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2020: Death by poisoning
On December 25, in China, at the age of 39, the founder of the gaming studio Yoozoo Games (known for creating video games based on the series "Game of Thrones") Lin Qi passed away. A blood test showed traces of a poisonous substance, there is a suspect.
The founder of Yoozoo Games was hospitalized on December 16, 2020, the next day, Chinese law enforcement agencies notified of a possible poisoning. Initially, Qi complained of poor health, then for some time his condition remained stable, but a few days later Yoozoo Games confirmed the death of the founder. A statement from the Shanghai police indicated that one of Mr. Lin's colleagues, Xu Liao, who has a senior position in the company and is also responsible for filmmaking, is the prime suspect.
According to the Daily Mail, Xu's arrest comes amid rumors of a rift between the company's executives. Xu is understood to be a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, joining Yoozoo Games in 2017. Local media claim that a split in the executive led to an attack on Lin, which was allegedly carried out by adding a poisonous substance to a cup of puer tea, which Qi took.
After Lin Qi's death, a post appeared on his social media account quoting Steve Jobs as saying:
 | I would exchange all my technology for a meeting with Socrates. Goodbye, friends. |  |
Yoozoo Games said in a post:
| | Goodbye guy. We will be together, continue to be kind, continue to believe in good and continue to fight against all bad. | |
Lin Qi founded the studio Yoozoo Games in 2009 and was the majority owner of the company. Over the past years, the studio has been working on an adaptation of the novel "The Three-Body Problem" for Netflix.[1]
2024: Killer sentenced to death
On March 22, 2024, the Shanghai People's Court of First Intermediate Instance sentenced to death the former CEO of Three-Body Universe (Shanghai) Culture Development Co Ltd. Xu Yao was found guilty of the murder of Lin Qi, the founder of Chinese game developer Yoozoo Games (the parent structure of Three-Body Universe). Read more here.
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