At around seven o'clock in the morning, Gao Qiang was sitting in the spacious dining room of the Chu family eating breakfast. The fried dough sticks and soy milk had already cooled down, but Gao Qiang was still holding a newspaper and reading it carefully.
I can't be serious, this newspaper is all in traditional Chinese characters, and I really don't recognize a lot of them, but even if I guess, I can understand the general content.
Not to mention, reading the Taiwanese newspaper is much more interesting than reading the party newspaper. There are not so many official clichés in it. They are all real breaking news. The most common ones are celebrity gossip, lawsuits by wealthy families, etc. And today's front page has it printed on it.
Regarding the kidnapping of the Chu family's granddaughter Chu Bingxuan...
There is no airtight wall in the world. Although the Chu family did not report the matter, the news still leaked out through multiple channels. For example, when he was in Yunan yesterday, Governor Han arranged for the foreign affairs department to express concern about the matter to the Taiwan authorities, and
The biggest revelation was that Mr. Chu had an emergency meeting with those old guys from the League of Gentlemen last night.
Last night, Mr. Chu made an urgent appointment with those guys and said that he would pay to redeem his granddaughter. However, he was met with constant opposition from a circle of people. No matter how much Mr. Chu said good things and begged for midnight, he still didn't say anything.
We tried to mobilize a few people who were willing to support us, especially the old man of the Zeng family who had roped me in to form an alliance, a die-hard friend of decades, but they actually refused to let go.
It is said that the two old men had discussed the marriage between Chu Bingxuan and a grandson of the Zeng family, but they did not want to break up the two businesses because of Zeng Jianxiang, and Zeng Jianfei's industrial park in the mall was also in the second year of high school.
Due to Brother's repeated efforts, the monitor market has gradually shrunk. He wanted to switch to LCD production, but found that the Chu family's LCD base had already occupied a large area of the country, and there was no room for them to survive...
This time, it may be that Mr. Zeng deliberately made things difficult for this old man who had gradually become alienated. With his family's great business and great reputation, he took the lead in opposing Mr. Chu's surrender to the kidnappers, emphasizing the original agreement, which was just a bit of sentiment.
No face-to-face talk.
Mr. Chu was so angry that he threw away his hands and left.
But I didn't expect that this matter would be in the newspapers early this morning, saying "The Chu family bowed to the kidnappers, which will definitely encourage the gangsters' arrogance", and "The Chu family refused to report, questioning the capabilities of the authorities". "The Chu family broke their promises,
"Chu Zhenhua broke his original promise" and so on. Various arguments were published in various newspapers and magazines, but no one cared about the safety of the kidnapped eldest lady of the Chu family. They all accused the Chu family of breach of trust. Adding fuel to the fire.
He has a great attitude of bringing disgrace to the Chu family.
With Brother Gao's sharp eyes, how could he not be able to spot this kind of attack by public opinion? Needless to say, this is all done by that bullshit alliance!
He browsed all the dozen newspapers and periodicals carefully. Brother Gao sighed. It seems that in the end, the Chu family will no longer be able to hang out in Taiwan. Mr. Chu has offended so many wealthy families at once.
, and look at people's ability to control public opinion, even if they can't directly kill the Chu family, it will be impossible for the Chu family to integrate into this high-level wealthy circle in the future. It's like no matter how rich you are in mainland China, if you don't have a strong
If you have an official background, all your money will be blown away in a strong wind. But the wealthy circles here in Taiwan have similar official connections to those on the mainland. They are the privileged class!
After asking the Chu family's nanny to make soy milk and fried dough sticks, take them out and reheat them, Mr. Chu also walked into the restaurant with the support of a grandson.
Obviously, the old man didn't have a good rest last night. He looked tired and weak. It was as if overnight, even his relatively straight waist had stooped. He even had to be supported by others before he could walk to the restaurant and sit on a chair.
superior.
"Xiao Qiang, you're too lazy..." Mr. Chu opened his mouth with polite words.
Brother Gao, however, crossed his legs and waved his hands casually, saying: "Mr. Chu, there is no need to see anyone outside."
Seeing the second-grade brother in high school, Chu Bingxuan next to him, who didn’t know whether he was an elder brother or a younger brother, glared at Gao Qiang with dissatisfaction. Taiwanese people pay more attention to traditional inheritance than the mainland. For the elders in the family, that is
Quite respectfully, the old man is like the real head of the family in the family. No matter how naughty the children are, when they meet the old men, they are all as honest as a mouse meeting a cat.
But this guy from Mainland China looks like he's about the same age as us, yet he's so supportive of grandpa? And he doesn't even look at us seriously? Who do you think you are? If grandpa hadn't been very polite to you, I would have let you do this.
