Chapter 30: Three days to go, the scumbag father's company declares bankruptcy!
On the television screen, the image shook violently.
The scene was in chaos, and the angry roars almost threatened to blow out the speakers.
Chairman Lin Jianguo, who once wore tailored suits and was always accompanied by bodyguards, now looked as wretched as a stray dog.
His expensive custom suit was torn to shreds, his gold-rimmed glasses had flown off, and half of his face was swollen high.
"Pay us back! You deadbeat! Return our hard-earned money!"
"If you don't give us an explanation today, no one is leaving!"
The debt-collecting suppliers and the trapped shareholders swarmed him like a tide, pinning him firmly outside the main entrance of the Lin Group.
Rotten eggs, spoiled vegetable leaves, and even old shoes picked up from who knows where rained down upon him.
Chairman Lin Jianguo shielded his face with his briefcase while howling in despair.
"Stop hitting me! My daughter has money! She just cashed out 12 billion! Go find her!"
Unfortunately, no one believed him.
The camera cut away, and the news anchor's crisp, clear voice came through, as cold as a judge's verdict.
"According to the latest news from our station, the Lin Group's capital chain has completely broken, and it has officially declared bankruptcy liquidation today."
"All assets under the name of Chairman Lin Jianguo have been frozen."
Lin Xingwan leaned back on the sofa, watching this heart-pleasing news, and took a slow, deliberate sip of red wine.
"Boss, your 'removing the firewood from under the cauldron' tactic is absolutely brilliant."
Qian Duoduo's voice came through the walkie-talkie, filled with unconcealable excitement.
"You sold your shares to the Jinghai Conglomerate, and immediately after, you leaked all of the Lin Group's shady accounts and core secrets to their rivals."
"That old geezer Chairman Lin Jianguo didn't even last half a day before he was completely taken down."
Lin Xingwan chuckled softly and swirled her wine glass, the red liquid swirling like fresh blood.
"To deal with a vampire like that, if you don't strike him dead, are you going to keep him around for the New Year?"
"By the way, what about that wretched mother and daughter?"
Qian Duoduo's keyboard clattered loudly, and he quickly found the information.
"Haha, you might not believe it when I tell you."
"That old fox Zhao Xuelan, as soon as she heard the company was finished, snatched up the last of the cash and jewelry in the house and ran away overnight."
"She didn't even take Lin Chuchu with her."
"Right now, Lin Chuchu is squatting outside Gu Zichen's apartment crying, but Gu Zichen hasn't even opened the door for her."
A trace of mockery flashed in Lin Xingwan's eyes.
"When disaster strikes, everyone flies their own way"—this is the true face of this wretched family.
In her past life, they stepped on her bones to enjoy privileges during The Apocalypse.
In this life, before the natural disasters even arrived, they had already become the laughingstock of the city, chased by everyone like rats in the sewer.
"Let them tear each other apart."
Lin Xingwan hung up the communication and stood up.
She held her wine glass and walked barefoot to the massive bulletproof floor-to-ceiling window in the master bedroom.
She looked down at the city below, still brightly lit and steeped in decadence.
It was already late at night.
Neon lights flickered, traffic flowed like a weave, and the elevated bridges looked like flowing golden ribbons.
The air was filled with an abnormal sultriness; even the wind was scorching.
Even at dawn, the temperature remained stuck firmly above thirty-five degrees.
Many people complained about this cursed weather online, but no one realized that this was just a faint prelude before the gates of hell opened.
"Revel away."
Lin Xingwan drained the red wine in her glass, her voice so soft that only she could hear it.
"These are your final days on earth."
Just as she finished speaking.
In the pitch-black night sky, a streak of eerie, dark red lightning suddenly tore through!
"Boom!"
There was no thunder, only the dull roar of electrical discharge.
That red lightning, like a giant blood-colored centipede, almost spanned half the horizon.
In that instant, the entire city was illuminated, terrifying as if it were bathed in blood.
Lin Xingwan's eyes narrowed, and her hand gripping the wine glass tightened abruptly.
This was the most typical meteorological anomaly before the extreme heat erupted in her past life!
"Boss!"
Rapid footsteps came from outside the door.
Huo Yuan didn't knock; he pushed the door open and entered.
He wasn't even wearing a shirt, and sweat clung to his solid muscles; it was clear he had just run out from the training ground.
"Did you see the red lightning in the sky?"
Huo Yuan's expression was grave, a hint of intensity showing in his deep eyes.
"It's not just the lightning; the base's geothermal detector just sounded an alarm. The temperature underground is rising abnormally."
Lin Xingwan turned around, set the empty wine glass on the table, her gaze cold and sharp as a blade.
"I saw it."
"Notify everyone; all personnel are to enter Level 1 combat readiness."
"There's no need to wait three days."
She looked up at Huo Yuan, a cruel, cold smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"This damn Apocalypse has already come knocking early."