readytorunbook Chapter 658 The Trust Collapse Plan
Chapter 658 The Trust Collapse Plan
Three days after the ISA hearing, global financial media outlets simultaneously published a shocking headline:
[ISA Board Crisis Temporarily Subsided, Lin Chuyue Successfully Retains Her Position!]
The report mentioned that when faced with questioning from the board of directors, heir Lin Chuyue presented compelling evidence to refute allegations of misappropriation of funds and questions about her identity, gaining the support of a majority of ISA's directors. The article concluded with a seemingly unintentional comment—
Whether this mysterious successor can support ISA's global expansion remains to be seen.
This statement did not attract much attention from the public, but in a private meeting room, it became the code to launch the next round of operations.
……
At the same time, in a mountain villa somewhere in Switzerland, Shen Yanli was meeting with an elderly man with a full head of white hair.
"Did you receive the signal?" Shen Yanli asked calmly, his hands folded over his shoulders.
The old man nodded: "'Observation' is the trigger word. You can start now."
“Very good.” A sinister glint flashed in Shen Yanli’s eyes. “ISA’s problem is not that Lin Chuyue won, but that there are still people who ‘believe in her’.”
“I will destroy her trust.”
"She won a hearing, but she couldn't stop the whole situation from collapsing."
……
Meanwhile, Lin Chuyue was giving an internal report in the boardroom at ISA headquarters. Standing beside her were Li Zhanchuan and Jiang Ruoyan, while several neutral directors sat across the conference table.
“In ISA’s current fund structure, a portion is controlled by ‘shadow accounts’,” Lin Chuyue said calmly while operating the terminal. “These accounts were originally managed by my mother, Shen Fang. But before her death, at least three sums of money flowed into unknown accounts.”
She pressed a button, and three transfer records appeared on the screen.
“L.CHUYUE—this was one of the shadow accounts my mother used frequently before her death. And this fund was still processing takeover orders two days after her death.”
"In other words, someone is using her identity to continue operating a portion of ISA's high-risk funds."
Jiang Ruoyan looked at her: "Who do you suspect?"
Lin Chuyue did not answer directly, but instead released another document: "During this period, there were anonymous reports within ISA that I was secretly cooperating with Vision Capital in an attempt to take over ISA's European division."
"These reports are unsubstantiated, but the problem is..."
She paused, her eyes turning icy: "Within ISA, there is an organized effort to create a 'collapse of trust'."
"Including 'anonymous chat screenshots' leaked from ISA's global employee community, claiming that I used ISA resources to transfer risks for companies under Li Zhanchuan's name."
“There was also a ‘forged’ email that implied that I had instructed ISA’s Hong Kong branch to manipulate the vote.”
"Behind all of this, there is only one goal—to make me an 'untrustworthy leader'."
"They no longer question my background, but have begun to question my character, methods, and integrity."
……
Upon hearing this, the conference room fell into a brief silence.
Then, a veteran director spoke up: "This is not the first time the investment field has encountered a crisis of trust. But Ms. Lin, I must remind you—if these rumors continue to fester, even without evidence, they are enough to destroy a company's market value."
“Especially for systems like ISA, which are backed by the government and sovereign capital, they are even more afraid of being swayed by public opinion.”
Jiang Ruoyan said in a low voice, "You need a counterattack strategy."
Lin Chuyue looked at him: "I'm going to do something—publicly accept a third-party investigation."
Li Zhanchuan suddenly turned his head to look at her: "Are you crazy?"
She smiled faintly: "I'm going to shut everyone up."
"Didn't they say I relied on my status, connections, and manipulation?" Lin Chuyue's gaze was icy. "Then I'll make all of ISA's transactions and all its capital structures publicly subject to global risk control audits."
"I want them to know that I can take transparency to the extreme."
"As long as I am not afraid of the truth, no one can touch me."
Li Zhanchuan's eyes were deep, but in the end he did not stop her.
……
Two hours later, ISA issued a public statement:
ISA will initiate a comprehensive internal financial audit, with the independent international risk management firm P&R Group involved, conducting a 45-day in-depth investigation. Successor Lin Chuyue will be subject to all audit procedures.
The news sparked another round of public discussion.
But just as this wave of public opinion subsided, an anonymous photo went viral in financial circles.
In the scene, Lin Chuyue, dressed casually, is sitting in a private club, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with a middle-aged man. The man's face is circled in red, with the caption:
[Xue Dingxuan, a bankrupt black market gold trader]
The accompanying text directly leads to the question: "Is the ISA heir secretly contacting illegal financiers in order to restructure a private equity fund for personal purposes? Three years ago, Xue Dingxuan was accused of manipulating energy futures."
The comment section exploded:
—So, this audit by ISA is just a cover-up?
"Lin Chuyue is collaborating with the Black Gold Group? Is she trying to turn ISA into a family fortune?"
"Does she even need any oversight for doing this?"
ISA headquarters is once again in crisis.
Just then, Lin Yun appeared at the office door, her expression indifferent.
"I know where the photos came from."
Lin Chuyue frowned: "You tell me."
Lin Yun whispered, "It was Shen Yanli's doing. He used my mother's past connections to replicate Shen Fang's 'trust collapse plan' that suppressed her opponents back then."
"He will create more and more news that is a mixture of truth and falsehood, forcing you into a cycle of perpetual self-proof."
"He knows you're telling the truth, but he also knows that no one has the patience to wait for you to explain forever."
Lin Chuyue asked her in a deep voice, "Why did you tell me that?"
Lin Yun remained silent for a few seconds before finally saying, "Because you are ultimately not the one who killed my mother."
"I... am also tired of being manipulated."
……
That evening, Lin Chuyue convened a closed-door meeting to formulate a "countermeasure plan".
"I want to use this opportunity to clean up the ISA."
“Since they are forcing me to be completely transparent, then I will expose all of ISA’s shadow accounts—including evidence of all the roundabout investments and fraudulent operations conducted by senior executives through family funds over the past fifteen years.”
She said, word by word, "I will use the name of reckoning to drive out all those carrion-eating tigers from ISA."
Even if it causes bloodshed.
……
On the very night she initiated her first investigation order, Lin Zhengguo suddenly appeared at ISA.
"I want to see Chuyue."
He was carrying a thick folder.
“I did something.”
"It might harm her."
……
End of this chapter
Next chapter preview:
Lin Zhengguo surrendered himself to the police and confessed that he had assisted Shen Yanli in transferring early ISA funds after Shen Fang's death.
Lin Chuyue's decision to involve her biological father in the internal investigation causes a stir among ISA's top management.
Gu Yanchuan's investigation revealed that the final destination of funds in the "L.CHUYUE account" pointed to a mysterious "P Foundation" organization.
Lin Yun officially broke free from Shen Yanli's control and handed over "a recording of her mother Shen Fang before her death" to Lin Chuyue, exposing the core secret of the Shen family;
Shen Yanli retaliates by initiating a joint impeachment motion by the ISA board of directors, once again threatening Lin Chuyue's control.