Intimate Trial Chapter 28

Chapter 28

In front of Silin was the preliminary due diligence plan for the “Xinghui Mining” merger and acquisition, as well as the final version of the crucial “internal pre-assessment report” encrypted document.

Thick folders were spread out on the large desk, next to the computer screen with cold light, and the document editing interface was open.The air is filled with paper, ink and an invisible, palpitating pressure.The skylight outside the window has long been replaced by the thick night, and only the distant lights of the city, like peeping eyes, are scattered on the dark background.

Time is running out.According to the process, this calibrated and encapsulated report will be automatically uploaded to the core server in two hours and enter the irreversible review and decision-making process.

The “key node” data given by “Insomnia” were clearly imprinted in her mind like coordinates flickering in the dark.Associated metal content, mining depth impact coefficient, environmental risk level… every tiny adjustment in the “unfavorable” direction is like secretly loosening a screw in a precision instrument.

She doesn’t even need to make major tampering, just a series of small but consistent “optimizations” in the name of reasonable “technical corrections” or “data updates.”These changes may not be insignificant individually, but when combined together, they are enough to slowly release toxins, quietly eroding the profitability foundation and risk assessment of the entire plan.

Silin’s eyes fell on the bold conclusion on the summary page of the report: “… In summary, the target mining area has extremely high mining value and strategic significance, the expected return on investment (ROI) is optimistic, and the risks are controllable. It is recommended to actively promote the merger and acquisition process.”

Her fingertips were cold, hanging above the keyboard and did not move for a long time.

The light from the computer screen reflected her pale, bloodless face, and there was a bottomless struggle and emptiness in her eyes.In my mind, the two forces were engaged in a final, desperate struggle.

On one side is the cold voice of “Insomnia”, the picture frame that was smashed by my father when he went bankrupt, my mother’s silent crying late at night, and every day and night in these years of carrying hatred alone and walking on thin ice.That was the cornerstone of her existence and the whole reason for her to come to Ye Chang’s side.The last chance…to miss it would mean betraying the past and betraying oneself.

On the other side, there are countless moments of intersection with Ye Chang.The slippers and noodles in the early morning in Madrid, the thorny red treasure at the auction, the cold and hot kiss in the bar box, the plain care in the porridge shop late at night, and… the indescribable trust in Ye Chang’s calm eyes when he handed her the core plans one by one.These fragments intertwined into an invisible but tough net, binding her tightly. Every time she tried to break free, it brought deeper pain and confusion.

She even remembered Ye Chang’s soft tone when he mentioned Su Yu, and the fatigue she occasionally showed, hidden under a cold and hard shell.

Does Ye Chang really deserve to be completely defeated like this?

As soon as this thought occurred, I was immediately overwhelmed by even stronger self-loathing.Silin, have you forgotten who you are?Have you forgotten why you came?Regardless of whether Ye Chang’s “goodness” is true or false, even if it is true, can it offset the blood feud?Can she erase everything she did to your family?

His nails dug deeply into his palms, causing a sharp sting, trying to suppress the inner storm with physical pain.

She clicked on the data appendix of the report and found the first node of the “insomnia” indicator – the estimated data of associated metal content.The cursor flashes, waiting for input.

Just tap a few numbers.

Everything will slide irreversibly toward destruction in the direction preset by “Insomnia”.

Silin closed her eyes.

In the darkness, she seemed to see two endings:

One is that she successfully modified the data and the plan was advanced. At some point in the future, the Ye family suddenly suffered a heavy blow, and Ye Chang fell from the clouds.She got her revenge, but she may always live in the shadow of personally destroying a person who once moved her heart, even if it was a twisted person. At the same time, as the person in charge, can she escape unscathed?Will “Insomnia” really fulfill his promise to keep her safe?

The other, is that she does nothing and lets the report remain as it is.Ye Chang continued her business journey, and the Ye family grew stronger.As for her, she has completely lost the sharp edge of revenge. For the rest of her life, she may only be able to serve as Ye Chang’s assistant with ulterior motives who is increasingly “domesticated”, suffering to death in endless guilt, unwillingness and distorted emotions.

No matter which path you choose, there seems to be an abyss ahead.

Time passed minute by minute, like the decreasing number of grains of sand in an hourglass, urging her to make a decision.

Cold sweat slid down her forehead and dripped on the cold keyboard.

She opened her eyes suddenly, her eyes were bloodshot, and there was an almost crazy determination in them.

She can’t go on like this.She must make a choice.Whether it’s for hatred, or… to end this endless pain.

Her fingers, slowly and tremblingly, fell to the keyboard.

It’s not about modifying the data indicated by “Insomnia”.

Instead, she opened another encrypted document that she created privately.It records her private analysis and doubts about certain abnormal fund flows and related transaction risks within Ye’s company during this period, relying on her access to core secrets and observations.This information is fragmented and has not yet formed a complete chain of evidence, but the direction is clear.

She started typing rapidly on the keyboard.

Instead of modifying the data in the “Xinghui” report, at the end of the “Remarks and Risk Warning” section of the report, a paragraph of seemingly supplementary explanation was added in an extremely professional and restrained tone.

This paragraph does not directly tamper with any original data, but cleverly quotes several clues from her private documents, linking them to potential “non-technical risks” of the “Starlight” project, and suggesting that these risks may be underestimated by existing assessment models. It is recommended that a broader, cross-departmental background review and stress test be conducted before final decision-making.

Her wording was extremely cautious, completely from the perspective of taking responsibility for the project and avoiding potential risks for Ye.Any professional risk control person who sees this will feel that this is a reminder to do their due diligence.

But Silin knew that this text was like a carefully wrapped magnet.Once Ye Chang sees it and investigates in the direction she hints, he is likely to come into contact with some deeper and more secret problems within the Ye family.These problems may have nothing to do with the “Xinghui” project itself, but once exposed, the shock caused may be no less than a data tampering.

What she was doing was not directly poisoning according to “Insomnia’s” instructions.

Instead, throwing a stone into the already turbulent lake surface that may trigger an unknown whirlpool.

The right of choice and the opportunity to discover problems were returned to Ye Chang himself.

If Ye Chang is sharp enough and fair enough, he may be able to resolve the crisis in advance.

If Ye Chang chooses to ignore it, or those problems are related to her…then Ye Chang and Ye will bear the consequences themselves.

This may be a cowardly compromise, an irresponsible speculation.

But this is the only choice that Shen Shen Lin can make under the extreme torment, which does not completely betray the past, and does not completely kill the self that has complicated emotions for Ye Chang.

Hit the last period and save the document.

She left untouched any of the raw data for the “Insomnia” directive.

Just added that seemingly innocuous “additional risk warning”.

She then performed the final format calibration and encryption process.

The file upload progress bar starts moving slowly.

Shen Silin slumped in the chair, exhausted, as if she had just experienced a life-and-death struggle.She looked at the “upload successful” prompt on the screen, her eyes empty and devoid of any emotion.

She didn’t reply “Insomnia.”

I don’t know if “Insomnia” will know whether she did it or not.

She just did everything she could.

The bomb’s fuse was replaced with a flare pointed at an unknown direction.

The rest is left to fate, or… to the person she hates but can’t completely let go of.

Outside the window, the night was as thick as ink.