Chapter 50 second quarter

I hung up the phone and drank the beer in my glass. This is probably a harassing call.How could such a thing really happen. I picked up the tofu from the pot and poured beer into the glass, trying to change my mood quickly. Just as I brought the wine glass to my lips, the phone rang again. "Hello?" I said angrily. "You are too impatient." It was that person again, "You are so impatient, you can't get along in society." "You don't need to worry about it, I'm hanging up!" "I want to hang on to you, but you will regret it."

"What do you mean?" I couldn't help asking.The man's voice was different from before, with a bit more sinister meaning. "It's very simple. You are forcing me to say the kidnapper's catchphrase - if the ransom is not paid, the child's life will be lost." "It's none of my business." "Are you sure about that?" the man continued, his tone still entangled. "If you don't pay the ransom, the child will die nearby. Even so, you can feel at ease? What's the difference between this and you killing him?" "Are you kidding? You were the one who killed him!"

"That is to say, I have no responsibility? Do you think you can push it away like this? I don't think it can be done. You will definitely regret it for the rest of your life." This man's words are disgusting.I wanted to ignore him and hang up the phone, but hesitated for a moment.The other party took the opportunity to say: "Look, you are already hesitating. I don't know if you have heard of this novel? Or read "Heaven and Hell" by Akira Kurosawa. The protagonist in the story is resolutely the driver's child. After paying the ransom, a human being should be so affectionate and righteous. Your heart is as kind as that protagonist, even if you are someone else's child, you won't have the heart to sit back and do nothing."

"Although I can't bear it, I won't pay. Why do I have to pay?" "If you don't pay, I will be very troublesome." After finishing speaking, the man laughed again. I sighed: "I want to ask a question." "what is the problem?" "Did you really kidnap the child? Didn't you just amuse me?" "It's true. How could it be possible to play a prank? How can I be so careless!" "Then show me the evidence. No, it should be listening, and let that child listen to the phone." "Mr. Kawashima, I can't do that. If he says something that shouldn't be said, I will be troubled. Besides, even if you listen to his voice, it can't be used as evidence, because you and him are not the same. acquaintance."

He spoke reasonably, and I was silent for a moment. "...Then do you know whose family he is from?" "Know." "Tell me," I said, "I want to find out if he was really kidnapped. If so, I will inform his parents." "I can't satisfy this request. It's rare for me to take care of you, and it will be completely ruined." "Take care of a ghost, it's all about making trouble for me." "But at least you don't have to sigh all day long for the safety of your child, right? So, I am very professional in what I do."

Whether the other party is serious in saying these words, I am not sure yet.He doesn't feel like a lunatic, but I've also heard that real lunatics look quite normal. Anyway, I'm afraid it's better to call the police, I thought.But he seemed to have seen through my mind, and then he said: "Let's talk about the cliché of kidnappers again, it's better not to call the police. Once I find something suspicious, the transaction will be terminated immediately, and then the child will float in the sea. You will spend your whole life Living in a nightmare." I laughed out loud on purpose.

"How do you know if I went to the police? Do you want to say that you will keep watching me?" "There are always clues to the police's actions. Even if they can't find it at the first time, they will eventually notice it." "When do you mean?" "Oh……" "As long as a suspected police figure is found at the place where the ransom is delivered, the transaction will be suspended immediately." "You can talk a lot. The ransom, the ransom is real, and I never promised to pay it." There was a grinning voice on the phone. "Finally getting to the point. Mr. Kawashima, I ask you to pay a ransom of 30 million yuan for the child, please prepare as soon as possible."

"Hmph, this is your wishful thinking. I don't have the money, and I won't give it even if I have it." "Don't be too busy, think about it carefully. If you have all the money, you can post notices in the missing person columns of "Asahi Shimbun", "Yomiuri Shimbun", and "Mainichi Shimbun": 'Taro, we are destined to each other, please hurry up. Contact.' If after three days you have not contacted in the newspaper, I will consider you have no intention of trading." "No need to wait three days, I will refuse now."

"Hey hey, calm down and think about it carefully. That's it." After finishing speaking, he hung up directly. I drank beer with hot tofu, but I had no appetite at all. I dropped my chopsticks while eating, and the TV was turned off. The sticky voice of the man kept echoing in my ears. The more I think about it, the more outrageous this is.Want me to pay a ransom for a kid whose name I don't even know?How can there be such absurdity! In a situation like this, the most reasonable conclusion is "being tricked".In fact, I thought so too, ready to leave it behind.However, deep down in my heart, I always remember, if this is not a prank, and it is not a joke...

