Chapter 5 Kidnapping Heaven

1 As soon as Funamataro took his seat, he looked back and forth at the other two, and then said: "There were so many old friends back then, but in the end there are only a few of us left." "I can't help it, that's how life is." Cashbox Daji responded with a dull expression, "I thought we wouldn't be able to get together this year, but you didn't notify me of the cancellation. Thinking about it, three people can still have fun, so I will Come here. After all, the mahjong conference held here is an annual pleasure." "I also hesitated, but I thought that if someone passed away in the future, this party would really come to an end, so I decided to get together this year. Besides, I heard that in Kansai, three-player mahjong is the mainstream. "

"I've never played three-player mahjong." "It doesn't matter, I just played it once before. Once I play it, I will get familiar with it very quickly." "Fufu, what about you?" Cashbox asked Fufu Fusaku who had been silent all the time. "Hey, what did you say?" Fufu seemed to have just come to his senses, he was seventy-five years old, and his eyes were round and round like a child. "So you weren't listening? Why are you in a daze?" "I'm sorry, I was thinking about Jinyin." Fufu said with emotion, "At this time last year, he was still so tough. Who would have thought that he would have a sudden cerebral infarction? It's really unpredictable."

"The golden seal is over eighty. At this age, you can live a year and earn a year." Bao Chuan said, "Speaking of which, we're going to be there soon." "We almost have to be mentally prepared to die." Fufu sighed.The cash box sneered. "How can there be such a thing as mental preparation! Close your eyes when the deadline is reached, it's that simple. I don't have much nostalgia for this world." "Well, I don't miss it either." Bao Chuan agreed, "I've done almost everything I wanted to do, and I've been so bored to death lately, I've been worrying about how to spend the rest of my time and how to spend my money."

"Fufu, is there anything you haven't done yet?" "Well, there's nothing that hasn't been done yet." Fufu scratched his thin white hair, "But if I die now, there's one thing I'll be worried about." "Oh? What's the matter?" Treasure Chuan leaned out with interest, "I'm so old, but I still have ties that I can't let go of. I'm really envious." "No, it's not a big deal." Fufu coughed dryly, "It's my grandson, some..." "You only had your grandson five years ago." Although the cash box is old, it has a good memory. "This first grandson really came too late. Among our grandsons, the oldest one has already gone to college, and it's long since we can't talk about loving and caring about our grandson, and it's when you love your grandson the most."

"Yes." Fufu said hesitantly, "To be honest, I haven't played with my grandson properly, and that's what makes me very regretful." "Then why not just play with him?" Bao Chuan's expression seemed to say, is such a trivial matter worth worrying about? "That's what I said, but it can't be done in reality." Fu Fufeng frowned into a figure eight.According to him, because his daughter and son-in-law are keen on education, his grandson was sent to a private school when he was just five years old. He also hired a tutor for him. He was so busy studying all day long that Fufu didn't even have time to spend with his grandson.

"So that's the case. Then you can lose your temper and tell them that you should let the children relax once in a while." After hearing what the treasure ship said, Fufu shook his head feebly. "No. My daughter is just like her mother who passed away. She can speak eloquently. As soon as I open my mouth, she will point fingers and make plausible words like a machine gun, saying that in order for him to successfully inherit the Fufu chaebol in the future, he must start now. Just educate me carefully, otherwise I will miss the opportunity and regret it. After being bombarded by her like this, my head hurts, so I can only raise my hands and surrender."

"What does your son-in-law say?" "He listens to my daughter in everything." "Then he really looks like you. He obediently listens to Tai Zuo. Is this a tradition in your family?" Cashbox laughed. "I understand your difficulties. I really want to help you find a way, but it seems inappropriate for us to come forward to persuade you." Bao Chuan tilted his head and said. "How about taking him somewhere else by force? Like going to a foreign country for two or three weeks or something, as long as you have a good time." Cashbox said, "Or you can rent a yacht, the kind that can hold thirty people Left and right, and it is a newly purchased yacht, with servants on board, the grandpa and grandson travel around the world, which is also very good."

"I appreciate your kindness, but when I think about it, I will definitely be scolded by my daughter..." Fufu's expression was pitiful. "You can secretly abduct your grandson without telling your daughter." "Idiot, wouldn't that be kidnapping?" "Is it really not going to work?" The cash box let out a hearty laugh. "Wait, maybe this is a good idea." Bao Chuan said solemnly, "Then go kidnap." "Even you are joking?" "I'm not kidding, I'm serious. If you make it look like a kidnapping, you won't be scolded by your daughter. You can also pretend to be a kidnapper and inform the family that the child is safe and sound. Compared with suddenly disappearing with unknown life and death, at least the child's life will be better." The whereabouts of the family are clear, and it is easier for your daughter's family to deal with it. Well, good idea, it works, it is interesting and interesting."

