Intimate Trial Chapter 36

Chapter 36

There is something wrong with the “Starlight” plan.

It is not a small problem, not a loophole that can be repaired, but after the project is fully launched, huge funds have been invested, and all early commitments have been made public, it suddenly detonates like a depth bomb in the core hinterland of the Ye family.

Initially, there was a huge deviation between the actual exploration data of the mining area and the core conclusions of the “internal pre-assessment report”.The overly optimistic associated metal content and mining cost coefficients that were “corrected” in the report have revealed their true colors in reality.The actual mining difficulty is far greater than expected. The expected high-value associated mineral veins have either been severely reduced in scale or are of low grade. Almost all the expensive equipment and technical solutions invested in the early stage need to be scrapped and restarted.

Next, there are environmental risks.The risk assessment with subtly adjusted weights turned into an insurmountable obstacle in actual operations.After the project was launched, local environmental organizations and regulatory agencies launched unprecedented and powerful resistance and legal proceedings based on some potential risk points that were originally “downplayed” or even “ignored” in the report.The project had to be suspended many times, and the daily cost of stagnation was astronomical.

Then, there was a chain collapse of market confidence.When the real difficulties of the “Xinghui” project were disclosed and amplified by some sensitive media and competitors, the share price of Yip Group began to fall off a cliff.Banks are tightening credit, partners are asking to reassess risks, suppliers are demanding payment… signs that the building will collapse are spreading like a plague.

The entire company, from top management to ordinary employees, is trapped in an almost crazy busy and futile struggle.The lights in the conference room were on all night, and the ringing of phones, heated debates, and typing on keyboards almost never stopped.Everyone is trying to find a way to save the company, find a turnaround, plug loopholes, and appease all parties.

But it’s all in vain.

The report that had been “revised” by Ye Chang himself, like a carefully designed trap that could not be dismantled, had implanted the most lethal destructive power into the foundation of Ye’s strategic expansion.All subsequent efforts were like trying to scoop out the seawater with a washbasin on a huge ship that had hit an iceberg and was rapidly taking on water.

Shen Shenlin was also in the center of this chaotic whirlpool.She looked at the faces of her familiar, once high-spirited colleagues, which were gradually replaced by anxiety, confusion and despair.She listened to the increasingly heated exchange of blame and blame in the meeting, and watched the stock price curve and the mountain of bad news continue to pile up on the screen.She knew better than anyone else where the source of this disaster lay – in the report she handled but was ultimately tampered with by “Insomnia”.

But she couldn’t say anything.Fear wrapped around her throat like cold vines.If revealed, she would be the most direct suspect and the “ghost” who caused all this.How would Ye Chang treat her?How will the law judge her?Will “Insomnia” appear again and give her “something more terrifying”?

She could only watch all this happen in a corner where no one was paying attention, feeling that her soul was being delayed inch by inch.She once thought she longed to see Ye’s collapse, but when that day came in such a tragic way that seemed to be indirectly caused by her, all she felt was boundless coldness and a ridiculous, heart-gnawing emptiness.

Finally, after exhausting all liquid assets and trying all possible emergency financing and restructuring plans but failing, Yip Group, a huge empire that once stood at the top of the business world, officially applied to the court for bankruptcy liquidation.

The moment the news came out, the entire industry was shocked.Former opponents, partners, and bystanders all lamented.The symbol of an era came to an end in such a quick and decisive way.

Simply because of Ye Chang, or in other words, is it part of the “Insomnia” plan?In the early stage, it seemed that the speed and method of risk exposure were deliberately controlled. In addition, Ye’s own asset quality was acceptable. After liquidation, he did not bear huge debts and achieved “debt-free bankruptcy.”This may be the only fig leaf that can be called “respectable” in this tragic defeat.

But for thousands of employees who have lost their jobs, for countless shareholders whose investments have been damaged, and for Ye Chang personally, this “debt-free” result cannot at all alleviate the devastating blow caused by the collapse.

The president’s office has long been emptied.The top space, which once symbolized power and order, is now just an empty echo and a dusty floor after the furniture has been removed.Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city is still prosperous, but the commercial territory that once belonged to Ye Chang has completely disappeared.

Ye Chang disappeared.

