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Chapter 11

The courtroom was quiet after the judge called for a recess.Lin Xinyue sat alone in the preparation room, staring at the blue folder on the table.She had checked it several times already.The forensic accounting report was definitely gone.The original document had contained detailed transaction records, digital access logs, and an auditor’s signature. The replacement contained only a brief summary.Someone had deliberately removed the evidence she needed most.Lin leaned back on her chair and slowly exhaled.She had spent years learning how to recognize lies.But this time, the lie was not coming from the witness stand.It was hidden inside a file.A knock sounded at the door.Before Lin could answer, Han Zixuan walked in.He held two cups of coffee.“You haven’t eaten anything since morning,” he said. “At least drink this.”He placed one cup beside her.Lin glanced at it.“Thank you.”Han sat opposite her.“I heard about the report.”Lin’s fingers stopped moving.“How?”Han looked

Last Updated : 2026-09-25

Chapter 12

The courtroom doors opened at exactly nine in the morning.Lin Xinyue walked in with Xiao Chen beside her, carrying the case files against her chest.The room was already filled.Reporters occupied most of the seats at the back. Several lawyers whispered among themselves, while Zhao Ming sat quietly beside the defense table, his hands tightly clasped together.Lin could see the fear in his eyes.She understood it.For the past few days, everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.The missing forensic report.The sudden rumors.The pressure from the media.And now, the possibility that the court might begin questioning her credibility.Lin placed her files on the table and sat down."Lawyer Lin," Zhao Ming whispered.She turned toward him."Yes?""Are you still going to defend me?"Lin looked at him for a moment."Why wouldn't I?"His eyes reddened slightly."I thought after what happened yesterday..."Lin shook her head."Someone replacing evidence doesn't change the truth.""But w

Last Updated : 2026-10-02

Chapter 13

The next morning, Lin Xinyue arrived at Huaxin Law Firm before most of the employees.She had barely slept.The message from the previous night kept replaying in her mind.*Go after the one thing she can't afford to lose.*She didn't know who had sent it.She didn't know what they meant.But she had a strong feeling that whatever happened next would not be limited to the courtroom.Lin placed her bag on her desk and immediately opened the Zhao Ming case file.She had spent most of the night reviewing the evidence again.There were too many inconsistencies.The missing forensic report.The altered financial records.Liu Fang's suspicious testimony.Li Qiang, the temporary maintenance worker who had entered the preparation room at exactly the wrong time.And now, the possibility that someone inside Huaxin had helped arrange everything.Her eyes stopped on one name.Han Zixuan.Lin stared at it for several seconds.She still didn't want to believe it.There had been a time when she trust

Last Updated : 2026-10-02

Chapter 14

At exactly ten the next morning, Lin Xinyue stood outside the private conference room of Gu Group.She had spent most of the previous night wondering why Gu Yichen wanted to see her.She had never dealt with him personally. Their names had only recently appeared in the same circle because of the Zhao Ming case.And yet, the message had been direct.*We need to talk. Tomorrow. 10 a.m.*Lin took a slow breath before pushing the door open.The room was quiet.Gu Yichen stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows, his hands behind his back. The city stretched beneath him, bright and busy, but his expression remained unreadable.He turned when he heard her enter.“Lawyer Lin.”“Mr. Gu.”Neither moved for a moment.Yichen gestured toward the chair opposite him. “Sit.”Lin sat, placing her handbag beside her.“I assume this is about the Zhao Ming case?”“It is partly about that.”Her eyes narrowed slightly.“Then what else?”Yichen studied her for a moment before answering.“I’ve looked into y

Last Updated : 2026-10-03

Chapter 15

Lin Xinyue arrived at Huaxin Law Firm before eight the next morning.She had barely slept.The anonymous messages from the previous night kept returning to her mind.Most people would have been frightened.Lin was frightened too.But fear had never been enough to make her walk away from a case.She placed her handbag on the desk and opened the notebook from the night before.Three names were still written across the page.Li Qiang.Han Zixuan.Gu Yichen.She stared at the last name.There was no evidence connecting Gu Yichen to the missing report. He had no obvious reason to interfere with Zhao Ming's case.Still, his sudden interest in her made her uncomfortable.Why had he investigated her?Why had he known about the missing report?And why had he warned her that she was in danger?Lin crossed his name out.“Not enough,” she murmured.She refused to accuse someone simply because something felt wrong.That was exactly how innocent people ended up being blamed.The office door opened.