"Sounds like fun." "Wait, wait...wait a minute," Fufu looked at the two friends alternately in a panic, "what if the police are alerted to such a deed?" The cash box sneered disdainfully: "What are the police, you just keep your mouths shut and watch me use some tricks." "Are you serious?" "Seriously." After finishing speaking, Bao Chuan folded his arms: "This is a wonderful pastime. Just now I said that I have done everything I want to do, but when I think about it, I haven't done kidnapping yet. Very good, let's do it now." Come vote."

"I will also participate." The cash box clapped its hands: "I have done bad things, but this is the first time I have been kidnapped. There should be a scene of handing over the ransom, right? Not bad, not bad, I am eager to try it, hehe." "Brother Fu, in this way, you can play with your grandson with confidence and boldness. There should be no objections, right?" "Yes." Fufu pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head, "But I'm afraid of leaving terrible memories for Kenta." "Is your grandson named Kenta? It doesn't matter, we will avoid frightening him when we abduct him. As for the kidnapping period, find a place where you can play and hide. Where do you think is suitable?" Bao Chuan asked the cash box idea.

"I'm afraid it won't work here." The cash box said, scanning the room.There is a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling of this room, and the walls are decorated with works of famous domestic and foreign painters. It covers an area of ​​100 square meters, and the furniture is all of the highest quality. "It's not suitable for children. After all, we paid for the construction of this villa to hold the annual mahjong conference." "I thought of a good place. An amusement park is for sale because it is in trouble. The rides there are interesting, so let's buy it. There are accommodation facilities in the park, so you might as well live in it." "Let Kenta live in such a deserted place?" Fufu showed dissatisfaction. "Don't worry, if you wrap it on me, it must be refitted magnificently." "That's it, it's decided." After Bao Chuan finished speaking, the cash box also said "I agree". Although Fufu was a little uneasy, he still nodded. 2 Every day when the driver picks up Masako Fukutomi's only son, who is also the young heir of the Fukutomi chaebol, to and from school, Masako Fukutomi always goes there as much as possible.One of the joys of her life is sitting in the back seat of her Cadillac, browsing materials at work, and commuting between home and kindergarten. On this day, she drove to Jinmanguan Kindergarten as usual, and read the plan of the planned leisure park in the car.After receiving Mrs. Ken, the car turned around and drove home. "What did you learn today?" Masako asked his son. "Learned French dining etiquette." "Oh, did you master it?" "Ok." "Don't say 'um', say 'yes'". "yes……" "It just so happens that today's tutor is a French teacher. Go back and ask him to check what you have learned today." While the mother and son were chatting, Cadillac had already driven to a tunnel that must be passed through to go home.The moment the car entered the tunnel, the exit ahead suddenly became pitch black. "Ah!" The driver slammed on the brakes. Masako and Kenta fell forward at the same time. "What's going on?" she asked the driver. "Sorry, the exit seems to be closed." "Exit? There is such a stupid thing?" "I'm not so sure either." "Then turn around." The driver agreed and began to maneuver the Cadillac to turn around.At this moment, there was a bang, and the entrance was closed. Kenta exclaimed "ah". "Kenta, what's wrong with you? How did you become like this?" Masako yelled hysterically. As soon as the voice fell, there was only a whistling sound, and white gas was ejected from the surroundings.Masako was taken aback again, but this time she didn't even have time to speak.Before she could scream, she lost consciousness. 