There was silence on the phone for a moment before the kidnapper's voice came from the phone: "I only talk to the family, and you police don't meddle with things." If you dare to interject again, I will immediately tear up the ticket. ”

"You misunderstood, I'm not a policeman, I'm Tang Shiyun's brother, and I'm not an outsider. My aunt has a bad heart and can't stand the fright, so from now on, I will be solely responsible for communicating with you. ”

At this time, Xia Mutong took a card with his name written on it from the technician and handed it to Ling Chen.

Zhuang Qian!

Ling Chen nodded secretly, and through the recognition of the kidnapper's voice, the technician had already determined the identity of the other party.

At this moment, Zhuang Qian said impatiently: "I don't care if you are her cousin or a policeman, before ten o'clock, I will receive the ransom, otherwise, you are going to collect Miss Tang's body." After speaking, the other party hung up the phone directly.

Ling Chen looked at Xia Mutong, who shook his head and said, "No, there are still ten seconds left, the other party's time is very accurate, we don't have enough time to position." ”

"Mr. Ling, when it comes to ten o'clock, should we send a ransom?"

"No, keep procrastinating. Officer Xia, let the police intensify their search and try to find their whereabouts. ”

"I have contacted all the stations and airports and stepped up patrols at the intersections out of the city, and they can't escape from Donghai City. ”

"Don't take it lightly, Donghai City is close to the sea, and they may be smuggled away by boat. Call and ask your informants to see if anyone is going to sea tonight. After speaking, Ling Chen walked behind the technician, "Play the recording of the call just now, remove the content of the conversation, amplify the background sound, and see if you can find valuable clues." ”

......

An hour flies by in the blink of an eye.

At ten o'clock, the mobile phone rang on time. Ling Chen answered the phone, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he had already said: "I'm sorry, Mr. kidnapper, the money hasn't been collected yet, can you slow down any longer?"

Zhuang Qian said coldly: "Boy, do you think I don't dare to kill the hostages?"

"No, no, no, of course I hope to get the hostages back safely, but we really can't scrape together that much money. Otherwise, give me a little more time, and we'll find a way to scrape together 30 million for you. ”

"I'm sorry, you've broken your trust once, I won't trust you anymore, I'm going to collect your cousin's body. ”

Toot toot!

Hearing the busy sound on the mobile phone, everyone's faces couldn't help but change greatly. Yao Li pounced on Ling Chen like crazy, and scolded angrily: "The surname is Ling, you brute, you killed my daughter." ”

Zhu Yansong and Yang Chengfeng, who were on the side, saw that she was about to rush up and beat someone, so they hurriedly stopped her and persuaded her: "Ms. Yao, you calm down first." ”

Yao Li looked at Ling Chen with resentment on her face, gritted her teeth and said: "The surname is Ling, if my daughter has three longs and two shorts, I will definitely ask you to pay for your life, and your whole family will not die well." ”

Xia Mutong frowned slightly, his eyes were anxious, and there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes. She still believed in Ling Chen's ability too much, and thought that he could rescue Tang Shiyun, but in order to delay time, she harmed Tang Shiyun.

After hesitating for a moment, she spoke, "Ling ......"

Without waiting for her to finish, Ling Chen raised his head and smiled at her: "Don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

As soon as the voice fell, the mobile phone rang again.

Ling Chen answered the phone with a calm expression, and Zhuang Qian's sneer immediately came out: "Everyone, wasn't it exciting just now?" Don't worry, Miss Tang is still alive now, but ......"

Just as Zhuang Qian was about to continue, Yao Li suddenly got rid of Zhu Yansong and Yang Chengfeng beside her, rushed to the table quickly, and shouted loudly with a crying voice: "Mr. Zhuang, please, don't kill my daughter, I will give you as much money as you want." ”

"Shut up!" Ling Chen's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly shouted. However, it was still a step too late. Zhuang Qian on the other end of the phone said coldly: "Do you know who I am?"

Ling Chen's mind was racing, thinking about how to explain, but Zhuang Qian had already hung up the phone. He frowned tightly and looked at Yao Li with an iron face, anger rising in his eyes. Suddenly, he raised his arm and threw a loud slap directly on Yao Li's face, mercilessly.

Yao Li covered her cheeks, looked at Ling Chen in disbelief, and said sharply, "You...... You dare to hit me?"

Ling Chen said coldly: "Congratulations, you successfully killed your daughter." ”

"It's you, it's obvious that you killed my daughter, don't try to shirk responsibility. ”

Listening to Yao Li's angry scolding, Ling Chen sighed, didn't want to talk nonsense with her anymore, and sat on the chair with a gloomy face.

After scolding for a few minutes in a row, Yao Li's mouth was dry, she seemed to be tired, and she leaned on the sofa and covered her face and cried bitterly.

Feeling the solemn and oppressive atmosphere in the conference room, Yang Chengfeng couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Ling, is there no hope at all?"

Ling Chen smiled bitterly: "Those kidnappers already know that we have their identities, and we know exactly what they want to do." With or without ransom, Shiyun will surely die, so they know we won't pay the ransom. ”

Xia Mouton asked curiously, "How do you know that they will definitely call again?"

"What's so hard about that. There were three kidnappers, Guan Long, Zhuang Qian, and Zhou Lin. The first two are for wealth, and Zhou Lin is for revenge for his son. If Guan Long and Zhuang Qian couldn't get the money, then they would not only do it in vain, but they would also have to bear the charge of kidnapping and murder and flee for their lives everywhere, and they would naturally not be willing to do this kind of loss-making thing. So, they won't give up easily until the money is in hand. In addition, as long as we don't pay the ransom, Shiyun will not be in danger, and they are worried that we will ask for a phone call with the hostages to confirm their safety. Therefore, even if Zhou Lin wanted to kill Shiyun immediately, Guan Long and Zhuang Qian would not allow him to do so. ”

After listening to Ling Chen's analysis, everyone looked at him with a little more admiration, and Xia Moutong's eyes were even more brilliant. This man is usually very arrogant, he didn't expect his mind to be so cautious, and he even grasped the kidnapper's mind, no wonder he dared to be so bold just now, and he didn't worry about Tang Shiyun's safety at all.

At this time, Yao Li, who was sobbing in a low voice, also raised her head. She listened to Ling Chen's words word for word, and she couldn't help but regret it when she recalled her impulse just now. There was still a glimmer of hope, but now there is not even the last glimmer of hope.

Thinking that she would never see her daughter again, she couldn't help crying again.

"Ling Chen, what now?" Xia Mutong said worriedly, "Is there no way at all?"

Ling Chen shook his head and said, "There's no way, all we can do now is wait." ”

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for hope. ”

When the words fell, Ling Chen closed his eyes and secretly prayed that if everything was as he guessed, maybe Tang Shiyun still had a chance of life.