Last Updated : 2026-10-03

Chapter 16

Lin Xinyue stayed in her office long after the rest of Huaxin Law Firm had gone quiet.The photograph remained on her desk.Li Qiang.The courthouse.Three days before the forensic report disappeared.And that final sentence kept circling through her mind.Lin leaned back in her chair.She didn't like being manipulated.Whoever had sent the photograph wanted her to suspect Yichen.That alone made her suspicious of the message.If someone truly wanted to expose Yichen, why warn her instead of giving her evidence?She picked up her phone and stared at his name.She had his number now.Her thumb hovered over it.Then she stopped.No.She wasn't going to call him based on an anonymous message.If Gu Yichen was hiding something, she would find out herself.---The next morning, Lin went to the courthouse before the scheduled hearing.Instead of entering the courtroom, she went directly to the administrative office.She showed the photograph to a clerk.“Do you recognize this man?”The cler

Last Updated : 2026-10-03

Chapter 17

Lin Xinyue barely slept.The message from the night before remained on her phone. She read it again.Then again.There was no name attached to the number.No explanation.Lin placed the phone face down on her desk.She refused to let an anonymous message decide what she believed.If Gu Yichen was hiding something, she would find out herself.But first, she needed to understand why his name kept appearing around a case that had nothing to do with him.She opened the folder containing Liu Cheng's information.Liu Cheng had worked at Huaxin's administrative department before resigning.His employment record was incomplete.His current address was outdated.His phone number had been disconnected.The only useful information Lin had managed to confirm was that he had moved to another company shortly after leaving Huaxin.*Jinhai Consulting.*Lin stared at the name.She had heard of Jinhai.It was a financial consulting company that worked with several large corporations in Shanghai.But t

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

Chapter 18

The name stayed on Lin Xinyue's mind long after she left the office.*Guangyuan Holdings.*She had written it down before leaving, but she still couldn't explain why the name bothered her so much.Maybe it was because of Jinhai.Maybe it was because Liu Cheng had worked there.Or maybe it was because someone had warned her to stop looking.Whatever the reason, Lin knew better than to chase a connection simply because it felt important.So she decided to start with the simplest question.What exactly had Guangyuan Holdings done with Jinhai Consulting?She arrived at Huaxin later that afternoon and spent several hours searching old business records.The answer was disappointingly ordinary.Jinhai had provided consulting services to Guangyuan for several years.Investment evaluations.Debt restructuring.Corporate acquisitions.Nothing that immediately connected to Zhao Ming's case.Nothing that explained Liu Cheng.Lin rubbed her tired eyes.She was about to close the database when a do

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

Chapter 19

The notebook remained open on Lin Xinyue's desk long after midnight.Three lines stared back at her.GHT-0614.Lin Textile.Investor unknown.She had added nothing else.There was nothing else she could prove.Her mother's reaction kept returning to her mind.It had not sounded like a mother's casual warning.It had sounded like someone who knew there was something worth leaving alone.Lin closed the notebook.She needed to stop thinking about it.At least for tonight.But when she turned off the lamp, her eyes went to the folder sitting at the edge of her desk.She picked it up again.Inside was the old financial record she had found at Huaxin.The document was incomplete, but one detail remained clear.The restructuring had been unusually generous.Lin Textile had been drowning in debt.Yet someone had agreed to restructure the company's obligations under terms that gave her mother enough time to recover.That wasn't ordinary business.Lin placed the file back in her drawer.She loc

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

Chapter 20

Lin kept staring at the white envelope.She had not opened it.Not because she was afraid of what was inside.Because she was beginning to understand that whoever had left it wanted her to react.The office was quiet.The lights had returned, but the feeling of being watched remained.Lin looked toward the hallway.Nothing.She checked the elevator display.32.No movement.She looked at the stairwell.The door was closed.Whoever had left the envelope had either left the building already or was hiding somewhere she couldn't see.Lin took out her phone and photographed the envelope from several angles.Then she called security.“Someone entered the thirty-second floor after office hours.”The security officer sounded surprised.“Are you sure?”“I found an envelope outside my office.”“What time?”“About twenty minutes ago.”“We'll check the cameras.”“Check the elevators and stairwell too.”“Yes, Ms. Lin.”She ended the call.A few minutes later, her phone rang again.“Ms. Lin?”“Yes.

Last Updated : 2026-10-08

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