0p0 Chapter 660 Who is the Sacrifice?
Chapter 660 Who is the Sacrifice?
ISA headquarters senior management meeting room.
On the eve of the start of the second phase of the audit, the board of directors issued a last-minute notice to hold a closed-door meeting.
The meeting was chaired by Qiao Bingyuan, a veteran director of ISA, and the core issue was only one: whether to activate Article 5 of the "Emergency Regulations on Corporate Governance"—that is, "when the company's core management is involved in major ethical controversies and legal risks, the trusteeship committee shall temporarily take over the company's operation and management authority."
This regulation was never actually implemented.
But this time, someone was determined to use it.
“According to the first phase report of the audit team,” Qiao Bingyuan said in a serious tone, “President Lin failed to provide an explanation for the whereabouts of the 8 million yuan project investment funds, and there are personal connections to his adoptive father, Lin Zhengguo, in the relevant transfer accounts—this is a major crisis of the company’s trust mechanism.”
Lin Chuyue sat at the head of the long table, her expression calm and composed, as if she had already anticipated this scene.
Li Zhanchuan, who was standing next to her, did not speak, but simply watched everyone quietly, as if waiting for the action of a key person.
“I understand the board’s concerns,” Lin Chuyue said calmly. “But ISA’s problems are not just about the cash on hand. The real hidden danger is that someone is taking advantage of the situation to point the finger at me in order to cover up their own losses and problems in other sectors.”
"President Lin—please be mindful of your current position." Lin Ying interrupted her, "You are the person being investigated this time, and according to the rules, you have no right to question the board of directors."
“I’m not questioning you,” Lin Chuyue said softly. “I’m reminding you.”
She turned to Qiao Bingyuan and said, “Chairman Qiao, if we activate the emergency trust management right today, then please disclose the historical investment records and fund destinations of all senior executives in the same manner, including Lin Ying, Sun Chengyan, and—your own list of partners in the Hainan real estate project.”
Qiao Bingyuan's face darkened.
These words were not just a provocation, but a blatant threat.
Lin Chuyue said, enunciating each word clearly: "ISA isn't without options right now, but someone is choosing to hand the knife to an outsider. If I really run into trouble, I will resign, cooperate with the investigation, and even step down from the board of directors. But until then, no one should think about taking control of ISA."
A brief silence fell over the meeting room.
Li Zhanchuan finally spoke: "Whether ISA can overcome this crisis depends not on your attitude towards Lin Chuyue, but on whether you still have confidence in yourselves. If you don't even believe that ISA can clear its name, then external investors will be even less likely to believe it."
He changed the subject, his gaze sweeping over everyone: "I can tell you that the final closing agreement for Vision Capital's investment plan has not yet been signed—if the board of directors decides to remove Lin Chuyue, we will immediately freeze the strategic cooperation agreement with ISA."
Lin Ying's expression changed drastically: "Are you threatening us?"
"This isn't a threat, it's a reminder not to shoot yourself in the foot," Li Zhanchuan said in a cold voice. "Once ISA gets out of control, the entire system will have to be restructured, and don't expect to keep your positions."
Lin Chuyue looked at him, her heart filled with indescribable complex emotions.
She knew Li Zhanchuan was on her side, but it wasn't out of tenderness. He was playing a much bigger game—he wanted to redistribute the ISA pie, and she had to survive until that moment.
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The meeting ultimately failed to reach a consensus, and Qiao Bingyuan announced that the resolution would be reviewed for another 24 hours, postponing the vote.
Lin Chuyue had just come out of the conference room when she received a call from Chen Yulan.
“Chuyue, there’s something I have to tell you.” Chen Yulan’s voice was calm but urgent. “I just came back from Switzerland and stopped a financial advisor who was involved in the early days of ISA’s fund establishment. He admitted that the Shen family tampered with the initial equity structure of ISA.”
Lin Chuyue gripped her phone tightly: "What did you say?"
“When ISA was established, there was a ‘hidden share’ under the Shen family’s name, packaged using an overseas company, which hasn’t been fully exposed yet.” Chen Yulan’s voice turned somber. “This shows that they not only want to destroy you, but also want to enter the game as investors and take over ISA.”
Lin Chuyue's heart skipped a beat.
She then truly understood that Shen Yanli was not in a hurry to destroy her, but rather wanted her to relinquish control herself while she was being investigated and suspected.
In that financial storm, Lin Zhengguo was merely a pawn; Lin Ying and others were just middlemen promised benefits; the real mastermind was Shen Yanli—he wanted to use legal means to "take back" what he called "what should belong to the Shen family."
“There’s one more thing,” Chen Yulan said in an even lower voice, “Two people on ISA’s audit team this time… used to work at the Shen family’s trust company.”
Lin Chuyue felt a chill run through her body.
It turns out that the plan was already in place from the very beginning of the audit.
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That night, Lin Chuyue summoned her three most important assistants for an emergency internal meeting in her office.
"I want you to immediately conduct a thorough investigation into all of ISA's projects over the past ten years, including the undisclosed shareholders, contractual investors, and overseas entities involved in technology transfers." Lin Chuyue's hands gripped the table, her tone as firm as iron. "I don't care what methods you use, dig out every clue in the accounts related to the Shen family."
Assistant Captain Yu Nian gritted his teeth and nodded: "I understand."
“Also,” Lin Chuyue placed a stack of documents on the table, “this is all the documents of ISA’s cooperation projects with the government over the past three years. Find out if any of the signatories have been bribed.”
"clear."
She knew that if she couldn't expose the Shen family's trap at its root, she would not only lose ISA this time, but the entire Lin family business might also become a sacrifice.
Even more seriously, Li Zhanchuan might have to cut off his own arm to save himself.
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Three o'clock in the morning.
Lin Chuyue sat alone in her office. The night outside the window was dark, with only the faint light from her computer screen.
She looked at the equity structure diagram in front of her, her brows furrowed.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
She looked up and saw Li Zhanchuan standing at the door, dressed in black with a cold expression.
"Why are you here so late?"
“I know what Shen Yanli is planning.” Li Zhanchuan walked in and placed an encrypted folder on her desk. “Of the five technology cooperation projects ISA has undertaken in Europe over the past two years, two of them are backed by the same company—a trust company in London.”
"And the actual controller of that trust company... is Shen Yanli's daughter, Shen Yi."
Lin Chuyue was taken aback: "Isn't Shen Yi in America?"
“Yes, but her identity was concealed—her registered identity was ‘Isabel S,’ the fund manager.” Li Zhanchuan’s voice was low. “They not only set up the scheme, but also laundered the funds using her identity.”
Lin Chuyue suddenly stood up, her eyes sharp as knives.
“He’s betting I won’t burn ISA to the ground,” she whispered. “But I will.”
Li Zhanchuan stared at her, his eyes darkening slightly: "Aren't you afraid of getting yourself involved too?"
“I’m scared.” A hint of weariness appeared in Lin Chuyue’s eyes. “But I’m even more afraid that he really thinks that all women in this world are protected and raised.”
“No,” she said, emphasizing each word. “I crawled out of hell alive.”
After a long silence, Li Zhanchuan finally whispered, "I'll stay with you."
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at the same time.
A key member of the ISA board of directors privately called Shen Yanli.
"Lin Chuyue is still struggling, but she has already started investigating overseas trusts."
On the other end of the phone, Shen Yanli smiled calmly.
"Then she's not far from death."
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End of this chapter