Max Level Metaphysician: A Debt Repayment Journey…?
Chapter 454: It’s all for you

Chapter 454: 454: It’s all for you

When Lin Father saw such a large sum of money, his heart was moved.

However, at first, Lin Mother disagreed, wanting the police to continue their investigation.

But then the other party spoke again.

"As far as I know, you have another son who is about to go to university. Can your family really afford to raise a son? University tuition, buying a house, getting married—even if not for yourselves, you should think about your son, right?"

"Lin Yurong is already dead. Digging to the root of it won’t bring you any benefits. You will still have nothing, but this money could be a fortune for you, greatly improving your life. You should think it over carefully. For a daughter who is already dead, is losing five million really worth it?"

Upon hearing these words, Lin Father and Lin Mother fell silent together.

Because the words of those men in black made them realize something.

Lin Yurong was already dead.

No matter what they did, Lin Yurong could not come back to life.

Was it really worth it to lose five million for someone who could not possibly come back to life?

When thinking of this, the scales in their hearts completely tipped.

Seeing the hesitation of his parents, Lin Yaozu understood his parent’s choice and, without a second thought, bolted out of the house.

He did not agree with this.

The sudden appearance of these men in black was enough to prove that there was more to his sister’s death.

Otherwise, no one would be offering a large sum of money to stop the investigation.

He didn’t agree to give up. He wanted to investigate and get justice for his sister.

It was the first time in his life that he defied his parents.

But...

What he got in return was failure.

As soon as Lin Father saw him, his eyes widened, and he came over, pushed him into the room, and tied him up to keep him from meddling.

Lin Yaozu wailed in the room until his voice turned hoarse and nearly lost, with no one coming to see him.

Until he heard a series of footsteps outside, he knew it was all over.

His parents had already made the deal.

Before long, in his disappointment, Lin Yaozu saw his parents come in.

As soon as Lin Father and Lin Mother entered, they told Lin Yaozu that they had taken the money.

Lin Yaozu felt as if struck by lightning, stammering as he asked, "Why?"

Lin Father, smoking a cigarette and sitting on the bed, said earnestly, "Isn’t it all for you?"

Lin Mother wiped her tears and said, "Yes, it’s all for you, Yaozu. You have to understand how difficult life is now. You still have to go to school, and in the future, you need to buy a house, get married. We don’t matter, but we have to plan for you..."

Lin Yaozu was stunned. In that moment, he felt like he was trapped in a dream.

Until Lin Father said emotionlessly, "Anyway, your sister is dead. One life for five million, she can be considered to have contributed to our Lin Family—"

Lin Yaozu looked at his parents in shock, his world completely collapsing, as he howled in despair and cried, accusing them.

But what he got in return was a single sentence from his parents: "We did it all for you! If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t want to do this! We may make a thousand mistakes, but we never wronged you!"

From that day on, Lin Yaozu fell into silence.

"I, I’ve been thinking, would everything have been better off without me..." Lin Yaozu stood with his head down in front of Lin Yurong, his shoulders trembling non-stop along with his voice: "If only I didn’t exist, then none of this would have happened..."

Lin Yurong stood there, opening her mouth several times, not knowing what to say, feeling as if something was choking her chest, very uncomfortable.

It wasn’t just anger, not simply hatred. Those complex, intense emotions left her with nowhere to vent.

"Sis..."

Lin Yaozu lifted his head to look at Lin Yurong, his eyes bloodshot, "I, I’m not saying these things now to absolve myself of guilt... I know that I am the root of all the mistakes... I have been the silent beneficiary, the favoritism I received from childhood was all at your expense..."

He never felt innocent.

He even felt that he was weighed down by grave sins.

If only he had been braver, bolder...

If only he had dared to defy their parents when they oppressed his sister under the guise of doing it for his benefit, if only he could have stood up for her...

But there are not so many what-ifs in the world.

"It’s all my fault, I’m sorry, sis..."

Lin Yaozu’s shoulders shook violently as his crying grew louder.

Lin Yurong felt a complex emotion in her heart.

As she looked at Lin Yaozu, memories began to surface in her mind.

Some memories she had forgotten.

In her memories, her relationship with her brother Lin Yaozu hadn’t been that bad.

Naturally, Lin Yaozu wasn’t as tough and intense as Lin Yurong; instead, he had been quite dependent on her for he was practically raised by her from a young age.

In her memories, Lin Yaozu had also tried to defend her at first, hoping their parents would be fair when facing their favoritism.

But what he got in return was blows and kicks from their parents, cursing that he was an ungrateful wretch, and their mouths full of ’we’re doing this for your own good’ and ’everyone else can criticize us, but you can’t’...

Such phrases were something Lin Yaozu had heard countless times as he grew up.

Lin Yurong could only watch as her brother, who was once cheerful in his youth, became more and more withdrawn and silent.

Back then, she chose to stay in H city for school because she didn’t want Lin Yaozu’s situation to get worse. After consideration, she decided to stay.

Remembering these memories, Lin Yurong’s feelings grew even more complicated as she looked at Lin Yaozu. She wanted to comfort him, and yet it seemed as if she was the one who needed comfort even more.

"I, I have brought the money..."

While Lin Yurong was lost in memories, Lin Yaozu took out a bank card from his backpack, "Aside from the money for buying the house, the rest is all here..."

After buying the house, their parents had deposited the leftover money in a bank card and hidden it away, saying it was for Lin Yaozu’s future wife.

Yesterday, when Lin Yaozu heard their parents receiving a call from the police, he knew that the truth about Lin Yurong’s death had been exposed.

After the call, Lin and Mrs. Lin were thrown into panic, immediately wanting to move houses, and they threatened Lin Yaozu, warning him not to talk nonsense outside.

To prevent Lin Yaozu from spilling any secrets, they locked him in the house before leaving to handle the moving arrangements.

Lin Yaozu found the bank card at home and escaped through the window, running to the police station, hoping to get a belated justice for his sister.

"You..." Lin Yurong looked at the bank card, then at Lin Yaozu’s injuries, and said in a hoarse voice, "Did you get these injuries while sneaking out?"

Lin Yaozu hummed in a very faint voice.

Lin Yurong gave a bitter smile, "Why bother?"

Lin Yaozu’s heart tightened, and then he lowered his head, pulling out a packet of candy from his backpack.

Seeing the candy brought a pause to Lin Yurong’s demeanor, her eyes becoming somewhat glazed.

"This..." Lin Yaozu held the candy, offering it to Lin Yurong, trembling as he cried, "Sis, your favorite candy when you were little. I, I don’t even know why I bought it... As a kid, mom and dad always made you give your candy to me, but I know that you liked it too..."

Lin Yurong couldn’t help but cover her face.

Lin Yaozu kept crying.