Chapter 1448 - 1463: Another Trump Card
Lin Mu reached out again, grabbing Tang Hongwei’s neck, and the poor little old man Tang Hongwei was lifted by Lin Mu once more.
Lin Mu began to gradually increase the pressure from his hand, and within a minute, the pitiful Tang Hongwei started rolling his eyes.
If it were a young person being strangled like this by Lin Mu, they would roll their eyes too, let alone an old man like Tang Hongwei.
Despite continuously rolling his eyes, Tang Hongwei’s expression remained calm, as if he wasn’t fearful of death at all.
This frustrated Lin Mu greatly. Damn it, just how strong was this old man’s psychological resilience, or did he simply believe Lin Mu wouldn’t kill him?
"So, are you going to do it?" Tang Hongwei smiled at Lin Mu and then said, "Why not go ahead?"
"You think I don’t dare?" Lin Mu felt the urge to strangle him to death. Damn it, what game was he playing here?
"If you dare, then do it." Tang Hongwei smiled again, seemingly provoking Lin Mu.
"Haha," Lin Mu suddenly chuckled, "You want to die so easily? No, it’s not that simple. I’ve decided not to kill you yet. First, let you suffer some pain. That should be more interesting!"
Tang Hongwei’s face turned unpleasant. Obviously, Lin Mu’s tactics had touched upon his old weakness.
"Do you dare?" Tang Hongwei said coldly, looking at Lin Mu.
"Haha, why wouldn’t I dare? You haven’t shown your cards, am I supposed to be scared of you?" Lin Mu said with a smile, determined not to let himself be led by the nose anymore, aiming to wrest control back or else this old man would remain so arrogant!
"Then how about you go ahead and try?" Tang Hongwei said coldly.
"Haha, am I supposed to be scared of you?" Lin Mu said, and punched Tang Hongwei in the stomach.
Tang Hongwei grunted, his face extremely unpleasant. An old man like him couldn’t withstand such a punch from Lin Mu.
He’s not a master like Hatanaka; Tang Hongwei is just a regular old man, while Hatanaka is a formidable expert, and Tang Hongwei’s strength lies only in his cleverness.
Though Hatanaka is intimidating, Lin Mu finds Tang Hongwei scarier. The world’s most terrifying thing isn’t brute force, but shrewd minds!
After one punch, Lin Mu followed with another, and Tang Hongwei grunted, unable to withstand it anymore. He had assumed Lin Mu wouldn’t kill him, but didn’t expect Lin Mu to torment him like this.
"Haha, old man, how does it feel? Not bad, right?" Lin Mu said with delight as he finally managed to release his frustration through punches after being led around by Tang Hongwei.
"You dare hit me?" Tang Hongwei glared at Lin Mu.
"Haha, why wouldn’t I dare hit you? What are you, huh?" Lin Mu spread his hands and laughed.
"You’d better not regret it," Tang Hongwei said.
"Relax, I won’t regret it. You have no cards to play, why should I worry?" Lin Mu said, taking another punch at Tang Hongwei.
This punch knocked Tang Hongwei onto the sofa, glaring fiercely at Lin Mu. Though his gaze was fierce, it was clear that Tang Hongwei was in a lot of pain, after all, he’s just an old man without much resilience and lived a life of comfort, having never suffered physically.
"I’ll make you regret it," Tang Hongwei said, glaring fiercely at Lin Mu.
"Alright, but first let me beat you up a bit so I won’t regret it later," Lin Mu said, punching Tang Hongwei’s frail old bones again.
As Lin Mu delivered uninterrupted blows, Tang Hongwei’s phone rang. Tang Hongwei’s eyes flashed with a hint of severity, while Lin Mu frowned, sensing something bad might happen.
"Haha." Tang Hongwei chuckled, picking up the phone and pressing the answer button, then turning on speaker mode. Soon, the familiar voice from the phone belonged to none other than Haihua.
"Let me go, let me go, who are you people? Let me go."
Haihua’s shouts came from the phone, indicating she was already restrained by someone.
"Damn it," Lin Mu cursed, suddenly dumbfounded, and snatched the phone from Tang Hongwei.
Lin Mu, holding the phone, cursed, "If you dare touch a hair on her head, I’ll kill your whole family!"
At this moment, a voice from the phone said, "I don’t want to talk to you, I’m looking for Boss Tang. Besides, if anything happens to Boss Tang, I’ll kill this woman. Understand?"
"Damn it!" Lin Mu was suddenly dumbfounded.
"Try scolding me again, and I’ll remove a piece of her clothing, keep cursing?" the voice on the phone said coldly.
Lin Mu took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, "Fine, you win!"
"Give the phone to Boss Tang, I need to talk to him," the person on the phone said again.
Lin Mu glanced at Tang Hongwei, handing the phone to him.
Tang Hongwei smiled at Lin Mu and then said, "This is my trump card, and it’s your weakness."
Looking at Tang Hongwei, Lin Mu was infuriated. He had to admit, this old fox indeed grasped his weakness, and exactly so, leaving Lin Mu helpless at the moment.
"You’re good," Lin Mu said to Tang Hongwei.
Tang Hongwei didn’t talk to Lin Mu anymore and started speaking to the person on the phone.
After exchanging a few words, Tang Hongwei nodded several times, hung up the phone, and then smiled at Lin Mu with a provocative air.
Have to admit, Tang Hongwei was extremely despicable, leaving Lin Mu completely subdued, even if he had a temper, he couldn’t act on it. At this point, it wasn’t just a scare; if Lin Mu acted recklessly, Haihua would be in danger. Lin Mu had always been protective of his woman because he was a true man who valued loyalty, which was why all the women in his life willingly followed him.
Moreover, Lin Mu couldn’t determine Haihua’s location. Being unfamiliar with Handan, where could he go to save her? Lin Mu was frustrated, leading to the conclusion that this old guy indeed had the upper hand all along.
Of course, Lin Mu believed that the final win is the real win. The outcome in terms of winning or losing remains uncertain.
"Just say what you want," Lin Mu said, looking at Tang Hongwei.
Tang Hongwei smiled and said, "I want to kill you."
"Do you think that’s possible?" Lin Mu questioned Tang Hongwei.
"Haha, I don’t think it’s possible, but I’ll try. I know she’s your weakness; however, using her to threaten to kill you is not feasible, so I can only make you suffer through threats," Tang Hongwei said, smiling.