3 "Didn't it be agreed not to use violent methods?" Fu Fufeng protested with his mouth puffed out. "That level is always unavoidable. After all, no one was injured, and the hypnotic gas has no side effects." Treasure Ship Mantaro replied. "What happened to the driver and Masako?" "I have already instructed my subordinates to take the two of them, together with the Cadillac, to Fufu's house in a trailer. They may have woken up at this time." Cashbox Daji glanced at the shining gold watch and said. "Is the evidence destroyed?" Bao Chuan asked the cash box. "Relax. The traces of the trailer and the notices at both ends of the tunnel informing vehicles to take a detour have been cleared." "Has the trailer been seen?" "It's inevitable. No matter what, it's such a huge monster." The cash box thought for a moment, and said, "Then send it to the scrap factory and dispose of it secretly." "In short, the first phase of the plan was successfully completed." After finishing speaking, Bao Chuan looked at Fufu who was fidgeting and smiled wryly: "If you are in a hurry to meet your precious grandson, how about going there now?" "Then there's no rush... what should we do next?" "Well, since the person has been abducted, the next step should be to ask for a ransom?" "That's right, that's right, that's right." The cash box also echoed. "A ransom demanded?" "Of course. How can a kidnapper not want a ransom?" After Bao Chuan finished speaking, he looked at Fu Fu with a smile and said, "Don't worry, the money will be returned to Brother Fu." "What's the matter, you don't need to mention the money if you are so troublesome... But what are you going to ask for?" "Speaking of the ransom, since I heard that there is a public market price, I think it's better to follow that standard." "How much is that?" asked the cash box. "According to my research, incidents like this usually cost 100 million yuan." "It turned out to be 100 million." The cash box nodded, "It really is the number." "100 million..." Fufu murmured, "If it's 100 million, then it doesn't matter if you don't pay it back. I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble." "I said," Treasure Ship asked in surprise, "What currency unit is the one hundred million you mentioned?" "Hey, isn't it dollars?" said the cash box. "Isn't it? It should be Mark?" "Uh, speaking of it, I also think it's unreasonable, but in fact, the unit is yuan." "Yuan? The yuan you're talking about is Japanese yen?" The cash box's eyes widened, and Fufu also had an incredulous expression on his face. "right." "How is that possible!" the cash box said loudly, "So it's only 100 million yuan? The ransom!" "yes." "Are you kidding? This is in exchange for human life!" "And it's Kenta's life." There was anger in Fufu's voice, "Is Kenta's life only worth 100 million yuan? What can 100 million yuan buy? Earlier, it was a membership of a golf course, or barely It’s all just buying a cheap apartment. How can this compare with Kenta’s life! What kind of joke is there in the world! It’s no different from buying a candy ball at a dim sum shop!” He spit. "Treasure ship, 100 million yuan is too cheap, no wonder Fufu is angry. There may be people who exchanged a life for such a cheap price, but we don't have to follow suit. I think it is better to compare it with 5 billion or 10 billion. Makes sense, right?" "That's still cheap." Fufu was still angry. "I understand your feelings very well, but this will be very difficult." Bao Chuan said, "In order to ensure that the secret that we are the mastermind behind the kidnapping case will not be exposed, it is better not to go beyond the common sense of society. Since the price of ransom Even