I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Chapter 318 Lure the snake out of its hole

"Why are you here?" Li Wei rubbed his head and looked a little tired.

"Are you okay?" Zhang Wanqing asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I was just knocked unconscious by them." Li Wei explained, "I followed Lin Hai here and found out that he was meeting with a mysterious person. As soon as I approached, they discovered me."

"Who is that mysterious person?" Fu Siyuan asked.

"I didn't see it clearly, but he gave Lin Hai a file bag, and Lin Hai left after taking it." Li Wei said with a frown.

"It seems that the file bag is very important." Zhang Wanqing thought thoughtfully.

After the three returned to the hotel, they began to analyze the possible contents of the document bag that Lin Hai had obtained. Zhang Wanqing suddenly remembered the warning on the note and realized that the other party might have already grasped their whereabouts.

"We have to be careful, they may be monitoring us secretly," said Zhang Wanqing.

"I suspect that document bag contains their core evidence," Fu Siyuan added. "It might be the key to our cracking this fraud ring."

"Then we have to find a way to get that file bag." Li Wei said.

"But Lin Hai will definitely not hand over the documents easily." Zhang Wanqing frowned.

Just then, Fu Siyuan's phone rang. He picked up the call, only to hear the other party say coldly: "If you don't want to cause trouble, don't get involved in this matter anymore."

After Fu Siyuan hung up the phone, he said solemnly, "They already know that we are investigating the document bag."

"It seems that we can only face off head-on." Zhang Wanqing gritted her teeth, "We have to lure the snake out of its hole."

After some discussion, the three decided to set up a trap. They posted a false message online, claiming that they had obtained the core evidence of the fraud gang and were ready to expose it. The message quickly attracted the attention of the other party.

That night, Zhang Wanqing received an anonymous call, asking her to meet at a restaurant by the sea to exchange briefcases.

"Be careful, I'll go alone." Zhang Wanqing said.

"No, it's too dangerous." Fu Siyuan and Li Wei firmly objected.

"It's safer for me to go alone. They won't be suspicious." Zhang Wanqing insisted, "You guys protect me in secret."

Finally, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei agreed to her plan. They set up surveillance cameras around the restaurant in advance and were ready to provide support at any time.

Zhang Wanqing walked into the restaurant alone, looked around, and found Lin Hai sitting in the corner waiting for her. She took a deep breath and walked towards Lin Hai.

"You are here as expected." Lin Hai saw Zhang Wanqing and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Where is the briefcase?" Zhang Wanqing asked directly.

"Why do you think I will give it to you?" Lin Hai looked at her provocatively.

"Because you have no other choice," Zhang Wanqing said coldly, "We already have enough evidence. If you don't cooperate, the entire fraud gang will be destroyed."

Lin Hai was silent for a while, then took out a file bag from his pocket and threw it on the table.

"This is what you want, but don't forget, you have offended someone you shouldn't have offended." Lin Hai said, then got up and left.

Zhang Wanqing opened the document bag and found a detailed fund flow chart and photos of some key figures. She knew that this document bag was the key to breaking the fraud ring.

Just as Zhang Wanqing got the file bag, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei rushed into the restaurant. They quickly subdued Lin Hai and took him to the hotel.

"Who are you?" Lin Hai was pressed on the chair and asked angrily.

"We are journalists, specializing in exposing fraud gangs like yours." Zhang Wanqing looked at him coldly.

"You think you can win by just getting this evidence? You've gotten yourself into even bigger trouble." Lin Hai sneered, "We have a bigger organization behind us. You're no match for us."

"You think we're afraid?" Fu Siyuan interrupted him, "We already have enough evidence, and the police will take action soon."

Lin Hai's face suddenly turned pale, and he realized that he might have underestimated these reporters. However, just as he was about to continue threatening, Li Wei suddenly found that there was a miniature signal transmitter in Lin Hai's pocket.

"He has been transmitting signals to the outside!" Li Wei immediately took out the signal transmitter.

"It seems that they already know that we have obtained the file bag." Zhang Wanqing said with a frown.

"We must act immediately, otherwise they will destroy the evidence in advance." Fu Siyuan said.

Just as they were about to take further action, a news push popped up on their phone: "Sanya police launched a large-scale operation to crack down on tourism fraud gangs."

"This is our chance," Zhang Wanqing said. "We must cooperate with the police to completely dismantle this gang."

The three immediately handed the document bag and all the evidence to the police. The police acted swiftly, conducting surprise inspections of hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls involved in the fraud ring. Aqiang and the other suspects were apprehended one by one, and the fraud ring's operating system began to collapse.

However, even as the police were taking action, a larger conspiracy was quietly unfolding. The mysterious organization behind Lin Hai was not resigned to this and began to retaliate against Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei. Their phones were tapped, their whereabouts were tracked, and even threats were made against their families.

"We may have underestimated the power of this organization," Fu Siyuan said. "We must be more careful."

"We can't retreat," Zhang Wanqing said firmly. "We've come this far and we can't let the victims down."

"Then what should we do next?" Li Wei asked.

"We will continue investigating until we uncover the true face of this organization," Zhang Wanqing replied.

As night fell, the streets of Sanya remained bustling, but Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei felt an unprecedented pressure. They knew that this struggle had only just begun. How large was the mysterious organization behind Lin Hai? What methods would they use to exact revenge? These questions weighed heavily on their minds.

Zhang Wanqing sat on the beach, looking at the boundless sea, her heart filled with complicated emotions. She knew that the storm had just begun, and they were already standing at the center of the storm.

"Wanqing, what should we do next?" Fu Siyuan walked over and sat next to her.

"We can only keep moving forward." Zhang Wanqing raised her head, a look of determination in her eyes. "No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, we must persevere."

"Well, we will always be with you." Fu Siyuan nodded.

At this moment, Zhang Wanqing's phone suddenly vibrated. She turned on the phone and found an anonymous text message:

"Do you think you've won? The game has just begun..."

Zhang Wanqing's expression instantly became solemn. She realized that there was a larger and more complex organization behind this.