Day One: The Mysterious Text Message
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, evening.
Wang, a home appliance reporter who had previously served as the head of the economics department at a certain Beijing metropolitan newspaper, received a mysterious text message.
The content of the text message was as follows:
"Absolutely reliable information: Gome's boss Huang Guangyu and financial director Zhou Yafei were taken away for investigation by relevant departments on Monday night (November 17). They are still missing. Huang's wife Du Juan and a key financial staff member have fled. They are involved in several major cases."
When Wang returned the phone call, the other party hung up immediately.