over and let me know tomorrow.
06:11No need to think it over.
06:13I'm not going anywhere.
06:15Someone else always takes credit for my work.
06:19Always left out.
06:21Including what he did to Amy in the office.
06:26I have the recordings.
06:28I'm ready for court.
06:34I didn't say another word.
06:36I turned around and walked out.
06:38Once I stepped out of HR,
06:39I took a deep breath.
06:41Round one was over.
06:45When I got back to my desk,
06:47I could feel the shift in the air.
06:49Before, they just acted like I wasn't there.
06:51Now it was pure, straight-up hostility.
06:53Laura's office door was open.
06:55She stood in the doorway, staring daggers at me.
06:58I pretended not to notice,
07:00sat down, and turned on my computer.
07:08What did you say to Kevin just now?
07:10Did you threaten him?
07:11I just told him I have the evidence.
07:17What evidence?
07:20I have the original drafts of the report you put your name on.
07:23I have screenshots proving you never invited me to the meeting.
07:26I have photos of you sticking me in that crappy corner.
07:29Want to see?
07:32You think you can take me on?
07:33I'm not here to fight you.
07:35I just want to do my job.
07:40The more evidence I had,
07:41the longer my list would be at the annual dinner.
07:44I opened my notebook.
07:45It was already pages and pages full.
07:48Dates, incidents, people involved, proof sources.
07:52Every single entry was crystal clear.
07:54Officially, I was just a specialist.
07:57In reality, I was the head of the corporate audit team.
08:00I wasn't here to get fired.
08:02I was here to fire them.
08:04No one knew my true identity except a few executives at headquarters.
08:07It was specially arranged by headquarters.
08:10We've been watching the branch for three years,
08:12but every time we sent someone, they found nothing.
08:14They were too alert.
08:15The moment they saw someone from headquarters, they stopped.
08:19Soon as that or left, they resumed.
08:22So you want me to go undercover?
08:26Undercover is not a good word.
08:28Let you go in as a regular employee and...
08:32How long?
08:33Three months.
08:34Before the annual meeting.
08:36At the meeting, you'll announce the findings directly.
08:39I need authorization.
08:40What kind?
08:42The layoff list is up to me.
08:43I knew I was right about you.
08:45So here I am, with the title of specialist, sitting in a dark remote cubicle.
08:50I heard she was transferred from headquarters, probably demoted.
08:53They didn't know that every time they bullied me, they were digging their own graves.
08:56They also didn't know that my spreadsheet was actually an audit draft.
09:00Three months later, I would stand on the stage at the annual meeting and read out their names.
09:07Days passed.
09:08I continued to be isolated.
09:10Continued to have my work stolen.
09:12Continued to be humiliated.
09:14After three months, I had compiled a complete audit report.
09:17Mike Brown submitted fake invoices, totaling $230,000.
09:21Lisa White took kickbacks, totaling $150,000.
09:25The most absurd was Laura Blake.
09:26Annual salary, $1.2 million.
09:28Actual output, zero.
09:30Three years?
09:30Not one client.
09:33Whoever listened got benefits.
09:35Whoever didn't got crushed.
09:36I was the one who didn't listen.
09:38No, to be precise.
09:39I was the one sent to remove her.
09:42Good work.
09:43At the annual meeting, you'll announce it.
09:45Okay.
09:45Then I turned off my phone and looked out the window.
09:47Seven more days.
09:48I'd waited three months.
09:49Seven more days didn't matter.
09:53The week before the gala was the hardest seven days of all.
09:57Laura's dirty tricks got even worse.
09:59On Monday, my computer accidentally crashed.
10:01It's fine.
10:02I have backups.
10:03He froze, and his face was priceless.
10:05On Tuesday, my ID badge went missing.
10:08David came down to get me himself.
10:10I followed him inside and past Laura's office.
10:13She stood in the doorway looking furious.
10:15I smiled at her.
10:16Her face turned even darker.
10:18On Wednesday, my desk was moved again.
10:21This time, to the storage room.
10:22It was full of old files, broken printers, and dusty desks and chairs.
10:27The admin girl still put on that sweet smile.
10:30I set up my desk in the storage room, opened my laptop, and kept working.
10:34People peeked in, then went off to laugh at me.
10:39She's actually sitting in the storage room!
10:43That's hilarious, Unvable.
10:46Who does she think she is?
10:47She has no shame at all.
10:49I listened, but said nothing.
10:51On Thursday, things went too far.
10:54At noon, I went to the cafeteria for lunch.
10:56Just as I sat down, Laura walked over with a group of people.
10:59Well, look at you, Sarah.
11:01You're still here?
11:03Heard your hard drive died and you lost your ID badge?
11:06They're announcing the layoff list at the annual gala.
11:09Guess whose name is on it?
