star hunter

Zong Zhengzheng first asked a question: "You should know the word 'money laundering', right?"

Zhong Yuncong nodded, even if he didn't know how to operate it, he had always heard it in movies and TV dramas.

Money laundering means literally. To put it simply, it is to bleach the ulterior black money through various means, and make it legal in form.

"There are many methods of money laundering, and I have been cut off from the outside world for more than 20 years. I don't know if new tricks have been developed outside. I just talk about a few channels I know." Zong Zhengzheng's eyes fell elsewhere, I don't know if it was deliberate Avoid him, "insurance, investment, securities, shell companies, underground banks or casinos, and the sale of luxury goods such as antique jewelry and jade."

After he finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Zhong Yuncong flatly. The latter lowered his head, his forehead hair drooping to cover his eyebrows and eyes, and also concealed all his emotions.

Zong Zheng suddenly couldn't bear it, but he still said it: "Did you find that it seems to have a high degree of overlap with your father's business scope?"

Zhong Yuncong's jawline suddenly tightened, and his lips were pursed so hard that they turned pale.

Zong Zheng didn't make another sound, quietly looking at a painting on the opposite wall.

"What the hell are you..." Zhong Yuncong finally spoke, his voice sounded weak, "What do you want to say?"

His boss sighed deeply: "We, Mengchuan, can't do anything else. The only thing that can arouse people's interest is jadeite?"

Jadeite is precious jade, which undoubtedly belongs to the category of luxury goods, and it can naturally become one of the ways of money laundering.

"You mean," Zhong Yuncong still couldn't believe it even though he had already made his words very clear, "my father is injecting funds into the 'isolated island' by smuggling emeralds and laundering money?"

"That's it."

"Impossible!" Zhong Yuncong categorically denied, "This kind of thing can't be done by him alone! Besides, why would he do this..."

"Answer your first question first." Zong Zheng raised a hand, interrupting him seemingly mildly but forcefully, "Of course one person cannot complete such a large-scale operation, but if he has What about internal response?"

Zhong Yun never held his breath involuntarily, waiting for his next words.

"I'm 90.00% sure that the Comprehensive Management Bureau must be a participant. Without their cooperation, the trading gate alone would be stuck. And they control the source and destination of all the emeralds in the 'isolated island'. This kind of thing must not be hidden from their eyes, the so-called freezing three feet is not a day's cold, but this piece of ice has gradually surfaced recently and appeared in our field of vision... Is this enough to explain some problems?"

"As for those outside the Comprehensive Management Bureau, there is a high probability that it is Zhu Ci." When Zong Zheng talked about the woman who had committed suicide, he always had a delicate mood that he couldn't describe, "Zhu Ci, you know How many?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhong Yuncong, who was stunned, and then said truthfully: "I only know that she is the widow of a rich man and has done many good deeds, but she is also one of the initiators of... the 'Tree of Life'."

"You missed the identity of a patron." Zong Zheng smiled lightly, "Many people think that she has exhausted all her funds when she founded the Salesian Home and Jishi Hospital, but in fact, her rich family, Xiao's family, was a wealthy family back then. The existence of party A, the family background is not so thin... Guess, how many emerald mines in the 'isolated island' belong to the Xiao family?"

Zhong Yuncong shook his head subconsciously, and Zong Zheng made a gesture: "At least one third."

Immediately, he laughed mockingly again: "So even if Mengchuan becomes an 'isolated island', their Xiao family will still be the richest one."

Zhong Yun changed his mind, suddenly thought of something, and frowned: "You said before that the capital chain eventually flowed to the 'Shadow', so it's not just the Integrated Management Bureau, Zhu Ci is also from the 'Shadow' sponsor?"

"She can pull off a 'Tree of Life' project," Zong Zheng said sarcastically, "Why can't she organize a 'Shadow'?"

Zhong Yuncong's expression was extremely gloomy: "But I don't understand, what does this have to do with my... your old friend? He has already escaped, why should he..."

