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After leaving the café, I didn't head straight back to the office. The mysterious USB drive in my pocket felt heavy, like I was carrying a block of lead. I needed to find a safe place to see what was inside.
Ultimately, I chose the city library. In such a public space, at least I could temporarily escape the feeling of being watched. I found a secluded corner and carefully opened the USB drive.
Inside, there was only one encrypted file. After trying several common passwords without success, I was about to give up when I remembered the last words of that mysterious person: "Intuition is important." With a mindset of giving it a shot, I typed in the pinyin for "intuition."
To my surprise, the file opened.
What I saw next made me break out in a cold sweat.
"The overall operational plan for Future Technology, as instructed by Mr. He..."
The name He Zhiyuan was not unfamiliar to me. As the founder of Future Technology, he was a legendary figure in the financial world. Ten years ago, he was just a small employee at a securities company; now he was the actual controller of multiple publicly listed companies. Rumor had it that his specialty was packaging loss-making companies into "star enterprises" and then selling them at high prices to unsuspecting investors.
But no one expected that behind this financial genius lay such a massive scam. The email detailed how he orchestrated a series of maneuvers to package this loss-making tech company as an "AI Giant."
This was not a tech company at all; it was a meticulously designed "financial magic box." They were like magicians, using dozens of shell companies as props to stage a grand "money transfer."
For example, Company A claims today to have developed AI technology worth one hundred million and sells it to Company B. Company B then sells this so-called "upgraded version" for one hundred fifty million to Company C. Company C marks it up by two hundred million and sells it to D Company. On paper, each company is raking in profits, but in reality, this AI technology might not even exist; it’s merely invoices exchanged among these companies.
It was like several people playing Tai Chi—seemingly elegant movements but essentially just passing the ball around. Only this time, the ball was the hard-earned money of ordinary investors.
What shocked me even more was that this document indicated that Future Technology wasn't the only player involved. Several large investment banks and accounting firms were also complicit. They collaborated to package an enormous financial scam as if it were a flawless "business innovation."
It was like a meticulously orchestrated magic trick. The audience saw the beautiful floral display on stage, unaware that the mechanisms had long been set up behind the scenes. This time, however, the stakes were not a deck of cards but hundreds of billions in funds.
Just as I was immersed in these shocking revelations, my phone suddenly vibrated twice.
The first message was an email from the Human Resources Department:
"Mr. Chen Siyuan,
Please report to Meeting Room 1618 immediately for an urgent compliance discussion. It is of utmost importance that you bring your work computer and relevant documents.
Compliance Department, Zhang Ling."
The second message was a private note from my colleague, Xiao Lin:
" Siyuan, something's gone wrong! The Compliance Department just checked your workstation and pulled your internet and printing records from the past month. What have you gotten yourself into?"
These two messages hit me like a bolt from the blue. The direct involvement of the Human Resources Department indicated that the situation had escalated beyond ordinary personnel matters. It seemed someone had already discovered my investigation.
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