The director had experienced his last trip to Yunnan and was already a frightened bird, shouting, "Pause the live broadcast! Pause the live broadcast! No one is allowed to record!"
In an instant, the live broadcast room turned black and then began to play rotating advertisements.
Netizens could only ask each other in the barrage, and no one knew what went wrong at the scene.
The assistant director expertly plugged in the loudspeaker and handed it to the director, who took it and began assigning tasks: "Everyone, follow my instructions. Now, divide into groups and search for the pearls. Groups of three will supervise each other. No cellphone filming is allowed. Anyone who secretly takes a video and affects the reputation of the program will definitely receive a letter from the TV station's lawyer!"
"We'll use half an hour as the standard. If you can't find it after half an hour, call the police!"
The guests at the scene were unable to react at all and thought it was a show effect.
Only Han Mo frowned slightly, wondering why this part was different from the plan. Wasn't Baozhu supposed to be held hostage in Xiongshan by the criminals and forced to pay a ransom?
Where did the criminals go? Why is the pearl the only one missing?
The program did not go smoothly, and the shadow of the last trip to Yunnan shrouded everyone again. This time, they chose a zoo in the suburbs, which was not dangerous at all, but the cute guest baby still went missing unexpectedly.
The production crew began to discuss whether the production team had offended some gods or provoked some evil spirits. How could it be so unlucky? "We found it! We found it!"
Suddenly someone shouted that they had found it. Everyone ran towards the sound and saw the shouting staff member at the edge of Xiongshan Mountain, holding an old mobile phone in his hand.
"What did you find? Where is the pearl?" the director asked anxiously.
The man spoke incoherently, opening his old phone as he spoke: "I just found this phone on the edge of Bear Mountain. I thought someone had lost it, but when I opened it, I saw there was no password lock, but there was a video."
The old phone was turned on and the video started playing.
The video was shot directly at Baozhu. In the video, Baozhu was tied up tightly, gagged, blindfolded, and put in a sack, with only her head exposed.
The background of the shot looks like a broken-down van in motion.
Suddenly, a voice call came in. The staff member frantically dialed the phone: "Zhen Baozhu is in my hands. If you want her alive, prepare 20 million in half an hour. I want Bitcoin. I will send an account to this phone in half an hour. I will release her after receiving the money. If you call the police, you can wait for Zhen Baozhu's body to be collected!"
The director looked at Baozhu's parents and asked, "Baozhu's mom, Baozhu's dad, no one wants something like this to happen. What are your plans? Call the police? Or pay the ransom? The kidnappers only gave you half an hour. You need to make a decision quickly."
Baozhu's mother almost fainted, but fortunately Baozhu's father came to help her.
Han Mo bit her lip. When she heard that the kidnappers were asking for 20 million, she became anxious instantly. Something must have gone wrong.
While everyone's attention was on the old cell phone and Baozhu's parents, Han Mo retreated to the side of Xiong Shan, leaned towards Xiong Shan, and started talking, as if she was talking to someone on the phone, but she clearly didn't have a cell phone in her hand, nor was she wearing headphones.
"You have to think of a solution quickly. Baozhu was taken away in a broken van. I just asked the headmaster, and he said it was him... We can't go according to the original plan. We can't let anything happen to the child..."
Jiang Fan saw Han Mo muttering to Xiong, seemingly talking about the pearl, but he couldn't quite understand what she was saying. "Have you asked? Who have you asked?" he asked, puzzled.
"Momo baby, who are you talking to?"
Jiang Fan noticed Han Mo's strange behavior at the first moment and came over to ask.
Han Mo looked embarrassed, as if she was in trouble.
"I need you to help me."
A moment later, Han Mo walked into the crowd angrily. Ten minutes had passed, and Zhen Baozhu's parents had not yet decided whether to call the police or pay the ransom.
No one present could make the decision for them. Although 20 million was an affordable amount for any guest present, it would take some time to convert 20 million into Bitcoin.
But no one urged Zhen Baozhu's parents. It was already this late, and they were still hesitating. Why didn't they raise the money quickly?
Even Director Wang's family just frowned and looked at Zhen Baozhu's parents with disapproval.
If it were CC, he would have paid the ransom long ago, 20 million to buy his precious daughter's life, and he would kill her after only half an hour. There was no time to call the police, and there was no time to deploy defense and control even if he called the police. The kidnappers calculated that this time was only enough to raise money and try their luck.
But Zhen Baozhu's parents were about to faint and cry, and never mentioned anything about raising money.
Everyone watched for five minutes and tried to persuade him for five minutes, and gradually they began to understand what was going on.
That's what it means to not want to spend money.
"Don't say it's useless. Time is running out. You and your wife should prepare the money first, or call the police now. The time agreed by the kidnappers will soon come. There is no time to hesitate!" Han Mo forced Baozhu's parents.
Baozhu's mother just wanted to pretend to be fragile and pass the time. Although she could afford 20 million, it was painful to pay it out all at once.
If the kidnappers killed the hostage, that would be another story. Their family's income comes from a single source, relying entirely on Baozhu. If Baozhu dies of exhaustion one day, wouldn't they have to live a precarious life again?
Therefore, the couple had already bought Baozhu a high-value accident insurance. If Baozhu died this time, their family would not have to worry for the rest of her life.
When Baozhu's mother heard the kidnappers' conditions, she immediately thought of this prescient insurance, so she kept acting, intending to pass the half hour with her acting skills. Now Han Mo asked her about it in person.
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