I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Under the night sky, neon lights flickered eerily across the city, as if foreshadowing a coming storm. Zhang Wanqing sat at her computer in her office, her brow furrowed, her eyes flickering between the data and documents on the screen. Her fingers pounded rapidly on the keyboard, each word like a bullet, piercing the heart of the pharmaceutical factory.

She was filled with anxiety and unease. The pharmaceutical company's counterattack was even more fierce than she had expected. The online troll army was just the beginning; now they were using their political influence to put pressure on Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei.

Late at night, the two sat in front of the computer and began to sort out the evidence Lin Hao had brought. Time passed by minute by minute, and the sky outside gradually brightened.

However, Zhang Wanqing didn't know that Lin Hao's eyes hid a deeper secret. He was indeed an insider of the pharmaceutical factory, but his purpose was not to help Zhang Wanqing, but to get close to her, obtain the evidence in her hands, and then destroy it.

Lin Hao holds a high position within the pharmaceutical company, responsible for its secret projects. He knows that if the evidence in Zhang Wanqing's hands were made public, the pharmaceutical company would face catastrophic consequences. He must prevent this.

He looked at Zhang Wanqing's focused back, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. He knew that he had to act quickly, otherwise it would be too late.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Zhang Wanqing and Lin Hao quickly looked up and saw Li Wei and Fu Siyuan standing at the door with nervous expressions on their faces.

She quickly stood up and walked in front of Li Wei and Fu Siyuan.

"We can't let them succeed." Her voice was firm and powerful. "We've come so far, we can't give up now."

Li Wei and Fu Siyuan looked at each other, their eyes filled with determination.

"You're right, Wanqing." Fu Siyuan's voice was calm and firm. "We have no way out."

Zhang Wanqing and Lin Hao were sorting documents in the office, while Fu Siyuan and Li Wei were discussing something in another office. Suddenly, Li Wei opened the door of Zhang Wanqing's office and asked her to come out.

"Wanqing, I have to talk to you." Li Wei's voice was low and powerful.

Zhang Wanqing's heart tightened. She knew that Li Wei would never disturb her without a reason. She stood up and followed Li Wei to a corner outside the office.

"I've been observing Lin Hao." Li Wei's voice was low and powerful. "I doubt his true intentions."

Zhang Wanqing was shocked and looked at Li Wei with confusion in her eyes.

"What do you mean?" There was a tremor in her voice.

Li Wei took a deep breath. He knew he had to confess.

"I suspect he is a spy sent by the pharmaceutical company. His purpose is to get close to you, obtain the evidence in your hands, and then destroy them." There was a hint of determination in Li Wei's voice.

Zhang Wanqing's face turned pale instantly. She turned around to look at Lin Hao, only to see him standing in front of the computer with a USB flash drive in his hand.

Just as Lin Hao was about to insert the USB drive into the computer and prepare to destroy the evidence, Li Wei quickly took action and grabbed his wrist.

"What are you doing?" Li Wei's voice was filled with anger.

Lin Hao's face turned pale in an instant, and he looked at Li Wei with fear in his eyes.

"I...I..." He stammered, unable to explain his behavior.

Zhang Wanqing quickly walked up to Lin Hao, her eyes full of disappointment and anger.

"Are you really a spy sent by the pharmaceutical company?" There was a tremor in her voice.

Lin Hao's face became even paler, and he looked at Zhang Wanqing with pain in his eyes.

"I...I'm sorry." There was a hint of despair in his voice.

Just when Li Wei was about to hand Lin Hao over to the police, Lin Hao had a change of heart and decided to help them.

"I'm willing to help you. Please give me a chance!" Lin Hao pleaded, "My sister is also one of the victims. This is true!"

"How do we know if you are telling the truth?" Zhang Wanqing asked.

"You have such a powerful person here, I dare not lie to you! If I am lying this time, you can just hand me over to the police." Lin Hao said.

Zhang Wanqing believed Lin Hao's words a little bit because she did see the evidence in his hand that his sister also had a reaction after receiving the vaccine injection.

"I am actually a research and development engineer in a pharmaceutical factory. I am in charge of a secret project of the pharmaceutical factory, which is to develop a new type of vaccine. Originally, I did not agree to use humans for experiments, but we used experimental mice and there was no effect. In the end, we had to use humans... Of course I know that this is not right. Seeing some children have different degrees of reactions after being injected with my experimental vaccine, and some even have paralysis of the lower body, my heart is also very painful, and I blame myself. But since things have happened, the only solution is to give them a sum of money." Lin Hao said.

"I had always thought that I would quit my job once the experimental vaccine was successfully developed. As a result, my sister was also randomly injected with the experimental vaccine and fell into a coma. After she woke up, she became a fool and could not speak. I wanted to die all of a sudden. I asked the company for some money, but they told me to steal your evidence. If I stole it, they would give me a large sum of money, enough for my sister and I to spend the rest of our lives." Lin Hao continued.

"Think about it, I could get a lot of money just by stealing evidence, so I agreed. But when I came to you and learned about everything, especially when I saw how persistent you were for justice, I was a little shaken." Lin Hao said.

"Since you are wavering, why do you still want to steal evidence?" Zhang Wanqing asked him back.

"Just when I was about to give up stealing the evidence, I received a call from the hospital, urging me to pay my sister's medical bills. I looked at the little balance left on my bank card, and I wanted to steal again. I...ah..." Lin Hao said, lowering his head.

Zhang Wanqing felt sorry for Lin Hao's situation, but she didn't comfort him. Instead, she took a deep breath. She knew she couldn't let Lin Hao's betrayal affect her investigation. She turned back to her computer and continued her work.

"We can't let his betrayal get to us." Her voice was firm and powerful. "We've come so far. We can't give up now."

Fu Siyuan knew that Zhang Wanqing had a soft heart and must have forgiven Lin Hao. So he said to Li Wei, "Give him one chance. If he dares to lie to us again, we'll hand him over to the police."

"Did you hear that, kid? If you dare to lie to us again, I will punch you to death!" Li Wei said as he waved his fist at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao nodded, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

Li Wei's clenched fists slowly loosened, and he looked at Lin Hao, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He knew that they needed Lin Hao's help, but he also knew how dangerous it was to trust a former enemy.

"Okay, we need your help." Li Wei's voice was cautious, "But remember, if you betray us again, I will show no mercy."

"I understand." There was a hint of determination in his voice. "I won't let you down."

Just like that, Lin Hao also joined the Iron Triangle investigation team. The four of them sat around the conference table in the office and began to discuss the next countermeasures.