Upon hearing that his younger brother had been kidnapped, Nie Yao didn't dare to delay and immediately knocked on his father's bedroom door.
The person who opened the door was his mother, Mei Lu. Because her husband suffered from insomnia and had difficulty falling asleep, she never dared to move or even breathe loudly when she stayed with him overnight. Tonight, she had finally heard her husband fall asleep and had just breathed a sigh of relief when she suddenly heard a loud knocking on the door. She immediately got up and pushed the door open.
Thinking it was that clueless maid, she was about to scold her when she opened the door and saw it was her son. She whispered, "You're usually so sensible, why were you so reckless today? Your father just fell asleep..."
"Ah Zhao and the others have been kidnapped!" Nie Yao said.
Mei Lu screamed in surprise: "No way!"
She immediately burst into tears again: "Who did this? Where is he? Is he safe? We have money, let's hurry and save him!"
His wife's shouting woke Nie Rong up. At that moment, in his subconscious, Nie Zhao, who had married Chen Rou against his will, was a rebellious son. Men, after all, are bound to want to indulge themselves after getting married, so he thought that Nie Zhao had probably gone to the casino in Macau to gamble.
So he sat up and asked, "What's wrong? Did Ah Zhao not bring enough money to the casino and get trapped?"
Mei Lu pulled her son into the bedroom, sobbing, and said, "Quickly tell your father what happened?"
Her knees buckled and she knelt on the ground. She said, "When my cousin Yuzhu was dying, she held my hand and asked me to take good care of Azhen and Azhao for her. It was already my fault that Azhen and his wife were in a car accident. If something happens to Azhao, how can I face her?"
Nie Yao knew that although his father had a harsh tongue, he was worried about his younger brother. He interrupted his mother's nagging and said to his father, "The call was from Arou. She, Azhao, and Ahan are all still alive. They will return to Hong Kong from Macau tomorrow night."
The claim that they were going through the Macau route was actually a smokescreen used by Chen Rou to prevent assassination attempts.
However, Nie Rong had never liked Nie Zhao, and because of the marriage, Nie Zhao had gone against his wishes, so he regarded him as a rebellious son.
Hearing that his son was turning back from Macau, his suspicions were confirmed. He snorted and said, "It seems that this trouble really did come from gambling in Macau. But I have told him a thousand times that a man who gets involved in gambling will die!"
His stepmother, Mei Lu, quickly said, "Sir, Ah Zhen and Ah Zhao were both our own flesh and blood. Ah Zhen is gone now, and I've been worried sick ever since Ah Zhao got married. You mustn't curse the children like that."
Nie Rong is not old, only in his early sixties, not considered old yet.
But ever since his first wife, Han Yuzhu, passed away, he has suffered from insomnia. He has seen both Chinese and Western doctors, but nothing has worked.
The Nie family has a fortune of tens or hundreds of billions. Managing such a business naturally takes a toll on their energy. In addition, insomnia depletes their vital energy, so their health is very poor. Despite being the richest man in Hong Kong and having access to the best medical and health resources, they have become skin and bones.
When a person is thin, their lumbar spine, cervical spine, and shoulders lack fat protection, which can cause various problems. They are also prone to slow movement. It took Nie Rong a lot of effort to sit up. Without his wife's help, he couldn't even get out of bed.
It was only after Nie Yao helped him get out of bed.
As soon as I got out of bed and sat down at the table, I saw the wedding planning document that Mei Lu had prepared for Nie Zhao.
Although we are all Chinese, people in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau have always been more superstitious because they have not been able to fully liberate their minds. As is well known, wealthy old men are even more superstitious because they are afraid of death.
Nie Rong even had his children's birth charts analyzed, and he also consulted seven or eight Taoist masters to specifically examine Nie Zhao and Chen Rou's birth charts and compatibility. He knew that once the two got married, their marriage would be fraught with misfortune and be a cursed marriage.
Upon hearing that his youngest son had been kidnapped, he confirmed his bad premonition. In addition, he believed that his son had been kidnapped because of gambling, which made him even angrier. He said in a harsh voice, "Kidnappings have been happening in Hong Kong for a long time. Every family's children go out with four or five bodyguards and are always on guard. Ah Zhao is not a minor. Doesn't he know how to be vigilant? Today he was kidnapped, tomorrow Ah Yu and Ah Jun will be kidnapped too. Just because they are not careful, do I have to lose the Nie family? Don't worry about it, let them come back on their own."
Mei Lu was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Master, what are you saying? Ah Zhao is my cousin Yu Zhu's only bloodline. How can we not save him? Find the police chief, hire a private investigator, and find people in the Macau underworld. I will pay for it. No matter how much it costs, I will sell my body to redeem Ah Zhao."
Hearing his father's harsh tone, as if he were about to let someone die, Nie Yao quickly said, "I also have some savings, I'll give it all."
Nie Rong is the richest man in China, and he was once a penniless young man who built his fortune from scratch.
Regardless of whether he loves his youngest son or not, the reason he became the richest man is because he is ruthless and decisive. He can cut losses on unprofitable businesses without hesitation. He is not afraid to enter risky industries, even if others are afraid of losing money. He dares to take risks and is able to get the fattest profits.
His face was gloomy, and he remained silent for a full quarter of an hour, refusing to say anything about saving his youngest son.
Although Mei Lu was a stepmother, she showed far more concern for her stepson than he did.
But Nie Rong finally nodded and said, "Giving birth to a child is a sin. No matter what, A-Zhao is my sin. A-Yao, go find Xu Ming and let him take responsibility for saving A-Zhao."
When Mei Lu saw her son leave, she got up, wanting to go with him.
Nie Rong called to her from behind: "Alu, come here."
Mei Lu said, "Master, although Xu Ming is capable, he is old and there are things he can't foresee. Ah Zhao and Ah Han are our youngest son and eldest grandson. I won't feel at ease if I don't go with Ah Yao to give them instructions."
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