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At that moment, I noticed a suspicious black sedan parked across the street.
“Director Li, it seems someone is following us,” I whispered.
Director Li glanced over, his face instantly turning pale. “Damn it, they’ve found me! Siyuan, you need to leave right now. Find this person; he might be your only hope.”
He quickly scribbled a name and address on a napkin and handed it to me.
“Remember, don’t trust anyone, not even me. Now go!”
I wanted to ask more, but Director Li had already stood up and was walking toward the black car. Seizing the opportunity, I hurriedly left the café, my heart racing as if it were about to leap out of my throat.
Walking down the street, I felt like a pawn pushed onto a chessboard. But the scariest part was that I didn’t even know who was really playing the game.
The note from Director Li was already damp in my palm. I walked briskly through the morning rush hour, blending in with the crowd of office workers. Each time I passed a surveillance camera, I instinctively lowered the brim of my hat.
Two hours later, I stood in front of the address on the note—a somewhat old-fashioned apartment building. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door of the third floor as instructed.
The door opened to reveal an elderly man in his sixties. His gaze was striking—sharp yet imbued with a sense of worldly wisdom. I had only seen such eyes on seasoned investors.
“Who are you?” the old man asked warily.
“I... I am Chen Siyuan. Director Li sent me to find you,” I stammered, handing him the napkin.
The old man examined the note carefully and sighed heavily. "I am Professor Luo, and I taught Financial Law at Tsinghua before my retirement. That child, Li Mingyu, has ultimately dragged you into this."
Hearing that name took me by surprise. Li Mingyu was the full name of Director Li. It dawned on me just how little I actually knew about my boss, whom I interacted with daily.
Professor Luo invited me inside and poured me a cup of tea. His study was filled with professional books on finance, many of which he had authored himself. The most prominent one was titled "Investigative Records of Financial Crime."
"I have a rough idea of what’s happening. He Zhiyuan is a very dangerous person," Professor Luo's tone turned serious. "I was monitoring him when I was at the Securities Regulatory Commission. The 2008 Financial Crisis was ostensibly due to the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, but in reality, many companies were brought down by short-selling actions from people like him. At that time, there was no concrete evidence, and they managed to escape unscathed."
"Who are these people?"
"A subterranean empire that has dominated the financial sector for twenty years." Professor Luo's voice grew graver. "They control several large investment banks and launder money through publicly listed companies like Future Technology while manipulating the market. The estimated amount involved exceeds hundreds of billions."
I shared with Professor Luo the information I had discovered on the USB drive. After hearing it, his expression darkened even further.
"This is worse than I thought," he said as he began pacing the room. "With the evidence you have, it’s enough to ensure that several financial sharks spend the rest of their lives in prison. They won’t let you go."
Just then, my phone rang. It was Lawyer Li.
" Siyuan, where are you? The company has reported that you fled with confidential documents, and the police have already started a citywide manhunt!"
My heart sank to the bottom. This was their plan: first, to portray me as a suspect in insider trading through the media, and then to issue a warrant for my arrest on charges of stealing company secrets. Once I was caught, they could easily pin all the blame on me.
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