Chapter 295 — The Way He Was Dealt With

"I don't intend to pursue it," Yang Ce said firmly. "So I had to tell you." Sun Lin smiled bitterly to himself. You've already made up your mind—what use is telling me now? But he himself had been rescued by Yang Ce, and Tian Long had been caught by Yang Ce too, so Sun Lin really was in no position to interfere.

To put it bluntly, he relied on being Yang Juehuan's elder, and Yang Ce Ran treated him with great respect—but strictly speaking, the wealth and present status Yang Ce commanded were no less than his own.

So although Sun Lin was somewhat displeased that Tian Long would get off scot-free, he did not voice it, saying only, "In that case, it's your decision to make."

"Heh, is Uncle Sun a little uncomfortable about it?" Yang Ce was no novice now—how sharp his eyes were! He had his own knack for reading people, and he saw Sun Lin's displeasure at once.

"Not at all..." How could Sun Lin admit it? He denied it hastily.

"Uncle Sun, actually, this time—I know you were all under house arrest, and I have my good brother Tian Yan to thank. Otherwise I could never have found Tian Long so quickly, or learned so much about him..." Yang Duo deliberately exaggerated the role Tian Yan had played. "Tian Yan knew his father had done wrong and was unwilling to aid the wicked, so he resolutely chose to break with him. So for the sake of that loyalty alone, I must let Tian Long go!"