Nirvana Heiress: Reborn and Returning to Stir Up a Storm

Chapter 671 The Predicament Rises Twice

Late at night, ISA Asia Pacific's second security passage.

Blood, drop by drop, seeped from Lin Chuyue's left arm, dripping down the cuff of her combat uniform and staining the safety sign at her feet red.

She gritted her teeth and crawled out of the abandoned ventilation duct. Behind her, she could almost hear the echo of Chen Yuyao's footsteps—cold, steady, and approaching.

In just ten minutes, she could clearly see that this "younger sister's" tactical skills were no less than her own, and in some ways, her techniques were even more ruthless and faster.

"...How long exactly did Chen Yulan train you?" Lin Chuyue murmured, pressing the wound on her arm, then hid in the power distribution room and pressed the locking device repeatedly.

She needs to catch her breath.

But what made it even harder for her to breathe was that declaration that almost tore at her very core—

"I am your half-sister, sharing the same mother but a different father."

It turns out that everything about her was not as simple as Lin Zhengguo's betrayal.

She was a product of "arrangement".

Chen Yulan placed her in the Lin family as "bait".

Now that the "reserve" has matured, she must be eliminated.

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Meanwhile, in the ISA Asia Pacific branch security command center.

Li Zhanchuan kicked the door open, his voice as cold as a knife: "Where was Lin Chuyue's last signal?"

The team member responded nervously, "The location was the power supply room on the south side of floor B, after which the signal was interrupted, suspected to be due to interference."

"Retrieve the on-site surveillance footage."

"It has been deliberately erased."

Li Zhanchuan's gaze was icy as his communicator rang: "ISA General Command has received an anonymous report regarding the controversy surrounding Lin Chuyue's identity and has ordered her to be immediately suspended from her duties and subject to investigation."

"Preliminary information suggests that she may have forged her identity and illegally accessed the ISA core system..."

Li Zhanchuan smashed the control panel with a powerful slap.

He ordered in a deep voice: "Seal off the southern passage. All team members, listen up—if you find Lin Chuyue, you must ensure she returns alive."

"I'm going to save her."

He turned and strode forward, his eyes as cold as frost: "Anyone who touches her now is a traitor to ISA."

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Inside the power supply room, Lin Chuyue had already torn the cuff of her combat uniform and used an emergency syringe to seal the wound.

She leaned her head against the cold metal wall, her eyes calm and clear.

"Chen Yuyao will not give up."

“She wants me dead…because I am the biggest threat to her legitimacy.”

Suddenly, I heard very faint footsteps.

Lin Chuyue opened her eyes, and a dark figure silently slid in, raising a gun and pointing it at her temple.

"You really shouldn't be alive."

Chen Yuyao's face, which bore a striking resemblance to hers, appeared under the light, cold and expressionless.

"Chen Yulan is very disappointed in you. She said you are too gentle, compromising, and not pure enough."

"She said your love for Li Zhanchuan is your biggest weakness."

Lin Chuyue's lips curled into a sarcastic, cold smile: "She's disappointed? A woman who treats her own daughter like a tool has the nerve to be disappointed?"

"Isn't she afraid that you'll betray her in the future?"

Chen Yuyao remained unmoved, instead offering a calm smile: "She said, 'Yaoyao won't. She knows why she was born.'"

"You are the bait, I am the knife."

"On the chessboard, you are nothing but an obstacle."

Before she finished speaking, her finger was about to pull the trigger—

"boom!"

The bullet shot out of the ventilation duct and hit her wrist.

"what--"

Chen Yuyao staggered back in pain, and the gun fell to the ground.

Lin Chuyue looked up and saw a familiar silhouette emerge from the darkness.

Li Zhanchuan!

His face was grim, his eyes red, and he pulled her into his arms: "Are you crazy? Running around all by yourself?"

Lin Chuyue leaned on his shoulder, her breath weak: "If I don't leave, they'll have to work together to put me on the ISA trial bench."

"They want to use this opportunity to get rid of me completely."

"Chen Yuyao is the new successor...she has long been trained to be a weapon."

Li Zhanchuan's expression grew even colder: "Fine."

"Chen Yulan kept a knife, so I cleaved off its scabbard."

He immediately ordered: "Seal off the passage from the seventh underground level of ISA to the ground and conduct a full investigation of the 'candidate' program members with code names starting with B who are lurking inside."

"All ISA core personnel who have received training from Chen Yulan are immediately suspended from their duties pending review."

The command center immediately erupted in chaos—

Does ISA's internal "candidate program" actually exist?!

What's even more frightening is that this plan has completely bypassed the current CEO and operated independently for over ten years!

This is not just a personnel issue; it's a hidden split in control of ISA!

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Meanwhile, in London.

When Lin Zhengguo received Shen Yunsheng's call, he was sitting in his study smoking a cigar, looking anxious.

"What did you say? Chen Yulan's other daughter has already made a move?"

"Has she gone mad? Lin Chuyue is dead. The power structure of ISA's upper echelons will completely tilt. We're all finished!"

Shen Yunsheng's voice remained calm: "She will not die."

“Li Zhanchuan has already left. She won’t die, but it’s a good thing that she’s more seriously injured.”

"Haven't you always wanted her back in your life?"

"Now, you can go and play the role of a loving father."

"She felt empty inside, and this is the perfect way to fill that void."

Lin Zhengguo muttered a curse under his breath: "...Do you think she'll believe me?"

You underestimated her.

"I would be relieved if she died, but if she were alive, she might not be on my side."

Shen Yunsheng chuckled lightly: "Then you'd better act well."

"Don't forget, how much shady business does your son Lin Chuan have with ISA's subsidiary?"

“We cooperate and our interests are balanced. But if you waver, I don’t mind using you as a pawn.”

*Click*—The phone was disconnected.

Lin Zhengguo's face turned ashen, and he slammed his fist on the coffee table.

He hated Chen Yulan, and he was also afraid of Shen Yunsheng.

But what I fear most is that Lin Chuyue will no longer be under my control.

If she truly stabilizes ISA and restores the legitimate inheritance of the Chen bloodline, then the Lin family...

Nothing.

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ISA headquarters senior management meeting room.

An unprecedented emergency hearing is quietly brewing.

The content is:

Whether to revoke Lin Chuyue's title of "ISA Asia Regional Strategy Officer".

Whether or not the "candidate program" is recognized as reasonable and legal.

The meeting will be held in three days.

Lin Chuyue returned to the ward, her face pale, but there was a strange light in her eyes.

Li Zhanchuan sat by her bedside, watching her receive an IV drip, and suddenly spoke:

Have you thought about this—?

"If you really aren't the Lin family's daughter, but Chen Yulan's biological daughter."

"Your fate, your choices... Do you still want to continue reforming ISA?"

Lin Chuyue gently raised her eyes: "The reason I reformed ISA has never been because I am someone's daughter."

"It's because I know it's already rotten."

"I don't care if the bloodline is fake or not."

“But I will make them pay the price for this hypocrisy.”

She slowly uttered four words:

"The game is restarted."

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[End of Chapter]

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Highlights Summary:

Conflict escalates: Lin Chuyue and Chen Yuyao engage in a direct physical fight, and for the first time, Lin Chuyue mentions the systematic infiltration of ISA by the "Candidate Project".

Internal and external turmoil: Li Zhanchuan's first forceful intervention in the ISA power structure caused unease among the top leadership.

Identity Debate: Cracks appear in the power struggle between Lin Zhengguo and Shen Yunsheng, and the "using family ties to close the net" tactic begins to emerge.

Hearing Warning: ISA will hold a historic hearing in three days, and Lin Chuyue will be facing the entire system.