A suicidal man was preparing to jump off a bridge when he was talked down by his two-year-old son . Rao Ni was perched on the ledge and ready to take the fatal leap when he heard the toddler scream , 'Dad , come back , do n't jump . ' The child 's desperate plea brought to an end hours of tense negotiations and convinced the troubled 39-year-old to climb back to safety and give life another shot . The construction worker had clambered onto the bridge after he was left unable to pay the the rent on the family home in Lingao County , southern China 's Hainan Province . The tearful father was spotted balanced on the edge by a member of the public who raised the alarm , according to The People 's Daily Online . Rai Ni embraces his two-year-old son after the boy 's pleas for him to 'come back ' convinced the father-of-one to give life another shot . Troubled Mr Ni was recognised by a co-worker as crowds began to swell around the crossing . With trained negotiators struggling to get through to the man , his wife and son were brought to the scene by police in a last ditch attempt to convince him not to end it all . His wife said : 'Do n't do stupid things husband . Our child is so young . The whole family rely on you . ' But it was his son 's cries of 'Dad , Come back , do n't jump , ' that talked him down from the suicide attempt . After allowing himself to be hauled to safety Mr Ni enveloped his son in his arms . Police spokesman Guo Tsou said : 'It is difficult to know what the boy could make out of what was happening , but he must 've heard his mother and father talking for hours and realised both were upset , and he was also in tears . 'At the end when he started calling his dad , it seemed to get through to him and then the two fell into each other 's arms . ' A passer-by raised the alarm after spotting an emotional Mr Ni perched on the edge of the bridge . Troubled Mr Ni agreed to be hauled to safety after hearing his son 's desparate pleas for him to live . The construction worker was left feeling he had no way out after losing a contract which meant he was unable to pay his workers . Loving embrace : Mr Ni hugged and kissed his young son after deciding that he wanted to live . Mr Ni arrived in China 's Hainan Province 10 years ago and secured work in the construction industry . After rising to the rank of foreman he had more than 40 migrants working under him at a local site when things went wrong . Trusting Mr Ni had not signed a contract for his employment or that of his men and when the project was scrapped he was left unable to pay his ways or that of his employees . In totally he was owned 400,000 yuan . After a year of rows with the property developer the father-of-one felt he had no where else to turn and decided to end his life . Police have now promised to look into the matter for Mr Ni , but said without a written contract it would be hard to help Mr Ni .
Suicidal Rao Ni , 39 , was talked down from bridge by his two-year-old son . Trained negotiators had been unable to talk him off the ledge in China . Wife was trying to reason with him when boy joined in with his cries . Foreman had lost his job and was unable to pay wages of 40 workers . He took out a loan on house for Rs 1 lakh but could not repay it as he didn't have any money left after paying rent.