0p0 Chapter 547 The End of the Rift
Chapter 547 The End of the Rift
The storm of the trust committee reorganization seemed to have temporarily subsided, but undercurrents began to rise again on a new night. The lights on the top floor of the Lin Group headquarters were bright, but they could not reflect the shadows in people's hearts.
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I. The Dawn of Passive Defense
The following morning, Lin Chuyue and Gu Yanchuan discussed the day's board meeting report in the "Cloud Meeting Room." Dr. Albert Schneider, who had just returned from overseas, also participated, bringing back the latest letter from the International Regulatory Authority: the operational activities of Cheng Yi Fund and CR Consortium had been added to the key monitoring list, and a joint investigation would follow.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but not with any sense of relief.
“They won’t give up their position easily,” Dr. Schneider said gravely. “A second round of dark market attacks and a public relations campaign targeting the trust executor have already been planned behind the scenes.”
Lin Chuyue frowned: "I received an anonymous text message last night saying that a document about the 'Lin family's environmental scandal' would be released and published in the newspaper tomorrow."
Gu Yanchuan said in a low voice, "Here we go again. It seems they're planning to use environmental compliance issues to disrupt Shuguang Biotech's progress reports and undermine investor confidence."
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II. Environmental Rumor Spreading Plan
Meanwhile, Lin Yun met with a new behind-the-scenes manipulator at the Shenzhen branch of Cheng Yi Foundation—Hua Yan, a former investigative journalist who had acted as an "insider whistleblower" in several environmental cases. She showed Hua Yan a "Lin's Biotechnology Wastewater Discharge Report," claiming that she had discovered that Shuguang Biotechnology, a subsidiary of Lin's, was discharging highly toxic reagent wastewater from its experimental base without proper registration.
Hua Yan smiled and said, "This falsified report will be submitted to the Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau at 2 p.m. today, along with statements from several villagers who were 'anonymously reported'. If we agree, we'll work together; if we disagree, we'll distribute the reports everywhere. If anything goes wrong, the Dawn Project will be halted, and the $500 million investment will be frozen."
Lin Yun nodded in satisfaction: "At the same time, expose it in the media so that investors can see the 'real evidence' with their own eyes. Once Dawn is shut down, the trust committee will be a mere shell, and Chuyue will have no chance to recover."
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III. The Standoff at the Board of Directors
At 2 PM, the board meeting commenced as scheduled. The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy. Just as the agenda reached the "Shuguang Biotechnology Project Progress" item, a screenshot of a **Temporary Investigation Letter** from the Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau suddenly popped up on the large screen—the report stated that an anonymous environmental complaint had been received, requesting the Lin Group's cooperation in investigating the pollution discharge issues at the Shuguang Biotechnology experimental base. Although the complaint had not yet been verified, it had already gone viral on social media.
Members of Congress turned their attention to the issue: a representative from an emerging fund advocating ESG investment was the first to question: "Does your company have environmental violations as rumored? If so, I have to recommend that the fund suspend investment in this project."
Another long-time shareholder said coldly, "Only one day has passed, and a new storm has already arrived. Can your so-called third-party supervisors withstand the test?"
Lin Yun stood up and seized the opportunity: "Everyone, may I ask who this report was prepared for? If you want to ask about environmental compliance, you should first expose the absurdity of that 'joint supervisory board'—they can neither prevent internal strife nor external rumors."
The overwhelming pressure instantly weighed on Lin Chuyue's camp—Albert and the two overseas supervisors were forced to repeatedly explain to the board members that this was an "anonymous report" and that it would take time to verify.
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IV. The Father's Last Struggle
Lin Zhengguo walked wearily into the conference room. His face was pale, but he tried to smooth things over: "Please don't worry, everyone. This is just an anonymous report. There is no evidence yet. Please give the group time to investigate."
Existing shareholder Director Zhang loudly questioned, "Who's giving us time? The same person who used 'Storm' to force Chuyue to surrender is creating another one for us today! Do we want to be manipulated again?"
Lin Zhengguo looked pained. He had wanted to defend his daughter, but when he saw Lin Yun's smug smile on the stage, he suddenly realized that he had been completely drawn into this family struggle with no way out.
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V. Tang Nian's Resolute Decision
During the break in the meeting, Tang Nian hurriedly entered Lin Chuyue's office, her voice as low as the wind: "President Lin, the pollution discharge documents in the report were actually found by me—it was a 'test version' report given to me by Cheng Yi Foundation, instructing me to leave a record within the group and then expose it to the Environmental Protection Bureau. I have already collected the source of the documents, as well as Hua Yan's phone records."
Lin Chuyue clenched her fist: "Then let's quickly reveal it in the second half of the meeting and let them see who is playing with environmental issues!"
Tang Nian suddenly shook her head: "...I can't do it. I'm afraid that if it's exposed, Cheng Yi will treat me as the leaker as well, and release my 'backdoor leak' recording overnight, making me a scapegoat."
Lin Chuyue's gaze was like a knife: "Tang Nian, if you back down again, stay away from me! I don't want to see anyone hesitate on the edge of life and death again!"
With tears in her eyes, Tang Nian said, "I'm sorry, I... I'm still scared."
She turned and ran out of the office, leaving only the sound of something breaking behind her.
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VI. The assembly for a desperate battle
The meeting resumed. Lin Chuyue stood up, her voice firm: "Since you're going to use whistleblowing as a weapon, then please present the whistleblower first! We have obtained the original distribution channels of the whistleblower's documents and Hua Yan's call records—he is an agent of the Cheng Yi Foundation; I now publicly demand that he and the representative of Cheng Yi attend the meeting immediately to answer questions!"
Representative Cheng Yi's expression changed drastically, while Hua Yan beside him was at a loss. Lin Zhengguo's phone vibrated again; it was a message from Lin Yun urging him: "Don't give them a chance! If you're going to strike, you have to strike decisively!"
Gu Yanchuan suddenly spoke up: "I wonder if they are willing to cooperate? Or, should I temporarily allocate the supervisory board's authority and have all relevant personnel verify their identities in front of the media?"
Dr. Albert nodded: "I can immediately send a letter to the International Regulatory Bureau to initiate a joint inquiry process. If Cheng Yi and Hua Yan refuse to cooperate, all their funding channels will be blocked."
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7. Dawn over a thousand miles of red land
Faced with such imposing manner, Representative Cheng Yi and Hua Yan exchanged glances, but ultimately silently raised their hands in confession, demanding to see the evidence. Lin Yun's face was ashen, yet she was met with fierce criticism from the crowd:
"You are so cruelly turning environmental rights into a tool for private gain; today's geniuses are the most shameful!"
An investigator from the Environmental Protection Bureau also appeared and presented a faxed document: "According to regulations, anonymous whistleblowers must provide preliminary evidence within seven days, otherwise the whistleblower will be held legally responsible."
In an instant, all the rumors and slander were reversed. The meeting hall erupted in applause, and Lin Chuyue's camp once again gained the upper hand.
But as Lin Chuyue stepped out of the conference hall, she noticed that Gu Yanchuan and Tang Nian were still standing on opposite sides, their gazes dim. Shen Longyan had long since gone, leaving only him calmly issuing new instructions over the phone. Lin Zhengguo was still lingering at the door, like a homeless old man.
A river breeze blows, and a final veil of mist rises between the tall buildings.
—End of this chapter