if it is 100 million, we can only handle it accordingly.” Hearing Bao Chuan's words, Fu Fu's face changed greatly: "Brother Bao Chuan, are you still sober when you say this?" "Don't worry about the amount at this time. The most important thing now is to try to pretend to be an ordinary kidnapping case." "Wait. Could it be that the kidnappers in the world are working so hard to abduct children just for such a small change?" Cashbox asked with his finger on his temple. "That's right." "Oh," the money box shook its head, "isn't that an idiot? If you use that courage and wisdom to other things, you can easily earn 100 million." "What's going on in those people's minds, we don't understand." "Hmm." The cash box murmured. "Oh, and," Bao Chuan looked at Fufu and said, "Should your daughter and son-in-law not call the police for this kind of pocket money ransom?" "Of course. If you don't want to part with 100 million yuan and call the police, you will lose your precious son." "Then let's do it this way. 100 million yuan doesn't take up much space, and it's easy to pay the ransom. Brother Fu, leave the rest to us, and you just have to play with Kenta as much as you want. How about this?" "Okay. I shouldn't have any dissatisfaction for making you bother so much about my affairs...but it's only 100 million? Kenta is only worth 100 million...I really can't accept it." "You just want to ask about this question. Then it's decided, the ransom is 100 million. The next step is to make a phone call." "Before that, let's observe the movement of Fufu's family first?" Cashbox suggested. "It makes sense, let's take a look." Bao Chuan reached out and pressed a switch under the dining table, and a wall of the room immediately moved away with a low sound, and a huge picture appeared in place. "Can you see the situation of my house here?" Fufu asked the two of them. "We installed cameras in the front and back of the house in advance," Bao Chuan said. "What about those two families?" "They're both traveling overseas." Cashbox said with a smile, "We designed a phone quiz program, and if you guess correctly, you can travel overseas. Now the two families should be sightseeing on a boat on the Aegean Sea." The treasure ship pressed another switch, and the mansion of the Fufu family was shown on the screen.This mansion is in pure Japanese style, surrounded by white walls, the huge front gate is wide open at the moment, and several patrol cars are driving in one by one. "Why, the police have come?" Cashbox said in surprise. "Oops, are we a step late?" Bao Chuan stretched out his hand to pat his head. He combed his hair back, but it was actually a wig. "It seems that our contact was late, and they have already called the police early." "What should I do?" Fufu asked anxiously. "I'll call the head of the county police headquarters (Note: Japanese local police agencies call the police headquarters, and the head is the highest officer of the police headquarters, which is equivalent to the director of the provincial public security department)," the cash box took out his mobile phone: "Just say yes We were just joking around and told him not to interfere." "Wait, don't call." "The head of the prefectural police doesn't work? What about the chief of the police department (note: the police department is the central administrative organ of the Japanese police, and the chief of the police department is equivalent to the minister of the Ministry of Public Security)? That little boy is obedient to me." "It's rare to do a kidnapping, so don't put pressure on the police, it will be very boring. Anyway, it's like this, it's better to fully invest in it once." "So that's it. You mean to compete with the police?" Cashbox put away his phone while licking his lips: "It's really interesting." "I want to see if I