"Did you really do that? God! You're the biggest bastard I've ever seen! Now I'm going to change my mind, I'm going to take Vanessa back to live. As soon as Roman heard Hong Tao's words, he was immediately unhappy, he was very loyal to his wife and family, and he had not continued for many years, and the most unaccustomed thing was Hong Tao's way of life.

"Roman, now is not the time to talk about that, when this matter is over, I will tie him up with you and take him back to Toronto, and then you can torture him. Now the question is what to do with his children? By the way, is there any news of the kidnappers?" Sergei stopped Roman's grumbling and brought the conversation back to life.

"They want $100 million...... Bearer bonds, I'm almost ready......" Hong Tao told them about the kidnappers' request.

"Damn, your son is so expensive, 100 million ...... I want to kidnap Hong Jing too, I want 50 million!" Kuroko rolled his eyes when he heard it, and couldn't help but say strange things again.

"Indeed, if you pay this 100 million US dollars, then I estimate that the kidnappers all over the world will be gearing up, as long as you know who your children are, it is estimated that they will act immediately, let alone 100 million, you can give 5 million, Hong, you are in big trouble!" Ratz shook his head and put forward another hypothesis about Hong Tao's current situation.

"Then you mean that this money can't be given? But if you don't give it, what will Hong Shan do? I can't just watch him get torn up, right?" Hong Tao really let Ratz say that he was right, and it was very likely. $5 million may not be a big deal in my eyes, but in the eyes of many people, it's a huge amount of money enough to spend a lifetime, and it's entirely possible to take risks for this huge amount of money. And it's not that difficult to kidnap a small child. As long as their children all over the world are known to be their true identities, a wave of kidnapping will be set off immediately.

The people in the room fell silent for a moment. Even the most cerebral Ratz touched his beard and stopped talking, and he couldn't do anything about the situation. No matter what Hong Tao did, this knot could not be opened. If you pay the ransom to save your son, it is tantamount to sending an advertisement to criminals all over the world, telling them that they have fat meat here, and they should bite it quickly; if the ransom is not paid, the possibility of Hong Shan coming back alive is basically equal to zero, and the pressure of public opinion is too great, and Hong Tao will be tolerated by this society. At present, all that can be counted on is that the police and Roman's friends can do their best to find clues to the kidnappers, but this chance is not very good.

"Roman. Let your friends spread the news to the central and eastern parts of the country first, and let them open the price and I'll pay for it. If anyone can provide information, I will give 5 million, if I can help me catch the kidnappers and rescue my son, I will give 100 million, what do you think?" Hong Tao couldn't think of any good way, so he could only rush to the hospital in a hurry.

"100 million? that's going to put them in conflict, and too much money can sometimes backfire. If you don't do it, they'll become kidnappers. I'll take care of it, you don't care about it for now. Roman listened to Hong Tao's words, shook his head, and picked up the phone himself. Went to the window and made a phone call.

Until lunchtime, several people in the small conference room were still worried, and they still didn't discuss any good solutions. No good news was received, and neither did the police. Even Boeing, the private investigative agency, has gained nothing. At noon news, the reporters came to make trouble again. The kidnappers' ransom of 100 million was kept secret for only a few hours, and Nima made headlines and was called the largest ransom of the century. Now whether it is in the east or the west, as long as you turn on the news program, there will be an expert or something like that who is singing and analyzing the kidnapping case with the host, everyone is speculating whether Hong Tao will finally pay, whether Hong Shan can be released back by the kidnappers, and then Han Yan also called, and the European side also knew, and the situation was similar to that of the United States.

After Roman and the others returned to the hotel, Hong Tao sat in the small conference room by himself, staring out the window at the boats running around on the Hudson River, and put his cigar on his mouth again. Now he can't taste the cigar anymore, and his mouth is smoking, it's just a habitual action.

"If I have $100 million, I'll go to ten more wives and let them give me 20 more sons. These damn rich people, they have the money to give the kidnappers, but they can't give me a job, fuck it!" The TV in the conference room was still on, and a female reporter was interviewing on the streets of New York about the kidnapping of Hong Shan. There is everything in it, some people are sympathetic, and some people directly scold, showing their hatred for the rich to the fullest, regardless of how the victim's family feels.

