I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Chapter 319 Infiltrating the Travel Group

The waves gently lapped against the beach, making a subtle sound. Zhang Wanqing stood by the sea, staring at the mysterious text message on her phone. Her fingers trembled slightly, but her eyes grew more determined.

"The game has just begun..." She repeated the content of the text message in a low voice, feeling an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

"Wanqing, what's wrong?" Fu Siyuan and Li Wei came from behind. They had already noticed that something was wrong with Zhang Wanqing.

"Look at this text message." Zhang Wanqing handed the phone to them.

After Fu Siyuan and Li Wei finished reading, their expressions turned serious. Fu Siyuan said in a deep voice, "It seems that the other party is not going to give up."

"They may have learned that we handed the evidence to the police," Li Wei added. "Next, they may take more extreme measures."

"We must strike first." Zhang Wanqing raised her head, a sharp glint in her eyes. "Since they dare to take the initiative to provoke us, it means they have other plans. We need to find out their next move."

The three of them returned to the hotel and quickly began a discussion. Fu Siyuan turned on his computer and retrieved all the clues they had previously collected, trying to find a new breakthrough.

"Where did this text message come from?" Zhang Wanqing asked.

"The source of the signal has been disguised, making it difficult to track." Fu Siyuan frowned, "However, I can try to locate the device that sent the text message."

"If the other party is in Sanya, we might be able to catch them," said Li Wei.

Fu Siyuan nodded and began to work on his computer. Time ticked by, and various data flashed across the screen. Finally, he looked up, a flicker of excitement in his eyes. "We've located it! The signal is coming from an office building near Sanya Bay."

"Office building?" Zhang Wanqing pondered. "That might be their command center."

"We have to go there and take a look." Li Wei said immediately.

In the darkness of the night, the three drove to an office building near Sanya Bay. The building was brightly lit and appeared exceptionally busy. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei, dressed in casual clothes and disguised as ordinary office workers, quietly entered the building.

"We have to find the location of the signal source first." Fu Siyuan said in a low voice.

The three of them split up, with Li Wei responsible for monitoring the building's security while Zhang Wanqing and Fu Siyuan began searching each floor. They discovered that the office building was mostly occupied by travel agencies and tourism companies, but one company stood out as particularly mysterious: Haitian International Tourism Group.

"This company might be the key," Zhang Wanqing said, pointing to the sign on the door. "Their name and business scope are very vague. They don't seem like a legitimate company."

"Let's go in and take a look." Fu Siyuan nodded.

They pushed open the office door, and it was pitch black inside. Fu Siyuan turned on his flashlight and found the room filled with documents and computer equipment. Zhang Wanqing quickly walked to a desk and found a running computer on it.

"This computer may have clues." Zhang Wanqing whispered.

Fu Siyuan immediately started operating the computer, trying to crack the system. However, just when he was about to succeed, a warning suddenly popped up on the computer screen: "The system has detected an illegal intrusion and is about to sound the alarm!"

"Let's go!" Fu Siyuan shouted, and the three of them immediately turned around and rushed out of the office.

As the three rushed out of the office, they heard hurried footsteps in the corridor. They quickly hid in the utility room next to them and observed the situation outside through the crack in the door.

"Someone is coming!" Li Wei said in a low voice.

Soon, several men in black rushed into the office and began to look around. One of them picked up the intercom and said, "Someone's sneaking in! Seal off the building immediately!"

"We have to leave quickly," Zhang Wanqing said. "They may already know we are here."

The three of them quietly came out of the utility room and ran down the stairs. However, when they reached the first floor, they found that the exit of the building had been blocked.

"What should we do?" Li Wei said anxiously.

"There's a back door here!" Zhang Wanqing said, pointing to a half-open door.

The three of them quickly rushed to the back door, but just as they were about to escape from the building, a familiar voice came from behind: "Want to leave so soon?"

The three of them turned around suddenly and found Lin Hai standing behind them with a strange smile on his face.

"You've finally come." Lin Hai sneered, "But you have no way to escape."

The men in black behind Lin Hai quickly surrounded the three of them. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei stood back to back, looking at each other warily.

"Who are you?" Zhang Wanqing demanded loudly, "Why are you framing tourists and threatening us?"

"Do you really want to know?" Lin Hai stepped forward, getting close to Zhang Wanqing's face. "We're just a small branch. You'll never be able to touch the real mastermind behind this."

"You're stalling for time." Fu Siyuan said coldly, "The police will find this place soon."

"Police?" Lin Hai laughed. "Do you think they'll believe you? We have inextricable ties with many of them."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Wanqing frowned.

"It's simple. We've bribed some police officers." Lin Hai sneered, "So, even if you hand over the evidence to the police, it won't change anything."

"Are you threatening us?" Zhang Wanqing glared at him.

"No, I'm just reminding you." Lin Hai said, "The game has just begun, and you have already lost."

At this moment, Li Wei suddenly discovered that the back door of the building was pushed open from the outside. Several men in black rushed in and quickly subdued Lin Hai and his men.

"Who are you?" Lin Hai asked in horror.

"We are here to save you." A familiar voice came from the crowd.

Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei were surprised to find that the person who came was Zhang Wanqing's father, Zhang Beichen.

"Dad?" Zhang Wanqing couldn't believe her eyes.

"Wanqing, are you okay?" Zhang Beichen walked up quickly and looked at them with concern.

"Dad, why are you here?" Zhang Wanqing asked.

"I received a notice from the police saying you might be in danger," Zhang Beichen explained, "so I rushed over to check on you."

"How did the police know?" Fu Siyuan asked.

"After you handed the evidence to the police, they started to act," Zhang Beichen said. "They have been secretly protecting you, but you just didn't know it."

"I see." Zhang Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. "So what should we do now?"

"Let's leave here first." Zhang Beichen said, "Let the police handle the rest."

So Zhang Beichen took Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei and left quickly.