Dark Rose did not delay, saying, "The server terminal the Emperor wants us to investigate is in a computer room at a university in Dao City."
"Because we found that the terminal of Hongchen Pavilion was in a higher learning institution, we also took the opportunity to check the employees of Dao City University and various reported scientific research projects. We discovered that a batch of faculty and staff accounts at Dao City University had recently received a large sum of money, totaling in the trillions..."
"Trillions?" Ye Ling was shocked by Dark Rose's words, thinking there was an error somewhere. "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Trillion-level fund flows were already the amount used by the state for macro-economic control. The GDP of a major country was also counted in trillions...
Such a massive amount of funds could never appear in a batch of accounts!
The Dragon Department would surely know about such a large sum.
Dark Rose said, "At first, we also thought we had made a mistake and specifically checked if the bank system had a bug. However, after several verifications, we found no problems."
"Those funds were remitted from various countries around the world, involving over a million people. The data volume is too large, and we cannot find the person manipulating these funds."
Ye Ling said solemnly, "It seems that the faculty and staff at Dao City University are all closely connected to Hongchen Pavilion. I recently destroyed Hongchen Pavilion's branch in China, so it's likely that Hongchen Pavilion wants to establish a new China branch in Dao City."
"However, Dao City is a first-tier city, ranking among the top in prosperity in China. If Hongchen Pavilion chooses to establish a branch here, the probability of not being discovered by the Dragon Department is zero. Have they lost their minds?"
Dark Rose continued, "Emperor, we have detected nearly a thousand accounts logged into Hongchen Pavilion in Dao City, with over thirty IP addresses located at the Dragon Department and Cangyan Army's strongholds. Could it be that Hongchen Pavilion has cooperated with the official side, which is why they are so brazen?"
Ye Ling said, "No, the Dragon Department has been investigating Hongchen Pavilion all along; they are like fire and water."
"However, I have always suspected that there are traitors within the Dragon Department. It is not impossible that some high-ranking officials are cooperating with Hongchen Pavilion."
As he spoke, Ye Ling paused slightly, recalling the information Wang Liren had provided him earlier.
It was the Dragon Department that informed him that Hongchen Pavilion planned to cause trouble at the Heavenly Master Ordination Conference.
The Dragon Department's ability to track the whereabouts of the eighth-rank异士 Zhang Qi indicated that they also had informants within Hongchen Pavilion.
In that case, the Dragon Department could not possibly be unaware of traitors within their ranks, allowing Hongchen Pavilion to act with impunity under their noses.
Everything about this matter seemed strange.
The water was deeper than Ye Ling had imagined.
The Dragon Department was not as simple as it seemed.
Ye Ling said, "Rose, can you investigate the Dragon Department's financial movements? These trillions of funds are likely a game between Hongchen Pavilion and the Dragon Department, and we need to get involved."
Dark Rose replied, "It will take some time. The information security department of the Dragon Department is not weaker than Hongchen Pavilion, and they also have state support. If we rashly hack into their systems, it could easily trigger international disputes."
Although the Dark Night organization had recruited talented hackers from all over the world, they were ultimately considered foreign forces. Confronting the information security department of the Dragon Department could easily lead to major incidents.
Ye Ling said, "It's fine, just do your best. I will continue to investigate from my side. If you lack funds, contact the Tianyi Financial Group directly and have them provide you with support."
"The Tian... Tianyi Financial Group? The world's number one financial group?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Dark Rose's tone trembled slightly.
In this world, the Tianyi Financial Group was synonymous with wealth.
Their vast capital could crush a country into ruin with money alone!
Money was merely a string of numbers to them.
Although Dark Night had gathered a large number of talented hackers, their development had always been hindered due to limited funds.
With the financial support of the Tianyi Financial Group, their Dark Night organization would even dare to hack into all the computers in the world!
To be enemies with the world!
"Emperor, with the support of the Tianyi Financial Group, we can also hire a few more top experts, and we should be able to hack into the Dragon Department's system!"
Ye Ling smiled faintly, "Then have Blood Fiend contact Heavenly Punishment. The Tianyi Financial Group is completely under our control. Ask for as much money as you need, don't worry about being accused of asking for too much."
"Understood, Emperor! We'll get to work overtime now!"
With Ye Ling's promise, Dark Rose became exceptionally excited. She immediately hung up the phone and began her operations.
Although the hackers of Dark Night were geniuses, they were still human and needed money to sustain their lives; they couldn't always rely on passion to power their work.
The support from the Tianyi Financial Group could greatly stimulate their creativity.
Since Ye Ling was not short of money, he wouldn't hesitate to spend billions.
After ending the call with Dark Rose, Ye Ling swept his divine sense over the surroundings again and found that the异士 from Hongchen Pavilion had already reached the back mountain and were heading this way.
The defense line set up by the Dragon Department on Longdao Mountain was like nothing to those 异士 of Hongchen Pavilion; it had not stopped a single one of them.
This also indicated that the mole within the Dragon Department was of a high level, capable of obtaining the defense deployment map.
Or perhaps...
The Dragon Department was doing this intentionally, wanting to throw the Zheng Yi Sect into chaos.
With a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, Ye Ling's eyes deepened. He glanced at the three 异士 from Hongchen Pavilion in front of him, and his demonic energy invaded their minds, searching their memories.
After a while, reinforcements from Hongchen Pavilion arrived, surrounding the clearing in the front forest.
However, everyone discovered that there was nothing left in the clearing.
Ye Ling stood in the void, looking down at the group of Hongchen Pavilion 异士 in the forest below, his expression indifferent.
After a moment of contemplation, he ultimately chose not to attack the group of 异士, but instead fled towards Dao City University.
After Ye Ling rescued Zhang Muya from Longdao City, Hongchen Pavilion had lost track of her.
Even if someone from Hongchen Pavilion guessed that Zhang Muya was hiding in Hongchen Pavilion, they would not brazenly kill their way into the Zheng Yi Sect to find Zhang Muya.
With the Heavenly Master Ordination Conference imminent, various forces in the circle were focusing their attention on the Zheng Yi Sect, coupled with the presence of the Dragon Department and Cangyan Army stationed on Longdao Mountain, Hongchen Pavilion, no matter how desperate, would not launch a full-scale attack on the Zheng Yi Sect at this time!
Hongchen Pavilion was, after all, a force hidden in the shadows. Unless absolutely necessary, they would not expose themselves to the sunlight.
The Hongchen Pavilion 异士, unable to find the person they were looking for, did not dare to linger on Longdao Mountain. After reporting the situation to their superiors, they left Longdao Mountain and went into hiding.
...
The night in Dao City was deep, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.
Everything appeared so tranquil.
Those who had fallen asleep did not know that beneath the calm surface of Dao City, the undercurrents were becoming increasingly turbulent.
Ye Ling stood above Dao City University, looking down at the higher learning institution below, his eyes as deep as the vast starry sky.
Tonight...
Would not be peaceful.