"$100 million in interest-paying bonds, who can tell me what the interest-paying bonds are?" The kidnapper's call was short, about one minute, and there was still Hong Shan's voice in it. But their demands were clear, give Ah Shan 48 hours to raise the ransom, and then wait for their phone call. The ransom is not cash, but something called interest-paying bonds, and Hong Tao really doesn't know what interest-paying bonds are.

"It is a kind of bearer bond issued by the government and banks, which can be circulated and transferred, and the denomination is relatively large, and it cannot be reported as lost. Barber answered Hong Tao's question.

"Honey, do we have this thing?" Hong Tao felt like a fool at this time, not only did he not know about this damn debt, but he also didn't know if he had such a thing.

"Crystal Orchid Capital holds interest-paying bonds from several major banks in the United States, with an amount of about 40 million......" Ah Shan's words were only half sentenced, and then glanced at the others in the room.

"Singh, go ask the other companies how many of these bonds they have, and finally tell me a total. Hong Tao understood what Ah Shan meant, she only knew the situation of Crystal Orchid Capital, and had no way of knowing the situation of Hong Tao's other industries, but since Crystal Orchid Capital did this, other companies were estimated to be similar.

"Two gentlemen, I still have a question, are these debts untraceable, why did the kidnappers ask for such things instead of cash?" Hong Tao finished instructing Singh, and asked another question.

"I don't think kidnappers are afraid to track them down, and these bonds are similar to cash, which can be used directly in many economic activities. If it's $100 million in cash, it's too big for them to carry. It's much easier to convert to bonds, even 100,000. A million or nothing, it's all a piece of paper!" replied again this time with Bobble. He seems to know a lot about finance.

"Oh, I see...... May I ask you, if I pay the ransom, will my son come back safely?" Hong Tao took out the cigar again, he was used to smoking when he was thinking, as for whether there were people present who were not used to the smell of smoke, then he didn't care, this is not the time to pretend to be a gentleman.

“…… In my experience, the probability increases to more than 50%. However, I have to think carefully about you and Mrs., once the ransom is paid, the initiative will all be in the hands of the other party, and we will be more passive!"

"I'm sorry, I'm going out and making a few phone calls to raise some of my bonds, and it's barely enough. Let's have some coffee and snacks. At this time, Singh walked in from outside, whispered a few words in Hong Tao's ear, and then Hong Tao took the phone, got up and walked out.

"Ma'am. Such a large ransom cannot be paid to the kidnappers lightly, it will only increase their appetite. It won't help your child's situation much!" Barber didn't know what Singh and Hong Tao said, but he could hear it from Hong Tao's words. The amount of bonds in his hand is probably not far from the kidnappers' demands. Out of professional habits, he was thinking about more than just how to rescue Hong Shan. How to get more information about the kidnappers is the key. Moreover, according to the practice of the US police in handling kidnapping cases, the victim's family is not required to pay the ransom directly.

"Hong Shan is his son, 100 million US dollars is probably not as important to him as his son, in this matter, I give up my right to be a mother, and I listen to him. Ah Shan did not listen to Barber's advice, but stood firmly on Hong Tao's side.

"Alright, gentlemen, I've almost raised enough ransom through my own channels, so I'll wait for the kidnappers to contact you. Mr. Bobble, could you please do me a favor?" Hong Tao quickly walked in from outside with a phone.

"Please say...... "Barber has now seen what it means to be rich, and in less than ten minutes, he can mobilize hundreds of millions of dollars, and he doesn't show the kind of heart-digging and liver-digging appearance.

"Some of the bonds were lent to me by friends, and they sent people here one after another, but this apartment doesn't have too strict secrecy measures, and I'm afraid that something will happen. If it is not particularly troublesome, can you and Mr. Mike set up more police at the door of the apartment, and after this is over, I will personally go to the New York Police Department and your department to express my sincere gratitude. Hong Tao said his request, and he asked the New York Police Department and the FBI to act as his janitors first.

"Okay, I'll arrange it...... However, Mr. Hong, paying the ransom does not guarantee your son's safety, and if you can, please cooperate with the police, so that you can have a better chance of your son returning to you safely. Without waiting for Barber to agree, Mike agreed to Hong Tao's request.