Open your eyes and see the world!
But as soon as he glared at Gao Qiang, the guy immediately turned his head and glanced over. The sharp divine light made the guy couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Gao Qiang just took a casual look and quickly looked away. Since he learned to master the inner breath method of the dog's superpower, Gao Qiang feels that his sixth sense has become more and more sharp. Even if it is an unfriendly look from behind, he can instantly detect it.
How could the slightly hostile look in this boy's eyes that I sensed just now escape my sense?
However, Brother Gao had no intention of remembering this boy at the moment. Instead, he quickly turned his head to the side and looked at the door of the restaurant.
Mr. Chu hurried into the restaurant with a irritated and tired look. When he entered the door, he asked the nanny to make him a pot of tea. He went straight to the old man and pulled up a chair to sit down. He said: "Dad, the people from the police department are here..."
"Hmm..." The old man seemed to be a little distracted and nodded. We had already discussed this matter yesterday. This matter cannot be reported to the police. The police here in Taiwan are not like those in the mainland. If a kidnapping case occurs in the mainland, the police will not report it.
It's fine if the police don't know. If they know, they will definitely intervene. It won't work if you don't cooperate to solve the case. On Taiwan, you can refuse to report the crime and refuse to cooperate with the police investigation. As for the police, you won't cooperate.
They can't force you to cooperate. They can only wait outside your front door to find clues again.
And the kidnappers just asked the Chu family not to report the crime. As for the news being leaked, the police intervened in the investigation alone. They didn't care at all that without the help of the host, the police couldn't get many clues. How could it be so easy to catch Xing Xing?
"Oh, there are at least dozens of reporters gathered outside. I just refused the police's intervention, but they all recorded it." Mr. Chu said with a bitter look on his face.
"After all this time, how can you care so much?" Mr. Chu said. "Hasn't the kidnapper called yet?"
"No..." Mr. Chu said dejectedly.
In kidnapping, it is not just the kidnapped victim who is hurt. The victim's family is also hurt a lot. Not to mention the ransom and property losses, just the time suffering of waiting for news about the kidnapper.
It is an extremely cruel form of torture...
While he was talking, Gao Qiang's cell phone rang. Gao Qiang looked at the number but didn't answer it. He just turned to the boy who had been standing behind Mr. Chu without even a seat and said, "Hi. What's your name? It's Bingxuan's.
Brother? Go and do me a favor. Someone brought me something at the door. Go and pick it up for me..."
The kid couldn't help but stare, and pointed at himself in shock, as if he was wondering if Gao Qiang was talking to us.
Seeing that his son did not move, Mr. Chu spoke displeasedly: "Bingwen, go and help your Uncle Gao take the things back..."
The second-year senior brother who was drinking soy milk suddenly choked, "Don't worry, we can't mess with this generation. I have become this boy's uncle and your brother, so what should we say to Chu Bingxuan?"
A huge travel bag, full and very heavy, Chu Bingwen dragged it into the restaurant with difficulty, and threw the bag on the ground angrily. Do you really treat my dignified young master of the Chu family as a coolie?
Brother Gao, however, looked very indifferent. He didn't even say thank you. He just said to Mr. Chu: "Mr. Chu, please keep it."
"This is..." Mr. Chu said blankly.
Gao Qiang said calmly: "I'm afraid that it will be too troublesome to withdraw cash after transferring the money from the bank. If the kidnappers have any objections if the bank gives me new banknotes, I'll just withdraw the cash."
When Mr. Chu heard this, he was shocked and hurried over to pull out his travel bag. Sure enough, the bag was full of new and old US dollars!
You must know that the Chu family is considered a wealthy family, but such a large amount of cash is still shocking. Except for people who work in banks, who can see such a large pile of cash every day? This is not the number on the bank card.
!
Besides, this ten million US dollars is equivalent to one-tenth of the Chu family's fortune! But Gao Qiang could be so casual and collect the cash in one night? And he was so casual and direct.
Someone sent it here, but you casually didn’t pick it up in person. Instead, you just sent our son and brought him in?
This large amount of money is nothing to him!
As for Chu Bingwen, when he saw the money, he immediately said "uh" and started to hiccup. Until Mr. Chu said a big thank you, Mr. Chu thanked Gao Qiang profusely. Mr. Chu was still there.
Where are the hiccups?
Gao Qiang casually gave up and said: "Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu, you don't need to thank me. As I said yesterday, this money is only temporarily given to the kidnappers. They can't spend a penny. In the end, it will be me."
of."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Chu family couldn't help but fell silent again. Gao Qiang said these words yesterday. Mr. Chu and Mr. Chu tried hard to persuade him, but no one could persuade him. Today, he brought it up again.