can win 100 million yuan safely. This is much more fun than playing mahjong." "I will also participate. How about you, Fufu?" "As long as I have time to have fun with Kenta, I don't mind." "Then do this. It's time to make a call, Brother Qian, is that thing ready?" "Of course I'm ready." As he said that, the cash box operated the switch in front of him, and then the center of the dining table slowly opened, revealing the computer monitor, keyboard and a telephone. Fufu leaned back in shock: "What is this?" The cash box smiled slightly: "It's a toy bought from a former spy of the CIA. Using this to make a call can completely change the voice, making it sound like a completely different person, and you can use the world's Internet at will, even if the police Tracking the location of the phone is also a waste of effort." "Hey, that's amazing." "Okay, let's call now." After Bao Chuan finished speaking, the cash box couldn't wait to agree, and began to tap the keyboard with wrinkled fingers. 4 In the mansion of the Fufu family, not to mention the director of the district police station, the county police headquarters from the head to the head, the criminal chief, and the head of the first search section all rushed to the Fufu family's mansion.They all agreed that, judging from the situation at the time of the incident, Fufu Kenta was undoubtedly kidnapped.The reason why the criminal kidnapped a child must be to extort ransom. As if to confirm this conjecture, not long after all the telephones and fax machines in the mansion were equipped with tracking devices, the prisoner called, and even boldly called the reception room where the police leaders gathered. Masako Fukutomi picked up the microphone nervously. "Hello, this is Fu Fu's house." "Hey, hello." This was the first sentence of the other party, and the voice sounded like a young man.Through the monitors, everyone around heard it at the same time.The police officers who leaned out and waited in full force were immediately discouraged. The other party's tone was leisurely, and they thought it should not be a prisoner.Unexpectedly, the other party said in the second sentence: "I am a kidnapper." Everyone jumped up. "That, that, you say you are a kidnapper?" Masako asked stammeringly. "It's a kidnapper, of course it's a kidnapper. I'm the one who kidnapped my precious son." "Where are you? Where is Kenta? Please return him to me!" "Of course I will return it to you. But if I return it so lightly, I wouldn't have been kidnapped in the first place. Of course I will ask for something in return." "How much do you want? How much do you want to pay me back?" "Don't be so impatient. When bargaining, if you raise the amount so blatantly, people will catch your weakness." The prisoner's tone was still calm: "This time I have a special discount, 100 million, how about it?" "One hundred million..." Zhengzi swallowed. After listening to the conversation between the two, Noda, the head of the prefectural police headquarters, pursed his lips tightly.He thought to himself, as expected, the criminal really wanted to ask for a high ransom.Hearing the figure of 100 million yuan, even Masako Fukutomi, the head of the family, seemed embarrassed. Immediately afterwards, Zhengzi asked. "Excuse me, is the unit in francs or RMB?" Noda's eyes widened.The other police officers also stared at Masako in astonishment. The prisoner replied: "Hahaha, sure enough you think so, I guess so. But it is neither francs nor RMB, and of course it is not Mark." "Really? It really is a dollar." After she finished speaking, she bit her lip: "I see, I will try to raise it." Noda was dumbfounded.One hundred million US dollars is roughly equivalent to ten billion yuan. "For the sake of my beloved son, it is only natural to take out this amount." The prisoner said