Cao Chunliang continued: "Dad, you and I settled the accounts together at that time. Have you forgotten?"
"Hey." Cao Shihong sighed and said, "How could I forget? I just hope I remembered it wrong." After saying that, he sat down, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath involuntarily, and said : "This robber didn't even give us a chance to speak. He was very tough. After explaining the conditions, he hung up the phone directly. I can tell that if we really don't pay the ransom, I'm afraid your brother and your little sister... …
After all, he didn't say the word "death", so he paused and continued: "But this kind of behavior should also have some moral principles. After we paid the money, there is a high probability that Chunming and Yuanyuan can be released. After all, our Cao family is not easy to deal with. Since we have targeted your eldest brother and Yuanyuan, it is impossible not to investigate our family. So after accepting the money but tearing up the ticket, we will definitely not let it go. When the time comes, There is a life-and-death feud, and they should know this."
Cao Chunming said: "Dad, but now we have not raised half of the ransom they asked for. Can they agree? I mean, we still ask Director He for a favor. Although we all know what kind of ethics are under the government. . But if you want to come forward, it’s impossible for Director He not to try his best."
Seeing that his father Cao Shihong didn't speak, he was probably weighing the pros and cons. Cao Chunming continued: "Dad, I know you are thinking about the safety of your eldest brother and little sister. But now that the money is half the difference, can the kidnappers really agree? What if they think our family is not sincere and don't want to pay at all? Or what if they deliberately delay them? Then Brother and Yuanyuan are more dangerous. I mean, anyway, we don’t have enough money for the time being, so we might as well do a two-pronged approach. First, let Director He find a way to help. , after all, he is a professional at this, right? Even if he is not allowed to do anything, he can consult, give advice, or give our family some suggestions, it is better than our father and son just thinking about it at home, right?"
At this point, Cao Chunming paused and continued: "In addition, we also need to raise money. What if it turns out that the robbers don't recognize anything but only the money? Right. We still have a lot of cooperation. Business partners. Now I am visiting door to door and borrowing money under other names. It is best not to let them know what is going on. I just said... I just said that I am afraid that there is a fund that cannot be turned around. Just to be on the safe side, let’s borrow it for two days.”
Cao Shihong was really moved when he heard what Cao Chunming said. If you prepare with both hands, you will definitely be more thorough. Although some officials under the government are obviously not very reliable, they must have seen many more things in this regard than themselves. It's okay to come up with an idea or something.
So Cao Shihong said: "Then... just ask Director He to come over in a private capacity, otherwise, if the kidnappers think we have called the police, it will be bad. As for you, don't go to visit us to raise money, just Use the phone. If you visit us, people will see something. And the seriousness of the visit is definitely greater than the phone call. If people think that our business is really in serious trouble, they will not give the money first. Lend it to us. When you call, you have to sound more relaxed. Do you understand?"
Cao Chunliang nodded and said: "I understand, then I...call Director He first?"
"No." Cao Shihong said: "I will fight it myself. After Director He comes, we will talk to him about the idea of a two-pronged approach and see what he suggests. We won't find out until five o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Let's There’s still some time.”
"Okay." Cao Chunliang agreed, grabbed the receiver and handed it to Cao Shihong, and then he immediately dialed a phone number...
About half an hour later, a car drove into the courtyard of the Cao family villa. Cao Shihong still has a lot of face. After talking on the phone with Central District Director He Jin, He Jin drove over by himself. After all, Cao Shihong mentioned a personal invitation on the phone.
The Cao family father and son came out, briefly polite to He Jin, and invited him into the house. He Jin didn't know what was going on at this time. However, in the past, Cao Chunming always got into fights and caused a lot of trouble. The Cao family went back and forth like this, and they made a lot of friends with He Jin. In addition, the Cao family spent a lot of money to settle the trouble caused by Cao Chunliang. Therefore, the relationship between He Jin and the Cao family is pretty good. So he asked jokingly: "Brother Cao, what's the matter with inviting brothers over? Isn't it because the eldest son made Brother Cao angry again?"
"Hey." After hearing this, Cao Shihong sighed and said, "My family is unfortunate. Brother He hit the nail on the head..." He immediately explained the situation to He Jin, and then asked, "Brother He Ah, I’m inviting you here now because I want you to give me some advice. As the director of the Central District, your knowledge in this area is beyond the reach of ordinary people like me. What should we do now?”
He Jin looked very serious after hearing this. He couldn't care less in front of others. So he frowned and said, "Brother Cao, where is that letter? Let me read it first, brother."
Cao Shihong immediately agreed, turned to look at his second son, and said, "Hey. Bring it quickly."
Cao Chunming immediately handed the letter to He Jin and said: "Uncle He, this is an earring and a ring in the envelope. We don't recognize the earrings. We think they may be new ones bought by the younger sister. But this ring, we I’m sure it’s the one my eldest brother wears all year round.”
He Jin lowered his head and fiddled with it with his hands, then read the letter. After a while, he quickly looked through the front and back, the front and back of the envelope, the inside and outside, and then said: "This kidnapper has a very strong anti-reconnaissance ability. If I guessed correctly, the handwriting was written like this on purpose. It was even written with the hand that is not good at it. The content is straightforward and there is no nonsense. This shows that they must have planned it long ago. I guess it has been more than a day or two for the eldest young master and the eldest lady to be targeted by them. . Combined with what you just told me, brother, what the kidnapper said when he called me. Oops... I will tell you the truth, this kind of kidnapper is the most difficult type to deal with. He has brains, acts cautiously, and is anti-reconnaissance. He has strong abilities and a tough style. If we just rely on the existing clues to find the young master and the young lady, the possibility... I can’t say it’s impossible, but it’s too low.”
"Then Brother He, please pay attention." Cao Shihong looked embarrassed and said, "What should our family do now? We don't have enough money, but we still have some connections. I think we can still raise money."
