It's terrifying to think about it, a spy intelligence organization!

Hearing Lin Yuan's powerful rebuttal, the man's face instantly turned pale.

For a moment, he stammered, unsure how to explain.

Seeing the National Security personnel preparing to take him into custody again, he panicked completely and quickly explained, "I admit, the money offered was a lot—ten thousand for just filming a video!"

The price of ten thousand startled everyone; they couldn't believe so much money was offered for just filming a video.

"But... I'm not the only one doing this? There are many others in our member group earning extra money."

After the man's explanation, Lin Yuan's expression changed dramatically on the spot.

Because his candid filming skills were excellent, he could always complete his tasks.

The platform, seeing his outstanding business capabilities, pulled him into the local high-end member group.

This group included top Experts from various industries such as national defense, military, finance, currency, high-tech energy resources, and medicine and health.

Their purpose was to provide information consulting to Clients; in essence, it was knowledge-based payment for earning extra money.

It was somewhat similar to current online medical platforms where patients could consult doctors online.

However, the information consultation fees in this group were ridiculously high, with a minimum of 1000 yuan per hour, and some reaching as high as 100,000 yuan, with options for single-case payments.

Hearing this, everyone thought it was nothing out of the ordinary; wasn't it quite normal?

Nowadays, there were many such information consultation payment services online; the only difference was their higher prices.

But after all, they were all top Experts, so there was a reason for the high cost.

Ordinary people might not need such information, but for some high-end industries, even a small piece of information could bring about a qualitative change.

However, Lin Yuan immediately realized something was wrong.

If it was just simple consultation for a fee, there really wasn't much of a problem.

It was understandable for those Experts to use their professional knowledge to earn a little extra money.

But the problem lay precisely here.

Top Experts often possessed information and intelligence unknown to ordinary people, and once this information was exploited by those with ulterior motives, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For example, Sister Guan's husband, who was considered a talent in the photography field.

However, he didn't photograph landscapes or affairs; instead, he filmed military bases, which was completely beyond his job scope, and the so-called canteen excuse was pure nonsense.

What kind of person would ask him to photograph a military base?

The answer was actually already obvious.

They wouldn't act themselves; instead, they'd spend some money to have Chinese people help them acquire intelligence—a truly cost-effective deal.

Fortunately, this was just a candid Photographer, and they could still be guarded against, but what if it were an Expert in a national secret industry?

For example, an Expert researching nuclear bombs, if he were also in this group and someone offered him money for information consultation, would he answer?

Undeniably, most people were patriotic.

But what if the money offered was substantial enough to break their bottom line?

At that point, could everyone truly keep silent and not leak secrets?

In other words, this group superficially appeared to be a high-end information consultation payment group.

But if one thought deeper, the people behind its formation likely had ulterior motives.

They might induce others to reveal sensitive or confidential information by providing seemingly normal and useful information.

Even more, it wasn't impossible for people to be brainwashed and turn traitor; such things have happened throughout history.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan quickly reminded the Photographer to cut the live stream, then looked at the National Security personnel and warned, "There's a problem with this group he mentioned!"

The two National Security personnel nodded upon hearing this, having also guessed the trick: "Are you suggesting that someone is using this high-end member group to obtain confidential information?"

"Yes!" Lin Yuan explained with a grave expression, "The most important thing is that he just said he joined a local group, which means there might be other such groups, then—"

At this point, Lin Yuan dared not say more.

If it was truly as he suspected, then today was not just about catching one spy.

The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.

The two National Security personnel immediately realized the seriousness of the issue and said in a deep voice, "We need to report back immediately; the situation is much more serious than we imagined."

"Thank you very much for the information and assistance. After the investigation is clear, if it is confirmed to be a spy, you will be given a certain reward for reporting. We will leave now."

"Okay!"

After exchanging greetings, the National Security personnel left with the bewildered man. No matter how much he protested his innocence, it was futile; he was the only breakthrough in this investigation.

Everyone in the room was stunned, watching the man being taken away, terrified.

Sister Guan watched her husband being taken away, her face showing no ripple of emotion.

If it had been before, she would have fought desperately to protect him, but now, she was indifferent.

A person who cheated and betrayed the country deserved to be arrested.

The netizens in the live stream, unable to see the screen, exploded in the comment section.

—[I don't understand, why is the situation so serious? Isn't it just paid consultation? There are tons of them online, and I haven't seen anyone getting arrested for it.]

—[Naive, it just means you haven't been exposed enough to society. I've received many such calls, with quotes starting at 1500 and the highest being 80,000. To be honest, I was getting married at that time and was really short on money, but considering it involved secrets, I gritted my teeth and held on. I consider my willpower strong, and I almost couldn't resist. It's hard to imagine how many people would take that money.]

—[Oh my, looking at the comments, so many people have received similar calls. I also received one, but it was asking for company operational data. It's ridiculous; the company owner is my brother-in-law, and he actually expected me to leak secrets.]

—[Hearing you all, I finally understand. This must be thoroughly investigated; it's too terrifying. Imperialism truly hasn't given up on destroying us! No wonder there are so many traitors; it just goes to show how clever those people's methods are.]

Thus, this dramatic affair ended.

Lin Yuan and the others left the ridiculous house.

Before leaving, he also reminded the woman to prepare the money as soon as possible, otherwise, he would directly sue in court, and then she would regret it once the evidence was submitted!

The expressions on the woman's and her parents' faces were extremely unpleasant, as if they had eaten excrement.

This feeling of being disliked by others yet having no way to deal with it was truly exhilarating.

After leaving the room, Sister Guan drove home herself.

The driver was inexplicably in a great mood, feeling much more relaxed.

To show gratitude, he offered to drive Lin Yuan back to the hotel and left his contact information, promising to treat him to a meal once he received the money.

That night, Lin Yuan lay in bed, recalling what had happened earlier, and couldn't help but smile a little.

He had been busy for several hours but hadn't introduced a single house.

However, as soon as he thought about the potential 500,000 reward for reporting a spy, his mood was like a rollercoaster, and he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

It wasn't until past midnight that his eyes were still wide open like brass bells.