Chapter 31 Don’t Move Yourself

Since Nie Yao returned to Beijing, he has been acting strangely.

It is said that he became a corrupt official for the sake of military pay at the border, but there is no evidence that he did anything extraordinary to make money.

In the past few years, so many people brought large amounts of money and treasures to ask him for help, but he ignored the vast majority of them and only helped a small number of them who seemed to have been wronged.

Before this, Sun Ji could not figure out Nie Yao’s real purpose.

Now the truth is revealed.

He just wants to curse.

"You brat! You *&%￥#@*%￥..." Sun Ji cursed a lot.

Very literary.

Nie Yao pretended not to hear.

Anyway, they are just clichés that are not very harmful or insulting, so they just go in one ear and out the other.

"Cough... cough cough cough..." Sun Ji had been in prison for several days and was exhausted. He started coughing uncontrollably after cursing for a while.

"Lord Nie."

The imperial physician treated Sun Ji's injuries as Nie Yao requested, then reported back, "The criminal has also caught a slight cold. Would you like to prescribe medicine for him?"

What medicine should I prescribe?

Medicine also costs money!

Nie Yao waved his hand to dismiss the imperial physician and said to Sun Ji, "Little Sun, you heard what the imperial physician said. I don't think this minor cold needs treatment. Of course, if you want treatment yourself, there are ways."

He took out his purse and weighed it in his hand.

Directly and clearly tell Sun Ji to give the money.

If you have money, you can take medicine.

“Ho, ho ho ho ho ha…hahahaha…hahahahaha…cough cough…cough cough cough…cough cough cough…hahahahahahaha…”

Sun Ji laughed wildly at first.

I laughed so hard that I coughed, but I kept laughing.

Nie Yao ignored him and sat down to drink a cup of tea.

The meat my future wife fed me just now was too much and a bit greasy, so it’s just right to drink some coarse tea to help digest it.

When Sun Ji had laughed enough, he stopped by himself.

His eyes were filled with a deadly aura.

Sun Ji: "Since Lord Nie wants money so badly, why not make a deal with me?"

At this point, he was finally willing to pay.

Nie Yao put down the teacup given by his future wife and said, "Just tell me, how much can you offer?"

The straightforward words opened Sun Ji's eyes.

A sneer appeared on his face.

I don’t know whether he was laughing at Nie Yao or at himself.

"Five million taels of silver in exchange for you letting me out, how about that?" Sun Ji had never dealt with Nie Yao before and didn't know his ways.

It is customary to try a lower number first.

Nie Yao was disdainful and reminded him: "Master Sun, I'm afraid you've forgotten again. If your Sun family makes a deal with me, the price will be ten times higher."

"To put it in context, Lord Sun, are you only willing to pay 500,000 taels of silver in exchange for your freedom?"

"Why, Lord Sun, is your freedom so cheap?"

The wrong step he took at the palace gate once again hit Sun Ji hard, making him furious.

If he wasn't still hungry and weak, he would have jumped up and fought with Nie Yao.

"Nie Yao! Don't go too far!"

It’s not that Sun Ji can’t come up with more money, but if the price increases tenfold, even his wealthy Sun family can hardly afford it.

But Nie Yao wanted him to bleed heavily.

Nie Yao: "Lord Sun. From what I know, all the descendants of your Sun family are useless. The whole family depends on you alone. If you are gone, what will happen to your long-lived father?"

As he said, none of the direct descendants of the Sun family are useful.

But there are one or two collateral relatives and in-laws who are quite capable.

Before, the Sun family listened to Sun Ji's words and carefully cultivated those people, but once he went to prison, it was not certain whether those young masters with the real surname Sun would be willing to let an outsider step on their heads.

Nie Yao smiled and said, "How about this? Since we were once colleagues, I'll give you a 20% discount—8 million taels of gold."

"When the money arrives at my house, the people here will send you out."

He also felt sorry for Sun Ji.

It's obvious that something that can be settled with 800,000 taels has to be doubled up.

Tell me, why do we need to do this?

"no!"

Sun Ji was unwilling to pay so much money.

Eight million taels, in gold, would require emptying the entire family to barely scrape together the sum.

The price was too high, so Sun Ji tried to bargain, "The most I can raise is eight million taels of silver!"

Forget about gold.

He didn't.

Nie Yao, looking very easy to talk to, sighed, "Alright, then 80 million taels of silver will also do."

Sun Ji gritted his teeth: "I only have eight million taels of silver!"

"What does it have to do with me?" Nie Yao nodded at the teacup and had his subordinates wash and put it away. He also stood up. "It seems that Lord Sun didn't read the flyer I sent out carefully. It said there is no bargaining."

Whatever he says is what it is.

There is no room for change.

Nie Yao: "It's only 80 million. We can sell off some of the Sun family's assets and scrape together the money. Mr. Sun, money is dead, but people are alive. Your Sun family still depends on you."

Nie Yao left a subordinate here and asked Sun Ji to tell him when he decided to give the money.

If you finally decide not to give it, then don't meet me.

The little money he dug out from raiding his house was enough for him to find the next victim.

His indifferent attitude made Sun Ji angry and helpless.

Before Nie Yao walked out of the prison, Sun Ji asked him one last question, "How can I be sure that you will let me out after you take the money?"

Nie Yao: "You can write an IOU first."

He was not afraid that Sun Ji would be in debt.

On the one hand, when he lets someone out, he will send a professional team to follow; on the other hand, he has investigated all the Sun family's industries.

As long as Sun Ji dares to run away, he can get more than 80 million.

Leave the cell.

Nie Yao discovered that there was something wrong with the subordinate following behind him. His eyes were red and he looked at him strangely, as if he was about to kneel down and kowtow to him in the next second.

Nie Yao got goosebumps all of a sudden. He touched his arm and kicked his thick-skinned subordinate in the knee.

"Why are you crying? Did you lose your money?"

"No, wuwu... sir..."

This subordinate comes from a farming family.

He was deeply moved by what Nie Yao had said in prison just now. "Wuwuwu... Sir... I... I knew you were a good man! A very good man! Wuwuwuwu..."

The tough guy shed tears.

Nie Yao retreated in horror.

"Why are you so cheesy all of a sudden? Are you sick?"

He knew his subordinates well. Every one of them adhered to the tough man principle of shedding blood but not tears, and even if their arms and legs were broken, they would grit their teeth and say it didn't hurt.

He really regretted telling them stories like the tough guy legend.

The same goes for the self-proclaimed "I".

They only cooperated with rubbing their hands when they were pretending to be honest, but now they say they are addicted, right? They can do it anytime, anywhere.

Nie Yao: "If you're sick, go see a doctor right away! Don't go to work with an injury, it'll just delay things, okay?"

"Wuwuwu... Sir... burp~ Sir, I'm not sick... I just want to cry so much... Sir, you are such a good person! I knew it was right to follow you and work hard for you!"

"Sir, I will continue to risk my life to protect you! You are the benefactor of our entire family! Wuuwuwuwa..."