"Give me a ride? Here?" Lin Xiao qia said to Song Tianyao, "A-Yao, I'm with you..."
"You and I are nothing special, except that we are too similar in some ways. Putting everything else aside, just talking about my third aunt's mother, shouldn't I be the one to come and see you off on her behalf?" Song Tianyao lit a cigarette and said to Lin Xiao qia with a sharp look in his eyes, "She was first sold to Macau, then to Java, and finally hanged herself. All of this is thanks to your help, Uncle Lin."
Lin Xiao qia remained silent at first, then let out a bitter laugh, "Since you were able to find out, you should know that I was forced into this situation."
"I don't care whether you were forced or not. Whether you said the First Madam made you do it or someone else made you do it, the point is you were the one doing the work, so I'm only targeting you. My third aunt is still praising you as the only one in the Lin Family with a conscience. I haven't had a chance to tell her yet, but you really are a good person." Song Tianyao exhaled a smoke ring, pointed at Lin Xiao qia, and said hatefully, "Back when my third uncle and aunt got married, you could still go and have a drink with a beaming face. Well done! You sold them out and still made them help count the money. That's exactly the kind of person I'm talking about."
"Whether you hate me or blame me, what's done is done. Are you going to kill me now?" Seeing that Lin Xiao qia Song Tianyao showed no sign of backing down, Lin Xiaoqia simply let go and said frankly.
Song Tianyao patted Lin Xiaoze on the shoulder. "Mr. Lin, you really shouldn't have come. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have come either. Since you're here, I'm here too. When the Lin Family's matriarch was alive, you were just a decoy. Now that she's dead, are you still just going to be a decoy? Will you try to save your own brother? Or will you try to get Lin Xiaohe out for the sake of the Lin Family?"
Lin Xiaohe remained silent, his face expressionless. Song Tianyao continued, "Originally, I wanted to have more dealings with Uncle Lin in the future, which is why I targeted Lin Xiaohe. Now, I've uncovered old stories from back then. Lin Xiao qia is too terrifying. It seems that it's better for Lin Xiaohe to be with you. Although Lin Xiaohe is ruthless, we were opponents before, so his methods don't matter. But Lin Xiao qia can do such things to his own family. I'm afraid I'll have nightmares tonight."
"What do you want to say?" Lin Xiaoze raised his hand and removed Song Tianyao's hand from his shoulder.
Song Tianyao stared at Lin Xiao qia, whose expression was gradually changing, and said, "You don't know what I'm trying to say, but Lin Xiao qia already knows."
Lin Xiao qia clenched his fists and pressed them against the table. "Song Tianyao, I..."
"If you commit suicide tonight, I'll let Lin Xiaoze live. He's capable of defeating Lin Xiaosen, and your mother can take the blame. If you survive tonight, the police will take you to Lin Xiaoze and your mother's funeral tomorrow. Lin Xiaosen will be the new head of the Lin Family. As for your fate, it will still be death." Song Tianyao said to Lin Xiao qia, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "Do you remember when I said I'd rather not buy Xizhen Properties and instead use all my wealth to buy the lives of everyone in the Lin Family? Maybe I was just bragging then, but now, I have enough money, and I've spent it. It's just a matter of whether I buy your life or your whole family's lives. I'm giving you the choice. You've worked so hard, endured and built up your strength, only to end up choosing how to die. Doesn't that feel incredibly helpless?"
"Officers, did you hear that? This guy is threatening me. Arrest him?" Lin Xiao qia turned to the two officers guarding him behind him and said.
The two police officers seemed not to hear them and did not react at all.
"I told you, we have enough money now, and it's already been spent." Song Tianyao exhaled a puff of smoke at Lin Xiao qia: "I keep my word. If you die tonight, I'll give Third Aunt an explanation in exchange for Lin Xiaoze and your mother living. Or, if you live tonight, your whole family will die later. I dare not say the word 'kill' Lin Xiaohe and Lin Xiaosen, and I would also find it difficult to do so with Lin Xiaojie, but whether you two brothers live or die is completely irrelevant. Everyone's focus is no longer on you two; they are now only targeting Lin Xiaohe, Lin Xiaosen, and Lin Xiaojie, looking for an opportunity to strike against the Lin Family."
Lin Xiao qia slammed his fists on the table and yelled at the two policemen behind him, "Are you two dead men?! Someone threatened to kill my whole family!"
"You're not dead yet, Mr. Lin?" a policeman said impatiently. "Once you're dead, the police will naturally help you investigate the case."
Lin Xiao qia looked at the policeman who had spoken in disbelief.
After a long silence, Lin Xiao qia spoke to Song Tianyao, "Could I see Ah Jing? I'll agree to your request after we meet."
"What do you think?" Song Tianyao said, drawing out his words as he chewed on his cigarette, "It would be better if you went downstairs to see my third aunt's mother."
As he spoke, he pointed to the hanging rings on the ceiling. "Last time I advised Lin Xiaohe that death might be better, but he didn't believe me. Now, I'm advising you to commit suicide. Do you believe me?"
After saying that, Song Tianyao got up, pulled out a chair, and left the room.
Outside the room, Liu Zhichen from the Police Force Political Department glanced at Song Tianyao and nodded slightly.
"Officer Liu, let's go outside for some fresh air."
Liu Zhichen and Song Tianyao walked through the corridor and went to the courtyard of the Kwun Tong Military Camp.
Yao Chunxiao leaned against the wall in the distance, dozing off. This place served as both the Kwun Tong Military Camp and the Police Force Political Department's base. He wasn't worried about Song Tianyao being in danger here, so he simply stood at a distance.
"I heard that Mr. Song is planning to donate three million Hong Kong dollars to the Hong Kong Police Force to establish a foundation, and also to fund the establishment of some kind of Police Officers' Club? Will the Police Force hold a special press conference tomorrow?" Liu Zhichen asked Song Tianyao with a smile.
Song Tianyao said, "Of course, the Police Force's citywide crackdown on triads has been widely praised by all sectors of society. I am just one of the beneficiaries. All the officers have worked so hard, so of course I want to express my gratitude. And it's not just me; many people are also preparing to donate generously."
Just then, Lin Xiaoze was pushed out in a wheelchair. Song Tianyao looked at Lin Xiaoze, "A distinguished person like Mr. Lin would surely be generous with his donations."
"Mr. Lin, perhaps it's best to postpone it, given the current situation," Liu Zhichen said aptly.
Lin Xiaoze his assistant. After Song Tianyao and Liu Zhichen smoked two cigarettes, a police officer came over and said to Liu Zhichen in a low voice, "Sir, Lin Xiao qia hanged himself while we were on duty. When we found him and tried to resuscitate him, he had already passed away."