Chapter 22: Sean's New Division
A slightly burly Chevrolet Suburban full-size SUV slowly pulled into a parking space off Chuvinci Avenue. After Shaun stopped the car, he turned back to the guests sitting behind him and said:
"Welcome to the special technical team at the FBI's London office......"
"Is this the place? It looks like there are department stores all around!"
"Yes, we're on the top floor of the building next door. From my office I can see the Millennium Bridge not far away, and when I'm not busy, I like to lean back in my seat and enjoy the view, and by the way, you're still the first guests here......"
After Shaun said this, he immediately looked at Miki and blinked. Miki looked a little unaccustomed to this kind of American-style **, she lowered her head a little shyly, and nodded back to Sean.
Sean got out of the car, and then helped Lin Xiuyi open the car door and made a gesture of please. Lin Xiuyi nodded to his subordinates, and then everyone got out of the car one after another. Everyone followed Sean into an office building down the street. At this moment, there are many business people in suits and leather shoes in the lobby of the building. It looks like the posture of Sakurada Gate Station during the morning rush hour.
Sean led the group through the crowd. Then he went to the elevator hall next to him and pressed the button to go up.
After waiting for about a minute, the floor display on the elevator door changed to the number 1, and the elevator door slowly unfolded. Sean then motioned for everyone to follow him into the elevator. I saw that he first took out his wallet and put it on the card reader in the elevator and swiped it, and then directly pressed the button on the top floor. Immediately afterwards, with the heaviness coming from under the feet, the elevator began to slowly bring everyone to the top of the building.
The atmosphere in the elevator became a little silent for a while, and Sean suddenly took out a few badges from his pocket and handed them to Lin Xiuyi, who took them and found out that this was a temporary ID with the FBI visitor logo.
Lin Shuichi handed the remaining two badges to Miki and Urashima respectively, and then picked up the remaining badges and put them on the pocket of his jacket. At this time, the elevator finally stopped at the top floor, and as the iron door slowly opened to both sides, an office floor full of post-modern technology decoration style was displayed in front of Lin Xiuyi.
"Welcome to the Cybercrime Countermeasures Centre in our London office. This is our most important network monitoring center in Europe, and all the facilities are top-notch. Our primary role is to monitor the ...... of our adversaries who are trying to threaten the security of the United States through cybersecurity."
Sean was very honored to introduce it to Lin Xiuyi and his subordinates. Lin Xiuyi followed Sean's footsteps into the office area, and suddenly he felt as if he had come to another world.
The floor seems to be full of busy figures. However, compared to Lin Xiuyi and others in suits and leather shoes, the employees here seem to prefer plaid shirts and t-shirts. Almost everyone has their own private office. Looking through the glass that divides the office. Some people are staring at the screen and working hard, while others are sleeping on their desks. What's even more outrageous is that there are even people openly holding game controllers and playing games in the office. It doesn't look like an affiliate of the FBI at all.
"Police, it looks like someone is sleeping in a hammock over there!"
Urashima said in surprise, pointing to an office in front of him. Lin Xiuyi followed Pudao's finger and looked forward. Seeing this situation, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask Sean with some curiosity:
"Sean, is it okay for your employees to sleep during work hours?"
"Yes, if they are tired and need to recuperate, of course I will not stop them, in fact, I am just a nanny for them. By the way, there are also unlimited snacks and drinks, and there is a masseur and fitness room on the left-hand side, how about it, are you interested in trying it? ”
"Sean, is it really okay for you to do this?"
Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask Sean with some doubts, he didn't understand what these guys who went to work and slept were here for.
"Question? Lin, you must not have imagined that this is the most efficient law enforcement agency in the entire FBI, and hundreds of suspects are successfully sent to prison every month. Not only in Europe, but also in the United States, there is no office that is as effective in fighting crime as we are......"
Sean proudly showed off to Lin Xiuyi. Lin Xiuyi looked at Sean with a smug look on his face, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"Okay, don't you understand why this is happening?"
Sean asked Lin Xiuyi proudly.
"I really don't know what the hell is going on here?"
Lin Xiuyi said to Sean sincerely. In fact, Lin Xiuyi had heard that in some top Internet companies, there would be an office atmosphere similar to Sean's here. However, why Sean could do this here, Lin Xiuyi was a little puzzled.
"Lin, do you remember the dark web I mentioned to you yesterday?"
"Of course, I've heard a few things about the Silk Roads, but, to be honest, I don't know much about them. ”
"Well, these employees here were originally recruited to deal with cybercrime, but since I took over, we've focused on dark web-related crime. ”
"In the beginning, we focused on dealing with illegal trading platforms on the dark web. As you know, since the fall of the Silk Road, this type of website has sprung up on the dark web. Opportunity: Every website wants to seize this window period to rise and become the second Silk Road in one fell swoop. However, due to the special nature of dark web transactions, all networks are encrypted by algorithms, and we can't track each other's servers and login IPs at all, so our work was very difficult at the beginning......"
"But I soon came up with a new solution. Since it's a time of chaos on the dark web, why don't we fish in troubled waters. So, I consulted with my boys about a new solution. That's to start our own dark web site and fish for idiots who want to buy and sell illegal goods on the dark web!"
"We have several new sites on the dark web every day. The scope of business includes drugs, firearms, counterfeit money, hazardous chemicals and other aspects. Almost every day, many fools fall into our trap...... The transaction fees these idiots pay us alone are enough to make London a comfortable place for everyone here. ”
"So, not only are we the most efficient branch of the FBI, but we are also the most profitable branch of the FBI. ”
Hearing Sean's slightly ostentatious introduction, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but have a feeling of sudden realization, and he suddenly smiled and asked Sean:
"Sean...... Do you know what fishing law enforcement is?"