Chinese authorities don execute one man wey kill im billionaire boss, Lin Qi, wey be founder of gaming company Yoozoo Games. Di man, Xu Yao, use fake probiotic pills wey contain strong poison to kill Lin for December 2020.
Xu and Lin bin dey work together for Yoozoo Games, where dem help launch di Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming video game. Lin bin don put Xu to dey in charge of Three-Body Universe, one subsidiary wey dey manage projects wey relate to di science fiction franchise. But for 2020, Lin decide to put other executives to dey run business operations, and dis one make Xu vex.
After di fallout, Xu disguise lethal substances as probiotic pills and give am to Lin. Lin go hospital after feeling sick, and e die nine days later, at age 39. Di poison also affect Lin wife, but she survive. Police bin arrest Xu days after Lin bin dey hospitalised.
For 2024, court convict Xu for murder and sentence am to death. Di execution happen on 21 May 2025, and Yoozoo Games confirm am for statement. Di company tok say, “We deeply mourn Mr. Lin and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. As colleagues who fought alongside him, all members of the company are grateful for the impartiality of the judicial process. Justice has ultimately been served.”
Lin bin get di film adaptation rights for Chinese science fiction trilogy “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” by Liu Cixin, wey Netflix turn to series wey dem call “3 Body Problem”. Di series become one of di most-watched shows for di streaming platform for 2024. Lin bin dey posthumously credited as one of di executive producers for di show.
Di case shake di gaming industry for China and beyond. Xu bin dey described by court as having “extremely despicable” plot. Chinese newspaper Economic Observer report say one of Xu victims write for social media: “Justice comes in the end, even if it’s late.”