calmly.From the perspective of tracking phone calls, the longer the call time, the more desirable it is. "But this time what I want is not dollars, and of course it's not guilders (note: the currency unit of the Netherlands) or balboas (note: the currency unit of Panama), but yuan. The government only needs to prepare 100 million yuan." "100 million yuan? What else do you want?" "No more, it's 100 million yuan. Prepare the money and wait for my next instruction. Do you understand?" "That," Zhengzi said, "if it's 100 million yuan, I can prepare it right away." After she finished speaking, she reached out to cover the mouth of the mouth, and whispered to her worried husband Liangfu: "Husband, you go to the treasury and take out 100 million yuan. .” "Oh, good." Yoshio stood up as if he had been shot, and left the reception room. The man on the other end of the phone said: "I know you have this ability. Just look through the drawer and put together the change, and you will have 100 million yuan. But I also have a lot of arrangements, so I have to wait a while. I will contact you next time." Bar." "Wait a minute, please let me hear Kenta's voice." "So that's it. You want to hear the voice. But he just isn't here, and he will let you listen to it when he calls next time." "Why is this..." "I'm sorry, I also have a lot of things that I'm not mature enough. That's it." The other party hung up the phone. After Masako put down the phone, it was almost ten seconds before the Minister of Criminal Affairs came back to his senses and spoke. "Hey, quickly rewind and prepare to analyze the sound." "Yes!" The subordinate hastily operated the tape recorder. "Ma'am, is that man's voice familiar to you just now?" asked the head of the first search section.Masako didn't answer, but just stared straight at a point in the sky. At this time, Liangfu came back. "I brought 100 million yuan here." He put a translucent garbage bag containing bundles of banknotes on the square marble table. Zhengzi looked down at the garbage bag expressionlessly, his face was distorted like a female ghost, his teeth were clenching, and everyone could hear it clearly.Yoshio held his head in his hands and curled up into a ball. "What's going on here!" Her voice echoed in the reception room of more than fifty stacks (Note: Japan's area measurement unit, 1 stack is about 180cm×90cm=1.62㎡). "100 million yuan? Kidnapping my baby Kenta just for this insignificant 100 million yuan? There is such a ridiculous thing in the world! 100 million yuan, what is this? A bad horse is more than that. 100 million yuan, It's only 100 million yuan." She beat her chest and said, "If it's just for this little money, there's no need to kidnap Kenta, as long as you come here and open your mouth, won't you give it to him?" After hearing Zhengzi's words, several detectives present wanted to say something, but they all lowered their heads again, frightened by the hostess' aggressiveness. "Minister Noda," Masako walked up to the head of the prefectural police, "the fact that some gangsters kidnapped the heir of the Fukufu family for a mere fraction of a penny is enough to prove the extent of the corruption of law and order. Even to restore the reputation of the police, we must definitely take this The culprit was arrested and brought to justice.” "Yes, yes, of course." Noda stood up, standing straight and speaking loudly. At this time the phone rang again, but it was only for investigators.A young criminal policeman picked up the microphone, took notes while listening, and then looked at several superiors and said, "The results of the tracking call are out." Noda's expression suddenly brightened: "Where did you call?" "Uh..." The detective scratched his head and said, "It seems to be from Yaoundé." "Yaounde? Where is this?" "It is the