The relationship between the NYPD and Crystal Orchid Capital has always been good, and every year a large donation goes to the NYPD's account through the Guò Crystal Fund, and they know whose money it is. And although this Hong Tao has a very chaotic personal life and likes to talk nonsense, to be honest, he really hasn't made any trouble for the New York Police Department. For such a super-rich man who does not cause trouble to everyone and is very generous, this small request must be agreed, even if he refuses now, Hong Tao calls the police chief or even the mayor, and the result is still the same.

"Yes, I agree with you that the ransom is not intended to be given to them right away, and if you and your colleagues and Mr. Barber have any effective solution, I will certainly cooperate. But I can't give up on my own efforts, and now I need to get away for a while and make my own arrangements. This is Miss Lada, she is my secretary, I can discuss anything with her, and she will tell me in time. Ah Shan, don't worry, you should go sleep for a while, this matter will not pass quickly, if you are tired again, then should I take care of you, or should I go and find a way for my son? Go, I am here......" Hong Tao did not sit down, he wanted to leave, but when he turned around, he saw that Ah Shan's face was ugly, so he walked over and hugged her and walked to the bedroom. She couldn't help much in this matter, and with Lada there, she didn't have to accompany her.

When I left the apartment, there were already 4 police officers standing guard outside the gate, and 3 police cars were parked across the road. Hong Tao still got into the black Chevrolet, and the driver was an information officer arranged in New York, he was a quiet man in his 50s, and he really forgot what his surname was Hong Tao, and there was no need to remember that they were all from China, and basically everyone had met Hong Tao.

This time, Hong Tao's destination was the office in the World Trade Center, which has now become the headquarters of Crystal Orchid Capital, and some of the rooms next to it have also been bought, where Ah Shan has been remotely controlling Crystal Orchid Capital in San Jose. At this time, the atmosphere in the whole company was a little tense, because there were several big men standing at the entrance of the company, coupled with the security of the building itself, which made people look a little abnormal.

The inside of the company was even more unusual, the largest conference room was crowded, at least 20 people gathered inside, both white and Asian, no matter what clothes they were wearing, they looked a little different from ordinary people, especially their eyes, when they looked at people. In the other smaller conference room, there were five men, three white and two Asian, who were obviously the leaders of those people in the large conference room, and as for what they were and what they were doing, the company employees did not know, and the executives here only received a call from the president in the morning, asking them to vacate the conference room, and they didn't care who used it.

"I'm sorry, the family is full of police, I delayed a little longer, did you have breakfast?" Hong Tao went directly into the small conference room, this time Singh didn't follow up, just waited outside the door, when Hong Tao entered, the door was immediately closed.

"Forget it, you won't starve to death if you don't eat a meal, but your son's affairs can't be delayed. Although you abducted my granddaughter, but she lived happily, I will forgive you, let's get serious first. I don't have many friends in the east, and now my friends on the west coast have sent a picture of your son, which I asked for from Ms. Tan. If that's not enough, they can also reach out to their friends in the central and eastern parts of the country and look for the photos together, but that comes at a cost. I want to know what the situation is, if the kidnappers want to ransom and you plan to pay it, we won't have to bother with that anymore, and when your son returns, it's not too late for us to investigate who did this. Roman was the first to express his opinion.

"Hong, Ratz has a few old friends from the past who are now working in the intelligence services of some European countries, and I can't do anything about the United States, but they can help you ask more about the situation here, he is afraid that there are some things that the police and FBI guys will not tell you the truth. Sergei and Ratz stood up and patted Hong Tao on the shoulder and sat down at the conference table with him.

"Tan Jing and Hong Jing have already sent people to follow, there shouldn't be enough manpower on your side, I will bring 12 people over, along with our brothers, they can help you run away. Do you have other women and children, do they need to be protected first?" Xiao Wu and Kuroko didn't get up, but they made it clear and asked a very realistic question.

"Others?...... But their number is a bit large, and they are distributed in many countries around the world, isn't it a bit difficult to protect them all?" Hong Tao asked Xiao Wu to say this, and only then did he think of a very important question, if the kidnapper is not the kidnapped Hong Shan, but his other children, what should I do......?