Chapter 6 Section VI

The head of the prefectural police, Noda, sat in the reception room of Fukutomi's house, with his arms folded across his chest.It has been three hours since Kenta was kidnapped, and the prisoner hasn't called again. "That bastard prisoner, what the hell is he up to? He clearly said that he would let us hear Kenta's voice." The silence in the reception room was embarrassing, and he couldn't help muttering.Sitting next to him, Fukutomi Masako stared fiercely at the phone with sharp eyes like a devil detective. Suddenly, the head of the first search section rushed in: "Minister, it's not good, another kidnapping happened!"

"What did you say?" Noda stared at the frowning subordinate: "Tell me in detail!" "First, the eldest son of a family named Yueshan in a neighboring town was kidnapped. I heard that the child is five years old." "Hey, is it Ichiro from the Tsukiyama family?" Masako blurted out. "You know him?" Noda asked. "He and Kenta go to the same kindergarten and are still in the same class." "Isn't it a coincidence?" After finishing speaking, Noda asked the head of the first search department in confusion: "What you said just now is very strange, 'the neighboring town first', what does that "first" mean? Could there be other incidents? "

The section chief scratched his head and said, "Yes, there is actually another kidnapping incident..." "what?" "This incident took place a little farther away, but it is also in the county. The daughter of a family named Huo Village was kidnapped, and the child is also five years old." "Oh, that's Aya Firemura." Masako said, "He's also Kenta's classmate." "What's going on?" Noda whispered, "Are these two children really kidnapped? Isn't it simply missing?" "It was indeed kidnapped, because the prisoner called the child's home."

"How did he say?" "This is the weird part. It is said that the prisoner said on the phone that he would ask Fufu's family for details." "So it looks like the same criminal committed the crime. What about the ransom?" "The prisoner didn't say a word." "What are you doing? What is that kid thinking?" At this moment, the phone on the desk rang, and Masako Fukuto grabbed the microphone quickly: "This is the Fufu family." "Hey, it's me, the kidnapper." In the same voice as last time, he reported his identity calmly. "As agreed, let you listen to your son's voice."

"Let me hear it! Come on!" After a few seconds, a boy's voice came from the phone: "Hi, it's me." "Kenta, is it Kenta? I am mother, can you hear it?" "Well, I can hear it." "Where are you now? What is that place?" "I don't know, when I wake up, I'm already here." "What is that place?" "It's a dark little house." "Oh, how pitiful. Are you in good spirits? No injuries?" "Well, no." "have you eaten yet?" "I've eaten the children's meal. It's delicious. Ah, wait a minute, people say that's all I can talk about."

"Hey, Kenta!" Listening to the movement on the phone, the receiver has been switched from Kenta to the prisoner, and the man's voice rang again. "How, is he fine?" "It's okay... Leaving aside this, when will you return Kenta to me?" "Of course we have to wait until the transaction is successfully completed." "I have prepared 100 million yuan, please trade it as soon as possible." "Don't be so busy. It's rare that Kenta-kun's friends are here, so let's go slowly." "What?" Zhengzi couldn't help raising his voice, "You were the one who kidnapped Yueshan and Huocun's children?"

"That's right. But it's too troublesome to call the children's parents one by one, so I'll just talk to the family. Don't you mind?" "That's no problem, but why do you kidnap several people? If you want a large ransom, Kenta can satisfy you by himself." The man smiled secretly on the other end of the phone: "It's more than just 'several people', you will understand sooner or later." "what?" "Forget it, anyway, I have my reasons. The head of Noda County Police should be with you, right? If it's convenient, let him answer the phone."

"Oh, yes." Masako handed the microphone to Noda in surprise.Noda was confused when he was suddenly named by the prisoner. "I'm Noda." In order not to be underestimated by the prisoners, Noda spoke in a majestic voice. "Oh, it's hard work. This should be enough for you." "That's right." Noda almost wanted to say "Thank you for your concern", but stopped immediately.The prisoner's voice sounded like a young man's, but he always felt as if he had encountered that unique tone somewhere before, and he almost showed a flattering attitude unknowingly.

Noda coughed dryly: "What can you do with me?" "I said, you don't need to put on such an air." "Where are you putting on airs! What kind of attitude is this? You are too arrogant! You are obviously a kidnapper." "Hehe." A low laugh came from the other end of the phone: "It's because you put on airs too much. If you have any objections to my attitude, there is no need to make a deal." Hearing this, Masako Fukutomi shook his head in panic.Noda could only suppress his anger. "Don't you have something to tell me? Then tell me and listen."

"Yes. Please do one thing: prepare twenty patrol cars, and let them park in the Fufu Mansion to be on standby, understand?" "Twenty patrol cars? What are they for?" "It's needed during the transaction. Stay tuned for what will happen." "When will it be?" "I'm trying to move as fast as I can. I'll call back later, and that's it." "Wait!" Noda said hurriedly, but the phone had already hung up.Noda looked back at his subordinates: "It's been a long time since we talked this time, so there must be a decent follow-up result, right?"

"should be." While speaking, the phone rang, and the subordinate immediately picked it up. "Hey, the tracking results came out? Oh, oh, what?" The subordinate's expression froze strangely. "I see..." He started to take notes, but his expression was still disappointed. "Where did you call?" Noda asked immediately after his subordinate hung up the phone. "That's right," the subordinate said while looking at the notes. "The prisoner seems to have hacked into the computers of various countries, and then used the advanced network transmission function to make calls. According to the report, the call just now came from Tehran." "Tehran? Last time it was Cameroon, and this time it's Tehran again. Can't we find any traces before?" "No, the tracking technology has also improved recently, and it is possible to trace where the call was sent from." "Wouldn't that be nice?" "Tracing results show that the call from Tehran was transmitted from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo was previously Brazzaville in the Congo, and Brazzaville was the capital of the Republic of Suriname. Paramaribo. Unfortunately, this is the limit of what tracking technology can detect." "Understood, forget it." Noda shook his hand, "Give up the pursuit. By the way," he turned to Masako: "I have something to discuss with you about the ransom." "What's up?" "The prisoner seems to have kidnapped other people besides Kenta. I think he will ask for ransom separately. However, other families may not be able to easily prepare 100 million yuan at once like the family. In order to quickly respond to the prisoner's request, Can you help these families?" "I understand. Then we will pay the ransom for other people first." Masako Fukuda replied straightforwardly.Then she seemed to suddenly think of something: "No, there is no need to pay in advance, we will bear everything." "All?" Noda asked in surprise. "Yes. The condition is," as he said, Masako cast his sharp eyes on the head of the county police: "When the police announce this incident to the media, all the amount we pay will be counted as the ransom for Kenta alone." "I see. Then the ransom for other children will become zero." "Can't you?" "No, no, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. I understand what you mean, and I will do my best." Noda thought to himself, for a rich man like Masako Fukutomi, even his son's ransom must be pursued for ostentation. "So, how much money do you need to prepare? If it's 100 million per person..." "Yeah, from the tone of the prisoner, not only two or three kidnapped, maybe five or six million yuan must be prepared." "If it's five or six billion, it should be in the treasury, right?" After finishing speaking, Masako turned to ask her husband whose presence was as thin as a shadow. "Yes. I'll go and have a look." Just as Fu Fuliang stood up, several criminal police rushed in. "Oops! There was another kidnapping incident, and two people were kidnapped." "On my side, too, a boy has been kidnapped." "Three people from my side were kidnapped at the same time." "What?" Noda's eyes turned red immediately: "This is a total of..." He counted on his fingers: "Nine people?" At this time, other detectives rushed in, panting heavily, and reported the same content to Noda in unison.