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Sci-Fi Mogul Murdered by Appointed Successor
26 May
Summary
- A company executive poisoned his boss with lethal substances.
- The victim was a wealthy science fiction trilogy creator.
- The convicted killer's execution was confirmed recently.
A former executive, Xu, has been executed after being convicted in 2024 for the murder of Lin, the creator of the "3 Body Problem" science fiction trilogy. Lin's company confirmed his execution, stating that "justice has ultimately been served." The judicial process was described as impartial by his colleagues.
Lin, founder of the Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, died in December 2020 at the age of 39. He was believed to have a net worth of approximately 6.8 billion yuan at the time of his death. Xu, whom Lin had appointed to manage projects for the "3 Body Universe" subsidiary in 2018, fell out with Lin in 2020.
Xu disguised lethal substances as probiotic pills and administered them to Lin, leading to Lin's hospitalization and subsequent death nine days later. Several other individuals also fell ill due to Xu's poisoning plot. Police arrested Xu shortly after Lin was hospitalized.
