20demayo Chapter 572 Breaking the Dawn of a Deadly Situation
Chapter 572 Breaking the Dawn of a Deadly Situation
As dawn broke and the morning mist along the Huangpu River had not yet dissipated, a true breakthrough was quietly brewing within the Lin Group headquarters.
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I. New signals of a surprise attack
Just as Lin Chuyue shook hands with Gu Yanchuan, a rapid alarm sounded outside the headquarters' trading hall—the CR Consortium, through multiple sub-accounts, had reached the threshold for Lin's controlling stake and was launching a forced takeover. The hall's large screen displayed, "Acquisition countdown: 2 hours 23 minutes."
Lin Chuyue's expression changed instantly: "They actually took advantage of the moment when we had just stabilized the stock price to launch an attack!"
Gu Yanchuan coldly shouted, "This time, we will retaliate with absolute force!"
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II. The Storm of Division Within the Board of Directors
An emergency board meeting was convened, with Lin Zhengguo deliberately standing in the center of the stage. Lin Yun was arranged to appear in the live broadcast to support her father, tearfully accusing Lin Chuyue: "You 'confessed your crimes' last night, dragging down all the shareholders. Now even an acquisition is coming. Every step you take is a disaster!"
The existing shareholders present echoed, "Removing her is the only way to save herself!" Lin Chuyue felt a chill creep into her heart as she was isolated and became the target of everyone's criticism.
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III. The Betting Game and the Standoff Chessboard
Gu Yanchuan secretly summoned a representative of Cheng Yi Fund, and the two were at loggerheads: Cheng Yi demanded an additional 5 million yuan in exchange for Lin Chuyue's concessions, otherwise he would join forces with CR to increase the acquisition price.
Gu Yanchuan angrily rebuked, "Are you allies or executioners? Since you're the masterminds behind this, be prepared to face our counterattack!"
Representative Cheng Yi sneered: "You don't have enough bargaining chips at all. Tonight, it's not just Lin Chuyue who will become prey."
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IV. Shen Yan and Luo Zhen's Life-or-Death Choice
Inside the monitoring room, Shen Yanyan and Luo Zhen confront each other.
Shen Yanyan: "We should use all our own funds to buy back the Lin family shares held by retail investors."
Luo Zhen shook his head: "Even if I give it my all, I can only hold on for a while. Besides... I also have to keep my profit-sharing commitment!"
The two argued heatedly, each accusing the other of prioritizing personal gain over the company's survival. During the conflict, Luo Zhen slammed the door and stormed out, yelling, "You have no idea how ruthless finances can be!"
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V. Lin Chuyue's desperate counterattack
Lin Chuyue arrived alone in the empty "Cloud Meeting Room" and opened an anonymous email—the attachment was a secret recording: the directors, supervisors and senior executives of the CR Consortium colluded with external market makers to secretly manipulate the stock price and planned to abandon their positions and then sell off huge amounts of stock.
She quickly forwarded this to the China Securities Regulatory Commission's (CSRC) complaint email address and simultaneously sent it to all interim directors:
"This is solid evidence. If you do not immediately announce a halt to the investigation and the acquisition, I will release all chat logs to expose the mastermind behind this!"
For a moment, the board meeting group fell silent, with only the unread email notification remaining on the screen.
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VI. The Battle for Dawn
As dawn broke, Mr. Li's legal team obtained a temporary injunction from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)—CR Consortium's acquisition offer was temporarily blocked by "compliance review," and the acquisition countdown was suspended.
However, amidst the celebrations, Gu Yanchuan turned around, his gaze falling on Lin Chuyue, Shen Yanyan, and Luo Zhen, his tone icy: "Each of you almost made me think I was facing the storm alone."
Lin Chuyue looked up, her eyes filled with tears but her resolve only grew stronger: "If it weren't for our honesty and trust, we wouldn't even have the most basic bargaining chips to fight to this point."
Shen Yan and Luo Zhen looked at each other, their faces still filled with lingering resentment, but they had to admit that in their shared desperate situation, they had no other choice.
Outside the cloud-based meeting room, the sun was just rising. The four people, forced to unite, finally realized that the path to breaking the deadlock had only just begun.
—End of this chapter
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