"Walking in this muddy water?" Zong Zheng smiled faintly, "The real reason, only he himself knows. But I can provide you with some information I know."

Subconsciously, Zhong Yun wanted to separate his father from Zong Zhengzheng's "old friend", but in Zong Zhengzheng's words, their images overlapped more and more.

"We were all former students of Mengchuan University, but unfortunately, before I could graduate, 'Paradise Lost' spread, the school was in a mess, and there was no book to read." Zong Zheng said In the past, he looked very regretful, "He is my brother, three years older than me, and his major is molecular biology."

Zhong Yuncong was stunned again, if his old friend was really Zhong Zhiyuan, then Zhong Yuncong would be really surprised - because he never saw the slightest characteristic of this profession from the old Zhong.

Lao Zhong has always claimed that he is a technical secondary school student and has no education, so he hopes that his son can be admitted to a key university to speak for him.

Of course, Zhong Yuncong failed to fulfill this wish for his father.

Molecular biology...it sounds very tall, could it be...Old Zhong is a top student?And his own scumbag is not inherited? ? ?

This guess was too scary, Zhong Yun never dared to think about it any further.

His neck was swollen, his veins were bulging, and his tone was blunt: "What biology, I don't understand."

"It doesn't matter, I don't know much about those very professional things. You just need to know that he entered that famous school after graduation," Zong Zheng paused, and then deliberately added stress to some words, " Bofeng Biopharmaceutical Company became one of the researchers. Bofeng, you should have heard of it, right?"

Of course Zhong Yuncong has heard that Bofeng Bio-Pharmaceutical Company is the maker of the mysterious virus "Paradise Lost", the originator of all the misfortunes?

Zhong Yuncong was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, but the smile was very weak: "You will never tell me again, Bofeng is also the property of the Xiao family, right?"

Zong Zheng shook his head: "No. However, it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with the Xiao family."

Zhong Yuncong's eyes lighted up: "What's the matter?"

"Zhu Ci's husband, Xiao Yin, was found to be terminally ill one year after marriage." When Zong Zheng mentioned the name, he subconsciously glanced at the paintings on the wall, but Zhong Yun never cared about his words. This little move was just eagerly waiting for his next step.

"It is said that in order to save her husband's life, Zhu Ci once spent a lot of money to entrust the research team of Bofeng Biology to focus on her husband's illness and develop new medicines. Of course, it failed in the end, otherwise Xiao Yin would not have died."

Zhong Yuncong's Adam's apple slipped: "You mean to say..."

"It's still the same sentence, there is no evidence." Zong Zheng still shook his head, "Later we ventured into Bofeng headquarters to investigate and found that the project commissioned by Zhu Ci ended after her husband died... and that was before the virus outbreak. It's been two years. We haven't found any evidence that she was connected to Paradise Lost."

Zhong Yuncong lowered his eyelids: "But you are always suspicious in your heart, right?"

Zong Zheng didn't deny it: "It's human nature."

He gritted his teeth, and opened his mouth anyway: "I don't know who your old friend is, but Lao Zhong...he wouldn't do such a thing! I don't know if your inferences are reasonable, but I will say One thing, our family has a little money, but it is well-to-do, and it is definitely not enough to support a terrorist organization. Besides, "Shadow" still has a lot of ammunition in his hand, it will not My dad is still engaged in arms smuggling, right? In that case, how could he have been outside for so many years, he would have been arrested and sent to prison long ago. "

His tone became more and more sarcasm, and he didn't say what he meant - do you think the relevant departments outside are just doing nothing?

"As I said, the funding chain of 'Shadow' is separate from the source of weapons." Zong Zheng was unmoved, as if he didn't take his unfriendly tone to heart, and his expression was still calm, "I also probably know the source of weapons." I know it well, but the funds must be related to my old friend... I don't know how much money your family has, but the Xiao family must be very rich."

Zhong Yuncong frowned even tighter: "What are you talking about about the Xiao family..."

