- Does the lawyer know? - Should he?

-律师知道了吗 -该让他知道吗
No.

不
If you want this guy to produce again,

你要还想让他再制毒的话
why not just tell him?

干嘛不跟他说呢
You're the only thing that stands between him and an ax in the head.

你是唯一一个多少还在维护他的人
I don't believe fear to be an effective motivator.

恐惧可不是有效的动力
I want investment.

我要他全身心投入
For now, I'm simply interested in time frame.

我眼下只对他能活多久感兴趣
He will live for the foreseeable future, yes?

他不会死的太快吧
Mm, foreseeable,

没错
couple years at least,

至少有几年吧
barring acts of God and men with axes.

不考虑天灾人祸的话