Jiang Zhi stood in the dimly lit makeshift command room. The walls were covered with photos and archive footage of Jiang Yao and the mysterious organization, and a map marked the locations of recent suspicious incidents. Her eyes were firm and stern. The grief and anger she had just learned of her ally's assassination burned fiercely within her, but she suppressed them, channeling them into a drive to pursue the truth and the enemy's whereabouts.
She knew that to completely defeat Jiang Yao and the mysterious organization, she had to first uncover their hiding place and their next plot. She began meticulously combing through every detail related to the assassination, from the killer's modus operandi, the weapons and equipment left behind, to the slightest traces at the scene, and even the vague descriptions of nearby witnesses.
Jiang Zhi's first focus was on the killer's weapon: a specially crafted silenced pistol, not a readily available model. Through her connections in the underground intelligence network, she contacted an expert in various weaponry. After seeing a photo and specifications of the weapon, the expert informed Jiang Zhi that the pistol was custom-made for a specific organization at a secret underground arsenal. This arsenal has numerous ties to notorious international criminal groups, including the mysterious organization behind Jiang Yao.
Following this lead, Jiang Zhi further investigated and discovered a recent suspicious shipment of goods destined for an abandoned factory complex on the outskirts of the city. The shipments were being transported with extreme secrecy, employing multiple disguises and circuitous routes, clearly a deliberate attempt to evade detection. Jiang Zhi speculated that this abandoned factory complex was likely a key base or temporary hideout for Jiang Yao and the mysterious organization.
To test his theory, Jiang Zhi dispatched several allies skilled in reconnaissance, disguising themselves as local homeless individuals or scavengers, to quietly approach the abandoned factory area for investigation. These allies carefully lurked among the brush and ruins surrounding the factory, observing for several days. They discovered that while the factory appeared abandoned, there was in fact evidence of frequent human activity within. Masked individuals hurried in and out of the area, and the factory was equipped with numerous hidden surveillance cameras and simple alarm systems, ensuring that those within reacted quickly to the approach of any stranger.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhi discovered a strange mark at the scene of her assassinated ally's death. Resembling an ancient rune, composed of lines and circles, it possessed a profoundly mysterious quality. She searched her vast knowledge base for information on the mark, ultimately finding a similar pattern in an ancient family tome. This tome cataloged historically mysterious organizations and their symbols, and the organization associated with this mark was said to specialize in manipulation, assassination, and conspiracy, a style strikingly similar to that of the mysterious organization behind Jiang Yao.
Jiang Zhi speculated that the mark might have been left intentionally by the assassins, either as a provocation or as an internal identification symbol. Either way, it provided her with new clues to further her investigation of the mysterious organization. Through the records in the secret book, she learned that this mysterious organization was once active in a distant country hundreds of years ago, then gradually disappeared, but seemed to have quietly revived in modern times and infiltrated various fields.
Based on these clues, Jiang Zhi sketched out a possible network of activities involving Jiang Yao and the mysterious organization. She discovered that the organization's layout in the city was like an intricate spider's web, with each base interconnected and supporting each other. Jiang Yao was like a poisonous spider in this web, using her jealousy and madness to manipulate the assassins into working for the mysterious organization while also satisfying her own selfish desires.
During his investigation, Jiang Zhi uncovered clues linking Jiang Lingchuan to the mysterious organization. Jiang Lingchuan's involvement with the organization dates back many years. He provided funding, connections, and political patronage to the group in exchange for support in his business and power struggles. Jiang Lingchuan's illegal activities, such as smuggling and money laundering, were carried out through the organization's underground channels. The murders of Tang Junxi's family and Shen Qingchen's father were also linked to their awareness of Jiang Lingchuan's collusion with the organization. To protect their secrets, the organization will resort to any means necessary to eliminate them.
Jiang Zhi realized that she was not just facing a crazy Jiang Yao and a mysterious assassination organization, but a huge dark group with multiple interests and forces involved. But she did not retreat at all. She knew that she had the responsibility of avenging Tang Junxi, Shen Qingchen's father, and her dead allies, and also to protect her children and all those threatened by this dark group.
Continuing her investigation, Jiang Zhi discovered that the mysterious organization also had a presence in the city's financial district. They had amassed enormous wealth by controlling small financial companies, manipulating the stock market, engaging in illegal lending and money laundering. Jiang Zhi speculated that they likely used this wealth to purchase weapons, bribe officials, and recruit assassins to sustain their operations and expand.
Seeking further evidence of the mysterious organization's activities in the financial district, Jiang Zhi contacted a friend who had previously worked in finance and possessed a deep understanding of the dark side of financial markets. This friend shared information about unusual transactions at certain financial firms and helped her analyze the potential hidden secrets behind these transactions. Following these leads, Jiang Zhi uncovered financial flows between mysterious accounts with close ties to offshore financial centers, further confirming the organization's international operations.
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