readytorunbook Chapter 619 Father’s debt is paid by son
Chapter 619 Father’s debt is paid by son
"The chessboard is in disarray, but the real pieces have yet to appear."
Lin Chuyue stared at the yellowed photo for a long time.
The unfamiliar man standing next to Shen Fang in the photo has a rugged face, deep-set eyes, and is wearing an old-fashioned military uniform. He has one hand on Shen Fang's shoulder and his expression is inscrutable.
And Shen Fang's rare smile from her youth is now captured in a photo taken next to him.
She had never seen the photo before.
Even more bizarrely—the date on the back of the photo clearly states:
【XNUM X Year X NUM X Month X NUM X Day】
Her date of birth.
Lin Chuyue's heart suddenly tightened.
"Do you think... this person might be my father?" She pushed the photo in front of Chen Yulan.
Chen Yulan looked serious, and after a moment said, "Perhaps. This is Shen Fang's 'birthday gift' to you."
"But this letter is not in Shen Fang's handwriting."
"That means someone wants to remind you: the game is not over."
Lin Chuyue took a deep breath: "Investigate this man's identity, background, and whether he is still alive—I need all the information."
"it is good."
But just as she turned around, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Zhengguo stormed in with a livid face.
"Lin Chuyue, what exactly do you want to do?!"
Her gaze sharpened: "What are you doing here?"
"Are you out of your mind!" Lin Zhengguo exclaimed, his voice trembling with emotion. "You're now targeting Shen Yan, even reopening the old case in Hecheng—do you know that the Lin family was also involved in investing in that case back then?! Are you trying to drag the Lin family down with you?!"
Lin Chuyue looked at him indifferently, without answering.
Lin Zhengguo pointed at her and roared, "Let me tell you! Don't think that just because someone surnamed Shen is your biological mother! You are a daughter of the Lin family, and my surname is in your blood! I won't allow you to continue acting recklessly!"
She chuckled softly: "Director Lin, are you worried about the Lin Group being investigated, or are you worried about yourself?"
"What did you say?"
Lin Chuyue's eyes were icy: "Who introduced that piece of land in Hecheng to Shen Fang back then? Was it you? You secretly invested in it using Lin's money, wasn't that you? The 'L' in her last phone call before she died, was that you, Lin Zhengguo?"
Lin Zhengguo's face stiffened.
“I don’t want to investigate you,” she said in a slightly cold tone, “but don’t force me.”
Lin Zhengguo gritted his teeth, his fingertips trembling: "You've really gone mad... You don't even recognize your father anymore?"
“From the moment you helped send me to Lin Yun’s bedside, I stopped considering you my father.” Her tone was as cold as iron. “You used the guise of ‘training’ to humiliate, exploit, and abandon me… I’m not alive today because of you.”
"Chuyue..."
Lin Zhengguo's voice was low and deep, "Back then I just... I didn't know they would—"
"Of course you know," Lin Chuyue interrupted him. "You know everything. You're just afraid of offending Shen Fang, afraid of Lin Yun turning against you, and afraid of losing your little bit of power."
Lin Zhengguo was speechless for a moment, his face turning red.
Chen Yulan stood aside, observing coldly: "Chairman Lin, if you're only here to protect yourself, I suggest you be careful when you go out. Don't let reporters corner you and ask, 'Lin Chuyue is your daughter, what do you think of her exposing Shen Yan?'"
Lin Zhengguo was trembling with anger. He pointed at the two of them for a long time without being able to speak, and finally slammed the door and left in a huff.
The air fell silent for a moment.
Chen Yulan looked at Lin Chuyue: "Are you planning to take action against the Lin family?"
Lin Chuyue shook her head: "Let's not do anything for now, but if he continues to interfere in the Shen family's affairs, don't blame me for bringing up old grievances."
She closed her eyes and said in a low voice, "The saying 'the son pays for the father's debts' is never just empty words."
……
Lin Zhengguo walked out of the Xingyao Capital building, still in a daze, and received a call from Lin Yun as soon as he got into his car.
"Dad, did you go to see Lin Chuyue?"
"Did I approach her, or did she corner me? Guess?"
Lin Yun's voice was impatient: "Dad, don't provoke her now. We can't confront her head-on."
"What do you mean you can't confront her head-on?! She's dragged the Lin family into this mess too. I'm her father, how dare she deny it?!"
Lin Yun gritted her teeth and slowly said, "Can't you just bear with it for me? Do you know that she's already set her sights on the 'Hecheng Mine'?"
Lin Zhengguo was taken aback: "She... found out about your side?"
"Not yet. But if you make a move against her now, she will definitely investigate."
"What should I do?"
Lin Yun said in a low voice, "Bear with it for now. Shen Yan hasn't been defeated yet; he'll hold off this wave for us. Only when that person returns to the country will we have the confidence to counterattack."
Lin Zhengguo's breath hitched: "The 'person' you mentioned, is he really coming back?"
Lin Yun's tone was deep and mysterious: "He started planning this a long time ago. Lin Chuyue thought she had everything under control... She's just a second Shen Fang."
Lin Zhengguo remained silent for a long time.
“But she’s your older sister, Yunyun.”
“She’s not. She’s just a poisoned pawn left behind by Shen Fang before she died.” Lin Yun said coldly, “Dad, if we don’t avenge this, she will always be standing over us.”
……
Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Zhanchuan was in a secret meeting room at Vision Capital.
A blond, middle-aged man in a suit walked in and handed over an encrypted document.
“Mr. Li, we’ve found the person in the photo. His name is Shen Tingxuan.”
Li Zhanchuan's eyes flickered, and he took the document.
“He was Shen Fang’s older brother, codenamed ‘Crane Hidden’. He was Shen Fang’s earliest contact in the military and political circles and one of the true behind-the-scenes strategists of the Shen family.”
"Back in the early 1990s, he was placed on the core classified list—because he disappeared in a transnational arms smuggling case, and his fate was unknown."
Are you sure he's still alive?
“There is a 70% chance. He appeared on the northern Myanmar border three months ago. His identity has not been confirmed, but based on facial comparison, there is a close 90% match.”
Li Zhanchuan frowned.
"In other words... the real mastermind is not Shen Yan, nor Shen Fang, but—Shen Tingxuan."
"Exactly. And he may be ing back."
……
As night deepened, Lin Chuyue sat under the lamp and finally saw the document.
—Shen Tingxuan, born in 1970, is Shen Fang's half-brother and the true heir to the Shen family's military and political power in his early years. However, he defected due to a smuggling case and became a wanted criminal. He was last seen before his disappearance in January 1997, by Shen Fang's side.
She murmured the words:
"April 1997, 1."
His gaze grew cold.
Chen Yulan pushed open the door and said in a deep voice, "He might be your biological father."
Lin Chuyue was startled and remained silent for a long time.
But then, my phone suddenly vibrated.
An encrypted message popped up—
"Lin Chuyue, let's meet. I have something left to you by your biological father."
Signed: Gu Yanchuan.
Her pupils suddenly contracted.
New players have entered this game.
——To be continued.
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