.But it made them worried again.
The kidnappers are all desperadoes. If you want to fight with them, it's not a question of whether you can win or not. It's not worth it!
Gao Qiang said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu, just relax. First of all, you have to consider Bingxuan's safety. When Bingxuan comes back safely, I will talk about the bad luck of finding such a kidnapper..."
"Xiao Qiang, that's not what I meant. What I meant is that your safety is not worth fighting against those desperadoes..." Mr. Chu said.
Gao Qiang shook his head with a smile and said: "Old man, you have always been smart, but you have lost your sight on this matter. It is true to say that there are desperadoes among these kidnappers, but the mastermind behind the scenes is definitely not true.
no……"
This sentence once again made Mr. Chu stunned. What did this boy mean by this? And his tone was very sure?
Brother Gao is of course very sure. He made a direct phone call to Lao Song last night and found out a lot of valuable information.
Nowadays, Old Song is not what he used to be. Ever since he joined the big ship of the Gao Department and followed Qu Jianxun, the uncle of the Gao family, he has been promoted to three levels in the intelligence system. Now he serves as the Second Department of the General Staff and the General Department of the General Staff.
As the liaison officer of the national security system after the purge, he can share and utilize the resources of both systems.
This time, Brother Gao directly called the intelligence system on Taiwan through Lao Song, and got to the bottom of the situation of the kidnappers on Taiwan!
With the capabilities of the National Security and the General Staff, they have already mastered a lot of information that the police in Taiwan and the island cannot grasp, and all of them are bomb-level intelligence. With this information, Brother Gao combined it with the information from the previous life.
With the news that didn't happen, Brother Gao had a vague feeling that he had grasped the core of the problem...
Although he was shouting that he wanted to look good to these kidnappers, Brother Gao had been hesitating in his heart whether to throw this bomb out, because if his guess was true, the impact would be too serious...
I thought hesitantly in my heart, and the time passed by slowly. When I waited until the morning, I only said that it was 10:11 in the morning, and it was time for the kidnapper to make the next call? But there was no one. I stayed up from noon to afternoon, still
No call came.
Mr. Chu kept repeating and didn’t know whether he was reassuring everyone or reassuring himself. He just said that according to normal circumstances, the kidnappers would usually call and ask for ransom the next day after the kidnapping was successful. This was the case this time, and then they would prepare the ransom.
Sometimes it's one day, sometimes it's two days. Even if the kidnapper doesn't call today, Bingxuan will be fine...
But I just thought that the kidnapper would not call me, but the call came.
At 5:50 in the evening, the Chu family's phone rang.
Mr. Chu was suddenly panicked and at a loss. When Mr. Chu knocked on the ground with a cane, he hurriedly grabbed the phone and connected it. He first asked about Chu Bingxuan's safety, and then someone on the other end scolded him. Then he heard Chu Bing
Xuan's voice said calmly that she was okay.
The second brother Gao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Bingxuan is still fine, that's good... What the second brother Gao is most afraid of now is not that he can't get revenge. What he's most afraid of is that the kidnapper hurt Chu Bingxuan first without waiting for our revenge. That way
Even if we uproot them and kill them all, what's the use?
"Okay, don't hurt my daughter. I have prepared the money you want. It's all old money. I can give you the money now. Please let my daughter go..." Mr. Chu said anxiously into the phone.
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But the other party looked like he was not in a hurry at all, and said with a smile: "Oh? Mr. Chu has prepared the money so quickly? Tsk, it seems that I made a mistake this time, ah, I should have asked you for more money if I had known earlier.
ah……"
"You, you want to increase the stakes?" Mr. Chu said anxiously.
"Hehe, no, no, we are talking about credibility. If we say 10 million, it means 10 million. Mr. Chu, don't worry, I won't ask you for an extra point, hehe." The kidnapper said with a smile, "However, Mr. Chu, although Mr. Chu
We've prepared the money, but we're not ready to take the money yet. Alas, this matter at your house has become a bit big. There are so many reporters staring at it, and the police are also coming to your door to stare at it. We have to collect the money.
Be careful, right? Just wait until we are ready..."
"Hello, hello..." Mr. Chu called the phone several times, but the other party had already hung up. He was so anxious that he raised the phone and was about to drop it, but in the end he stopped and still had to hope to contact the kidnapper through the phone.
The contact is there, you can’t break it...
As soon as the call was hung up, Gao Qiang's cell phone rang again...