I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

As night fell, the city's neon lights flickered dimly in the drizzle. Li Wei walked alone on a secluded street, his footsteps echoing crisply on the wet pavement. He glanced around warily, making sure he wasn't being followed.

He arrived at an old telephone booth, the meeting place he had agreed to meet with his informant. The glass inside the booth was shattered, and the phone lines inside had been torn, leaving only an empty shell. Li Wei looked around, confirmed that no one was there, and quickly got inside.

Soon, a figure in a black windbreaker hurried over. He wore a hat and lowered his head, trying not to let anyone see his face. This person was Li Wei's informant, the personal assistant to the financial director of Blackstone Group, a key figure with a wealth of information within the group.

The two men walked into the phone booth, Li Wei quickly closed the door, and the two stood face to face in the small space.

"Did you get what I wanted?" Li Wei's voice was low and urgent.

The informant nodded, took out a USB drive from his pocket and handed it to Li Wei: "There is everything you want in it, but you have to ensure my safety."

Li Wei took the USB drive, his eyes flashing with determination: "Don't worry, I will ensure your safety."

Li Wei returned home and quickly inserted the USB drive into his computer. A series of complex data and files appeared on the screen. He began to carefully analyze these data, which were all records of Blackstone Group's capital flow.

His eyes were fixed on the screen, his fingers were typing rapidly on the keyboard, trying to find the pattern of capital flow. He found that Blackstone Group's funds were transferred through a series of complex accounts and eventually flowed to several secret accounts overseas.

Li Wei knew that these secret accounts were the key to Blackstone Group's money laundering, so he began to track these accounts, trying to find the real owners behind them.

He discovered that the account holders of these accounts were seemingly unrelated shell companies, but through further investigation, he discovered that the owners behind these companies had business dealings with Blackstone. On the surface, these companies were only trading antiques with Blackstone, but behind the scenes, they were actually employed by Blackstone and were simply helping Blackstone launder its illegal funds.

As his investigation deepened, Li Wei gradually uncovered the full extent of Blackstone's money laundering network. He discovered that this network involved not only the illegal trade of art but also drugs, arms smuggling, and other sectors. He compiled this information into a detailed report, which he planned to submit to the police once their plan was complete.

Meanwhile, Zhang Wanqing and Fu Siyuan were also frantically preparing. Zhang Wanqing released a series of news reports about the mysterious collector in the media, successfully attracting the attention of the Blackstone Group. Fu Siyuan monitored all developments on the website to ensure the smooth progress of the plan.

Li Wei handed the report to a former colleague who was helping him with his plan. They began monitoring Blackstone's accounts. They discovered unusually high capital flows and significant amounts. Once online trading was successfully implemented, they planned to swiftly freeze these accounts and sever Blackstone's funding chain.

Fu Siyuan sat at his computer, the screen displaying the backend management system for an antique auction website. His fingers tapped gently on the keyboard, creating a rhythmic sound. His eyes were focused and sharp, glued to every message on the screen. This auction website, meticulously constructed by him, was about to become the key to their plan.

He took a deep breath and checked the security settings of the website, making sure all data was encrypted and all transaction records were difficult to trace. He knew that the people at Blackstone Group would not trust any information easily, so they had to do it perfectly.

Just then, his computer beeped and a new private message appeared on the screen. His eyes fixed on it. It was from a contact named Shi Tou. He quickly opened the private message and read it.

"We are very interested in these artifacts, but we need to ensure the security of the transaction," the message read.

"Our batch of cultural relics is quite large. Are you sure we can get them?" Fu Siyuan asked.

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth. The Blackstone Group is behind me. I'm just a small follower. I'm here to trade with you on their behalf. But you must ensure the safety of the transaction and that our group remains unknown to others." Shi Tou said.

"Of course, I also have to ensure my own safety. These cultural relics were obtained through illegal tomb robbery, and we dare not auction them at a formal auction." Fu Siyuan further said.

At this moment, Fu Siyuan couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth into a cold smile. He continued, "We can only operate online to ensure the security of the transaction. Don't worry, the transactions are all conducted privately. The online transactions are all fake, and your group's name will not appear on them."

He knew that such a response would be enough to pique the interest of Blackstone Group, which favored this kind of high-risk, high-reward deal.

Fu Siyuan continued working on his computer, and he began to instruct the Blackstone Group on how to operate. He explained the transaction process in detail, and each step was designed to be very complicated, enough to convince the other party that it was to ensure the security of the transaction.

Fu Siyuan told Shitou that all transactions must be conducted through a specific encrypted channel, and all funds must first be transferred to a specific offshore account and then to the seller's account. The seller was an overseas collector and did not want to get into trouble because these artifacts were obtained through tomb robbing.

Fu Siyuan's confidence and these complicated steps would make people from Blackstone believe that they were participating in a very professional transaction.

The Blackstone Group's personnel began to follow Fu Siyuan's instructions, transferring funds to a designated offshore account. They also monitored every step of the transaction to ensure there were no issues. Their eyes revealed greed and cunning. They believed that by purchasing the artifacts at a low price and selling them at a high price, they would generate huge profits.

Meanwhile, Li Wei and his colleagues were frantically preparing. They already knew the Blackstone Group's capital flows and began monitoring the offshore account, ready to take action the moment the funds arrived. The so-called encrypted channel Fu Siyuan mentioned was merely a fake one he had designed. Li Wei was constantly monitoring and recording the entire transaction.

At this moment, Zhang Wanqing was writing a new report about the deal. She detailed the details of Blackstone's deal and the police's preparations. Her words were filled with urgency, knowing that this report would shock the entire city. As soon as Li Wei and his men took action to arrest the Blackstone Group's personnel, she would immediately publish the report.

As the trading day approached, Fu Siyuan, Li Wei and Zhang Wanqing became increasingly nervous.

As night fell, the atmosphere of the online transaction grew increasingly tense. Fu Siyuan, disguised as an auction house staff member, kept a vigilant eye, ready to respond to any possible situation. Li Wei, Zhang Wanqing, and everyone else were also prepared.

The moment Blackstone's funds arrived in offshore accounts, they took immediate action.

Zhang Wanqing posted her report online, where it quickly went viral. Li Wei and others arrived at Blackstone Group, preparing to arrest him. This action quickly caused panic among Blackstone's senior management, who began attempting to transfer funds, but it was too late. The group's top brass began blaming each other, and internal conflicts quickly intensified.

Subsequently, the police seized a series of transactions behind Fu Siyuan's auction website as evidence, freezing Blackstone's funds and halting its illegal transactions. Some businesses relying on Blackstone's funds began facing financial crises and even bankruptcy, triggering a series of economic problems. Overseas companies that had used Blackstone to launder illegal funds also fell into crisis, and Blackstone's money laundering network began to collapse.