capital of the Republic of Cameroon." "what?" 5 Toyosaku Fukutomi rides the carousel with his grandson Kenta.The carousel here is a two-story building, which is rare in the world.In addition, there are huge roller coasters and Ferris wheels, and the cash box gathers the top luxury facilities in this amusement park. The carousel stopped and the music started. "Kenta, shall we ride again?" "No, I've had enough riding." "That's right. What's next?" "I'm a little tired." "Why, I'm already tired. I haven't played for long." Fukutomi and Kenta got into the electric car parked nearby together.On the driver's seat of the car sat a gorgeous doll that looked like the protagonist of a popular animation. Fukutomi said to the doll, "Go to the restaurant." The car moved quietly.With voice recognition system and fuzzy control technology, dolls can drive freely according to human instructions. "I was really shocked. When I woke up, I was in such a great amusement park. I thought I was dreaming." When we arrived at the restaurant, Kenta said while eating a special children's meal.In the restaurant, from the waiters and waiters to the chef, everyone wears masks in order to prevent Kenta from remembering his appearance. "Hahaha. I have to be rough, sorry. But you know it well, this matter must be kept secret." "Well, I know. Then I'll tell Mama I've been staying in a little room somewhere." "Very well, you are so smart." "I will abide by the agreement." After speaking, Kenta asked: "Grandpa, when will I go to school?" "study?" "Yeah, because," Kenta looked at the watch on his thin wrist, "it's almost time to study." "No need, just forget about studying here and have a good time." "Really." For some reason, Kenta's expression was very melancholy. The duo in monkey masks walk towards them, needless to say, the treasure ship and the cash box. "Ah, Grandpa Monkey!" Kenta said, pointing at the two of them. "Have you enjoyed the game, kid?" asked the cash box wearing a gorilla mask. "Ok." "What's going on, I'm not energetic." Baochuan wearing a gorilla mask said, "Are you feeling unwell?" He turned to Fufu. "He's worried about not going to school. It's so pitiful, he's still so young." Fu Fu sighed. "Little friend, you don't need to worry about that kind of thing." The gorilla reached out and patted Kenta's head. "Yeah. But, my friends all restrained the urge to play, so I'm the only one playing here, okay?" After hearing Kenta's words, the three old men looked at each other.We have been old friends for many years and immediately knew each other's thoughts. The orangutan on the treasure ship asked the boy: "Then send your friends here too?" Kenta, who was eating pudding, raised his head, his eyes lit up: "Really?" "Really. Then you can play together." "Great!" Kenta beamed with joy.After coming here, he smiled for the first time. The cashbox gorilla took a notepad from his coat pocket. "Then tell me your friend's name." "Okay. Well... First, Tsukimi-kun, and then..." Kenta bent his fingers and counted them one by one. 6 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. “对。条件就是，”说着，政子锐利的视线投向县警本部长：“警方向媒体公布这一事件时，要把我们负担的金额全部算做健太一个人的赎金。” “原来如此。那其他孩子的赎金就变成零了。” "Can't you?" “不不，我看没什么不可以。您的意思我了解了，我尽力而为。” 野田暗想，像福富政子这种等级的有钱人，连儿子的赎金也非得追求排场不可。“那么，到底要准备多少钱呢？如果是一人一亿的话……” “是啊，听犯人的口气，不止绑架了两三个，可能需要准备五六亿吧。” “如果是五六亿，金库里应该就有。对吧？”说完，政子回头问存在感像影子一样稀薄的丈夫。 “是啊。我过去看看。” 福富良夫刚刚站起，好几个刑警争先恐后地冲了进来。 “糟了！又有绑架事件发生，两个人被绑走了。” “我这边也是，一个男孩被绑架了。” “我这边有三人同时被绑架。” “什么？”野田顿时红了眼：“这下总共……”他屈指一数：“有九个人？” 这时又有别的刑警冲进来，他们一边喘着粗气，一边异口同声地向野田报告同样的内容。 7 “好了，我的工作已经大功告成了。”打完电话，宝船开口说，“钱老哥你呢？” “我也已经万事俱备。按照计划，今天夜里所有地域都将布置完毕。”钱箱看着电脑画面回答。画面上显示出一幅地图，地图上有几个小点在闪烁不定。 “终于要交割赎金了。”福富说，“但愿一切顺利。” “我们出手，哪有不顺利的道理？”宝船自信满满地回应，“对吧，钱老哥？” “就是。宝船的脑筋再加上我的技术，绝对是无往而不利。” “更何况还有我们三个人的财力。” “我知道，可是小说和电视剧里常说，绑架案里难度最高的就是交割赎金这个环节。”福富依然忐忑不安。 “但反过来说，这也是最有戏剧性、最富趣味的环节，最能展现出绑架犯的身手。