noffsinger Chapter 659 The Price of Bloodline
Chapter 659 The Price of Bloodline
ISA headquarters.
On the third day after the audit officially began, Lin Chuyue arrived at the conference room early in the morning to meet with the independent audit team dispatched by the board of directors. She was dressed in a smart navy blue suit, her eyes clear, as if the storm of "Lin Zhengguo's self-disclosure of transferring funds" from the previous night had not stirred any ripples in her heart.
In reality, she didn't sleep a wink all night.
Lin Zhengguo's appearance was not accidental; it was more like a time bomb planted by Shen Yanli—if he spoke out too late, it would be a burden; if he revealed it too early, there would be no witnesses.
His words lingered in her mind: "Chuyue, you are not my biological daughter. I was just helping the Shen family 'raise' you back then... I owe your mother too much, but Shen Yanli also has something on me."
Lin Chuyue knew that this was not only the collapse of family ties, but also a comprehensive crisis of trust.
She was never naive enough to believe that blood ties could bind a man's loyalty, but when Lin Zhengguo said in person, "I helped him transfer ISA's early construction funds," she felt a chill run to her very bones.
Inside the meeting room, Han Yongshan, the head of the audit team, stood up: "President Lin, these are copies of all of ISA's ledgers from the past five years, as well as the audit process and procedures. We will start with the five major investment sectors and release a progress report every day."
“Sure.” Lin Chuyue took the documents, glanced at them for a moment, and remained calm. “My personal accounts can also be checked at the same time, including the holdings I previously held under Vision Capital.”
Han Yongshan was slightly surprised: "President Lin, are you sure?"
“I’m sure.” Her voice was calm but firm. “I want you to conduct a thorough investigation, and I want all the senior executives at ISA to understand that I have nothing to hide.”
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several vice presidents of ISA varied—Sun Chengyan, who was in charge of the finance sector, frowned deeply, while Lin Ying, who was in charge of external cooperation, revealed a sarcastic smile.
“President Lin, you’re being too frank. I’m afraid some people will think you’re eager to prove your innocence.” Lin Ying’s lips curled slightly, her eyes sharp. “But being too hasty can easily expose flaws.”
Lin Chuyue glanced at her slowly, a cold smile playing on her lips: "A flaw? If you think my honesty is a flaw, then shouldn't you be more worried about when what you're trying to hide will be exposed?"
Lin Ying's face darkened, and just as she was about to retort, the conference room door was pushed open again.
The secretary announced in a low voice, "Mr. Li has arrived."
Li Zhanchuan.
He entered the conference room like a composed, dark figure, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Lin Chuyue, where he gave a barely perceptible nod. He wore a meticulously tailored black suit, his eyes were cold, and his aura was so sharp that it was difficult to look him in the eye.
“I’m just here to listen in.” He casually sat down next to Lin Chuyue. “As a strategic partner of ISA, I’m qualified to understand the nature of this storm.”
Lin Ying's brow twitched slightly: "President Li, of course we welcome you to sit in, but ISA is a private family business controlled by the Lin family, it doesn't belong to you..."
“If ISA didn’t need Vision’s investment, your words would hold water.” Li Zhanchuan’s voice was calm, but every word was like a knife. “But you’d better remember that ISA’s Achilles’ heel is no longer in the Lin family’s hands.”
One sentence made Lin Ying's face turn ashen.
Lin Chuyue looked at him, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, but ultimately remained silent.
She knew that Li Zhanchuan wasn't there to support her. His appearance marked the beginning of another game—Shen Yanli wanted to destroy her reputation, while Li Zhanchuan wanted to force ISA to reveal its core capital structure to him ahead of schedule.
She became the knife in the middle.
If this knife is not sharp enough, it will break; if it is too sharp, it will easily hurt the user.
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That afternoon, the first phase audit report was released.
The whereabouts of an 8 million yuan project investment made by ISA's new energy sector five years ago are unknown. The accounting records show it as an acquisition of a small overseas technology company, but in reality, that company was deregistered two years ago.
More importantly, of the funds transferred, approximately 30 million flowed into a privately held account called "Zeyun Technology," whose legal representative was none other than "Lin Zhengguo."
Lin Chuyue coldly read through the report, her heart sinking like still water.
She had prepared for the worst, but she never expected Shen Yanli to act so cleanly—using Lin Zhengguo to ignite the storm while simultaneously erasing the funding chain in advance, leaving only the illusion that "the Lin family father and daughter embezzled funds internally."
“President Lin, we must implement risk isolation measures,” Sun Chengyan said in a deep voice. “The board of directors may convene an emergency meeting to restrict your authority during the audit.”
Lin Chuyue looked at him indifferently: "You mean—dismiss me?"
"It's not a dismissal, it's just a temporary freeze on your external signing authority and financial allocation rights at ISA," Lin Ying said expressionlessly. "For the sake of ISA's reputation, this is a reasonable step."
"Heh." Li Zhanchuan sneered, "Auditing on the one hand, and depriving the parties involved of their means of self-proof on the other—you guys are really 'efficient'."
"President Li, this is not your company." Lin Ying finally couldn't hold back and spoke in an unfriendly tone.
“But if ISA fails to go public in the future, you will no longer be directors, but merely remnants of assets waiting to be sold.” Li Zhanchuan glanced at her coldly, “I’m just calculating your fate for you.”
"you!"
"That's enough," Lin Chuyue interrupted them, her voice low. "Freezing access is fine. But I have conditions."
"Speak," Lin Ying said coldly.
“I agree to accept internal oversight, but all current ISA executives must simultaneously initiate asset reviews and account tracking, including all overseas affiliates under your names.”
The meeting room fell into dead silence after those words were spoken.
Sun Chengyan and Lin Ying exchanged a glance, both showing wariness.
"Are you trying to drag everyone down with you?" Lin Ying said angrily.
"I want ISA to be clean." Lin Chuyue slowly stood up. "If you have no ghosts, what do you have to fear?"
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That night.
Lin Chuyue returned to her office, where Lin Zhengguo had been waiting for her for a long time.
He looked haggard, with stubble unshaven, and seemed to have aged ten years overnight.
"Chuyue..."
"You shouldn't have shown up." Lin Chuyue looked at him coldly. "You are the last straw that Shen Yanli sent."
“I don’t want to lie to you.” Lin Zhengguo’s voice was hoarse. “Your mother’s death was suspicious. Shen Yanli told me that she made a will before she died, asking me to raise you. I didn’t suspect anything—but later, I found out that some of the funds were used to launder money for him.”
Lin Chuyue scoffed: "So you just tacitly agreed to use me as a bargaining chip to exchange for your own future."
Lin Zhengguo, his face contorted in pain, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm willing to testify now, even if it means going to jail, to clear your name."
"Innocence?" Lin Chuyue looked at him, her eyes almost freezing cold. "What you can repay is not innocence, but a blood debt."
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The second phase of the ISA audit is about to begin.
Meanwhile, Shen Yanli had secretly contacted a senior director of ISA—preparing to push forward a proposal:
—Removing Lin Chuyue from all positions, the ISA will be temporarily managed by the Trusteeship Committee, and no personal interference will be accepted during the audit period.
Lin Chuyue's battle has only just begun.
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End of this chapter