Chapter 1: The Eye-Catching Wedding

  "Hmm, there's something, I don't know if I should let you do it." Tang Shaohuang said while driving: "I'll just tell you the situation. There's a guy named Li Feng who had a one-night stand last night and got robbed by a scammer. It was a small matter, but this guy is stupid, claiming to be the young master of a big family in the provincial city, and even threatened people. As a result, they didn't just rob him, they directly kidnapped him."

  "Kidnapping?" Ning Fan was taken aback, "Have you reported it to the police?"

  "I didn't report to the police, I'm not very familiar with Li Feng, but I have a good relationship with his brother Li Liang, and he's handling this matter." Tang Shaohuang said quickly: "The current situation is that Li Liang has negotiated the conditions with the kidnapper, the ransom is 5 million, Li Liang is worried that the other party will kill someone to silence them, so he requires a simultaneous exchange of money and person. The kidnapper agreed to this condition, but proposed that only one person can go for the transaction. According to Li Liang's initial investigation, there are at least three or four kidnappers, so Li Liang is still worried, he wants to find an expert to help with the transaction."

  "Big silly bear, do they want Uncle to go? Such a dangerous thing, why let Uncle do it?" Yezi asked somewhat unhappily.

  "Leaf, this matter is not my fault, it's not me who recommended Ning Fan to go. It was Yang Er Sha and Li Liang who recommended him." Tang Shao Xiong looked a bit helpless, "Brother, Yang Er Sha and Li Liang highly recommended you, saying that you're an expert, can guarantee Li Feng's safety, and also said that you're my brother. Then Li Liang naturally came to me. I think Yang Er Sha has some ulterior motives, but on one hand, I couldn't refuse, and on the other hand, I think this is also a good opportunity for you, brother."

  He paused for a moment, and Tang Shaohuang added: "Brother, to be honest, I'm not quite sure how powerful you are, but if you're really confident, then this thing might not be impossible. If the task is accomplished, the reward will definitely be given, and even letting Li Liang give you that 5 million won't be a problem. The Li family isn't short of money, and Li Liang only cares about Li Feng's safety."

  "Wow, five million?" Yezi suddenly became excited, "Uncle, this money seems easy to earn!"

  "What time is the transaction?" Ning Fan asked with a slight pause.

  "At five o'clock in the afternoon, the location is still unknown, and we have to wait for notification." Tang Shaohuang replied: "The place where Li Feng was kidnapped is on this side of Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area. Later, Li Liang should also come over from the provincial city, so I plan to go there first."

  "Time is ample, okay, I'll go." Ning Fan didn't hesitate much either. Danger wasn't a problem for him because he was born with a kind of precognitive ability towards danger. Every time danger approached, he would sense it. If not for this, he wouldn't have been able to save Ye Rou in the security room back then, and yesterday he might not have been able to dodge the sniper's assassination attempt either.

  Moreover, it is very important that Ning Fan is really short of money now, and since there is such an opportunity, he naturally does not want to give up.

  "Brother, let's be frank with each other. Our Tang family and Yang family have never gotten along well, and the Li family has a similar relationship with both of us. If we succeed in this matter, it will benefit me. But that bastard Yang Er is really sinister. If we succeed, he'll get credit too. If we mess up, the biggest blame will still be on us. And if we don't agree to do it, Li Liang will probably be dissatisfied with me. In short, that son of a bitch won't lose out no matter what."

  "It's okay, I'm confident. As long as Li Feng is still alive before the transaction, I can guarantee that he will come back alive." Ning Fan was very confident about this.

  "Brother, now that you've said it, I feel at ease." Tang Shaohuang looked much more relaxed. "By the way, brother, I know you're a bit short on money right now, so as for compensation, it's actually okay to ask for more. If 5 million isn't enough, we can ask for 10 million. Li Liang will probably be willing to give it. You name a number and I'll go discuss it with Li Liang."

  "Uncle, uncle, let's have a billion, then I won't need to go to school anymore, and you won't need to make money either. The two of us can just play all the time!" Yezi said excitedly.

  "Daiyu, tell Liang that ten thousand is enough." Ning Fan said with a slight hesitation.

  "What? Uncle, you only want 100,000?" Yezi frowned, what a good opportunity to make money, why didn't the uncle know how to seize it?

  "This, brother, 1 million is a bit too little?" Tang Shaohuang furrowed his brow, "This can be considered a desperate move, Li Liang suspects the other party will kill to silence them, I also think this probability is very high."

  "Daiyu, this is a pretty easy task for me. If I weren't really short on money right now, even 100,000 would be a bit too much." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "I don't want to take advantage of the situation. If I asked for 5 million or 10 million, then I'd be no different from a kidnapper."

  "Uncle, can't you just not be so nice?" Yezi pouted, this girl didn't want Ning Fan to run around for money all day, because if he did, then Ning Fan wouldn't have time to accompany her.