11:11We'll see each other at the annual gala.
11:14What do you mean?
11:16With that, I picked up my tray and turned to leave.
11:19Laura looked confused.
11:21Then I went back to the storage room and kept working.
11:24Only three days left.
11:25Then the annual gala.
11:27I've waited three months for this day.
11:31By Friday before leaving work, I made the final preparations.
11:35I printed three copies of the audit report.
11:38One for Richard, one for legal, and one for my own files.
11:42I also got the annual meeting agenda.
11:45The final segment, the organizational restructuring, meaning the layoff list,
11:50was originally supposed to be announced by HR.
11:52But old Joe changed it.
11:54I'm the one announcing it.
11:56They thought I was coming to be fired.
11:58They didn't know I was coming to fire them.
12:00On Saturday, I got my hair done.
12:03On Sunday, I picked out a red dress.
12:05Not because it's festive.
12:07Red commands presents.
12:09Three months.
12:11Isolated.
12:13Humiliated.
12:14Made a laughingstock.
12:15But I never cried.
12:17Never backed down.
12:18Never doubted myself.
12:19Because I knew I was right.
12:21They were wrong.
12:22I came to prove that.
12:24Sunday night, I got a message from Richard.
12:27Ready for tomorrow?
12:28I replied.
12:29Ready.
12:30A little.
12:31Afraid I won't scare them enough.
12:33Richard sent a smiley face.
12:35I turned off my phone and lay in...
12:37Outside the window,
12:38the city lights flickered endlessly.
12:42I closed my eyes and thought back over these three months.
12:47Day one.
12:49Sitting at the window-side desk.
12:50Full of anticipation.
12:52The first week.
12:53Realizing I was being isolated.
12:55The first month.
12:57Being moved to a remote corner.
12:58The second month.
13:00Being moved to a storage room.
13:03The third month.
13:04Becoming the company joke.
13:06They bet on when I'd quit.
13:07They mocked me in the break room.
13:09They stole my credit and my byline.
13:11They thought I was a pushover.
13:13They didn't know I was a blade.
13:15A blade that waited three months to be unsheathed.
13:19Tomorrow.
13:20The annual meeting.
13:21I'll make them understand.
13:22Bullying has consequences.
13:27Sarah?
13:28The day of the gala,
13:30the sun was shining bright.
13:32I put on a red dress,
13:33wore light makeup,
13:34and arrived an hour early.
13:36The venue was the banquet hall downstairs.
13:38It was lavishly decorated.
13:40Red carpet,
13:41flowers,
13:42a stage,
13:42and a big screen.
13:44I found a quiet corner and sat down to wait.
13:46At 2.30,
13:48Laura arrived.
13:49She was dressed in a black professional suit,
13:51with delicate makeup and a strong presence.
13:54Happy holidays, Laura.
13:56You look stunning.
13:57I heard you're getting the big award this year.
13:59Is that true?
14:01I gave her a cold smile.
14:04At 2.50,
14:06David, the regional director, arrived.
14:07He was the general manager of the branch,
14:10Laura's direct supervisor,
14:11and one of my main audit targets.
14:13He had falsified travel expenses,
14:16totaling $100,000 over two years.
14:18The amount wasn't huge,
14:19but the nature was serious.
14:21He must have known something was going to happen today.
14:23But he didn't know the details.
14:25Headquarters hadn't told him.
14:26At 3 o'clock,
14:28the gala began.
14:29The host was Kevin from HR.
14:31Good afternoon, everyone,
14:33and welcome to the 2026 annual gala.
14:36He gave a long opening speech,
14:38then invited David to the stage.
14:40David spoke for 15 minutes,
14:41all empty official lines,
14:43reviewing achievements,
14:44looking to the future,
14:45thanking the staff.
14:46The applause was weak.
14:47Everyone was waiting for the final part,
14:49the organizational restructuring.
14:51At 4.30,
14:52the awards ceremony ended.
14:54Next up is the final item on tonight's agenda,
14:58organizational restructuring.
15:02Sarah Miller?
15:06Please welcome,
15:07please welcome Miss Sarah Miller,
15:09head of the corporate audit team,
15:11to the stage to make the announcement.
15:13The room erupted in whispers.
15:16Sarah?
15:19Please welcome Miss Sarah Miller,
15:21head of the internal audit team,
15:23from headquarters to the stage.
15:31Hello, everyone.
15:32I am Sarah Miller.
15:33Three months ago,
15:34I came to this company as a specialist.
15:36These three months,
15:37I sat in the most remote corner,
15:39and later moved to the storage room.
15:41My work was credited to others.
15:43My badge was lost.
15:44My computer was broken.
15:46People bet in the break room on when I would quit.
15:49The bet was a hot pot dinner.
15:51Someone told me,
15:52you don't fit in this department.
