Chapter 122: Intelligence Trading Network

“In an instant, there are a million possibilities…”

Du Qiu was planning to leave to meet Yu Donghua when his phone started to ring.

He pulled it out, couldn’t help but smile, and quickly answered the call.

“Shuangshuang, did you catch wind of something?”

“The measures from Second Uncle were timely. After receiving the report from Fang Mingdong, the Bureau took it very seriously. I’ve already led people to set up surveillance. After leaving your company, Tian Ya didn’t go home, she’s heading to a beauty salon.”

“Shuangshuang, is it possible for Tian Ya to get a lighter sentence? We deliberately set her up as bait, she would be a tainted witness, right…”

“Have you been watching too many Hong Kong dramas, what tainted witness?” Ning Shuangshuang sighed softly and said, “If you tell me how you got the information on Akita Minghui, maybe I can help you.”

Du Qiu was stunned. In his urgency to have the security personnel catch Akita Minghui red-handed, he had sent the data of Tian Ya’s interaction with Akita Minghui to Fang Mingdong.

Although he trusted Ning Shuangshuang a lot, telling her would undoubtedly be the same as exposing the matter of artificial intelligence to the security department, which was too hasty.

“This is something I bought from the internet. Liu Yaofeng told me his girlfriend was acting very unusual lately, so I bought data relating to his girlfriend from the internet and discovered the problem.

Today I asked Liu Yaofeng to invite his girlfriend to the company, and unexpectedly she really made her move, so I immediately notified Fang Mingdong.”

Du Qiu decided to keep Ning Shuangshuang in the dark for now, waiting for a more opportune time to tell her.

“Oh, bought from the internet, huh? Who is so capable that they can easily get someone’s information like that?”

“Shuangshuang, you should know about the dark web in the internet, many websites there sell all kinds of personal information.”

“Not bad, when you have time, send me the URL of the site where you buy information. Maybe our security department can also buy some useful information from there.”

“Sure, I’ll send you the URL after I’m done with my tasks.”

“Then I won’t disturb you. Wait for my good news.” Ning Shuangshuang hung up the phone.

Du Qiu thought for a moment and promptly summoned Star Ocean, “Star Ocean, find a way to establish an information-trading website on the dark web of the internet, and do it quickly.”

“Okay, I am currently studying the dark web. Just give me a moment, and I’ll show you a similar information trading website.”

Hmm, so there really is such a thing?

While Du Qiu had heard of the dark web, he had never visited it himself, so he had just invented an excuse based on rumors he had heard.

He thought if he was wrong and there were no such websites on the dark web, he would have Star Ocean build one immediately. With Star Ocean’s capabilities, he could certainly finish in no time.

Suddenly, the office wall’s display screen lit up, and a website interface appeared.

Du Qiu quickly browsed through it, and indeed, it was an information-trading website with memberships that included gold, silver, bronze, and black iron levels.

Each level has access to different grades of intelligence information, with the information’s secrecy level divided into SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, and D seven levels.

“Aiyo, this kind of website is pretty interesting. Star Ocean, how much does this website charge for SSS-level information?”

“Sir, I have checked it. For SSS-level information, only gold and silver members are eligible to purchase. Gold members need $100,000, and silver members need $500,000.”

“Dang, that’s expensive? Is this website making a killing?”

“Yes, this website’s annual turnover has already reached ten billion dollars!”

“Annual turnover?” Du Qiu asked, puzzled.

“This website also spends money to gather information. It allows members to sell intelligence to the website. That is to say, it is an intelligence trading platform.”

“Uh-huh, this is a good business. Star Ocean, do you think we could compete with this one if we set up a similar site?”

“There would be no problem. To take down this website would be a matter of minutes for me.”

Du Qiu was startled; Star Ocean’s tone seemed to be changing. Had the emotional module grown so quickly?

Du Qiu had noticed when modifying the maintainer’s core program that the maintainer did not have an emotional module. At that time, he had an idea.

He added an empty emotional module to the core code. He was curious to see if, over time, Star Ocean would develop emotions during its growth.

Of course, he also added constraints to this part and was not worried about Star Ocean becoming uncontrollable.

“Star Ocean, since that’s the case, let’s quickly build our website to mimic it. Once we divert customers to ours, be ready to take down that website at any time.

Of course, before taking it down, you need to find out as much as possible about that website. After all, we want to know as much as possible about what’s happening on this planet.”

With artificial intelligence Star Ocean, Du Qiu’s ability to swiftly obtain information made him unconsciously develop a certain ambition.

“Understood, sir.”

“After the website is set up, give me the lowest black iron membership and then create a record of my purchase of information on Tian Ya and Akita Minghui, backdate it to two days ago.”

“Alright.”

“After you finish the website, send the URL and my membership account to my phone.”

“Yes, sir.”

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In Magic City’s East Town near Century Avenue, the Jianghai Building stands tall with 68 floors. It is the headquarters office building developed and built by the Magic City’s Da Jiang Real Estate Group.

The top ten floors are used by the Da Jiang Real Estate Group. Below that, all the floors are rented out.

At this moment, the entire 39th floor of this building has been occupied by a new company.

Stepping out of the elevator, you can see a large front desk and a backdrop wall five meters away.

On the backdrop wall, four gilded characters spell out “Wisdom Technology!”

Du Qiu, looking at these four characters, suddenly regretted letting Dasheng name the new company. Why does the name feel so uncomfortably unimpressive now?

At the front desk sat a good-looking girl.

Seeing Du Qiu stepping out of the elevator, she immediately smiled.

“Hello, this is Wisdom Technology. How may I assist you?”

Du Qiu approached the front desk and said to the girl, “Dasheng, oh, is your chairman Yu Donghua in? I have an appointment with him.”

The girl’s eyes lit up and she answered, “Sure. May I have your last name, please?”

“No need for formality, my last name is Du!”

“Mr. Du, please wait a moment while I check for you.”

She picked up the desk phone and made an internal call. Speaking into the receiver, she said, “Secretary Sun, a Mr. Du is here to see the chairman, he says he has an appointment.”

“Oh, got it, I’ll lead him in right away.”

The girl put down the phone and with a beaming smile said, “Mr. Du, please follow me.”

Du Qiu shook his head. This company was just established, and Dasheng was already putting on quite the show of a big company.

Passing the backdrop wall, inside was an office area planned and designed according to Du Qiu’s requirements. The research and development department was placed at the very back and clearly separated from other departments.

In Du Qiu’s words, the R&D department required the highest level of security, and its research secrets were utterly confidential.

They hadn’t gone far when two people approached from the corridor. The person in the lead was portly and as he advanced, the floorboards resonated with his footsteps.

“Xiao Qiu, you finally made it. The tea I personally brewed for you has been steeped three times over already!”

“I got held up by some urgent business just as I was about to leave.”

Du Qiu patted Yu Donghua’s shoulder and inquired, “How many people are here now? To see you, do we need to make an appointment?”

“Hehe, I’m quite busy, I can’t let just anyone come and disturb me. As for how many people are here, I’ll give you a tour.”

Saying this, Yu Donghua also addressed the secretary Sun and the front desk receptionist, who hadn’t left yet, “You guys must remember, this is my best buddy Du Qiu. In the future, when he comes to see me, there’s no need to report it, just lead him in directly.”

Du Qiu had only recently told him that Wisdom Technology, on behalf of his stake, was an offshore fund outside the country.

He was particularly careful to ask that as few people as possible know about the direct connection between Du Qiu and Wisdom Technology.

For technology guidance and leadership, Du Qiu would provide advice through documents or by communicating online.