"Brother Feng, I didn't mean to cause you trouble. I really had no choice."
Song Xiaotian said, "My sister met with a terrible tragedy, and I've been investigating it ever since. I accidentally offended Mr. Du again today. I'll apologize to him. Ask him to let us go, and I'll return what I stole from him."
For someone as proud as Song Xiaotian, swallowing his pride and asking for peace was no easy thing.
He could probably tell that there was no way he could get Meng Yifan and me out of there on his own today.
But how could things be that simple?
We knew too many of Du Ruhai's secrets. There was no way he would let us go now.
But I never expected Du Ruhai to try driving a wedge between us.
"Xiaotian, was it?"
"You're a tough man. I admire that. For Zhifeng's sake, I can let bygones be bygones today."
Du Ruhai looked at Song Xiaotian like a kindly elder and urged, "Don't make things difficult for your big brother, either. Come over here now and cut ties with these two, and I'll act as though none of this ever happened."
Song Xiaotian said nothing.
But Meng Yifan and I were already getting scared, terrified that Song Xiaotian would abandon us the very next second.
"Oh, and I have something to say about your sister, too."
Du Ruhai continued to fan the flames. "Think carefully. If Chen Mo hadn't dragged her into this, your sister would probably still be alive and well. So you don't owe him any brotherly loyalty."
"You want to find the real killer who caused your sister's death? I can help you. In Lanjiang City, there's no truth I, Du Ruhai, can't uncover. No matter how well that killer hides, I