Chapter 196 Raising the price and adding ransom

The sentry in the compound knew Lin Wanxia and was a little surprised to see her.

"Sister-in-law, Jiang Ying has gone on a mission."

"I know." Lin Wanxia had calmed down at this moment, at least her voice was no longer as panicked as when she first knew that Xingxing was taken away, "I want to find your leader for something."

"Which leader?" The sentry looked at He Yucheng and Chen Manshu, motioned Lin Wanxia to come forward, and whispered to her, "Sister-in-law, did Jiang Ying tell you how many people were left in our compound after the mission?"

Lin Wanxia nodded, "I'll find your top leader who stayed behind."

Jiang Sinian certainly couldn't tell her how many people had left.

He just told her that whenever there was a large mission and many people left the compound, she would generally not be allowed to come in and out as she pleased as before. However, there will be soldiers left behind in the compound. No matter which unit they are from, they can go directly to the top leader if they have any problems.

Seeing Lin Wanxia's anxious expression, the sentry didn't say anything more. He asked his companions to continue to stand guard while he went back to the transmission room to make a phone call.

Not long after, Lin Wanxia saw a regimental-level cadre lying on the bed in the office.

The cadre's surname was Song.

Captain Song gestured to Lin Wanxia and the others to sit down with an embarrassed look on his face: "I'm sorry to let you see me in such an unpresentable state. Of course, if I hadn't had a temporary hemorrhoid surgery, I would be at sea right now."

After explaining his predicament, he asked Lin Wanxia, ​​"Sister-in-law, you came to see me. Did you encounter any difficulties?"

The island city compound was newly built, and it was built for the purpose of going to war, so there was no family compound and no military dependents. Lin Wanxia was the only military dependent who often visited the compound, and everyone in the compound knew her.

"My son is missing. He was kidnapped from kindergarten. I'm afraid it was done by spies, so I came to tell you first."

"What?" Captain Song subconsciously wanted to stand up, but then he lay back down with a grin and directly called his service officer, "Xiao Zhang, come here."

Lin Wanxia didn't expect Captain Song to be so action-oriented, so she stopped him, "I'm not sure if it was done by spies. I'm just reporting first, and if I can't find him when I go back, I'll ask you to help find him."

Captain Song shook his head, "That won't work! How can this be considered a problem? Finding the child is more important. Our soldiers are fighting the enemy on the front line, and we can't let his child get lost."

The service officer received Captain Song's order to go to the agency, and the agency said it would immediately coordinate with the local authorities to handle the matter.

***

Lin Wanxia came out of the compound and went directly back to the fishing village.

The village radio was used to call for Xingxing.

The next second, all the fishermen in the village ran out to look for Xingxing.

Chen Manshu and He Yucheng were not familiar with the island city, so they volunteered to stay in the canteen so that if there was a call for Lin Wanxia, ​​she could be notified immediately.

At least four wheels are faster than two legs.

Lin Wanxia went home to look around first, and was a little disappointed that Xingxing was not at home as expected.

It would be best if Xingxing was okay, otherwise she would really kill the person who kidnapped Xingxing.

If it was just a stepmother, Lin Wanxia would be anxious but would not feel so guilty.

But Xingxing is an orphan of a martyred country!

If Xingxing got into trouble, she would not only feel sorry for Jiang Sinian, but also for the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.

Lin Wanxia took a deep breath, opened the door and walked out.

No, there must be a chance, Xingxing must return safely.

As soon as she walked out of the door, she saw He Yucheng's car speeding over.

"Xia Xia! Xingxing has been kidnapped, and the kidnapper is calling you." Chen Manshu leaned out of the passenger seat and started shouting from a distance.

When Lin Wanxia heard this, she hurried to the side of the road, opened the door and jumped in without waiting for He Yucheng to park the car.

After returning to the grocery store, she waited for a few minutes before she received a call from the kidnapper.

The kidnapper asked Lin Wanxia to go to the Daocheng long-distance bus station at 9:09 pm to hand over the person and the money. He

asked for 20,000 yuan in cash and told Lin Wanxia not to call the police, otherwise he would kill her.

Lin Wanxia hesitated and did not call the police, but called Song Tuan to tell him the situation.

He Yucheng couldn't help but said, "He's quite courageous, but not very ambitious. He must be a bandit who has never seen the world."

After attracting the angry glares of the two women,

he raised his hands in surrender. It's not that he has no sympathy. Who among the children of aristocratic families has not been kidnapped?

As far as he can remember, he has been kidnapped at least three times. He

hasn't been kidnapped in the past two years.

The main reason is that he doesn't give people the opportunity to kidnap him.

Chen Manshu patted Lin Wanxia's shoulder to comfort her, "As long as they want money, it's not a big problem. Let's go and get the money first."

She opened her bag, took out a passbook and slapped it into Lin Wanxia's hand.

The three of them set out to the bank in Daocheng to withdraw money, and analyzed the possibility of kidnappers.

Lin Wanxia spoke first, "His Mandarin is very authentic, and you can't hear the local accent."

This ruled out the possibility of acquaintances.

No one in the fishing village spoke Mandarin except her.

The spies' dialect was more authentic than hers.

Chen Manshu also thought of this: "Is he really a spy? He wouldn't want to capture Xingxing to threaten Jiang Sinian and his men to withdraw, right?"

"How could a kidnapper who wanted 20,000 yuan in ransom be so ambitious?" He Yucheng disagreed.

"Who knows if he was deliberately stalling for time? It's a bit too much to go through so much trouble for only 20,000 yuan..." Chen Manshu couldn't continue, his ambition was too narrow.

Lin Wanxia shook her head, her face anxious and confused: "The people in the village, speaking Mandarin, and wanting 20,000 yuan in ransom."

Just like the description of the heroine in the novel, pure and lustful. And this kidnapper is rustic and foreign.

He Yucheng was silent for a while, then gave a new direction: "Is it possible that the kidnapper is not just one person or even a group of people?"

***

A roadside public telephone booth in the island city.

As soon as the reporter hung up the phone, Zhu Qiaoyun became anxious, "Didn't you agree on 10,000 yuan? Why did you change your mind and ask for 20,000 yuan? What if Lin Wanxia doesn't give it to you?"

The reporter said unhappily, "Look at how ignorant you are. Don't you think that Lin Wanxia is a captain who runs a seafood restaurant and also does aquaculture. How could she not have 10,000 yuan? If I didn't think her seafood restaurant had just opened and wasn't profitable yet, I would have asked for 50,000 yuan.

Besides, asking for 10,000 yuan was your agreement. It was agreed that you and the man named Zhao would pay 3,000 yuan, and I would pay 4,000 yuan. Now I'm asking for an extra 10,000 yuan for myself. It's none of your business whether Lin Wanxia gives it or not."

Zhu Qiaoyun was not happy, "Lin Wanxia's boat is second-hand, and she still owes money! It's our fault that she can't afford to pay you so much. I don't care, let's split it in half when we meet. If Lin Wan really gives 20,000 yuan, we'll split the remaining 5,000 in half each."

Zhu Qiaoyun was born with a loud voice, and her voice was higher than that of ordinary people even if she tried to suppress it.

It was their first time being a kidnapper and they were not brave enough.

Seeing that some passers-by were looking at them, the reporter did not dare to argue with Zhu Qiaoyun anymore and said perfunctorily: "Let's talk about it after Lin Wanxia gives the money. Hasn't she given it yet? Is that Zhao reliable? Don't lose the child. Otherwise, you will lose a penny."