The fact that Nie Yao’s writing for Mainland newspapers had brought prestige to the Nie family was one of the primary factors that facilitated Nie Rong’s trip to the Mainland. However, Nie Rong still hoped his second son would return home, and he could hardly praise Nie Zhao in front of his other children. Consequently, he had never proactively mentioned the matter to Nie Jiayu or Nie Jiajun.
Yet, several months had already passed, and the family had even gone so far as to subscribe to several Mainland military newspapers. Nie Rong only read reports written by an author named "Rongyao." If the Nie brothers hadn't harbored such deep-seated prejudices against their uncle, and if they had been just a little more attentive when paying their respects to Nie Rong, they could have guessed the truth. That was the first point.
Furthermore, that very morning, every newspaper in Hong Kong had covered the ICPO’s success in wiping out the pirate leader Ghost-head Chang, and the mainstream media had all published photos of the prisoner handover. That specific photograph had been taken under the Chief of Staff’s command, with everyone present captured in the frame. The papers had arrived at the house in the morning; if the brothers had been the least bit observant, they could have seen Nie Yao in the photo at the breakfast table—albeit tucked away in a corner. If they had simply asked a single question, Nie Zhao would have told them.
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