"Okay, thank you in advance, Auntie." Lin Ya looked at the polite Yang Feng and thought to herself how she could have been so blind before. She didn't want such a good son-in-law and instead settled for that rich second-generation and Yu Mo. She was really blind.
"Hmm." Yang Feng nodded, then turned to Xia Guoliang and said, "Haven't the robbers called yet?"
"No." Xia Guoliang shook his head in disappointment. If the robbers hadn't called yet, his daughter would probably have already been in trouble.
“This…” Yang Feng frowned and said calmly, “Let’s call the police first. Only with the police’s intervention and their technological means can we possibly rescue Xia Yumo. There’s no time to lose, Uncle Xia. Let’s call the police first. And we absolutely cannot let the kidnappers know that we have called the police.”
"Okay, I understand." Xia Guoliang took out his phone and immediately made a call to the police. Then everyone stayed there and waited for a while.
The sound of police sirens came from afar, followed by a male and female police officer walking in, weapons hanging from their waists.
"Excuse me, which of you is Mr. Xia Guoliang? I am Peng Tian, the person in charge of this kidnapping case," a male police officer stepped forward, showing his police identification and saying.
"Yes, yes," Xia Guoliang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I have already reported to your bureau chief. This time, I beg you to rescue my daughter no matter what."
"Yes, you can give me any amount of money you want, as long as you can guarantee my daughter's safety, please!" Lin Ya was much calmer than before, and stepped forward to hold the policewoman's hand, saying.
"Okay, don't worry, we'll do our best," the policewoman, Yun Bi, nodded seriously and said.
"By the way, did the robbers contact you during this time? We can use the police's technical staff to find out their location."
Peng Tian's brows furrowed with seriousness, his eyes sharp, as he spoke.
"No, the robbers haven't contacted us yet, what should we do?!" Xia Guoliang said anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.
"This...this...could it be that the kidnappers didn't kidnap us for money? This is getting complicated," Yun Bi said, her brows furrowed.
Just then, a phone rang from Xia Guoliang's cell phone.
Xia Guoliang picked it up and saw it was an unknown number. He glanced at them, answered the phone, and said, "Hello."
A cold voice came from the other end of the phone, saying, "If you want to save your daughter, prepare 1 billion yuan in cash immediately to ransom her."
Xia Guoliang's pupils contracted, and he gave them a look that indicated they were robbers. But before he could speak, the other end of the phone had already hung up.
Then, he sighed and said, "They hung up the phone and only told me they wanted a ransom of one billion yuan."
"One billion yuan?" Yun Bi was somewhat surprised. They had encountered kidnapping cases before, but they were only worth a few million. This time, however, they were asking for a billion yuan!
“Mr. Xia, based on my judgment, if the kidnappers are after you, they will not let you go even if you pay the ransom. If it is just a kidnapping for money, they should release you after the ransom is paid.”
Peng Tian's eyes sharpened as he began to analyze:
"Have you received any threats before, or do you have any enemies in the business world?"
"Yes, yes, I received a threatening letter yesterday. I was on high alert and added more bodyguards to the company and villa, but I never expected them to kidnap my daughter on the street. It was so sudden, I had no choice."
Xia Guoliang immediately felt remorse and replied...
“Since you received the threatening letter, you should have called the police immediately.” Yun Bi frowned and asked, “Do you have any very hostile enemies in your business dealings? Think about it carefully.”
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Chapter 31 Detective! Profession!
"This... I'm not quite sure. I have too many enemies in business, and I have no idea who wants to harm me and my family," Xia Guoliang sighed.
"Did the kidnappers say when the money would be paid or where it would be delivered?" Yun Bi asked.
"No... they just simply said to prepare 1 billion yuan and then hung up the phone."
Xia Guoliang shook his head and sighed. His family was rich, but they simply couldn't come up with 1 billion yuan unless they sold half of the company's shares.
"It seems we have no choice but to call in the police department's technical staff to investigate the robbers' location." Peng Tian frowned slightly, looked at them, and then turned to call in three men in black uniforms. They were holding instruments and placed them on the table.
"Mr. Xia, may I borrow your phone for a moment?" Peng Tian said, looking at Xia Guoliang.
“Okay, no problem.” With that, Xia Guoliang placed the phone in Peng Tian’s hand. Peng Tian plugged the phone into the USB port, and a technician began typing on a laptop. Lines of green English letters and a blue map appeared on the screen.
The technician said, "As long as the robbers call again, we should be able to use satellites to pinpoint their location."
"Okay, sure." Peng Tian nodded seriously.
Seeing their professional technique, Xia Guoliang and his wife felt a surge of hope.
"Also, investigate the location where the kidnappers were when they abducted the girl, and then use the surveillance footage from various intersections to see if you can analyze where the kidnappers went, and ideally, find their hiding place," Peng Tian continued to say to the technicians.
Not long after, the phone rang again.
"The phone is ringing. Mr. Xia, try to stall the robbers for time so our technicians can locate them," Peng Tian said.
"Okay." Xia Guoliang nodded seriously and answered the phone.
"Before dark, throw one billion yuan into the sea east of Yanjing. Remember to seal all the bags tightly. If you dare to call the police, don't blame us for killing you. Besides, your daughter is quite pretty. We brothers... hehe..."
A somber voice came from the other end of the phone, and then the call was abruptly disconnected.
"Hello! Hello!" Before Xia Guoliang could speak, the robber had already hung up the phone. He frowned, looked at Peng Tian, and said, "They hung up the phone."
"What did they say?" Peng Tian asked.
“They said they would throw the ransom into the sea before dark,” Xia Guoliang replied.
"Throw it into the sea?" Yun Bi frowned in confusion and said, "Throwing the money into the sea, what exactly do they want to do? How will they get the ransom out of the sea?"
For a moment, Xia Guoliang and his wife were both very puzzled.