Or call the police.Although he was very concerned about the kidnapper's threat of "killing the child if he calls the police", as long as he told the police about this, they would naturally resolve the matter in the future.But will the police take me seriously?Maybe they are indifferent. Even if you may be looked down upon, it is better to call the police, and you have to find someone to take responsibility for peace of mind. I picked up the phone, pressed one, one, and was about to press 〇 again.I hung up the phone suddenly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind. Find someone to take charge?

Yes, just do it.As long as the responsibility is shifted to others, there is no need to alert the police.Not only that, if I call the police, I will inevitably be worried, lest the child's life is in danger, if something happens, even if I don't have to take responsibility, I will never feel better. The kidnapper once said that he dialed a random number and ended up calling me.In other words, he didn't intend to intimidate me, and it's okay to replace it with someone else. Looking at the phone, my mood became a little cheerful, but also nervous and excited. My heart was pounding, and I dialed the number I thought of at random, but it didn't get through. I changed the number and dialed again, and this time it got through. "Hello, this is Suzuki's house." A middle-aged woman's voice sounded quite educated, maybe she happened to be a rich lady.It was so ideal, I chuckled to myself. "Hello, are you the hostess of this house?" I deliberately lowered my voice. "Yes." The woman seemed to be alert, and it was obvious from the voice. "Honestly," I continued, swallowing, "I'm babysitting a child." "What?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "The child you mentioned...could it mean... our family Zhenming? But Zhenming is attending the company's reception..." "No, no, not Zhenming." I shook my head, "The child I abducted has nothing to do with you." "Oh, that's right. But the 'abducted' you said..." "It means kidnapping." I enjoyed the gasp on the other end of the phone. "Hehehe, I was taken aback. That's right, I am the kidnapper." "You, you, whose child did you kidnap?" "Whose child is not important, it has nothing to do with you anyway. But only you can save his life. Since you answered the phone just now, it is destined to be like this." "What's going on?" "Listen, I kidnapped a child, but for some reason, I can't ask his parents for a ransom, so I hope you will pay the bill. Do you understand?" The woman didn't answer.I don't know if she was too shocked to speak, or if she was thinking. After a long silence, I started to feel uneasy.Just then, the woman spoke. "Uh... that child is not related to us, right? Then why, we have to pay, pay that... ransom?" Hahahaha, just get confused.No wonder. Things are getting more and more interesting. "It's just a coincidence that I chose you. You just treat it as unlucky and forget about it. Obediently prepare thirty million yuan. This is the ransom I want." "Thirty million... How can I afford such a large amount of money?" It was expected that she would answer like this. "If you don't pay, the child will die." I lowered my voice and said fiercely.As he said those words, a shudder of pleasure passed over his back.I didn't expect it to be so interesting to scare people, I'm afraid. "But, but, that child has nothing to do with us." "Ah, what do you mean to say, as long as it's not your own flesh and blood, it doesn't matter if you get slaughtered?" "I didn't say that..." "From tomorrow, there will only be a maximum of three days of grace. You use these three days to prepare the ransom. After the money is raised, you will post it in the tracing columns of "Asahi Shimbun", "Yomiuri Shimbun", and "Mainichi Shimbun". Announcement: 'Taro, we are destined for each other, please contact us quickly.' If the advertisement is not seen by then, I will kill the child." "Why is this... so cruel!" "If you don't want to end up like this, you have to prepare a ransom. Let me tell you clearly, if you go to the police, the child will die as well. His body will be found at sea, and I will tell him clearly that he suffered misfortune. Because you are dying." "Wait, wait, please wait. I... I want to discuss with my husband." "It's up to you if you want to discuss it with your husband. As long as you don't call the police and pay the money obediently, I have no problem. When the child returns home safely, his parents will definitely be grateful to you. That's it, and we will contact you later." After finishing speaking, I hung up directly. My palms were soaked with sweat, and I wiped them off with a towel. In this way, the life of the child was transferred from me to the woman just now.Whether to follow orders and prepare a ransom, or to report the incident to the police, it is up to her to decide, and I have nothing to do with it. The telephone is a horrible tool.I was the one who was intimidated just now, but now I am on the completely opposite side.And we're all strangers to each other. What will the woman do?Maybe you will still choose to call the police.Judging from her reaction just now, she didn't think it was just a simple harassing call, but maybe after discussing with her husband, the other party dismissed it casually with "who is playing a prank". From tomorrow onwards, the papers for the three days will be interesting, I think.I seem to be an outsider watching with cold eyes.