After the bankruptcy proceedings were initiated, she disappeared completely from public view as if she had evaporated.No goodbyes, no explanations, not a word about failure or the future.All that is left is the ruins of a collapsed empire and countless speculations about her whereabouts.

Some said she couldn’t bear the blow and left overseas; some said she had secretly transferred her assets and was now enjoying the rest of her life on a small island; some even linked her to the suspicious points in the “Xinghui” report, speculating whether she was involved in deeper fraud or insider trading and was currently being investigated or had absconded.

Silin stood in front of the empty workstation that once belonged to her, holding in her hand the last severance pay and the certificate of termination of the labor contract issued by the Human Resources Department.Colleagues around were doing the final cleaning, and the atmosphere was oppressive and numb.

She raised her head and looked at the office door that had been opened and closed countless times, symbolizing Ye Chang’s existence.Today, it’s just an ordinary, closed door.

Ye Chang left.

With all the mysteries, all the love and hatred, all the calculations and disguises, as well as the “intimate trial” that has not really ended, it disappeared into the dust of collapse.

Ye’s went bankrupt.

Her revenge was “realized” in a way that she had never expected and could not bear.

But why doesn’t she feel any pleasure?

There was only a vaster, more empty desolation, as if he himself had been buried together.

The wind blew through the empty office area, rolling up a few discarded pieces of paper.

Shen Silin clenched the thin paper in her hand, her fingertips were cold.

At this time, Shen Shenlin’s cell phone rang.

“Come to the rooftop.”

The remark is just a sleep, no number is displayed, and no more information.

Shen Shenlin’s heart suddenly shrank, and the blood rushed to the top of her head in an instant, and then froze in the next second.She stared at the word, her fingertips were cold and trembling slightly.

Is it “insomnia”?

Everything is coming to the surface.

This realization swept over her with an almost destructive power.Fear, doubt, long-term repression, and a crazy urge to know the truth collided fiercely in her chest.

Without hesitation, she stood up and walked towards the elevator with some staggering steps.

As the elevator went up, the numbers danced, reflecting her pale and absent-minded face.She was the only one in the car, so quiet that she could hear her own frantic heartbeat and heavy breathing.

Rooftop rooftop.

It was the place where she smoked cigarettes with Ye Chang, blew in the wind, and overlooked the bustling city.Now, there is only emptiness, desolation, and the bloody truth that is about to be revealed.

The elevator door opened with a ding.

A strong cold wind rushed in instantly, messing up her hair and clothes.

Silin took a deep breath of cold air and stepped out.

There was no one on the rooftop, only the sound of the howling wind and the blurry outline of the city in the distance.She looked around, her heart beating like a drum.

Then she saw it.

At the edge of the rooftop, with his back to her and facing the gray skyline, was a tall and lonely figure.

Wearing a simple black coat, her long hair was flying in the wind.

That figure… was somewhat familiar, yet completely different.

Shen Shenlin’s steps paused, and her blood seemed to have stopped flowing.

The man turned around slowly.

The wind lifted her forehead, revealing a clear but pale face, filled with deep exhaustion and some strange calmness.The gaze behind the gold-rimmed glasses is no longer Ye Chang’s calm and abyss-like sense of control, but… a kind of deep sorrow and… clarity after almost seeing through everything.

It’s Ye Chang.

But not quite.

Shen Shenlin’s pupils suddenly shrank and her breathing stopped.

Because she saw that Ye Chang was holding a photo frame in his hand.In the photo frame, there is a young woman with a warm and bright smile.

And the way Ye Chang looked at her was heartbreakingly complicated.There was hatred, endless pain, scrutiny, pity, and maybe… there was also a hint of darker relief that Shen Shenlin couldn’t understand.

“You’re here.” Ye Chang’s voice was somewhat broken by the wind, but it reached Shen Shenlin’s ears clearly.

Shen Shenlin opened her mouth, but no sound came out.She looked at Ye Chang, at the photo frame, at the ruins of the rooftop that symbolized the complete defeat of the Ye family…

All the questions, all the fears, all the mysteries, at this moment, gathered into a silent stormy wave, beating at her sanity that was about to collapse.

The truth is right in front of you.

And she had nowhere to escape.