roccoschili Chapter 672 The Eve of Isa
Chapter 672 The Eve of Isa
At ISA's Asia-Pacific headquarters, the night was pitch black, and the conference hall was heavily guarded.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the ISA senior management hearing is about to be held.
This was no ordinary hearing, but a power struggle and reshaping. On the surface, it was an investigation into whether Lin Chuyue had falsified her identity, but in reality, it was a full-scale clash between the old guard of ISA and the new blood of the "Candidate Project".
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Lin Chuyue sat on the balcony of Li Zhanchuan's private hospital room, gazing at the brightly lit rooftop of the ISA headquarters not far away.
"They have already begun trying to destabilize the situation."
"This hearing is not just about judging me, but also a declaration of our collective stance."
Li Zhanchuan draped a coat over her shoulders and said in a low voice, "Chen Yulan's people have already begun lobbying the neutral committee members."
"She wants you to disintegrate within the system, not through bloodshed."
"She's too smart."
Lin Chuyue turned her head, her eyes calm and sharp: "She really doesn't want me to die."
"Because I am dead, I can no longer prove that she is the rightful queen who controls ISA."
"She needs me to stand opposite her and be defeated by her."
Only then can all traces I left behind be completely erased.
Li Zhanchuan looked at her, his brows furrowing slightly: "...You're not planning to back out?"
Lin Chuyue smiled, but her smile held a sharp edge: "I have never had any room to back down."
“You said that ISA is a terrible system—if I don’t completely destroy it, the next ‘candidate’ will bring chaos and bloodshed.”
"And I will not give them a second chance."
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At 11 p.m., on the eighth basement floor of the ISA archives building, Lin Zhengguo personally came to meet He Qing, the director of the ISA Intelligence and Security Department.
"I need to access Lin Chuyue's complete adoption record from back then."
He Qing frowned: "This document is under your own confidential access, so theoretically you should be able to open it yourself."
Lin Zhengguo said with a gloomy face, "I want to know who tampered with this record three years ago."
He Qing hesitated for a moment before bringing up the internal data stream.
Ten seconds later, a familiar name popped up on the screen:
—Shen Yunsheng.
Lin Zhengguo's pupils contracted sharply, and his Adam's apple bobbed.
"Any more?"
He Qing shook his head: "Only two people have tampered with this record, one is you, and the other is him."
"In addition, I would like to remind you of something."
He glanced at Lin Zhengguo, his tone carrying a deeper meaning:
“Lin Chuyue is not a true illegal immigrant. Although her adoptive father is nominally you, her registered identity and biometric fingerprints were entered into the maternal database as early as the establishment of ISA.”
"She... was one of the earliest test subjects codenamed 'Origin'."
Lin Zhengguo's expression changed drastically.
"What is a Source Being?"
He Qing's expression was solemn: "They are the earliest 'natural accessors' registered in the ISA identity system—their genetic identities that have not been artificially edited."
"Her existence is a symbol of ISA's control over biosafety technology over the past two decades."
"It is also an anchor of the system that cannot be erased."
Lin Zhengguo suddenly realized—
This isn't identity forgery; this is system betrayal.
If Lin Chuyue's identity as the "Originator" is confirmed, ISA will have to acknowledge that she is the truly legitimate core builder.
All the later "candidates," including Chen Yuyao, were "post-production simulations."
This will fundamentally overturn the succession order of ISA's control.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
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Meanwhile, Chen Yuyao was sitting in a suite at the ISA Hotel.
Opposite her was her mother, Chen Yulan.
Chen Yulan, who had not appeared in public for many years, finally made an appearance.
She wore a black silk dress, her silver hair was gathered behind her shoulders, and her eyes were calm to the point of being indifferent.
"You did a good job."
"She's not dead, but she won't get away unscathed from this hearing."
"She's too innocent, too naive."
Chen Yuyao bit her lip and asked uncertainly, "...Do you really want me to kill her?"
Chen Yulan was taken aback, and looked at her with a half-smile.
"you are not willing?"
"She is your half-sister, sharing the same mother but a different father."
Chen Yuyao spoke a little quickly: "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just... wasn't she your earliest failed experiment?"
"Why did you let her into ISA in the first place? And why now..."
Are you afraid she'll win?
Chen Yulan's expression slowly turned cold: "I'm afraid of any uncontrollable variables."
"What she wants is freedom, truth, and light."
"But you are the real knife in my hand."
“Remember, Yao Yao—you are not her sister, you are her shadow.”
“She represents ‘will’, and you represent ‘strength’.”
"Now, I want you to do what you're supposed to do."
“You have to create a panic within ISA before the hearing begins.”
"The person who did it must be one of her people."
"You, extricate yourself cleanly."
Chen Yuyao's eyes widened in shock, and she stood frozen in place.
This was a deliberately fabricated "dirt".
If a small-scale internal disturbance occurs within ISA before the hearing, and Lin Chuyue's team's handprints and encrypted code are left at the scene, even if she herself is completely unaware, it would be enough to remove her from the system.
These are the rules of the game for ISA.
Power never needs the truth.
As long as there is a "favorable interpretation".
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The next morning, Lin Chuyue went to the hearing as scheduled.
She was wearing a dark blue ISA specialist uniform, her hair tied up, her face cold, and her aura sharp.
As I entered the main venue, all eyes of the high-ranking officials around me converged on me.
Some approached with scrutiny, some with regret, and some with hostility.
Li Zhanchuan stood behind her, like a barrier.
But just five minutes before the meeting was to begin, an alarm suddenly went off.
An explosion occurred at the ISA South Training Base, completely destroying a laboratory.
The surveillance footage showed that the last person to appear at the scene was Lin Chuyue's direct assistant, Su Han.
The residual code from the explosion was a unique instruction identifier that Lin Chuyue had used in the "Code Name: Sky" project.
There was an uproar at the scene.
The third executive member of ISA spoke in a cold voice:
“Lin Chuyue, if you fail to prove your innocence three hours before the incident, we will terminate the hearing immediately and detain you on charges of treason.”
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The atmosphere in the meeting room changed abruptly.
Lin Chuyue stood up slowly, her face expressionless.
"If you believe this explosion is related to me—"
“Alright, I request immediate access to the historical archives of the ‘Origin’ project in the ISA 7 database.”
“I will use the legitimacy of my existence to question all the mechanisms you define as ‘reasonable procedures’.”
Her gaze swept across the entire room, her voice clear and strong:
"Don't you want to know who I am?"
“I’m telling you now—I am an ‘original accessor’ who has been part of the ISA system since its inception.”
“I am not anyone’s daughter, I am your system’s skeleton.”
There was dead silence in the audience.
At this moment, Lin Chuyue was not only a defender, but also an accuser of the system's origin.
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[End of Chapter]
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Summary of key points in this chapter:
Lin Zhengguo realized that Shen Yunsheng had already taken action and was caught in a dilemma.
The revelation of the "Originator" setting elevates Lin Chuyue's identity to the ISA system level.
Chen Yulan makes her first official appearance, showcasing a cold-blooded relationship of "manipulation and exploitation" with her mother-daughter relationship with Chen Yuyao.
The ISA bombing has triggered a hearing crisis.
Lin Chuyue countered, shifting from "identity explanation" to "system sovereignty accusation";
The suspense intensifies: Did Su Han betray them? Who is the real mastermind behind the explosion? Will ISA trigger a new round of power reshuffling?