Three friends in Irkutsk - Tonya, Gleb and Olga - are investigating an extremely rare case of a malfunction in the control and automation system of one of the MegaMarket service points for issuing purchases. As it turned out, this situation attracted the attention of not only local teenagers, but also employees of the State Security Service. How is the failure of the parcel terminal connected to one of the richest industrialists and entrepreneurs in Russia? How will the MIR quantum computer system ensure the safety of the citizens of the Federation? The story “The Red Button” presents a detailed account from the future about the technologies of the emerging civilization.