15:54Write your resignation yourself.
15:56Don't blame me for being rude.
15:57But I didn't quit.
15:58Because I wasn't here to be fired.
16:01I'm here to fire you.
16:03Last August,
16:04General Manager David claimed $25,000 for Sia travel.
16:07Same period,
16:08Manager Laura claimed $30,000 for Sia client appreciation.
16:11Coincidentally,
16:12both receipts came from the same executive suite
16:15in the same resort hotel.
16:19Coincidentally,
16:20both receipts came from the same executive suite
16:23in the same resort hotel.
16:24Even more coincidentally,
16:26during those three days,
16:27the so-called client appreciation
16:29was attended only by General Manager David
16:32and Manager Laura.
16:33You're lying!
16:34What gives me the right?
16:35Manager Laura,
16:36have you forgotten?
16:37These three months,
16:38I recorded every day.
16:39Every word you said,
16:41everything you did.
16:42It's her!
16:43Laura Blake seduced me!
16:44Those fake expenses were all her doing behind my back!
16:47I had no idea!
16:49David Anderson,
16:50you're full of shit!
16:51Who said in bed that he'd promote me to region VP?
16:54Shea,
16:54he said he was tired of the old lady.
16:56Then problem,
16:57you want to push my bot?
16:58No way!
16:58No!
17:02Second,
17:03Kevin Evans.
17:04Abuse of power,
17:05long-term verbal and physical harassment
17:07of junior female employees,
17:09even using probation approvals
17:11to coerce administrative staff into bullying.
17:14Third,
17:16Mike Brown.
17:17Admitting fake invoices,
17:20totaling $230,000 over two years.
17:23Fourth,
17:23Lisa White.
17:25Bullshit!
17:26Taking kickbacks from suppliers,
17:28totaling $150,000 in one year.
17:31The evidence is here.
17:32Want to see?
17:3323 people.
17:34That is all.
17:39When I stepped off the stage,
17:40my legs felt a little weak.
17:42Not because I was scared.
17:43It was because...
17:44Three months.
17:45I finally said it.
17:46It's finally over.
17:47I walked to the corner,
17:48picked up my bag,
17:49and was about to leave.
17:50Just then,
17:51came rushing over.
17:52I looked at her.
17:53What gives you the right?
17:55What gives you the right to ruin me?
17:56Yeah, I meant to.
17:57You want to know why I didn't quit?
17:59Because I was waiting for today.
18:00Waiting for the annual meeting.
18:02Waiting for this stage.
18:03Waiting for the moment
18:03when all your partners are here.
18:05She froze for a second.
18:06I pulled a notebook out of my bag.
18:08Manager Laura.
18:09For the past three months,
18:10I've kept track of every single time
18:12you've come after me.
18:13See?
18:13It's all right here.
18:14Date.
18:15Incident.
18:15People involved.
18:16Every single one.
18:17I flipped to the first page.
18:19November 27th.
18:20My desk was forcibly moved
18:21to the dead-end corner of the hallway.
18:23Flipped to the second.
18:24December 3rd.
18:25Department dinner.
18:26I wasn't notified.
18:28Flipped to the third.
18:29December 4th.
18:30My name was replaced
18:31on the market analysis report.
18:33And there's also the recording
18:34of the quid pro quo
18:35outside Director Yang's office.
18:36Page after page.
18:37I kept flipping.
18:40December 8th.
18:41A meeting where I was hinted
18:42to resign and threatened
18:43with things getting messy.
18:45December 11th.
18:46A break room bet
18:46on when I'd quit.
18:47The stakes were a hot pot dinner.
18:49December 13th.
18:50My birthday.
18:51Got a notice for an exit interview.
18:53January 8th.
18:53My desk got moved
18:54to the storage room.
18:55January 9th.
18:56Computer broke.
18:57January 10th.
18:58Badge.
18:59Went missing.
19:00January 11th.
19:01Public humiliation
19:02in the cafeteria.
19:02I remember everything you did
19:04to me over these three months.
19:05Every last thing.
19:06I closed the notebook
19:07and looked at her.
19:08Her face went completely gray.
19:10I smiled.
19:11It's not that I tricked you.
19:12You're just too dumb.
19:14You think you could bully people
19:15and not have to pay?
19:16You think you could steal credit
19:17and there'd be no consequences?
19:19You think you and your little clique
19:20could just run wild
19:21and get away with it?
19:22I put the notebook back in my bag.
19:24I looked her in the eye.
19:26Manager Laura.
19:27Sure.
19:28The workplace is a jungle.
19:29But you forgot one thing.
19:31In the jungle?
19:32There's more than just prey.
19:34There are hunters too.
19:35I turned and walked toward the door.
19:37Behind me I heard her crying.
19:39Heart-wrenching.
19:40I didn't look back.
