"Old madam, now is not the time to cry. Where is the ransom?"
The masked Su Ming reminded him coldly.
He looked at the mother and son with disdain in his eyes.
At this moment, he wanted to follow his father's idea and deal with the two mother and son on the spot to save the little master trouble.
But thinking that Nianyun wanted to torture them with his own hands to vent his anger, he pressed down the hand that was drawing the sword at his waist.
"I brought the banknote, here..."
Facing three tall and powerful kidnappers, the old lady who entered the temple alone was a little nervous.
Shaking her hands, she took out the 300,000 taels of silver note that she had mortgaged several shops in exchange for from Su Nianyun.
Su Ming took the banknote away from her hand and checked it carefully.
"Don't worry, you three. This is a genuine 300,000 taels of silver note. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
After seeing Su Ming put away the banknote, the old lady said, "Can you let us go?"
Unexpectedly, Su Ming's eyes turned cold.
The old lady was so frightened that she hugged Chen Shaoan tightly, "What, do you want to go back on your promise? I have sent the ransom as you requested!"
"Old Madam, I see that it is you who are from the Chen family who are the ones who have gone back on your word..." Su Ming's voice was cold.
"You, what do you mean?" The old lady looked nervous, "Are you deliberately making excuses to deal with our mother and son?"
"Hmph," Su Ming said, "I think it would be easy to kill you. When you come in, I won't give you a chance to reunite mother and son."
"Today, I will take note of the vengeance of the three brothers who came to encircle us. We will definitely settle it in the future."
After leaving a vicious message, Su Ming gave Su Wen and Su Wu a look. The two moved away the stone statue of the City God to reveal a cave entrance, and the three of them left from there one after another.
At the same time, Chen Shaokang had already arrived with his people.
As he entered the temple gate, he loudly ordered, "Surround the front and back for me, and don't let out a single fly."
The old lady, who was clinging closely to Chen Shaoan, stood up and slapped Chen Shaokang as he walked in the door.
"You unfilial son, what are you doing? Didn't I ask you to wait at home?!"
Chen Shaokang was stunned by the old lady, and he looked at the old lady aggrievedly.
"Mother, you came alone to make a deal with the kidnapper. Do you know how worried I am?"
"Considering that you and my eldest brother are very likely to be in danger together, how can I sit at home if you ask me?"
"you……"
The old lady regretted the slap, but the thought of the kidnapper's words frightened her.
"Are you confused? Have you never thought that by bringing people here with such a big fanfare, you would anger the kidnappers and put your brother and I in danger?!"
"Mother, I was wrong." Chen Shaokang lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "I was too nervous about you and my eldest brother, so I lost my sense of proportion for a moment..."
Looking at his familiar yet unfamiliar second brother, Chen Shaoan, who had survived the disaster, had a strange expression on his face.
Chen Shaokang was also the first to notice the strange look on Chen Shao'an's face. It was only then that he seemed to remember to care about Chen Shao'an.
"Brother, how are you? These days have been tough on you!"
He nervously stepped forward to hold his elder brother, but accidentally touched Chen Shaoan's left hand that had just lost his index finger.
Chen Shaoan endured the severe pain and smiled, "I'm fine, you are really my good second brother."
The words were obviously full of gratitude, but Chen Shaokang felt that there was a chill in his elder brother's eyes.
He thought that it was normal for his eldest brother to have a change of temper after suffering so much, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
"By the way, didn't you bring someone to help me catch those kidnappers?"
Chen Shaoan pointed at the back of the City God Statue and said, "The secret passage is there. They just ran away from there. Go and chase them. You should be able to catch up with them now."
Looking at the dark hole, Chen Shaokang's scalp felt numb.
How could he really chase those desperadoes, especially in such a dark tunnel?
What if he goes in and is accidentally wiped on the neck by the kidnappers in the dark...
Thinking of that scene, his whole body was filled with excitement.
Chen Shaokang immediately said, "Brother, don't worry, several nursing homes are guarding outside. Once the kidnappers are found, they will take action immediately."
"Forget it," the old lady shook her head, "The cunning rabbit has three burrows, we will definitely not be able to catch them today."
