It'll Come Naturally

"Rain, even if you've got that recording, so what? You can't prove anything with this. On the contrary, we can sue your ass for slander. According to this reccording, you synthesized my mum's voice to incriminate her," Cyrus interjected slowly. As he just thought of the idea, he felt a slight elation knowing he could contribute to his mother's defense. Nowadays, the technology had become so advanced to the point that it was actually pretty easy to find experts that could synthesize perfect emulations of other people's real voices. If it was absolutely necessary, as long as you could pay the hefty fee the experts charged, the job could be done in a relatively short time and you could decide whoever's voice you'd like to emulate. Thus, in this society, holding merely a recording in one's hand actually meant nothing in court. Cyrus was not frightened in the least by Rain's recording.

"Oh! Really? What if I tell you that I have in my possession a videotape that goes with this? Do you still think that would be slander?" Rain asked back, feeling quite relaxed. A cold smile plastered on his face. He was in no rush and had nothing to worry about. If he didn't have a smoking gun, and wasn't one hundred percent sure with what he had, he would never have stepped in this evil place. He was more than prepared to face these demons.

"Don't even try to threaten us. We didn't do this, so no matter how much evidence you think you've got, think again. This is just a minor nuisance to us," Vance spat back confidently. He didn't believe that his mother had been so careless that she hadn't even noticed she was being recorded both in audio and video. But on the slim chance that the recording was real, then the situation was really serious now.Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

"Whether it's useless and nonsense or not, let's try and see. But before we get to that point, I feel like we should make a deal first. Once I send all the evidence I have to the police, it would be too late for you to change anything, and you would never be able to salvage the situation even if you want to. So don't try to contact me and ask me to help you if that time comes, because that would be useless and ridiculous. Even if you come down on both knees and beg, I can't and won't give you a second chance. It's all in the police's hands by then," Rain said slowly, his tone grim. He didn't expect them to stay calm as they were, and he was getting intrigued with what they would do next.

"Send it to the police then! We don't care! Do you really think we would be scared, and even threatened by your stupid recording?" Vance snapped defiantly, walking a little bit closer to Rain, openly challenging him. Sometimes, the way he talked was really similar to how Rain talked. Even if neither of them would ever admit this, it was undeniable that they were still brothers and they shared the same bloodline of the Ke's family.

"Well, do you really think I won't? Since you don't even care about this, I think there is nothing else to discuss," Rain replied coldly, looking at Vance straight in the eye. This was a man who wasn't bluffing. He immediately turned around and started to walk away. He came here to see them grovel for the evidence he had, not the other way around.

"Wait. What do you really want from us?" When Sheena saw Rain starting to leave, she panicked and asked in a hurry. She was so against the idea of compromising with Rain, but it was necessary. The bastard left her no choice and only she herself knew whether the recording and the other evidence he claimed to have were real or fake.

"Very simple. I want Tiana Ke. Let her out," Rain answered directly. He didn't mind telling them straightly what his real purpose was. There was no need to hide and leave them guessing, which would just waste his time. But if he succeeded, it would be a little bit unfair to Annie, as he could have avenged for her using the evidence he had in his pocket. Now, in order to save Tiana, he had to make an exchange with them and sacrifice Annie's retribution for now. He had to choose between them and he had no other choice.

"No way. You could ask for anything else, except her," Hannah interrupted boldly. She would never agree to this. If Rain took Tiana away from them, they would lose not only Tiana, but the payday of several hundred million.

"But except her, I want nothing else," Rain insisted on his demand. He expressed himself very clearly, and he would never compromise with them either, not even a small step back.

"Then we'll need to take deliberate consideration about this. Give us time to think," Sheena replied. She believed that money was very important to her and she wanted a lot of it. The more money, the better. But she knew better that once she was caught by the police and sentenced to jail, she would never have the chance to spend all that money. No matter how rich she was, it would be useless by then. And she didn't want to be a miserable old woman who had to spend the rest of her life hopelessly rotting away in a dark prison, living a terrible life, being called a criminal by everyone she knew. Deep in her heart, she had already decided. It was no question what to do.

"Fine, but please be quick. I don't have a lot of time to waste on you guys. I'm a very busy man," Rain said with a smug look on his face. He knew that he was so close to succeeding. He wasn't worried that they wouldn't agree to his terms. Actually, he was pretty sure about the outcome of this visit even at the beginning. It would have been so disgustingly easy to convict them based on the evidence he had in his hands. Prison was the last thing on their mind.

The rest of them began to murmur in discussion. Their small voices resounded through the room. None of them was willing to give up a large amount of money so easily, while they didn't want to take the risk of being sent to jail either. But they had to choose between money and freedom now since they just couldn't get both, or Rain would not allow them to get both at the same time. Was the money more important, important enough for them to take the risk of being thrown in jail? Or was freedom more important? But if they could take the risk, could they get both? Was Rain just bluffing this whole time? Or did they really have to compromise? Each one of them had conflicting ideas.000000000000