Seeing Bernard's attitude, Sean subconsciously stood up and wanted to teach him a lesson, but Lin Xiuyi grabbed Sean!

"Looks like you don't like me very much!"

Lin Xiuyi was not angry at Bernard's reaction, but asked the other party in an indifferent tone.

"No, I like you very much! especially your fair skin, a guy like you in Vernon Bain is a sought-after ...... in prison."

"Don't you really want to hear about the case we encountered? There are two American girls among the victims!"

"Americans, when do Americans need to hide in shipping containers to be able to return to their own countries!"

Bernard asked, looking surprised.

"It wasn't smuggling, but there were indeed two young American women among the dead, one of them was a third-year student at Ohio University, and the other was an elementary school teacher in Illinois. Not long ago, their bodies were found in the port of Dover in the United Kingdom, along with several other victims. ”

Seeing that his words finally made Bernard a little interested, Lin Xiu simply continued.

The victims in this case are from Japan, Thailand, Russia, Romania and the United States. Historically, human smuggling in these areas has been in the hands of different transnational criminal organizations. Only the two victims in the United States were exceptional, and the FBI suspected that their disappearances were lone wolves. In addition to the human smuggling case, the British police also found a new type of drug in the victim's body that had never been seen before. Based on the above information, we speculate that this human smuggling case should be related to human trafficking on the dark web......"

Lin Xiu told Bernard everything he knew in one go. During this time, Bernard did not continue to behave like he had just done. He sat across from Lin Xiuyi and Sean, quietly listening to the situation about Dover's case.

"So, that's why you're coming to me, and you want me to help you find out about this dark web site that deals in human trafficking?"

Bernard frowned and asked Lin Xiuyi and Sean.

"It's true, this case is completely different from the ones I've worked on before. Because all transactions take place on the untraceable dark web. We are unable to trace the IP of the other party through the technical means available to the FBI. And all transactions on the dark web are paid for in Bitcoin, and we can't investigate where these illegal transactions are funded. All of these conventional investigative methods are useless in the face of the dark web. As laymen, we don't even know how to find this dark web trading platform that created the Dover case......"

"Okay, well, I've got a pretty clear idea of your situation, and as you said, conventional investigative methods do not make it possible to trace these illegal transactions on the dark web. Because you don't even know who your enemies are and what they want to do. How about I tell you a suggestion from someone who came before, I think you should give up this case! The dark web is far more complicated than you think. Do you know what percentage of the information on the Internet is available through search engines? It's less than 4 percent, and the rest is what you call the dark web, like an iceberg hidden beneath the water's surface. It is a world of absolute freedom, where all speech and actions are not monitored by anyone, and where you will see many things that you will never imagine in this life......"

Bernard said to Lin Xiuyi and Sean in a very serious tone. Lin Xiuyi could hear that Bernard's words had a warning meaning. He thought for a moment, then covered his mouth and asked Bernard rhetorically.

"There's one thing I've always been puzzled about. The Silk Road was successfully eradicated by the FBI because of your contributions. It stands to reason that you already had a very bright future ahead of you. But why are you trying to steal those bitcoins? Is it because of greed? I don't think so, if you're a money-hungry person, you just have to choose to cooperate with the people of the Silk Road. But you didn't. ”

"But I just heard your concerns, and I think of the news that the Silk Road has been rebuilt before. That's why you're volunteering to stay here?"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's words, Sean and Bernard looked at Lin Xiuyi almost at the same time. Sean was a little surprised at first, and then suddenly realized that Lin Xiuyi's words could indeed explain Bernard's abnormal behavior at the beginning. Bernard, on the other hand, showed a hint of panic.

"You...... What are you talking about, how could I be in such a place on purpose?"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Bernard's forehead, but he was still pretending to be calm and retorted to Lin Xiuyi.

"It's true that ordinary people don't deliberately send themselves to the highest-security prison in the United States! But given your situation, I think it's the safest thing to do. Having broken the Silk Road, you have probably become the most hated person by the original customers of this website. Mexican drug cartels, Russian mafia, and all the other criminal syndicates around the world who used to do business on the Silk Road, they probably want you to get out of here so that they can have a chance to vent the evil in their hearts......"

"Hey, you're talking too much!"

Bernard stopped Lin Xiuyi's words in a serious tone.

"So you understood from the beginning that we were coming to you, and that you were deliberately acting rudely to me, in fact, trying to make me feel embarrassed. Can I take your warning as a sign that you care about us? The dangers of the dark web are only known to you, a federal agent who has managed to penetrate the Silk Road. ”

Lin Xiuyi smiled and asked Bernard for advice.

"So, I think you should be able to leave!"

Bernard said to Lin Xiuyi with some impatience.

"Leave, why do you want to leave?"

"For the sake of your own little life, no one will think that your life is long, right?"

Bernard said to Lin Xiuyi emotionally.

"What a headache! Although it is true that there will be some distraction under your persuasion, but if Sean and I are just gone, what will happen to the two American girls, and the dead Japanese photographer Minoru Kawauchi?