Nan Xiangxi responded and walked out.
Nan Xiao pulled a chair over and sat by the bed. "Just your arm was injured? Were you hurt anywhere else?"
Nan Xiangdong knew he was always tough on the outside but soft on the inside, yet hearing him ask like this, his heart still warmed.
"No. When the explosion happened, I was on the phone, so I was a bit slow to react. Otherwise, my arm wouldn't have been injured."
Nan Xiao frowned. "What kind of call took so long?"
"...A call cursing you." Nan Xiangdong stole a glance at him.
Nan Xiao smiled unexpectedly. "A call cursing me? Who?"
"I don't know, he hid his number and used a voice changer. He said: Why don't you just die stupidly, knowing it's a suicide mission and still going, do you think you're a cat with nine lives!"
Nan Xiao raised an eyebrow with interest, gesturing for him to continue.
"Actually, this is the second time he's called you. The first time, I was at the hotel checking the registration information of the person who sent you the photos. I had just finished checking in with your passport when his call came. He said the hotel would explode in a minute. Fortunately, I believed him and, after leading the brothers out, the hotel exploded."
Nan Xiao nodded in understanding. "No wonder I ended up on the casualty list."
Nan Xiao patted his head remorsefully. "If I hadn't used your passport to check in, someone wouldn't have been able to exploit the loophole. I heard from Xiang Nan that Second Master sold his shares to Wu Tianci?"
"Mm, but those shares are no longer in Wu Tianci's hands."
"Who did he sell the shares to?"
"Haven't found out yet." Nan Xiao thought of something and asked, "I called your phone, and it was always off. How could that person call you a second time?"
"I turned off my phone because I was afraid they would monitor me through it, then I wouldn't be able to operate in the shadows." Nan Xiangdong said with shame and took out a phone from under his pillow. "He could call me because of this. I didn't even know when he put the phone in my pocket."
Nan Xiao took the phone and looked at it. It was a very ordinary phone, and nothing could be deduced from it.
However, managing to place a phone in Xiangdong's possession without being discovered showed that this person was indeed talented.
"Boss, I'm sorry. This time I went, not only did I accomplish nothing, but the company also lost nearly thirty percent of its shares."
Nan Xiao shook his head. "We can't say that. This incident is a good opportunity to see the true faces of those disloyal to the Nan Corporation. Although we haven't found out who bought the Nan Corporation's shares, this less than thirty percent is not enough to threaten my decision-making power."
"But this is still a problem!"
"I will convene a shareholders' meeting in a while to see if he shows up. Then we can act accordingly."
Nan Xiangdong looked up at him abruptly. "Boss, the eldest young master's child is in that group's lair..."
"He's not there, that was a diversionary tactic they used against you."
"You found the eldest young master's child?"
"Yes. After the DNA results came out, I knew you were safe, so I went to the gang I had contacted before. Then, based on the information they provided, I found the child in an abandoned factory."
"Then you didn't encounter any danger?"
"Not many guards, it was quite easy." If it had been truly easy, he wouldn't have gone to bed at three in the morning. However, he wouldn't tell Xiangdong these things, lest he feel guilty and fearful.
"What about the eldest young master's child? Did you bring him back?"
"No, if this child were to remain in the Nan family, his situation would be more awkward than Xi Bao's was back then. If he stayed with me, he would be in greater danger. Therefore, I could only send him away."
This was also the main reason why he returned later than the others.
Nan Xiangdong knew what to ask and what not to ask, and did not press further for the child's whereabouts.
As they were finishing their conversation, Huo Ding walked in with a first-aid kit.
As soon as he entered, his eyes scanned Nan Xiao like an X-ray. Seeing that he was unharmed, he then proceeded to examine Nan Xiangdong's wound.
Nan Xiao looked at the exposed flesh on Nan Xiangdong's arm and frowned slightly. "Huo Ding, shall we go to the hospital?"
Huo Ding crossed his arms and looked at Nan Xiangdong. "The boss wants you to go to the hospital, will you?"
Nan Xiao said coldly, "Why are you asking him? Just take him away!"
Huo Ding snorted. "He's as stubborn as a mule, do you think I can just take him away?"
"No need to go to the hospital. Didn't we used to suture wounds in the wild? The environment here is much better than the wild."
Nan Xiangdong said this and shook his head at Nan Xiao. If he went to the hospital, everyone would quickly know he was injured, and the brothers who went with him would surely guess he was Nan Xiao's decoy. With so many people and loose tongues, it would be easy for information to leak, and this tactic would no longer be effective for deceiving enemies in the future.
Nan Xiao was about to try to persuade him a bit more when his phone rang. Looking at the number, his brow immediately creased.
After a moment of hesitation, he walked out of the room and answered the call.
"Nan Xiao! Quick, save your cousin!" As soon as the call connected, Second Grandmother's wail was heard.
Nan Xiao sneered inwardly. Second Uncle must be too embarrassed to call him, so he sent Second Grandmother out.
Nan Xiao was somewhat annoyed by Second Grandmother's crying and said sternly, "Let Second Uncle speak to me."
"Your Second Uncle rushed over here in a hurry, and when he didn't see his precious grandson, he fainted. He's still in the emergency room... That damned Wu Tianci, he captured your cousin and forced your Second Uncle to sell his shares, and as a result... he hasn't let your cousin back yet, and we can't contact him. We don't know if your cousin is alive or dead."
Second Grandmother started crying again as she spoke.
Nan Xiao rubbed his temples in annoyance. "I'll send people to look for him. I'll notify you when there's news."
"Okay! Okay! I knew you were a good child, you wouldn't just leave your cousin alone. Nan Xiao, don't blame your Second Uncle. He had no choice. When Wu Tianci was pressuring him, he called you, but he couldn't reach you, so he could only agree to Wu Tianci's terms. Who knew it would turn out like this."
Nan Xiao "mm"ed indifferently and hung up the phone.
Second Grandmother's acting was quite good!
Well, he'd play along, pretending he didn't know what kind of person Second Uncle was!
In the room, Huo Ding had already finished dressing Nan Xiangdong's wound.
Nan Xiangdong reached out and took the remaining bandages. "Leave these for me. If it bleeds again, I'll have something to change it with."
Huo Ding nodded and left him some oral medication.
"Young Master Huo, please keep my injury a secret."
Huo Ding hooked his lips and smiled. "Sure—I'll keep it a secret!"
Seeing his playful expression, Nan Xiangdong became anxious. "I'm not joking with you!"