Chen Shaokang didn't discover the location of the kidnappers at all last night. Everything was directed and acted by him.
These people saw that they were just walking around in the yard, pretending to say a few words, and getting so much money, so they all happily thanked Chen Shaokang.
After everyone left and the courtyard fell into silence, Chen Shaokang burst out laughing.
Now, regardless of whether that person is the real eldest brother or a fake eldest brother, my mother will not save him anymore.
Sure enough, the mother ignored the letter agreeing to pay the ransom.
The next day, when she saw the letter urging payment of ransom inserted on the beam, the old lady was already calm.
The letter expressed forgiveness for the Chen family's failure to collect the ransom on time, but if they did not pay the ransom this time, they would make Chen Shaoan look good.
Having determined that the hostage was not the eldest son, the old lady became angry at these letters. It was precisely because of these people's blackmail that she had to borrow money from Su Nianyun.
She felt humiliated because she was charged interest for borrowing money from Su Nianyun.
She angrily tore up the letter, and she also told Mother Zhao that if she saw such a letter again, she would just tear it up without telling her again.
However, Zhao Ma agreed, but when she saw the bloody letter on the pillar at night, she had to hand it over to the old lady again.
"I just told you during the day not to read these letters to me again. Didn't you understand or something?" The old lady was a little angry.
"Old Madam..." Mother Zhao almost cried, "You'd better take a look!"
As she spoke, she poured out the contents of the envelope. Inside was a severed finger with a neat cross-section and no trace of blood.
The moment she saw the severed finger, the old lady screamed and lost her breath.
Chen Shaokang came over after receiving the news, and was shocked when he saw the severed finger.
However, he still comforted the old lady, "Mom, this is just a method used by the kidnappers. Haven't we seen it? That person is not the eldest brother at all..."
"No, this is your eldest brother's finger," the old lady cried bitterly with tears, "This is your eldest brother's finger!"
"Mother, how can you be sure that this is your eldest brother's finger based on a piece of your index finger?"
"Your eldest brother, when he was a child, he was burned by a fallen candlestick on his index finger. The burn scar is right on the knuckle."
Chen Shaokang looked over and saw that there was indeed a burn scar on the knuckle of the finger.
"But mother, there are too many scars on fingers in the world, and you also said that my eldest brother was young at the time, and maybe the scars will disappear when he gets older..."
Chen Shaokang still wants to quibble
The old lady shook her head in pain, "Before your eldest brother left for the expedition, I held his hand and told him to pay attention to safety. I even glanced at his hand at that time..."
"That scar... is unmistakable, exactly the same!"
Chen Shaokang could never have imagined that he had gone to such great lengths and that this kidnapper was really unyielding.
Looking at the content of the letter again, it said that if the money was not paid, the fact that the Chen family uncle was still alive would be made known to the whole world.
At that time, not only Chen Shaoan, but also the entire Chen family will be punished by the bully county.
Seeing that the kidnappers' words began to become sharper, it was obvious that they had lost their patience and were ready to fight the Chen family to death if they didn't see the ransom.
At this time, Chen Shaokang couldn't help but regret his actions yesterday.
The old lady didn't understand what he was thinking. She was worried that her eldest son would lose his self-esteem and face this time, so she hurried to Su Nianyun's Tingfeng Courtyard.
Su Nianyun had just taken a shower, and her hair was still disheveled with moisture. Chen Shaokang was stunned when he followed his mother through the door.
Suddenly seeing the old lady rushing in despite the obstruction of Chunhua and others, she hurriedly put on her coat with the help of Aunt Liu.
"Old madam, isn't it inappropriate for you to bring the second master to my place in the middle of the night?" Su Nianyun's face already showed displeasure.
At this time, the old lady, who was worried about her eldest son, was furious and no longer wanted to argue with Su Nianyun.
"Nianyun, can the interest you mentioned last time be less..."
Su Nianyun said, "Old madam, after you left the day before yesterday, I also thought that asking you for interest is indeed too much."
"And the interest rate of 300,000 taels, even if I give you a lower rate than on the street, this interest rate is still very stressful."
The old lady was happy, she thought Su Nianyun was going to stop paying interest.
Unexpectedly, Su Nianyun said next, "Not only the interest, Madam, what are you going to use as collateral?"
"You still need...a mortgage?"
"Yes, old lady," Su Nianyun stroked her forehead, "Since according to what you said, the Chen family's several shops are now unable to make ends meet. It seems that it will be difficult to make money in a short period of time..."
"You borrowed so much money for turnover. If you don't make any money, wouldn't it mean that I was drawing water from a bamboo basket and getting nothing?"
"No, it won't happen. It will definitely happen..." The old lady didn't know what to say.
At the moment, she only thinks about how she urgently needs money to redeem her eldest son, and doesn't even think about whether she can pay him back.
Probably because she originally wanted to appropriate Su Nianyun's things and didn't think of returning them.
"Let's do this. The old lady will pledge several shops of equal value to me. During the mortgage period, I will have the final say on the experience of the shops, and I will be responsible for the profit or loss."
"If you earn it, treat it as interest, and I will no longer charge interest from the old lady. How about that?"
"You really don't mind that the shop will lose money?" The old lady did not expect that Su Nianyun would do this in the end.
The shop doesn't make any money anyway, so it doesn't matter how much money is pledged to her.
Immediately, the old lady actually asked Butler Qin to count out a few shops for mortgage to Su Nianyun.
Of course, she chose a shop that looked impressive but was actually run in a mess. It was impossible for Su Nianyun to get any benefit from the shop.
Soon, the old lady took out the house deeds, land deeds and other documents for those shops, and exchanged a stack of documents for a thin silver note in Su Nianyun's hand.
Seeing that the thick paperwork was finally exchanged for a light silver note, the old lady felt like crying.
But even though she felt uncomfortable, she didn't dare to delay.
Instead, he hurriedly took the banknote and went to the ruined temple outside the city that the kidnappers demanded.
The moment he saw his old mother, Chen Shaoan burst into tears. He knelt in front of her and couldn't help but repent.
The left hand, which has lost its index finger, looks particularly eye-catching.
"My son, you have suffered!" The old lady hugged him and cried.