Just as they said this, before the two of them could think about it, the father and son heard a phone ringing in the living room downstairs.
The ringtone was so sudden that the two of them were shocked. Cao Shihong immediately said: "Quick, answer the phone." With that, he and Cao Chunliang quickly went downstairs.
"Don't answer!" After all, Cao Chunliang was young and walked faster. When he got downstairs, he saw the housekeeper standing next to the phone, extending his hand, ready to answer the phone, so he immediately shouted to stop.
The housekeeper's hands were frozen in the air, he raised his head and looked at Cao and his son in confusion, and walked down the stairs anxiously. Cao Shihong came to the edge, reached out and grabbed the receiver, first took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Hello?"
In the corner of a small park where a telephone line was stretched, at an intersection in front of her, Jin Manyu was sitting on a bench, but she was actually looking out for Mi Zhijian on the lawn behind.
At this time, Mi Zhijian was like a maintenance worker, wearing climbing shoes with a large iron hook in the front. A line was secretly connected to a telephone pole.
The scenery of the small park is quite good. In order to cover up the abruptness of the telephone poles, there are a few trees planted around it. Therefore, although Mi Zhijian cannot be completely hidden from above, if passers-by are not paying attention, they will most likely ignore him.
In addition, he was wearing work clothes, a hat, and a sweat towel around his neck. His face was very close to the telephone pole, so even if someone saw him, they wouldn't be able to see his true appearance. Unless he deliberately turned his face and stretched his neck to let people watch carefully.
The main body of the phone was placed in the pocket he was carrying, and he secretly connected a line to the phone from a telephone line on the pole. The microphone in his hand was covered with a layer of newspaper, and he covered his mouth with a towel in his left hand to wipe sweat, which made his voice muffled. Two big iron hook shoes allow him to stand on the telephone pole easily, so he can do whatever he wants with his hands.
Mi Zhijian said: "The voice sounds like it's not the younger Mr. Cao Chunliang, but Mr. Cao Shihong, right?"
Cao Shihong was really able to keep his composure, keep his voice steady, and asked rhetorically, "Oh, who are you?"
"Stop pretending, you must have seen the letter we sent you." Mi Zhijian made his voice deeper and said: "Mr. Cao Shihong, one of your sons and your daughter are in our hands. Earrings It belongs to your daughter Cao Yuan, and the ring belongs to Cao Chunming. I don’t think you don’t recognize it. Three hundred thousand! Foreign currency or gold bars worth three hundred thousand silver are acceptable! We are very trustworthy. As long as you pay, Cao Chunming, Cao Yuan and Hua Zizhuo will be fine. The time is before five o'clock tomorrow night, you must be ready. I will inform you separately how to pay the ransom. Also, don't blame me for not reminding you, if you report to the police, Your son, daughter, and son-in-law will die soon, and we won’t hesitate at all. Anyway, it’s just a waste of effort, but there’s no loss, right? Now hurry up and raise money!”
After saying these words, Mi Zhijian didn't give the other party any chance at all, and directly pulled off the phone line that was just connected. Then he put the receiver back into the canvas bag, and patiently used electrical tape to wrap up the peeled section of the phone cord. Then he alternated his feet up and down and walked down from the telephone pole.
Mi Zhijian opened his mouth and yawned loudly. Jin Manyu, who was sitting on the bench in front of him, stood up from the chair and walked out of the park without looking back.
Sheng Jing, who was driving outside the park, immediately reached out and opened the car door, waiting for Jin Manyu to get in. Lightly tap the accelerator and drive towards the front of the road. After a while, they arrived at a relatively lively and prosperous street five streets away from Cao's house.
They drove a backup vehicle, a normal car, so the car was not afraid of light at all. But it still stopped five streets away. After coming down from the street, Jin Manyu had changed her clothes, although she was still wearing a shirt and trousers. However, this set of clothes has lace, and it looks like a women's style.
Holding Sheng Jing's arm, Jin Manyu smiled and said, "Let's have a sibling relationship."
Sheng Jing laughed twice, but he was still young and didn't know how to talk. He paused and said, "Let's go have a meal first, so we can see the peep show."
"Okay." Jin Manyu said, and she and Sheng Jing came to a Western restaurant that they had chosen in advance, and went directly to the rooftop rooftop for outdoor dining. After ordering food and drinks, we chatted and looked at the terrain below.
You know, Paidu is a very three-dimensional city. Some places are well-proportioned and you can see far away at a glance.
At this time, the Western restaurant where Jin Manyu and two people were sitting was on a relatively high ground. Three streets down, you can see the Cao family's villa. Of course, rich people will pay more attention to privacy. Therefore, where their Cao family is located, there are almost the same high-end residential areas around them, including some villas. In this way, a patch is formed. In addition, there are taller three or four-story buildings in the streets next to it, which will create some obstruction. Keeping people from seeing what’s going on in their yards.
Of course, Jin Manyu and Sheng Jing didn't have to see what was going on in their yard. All they need to know is that the location is the Cao family's house. What they mainly observed was the actions of the Cao family and the situation on the surrounding streets.
For example, if the official reported that there was no official car entering Cao's house. Or maybe a few cars came out of Cao's house or something like that. It is enough to be able to see these situations.
What is different from the outside at this time is that inside the Cao family, Cao Shihong is discussing with his second son Cao Chunliang. They have already made several calls to various trading shops under the Cao family. Check how much funds are available on the books.
Cao Chunliang put down the phone, turned around and said, "The tobacco and alcohol store on Xingwang Road only has a little over a thousand dollars on its books."
Cao Shihong frowned and said: "It's too little. All the money plus one yuan is only more than 110,000, less than 120,000. This is really not enough."
Cao Chunliang thought for a while and said: "I have asked them to collect the outstanding payment as soon as possible, Dad, but this is not enough. Even if they can all get it back before tomorrow, it will only be an extra two to thirty thousand. ah."
Cao Shihong walked back and forth in the hall twice with his hands behind his back and said, "As for our private accounts, how much money do we still have in the bank?"
"Not much." Cao Chunliang said: "Didn't we take over a store in Baiyue Shopping Mall in Huangshan District last month? What we touched was our family's private account. The deposit in it now is only one thousand... one Qian San Si..."
