Han Chudong's mind was full of thoughts about his father's kidnapping. He had too few clues at hand, so after much thought he only found some enemies with whom he had conflicts of interest and wrote down their names on a piece of paper.

For example, last month there was an electrical appliance salesman who went bankrupt and came to his company and made a scene and threatened to jump off the building. He seemed to have some mental problems and was handed over to the police.

For example, K, Kevin Roosevelt, the guy Han Chudong hired to collect incriminating materials on and send them to the prosecutor's office, is a more likely suspect.

There is also the car dealer who came to him for help but in the end he didn't even meet him. Han Chudong didn't help him, which may have made him bear a grudge against him.

Trapped in the plane, there is plenty of time to reminisce.

As one name after another was written out, he realized that he already had so many "enemies". These were only the ones he knew, and there were probably many more that he didn't know.

Similar to other super-rich people, Han Chudong inevitably affected the interests of many people in the process of accumulating wealth.

I began to regret not hiring some bodyguards for Han Yigun.

Actually, Han Chudong mentioned it before, but his father mocked him by saying that he didn't even look at where he worked. Han Chudong thought it made sense and thought that the person with the least risk among his family members was the head of the Los Angeles Special Services Team. He didn't expect that it was because of this negligence that he got into trouble today.

He thought with a bit of frustration that one really shouldn't laugh at others. He had seen a lot of jokes when Paul Getty's grandson, Paul Getty III, was kidnapped.

Things change, and after a similar tragedy happened to his family, Han Chudong finally couldn't laugh anymore...

Mention bearer bonds.

Nowadays, almost everyone in Europe and the United States knows about this thing. In fact, before 1970, there were only bearer bonds among all types of bonds, and registered bonds only appeared after that.

This is because the amount of bonds issued is too large, with hundreds of millions of people purchasing bonds every year. However, as computers were not yet popular, the cost of registering per person was too high, so they could only be issued publicly in an anonymous form.

After 1970, as computer technology became increasingly mature and the cost of unified registration decreased, registered bonds finally appeared.

A bearer bond is just a piece of paper that the person who buys the bond keeps. Because it is not registered to an individual or company, anyone with it can exchange it for real money at a specific place.

The bottom of this paper will be torn into strips, like the small advertisements you see in newspapers. Every quarter or half a year, you can take it to the exchange and tear off a strip to exchange for money.

With such good stuff, the kidnappers would be stupid to ask for gold and banknotes which are difficult to transport, not to mention that banknotes are easily marked.

According to the amount on the ransom letter, even if it is 20 million US dollars, it can be easily put into an ordinary document bag after being converted into bearer bonds, and it will not be noticed even if it is stuffed in clothes. Therefore, it is often used for money laundering and asset transfer. The Federal Reserve is gradually abolishing the issuance of bearer bonds, but there are still a large number of them on the market.

Before boarding the plane, Han Chudong had asked assistant Arthur to help prepare. There was sufficient idle funds in the Mason United Group's account, so it shouldn't be too troublesome. For the sake of his father's personal safety, he naturally wouldn't feel sorry for the money at this moment.

I just couldn't understand why it was 20 million US dollars instead of 30 million US dollars or more. I vaguely guessed that it might be because of old Paul Getty's stingy behavior that taught the kidnappers a vivid lesson.

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After more than six hours of flight, the plane finally landed at LA International Airport.

During this time, Mochizuki Kiko didn't sleep either. She couldn't help. Seeing Han Chudong always in a daze, she couldn't help but start to worry about him. At this moment, she said, "Your father will be fine, Mason."

"Well, I'll do whatever the kidnappers say. The worst that can happen is that I'll lose some money. Security really needs to be stepped up. You'll even need bodyguards by your side. We're in contact so frequently, and there are even photos of you in the newspapers. Who knows, someone might target you one day."

"Me? Who would tie me up?"

"How would I know? But they might kidnap you and ask me for money. Compared to the small security expenses, if you are kidnapped like my father, the loss will be huge. You are not allowed to refuse."

Han Chudong was not in the mood to chat now. He just wanted to rescue Han Yiqiang, who liked to take advantage of others and was sometimes a bit of a jerk.

Kyoko Mochizuki was considerate enough not to make things difficult for him, thinking that it would not be too late to discuss such matters later.

As soon as the plane landed on the tarmac, Han Chudong didn't have time to be polite. He immediately asked the flight attendant to open the cabin door. Soon he saw assistant Arthur who drove over to pick them up.

After having the bodyguard drive Arthur's assistant's car back, Han Chudong sat in the same car with Arthur. When there were no outsiders around, he couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Did the kidnappers call and say when they would release my dad?"

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Shaking his head, Arthur's assistant told him, "I haven't received a call yet, at least not before I leave. Mr. Babe Robinson, president of the Los Angeles branch of Bank of America, is helping to extract bearer bonds from the headquarters and will record the numbers for later investigation. And old Mr. Elton has helped to communicate with your father's boss and is working with the FBI to conduct a secret investigation. They are afraid that someone is monitoring your family, so everything is being done in secret."

"Thanks."

Han Chudong's face was filled with worry, and he wondered, "Today should be a holiday, right? Why would my dad go out for no reason? Do you know where he was kidnapped?"

"Not sure. Your mother said she had a conflict with him recently and hasn't spoken to him for several days. The last time she saw him was about 23 hours ago. He drove out alone and has not been seen since. The police haven't found his car yet."

Han Chudong was very clear about his parents' quarrel. The main reason was that they were too bored. Han Yigun was drunk for two days before Thanksgiving, which made his wife, Han Chudong's mother, very unhappy.

"...I asked them to go on vacation with me to Hawaii. If they had agreed to go with me, they would not have encountered this kind of thing." Han Chudong said with a headache, and then added: "I must make sure that my father is okay, otherwise I won't give him a penny. Since he wants my money, you think he should have been killed by now, right?"

Assistant Arthur did not dare to speculate randomly, and said to comfort him: "After being kidnapped in Rome, Paul Getty III returned safely five months later. If Getty Sr. had not been so fussy, the kidnappers would not have cut off one of his ears. I don't think there will be any problems with his personal safety, at least until the kidnappers get the money. After all, they need your father to exchange for wealth."

"Yeah, I have similar thoughts, but I'm afraid something might go wrong after I get the money. I have no advantage in this matter. If I pin all my hopes on the conscience of the kidnappers, that would be too dangerous."

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