I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Chapter 323 Who is the Traitor?

Chapter 323 Who is the traitor?

Just as the men in black were about to take Zhang Wanqing and the other two away, a sudden commotion erupted outside the venue. Then, a group of plainclothes police officers rushed in and quickly subdued the men in black.

"Are you okay?" A familiar figure walked out of the crowd. It was Zhang Beichen.

"Dad!" Zhang Wanqing shouted in surprise.

"Wanqing, why are you here?" Zhang Beichen walked up quickly and looked at them with concern.

"We came to investigate Li Hua," Zhang Wanqing said. "To our surprise, he already knew our plan."

"The police already have evidence of their crimes," Zhang Beichen said. "We've been secretly protecting you, but you just don't know it."

However, just as the plainclothes police were about to subdue Li Hua, he took advantage of the chaos to escape.

Night fell on the streets of Sanya. Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan, and Li Wei sat in the living room of their guesthouse, the atmosphere heavy and tense. They were still reeling from their recent experience, especially since Li Hua seemed to have anticipated their arrival, which made the three of them extremely uneasy.

"How did Li Hua know we were coming?" Zhang Wanqing frowned, pondering the question over and over again. "We were very careful along the way and didn't reveal any flaws."

"Is there something wrong within us?" Fu Siyuan whispered, "Or are we being monitored?"

"No, I don't think it's that simple." Li Wei shook his head. "We were very careful from beginning to end, and Xiao Chen also said that there was no problem on his side."

"Could something be wrong with Xiao Chen?" Zhang Wanqing suddenly raised her head, a hint of suspicion in her eyes. "Although he resigned, he did work at Haitian International. Will they be monitoring him?"

"It's possible." Fu Siyuan nodded. "If they suspect Xiao Chen will leak information, they will definitely monitor him."

"Then we have to contact him quickly." Li Wei said, "See if there is anything unusual over there."

The three of them quickly dialed Xiao Chen's number, and Xiao Chen's urgent voice came from the other end of the phone: "What's wrong with you?"

"Xiao Chen, are you safe?" Zhang Wanqing asked anxiously.

"I...I don't know either." Xiao Chen's voice trembled. "This morning, the company suddenly sent someone to ask me if you were attending the training session."

"Do they suspect you?" Fu Siyuan asked.

"Well, they also warned me not to have any contact with you," Xiao Chen said. "I'm afraid they will take action against me."

"Find a safe place to hide first," Zhang Wanqing said. "We'll find a way to help you."

"Thank you." Xiao Chen's voice was choked with sobs. "I really didn't expect they would be so cruel to an employee who resigned."

"Don't worry, we'll figure it out." Zhang Wanqing hung up the phone, a hint of worry in her eyes. "It seems that Li Hua has long suspected that Xiao Chen would leak information, so he has been monitoring him."

"We have to find Xiao Chen quickly and bring him to a safe place," Zhang Wanqing said. "At the same time, we also need to find out how Li Hua knew about our plan."

The three of them acted quickly. Fu Siyuan was responsible for contacting the police and requesting support; Li Wei searched for relevant information about "Haitian International Tourism Group" on the Internet, trying to find more clues; Zhang Wanqing was responsible for contacting Xiao Chen and confirming his location.

"I've contacted the police, and they'll send someone to pick up Xiao Chen," Fu Siyuan said. "But we have to find the traitor as soon as possible."

"An insider?" Li Wei raised his head, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Are you saying that someone in our group leaked the information?"

"It's very likely," Zhang Wanqing said. "It's impossible for Li Hua to know our plan out of thin air, unless someone deliberately leaked the information."

"Who could that be?" Li Wei asked, "We have been very careful and have not mentioned this operation to outsiders."

"Perhaps we overlooked some details," Zhang Wanqing said. "We need to review it again to see if there are any suspicious points."

The three began to recall the entire investigation process, from the initial clue gathering, to disguising themselves as tourists to infiltrate Haitian International, to today's training session. They repeatedly scrutinized every detail, trying to find a possible loophole.

"Wait." Fu Siyuan suddenly raised his head, a gleam in his eyes, "I remember that when we were contacting the victim, there was a detail that might have been overlooked."

"What details?" Zhang Wanqing asked.

"When we contacted the victims, there was a female tourist named Chen Li," Fu Siyuan said. "She mentioned that her friends were also traveling in Sanya and might encounter similar problems."

"You mean, Chen Li might have leaked our plan?" Li Wei asked.

"No, Chen Li couldn't have leaked the information," Zhang Wanqing said. "She's a victim, and she's very supportive of our investigation."

"What about her friends?" Fu Siyuan asked, "If her friends have connections with Haitian International, could it be that she accidentally leaked the information?"

"That's very likely." Zhang Wanqing nodded. "We need to find Chen Li quickly and ask about her friend's situation."

The three of them quickly contacted Chen Li, who seemed a little surprised when she received the call: "What's wrong with you?"

"Chen Li, do you still remember the friend you mentioned?" Zhang Wanqing asked anxiously, "What's her name?"

"Her name is Lin Xiao, and she's also traveling in Sanya," Chen Li said. "What happened? Did something happen to her?"

"Have you mentioned our investigation to her?" Zhang Wanqing asked.

"No," Chen Li said. "I just told her to be careful of travel scams. I didn't mention your situation."

"Did she ever ask you about our investigation?" Zhang Wanqing continued to ask.

"It seems not." Chen Li thought for a moment, "She just said that she had encountered similar problems and asked me to be careful."

"Has she ever had any contact with anyone from Haitian International?" Fu Siyuan asked.

"Probably not." Chen Li said, "She just booked a travel package online and didn't meet their people in person."

"That's good." Zhang Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't contact her for now. Wait until we've resolved the issue here."

"Okay." Chen Li said, "You have to be careful, these people are very dangerous."

"We will." Zhang Wanqing hung up the phone, her eyes revealing a hint of solemnity. "It seems that the problem is not on Chen Li's side."

"Who could that be?" Li Wei asked.

"Maybe there's a detail we overlooked." Fu Siyuan said, "We need to think about it more carefully."