0p0 Chapter 535 Blood Ties and Betrayal
Chapter 535 Blood Ties and Betrayal
As dawn broke, Shanghai was greeted by a spring rain, fine as silk and sharp as a knife. Inside the Lin Group headquarters building, the atmosphere this morning was as gloomy as the air itself, foreshadowing deeper undercurrents to come.
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I. The Storm of Regulatory Hearings
At 9:00 AM, the International Financial Regulatory Authority and the National Court jointly convened a special hearing—located in the "Joint Meeting Room" on the dozens of floors of the group's premises. Attendees included representatives of major shareholders, legal teams, influential media outlets, and the Level 3 prosecutors responsible for investigating the "Scepter Clause" and "Arms Rumors." Lin Chuyue, along with Gu Yanchuan and Shen Longyan, dressed in suits, entered the venue with solemn expressions; Lin Yun accompanied the legal team, her eyes gleaming with deep thought.
At the host's command, the first thing played was the fabricated "arms deal" video that Lin Yun's team had released on social media, along with the "Gu Yonghui kickback" agreement secretly provided by Cheng Yi Foundation. The room erupted in uproar.
Shen Longyan picked up the microphone in front of everyone and said calmly, "Please allow me to publicly release a recording of my mother, Shen Fang, on her deathbed." He pressed the button on his laptop and played the recording—
"This connection is not for arms, but only to protect the family and shareholders in times of crisis. Anyone who misunderstands or deliberately distorts this is desecrating my last wishes and will bear the legal consequences."
As the recording ended, amidst deafening applause, the prosecutor, with a somber expression, stated: "This recording has been verified as authentic by a British notary public. The 'arms' allegations will be classified as intentional fabrication, and the procedural team will pursue legal action against the publisher."
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II. Evidence of Shen Longyan's Bloodline
Then, Gu Yanchuan stood up and submitted a new piece of evidence to the regulatory bureau—a certificate of Shen Longyan's paternity and a DNA test report.
He briefly explained: "Mr. Shen Yanyan and Ms. Shen Fang are siblings. To ensure their personal safety, they were forced to separate thirty years ago. All share allocations and trust documents are kept in custody by a formal notary office. Anyone who questions their blood relationship is desecrating the family memory."
Reporters whispered among themselves: "This is the first time a complete DNA report has been made public."
Attorney Lin Yunfang hurriedly stated: "This report has not been certified by my country's judicial appraisal center, and the results of foreign testing need further confirmation!"
The prosecutor raised his hand to indicate: "The foreign notary offices and authoritative laboratories all have international qualifications, and the report has been submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for review, so there is no need for further certification."
Lin Yun's expression changed slightly, and she quickly pulled out another document: "If that's the case, then please have Attorney Chen announce—the genetic information you submitted leaks other people's privacy and is suspected of being illegal!"
Gu Yanchuan raised an eyebrow, his tone icy: "The hearing is not your arena. If you want to punish me for leaking privacy, I will release the detailed accounts of your and Xu Mingyuan's embezzlement of trust funds—that would be the real violation!"
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III. Lin Zhengguo's Secret Deals Exposed
Just as the two sides were arguing, a security guard on duty in the monitoring hall suddenly rushed into the meeting room, waving a USB drive and documents in his hand:
"Host, urgent evidence! We found a secret email exchange between Lin Zhengguo and Gu Yonghui from 2008 in the safe in my father's office!"
The scene was chaotic. Screenshots of the documents were projected onto the large screen—
To: GY…
"Yesterday's remittance amounted to US$10 billion. Please confirm that it has been deposited into the 'Tianyao' emergency account. Please operate discreetly."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengguo's expression changed drastically: "No—this isn't me!"
Lin Chuyue stood up coldly and looked around at everyone: "Dad, back then, under the guise of 'family safety,' you secretly merged and allocated the funds between Mother's trust account and Gu Family Tianyao emergency account. What was the purpose of this? Can you give the shareholders an explanation now?"
Lin Zhengguo was speechless, tears streaming down his face. The entire audience erupted in uproar, once again thrown into shock.
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IV. The Final Chapter of the Father-Daughter Conflict
The hearing was paused, and the moderator announced it would resume in ten minutes. But Lin Chuyue saw her father's tears, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions. She walked up to him, her voice gentle but firm:
“Dad, the whole truth is out in the open. If you continue to cover it up, you will only ruin your last shred of dignity. If you truly want to atone for the family’s sins, apologize publicly to all the shareholders, the regulatory authorities, and to fulfill Mother’s last wish right here in this meeting.”
Lin Zhengguo stood up, his voice trembling: "Chuyue... I'm sorry, I was wrong."
He walked to Lin Yun's side, knelt down with her on stage, and apologized to everyone present: "My selfishness and fear back then caused my family and mother to suffer. Today, I have no regrets and ask everyone to forgive my mistakes!"
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V. The Final Decision and the Hope of New Life
The hearing has been reopened, and regulatory officials have announced:
"Given the full cooperation of all parties involved, separate cases will be filed against the arms-related rumors and kickback scandals, confirming the legality and compliance of the trust operation. The 'scepter clause' and the 'Tianyao emergency mechanism' are legal and valid, but must be included in the annual audit process. Ms. Lin Chuyue, Mr. Gu Yanchuan, and Mr. Shen Longyan will be appointed as core members of the joint trust management committee until the group returns to stability."
This announcement signifies a temporary halt to the covert operations against Lin Yun and Xu Mingyuan; for Lin Chuyue's camp, it represents a chance for rebirth.
Outside the venue, reporters swarmed out, their headlines flooding the air: "The truth comes out, the three Lin children join hands for a new life!"
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end:
As night fell, the three walked out of the hearing hall side by side. The streetlights were dim, and raindrops slanted down. Lin Chuyue looked at Shen Longyan and Gu Yanchuan, her voice soft yet resolute: "The storm is not over yet, but we have won the dawn with the truth and courage. What we need to do next is to let our family and our company be reborn in the light."
Gu Yanchuan held her hand tightly: "No matter how deep the undercurrents are, I will walk with you through them."
Shen Longyan's gaze was profound: "I am willing to accompany you to the very end on this path of blood ties."
As the river breeze blew by, the three figures, silhouetted against the streetlights and rain, became a silhouette at dawn.
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End of this chapter