Zong Zheng glanced at him, and suddenly sneered: "I said before, the Xiao family is a rich family, you don't think they only have property in Mengchuan, do you?"

Zhong Yuncong's face suddenly turned pale.

"Zhu Ci is really amazing. She made a move early. Even though the 'isolated island' has been isolated for so many years, she still has eyes and hands to keep in touch with the outside world all year round."

His voice turned so sharply that it sounded like he was muttering to himself: "How could such a woman choose to kill herself?"

"Zhu Ci..." Zhong Yuncong muttered, "I still don't understand why she did those things..."

Zong Zhengzheng's eyebrows were also tangled: "I can't figure it out either...that's what a lunatic does."

Zhong Yuncong didn't want to stay in this office any longer, he didn't want to see Zong Zhengzheng's face, and even felt confused about the meaning of joining the Administration Bureau—if Lao Zhong really did those things.

He wanted to stand up, but maybe it was due to staying in one position for too long, his two legs were numb due to insufficient blood circulation.

"Yuncong, I know what you're thinking." Zong Zhengze could guess Zhong Yuncong's state of mind without even looking. He said softly, "Listen, I'll call you here today and tell you All of this is precisely because I want you to face the future more easily and openly... No matter what your father did, in my opinion, those have nothing to do with you. Some things, rather than letting you know from other channels, Why don't I tell you first."

He looked deeply at the bewildered young man on the opposite side: "I have high expectations for you, I want you to be my successor, I hope...you can become the hope of 'Island'."

Zhong Yuncong gasped, suspecting that he had heard it wrong: "...what did you say?"

"Do you want to know why 'Island' is called 'Island'? Why has there been no word about us outside after more than 20 years? Why can't the guy in 'Island' who is about to move can never step out?"

Zhong Yuncong swallowed hard: "I heard from Su Xian that there is a 'net' laid by the Management Bureau."

"Yes." Zong Zheng nodded, "At that time, you probably didn't understand what you heard, but now you should have some understanding?"

Zhong Yuncong was silent, he was really confused before, but after the special training, after he was able to release his mental power on a large scale, he finally understood - the so-called "net" of the Management Bureau is probably a piece of information created by An invisible web woven by spiritual power.

"Yes, we call her 'Skynet'. It was created by the power of all the psychic supernatural beings in the Joint Governance Administration. It completely covers the 'isolated island' and is airtight. People can't get in or out. Don't go." Zong Zheng said solemnly, "You can even understand that the 'isolated island' is equivalent to a different-dimensional space from the outside world, completely hidden, and neither the naked eye nor electronic equipment can catch it."

Zhong Yuncong said cautiously: "But in fact, you are not 100% cut off from the outside world?"

"That's right, because although we can completely hide ourselves, we still have to eat after all, don't we?" Zong Zheng shrugged, "We are destined not to be self-sufficient, and we can only find ways to get it from the outside world... We will never Let the virus leak as a guarantee, at the expense of actively reporting the internal situation to the outside on a regular basis and providing jade resources, and finally reached an agreement with the central government and obtained a way of life... that is, quarterly supplies of materials."

He smiled desolately: "It is precisely because of this that we have been able to survive for so many years."

After he finished speaking, he got up, walked to Zhong Yuncong, sat down beside him, and patted him on the shoulder: "To tell you the truth, I am the core force of 'Skynet', but I am getting older and older. Now, the day when the virus breaks out is getting closer and closer. I have to find a suitable successor for myself... I have been looking for many years, but unfortunately I have not found the one I like. Just when I was about to despair, you appeared gone."

Zhong Yuncong's already shaky back was almost crushed by such a sudden assignment: "You, don't scare me...how can I...how can I have that ability...you should choose another talent..."

Zong Zhengzheng's face was not very good-looking, and when he was about to say something, he suddenly remembered the knock on the door.

Zhong Yuncong felt relieved, and immediately got up: "I'll go and open the door!"