The middle-aged man's face contorted in extreme anger. "You're talking nonsense! Do you have any proof?"
"Don't spout rubbish here if you have no evidence."
"I'm telling you, today's events have nothing to do with you. I came here only to find this woman. She ruined my family, and I killed her to make her pay with her life."
The bloodshot veins in his eyes became increasingly prominent. At this moment, he looked utterly deranged.
Lin Xiaotian maintained his bright smile. "Young master gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
"We've already clarified everything, and you're still putting on an act with me."
"Do you really think young master has no temper?"
With that, he walked over and stomped hard on the middle-aged man's face. The force under his foot continuously increased. The agony of his head feeling like it was about to explode made the middle-aged man scream in pain.
It was then that Ye Wantong finally reacted and said urgently, "Are you saying he pushed his own family members down the stairs to their deaths, and then claimed it was because of me that his family was ruined?"
Lin Xiaotian nodded with a smile. "Girl, you still don't believe what I'm saying?"
"Young master saw through all of this long ago. I just wanted to see what kind of reaction this fellow would have."
"You're lying!" the middle-aged man managed to squeeze out three words with great effort.
Lin Xiaotian's smile widened. "Then young master will make you understand before you die today."
"I want you to personally confess to what you've done."
"After you've finished speaking, I'll see what other excuses you have."
"Young master isn't doing this to prove anything, but simply to ease this girl's guilt. You haven't realized that she's actually very kind-hearted."
Hearing this, Ye Wantong's eyes flickered slightly. Many people in the company were now discussing the matter, and no one dared to treat her with the same superficial obedience as before. However, this also further tarnished her reputation.
Lin Xiaotian smiled, winked at her, then lifted his foot and snapped his fingers with a crisp sound. His gaze seemed to transform into a vortex, fixing directly on the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man instinctively met Lin Xiaotian's gaze. In that brief moment of eye contact, he felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss. His mind began to feel weary, and he became groggy.
At this moment, Lin Xiaotian's voice echoed as if from all directions simultaneously, causing the middle-aged man's heart to involuntarily resonate with the words.
"Speak, what exactly happened?"
"It was because someone was pressuring me from behind. My company was already on the verge of bankruptcy, and at that time, someone offered to save me, but I had to do one thing."
"I deliberately provoked Ye Wantong, making her my adversary. Then they told me to push my wife and daughter down the stairs, killing them directly."
"They wanted me to blow this up, saying it was because of Ye Wantong's oppression."
"They were trying to ruin Ye Wantong's reputation, and at the same time, ruin my family."
"They pushed me step by step, demanding that I kill Ye Wantong myself. I didn't want to do it and wanted to get revenge on them, but they threatened me with my parents."
"If I didn't do as they said, even my parents would die."
"I couldn't take it anymore. I might as well cut ties with Ye Wantong directly. Even if I died and was sent to prison, they wouldn't be able to use me anymore."
As he spoke, tears streamed down the middle-aged man's face. There was a clear growth of despair in his eyes.
Lin Xiaotian snapped his fingers again. The middle-aged man jolted violently and regained his senses. He couldn't help but recall what he had just said, and his face turned extremely grim. A tempest of shock surged within him. He couldn't understand why he had confessed those words so readily just moments ago. Now, his gaze towards Lin Xiaotian was filled with awe.
"What did you do to me?"
"Why could you make me speak those words so honestly?"
"Are you even human?" He trembled in fear.
Lin Xiaotian, however, wore a bright smile. "Young master is so handsome and dashing, and you ask if I'm human? I was originally thinking if I could save your parents, as those fellows are not good people. They said they would spare your parents, but do you believe them?"
"Even without young master saying it, you probably have no confidence in your heart."
"Their methods are cruel; they wouldn't leave any witnesses alive."
"Even if you hadn't told your parents about this, they would still see it as a risk of leakage. After all, they dared not deal with this girl directly, which proves they have reservations. Once the news gets out, no one knows what the consequences will be."
"Therefore, they could only use a borrowed knife to kill, using you as the knife to deal with Ye Wantong."
"Now that I've made myself clear, aren't you awake yet?"
The middle-aged man was completely despairing. The light in his eyes rapidly dimmed, followed by a wail of utter hopelessness.
"What can I do? I can't do anything!"
"If it weren't for my greed and subsequent bankruptcy, I might have had a fallback, and I could have lived the rest of my life in comfort."
"I was unwilling to go bankrupt like this, so I got on their treacherous ship."
"My family is ruined, and only my parents are left. Fortunately, I have a younger brother who can care for my parents. But if those bastards kill my parents, what should I do?"
His spirit had completely collapsed. He had already considered this possibility in his heart, but he had been clinging to a sliver of hope, or perhaps his last desperate wish. He couldn't do anything to others, but he felt Ye Wantong was weak and thought he could surely kill her by risking everything. However, he never expected to encounter a monstrous figure like Lin Xiaotian.
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "You can call them directly now. You haven't found the right opportunity yet. You want to hear your parents' words and voices."
"If there's still time, perhaps young master can help you, giving your parents a chance to live."
"But if you don't hear your parents' voices, I suspect they may have already met a tragic end."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wantong looked at Lin Xiaotian with confusion. She knew Lin Xiaotian's character well; if he wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't help. But why would he say this?
Lin Xiaotian winked at her, signaling her not to worry.