#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    const int ROWS_COUNT = 4;
    const int COLUMNS_COUNT = 6;
    int test[ROWS_COUNT][COLUMNS_COUNT] = {
        {   1,  2,      3,  4,      5,  6   },
        {   7,  -8,     9,  10,     11, 12  },
        {   13, 14,     15, -16,    17, 18  },
        {   19, -20,    21, 22,     23, 24  },
    };

    int biggerNegateNumber = INT_MIN; // The minimal int-number (-2147483648)

    for ( int i = 0; i < ROWS_COUNT; i++ )
    {
        for ( int j = 0; j < COLUMNS_COUNT; j++ )
        {
            if ( (j+1) % 2 == 0 ) // Is that an even column
            {
                cout << "Checking " << test[i][j] << endl;
                if (test[i][j] > biggerNegateNumber &&  // Is it bigger than our saved number, and...
                    test[i][j] < 0 )                    // ... is it negative?
                {
                    biggerNegateNumber = test[i][j];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    cout << biggerNegateNumber << endl;

    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}