Chapter 123 Ransom
"A four-year-old boy is missing. I think he was either abducted or kidnapped. The whole city is under martial law and searching. I don't know if they can find him. It could be a group of unknown people that have been roaming around recently. It's not safe. I have to go and get busy. You should move back to the courtyard. It's not safe to live alone."
Quan Ruifeng had to go and get busy, but he was worried about Xia Xian. Those people might not just target the child.
Whether it was trafficking in women and children or kidnapping people to extort ransom from their families, Quan Ruifeng didn't want Xia Xian to have the slightest chance of experiencing any of this. After all, even if someone was kidnapped for a ransom, there would be unruly kidnappers who would take the ransom and then kill the person!
Xia Xian understood Quan Ruifeng's concerns, so she quickly packed her things and went to live with Gao Shuang and the others.
"Okay, then I'll move over and you work hard."
"be safe."
Xia Xian warned.
It's really unpleasant that such a thing happened during the Chinese New Year.
Especially the family who lost their child, they don’t know how sad they are. We can only hope that the person will be found soon.
However, before the person was found, the kidnappers sent a letter, and it turned out that they wanted money!
You are not allowed to tell the police and secretly send the money to the designated location, otherwise they will kill the child!
The child's family was not very rich, but the ransom of two thousand yuan was not a lot. They had the money, so they obeyed the orders and did not tell the police. They sent the money to the designated place, thinking that as long as they could redeem the child, they would just give the money.
However, the parents obviously underestimated the shamelessness of the kidnappers. They took the money but did not release the child. Instead, a letter appeared at the house that night, asking them to send another 2,000 yuan to another location, otherwise they would kill the child.
I say again, don’t tell the police, otherwise the child will die!
However, the child's family had been fooled once, so naturally they would not choose to trust them again this time. After hesitating, they still secretly found Quan Ruifeng.
This family has a complicated relationship with Quan Ruifeng's family, and they are somewhat related, so Quan Ruifeng was very concerned and wanted to find the person as soon as possible. He had already told the child's parents that he must tell him in time if there was any clue. Unexpectedly, the child's parents were busy and not only told him, but also secretly sent the money over. They only came over after receiving the second blackmail letter.
Quan Ruifeng looked unhappy and his tone was questioning.
"Didn't I tell you not to act on your own? If you have any clues, please let us know in time. Do you want Tuantuan to come back?"
"Of course I did. I even dreamed about it! I don't even dare to think about where he is now and what kind of suffering he is going through. It's because I thought about him too much that I believed their lies and thought that everything would be fine as long as I gave him the money. I didn't expect them to be so shameless!"
Tuantuan’s father made a tearful accusation.
Since ancient times, how many people who can do such things can be moral and not shameless? How can they make a fortune and earn money happily?
I can only say that this father was too naive. Fortunately, he knew to come over and did not choose to trust the kidnappers again, otherwise he would be really hopeless!
"Tell me more details. How did the letter get to your house? Has anyone seen the person who delivered the letter?"
There was no point in scolding him now, so Quan Ruifeng took out a pen and paper and wrote down what he said.
Because they had been told to report to the Public Security Bureau if they had any clues, they did not leave anyone to watch over their house. Instead, they all went out to look for people, which is why the kidnappers took advantage of the opportunity.
Now it seems that the kidnapper may be near their home, watching the family's every move, and he doesn't know if his presence has been exposed.
Quan Ruifeng frowned, wanting to hurry up and ask all the questions before going to his house to take a look.
"No, no one saw the person who delivered the letter. The letter was stuffed through the crack of the door and thrown in. When we found the letter and came out to check, there was no one there."
"The second time, it was sneaked in. I didn't see whether the person delivering the letter was a man or a woman, or whether he was tall, short, fat or thin."
And the timing was very accurate. Almost before he returned after delivering the first payment, the second letter asking for money had already been stuffed into his house.
They must have been multiple people committing the crime, otherwise they wouldn't have coordinated so well!
He said this in a low voice, and Xia Xian was listening from the side, helping to take notes and adding some questions that Quan Ruifeng did not ask.
Judging from the account given by Tuantuan’s father, Quan Ruifeng dared to infer that the kidnappers would not release the child, no matter how many ransoms were offered.
Moreover, he now suspected that the kidnappers might just be throwing a smokescreen and they were not really asking for a second ransom.
The risk is too great. It is very likely that this is just a cover-up and they are going to take the child away directly!
This is equivalent to using the child twice! First, ask the family for a ransom of a moderate amount, and then take him away and sell him somewhere else. This second income is safer than asking for a second ransom directly!
He was so experienced and intuitive that he didn’t have time to explain it to them!
He immediately stood up to leave, but still gave some instructions to Tuantuan's father.
"You should follow their instructions and go out on time to deliver the ransom in the early morning. I will have someone follow you secretly so that we can prepare for both scenarios."
He now wants to verify a suspicion.
"Okay, Ruifeng, you must help our Tuantuan! He is still so young..."
"Know."
Quan Ruifeng had already gone out. He strode quickly and disappeared into the night.
"Don't cry for now. Just do as Quan Ruifeng said. Don't let anyone notice anything unusual when you go out."
"Take this money and pretend that you are here to borrow money. If the kidnappers are still near your home and know that you are out, it will be more reasonable."
Xia Xian handed Gao Shuang the money and bag he had brought and told him to go home.
"Um."
Tuantuan’s father left in grief.
The kidnappers will not know that this is the home of public security officer Quan Ruifeng. As long as it is handled well, it will not be exposed.
"What's this, eh!"
"Why does it feel so chaotic all of a sudden?"
Grandma Quan didn't say anything, but she felt very sorry in her heart. She turned the Hetian jade bracelet like a Buddhist rosary, turning it over and over, as if only in this way could she calm her mind.
"Just get through this period of time."
Gao Shuang comforted herself, perhaps it was the darkness before dawn.
"Yes, just get through it, and things will get better and better."
Xia Xian touched Grandma Quan's back and comforted her.
After that, she kept wondering where those people were hiding and why they were able to hide so well without being discovered and reported. After all, everyone knows their neighbors now and can tell who are strangers at a glance.
The Public Security Bureau issued a notice asking everyone to report if they saw a stranger. It was not like in later generations, where there were many migrant workers and all kinds of people mixed together, and no one knew who the stranger was.
Unless the people who did this were originally from Beijing? As for where they live, the neighbors are not strangers to them...
Could it be that they are...
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