Chapter 22: Facing Reality

Deputy Chief Superintendent of the Los Angeles City Police Department?

Xiao Yang calculated the internal ranking of the Los Angeles Police Department, the chief police commissioner, that is, the chief police officer, is the number one, and the assistant chief police commissioner below, this deputy chief police commissioner should be ranked third or fourth, the police sent him forward, which can be regarded as paying enough attention to this case and himself, of course, people still look more at Judy's reputation and the impact of the case, so he readily agreed: "Of course you can, thank you for your special trip, Mr. Deputy Chief Superintendent." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

"You're welcome, sir." Roman Carr's negotiation routine is similar to that of the sheriff just now, "I heard my colleague say that you refused to reveal your identity before, I wonder if I have this honor?" ”

Xiao Yang politely refused the other party's request: "When the time is right, I will, but not now, because I don't want my family to get involved too early, so why don't you skip these politeness and get straight to the point, respected Mr. Deputy Chief Policeman?" ”

"Straight to the point, I like your style." Roman Carr gave a proper compliment, and then the tone changed: "But before that, I have to make sure that Ms. Foster is safe, okay?" ”

After receiving Judy's personal answer, the deputy chief police commissioner expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yang, "Now, let's talk openly and honestly, how to face the reality rationally and solve this difficult problem between us in a peaceful and friendly way, okay?" ”

"Facing reality sensibly?" Xiao Yang smiled disappreciatively, "May I ask what the reality you are referring to is ......?"

"The reality is that the building you're in is surrounded by hundreds of heavily armed police officers, and the Los Angeles Police Department's most elite SWAT team is ready to go, and if you know them well, you should know that they have a lot of experience in rescuing hostages, and they never make mistakes." Roman Carr is very good at his words and tone, effectively asserting his own force without making the other side feel overly threatened, "So, why not act sensible and take the initiative to come out of this predicament, before things get out of hand?" ”

"That's because the chips in my hand are much more important than yours!" Xiao Yang's tone was more relaxed than the other party, "What is your salary for making a movie now, Judy, 5 million, 8 million?" Oh, it's 7.5 million, do you hear that number, Mr. Deputy Chief Superintendent? Are the annual salaries of your officers worth that combined? ”

The other end of the phone suddenly fell silent, in terms of net worth, of course, these public officials who rely on salaries and bonuses to support their families can't be compared with popular movie and television stars, and there is a world of difference in terms of political and social influence, which is also the main reason why Roman Carr did not dare to order a military rescue operation, after thinking about it for more than half a minute, he decided not to go around in circles with the other party: "Say, what conditions do we need to meet for you before you are willing to return Ms. Foster to freedom?" ”

"My first condition - to find someone with a high enough rank to negotiate with me - has been met, and here is the second." Xiao Yang glanced at the TV screen, "Please help your subordinates count the media representatives who are present, make a detailed list for me, and provide a dinner for everyone, including the police and bystandersβ€”I know it's still a little early until dinner time, but considering the number of people on the scene, it will definitely take a lot of work to prepare the restaurant, oh yes, don't forget your own share, Mr. Deputy Chief Superintendent." ”

His request was obviously beyond the expectations of the other party, and after a long silence, Roman Carr asked again: "That's all?" Treat everyone to a takeout and you'll release Ms. Foster? ”

"Hell certainly not!" Xiao Yang laughed happily, "It's just out of humanitarian considerations, I can't bear to watch you go hungry, after all, we're going to spend a pretty long night together, by the way, remember to add some clothes, everyone, the evening breeze on Beverly Hills is still a little cool." ”

Roman Carr silently scolded his mother and asked, "Do you need to prepare one for you and Ms. Foster as well?" ”

"No, we're enjoying Judy's own blueberry pie, but unfortunately we can't ask you to share it, Mr. Deputy Superintendent." Xiao Yang squeezed his eyes at Judy, reached out and pressed the hands-free button, and added before letting go of his fingers: "Wait until these conditions are met before contacting, bye~"

"What's this bastard up to?" Hearing the blind voice on the phone, Roman Carr spread his hands and asked, more than a dozen senior police officers and detectives around him looked at each other and couldn't answer, at this time a sergeant wearing a three-fold bar squeezed in, handed him a note, and whispered: "I just received the project hotline, and a duty manager of the express hotel recognized the kidnapper's identity from the TV and provided his registration information." ”

Roman Carr's eyes lit up suddenly, and he took the note and read it as he read it: "Sunny-Hsiao, the registered address is San Francisco Chinatown...... I'm 17 years old, and my youngest son, oh my God, is a few years older than him! ”

After thinking about it for a few seconds, he patted the sheriff on the shoulder and ordered in a low voice, "Contact our counterparts in San Francisco, ask them to send someone to get in touch with this bastard's family, and you can take our people over immediately by helicopter, and besides, be careful not to leak the news too soon." ”

After the other party took the order, another police officer reminded from the side: "Sir, the kidnappers' request? ”

After a moment of silence, Roman Karl nodded, "Do what he says, even if it doesn't help, you can somewhat ease the relationship with the media, so that they don't chew their tongues all day long!" ”

15 minutes later, two policemen pushed open the door of the "Lin Ji" store, coincidentally, the person who came was the two who interrogated Xiao Yang in the hospital last time, followed by two reporters from local media, obviously, they did not take the entrustment of their Los Angeles counterparts seriously, anyway, it is not a case in their own jurisdiction, even if it is exposed to leaking secrets to the media, no one will question their professional ethics, and there will be a lot of extra money to take with a phone call, why not?

Hearing that the police came to the door, Xiao Zengfu, who was busy in the back kitchen, hurriedly greeted him, and Liu Lin, who was teaching Wenwen upstairs to do homework, also got the news, and ran downstairs to take a look, it was those two familiar faces again, thinking that the other party was still holding on to Xiao Yang's injury, and his face was a little worried, "What's going on again, officer?" ”

For the sake of his compatriots, Officer Chen didn't care about her tone, took out a photo, and asked officially, "Please identify the two of you, is this person in the photo Sunny-Hsiao?" ”