"Just stop working on it, send your eldest brother back to the house quickly, and then find a doctor to look at his hand. That's the business..."
"Mother," Chen Shaokang hurriedly interrupted the old lady, "eldest brother cannot return home."
"What did you say?" the old lady said in a high tone, "Why can't your eldest brother return home?"
"Mom, have you forgotten? My eldest brother has died a long time ago, and we have just held the funeral." Chen Shaokang reminded.
"I know that your eldest brother is already 'dead' to the public, but if we just take him back quietly, who will know?"
"Mother, the kidnappers haven't been caught yet, but they are the ones who know our details best."
"What if they spread the word and let the court know about it and come to search people's homes, then we won't be able to explain it clearly anymore!"
"So, eldest brother can't go back home!"
After hearing Chen Shaokang explain the pros and cons, the old lady also hesitated, "How can this be good?"
Chen Shaoan's eyes darkened.
These days, he has been getting along with these kidnappers and knows that although they are rude, they still abide by the rules of kidnapping.
However, he truthfully told the recipients the rules of the kidnappers in his letter asking for help, but no one followed them.
The first person who turned a blind eye to him was the person to whom he entrusted his sincerity.
The second person who turned a blind eye to what he said was his family.
Two days ago, noisy sounds coming and going suddenly came from next door to the broken courtyard where he was imprisoned.
The kidnapper leader, who noticed something unusual, went to the next door for a walk. He came back and told Chen Shaoan that the next door was going to pretend that the kidnappers were kidnapping hostages, and he told it to Chen Shaoan like a joke.
Chen Shaokang never expected that there would be someone in the locked room in the courtyard where he arranged for his mother to go to the theater.
Inside, he was imprisoned, his eldest brother bound and unable to move or speak.
Witnessing the scene where Chen Shaokang deceived his mother, Chen Shaoan was filled with tears of joy.
Being betrayed continuously, he felt cruel in his heart, and he chopped off the index finger himself.
After finally waiting for his mother to send the ransom, he was freed. When he heard that Chen Shaokang would not let him return home, Chen Shaoan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Being unable to return home, does this mean that the family business will benefit Chen Shaokang?
In the past, he was indifferent to these things and did not care who owned the family business. His dream was to keep his beloved wife and son and live a beautiful life.
Now it seems that they are all deceiving themselves.
Lovers and brothers can’t be relied upon. After all, it’s the family business and the wealth that comes from it.
A sudden kidnapping finally made him completely agree with his mother's idea.
But the opportunity was not something he could save if he wanted to. He had to block his escape route by pretending to die first.
"Old madam, I have an idea to arrange for you to be settled..."
Zhao Ma leaned into the old lady's ear and whispered a few words.
After listening to Ma Zhao's words, the old lady showed a smile on her face, "Mama Zhao, sometimes you are smarter than Ma Wen!"
"Okay, An'er, Kang'er and I will go back home first, and you can follow Ma Zhao to get settled. You can rest peacefully and recuperate these days..."
After saying that, she couldn't help but pull Chen Shaokang and all the nursing staff away, leaving Zhao Ma and Chen Shao'an at the end.
On the way back home, Chen Shaokang couldn't restrain his curiosity, "Mother, what did Mother Zhao tell you, and where is she going to arrange for her eldest brother?"
The old lady smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. It's not good for you to know too much."
"Since you don't know the whereabouts of your eldest brother, if one day the court really gets wind of it, you won't be afraid. Mom is doing this for your own good..."
After listening to his mother's words, Chen Shaokang became more and more anxious, but he did not dare to continue questioning for fear of arousing his mother's suspicion.
Watching the two carriages flying away in succession, Su Nianyun, who was disguised as a man in a simple tea pavilion by the roadside, calmly picked up the tea in her hand.
"Master, I will give you another drink..."
Chunhua hurriedly helped her pour the tea in her hand, then turned around and went to the tea boss to make new tea.
When she turned around after taking the new tea, she found that three tall figures suddenly appeared next to her master.
Seeing that the leader was Su Ming, who occasionally came to the house to see the princess, Chunhua consciously poured tea for everyone, then stood aside and said nothing.