"I'd rather use $100 million as a bounty to hunt down those damn kidnappers for the rest of my life! Hasn't this mouse superman watched "Ransom Storm"? If you want to save your son, don't pay the ransom, stupid!" Hong Tao no longer wanted to listen to these people venting their dissatisfaction on the TV, and walked over to turn off the TV, when suddenly the words of a black aunt caught his attention.

Hong Tao watched the movie "Ransom Storm" in his previous life, and the father Hong Tao played by Mel Gibson had the impression that he seemed to use the ransom as a reward, and finally forced the kidnappers to be cornered, betrayed their relatives, and rescued his son or daughter. Is it okay if he does the same himself? Hong Tao fell into deep thought again, and he wanted to weigh the pros and cons.

The advantage of this is that it can make the kidnappers die for their own families in the future, and in the face of a rich madman, who can even give up his own son, whoever kidnaps his family again will cause trouble for a lifetime. Crime, like buying and selling, requires cost accounting, and if the cost is too high, then no one will do it. Turning ransom into a bounty is a wonderful way to increase the cost of kidnapping.

And in this way, although Hong Shan may be lost, he protects his other children, and no longer has to worry about them facing the danger of kidnapping all day long, which is obviously more cost-effective if analyzed according to the cost.

But there are two sides to everything, and there are advantages and disadvantages. Once Hong Tao really does this, it is likely to be opposed by public opinion and relatives. In traditional values, family affection should always be more important than money, and whether people do it or not, that's what they want of others. If Hong Tao dares to openly challenge this traditional concept, he will undoubtedly be criticized by all kinds of public opinion, and he will instantly become a scumbag, ruthless, ruthless, money-hungry villain. Those TV stations and newspapers may not think about their own feelings, they only care about the ratings and sales, and they want people from all over the world to pay attention to it.

The most important thing is whether Ah Shan will understand herself, Hong Tao feels that it is difficult for her to do it, and any mother, as long as she is not a reborn like herself, may not be able to understand her own approach. She can understand the truth, but this truth only applies to others, not to herself, and most people are like this. In addition to Ah Shan, will other women also have any opinion or even disappointment about themselves because of this incident? This is also a difficult thing to judge, and the consequences of this may be greater than the loss of ransom.

"Alas...... I'm making trouble for myself, family, family, should I do this?" Hong Tao stood in front of the TV, and fell into deep thought, the TV had already been replaced by other people who continued to vent, but no matter how vicious their words were, Hong Tao couldn't hear it, just stood there like a wooden man.

At 7 a.m. on July 11, the kidnappers called for the second time, as promised. The kidnapper offered to let Hong Tao take the two suitcases of bearer bonds and immediately set off to a small town called Nakhon Sawan in central Thailand, and asked Hong Tao for a mobile phone number, which the other party would call to contact him 15 hours later.

"I can't guarantee I'll get there on time, I don't even know where that place is. Hong Tao tried to talk to the kidnappers because federal agents were using equipment to locate the call.

"Then you'd better hire two more experienced pilots for your private jet...... "......I didn't expect the other party to be fooled at all, so I hung up the phone directly, and with a blind sound coming from the microphone, the federal agent who was wearing headphones to listen shook his head, the call was too short for him to locate."

"Bell bell bell ...... Ringing Ringing ...... "At this moment, the phone rang again.

"Hey, hello......" Hong Tao and the other federal agents made a ready gesture and picked up the phone again.

"I don't care if you have police and federal agents at home, do as I say, this is the only way to redeem your son, do you understand?"

"I wonder if I can see my son on the spot if I give you the ransom. If I can, I'll go now, if I can't, then I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request. Hong Tao is very reluctant to let people play tricks, especially in this state of not being able to resist at all, his patience has been worn out.

"You don't understand your current situation, you are not qualified to make conditions with me, you are not worthy! Do as I say, pay those bonds, and I will tell you where to find your son, I remind you, don't have any unrealistic fantasies, click...... "......The other party didn't eat Hong Tao's set, and rejected Hong Tao's request with a slight sneer, and then hung up the phone directly." (To be continued......)