I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

The moment the bomb countdown stopped, the entire venue erupted in cheers. However, this brief moment of joy was quickly interrupted by screams from outside the window. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei looked out the window almost simultaneously. A drone was slowly flying in the sky, with a device hanging below it, and the numbers on it were rapidly counting down.

"This is Ghost's final move!" Fu Siyuan's face instantly turned pale. "He wants to create even greater chaos while we're relaxed!"

"We have to deal with this immediately!" Zhang Wanqing immediately picked up the intercom. "This is Zhang Wanqing. A drone carrying a bomb has been spotted outside the venue. Requesting support!"

"Received! The police helicopter is on the way!" The command center responded over the intercom.

Outside the venue, a police helicopter quickly took off, its SWAT team members ready to go. The drone wasn't flying very fast, but its flight path seemed carefully planned, heading towards the city center.

"It flew towards the commercial district, where there is a large flow of people. If it explodes, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Fu Siyuan said anxiously.

"The helicopter is approaching the target, prepare to intercept!" The voice of the command center sounded on the walkie-talkie.

However, just as the helicopter was about to approach the drone, it suddenly changed direction and flew towards a more densely populated residential area. The SWAT team members' hearts instantly rose to their throats.

"We can't let it get close to residential areas!" Zhang Wanqing shouted, "We must shoot it down in mid-air!"

"However, if it explodes in the air, the fragments may injure innocent people!" Fu Siyuan warned.

"We have no choice but to take the risk!" Zhang Wanqing said firmly.

The SWAT team on the helicopter quickly adjusted their tactics and prepared to capture the drone with a net gun. However, just as they were about to launch it, the drone suddenly accelerated and flew towards an abandoned factory.

"Why does it go there?" Li Wei asked puzzledly.

"No matter why it goes there, we must stop it!" Fu Siyuan said loudly.

The helicopter was in hot pursuit, and the drone was circling over the factory, seemingly searching for a suitable landing spot. At that moment, the drone's device suddenly stopped counting down, and a line of words appeared on the screen: "Game over, you win."

"What does this mean?" Zhang Wanqing frowned. "Did the 'Ghost' really give up?"

"No, there must be something fishy here!" Fu Siyuan's intuition told him that things were not that simple.

The SWAT team in the helicopter carefully approached the drone, captured it and brought it back to the ground. After a preliminary inspection, it turned out that the bomb on the device was fake, just a carefully crafted model.

"Is the 'ghost' playing tricks on us?" Li Wei felt incredible.

"No, he's conveying some kind of message." Zhang Wanqing looked at the screen on the device, which displayed a line of words: "The game is just the beginning, the real challenge is yet to come."

"This is a provocation from the 'Ghost'. He is still observing us in the dark." Fu Siyuan's face turned serious.

"We must find out his real purpose, otherwise there will be more dangers." Zhang Wanqing said.

Although the "ghost" has temporarily vanished, its shadow still looms over the city. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei know that this battle between good and evil has only just begun. The next challenge could come at any time.

After the drone was brought back to the police station, Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei quickly met with technical experts and began a thorough inspection of the drone. They knew that there were more secrets hidden behind the "ghost" of the drone.

Technical experts carefully disassembled the drone, trying to find any possible clues. After careful inspection, they found a hidden chip inside the drone, which stored some strange data.

"What is this?" Li Wei asked curiously.

"It looks like some kind of encrypted signal," the technical expert said. "We're analyzing its source."

"It could be the signal source that Ghost uses to control the drone," Zhang Wanqing speculated. "If we can find the source of the signal, perhaps we can find Ghost."

The police quickly activated the signal tracking system to try to locate the source of the signal. However, the signal seemed to have been encrypted and redirected multiple times, making it extremely difficult to track.

"The source of the signal appears to be somewhere in the city center," the technical expert said, "but the exact location is difficult to pinpoint."

"The Ghost must have a base there," Fu Siyuan said. "We must find it as soon as possible."

"We can use the drone's flight path to narrow down the area," Zhang Wanqing said. "There must be some pattern to its previous flight paths."

The three quickly returned to the conference room and plotted the drone's flight path and the approximate location of the signal source on a map. After careful analysis, they discovered that the approximate location of the signal source was very close to the drone's flight path's endpoint: the abandoned factory.

"The Ghost's base might be near the abandoned factory," Zhang Wanqing said. "We have to go there and take a look."

The police quickly organized a special police team to search the abandoned factory. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei also went there, knowing that this might be the key to uncovering the identity of the "ghost".

The abandoned factory had been deserted for years, with dilapidated buildings and piles of debris everywhere. The special police team entered the factory cautiously, armed with weapons, as if facing a major enemy.

"It's too quiet here. It's impossible that the 'Ghost' is unprepared." Fu Siyuan whispered.

"We have to be careful, there might be a trap." Zhang Wanqing reminded.

During their search, Li Wei suddenly discovered a hidden entrance to the basement and immediately signaled others to pay attention.

"There is a basement here, maybe the 'ghost' is in there." Li Wei said.

"We have to go down and take a look." Zhang Wanqing nodded.

The SWAT team quickly surrounded the basement entrance, carefully opened the iron door, and walked down the dim stairs.

In the basement, dark except for the dim light of a flashlight, they found a crude console filled with electronic devices and monitors.

"This is Ghost's base!" Fu Siyuan said, "He must be controlling the drones from here."

"But where are the people?" Li Wei asked doubtfully.

At this moment, the light in the basement suddenly came on, and a familiar voice sounded behind them: "Welcome to my home."

The three of them turned quickly and saw the "ghost" standing behind them with a cold smile on his face.

"You have indeed come," said the Ghost, "but you are too late."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Wanqing asked warily.

Ghost sneered and pressed a button. Suddenly, a line of words lit up on the basement wall: "Game Over, You Lose."