It's already evening in Africa, but it's still afternoon in the United States.

Link has been waiting for news at the headquarters of Benehans in Sacramento. At noon, he received information that the route to the retreat of the suspected robbers had been found.

They found a path in the forest that had just been trampled by a large number of people, and there were traces of an open road. And blood was found on the ground. There were traces of blood, which indicated that there were wounded among the abductees.

Link asks them to rescue the hostages on the premise of ensuring their safety.

He is now waiting for news.

However, he did not wait for the news that the hostage he wanted had been successfully rescued, but waited for a piece of news: "The Democratic Congolese authorities have allegedly received a package from an anonymous person. The package contains what appears to be a video of the armed kidnapping of the Benihans Group working group. In the video, they demand that the Benehans group stop its plot to use seed technology to control agriculture that has just escaped democracy and to use genetically modified technology to exterminate black Africans. Let me see the details of the video......"

“…… If they don't stop their plots, we will continue to fight until we drive them out of our country...... They are safe now, but you must make a public commitment within twenty hours to leave our country forever, or we will kill one hostage every twenty-four hours. …… As long as the Benehans Group pays $30 million within the specified time, they will return home safely......"

The footage is recorded indoors by a black man with a gun covered in the face. In this 10-minute video, he accuses the Benehans group of how many people have been killed and how many forests have been destroyed. At the same time, how much hard-earned money of farmers was snatched.

He was watching the news when Dill rushed in without even knocking on the door. After the news was played, he said to Link with a solemn face: "Link, this news is very bad for us. ”

No matter how false the black man's words were, it would make Americans think that the hostage was the responsibility of Benehans, and even that it was Benehans's fault.

Link looked up and said, "What you should do now is make a clarification!"

"I'll do it, but how do we respond to the other side's request? We have to keep the hostages safe. Especially in this case. ”

Lin Kening said with a grimace, "What do you think?"

"You can promise to give money first. Other requirements are perfunctory first. ”

This is also Link's idea. He nodded and said, "Just do as you say." They must be stabilized first. ”

That's what Dill wants. To use 30 million dollars, he still has that power, but now that Link is in the company, he naturally has to ask Link first.

"I'm going to hold a press conference and respond to their ...... through the media"

As he spoke, Link's phone rang.

Link saw that it was the number of the satellite phone, raised his hand to interrupt him, and immediately connected the phone, saying, "It's me!"

He was visibly relieved when he heard the phone on the phone, and said, "Is everyone safe?" took out a piece of paper, wrote a line on it, and said. "Okay, thank you guys. ”

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone, stood up and said to Dill with an expectant look on his face: "The missing employee has been found, but there are three injured people." Here is a list of the injured. The wounded have been taken by helicopter to Kinshasa and are not in danger of life for the time being. ”

Dill didn't ask how he had done it, and it took less than twenty-four hours to get the man out.

He took the paper, saw what it said, and said, "Is it Ross Security?"

Link nodded. But in reality it is not.

The Ross Security Company only sent jungle experts to find someone, and it was the mercenaries of the Iron Tiger who did it. Those people were trained in the jungle and were more familiar with jungle warfare.

Although the armed force made some camouflage, it still showed its feet, allowing the jungle experts to find the traces, and finally the mercenaries followed the trails all the way, and only then did they find the people so quickly.

And in the name of Ross Security, it would be more beneficial to Link. Those mercenaries are, after all, a force in the shadows. He didn't want to be exposed to the public.

Dill immediately said, "Then I'll go and announce the news now." ”

Link stood up and said, "You go to the press conference, I'll go and inform the families." ”

The two went their separate ways, and Link rushed from the company to the hotel where the employees' families were arranged.

"It is my pleasure to inform you, Mrs. Moss. Your husband, Jack, is safe. He will fly back to the United States tomorrow after undergoing the necessary health checks in Kinshasa...... Yes, he is very safe. ”

"Mrs. Bowers, your son Anthony has been rescued. Although he was injured, it was not life-threatening. We will provide him with the best medical care. He will undergo initial treatment in Kinshasa. If circumstances permit, he will return to the United States on a chartered flight tomorrow. If this is not possible, we will take you to Kinshasa until we decide he is fit to fly and then take him back to a hospital in the United States for treatment...... The exact circumstances are not yet known, but the information I have received is that he has been effectively treated and is now safe. Please don't worry too much, maybe in two hours, we will get more definite information. ”

Link personally came to the hotel to inform every anxiously waiting family of the good news.

He was accompanied by two reporters who were allowed to follow.

At the same time, Dell poured cold water on some reporters who were waiting to see the show.

The vast majority of journalists are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Only when something happens can they have news. Rather than the message Deere provided, they would have preferred something else.

At the press conference, Deere's face was no longer solemn. "I am very pleased to announce that our working group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was abducted by unidentified armed forces has been rescued safely thanks to the efforts of the Ross Security Company," he told reporters in the audience. The hostages did not receive any injuries during the rescue. Now they are traveling by helicopter to Kinshasa. Among the hostages,"

As soon as he finished speaking, almost all the reporters raised their hands. They had thought that Deere had convened this press conference in response to the video, and the questions they had discussed before were now useless. Everyone wants to ask their own questions.

Dill first pointed to NTV's reporters.

After introducing himself, the reporter asked: "Mr. Greeley, is anyone in the hostage injured?"

"We regret that three of the hostages were injured in the early hours of the morning, and we admire their courage against the bandits. They are now being treated and are safe for the time being, but the details are not yet known. If possible, we will bring them safely back to the U.S. for treatment as soon as possible. ”

The next reporter to be targeted asked, "Mr. Greeley, we noticed that you managed to free the hostages in less than twenty hours." How did you do that?"

"As soon as we received the news in the early hours of the morning, we immediately formulated various response plans. One of these is the development of a plan for responding to the kidnapping of our employees. To do this, we enlisted the help of Ross Security in the hope that they would help us find our employees. And we strongly urge them to rescue the hostages if they find out that our employees have been hijacked. And they did. On behalf of the Benihans Group, I would like to thank them for their professionalism. They succeeded in saving twelve American families. ”

It's a PR crisis and a good opportunity for publicity. So Deere was willing to answer more questions.

He called on seven or eight reporters in a row, and none of them had a sharp question. But the ninth does not seem to be concerned at all about the safety of the hostages, the journalist asked: "Mr. Greeley, the video released by the kidnappers shows that the kidnapping was caused by the dissatisfaction caused by the expansion of the business of the Benihans group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. What do you think the Benehans Group can do to ensure the safety of its employees in Africa?"

Dill looked at him and said, "What I want to say is that the truth is exactly the opposite of what the murderous kidnappers say. They are in no way representative of the democratic people of the Congo. Our team was invited by the Democratic Government of the Congo to help the country's farmers improve their agricultural standards. Over the past six months, we and the Benihans Group have trained more than 33,000 farmers in the country free of charge to acquire better agricultural techniques. A total of $30 million in supplies have been donated, including medical services and food seeds. The thugs were really just in it for the money, so they offered a ransom of 30 million dollars. Their accusations are only to cover up their crimes......"

Link left the hotel, and on the way back to the company, he made a phone call, and when the phone was answered, he said, "Now that you've caught someone, I want you to find that armed lair!"

Dill was there just now, and he didn't say these words. Now that the matter has been dealt with, he has no intention of letting those people go.

The other man on the phone said, "Sir, we'll know!" Torture was a simple matter for the mercenaries.