  "Brother, no matter how you put it, 100,000 is a bit too little. It should be at least one million." Tang Shaohuang shook his head.

  "One hundred thousand is enough, it's equivalent to the total of my salary for the past three years." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "You can tell Li Liang that I've taken on this job."

  "Alright, brother, I respect your decision." Tang Shaohuang didn't persuade him anymore. "I'll call Li Liang later, by the way, is there something going on that you're heading home now?"

  "There's a bit of trouble at home, but it's nothing, I can handle it." Ning Fan said lightly.

  Although Ning Fan said it lightly, at this moment, the trouble encountered by Ning An Inn was actually not small.

  More than half an hour later, when Ning Fan arrived at the Ning'an Inn, he found that several travelers were dragging their luggage away, while a middle-aged couple kept apologizing to them.

  This middle-aged couple looks very ordinary, but they are Ning Fan's elder brother Ning An and sister-in-law Liu Yujuan, and this Ning An Inn is the one they operate.

  After several travelers left, the lobby of the inn suddenly became a bit deserted. Ning An and Liu Yujuan looked up and naturally saw Ning Fan.

  Liu Yujuan, who had been smiling and seeing off the guests, suddenly pulled a long face: "What are you back for? You've caused us enough trouble already?"

  "Yu Juan, don't be so temperamental." Ning An slightly furrowed his brow and softly reprimanded.

  "How did I get so angry? The way our family is now, isn't it all because of him?" Liu Yujuan's voice grew even louder as she glared at Ning Fan. "You yourself said that you had offended someone and told Keke to stay home and not show her face. Now our guesthouse has been shut down by others, if you hadn't stirred up trouble outside, would it be like this?"

  "Big brother, big sister, I'm really sorry, this thing was indeed caused by me, but I will go and solve it." Ning Fang said calmly.

  "What are you going to solve?" Liu Yujuan sneered, "What can you solve? From childhood to adulthood, besides spending our money, what else can you do? We finally waited for your university graduation, thinking we could have a few good years. But you, others become richer as police officers, but after three years, you got fired! Being fired is one thing, now you're even dragging us down, truly useless!"

  "Hey, that's enough! Don't talk to Uncle like that!" Yezi shouted at Liu Yujuan.

  "Leaf, don't talk." Ning Fan said in a low voice, then raised his voice and looked at Ning An: "Big brother, where are Dad and Keke?"

  "They went to the management office." Ning An replied with a sentence.

  "I'll go find them." Ning Fan said indifferently and pulled Ye Zi to turn around and leave.

  Sister-in-law's words were unpleasant to hear, but Ning Fan didn't want to argue with her. He didn't want to make his father worried, and he also knew that his brother and sister-in-law had always held opinions against him.

  Tang Shaohuang and Lin Fangfang are not with Ning Fan at the moment, they are waiting to meet Li Liang in another hotel where Li Feng was kidnapped, and Ning Fan also made an appointment with him that after handling things, he will go find them.

  Ning Fan and Ye Zi walked towards the Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area Management Office, which was set up by the municipal government to manage various matters related to the scenic area. This included the Ning'an Inn and other hostels and hotels, which were also subject to the management office's audit scope. In the scenic area, the management office had great power, and Director Wang of the management office naturally held the power to decide the fate of the Ning'an Inn.

  "Alright, alright, it's no use begging me, in short, you're not qualified, no matter how you reform, that's still unqualified. In one sentence, I'm telling you to shut down, there's no other choice!" Just as Ning Fan walked into the management office, he heard Director Wang's loud voice, and then, Ning Fan naturally also saw Ning Genshen and Ning Ke.

  "Dad, Keke, you two go back first, I'll handle this." Ning Fan said as he walked over.

  "Little uncle, you're here." Ning Ke's eyes lit up when she saw Ning Fan. All along, Ning Ke had a pretty good relationship with this little uncle of hers.

  "Hey, I said your family is endless, right?" Director Wang was even more furious, "One after another, what do you want to do? Are you trying to cause trouble or what? I'm telling you, get out of here immediately, otherwise I'll call the police directly!"

  "The police are nothing special, my little uncle is too..." Ning was somewhat indignant, but before she could finish speaking, she suddenly remembered that her little uncle was no longer a policeman.

  "Director Wang, we're not here to cause trouble. I just want to tell you something," Ning Fan said as he walked up to Director Wang's desk. "You should know that Qingyun Pavilion brings in a lot of tourists for the scenic area every year, right?"

  "What's wrong with you? Your family's inn is unqualified, what does it have to do with Qingyun Pavilion?" Director Wang looked at Ning Fang with a displeased expression.

  "Of course, it's related." Ning Fan smiled faintly. "I'm just here to tell Director Wang that if the Ning An Inn can't operate, then from today on, Qingyun Pavilion will also no longer allow any tourists to enter. Over the years, Qingyun Pavilion has brought a pretty good reputation to the scenic area. Director Wang, do you want to let this good reputation completely collapse?"