Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Section Chief Liu froze, then slowly turned around. In the office, there was someone else, or rather, a shadow, who had appeared at some point.

It was translucent, floating in the air, its outline blurred, but that face...

Section Chief Liu recognized him.

That's Lin Jianguo's son.

He was among the family members present on the day Lin Jianguo died.

Section Chief Liu retreated in terror, his back pressed against the door, his hand trembling as he reached for his waist—where a Type 54 pistol was tucked.

It's normal for guards to be armed.

"Wait! Don't come any closer!"

He drew his gun, gripped it with both hands, and pointed the muzzle at Lin Tian. "Or I'll shoot!"

Lin Tian tilted his head, and a smile seemed to appear on his blurry face.

"Section Chief Liu," he said softly, "tell me, why did you kill my father?"

"I...I didn't kill anyone!"

Section Chief Liu shook his head frantically, the muzzle of his gun trembling. "It was Liu Xiaoqiang, and Xiong Da and Xiong Er. They were the ones who did it. I didn't."

"So, you're saying you're innocent?" Lin Tian took a step closer.

"Yes! Yes! I'm innocent!"

Section Chief Liu nodded repeatedly, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. "At the time, I just... knew nothing..."

"But I don't believe it."

As soon as Lin Tian finished speaking, an axe suddenly appeared in his hand.

A bloodstained axe, its blade gleaming coldly.

"No...don't come any closer!"

Section Chief Liu screamed in terror, his finger on the trigger, "I really will shoot!"

"shot?"

Lin Tian laughed. "Section Chief Liu, are you sure your gun can hit me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his ghostly figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

Section Chief Liu was stunned. Before he could react, he felt a chill on his neck.

A translucent hand gently rested on his carotid artery.

Lin Tian appeared behind him, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "Section Chief Liu, do you know what my father was thinking when he died?"

Section Chief Liu froze, too afraid to move. Even with the truth in his hands, he couldn't control his fear.

He could feel the coldness of that hand, the biting chill, and... the breath of death.

"He was thinking,"

Lin Tian continued, his voice very soft, as if he were telling a secret, "Why don't you just die! You dog who treats human life like dirt."

Section Chief Liu's hands were shaking, his whole body was shaking, and he could barely hold onto the truth.

"I didn't..." he murmured, "I really didn't..."

"You don't have it?"

Lin Tian sneered, "Then why is your signature first on the accident report? Why did you tell everyone that my father made an operational error?"

Stop pretending, Foreman Sun has already confessed everything. Get ready to clean up the mess.

Section Chief Liu's eyes widened in horror, his pupils shrinking to two small black dots.

He looked at the bloodstained axe in Lin Tian's hand, at the cold light and bloodstains gleaming on the blade, and at those eyes that were so cold they had no warmth at all.

"You...no, I was wrong..."

"My parents are dead, I no longer care about right or wrong, everyone involved must die, Section Chief Liu, bring on your dog's life!"

Lin Tian raised his axe.

The movements were not fast; in fact, they could be described as slow.

But that aura, that chilling killing intent, made Section Chief Liu feel as if he were frozen, and he even forgot to breathe.

Just as the axe was about to fall—

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three gunshots rang out.

In extreme fear, Section Chief Liu pulled the trigger. The recoil of the Type 54 pistol made his hands go numb. Since the other party wanted to kill him, he would not hold back.

Three bullets whistled out, piercing through Lin Tian's ghostly figure and striking the wall behind him, leaving three deep bullet holes.

Sparks flew everywhere.

The office was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Section Chief Liu was panting heavily, his eyes fixed on Lin Tian.

He looked forward to seeing the ghost disappear, to seeing this thing that had crawled back from hell vanish.

but……

Lin Tian is still there.

The ghostly figure swayed, like ripples on water, but quickly returned to normal.

The three bullets passed through his body as if they were passing through a cloud of smoke, leaving no trace.

"Your truth doesn't seem to hold water for you."

Lin Tian grinned, a cold and mocking smile. "However, I am a kind-hearted person and I like to help people with virtue."

Winning people over with virtue?

Before Section Chief Liu could understand what he meant, he saw Lin Tian raise his axe again.

"Ahhh!! No, no! Lin Tian, ​​I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"

Section Chief Liu broke down. He threw down his gun, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed desperately.

"I'll tell you who's behind this, if you let me go, I'll tell you everything!"

His forehead hit the cement floor with a dull thud.

One, two, three...

Soon the skin on his forehead broke and started bleeding.

But he seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to bang his head against the wall and desperately begging for mercy.

Lin Tian floated in front of him, looked down at the man kneeling on the ground, and asked softly, "Are you trying to say it's Factory Director Yang?"

Section Chief Liu abruptly stopped.

He looked up, his face covered in blood and tears, his eyes filled with shock: "How...how did you know?"

"That's what Yi Zhonghai said."

Lin Tian said calmly, "And what you said yourself when you were on the phone just now."

Section Chief Liu's face turned pale instantly.

So... Lin Tian has always been there?

From the time Foreman Sun died?

From the moment he made the phone call?

From the moment he lost his temper and smashed the cup?

Was he watching me the whole time?

Just waiting to be all alone...

Fear, like a cold, venomous snake, coiled around Section Chief Liu's neck, tightening its grip until he could hardly breathe.

"See, you know, I know everything."

Lin Tian shook his head and raised the axe again. "Then you're useless."

"No! Wait!"

Section Chief Liu screamed, "I know something else! I know who Director Yang sold those resold steels to!"

I know how much money he has embezzled over the years.

I know where he hid the money. I'll tell you everything if you let me go.

He grasped at this last straw, speaking rapidly and revealing every secret he could think of.

But Lin Tian just looked at him quietly, without a flicker of emotion in his eyes.

"Are you done talking?" he asked.

Section Chief Liu was stunned.

"I...I..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his mind went blank and he couldn't say anything.

"Now that we've finished talking, it's time to get going."

Lin Tian said, "Don't worry, Director Yang will be joining you soon. You can continue to be brothers and divide the spoils down here."

This time, the axe did not linger.

The axe fell.

Not fast, but very steady.

Section Chief Liu watched helplessly as the axe blade came crashing down on him. He tried to dodge, but his body seemed to be nailed to the ground, unable to move.

I wanted to shout, but my throat felt blocked, and I couldn't make a sound.

He could only watch.

The axe was getting closer and closer.

Death drew ever closer.

Then--

"eighty!"

……