I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Outside the International Energy Summit venue, police lights flashed, and the atmosphere was tense. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei stood outside the cordon, watching the security personnel and experts busy inside the venue, their hearts filled with mixed emotions. Although the bomb had been defused, the appearance of the "ghost" made them realize that this was only a temporary lull.

"We can't just wait like this. 'Ghost' must have a backup plan." Zhang Wanqing said with a frown.

Fu Siyuan nodded. "He chose to act during the summit to create maximum chaos. We must quickly find out his next plan."

Suddenly, Zhang Wanqing saw a familiar figure in the crowd—a "ghost." She immediately signaled Fu Siyuan and Li Wei, and the three of them quickly approached the "ghost."

The Ghost noticed their movements and suddenly quickened his pace, heading for the back door of the conference center. The three followed closely behind him and finally stopped him in the corridor at the back door.

Ghost turned to face them and sneered, "Do you really think you can stop me? My plan has already begun. It's too late for you."

Fu Siyuan reacted quickly, lunging at the "ghost" and attempting to wrest his weapon from him. Li Wei and Zhang Wanqing also sprang into action, attempting to subdue the "ghost." A fierce struggle ensued in the corridor.

In the end, the three failed to subdue the "ghost", but a small remote control fell from his body. The remote control displayed a countdown, with less than ten minutes left.

"What is this?" Zhang Wanqing's voice trembled slightly.

Ghost sneered, "This is my final move. If you can't find and dismantle this device within ten minutes, the entire conference center will be destroyed."

Police quickly evacuated everyone from the conference center and began searching for the bomb.

At this moment, Li Wei suddenly remembered something and took out a note from his pocket: "This is something I found near the venue. It has a string of numbers and letters written on it."

Zhang Wanqing took the note and studied it carefully. "This looks like some kind of coordinates or code. We need to find someone to help decipher it."

The three of them quickly returned to the temporary headquarters and handed the note to the technical expert. After some analysis, the expert looked up, his face solemn, "This is a string of encrypted coordinates pointing to the underground parking lot near the summit."

"Underground parking lot? Does he have other equipment?" Fu Siyuan stood up suddenly.

"We have to check it out right away!" Zhang Wanqing picked up the walkie-talkie and notified the police to block the parking lot. At the same time, the three of them quickly rushed to the scene.

The underground parking lot was dim and empty, with only the occasional flash of light. The three of them walked in cautiously. A cordon had been set up, and the SWAT team members, armed and ready, were preparing for a major confrontation.

"This place is too big, how can we find it?" Li Wei whispered.

Fu Siyuan looked around and suddenly pointed to a corner in the distance: "There's a suspicious box over there. Look, there are wires on it."

The three of them approached quickly. There was a note on the box that read: "Welcome to my game. Your time is running out."

"This is a provocation from the Ghost," Zhang Wanqing gritted her teeth and said, "Quick, notify the bomb disposal experts."

At that moment, the lights in the parking lot suddenly went out, leaving it completely dark. The three of them felt their hearts leap into their throats.

"Don't panic, turn on the flashlight." Fu Siyuan said calmly. The three of them quickly turned on their flashlights, and the beams of light swayed in the darkness.

"Look, there's movement over there!" Li Wei pointed to the shadow in the distance and saw a figure moving quickly in the darkness.

"Ghost!" Zhang Wanqing yelled, and the three of them gave chase. The figure seemed very familiar with the parking lot, weaving between the cars to avoid pursuit.

"He must have other plans!" Fu Siyuan said as he chased after him, "We have to force him out."

As they were chasing, the parking lot broadcast suddenly sounded: "Dear guests, please pay attention. The summit is about to begin. Please enter as soon as possible. Dear guests, please pay attention..."

"He wants to create chaos at the start of the summit!" Zhang Wanqing suddenly realized, "He might have other devices in the venue!"

"We can't let him run away again!" Fu Siyuan shouted, and the three of them sped up and finally stopped the "Ghost" at the exit of the parking lot.

The "ghost" turned around, and in the dim light, the three of them saw his face clearly - it was someone they were familiar with.

"Why is it you?" Zhang Wanqing looked at him in shock.

"You will never catch me because this is just the beginning." The "Ghost" sneered, suddenly took out a remote control from his arms and pressed the button.

Inside the conference hall, the summit was underway, with representatives from various countries discussing energy cooperation. Suddenly, the lights flickered, and a line of words appeared on the big screen: "Countdown begins, 10 minutes."

The entire venue was in chaos, and security personnel quickly took action to escort the representatives from various countries to a safe area. When Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei arrived at the venue, they found that the "ghost" had already escaped through the underground passage.

"The device must be found within 10 minutes!" Fu Siyuan shouted.

The three of them acted separately. Zhang Wanqing was responsible for checking every corner of the venue, while Fu Siyuan and Li Wei brought bomb disposal experts to analyze the possible location of the device.

"There's a suspicious vent here!" Li Wei shouted, and the three of them quickly approached. The technical expert opened the vent and found a wire inside connected to a device.

"It's a time bomb, and there's not much time left!" the bomb disposal expert said nervously.

"Quick!" Fu Siyuan shouted, and the bomb disposal experts quickly began to dismantle the device. The seconds ticked by, and the countdown echoed throughout the venue.

"Five minutes...three minutes...one minute..."

With only 10 seconds left on the countdown, the device suddenly stopped counting. The expert looked up and breathed a sigh of relief: "Success!"

"Great!" Zhang Wanqing and Fu Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief, but Li Wei suddenly pointed out the window: "Look, what is that?"

In the sky outside the window, a drone flew slowly by with a device hanging on it, counting down.

"He has one last plan!" Zhang Wanqing yelled, "We have to notify the police immediately!"

"Quick! Notify the police! There's a bomb on the drone!" Zhang Wanqing's voice sounded particularly urgent amid the clamor outside the venue. Fu Siyuan quickly pulled out his phone and dialed the police's emergency contact number, while Li Wei stared up at the slowly flying drone.

"Received! We've seen it and are dispatching police helicopters and drone interception teams!" A tense and decisive voice came from the command center on the other end of the phone.

By this time, security personnel inside the venue had already moved the delegates to a safe area, and the cordon outside the venue had been further expanded, sealing off the entire area. In the distant sky, the sound of police helicopter propellers grew closer, and they were rushing to the scene at top speed.