noffsinger Chapter 566 Within the Rift
Chapter 566 Within the Rift
In the early hours of the morning, the fog in downtown Shanghai had not yet lifted. In the corridors of the Lin Group headquarters, only the cold white lights and the echoing sound of shoes remained.
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1. The tense atmosphere in the meeting room
At eight o'clock in the morning, Lin Chuyue, Gu Yanchuan, Shen Yanyan and Luo Zhen gathered again in the "Cloud Meeting Room" with a tense atmosphere.
Lin Chuyue spoke first: "Last night's video surveillance showed that Yu Jing and her subordinates obtained access to the evidence room from the security room, but never uploaded the real signature of the revocation order." She threw a screenshot on the table, "Someone left a backdoor inside us."
Gu Yanchuan frowned: "Is it a technical vulnerability, or was it done intentionally? This means that our security system has been figured out."
Shen Yan said coldly, "In that case, the question we should be asking is—who has the ability to simultaneously control and dispatch cameras, call bodyguards, and avoid all alarms?"
Luo Zhen's expression was solemn, yet he couldn't hide his anger: "I gave my life to protect the group, but now you're doubting the people around me...!"
The four exchanged glances for a moment, the words that were on the tip of their tongues were swallowed back. The cracks in trust were slowly widening in silence.
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II. Hidden Subordinates
Meanwhile, Lin Yun met with Ansen, the contact person for Cheng Yi Foundation, in a secret warehouse. Ansen handed her an encrypted USB drive: "This is the latest 'third-party intelligence'—the CR Consortium has intervened, and they are willing to invest 10 billion in exchange for 20% of Lin's new shares."
Lin Yun narrowed her eyes slightly: "Their purpose is definitely not simple."
Anson smiled faintly: "They want to reorganize the board of directors amidst the chaos. If you can hold onto this money, you can force all your rivals to back down."
Lin Yun gripped the USB drive tightly and turned to leave. Unbeknownst to her, Anson had already recorded the meeting in the cloud, waiting for the right moment to release it to the public.
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III. Gu Yanchuan's desperate gamble
In the afternoon, Gu Yanchuan privately summoned his most trusted cybersecurity team.
"I will not allow anyone to accuse us of 'internal vulnerabilities' anymore." He said firmly, "At 8 p.m. tonight, all back-end systems will be disconnected from the outside world. I will completely block all backdoors."
The team leader hesitated: "But this will affect the group's normal operations."
Gu Yanchuan's gaze was icy: "Who cares about the impact? Trust must be protected using the most extreme methods."
This decision shocked Lin Chuyue: for safety's sake, he was willing to sacrifice everyone's convenience and possibly isolate himself from the front lines.
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IV. Luo Zhen's Question
In the evening, Luo Zhen received a mysterious phone call in his office: "Do not shut down the shareholder voting system tonight."
The voice on the other end of the phone was icy cold: "Otherwise, don't blame me for making your own backyard burn."
She hung up the phone, her face deathly pale. Her assistant exclaimed, "This...this is a threat! Should you call the police?"
Luo Zhen shook his head: "Calling the police is useless. Our opponents have already figured out every step of our process. All they want to see is us killing each other."
She took a deep breath and dialed Shen Yan's private number: "Yan, I need to talk to you..."
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V. The Test of Trust
As night fell, the four met again, this time in the monitoring center on the basement floor of the headquarters. Gu Yanchuan had cut off the external network and was in high spirits; Shen Yan submitted a recording of Ansen's meeting with Lin Yun; and Lin Chuyue had a suspicious internal operation log in her hand.
The atmosphere instantly became tense. Gu Yanchuan questioned Shen Yanyan: "Did you secretly record this? You set up this 'hunting trap' behind my back, and now you're using me as a hostage?"
Shen Yanyan roared, "The Hunting Bureau is saving the entire group, not just your personal reputation! If you don't dare to show your face, I'll make you disappear from this power game!"
Luo Zhen stood up, his voice hoarse: "Enough! We created this mess ourselves, and now we're treating each other like suspects..."
Lin Chuyue looked at them, a hint of despair flashing in her eyes: "If we don't even trust each other, what reason do we have to continue standing side by side?"
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VI. Undercurrents Rise Again
Meanwhile, in the backup server room outside the monitoring center, the screen of an unattended server was flashing—an unauthorized operation log was being automatically transmitted: the target was Lin Chuyue's private email.
In front of the screen, only an empty chair remained, but the keyboard trembled in the wind, as if the traitor would appear at any moment.
Outside, the four people's argument grew increasingly heated, but no one noticed that a real threat was quietly approaching from behind them.
—End of this chapter
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