Youji chairman Lin Qi has 5 kinds of poison in his body, suspect set up drug workshop in Shanghai

Lynch was hospitalized around December 15, 2020 for poisoning and passed away 10 days later. (Photo source: Internet photo)

Lin Qi, the founder and chairman of the game company “Youzu Network”, died in December last year after failing to receive treatment for his illness. The Shanghai police had earlier issued a notice that Lin Qi was suspected of poisoning and his 39-year-old colleague surnamed Xu was a major suspect. The latest news said that at least five kinds of toxins were detected in Lin Qi’s body, and the suspect is suspected of having a drug manufacturing workshop in Shanghai.

According to Caixin 18, at least five types of toxins were detected in Lin Qi’s body, including mercury and tetrodotoxin. As previously reported, doctors have judged based on Lin Qi’s symptoms that he is suspected to have been poisoned by tetrodotoxin. As for the cause of the poisoning, it is said that he had eaten blueberries before the symptoms appeared, but it is not certain that the poison was placed in the blueberries. There were also rumors that Lynch was poisoned after drinking pu-erh tea.

In addition to Lin Qi, two other people were poisoned, one of them is an employee of Youzu network, and the other is the vice president of Beijing Three Bodies Universe, Zhao Ji Long. After several tests, Zhao Ji Long was found to be chronically poisoned and his body mercury exceeded the limit by nearly 10 times, and after treatment, he is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the near future.

The report said that Xu and Zhao had long been at odds and had a competitive relationship at work, and that Xu was suspected of deliberately poisoning Zhao.

This latest report describes in detail the poisoning process: the suspect Xu Yao will prepare a jar of 30 capsules of probiotic pills to Lynch, the poison will be switched and mixed in, and through Lynch’s secretary urged Lynch to take, Lynch’s secretary also ate the same probiotic pills. Lin Qi consumed a few days after eating the poison pills, immediately appeared nausea, headache and other discomfort, was hospitalized around December 15, and passed away 10 days later.

The newspaper also pointed out that the cause and process of poisoning Lin Qi by Xu Yao is still under investigation. However, Xu Yao is very familiar with the law and well-prepared, so far insisted on zero confession, refused to explain the details of poisoning, and has hired a team of senior lawyers.

The newspaper quoted people close to Lynch as revealing that the suspect Xu Yao usually likes to watch the American drama “Breaking Bad” and has a workshop in Qingpu, Shanghai, specializing in drug production, through the network to buy hundreds of poisons. Xu Yao usually configure all kinds of poisons, often first to cats and dogs and other pets for experiments, the pets will be poisoned before they start to prepare to poison people.

In 2010, he joined Fosun Group as assistant to the president, general counsel (international) and general manager of the international legal affairs department. In May 2017, Xu Yao joined Yuzhong and has served as a director since February 2018. in January 2019, Xu Yao resigned as a director for personal reasons. in 2020, Xu Yao became the CEO of Three Bodies Universe (Shanghai) Culture Development Co.