"The Wei family is finished? Heh, if you don't say it, I don't mind finishing you first."
As he spoke, Lin Yan gave Li Wei a look. Li Wei immediately understood, drew a dagger from his waist, and walked over, increasing the pressure on the two bodyguards holding Wei Shaoting. At the same time, he pushed aside Wei Shaoting's messy hair.
Beneath the hair were a pair of eyes filled with extreme fear. Their pupils trembled, fear etched to the absolute extreme. As he watched Li Wei, dagger in hand, approach, Wei Shaoting continuously kicked backward.
Seeing Wei Shaoting in such a state, Lin Yan finally understood why ancient interrogations favored the wealthy. It was because the wealthier one was, the more they feared death.
Just like Wei Shaoting before him, his life had been too comfortable. He had rarely suffered since childhood. He hadn't truly lived, and if he died, his money would be gone. This was something he absolutely could not accept.
Watching the former second young master of the Wei family reduced to such a state, Lin Yan showed no mercy. Not only would Wei Shaoting die, but not a single member of the Wei family would be spared.
After living as a "dog king" for so many days, Lin Yan harbored an intense hatred for the Wei family's assassination attempts.
Approaching Wei Shaoting, Li Wei didn't say a word and immediately severed Wei Shaoting's right middle finger.
Instantly, a scream that sounded less than human echoed through the small room, trembling unceasingly before quickly dissipating into the air. Wei Shaoting fainted from the pain.
Seeing this, a bodyguard quickly went to the adjacent room to fetch a basin of cold water. At Lin Yan's signal, they splashed it onto Wei Shaoting, waking him.
"No, no, I can't say."
"If I say it, I... I'll be a sinner of the Wei family."
"Dad, hurry and save me! I'm the last heir of our family, ah... it hurts so much... Lin Yan, let me go! Let me go."
"I have money, I can give you money..."
Wei Shaoting, newly awakened, screamed incessantly. The pain in his fingers, connected to his heart, contorted his face.
The pain of a severed finger was something an ordinary person could not endure.
"Li Wei, another one."
"Yes, Young Master."
Seeing that Wei Shaoting had no intention of speaking, Lin Yan didn't waste any more words. He would simply act. Interrogating Wei Shaoting posed no risk of him committing suicide; this fellow was terrified of death.
Hearing his young master's command, Li Wei stepped forward again.
"No, don't come closer!"
A shrill scream once again reverberated through the small room. Lin Yan picked at his ear and reached back to close the door. If the passing students heard the Wei second young master screaming so miserably, what would they think?
He had a good-guy image in front of the students; his persona absolutely could not be broken.
As if benefiting from the previous experience, Wei Shaoting did not faint from the pain this time, but apart from screaming, his eyes had become unfocused.
Lin Yan didn't continue questioning. He simply waved his hand at Li Wei again. Li Wei immediately understood, and the knife in his hand was raised once more.
"No, don't!"
As Li Wei raised his knife again, Wei Shaoting's unfocused eyes re-gathered, but this still couldn't stop Li Wei's movement. Hand rose, blade fell, and another scream reached everyone's ears.
"I'll say it, I'll say it!"
Wei Shaoting, curled up in pain, gasped for breath.
Hearing that Wei Shaoting was ready to confess, Lin Yan stood up from his chair but did not approach.
"Yang Tianming, get a piece of paper. He says he'll tell you, so you record it."
"Yes, Young Master."
Yang Tianming nodded, and his subordinate immediately went to fetch paper and a pen.
"Lin Yan, I can tell you, but you must guarantee the safety of my family."
Guarantee the safety of my family? Lin Yan sneered inwardly.
Someone who would betray their own family to save their own life, and then speak such high-sounding words.
But since the other party wanted to speak, he could only go along with it for now.
"Alright, I can guarantee their safety. I won't kill them. I'll arrange a villa district for them. As long as you don't cause any trouble for me, a life of peace and prosperity will be no problem."
Lin Yan lied through his teeth.
He understood the principle that if you don't cut the grass at the roots, it will grow back with the spring breeze.
"What about me then?"
Wei Shaoting asked urgently.
"Don't worry, as long as you behave, you can continue to be your carefree second young master. Moreover, I will allocate a portion of the Wei family's money to you."
Upon hearing Lin Yan say he would be fine, Wei Shaoting breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a sense of bitterness. His confession meant the Wei family was finished, but if he didn't speak, he would die. Wei Hua was probably already gone, and he was the only remaining heir of the Wei family.
No, I can't die. I absolutely cannot die.
Whether Wei Shaoting genuinely didn't understand the implication of Lin Yan's words or was pretending not to, he revealed all of the Wei family's strongholds to Yang Tianming. As the second young master of the Wei family and the former heir, he knew more than Wei Hua.
Yang Tianming's pen moved swiftly, afraid of missing even the slightest detail Wei Shaoting mentioned. After more than ten minutes, Wei Shaoting finally finished reporting all the strongholds he could recall.
Glancing at the list on the paper, Lin Yan nodded.
"Lin Yan... is that enough? Can you send me to the hospital now?"
Wei Shaoting clutched his severed finger, gasping for air as he spoke.
Lin Yan sized him up and then waved his hand, instructing the two bodyguards who had been holding him to escort Wei Shaoting to the medical building within the racetrack. It was equipped with sufficient facilities, no less than any hospital in the capital.
Wei Shaoting still needed to be kept alive. Whether what he said was true or false, or if he had omitted anything, was still unclear. Keeping him around served as leverage, as did the stubborn Wei Hua.