Chapter 1196: Chapter 573: Has Boss Been Doing Something Big Behind Our Backs?

Lu Jingchen suppressed his inner shock, not having expected such a thing to happen back then.

But that Nan Moyan really looks too much like Qiaoqiao; even though he hadn’t been able to get a DNA comparison yet, his subconscious mind already believed that was Qiaoqiao’s brother.

Perhaps after the car accident back then, someone rescued Qiaoqiao’s brother from the car and raised him?

Thinking of this, Lu Jingchen directly looked at the old Mr. Song and said, "Grandpa, is it possible that Qiaoqiao’s brother is still alive? Maybe after the person escaped, someone rescued the child from the car?"

The old Mr. Song almost without hesitation shook his head, "That’s impossible. Back in that car accident, the police said there was indeed a month-old baby who died in one of the cars..." At this point, he paused and looked directly at Lu Jingchen, asking, "Jingchen, have you seen Qiaoqiao’s brother? Is that child really still alive?"

The old man’s emotions were a bit agitated, his calloused hands gripping Lu Jingchen’s hand, even trembling slightly.

Lu Jingchen did not break free from the old man’s grasp, and instead explained, "I’m not sure if that’s really Qiaoqiao’s brother yet, but after hearing you say Qiaoqiao indeed has a brother, I’m inclined to believe that it likely is him..."

"Where is that child?" The old Mr. Song couldn’t remain calm any longer, asking in excitement.

Lu Jingchen paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "Grandpa, let me confirm if he is Qiaoqiao’s brother first, and then I’ll bring him to see you with Qiaoqiao, okay?"

"Alright, alright, alright." The old Mr. Song nodded repeatedly, tears rolling down as he emotionally said, "Heavens, I didn’t expect that child was still alive, our Song Family finally has descendants again, this time I finally have face to show to the ancestors..."

"..."

After leaving the old Mr. Song, Lu Jingchen sat in the black Maybach, his eyes watching the scenery rapidly receding outside.

The old man’s words echoed in his mind, stirring something in his heart.

Qiaoqiao has an older brother... This was something he had never thought of before, if not for Assistant Xue’s reminder, he wouldn’t have noticed, let alone discovered such a big secret.

He looked at Assistant Xue sitting in the front passenger seat, having already decided to give a bigger year-end bonus to Assistant Xue this year.

Assistant Xue didn’t expect that his inadvertent discovery would nearly double his year-end bonus. His phone rang in his pocket, and he took it out to see it was a call from the company. He swiped to answer and put it to his ear.

A few minutes later, Assistant Xue hung up and said to Lu Jingchen, "President, the people who kidnapped Madam and the old lady have sent someone over, saying they want to talk to you. They are currently waiting at the company..."

Lu Jingchen’s eyes deepened at the news, not expecting the other party to contact him directly.

With less than twelve hours remaining from the two-day deadline his uncle had given him, their investigation had yet to uncover the whereabouts of those people, suggesting the man backing them had considerable power.

No wonder, despite their illegal activities, the United States Federation Bureau and the FBI wanted to recruit them.

Lu Jingchen responded with a calm "Hmm."

Assistant Xue thought for a moment before asking, "President, should we call the police?"

After all, those people had kidnapped Madam and the old lady, and kidnappings should be handled by the police, shouldn’t they?

Moreover, he worried about the potential harm those people could inflict on their president.

Lu Jingchen was silent for a dozen seconds before answering, "No need to call the police."

The worst thing a kidnapper fears is being exposed. If contacting the police angers them and that man doesn’t know Qiaoqiao is his sister, it wouldn’t end well if they hurt Qiaoqiao and his mother.

Besides, he didn’t believe the police had the capability to rescue Qiaoqiao and his mother from those people unharmed.

...

Brother Ping was visiting the CK Group building for the first time, slightly stunned by its design and construction. However, having committed so many misdeeds, he only showed mild surprise before resuming his composed demeanor, walking ahead with his hands behind his back like a boss, followed by two subordinates.

The secretary looked at Brother Ping and his subordinates with a bit of fear but mustered the courage to lead them to the reception room.

After seating them inside the reception room, the secretary exited, and the two subordinates looked around before one spoke excitedly to Brother Ping, "Brother Ping, the decor here is so impressive and magnificent. If the boss starts a company in the future, he should decorate it like this..."

Brother Ping glanced at the subordinate but hadn’t spoken before the other subordinate retorted, "Start a company? Are we going to start a kidnapping company?"

The subordinate fell silent immediately.

Brother Ping stood up, slapped the subordinate on the back of the head disapprovingly, and said, "You underestimate the boss too much. If the boss only relied on kidnapping for a living, do you think we could still be taken care of?"

The two subordinates thought about it, agreeing silently, realizing they hadn’t engaged in much kidnapping over the years, mostly focusing on training and honing their skills.

They had forgotten their expenses were significant, like getting tickets for everyone from Italy to City S, which was a large sum.

One of the subordinates eagerly looked at Brother Ping and asked, "Brother Ping, has the boss secretly undertaken some big venture?"

Brother Ping’s gaze fell on the subordinate, replying meaningfully, "Take a guess."

Subordinate, "... If I could guess, why would I ask you?"

The secretary soon came in with three cups of coffee for Brother Ping and his team, and timidly said, "Sir, our president is on his way back. You can wait here for a while..."

Brother Ping looked at the coffee in front of him, frowning slightly, but asked, "Do you have lemon water here?"

The secretary quickly nodded, "Yes, would you like lemon water?"

Brother Ping responded with a simple "Yes."

—— There are three more Chapters tonight.