“I have money. My aunt is the owner of the Liao Group. You know the Liao Group, right? My classmates all come from middle-class families, and even combined they are not as rich as my aunt alone. If you can let everyone else out, I will have my aunt give you money.”
Rather than have the entire army wiped out, she should bear all the dangers alone.
Perhaps influenced by Ding Yu and the others, the more she spoke, the more courageous she became.
Actually, she didn't want to show off or be a hero; she wasn't a savior.
But given the current situation, it would be better if she took the initiative to step forward.
After all, the kidnappers probably wanted the money more.
Thinking of her family, she felt extremely guilty. "I'm sorry, children. I'm sorry, Li Huai. If anything happens to me, all my words can be summed up in one 'I'm sorry'."
Ding Yu and Liu Dandan tensed up as soon as Zhao Qinglan stood up.
How could the kidnappers from the Liao Group not know? They looked at Zhao Qinglan as if they had spotted a big fish, but they were still skeptical and asked, "You're just Madam Sun's niece. Is she really willing to pay to ransom you?"
"If you don't believe me, ask them if my aunt values me or not."
The classmates weren't stupid; they knew that Zhao Qinglan was putting herself in danger to rescue them, so they nodded repeatedly.
Yes, yes.
She's right.
“Rong Daming, don’t you think so?” Zhao Qinglan looked at Rong Daming again.
She was a woman, yet she was so brave. Rong Daming, who was almost scared to death, nodded vigorously. "Yes."
“It’s not up to you to decide. I need to hear Madam Sun promise me that she will pay to ransom you.”
Zhao Qinglan frowned; she didn't know where her aunt was right now.
"Then let me contact the outside world, is that alright?"
"Okay, but remember, you're not allowed to say things you shouldn't say."
"Don't worry, you want money, I want to live, I won't do anything reckless."
"That's good." The kidnapper nodded in satisfaction.
There is a telephone in the restaurant. Zhao Qinglan added, "I can't remember my aunt's number. Let me take something out of my bag to check."
The kidnappers wouldn't stop her from making this small request, but they would keep a close eye on Zhao Qinglan as she searched for the items.
Zhao Qinglan obediently took out her phone book and found her home number.
There was a telephone in the restaurant. Zhao Qinglan walked over to the telephone and plugged the telephone line back in.
Just now, fearing that the people inside might misuse the phone, the kidnappers immediately unplugged the phone line as soon as they had control of everyone.
Otherwise, the police would have tried to contact him via the restaurant's phone.
The call was answered quickly. "Hello, it's me, Qinglan."
"Miss Qinglan! Are you alright?" Butler Defu asked in surprise as he stood by the phone.
From this, it seems her family knows she's in an accident?
"Uncle Defu, is my aunt home?"
"Madam has gone to the restaurant where you were trapped."
What? Auntie's here.
This was something Zhao Qinglan hadn't expected at all.
The kidnappers listened to Zhao Qinglan's words the whole time, and seeing that she didn't say anything she couldn't say, they didn't interrupt or stop her.
"Well, Uncle Defu, I'll just talk to Auntie directly then," Zhao Qinglan said with a wry smile.
"Miss, you can tell me what you want to do," Butler Defu said anxiously.
“I need the ransom,” she shouted.
"How many?"
Zhao Qinglan looked at the kidnapper. "How much?"
"You, you have two million, no, three million Hong Kong dollars." If he hadn't remembered that Zhao Qinglan was just Madam Sun's niece and might not have been willing to spend more money to ransom her, he would have wanted to ask for even more.
Upon hearing the amount, Zhao Qinglan gasped, but still repeated, "Three million Hong Kong dollars."
"No problem, I'll have someone prepare it right away. Miss, are you alright?"
"I am fine."
"Say what you need to say and then hang up. Don't waste any more words," the kidnapper urged.
Zhao Qinglan had no choice but to hang up the phone.
"Look, you only need him and me. Let the others out, okay? They're no use here," she said in a conciliatory tone.
"No, we can't send them all out." We can send out some to avoid having to keep an eye on them one by one, but if we send them all out, we'll have too few hostages.
Although no more ransom could be extracted, ordinary hostages still had some use.
After counting, there were more than twenty people in the restaurant besides the kidnapper, Zhao Qinglan, and Rong Daming. The kidnapper thought for a moment and said, "If you can get your aunt to agree to give money, ten people can stay, and the rest can leave."
"Can't we have any more?" Zhao Qinglan continued.
"Can't!"
Seeing that the kidnappers were getting a little impatient, Zhao Qinglan immediately agreed.
"I just made a phone call, and my aunt already knows I'm here. She sent someone to the vicinity. Can you let me speak to someone outside?"
The kidnapper frowned. Why was this woman so troublesome? If she weren't such a fat sheep, he would have given her a good beating long ago.
"say what?"
"I told them to send the money over as soon as possible."
"Okay, fine, I'll start releasing them as soon as I see the money."
He'll only release people if he sees money; this guy is too cunning.
Not knowing whether her aunt was outside, Zhao Qinglan could only stand by the window.
"Officer Wu, there's been activity inside; the curtains are partially drawn."
"Quickly see if we can kill the kidnappers," Inspector Wu said hastily.
Through the scope, a woman with her hands raised appeared.
"The inspector is a woman."
"Hey you outside, my name is Zhao Qinglan. Does anyone recognize me around here?"
Upon hearing the name Zhao Qinglan, Inspector Wu nearly threw away his loudspeaker.
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