Chapter 219 Liquidating the Lin Family
Yan Tingnan's cooperation with the investigation proceeded faster than expected.
The evidence he submitted was complete and clear, and his stance was explicit.
The scorched earth plan burned away the decay and cleared the way forward for him.
With the testimony and cooperation of Wen Jinxiao, He Sichen, and others, they were quickly identified as key witnesses and victims, rather than accomplices.
The collapse of Qingyan Group, this commercial behemoth, is now a foregone conclusion.
The core assets were divided and auctioned off to fill the huge fines and financial black hole.
Yan Hongzhang and Yan Hongyi jointly orchestrated several illegal mergers and acquisitions and embezzled state-owned assets in their early years.
He is also involved in many old cases, and the evidence is conclusive. He has been formally arrested and detained pending trial.
Amidst the intricate web of interests, only the Huo family, which had maintained its distance from Yan Hongyi in its early years and whose businesses were relatively clean, remained largely unaffected.
As for Qingyan's tens of thousands of employees...
Before the operation was even launched, Yan Tingnan had already registered a brand new company, Tingruan Capital, using his personal capital.
While Qingyan was being liquidated, Tingruan Capital quickly launched a talent recruitment plan.
The core team, key technical personnel, and even most of the grassroots employees have all smoothly transitioned to this clean and reputable new platform.
Previously, when Yan Tingnan was in Qingyan, many of her ideas were constrained by the old faction and so-called family rules, leaving her feeling restricted.
Now is the perfect time to break it down and start over.
The storm has subsided, leaving only some necessary wrap-up.
For example, the Lin family.
The atmosphere at the Lin family villa was oppressive.
The once bustling scene is gone, leaving only a desolate landscape.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin sat on the sofa, their faces ashen. In just a few days, most of their hair had turned white.
Lin Yiyao stood in the center of the living room, her back ramrod straight.
She looked at her parents with a calm expression, devoid of the struggles and pain of the past.
"Yaoyao, you're finally back!"
When Lin Li saw her, he suddenly stood up and tried to pull her up.
Lin Yiyao took a half step back to avoid his hand.
"Dad, Mom."
Her voice was soft, yet firm.
"This is the last time I'll help the Lin family."
Lin Li was stunned, then became excited.
"The last time? The Lin family raised you all these years, and now you're facing difficulties, and you say it's the last time?!"
"Otherwise what?"
A cool male voice rang out from the doorway.
Yan Tingnan strode in, his figure tall and his aura cold, followed by two lawyers in suits.
He didn't look at Lin Li and his wife, but instead focused his gaze on Lin Yiyao, nodding slightly.
Lin Yiyao took a deep breath, met his gaze, and nodded.
"elder brother."
That one sentence clearly defined their positions.
Yan Tingnan then turned his gaze to Lin Li, who was in the main seat, and spoke in a calm tone.
"The core illegal businesses and non-performing assets of Lin's Bank have been completely divested, and the hole has been filled."
"What remains is a clean set of assets."
He raised his hand, and the lawyer behind him immediately placed a document on the coffee table in front of Lin Li.
“This part will be part of a new trust fund, which will be operated and managed independently by Yiyao.”
"I have no further connection with any of you."
"What?!"
Lin's father instantly exploded and stood up abruptly.
"This won't do! I'm her father!"
"The Lin family..."
"Chairman Lin."
Yan Tingnan interrupted him, her gaze sweeping over Lin Li with indifference and coldness.
“Sign it, take the pension that Yiyao fought for you, and if you behave yourselves, you can still live the rest of your lives with dignity.”
"I won't sign..."
He paused, his eyes suddenly turning cold.
"I have plenty of ways to make sure the Lin family doesn't even have a trace left."
"select."
Lin's mother burst into tears: "Yaoyao, are you just going to stand by and watch your parents like this? We've raised you all these years..."
Lin Yiyao closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were clear and bright.
"Mom, I told you, this is the last time."
"My brother has already shown mercy by helping the Lin family to remove the poison from their bones and preserve their clean foundation."
She looked at her parents, her gaze filled with sorrow and despair.
“You all know in your hearts how many things the Lin family has done that they shouldn’t have done all these years, relying on the Yan family.”
“I used to think that we are family, and we should help each other out if we can.”
"But what about you?"
“You bound me with family ties, pressured me with filial piety, forced me to beg Lu Zhuo, and even threatened to jump off a building to force me to…”
She took a deep breath, suppressing the sob in her throat.
"You've held me captive for twenty-five years, that's enough."
"From today onwards, I will never shed another tear for the Lin family."
"This trust is the best and final result I can get for you."
"Sign it."
Lin's father's face was ashen, and his chest heaved violently.
"You wretched girl! You're trying to force us to our deaths!"
"What drove you to your deaths was your own greed and excess."
Yan Tingnan spoke calmly, ending the farce.
"Chairman Lin, a suicide attempt might be a desperate act once, but if it's repeated..."
He paused, a slight smile curving his lips.
"It's a joke."
Lin Li's face flushed red and then turned pale. He was extremely embarrassed by being so bluntly exposed by a junior.
"Tingnan, how can you say that? The Lin family is now..."
"What the Lin family is like now is none of my business, and even less of Yiyao's business."
Yan Tingnan interrupted him and walked to Lin Yiyao's side.
"The old road is now blocked."
"Either take the clean money and leave with dignity."
"Or, go with them and eat cornbread behind bars."
"The path is laid out before you; how you choose is up to you."
Lin Yiyao took a deep breath, stepped forward, and handed the document to Lin Li.
"Dad, Mom."
"Sign it, and we'll be even."
Lin Li took the document, his fingers trembling, incredulous.
"You want to sever ties with us?!"
"It's not about severing ties."
Lin Yiyao looked at him, her eyes slightly red.
"It's about drawing a clear line."
“You will always be my parents. I will fulfill my legal obligation to support you and transfer 200,000 yuan to you every month.”
"But that's all."
"From now on, I will walk my own path."
"Whether it's good or bad, it has nothing to do with the Lin family."
"I will no longer pay for your greed and mistakes."
The last sentence was pointed, and his gaze swept over his parents.
Lin's mother cried even harder.
Lin Li slumped back onto the sofa, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Looking into his daughter's unfamiliar eyes, he knew that everything was beyond repair.
"Sign...we'll sign..."
He picked up the pen, his hand trembling so much he could barely hold it.
Lin Yiyao turned her face away, unable to bear looking any longer.
She knew that with this stroke of the pen, she would not only sever the Lin family's greed, but also the blood ties that she had been unable to break free from for more than twenty years.
After the agreement was signed, Yan Tingnan picked up one of the copies, checked it to make sure it was correct, and handed it to Lin Yiyao.
"Keep it safe."
...
After leaving the Lin family, Lin Yiyao looked at Yan Tingnan with genuine sincerity.
"Brother, thank you."
"The favor is from Lu Zhuo; if you should thank someone, thank him."
Yan Tingnan opened the car door.
"The flesh he cut hurt more than I did."
Lin Yiyao felt a slight pang in her heart and nodded.
He then got into the car.
Yan Tingnan went around to the other side and got into the car.
In the rearview mirror, the Lin family villa receded further and further away, like a sinking island.
Looking at his cold profile, Lin Yiyao suddenly realized that the existence of some people is itself a kind of order.
He destroyed an old cage not to become king, but to establish clean rules.
"elder brother."
"Um?"
"Ruan Ruan is very lucky."
Yan Tingnan's lips curved slightly.
"I'm lucky."
The car merges into the traffic flow, heading towards a brand new future.
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