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Chapter 274: Chapter 226: Finally Taking Action (Seeking Subscriptions!)_1
After Tang Qing left the Command Room.
The workers on the site also started their operation, as a worker outside turned on the water pump to fill the hole that houses the servers with water.
There’s no choice, the site did not connect to the city’s water supply network, but used groundwater instead.
Due to the enormous volume of the "water storage tank", and insufficient water supplying capacity of the water pump, it took almost all night to fill up just half. This was due to the exceptionally large base of the servers, if they were to fill it entirely, it would take at least two more nights, as water would also be needed for construction work during the day.
In fact, Tang Qing had considered directly pouring concrete over the servers, but thought better of it. To treat a high-tech device this way was too brutal. Water would be more gentle.
The release of the communication server significantly eased the workers’ workload. They no longer needed to use receivers to track and monitor. Everything was directly switched to the Command Room.
...
In a certain country in Africa.
Inside the extensive villa manor of the organization that sold the US and German accounts to Tang Qing.
It was daytime there now, but there were still burly men dressed in black, brandishing guns and leading dogs on patrol around the villa.
In the vast basement, dozens of people were still busy. Aside from processing account opening information for global customers, they were also responsible for maintaining and mining some money laundering transactions. The scale was not large, though.
The duo who had received Tang Qing last time were each doing their own things - one was watching a movie, and the other was knitting. Yes, knitting a sweater, or rather, it looked like a scarf.
Then, a middle-aged man, who looked like a supervisor, swiftly walked over to their table.
The two stopped their entertainment activities when they saw who it was. As long as there was no work, they were free to do what they liked. The organization was not strict about this, especially in this godforsaken African country, which was far less exciting than their homeland despite various "activities".
"Jack, do you remember the guy who bought two hundred accounts last time?" The supervisor came over and sat at the table, asking with his arms crossed.
The tech guy nodded immediately in response: "Of course, I remember. How could I forget someone who bought that many accounts from the two countries at once? What’s up, Boss?"
"Do you know who he is?" The supervisor asked.
Jack shook his head, spread his hands and replied: "No clue. He used an encrypted browser. I couldn’t see the precise address data from my end. You should check with the browser company."
It wasn’t that the supervisor asked a foolish question. Everything was recorded within the organization but the programmers often had their little tricks. If someone had retrieved valuable clues, they wouldn’t share this due to the organization’s policy of not pursuing customers’ location or information.
There had never been any forced disclosure either.
But this time the situation was distinctly unusual.
"Okay, I see. This is the login method and monitoring authority for that company’s browser server. We’ve been ordered to determine the individual’s exact address and information." The supervisor slid over a note.
The authority granted was not high, mainly just to look around, and it was not highly confidential. After a few days, it would be deleted.
Having looked over the note, Jack said, "Oh? What’s up with this guy? Even if he’s an enemy of the US government, these types of accounts shouldn’t be investigated. It’s been years since such orders were given."
He remembered the types of accounts Tang Qing had opened: even if the United States Internal Revenue Service knew these accounts were being used for money laundering, they would not intervene, upholding certain rules of the game.
"Don’t ask unnecessary questions. Apparently, this guy’s account transactions are so large that they drew the attention of a certain shark." The supervisor replied.
"How big?" Jack asked curiously.
"I’m not sure, but it’s huge." The supervisor chuckled, shaking his head. In reality, he knew exactly how big it was but couldn’t bring himself to believe it, much less cite the amount.
In just two months, that individual or organization had transferred almost twenty billion USD. These funds were now untraceable. Although currently, only one small-time banker was paying attention to this, couldn’t it be possible that many big shots were already eyeing the matter?
"Alright, no problem. So, what are they planning to do?" Jack asked flippantly. Whether the supervisor’s words were true or false was of little consequence.
"They plan to cut off his financial flows and wait for him to contact us. We won’t concern ourselves with anything else. That shark has also sent experts to watch over this. If it weren’t necessary for you to communicate with the individual, we wouldn’t have gotten involved. When the time comes, just try to delay as much as possible." The supervisor explained.
"Okay, no problem. I will log in now to check his last online address."
Three minutes later.
"Damn, it’s been deleted."
"What did you expect? Otherwise, would we even need to use these tactics?"
"True."
...
After Tang Qing awoke, as per usual, he started taking care of the arbitrage trades. Last week, with his diverse sources of funds, he began to raise his limit on arbitrage.
Now it was sixty million Euros at a time.
The total amount of transactions per day was six hundred million Euros.
The profit was over twenty-nine million RMB per day.
To be honest, watching his funds grow at almost thirty million per day, Tang Qing was starting to get scared.
Thirty million a day, nine hundred million a month, one hundred and eight billion a year.
And this was just now. If he dared to take bigger risks, two hundred billion wouldn’t be a problem. But the precondition was that no one would notice.
But... would no one really notice? Tang Qing didn’t believe that. For example, a daily transaction volume of six hundred million Euros, one hundred and eighty billion Euros in a month, a year?
Two thousand one hundred and sixty billion Euros.
A freaking transaction volume of over two trillion RMB!
This was absolutely insane.
It was like a firefly in the pitch-black night sky, glaringly conspicuous.
In fact, he’d considered this risk right from the start, but he had had no money then. He had but a few million or tens of millions RMB at most and several places where he needed to spend money. Even if it was risky, he had to take the gamble.
So, he was prepared for any mishaps each time he made a transaction, such as the account being frozen or funds disappearing after the transfer.
He would not be worried about the former, as he could force it open directly with a million. But the latter would be troublesome – once that happened, it would be akin to the plans laid out in the Command Room. They had ample backup measures.
As usual, after issuing a transfer command.
One minute passed without the funds hitting the account. That was normal.
Five minutes. No problem. This had happened before.
Ten minutes. Well, perhaps the system was busy.
Thirty minutes passed, but there was still no money in the account. Tang Qing knew a problem might have arisen.
An hour later, staring at the empty account, Tang Qing was certain there was a problem.
The other party had prepared the trap, just waiting for him to step into it.
Damn it, what he dreaded most had occurred!
Although he had been prepared, Tang Qing felt somewhat anxious when his money was held up.
The reason for the tension was not the money. Money was a minor matter, only six hundred million, he was not so concerned anymore. But he was afraid the other party might have suspected something or knew something.
But there was one thing for sure, he needed to resolve this matter immediately.
Then, Tang Qing once again appeared in the Command Room.
Damn it, my six hundred million RMB just got vanished. If they do not vomit out, I will not let them off the hook.
Humph! If someone stops me from eating, do not blame me for ruining it for you too. Even if I have to flip your table.
