Mr. Shen smiled faintly. "It's quite something that the young master can still remember us common folk."
Mr. Shen's words were dripping with sarcasm, and anyone could tell he was genuinely angered.
"No, it's not like that. Everything I said before was a lie. I was just being vain; I never intended to kill anyone."
The rich second-generation heir had completely lost his arrogance from earlier. He was practically begging Mr. Shen to forgive him.
"You didn't intend to kill? Then why didn't you get out of the car to call for an ambulance after you hit someone? If you had made that call, my Yaoyao wouldn't have died!"
Mrs. Shen also stood up from her chair, unable to sit still any longer. If her son hadn't held her back, she would have gone forward to slap the man herself.
"I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to..."
The rich second-generation heir was so terrified he was stammering, repeating that he hadn't meant to and begging for mercy.
"Please spare me, let me go! I'll never dare to do it again. As long as you let me go, I'll give you lots and lots of money, any amount you want!"
Unfortunately, the rich second-generation heir's pleas did not soften the Shen family's hearts in the slightest. They simply ignored him.
Although they desperately wished they could kill the man, they knew that letting him go so easily would be too kind.
Thus, for the next period, the Shen family devised various ways to torment the rich second-generation heir, both physically and psychologically.
The rich second-generation heir's parents discovered their son was missing on the first day.
However, because their son was always out partying and often wouldn't come home for several days, they didn't pay much attention.
By the time they realized something was wrong, it was already the seventh day of his disappearance.
If it hadn't been for the unusually long time their son had gone without asking them for money, they wouldn't have even thought that he might be missing.
The rich second-generation heir's parents immediately contacted his friends, and after learning that they also didn't know where he was, they frantically reported him missing to the police.
When reporting him missing, they also had the police apprehend his group of friends, as they were the last people to have seen him.
These individuals, not having any great ambitions, quickly spilled everything when threatened.
Upon learning that their son had disappeared from a bar, they immediately investigated the bar's surveillance footage.
Although the bar was dimly lit, the surveillance cameras had captured the entire incident.
It appeared someone had taken their son away in plain sight, and the rich second-generation heir's parents began to panic.
As businessmen, they had their fair share of enemies, and their business dealings weren't always honest. If their son had been targeted for revenge, they wouldn't even be able to find him!
Thus, with the efforts of the rich second-generation heir's parents, the case was quickly taken up.
It must be said that technology was quite advanced, and they soon discovered where the rich second-generation heir had been taken.
However, upon arriving at the abandoned warehouse and witnessing the scene within, they were all shocked.
The rich second-generation heir's hands and feet had been untied, but his neck was bound by a collar, chaining him to the ground like a dog.
He was naked except for a pair of briefs.
It was the height of summer, and the countryside was rife with snakes, insects, and ants. His once somewhat plump body was now swollen from countless bites.
Whether from shock or other causes, the rich second-generation heir was in a daze, lying on the ground, on the verge of death.
There were also piles of his excrement on the ground, making the scene a complete mess.
The police took the rich second-generation heir directly to a police car and sent him to the hospital. Despite their reluctance, their professionalism demanded they fulfill their duties.
At the hospital, it was discovered that the collar around the rich second-generation heir's neck had been made of stainless steel, with a curved shape, and welded on by the elder Mr. Shen.
Therefore, they were unable to remove the collar. However, without removing the collar, the injuries on his neck could not be treated, so they called the fire department to cut it open.
As the collar had been welded directly onto his neck, by the time they examined it, the rich second-generation heir's neck was already covered in wounds.
Seeing their son in this state, the rich second-generation heir's parents were beside themselves. "Who did this? Whoever did this, don't let me find out, or I'll kill them!"
How could parents not feel heartbroken seeing their son like this?
Unfortunately, the scene had been meticulously cleaned, making it nearly impossible for even professional police officers to find any trace of the perpetrators. Thus, finding the suspect became the greatest challenge.
What they never expected was that someone unearthed the rich second-generation heir's story and posted it online.
Upon reading about what had happened, netizens were even more enraged, condemning the rich second-generation heir's parents.
They applauded the events, saying that bad deeds are always repaid, and that retribution always comes eventually.
Now that they had finally found their comeuppance, the frustration the parents had felt was instantly alleviated.
Of course, the rich second-generation heir's family had considered whether the Shen family was seeking revenge. However, they couldn't find any evidence, and furthermore, they couldn't even locate the Shen family.
They had initially planned to ask their son who had done this once he recovered. However, by the time their son returned to them, he had gone mad.
He couldn't even recognize his own parents, let alone remember who had harmed him.
He developed a subconscious belief that he was a dog, walking on all fours, eating by putting his face into the food bowl, and soiling himself wherever he pleased.
After enduring such torment, even his doting parents couldn't help but send him to a psychiatric hospital.
As for the Shen family, no one knew where they had gone.
Meanwhile, in Haicheng, Ning Min saw the rich second-generation heir's fate online and smiled.
"Mom, what are you smiling about?" Xiao Yuanzi looked at Ning Min with confusion.
However, seeing his mother smile made him very happy, as he hadn't seen her smile since she left home.
"Because today is a happy day, and Mom is very happy. Come, Mom will take you home and make you delicious food."