Gao Hongfei quickly sent a driver to pick up Xing Zhaozhao and take her home.
The atmosphere at home was extremely oppressive. Gao Yue's eyes were red and swollen from crying. Ying Rongrong and Xia Chen sat beside her to comfort her. Xia Chen looked guilty. She really didn't expect that a woman who was almost seventy years old could do such a thing. No matter what, that was her own granddaughter. How could she do such a thing?
Several police officers stood by, seemingly unprepared to be caught by an old woman; their expressions were grave.
"Mom, you've finally arrived." Gao Hongfei immediately went to greet Xing Zhaozhao when he saw her coming.
When the police officers saw Xing Zhaozhao, they were all stunned. One of them even thought he was seeing things and rubbed his eyes. He was then nudged by the person next to him and quickly straightened his face, pretending not to care.
Gao Mingcheng, who had been sitting upright on the sofa, stood up and looked at Xing Zhaozhao, saying, "You're here."
Although his face didn't reveal any emotion, his hand gripping the cane was trembling slightly, showing that he was still very worried.
Xing Zhaozhao walked over, took his hand, patted it reassuringly, then turned to Gao Hongfei and asked, "Why did she specifically ask me to deliver the ransom?"
Gao Hongfei shook his head: "I'm not really sure about that either."
“Okay, I’ll ask when I meet the person,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
Ying Rongrong knew immediately that she had agreed, so she got up to greet her and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry for getting you involved in this kind of thing."
Xing Zhaozhao waved her hand and said, "They're all my own kids, why are you being so polite with me?"
Her words made the few people who only regarded her as an old man, and the few younger people who had never regarded her as an elder, feel embarrassed.
"So, where should I go to see her now?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
“When she called before, she told me to wait because she couldn’t reach you temporarily. Since then, she hasn’t called again and we haven’t been able to contact her, so…” Gao Hongfei said.
Xing Zhaozhao realized: "So, we still have to wait for her to call?"
Gao Hongfei nodded.
“Then let’s wait and see,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cell phone on the table rang. It was Gao Yue's cell phone, the one she used to contact Dong Cui. The caller ID showed an unknown number.
The police officer sitting next to him immediately tensed up, glanced at the number, and said, "It's a virtual number, probably a call from the kidnappers." He then gestured for Gao Yue to come and answer the phone.
Everyone around was on high alert.
Gao Yue's palms were sweating with nervousness as she shakily reached out to answer the phone: "Hello?"
A clear female voice quickly came from the phone: "Hello, is this Ms. Gao Yue? This is Li XX Financial..."
Gao Yue's face darkened instantly.
The police officer who was busy tracking the IP address stopped what he was doing and looked very unhappy.
"Get lost!" Gao Yue shouted angrily and hung up the phone.
Xing Zhaozhao looked blank: "xx Finance? What's that?"
Gao Hongfei coughed lightly: "A sales call."
Xing Zhaozhao blinked: "How can a telemarketing call know your name?"
The police officers standing nearby all looked embarrassed.
Just then, Gao Yue's phone rang again.
The policeman next to him glanced at it and said, "It's still a virtual number."
Gao Yue got angry, assuming it was the same XX Financial company from before, and quickly answered the phone. Before the other party could say anything, she cursed back: "Don't take out a loan, get the hell away from me, and if you keep calling me randomly, I'll make you regret it."
"What loan? How do you intend to treat me rudely? Don't you want your daughter to come home?" Dong Cui's voice gradually rose and became more agitated.
The people around were stunned for a moment before they realized that the phone call they had been waiting for had finally arrived.
The police officers nearby started to get busy.
Gao Yue's heart jumped instantly, and she quickly explained, "No, no, I just hung up a sales call and thought she was calling again."
Dong Cui didn't press the matter further and asked, "What about Xing Zhaozhao? Have you been able to contact her?"
Gao Yue glanced at Xing Zhaozhao: "I've made contact with her. She's sitting right next to me now."
"Let her answer the phone," Dong Cui said.
Gao Yue handed over the phone.
Xing Zhaozhao answered: "Hello, it's me."
“I understand,” Dong Cui said. “Prepare the money and the helicopter. You will personally deliver them to the location I specify. I will send the address to Gao Yue via text message. Don’t try anything funny, or you may never see Xiaoyue again.”
After saying that, Dong Cui prepared to hang up the phone.
"Wait a minute." Xing Zhaozhao suddenly called out to her.
Dong Cui was taken aback: "Is there anything else?"
"I'm sorry, I can't do what you're asking," Xing Zhaozhao said.
Not to mention Dong Cui, everyone else was stunned, especially the police, whose faces turned pale with fright. Oh no, they hadn't taught her how to speak properly. What if she accidentally angered the kidnappers and they killed her?
“I can’t fly a helicopter,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
Dong Cui was furious: "Are you stupid? Can't your Gao family even find a helicopter pilot?"
“Oh, I understand,” Xing Zhaozhao replied.
Dong Cui prepared to hang up the phone again.
"Can I ask you one more question?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
“…Ask away,” Dong Cui said.
"Why do you insist that I deliver the ransom? We don't seem to know each other very well, do we?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
"I hate people like you the most!" Dong Cui said through gritted teeth.
Xing Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and asked, "What kind of person am I? What have I done to offend you?"
"I'll tell you when we meet later," Dong Cui said, then hung up the phone without saying anything more.
Xing Zhaozhao casually handed the phone back to Gao Yue, looked at the police, and asked, "Have you tracked down the address?"
The police officer was still standing there dumbfounded when Xing Zhaozhao asked him a question. He then came to his senses, glanced at the system, and nodded excitedly: "We've tracked him down."
The address that was traced was quickly handed over to others to make the arrest.
The police looked at Xing Zhaozhao with some surprise. They thought she was going to make a mess of things, but they didn't expect her to know how to use delaying tactics, and she actually succeeded.
Xing Zhaozhao turned to Gao Mingcheng: "Find a helicopter pilot with good skills."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and immediately called the nearest military unit to find one.
"She's so stupid, really," Xing Zhaozhao suddenly complained. "She can't even fly a helicopter herself, so why does she insist on having one? Does she expect a helicopter pilot to accompany her on her travels around the world?"
The police officers standing nearby were dumbfounded. So why did she insist on having a helicopter?
Xing Zhaozhao then grinned and said, "What's even more stupid is that she actually asked me to deliver the ransom to her."
The police officers nearby all looked completely bewildered. This was still a dangerous situation; they didn't understand what she was so happy about.
Xing Zhaozhao held the water that the nanny had just brought her, drank it all in one gulp, and then smashed the mug in her hand with a "bang," her whole body radiating murderous intent: "You're tired of living."
The police officer next to him: "??!!" Sorry, it's a misunderstanding, I can't afford to mess with him.
The police who tracked down the address to arrest her quickly sent back a message. The address was an internet cafe, but unfortunately, they still couldn't find her, and she still got away.
The police officer standing nearby was gripped by deep self-doubt. How could they not catch someone so stupid? How did she manage that?
An hour later, Dong Cui sent a text message to Gao Yue's phone. The address for paying the ransom was an abandoned factory in the suburbs, about a half-hour drive away. Dong Cui gave them fifteen minutes to arrive, or they would face the consequences.
Fortunately, the helicopter is already parked outside, and it will take fifteen minutes to get there. There's still plenty of time. The problem now is that we haven't prepared the money yet.
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