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Game of Thrones games maker dies 'after poisoning'

cormack12

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Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55463081

Arya alive confirmed.

A Chinese tycoon who died on Christmas Day was poisoned, Shanghai police say.
Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and chief executive of games developer Yoozoo, best known for the Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming strategy game. The Shanghai police statement pointed to one of Mr Lin's colleagues - identified only by his surname Xu - as the main suspect.

Mr Lin was believed to have a net worth of around 6.8bn yuan (£960m), according to the Hurun China Rich List. Many employees and ex-employees gathered outside Yoozoo's office on Friday to mourn his death.

According to local media reports, the person in custody could be Xu Yao, who heads Yoozoo's movie production arm. There was also some speculation among local media that Mr Lin had been poisoned via aged pu'er tea, a fermented Chinese drink.
 
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