The city night was thick as ink, except for the secret base where Jiang Zhi and his allies lay, ablaze with light, like lone stars stubbornly twinkling in the darkness. Inside, the atmosphere was heavy, almost oppressive. Everyone sat around a long table piled high with documents, photos, and other materials, their eyes bloodshot, yet they stared intently at the clues in their hands, as if trying to wrestle the truth from the tangled maze of information.
Jiang Zhi's brow furrowed, her pen darting across the paper, jotting down key points. The documents spread before her detailed the abrupt and bizarre shifts in business across the world over the past few decades: some once-thriving startups suddenly experienced a funding collapse and declared bankruptcy; some established giants, revived by mysterious injections of capital at crucial moments, then abruptly shifted their business strategies, aggressively squeezing out competitors and monopolizing market resources. These seemingly isolated incidents, after days of sleepless research, gradually became a dense and sinister web, at the center of which lay the mysterious organization lurking in the darkness, controlling everything.
"Look," Jiang Zhi suddenly broke the silence, his voice a little hoarse but firm. "Looking at these large-scale commercial mergers and acquisitions, there are always some shell companies acting as thugs behind them. The registration information of these companies is vague, and the flow of funds is a mess, but it all leads to a few mysterious overseas accounts. Digging deeper into these accounts, I found that they have frequent transactions with some underground banks, and these banks are the key channels used by mysterious organizations to launder money and transfer illegal proceeds."
Upon hearing this, everyone gathered forward, their gazes following Jiang Zhi's finger, searching the documents for key evidence. An ally, versed in financial analysis, pushed his glasses and took over, "That's right. By comparing exchange rate fluctuations with the timing of capital inflows and outflows, I've discovered that just before major business decisions, these mysterious funds swarm like ghosts, artificially creating market panic or false prosperity, forcing companies into submission and becoming their puppets."
As the discussion deepened, the general structure of the mysterious organization gradually emerged. It turned out to be a rigid internal hierarchy with a meticulous division of labor. At the top, a core group of decision-makers, comprised of well-connected individuals with deep backgrounds and a deep understanding of the art of business and political maneuvering, controlled the overall situation, formulated strategy, and rarely appeared in public, like a thunderstorm hidden behind dark clouds, silent yet devastating. In the middle, a ruthless and skilled execution team was tasked with infiltrating businesses, buying people's hearts, and suppressing dissidents. Like sharp blades in the darkness, they shattered the commercial order wherever they went. At the bottom, countless ignorant minions, coerced and bribed, performed the organization's dirty work. As insignificant as ants, they formed the foundation of the entire organization.
Jiang Zhi felt a pang of pain in her heart. She knew full well that the company run by Shen Qingchen's father, once a pillar of the industry and steadfast in its integrity, had naturally become a stumbling block to the mysterious organization's expansion. They used cunning tactics to discredit the company, disrupt its supply chain, and plant spies within the company, creating management chaos and ultimately leading to its collapse. The Tang Junxi family, a family with a keen business sense, detected clues to the mysterious organization's activities and, attempting to expose the truth, were tragically wiped out. Hundreds of family members were slaughtered overnight, leaving Jiang Zhi alone in this world, pursuing justice.
At this thought, Jiang Zhi's eyes ignited with a rage so intense it threatened to ignite the paper in her hands. She clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white from the strain, and vowed to eradicate this evil organization, expose the truth, and comfort her lost loved ones and friends. However, reason, like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguished the rage within her. She knew that there was still a long way to go before she could fully expose the mysterious organization, and every step would be fraught with obstacles and dangers. What they had pieced together so far was just the tip of the iceberg. She dared not contemplate how many deadly secrets and threats lay hidden beneath the vast sea.
Meanwhile, across town, Shen Qingchen was equally mired in his investigation, unable to extricate himself. Inside the company's headquarters office, the dim light illuminated his exhausted yet resolute face. His desk was piled high with documents, and his computer screen flashed with dense data and complex business charts, but he paid no attention. His entire attention was focused on the yellowed, old document in his hand.
He stumbled upon this document while sorting through his father's belongings. It was nestled among seemingly insignificant contracts and letters, nearly discarded as waste paper. Initially, he paid it no attention. However, after several encounters with a mysterious organization, his vague memories, combined with fragments of information within the document, sparked a sense of mystery. So, in the dead of night, away from the public, he carefully studied it in his office.
The contents of the document initially appeared disorganized, consisting of routine business transactions and meeting minutes. However, as Shen Qingchen delved deeper, a series of unusual details gradually emerged. Among them were repeated references to obscure transactions involving Jiang Lingchuan and Gu Manqi. While no names were mentioned, specific code names and coded phrases were used. With the keen insight gained from years of experience in the business world, Shen Qingchen was startled, realizing that these seemingly ordinary business transactions were likely hiding a terrifying conspiracy.
His fingers trembled unconsciously. On the one hand, he felt heartbroken that his father had been isolated and helpless in such a dangerous environment. On the other hand, he was extremely angry at the betrayal of Jiang Lingchuan and Gu Manqi. These two people, one was an elder he once respected, and the other was his nominal stepmother, but they had colluded with a mysterious organization behind his father's back, pushing him step by step into the abyss, destroying his family and almost ruining his own future.
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