A few minutes later, the masked kidnapper sent a request for video chat again, and after Ye Ming clicked the accept button, the kidnapper said: "Just now I have reported your request to replace the hostages to our boss, and the boss said yes, but put forward a few conditions: first, you must rush to Meilan Town at the junction of Nova State and Xinguo State within ten days, and after ten days, our people will take your son to wait for you in Meilan Town, and you will not wait for it when it expires;

"Second, you can only exchange hostages with a maximum of three people in Meilan Town, and we will monitor you in advance at that time, and once we find that your number exceeds three, or if you are ambushed and ready to rob people, we will immediately execute your son;

"Third, you must not ask the police for help. If you mobilize special police or armed police to carry out the so-called 'transnational rescue operation', we will definitely know at the first time, not only can we not save your son, but also may cause other serious consequences, I hope you and your Lao Tzu will act cautiously;

"Fourth, our boss said that the purpose of our kidnapping of your son this time is to seek wealth and officials. Seeking wealth is to obtain the mining rights of Jigongling lead-zinc mine; Seeking officials is to let Vice Governor Ding go to the next level. We don't want anyone's lives, and we don't want to be ruined by you.

"You can rest assured: in the process of hostage exchange, we promise not to harm you and your son, and as long as you meet our requirements for wealth and officials, you will not be subjected to any mistreatment during your hostage period, and we will send you back to Tianjiang Province unscathed after we obtain the mining rights and Vice Governor Ding becomes the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee."

Ye Ming thought for a moment and replied: "Okay, just do what you ask, I will arrive at the location you selected on time in ten days, I hope you will be true to your word." ”

After the video chat, Ye Ming repeated the kidnapper's request to Secretary Lu and asked him what he thought.

Secretary Lu sighed heavily and said, "Xiao Ming, once you replace Xiao Benben as a hostage, there is only one choice for me: compromise with Ding Tiansheng Group, sell the mining rights of Jigongling lead-zinc mine to them, and help Ding Tiansheng be promoted to deputy secretary of the provincial party committee." Only when these two conditions are met will you be able to escape safely from the kidnappers—"

Ye Ming interrupted him anxiously and said, "Dad, you must not compromise with them!" First of all, you have been honest and honest all your life, jealous and hateful, you have been fighting against corrupt elements, and you have been upholding fairness and justice, if you sell the Jigongling lead-zinc mine to a corrupt group for the sake of your son and grandson, and assist a corrupt person to be promoted, you will live in guilt and self-blame for the rest of your life, I don't want you to go through this kind of inner pain and torture;

"Secondly, Ding Tiansheng's gang is insatiable and criminal, and their problems will erupt sooner or later, even if you don't investigate and punish them, under the current anti-corruption and high-pressure situation, I estimate that they will be completely destroyed in two or three years at most. If you meet their demands now, when their sins are revealed, you will become their accomplice, and not only will your political future be ended, but you will also be sentenced to prison, and I don't want you to spend your old age in prison. ”

Secretary Lu smiled bitterly and asked, "You said that I can't compromise with Ding Tiansheng and them, so what else can I do?" Will they wait for their conscience to find out? ”

Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Dad, my thoughts are like this: I will go back now, and immediately arrange for the Beishan County Government to start the listing and auction of the mining rights of the Jigongling lead-zinc mine, allow Honghua Mining Company to participate in the bidding, and ask Gong Pengju, chairman of the company, to personally come over to negotiate with the county government on relevant matters." I estimate that Gong Pengju is confident that he has a hostage in his hands, and it is expected that we will not dare to do anything to him, so he will agree to this request.

"When Gong Pengju returned to China, I immediately rushed to the country to exchange hostages. As soon as Benben is safely swapped out and leaves the kingdom, you take action to capture Gong Pengju. According to my analysis, Gong Pengju was a key figure in a series of murders carried out by Ding Tiansheng, Wei Jiehe and others, and those killers from Southeast Asia may have been invited by him, and he may also be the backbone of Ding Tiansheng's interest group. Once he is arrested and confesses, the end of Ding Tiansheng and the others will come—"

Secretary Lu immediately interjected: "What about you? What do you do? Once we capture Gong Pengju, they will kill you immediately!" ”

Ye Ming was silent for a moment, his eyes gradually revealed a resolute look, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, you don't have to think about my safety. I caused all these things, and I should bear the consequences. As long as Benben is safe, you will also smoothly enter the highest decision-making level to realize your ideals and ambitions, and I will die without regrets! ”

Secretary Lu looked at him steadily, tears gradually appeared in his eyes, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and he said in a reproachful tone for a long time: "Xiao Ming, if you die, what's the point of me entering the highest decision-making level?" What other ideals and ambitions can be achieved? Also, did you decide to die so rashly, have you ever thought about the feelings of Chu Chu, Chen Yi, and Chen Mengqi? Chu Chu and Chen Yi aside, I know Chen Mengqi's girl best, I heard your sister say that the last time you were trapped in the mine, Chen Mengqi wanted to commit suicide. If you were really killed by the gangsters, would she still be alive?

"Also, Xiao Benben and Xiao Jingjing are still so young, Chu Chu is also pregnant, if you die, they will become fatherless children, have you considered their future? Besides, you are now a county party secretary with a special status, and once you are killed by those gangsters abroad, it will definitely become sensational news and will definitely alarm the central authorities. Once the central government sets up a special task force to investigate the truth about your murder, my problem will still be implicated, and I will not be able to enter the decision-making level, and it is very likely that I will be investigated and dealt with. What's the point of your sacrifice in that case? ”

Speaking of this, he waved his hand and said in a decisive tone: "I have thought it through: you go to exchange hostages first, rescue Xiao Benben, and then I will instruct the Beishan County Government to transfer the mining rights of the Jigongling lead-zinc mine to that Honghua company according to the requirements of Ding Tiansheng Group, and recommend Ding Tiansheng to the central government to take over as deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, meet all their conditions, and ask them to release you."

"At that time, Ding Tiansheng thought that he had pinched my handle and dead end, and in order to keep my political future, I could only continue to compromise with them, and I didn't dare to do anything with them. Moreover, they will also be delusional to hold me hostage to continue to help them, so they will definitely fulfill their promise to release you. As soon as you are released, I will immediately go to the No. 1 and No. 5 chiefs, confess to them my relationship with you, expose the crimes of Ding Tiansheng and others, explain the situation that I had to compromise with Ding Tiansheng in order to save Xiao Benben and you, and ask the central government to deal with me. For now, it's the only right choice! ”