19:44After the annual meeting,
19:46the branch was in chaos.
19:47David Anderson's affair
19:48was exposed publicly.
19:50His wife stormed into
19:52the chairman's office
19:53with a group of people.
19:54Richard Thompson fired him
19:55to calm things down.
19:57I heard his wife had proof
19:58of him hiding assets.
19:59He lost everything.
20:00Laura Blake was sued
20:01for embezzlement.
20:02She demanded David Anderson
20:04get her a lawyer.
20:05But only got humiliation.
20:06Kevin Evans was taken away
20:08by the police.
20:09I stayed at the branch
20:10for a week.
20:11Handling the handover.
20:13Sarah, I know this is a lot to ask.
20:15I need to talk to you.
20:16I want to say I'm sorry.
20:18Your badge.
20:18I deliberately delayed it.
20:20I shouldn't have.
20:21It's not your fault.
20:22I'll give you one piece of advice.
20:24From now on,
20:25don't hurt others
20:26just because someone told you to.
20:28The workplace is hard.
20:29I know.
20:29But no matter how hard it gets,
20:31there's a bottom line.
20:31You can be weak.
20:33You can obey.
20:33You can go with the flow.
20:35But you cannot hurt
20:36an innocent person.
20:37I understand.
20:38By the way,
20:39about the badge,
20:40I don't hold it against you.
20:42Thank you, manager Sarah.
20:43The day I left,
20:44it was drizzling.
20:46These three months,
20:47finally over.
20:48I completed the mission.
20:49I also completed myself.
20:54Richard poured me a cup of tea and said,
20:56You've been through a lot.
20:58I said,
20:59It was nothing.
21:00He said,
21:01How could it be nothing?
21:03Three months,
21:04all alone,
21:05in that kind of environment.
21:06I thought about it for a second.
21:08It really wasn't easy.
21:10He shook his head and said,
21:12I heard about it.
21:13They moved you to the storage room,
21:14broke your computer.
21:15He was about to go on.
21:17I cut him off.
21:18It's in the past.
21:20He looked at me,
21:21a gleam of respect in his eyes,
21:22and asked if I knew
21:23why they chose me for this.
21:25I said,
21:25Because I'm head of the audit team?
21:27He shook his head.
21:29No,
21:29it's because you don't break.
21:31He went on,
21:32You're the steadiest person
21:33I've ever seen.
21:34No matter what happens,
21:35you don't panic.
21:36You don't fall apart.
21:38You don't lose your composure.
21:40I thanked him.
21:41He said,
21:42It's not a compliment.
21:45It's a statement of fact.
21:47Then he said,
21:48he had an idea.
21:49I waited for him to continue.
21:51The branch office is in need
21:53of a general manager right now.
21:54I froze.
21:55He asked if I was interested.
21:57I pointed at myself.
21:58I'm only 32.
22:00He laughed.
22:01What's wrong with 32?
22:02Young and accomplished.
22:03Before I could say,
22:05but,
22:05he stood up and patted me
22:06on the shoulder.
22:07Go home and think about it.
22:09Let me know tomorrow.
22:10I walked out of his office,
22:12my head spinning.
22:13General manager?
22:14Me?
22:15The same person
22:16who had been stuck
22:17in that forgotten corner
22:18three months ago?
22:19The one the whole company
22:20had isolated?
22:21The one they'd been betting on,
22:23waiting to see when they'd quit?
22:24I stood in the hallway,
22:26looking out at the city.
22:28Skyscrapers.
22:28Traffic flowing.
22:30Three months ago,
22:30I came here.
22:32Three months later,
22:33I'm going back.
22:34As general manager,
22:35I smiled.
22:36Life really is something.
22:40Every time I walked,
22:41I was alone.
22:42Now I'm also alone,
22:43but it feels completely different.
22:46Come in.
22:47Manager Sarah,
22:48here are the documents
22:49you requested.
22:50I want to apologize to you
22:52for what happened before,
22:54and...
22:55I told you,
22:56I don't hold it against you.
22:57But no buts.
22:58You've already apologized,
22:59and I accepted it.
23:01This matter is over.
23:03Go back to work.
23:05From now on,
23:06I will be a good person.
23:08Go on.
23:09I took out that notebook.
23:10I turned to the last page
23:12and wrote the final line.
23:14Investigation concluded.
23:15The records of these
23:16three months end here.
23:17Starting today,
23:18it's a new beginning.
23:19I made a decision in my heart.
23:21From now on,
23:21no one in this company
23:22will be isolated.
23:23No one will be moved
23:24to a remote corner.
23:25Because I'm here.
23:26I will make this place
23:27a fair place.
23:28A place where hard work is seen.
23:30Outside the window,
23:32the sun was rising.
23:33A new day.
23:34A new story.
23:35I'm ready.
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