假如没有这个环节，就像跑了气的啤酒一样，一点都不刺激。” 宝船说完，钱箱也诡谲地笑了：“我现在就在期待明天的好戏了，嘿嘿嘿。” “好了，我们去看看那些孩子的情况吧。” 宝船站起身，钱箱和福富也嗨哟一声站起，像之前那样各自戴上猴子面具。这次连福富也戴了个黑猩猩面具，因为不能被健太之外的孩子看到长相。他已经私下叮嘱过健太，黑猩猩的真实身份就是爷爷这件事，绝不能透露给其他孩子知道，同时又向孩子们解释说，我们是受各位爸爸妈妈之托，接你们来这个游乐园寄住两三天。 三位老人分别戴猩猩、大猩猩和黑猩猩面具离开建筑物，走进游乐园，然后坐上米老鼠驾驶的电动汽车，在游乐园里兜了一圈。 “哦，看到了看到了！”钱箱大猩猩指着前方说。 只见长椅上并排坐着三个男孩，全都在无所事事地发呆。 老人们把车停到他们面前。 “怎么了小朋友？怎么不玩呢？”钱箱开口搭腔。 三个男孩面面相觑，谁也不做声。 “不喜欢游乐园吗？”钱箱又问。 坐在右边的男孩子摇了摇头。 “那就是喜欢了？” 这回三个人都点了点头。 “那为什么不去玩呢？这里有各种游乐设施，去玩玩看好不好？” 三个人再次面面相觑，沉默不语。最后中间那个男孩客气地开口了：“请问，我们应该去玩什么呢？” “玩什么？喜欢玩什么就玩什么啊，这还用想吗？我看旋转木马就不错。” “好，那就去玩旋转木马。”中间的男孩站了起来，两边的男孩也跟着站起。 “不玩旋转木马也没关系，那种转个不停的咖啡杯也很有趣。” 钱箱话音刚落，正要迈步的三个人又停了下来。 “那就去玩咖啡杯。”刚才那个男孩说，三个人转而朝咖啡杯走去。 “喂，等一下。”钱箱叫住他们，“不用我说什么你们就玩什么，你们自己想玩的是哪个？” 被钱箱一问，三个男孩再次互相看了看，跟着哭丧起脸来。 “咦，这是怎么了？为什么要哭啊？”钱箱慌了手脚。 “我懂了，好了好了别哭了。”宝船从旁开口，“这样吧，你们先坐咖啡杯，然后坐旋转木马，其他游乐设施按照五十音顺序依次去玩，可以吗？” 不可思议的是，三个男孩马上不哭了，用力点了点头，迈着坚实的脚步走向咖啡杯。 “奇怪，这是怎么回事？”钱箱目送着他们嘟囔。 “他们是等待指示族。”宝船说，“因为从小就受到教育，无论做什么事都必须遵照父母和老师的指示，结果变成没有指示就什么都不会做。” “那不就跟近来的上班族没两样吗？”钱箱说。 “原因是同样的。只不过小孩入学考试难的问题日益低龄化，症状也出现得更早罢了。” “唉，日本快没救了。” 听了两人的话，福富觉得无法漠然视之。孙子健太来到这儿后也一直念念不忘学习，那种执着不就像近来上班族罹患的工作狂症状吗？ 老人们继续乘车漫游，观察其他孩子的情况。有一个女孩担心弄脏了衣服被妈妈责骂，别说上车去玩，连坐在长椅上都不敢，一直站在一个角落。还有一个男孩虽然热切地望着过山车，却说什么也不肯自己去坐。老人们问他为什么不坐时，他回答“因为我不太会玩”。显然他已经被一种强迫观念框住了，认为任何事情要么不做，要做就必须做得漂亮。 “怎么搞的，这些小孩一点都没有小孩的天性。”一圈转下来，钱箱叹着气说，“简直就像是从身心俱疲的中年人变来的一样。” “是这个社会有问题。”宝船吐出一句话，“这么小的孩子就得整天埋头学习，能有什么好结果？他们的父母丝毫没有发现，其实这些孩子早在被我们绑架之前，就已经被绑架了——被学历社会这个妖怪。” 8 隔天早晨，一台台巡逻车鱼贯开进福富邸的大门。这是野田调来的，其中有几台同时担任现金运输车的保卫工作。现金运输车里堆着二十亿元，换句话说，包括福富健太在内，被绑架的孩子人数正好是二十人。这是健太所在幼儿园班级的总人数。 除了健太，其他十九个孩子的父母也都集中在福富邸，此外福富家所有的亲戚，福富财阀相关企业的社长、董事、监事，以及著名的文化界人士也都汇聚一堂。由于会客室局促不堪，福富家便将举行宴会用的大厅挪作待客的地方，所有人都在大厅里静候消息。话虽如此，其实在犯人来电话联络之前，什么事也做不了，大家都很无聊。政子一向不允许有慢待客人的事情发生，见状觉得不能听之任之，当下火速请来交响乐团，开始演奏一场小型音乐会。又因为可能有客人已经饿了，特地从名闻遐迩的餐馆招来大厨，奉上立餐形式的菜肴供客人随意享用，整个变成了一场宴会。 “今天为了犬子健太的绑架事件，各方人士汇聚而来，我们非常感谢。”政子开始致辞，“有大家的全力支持，相信健太一定会平安获救。我们已经按照犯人的要求，准备好了健太的二十亿元赎金。”说到金额时，她似乎微微挺起了胸膛，声音也抬高了少许。会场的客人发出一阵惊叹。 其他被绑架孩子的家长也都在场，但他们听了政子的发言，并没有表示异议。既然政子帮他们全额负担了赎金，此时自然也没话好说。 “接下来，有请一位今天即将大显身手的嘉宾作简短致辞，他就是守护我们治安的野田县警本部长。” 野田正满心烦恼地看着客人们的模样，突然被政子点名，不由得大吃一惊。 “那个，我就算了吧。” “有什么关系，就让我们听听你的决心吧。” 最后野田还是不得不站到了台上。 “我是县警本部的野田，今天我们一定会千方百计将可恨的犯人逮捕归案，决不辜负大家的期待。” 野田说完，众人纷纷欢呼：“太好了！”“日本第一！”“本部长万岁！” 野田流着冷汗走下台，部下冲了过来：“本部长，收到犯人寄来的包裹！” "What? Are you sure?" "It shouldn't be wrong." “你怎么知道是犯人寄来的？打开看了？” “还没有，不过一看就知道了。为防万一，我们把包裹运到了后院。”他所说的“万一”，是指包裹里可能藏有炸弹。 “很好。”野田向福富政子通报了情况，两人一起步向后院。 来到后院一看，那里堆了许多瓦楞纸箱，数一数共有二十个。 “这些全都是犯人寄来的？” "yes." 野田首先看了一眼寄件人栏，那里只写了两个字——“犯人”。原来如此，的确一眼就能看出是犯人寄来的。 按照野田的指示，拆弹小组采取远程操作的手法，小心翼翼地开启一个纸箱，其他人则远远围观。没多久箱子打开了，但并未发生爆炸。箱子里装的是天线锅和看似通信装置的设备。 “这是什么？”野田看着箱里的东西，困惑地歪着头。随后他又将其他的箱子全部打开来看，里面装的东西一般无二，只是天线锅上分别刻着一到二十的号码。 就在这时，福富家的男仆跑了过来。 “有本部长的电话。” “谁打来的？” “呃……”男仆搔搔脸颊，“对方说是犯人。” 野田冲了出去。 他走到会客室，拿起话筒：“我是野田。” “包裹已经送到了吧。你打开看了没有？” “打开了。那究竟是什么玩意？” “没什么大不了的，就是个卫星电话而已，利用通信卫星工作。里面附有说明书，好好看一看，应该就会用了。天线锅安装到车顶上。” 犯人的口气依然大剌剌地，野田压着火气问：“你到底是要我们怎么做？” “首先，把准备好的赎金分装到二十台巡逻车上。” “那就是每台装一亿元了？” “哟，你们准备了二十亿？” “不对吗？应该是一人一亿吧？” “原来如此，这样也好。装好赎金后，再把卫星电话配备到巡逻车上，电源接上汽车的点烟器插孔。另外，天线锅上刻有号码，你注意到了吧？” "Ok." “我就直接把每辆车上的天线锅号码当作车的代号了，这一点你交代给各车的警察知道。还有，你坐一号车，因为你是负责人，没你在场说不定会有不便。” “可以，反正我本来也打算坐车。” “你倒挺知趣的，不错，不错。我会通过无线电给你们指示，二十台卫星电话的频率全都不同，你们要先搞清楚了。” “你就是为了这个特意准备了卫星电话？” “没错，不行吗？等下你们要稍微跑点远路，我担心你们的无线通讯和手机收不到信号。” 他究竟要把我们支使到哪里？野田暗自惊讶。 “等你们做好以上的准备工作，下午六点前，警察要坐上巡逻车，确保随时可以出发。好了，你还有什么要问的？” “你什么时候把孩子还回来？” “那要等交易完成了再说。那么，六点再联系。” 和犯人通完话后，野田向部下发出指示，之后立刻与搜查一课课长等人展开研判。 “犯人要求把赎金分装到二十台巡逻车上，究竟目的何在？”野田率先提出疑问。 “或许他是觉得二十亿元由一台车来运目标太大了？”一名刑警说。 “就算这样，一台车运一亿元，未免也太浪费了吧？”搜查一课课长反驳。 “我还是觉得，犯人意在给搜查制造混乱。从警戒的角度来看，二十台车也太多了。” “说得有理。”野田赞同，“换句话说，犯人期待的是分配到每台车上的警力减少？” “除此之外，我想不到别的理由了。” “也不知道犯人会要求我们去到多远的地方，先向邻县警方请求协助吧。另外火速备齐二十个手机，分发给各巡逻车上的人员，免得路上失散。” 终于，六点到了。 “野田君在吗？”野田正坐在一号车的副驾驶座上等待，卫星电话的喇叭里传出了声音。 野田拿起话筒：“我在这里。” “好，那就出发吧。先沿公路南下，然后上东名高速，按照限速在下行线行驶。”“要开到哪里？” “这你就不用操心了，总之现在出发。” 通话切断了。野田无奈，指示所有巡逻车一齐出发。 9 墙上的大型屏幕显示出一幅地图，上面有二十个小点在移动，每个小点旁分别标注着从一到二十的数字。 “马上就到分岔口了。”钱箱说。画面上的二十个小点，现在正整整齐齐地排成一队，由东往西在高速路上行驶。“差不多该下达指示了吧？” “是啊。”宝船拿起话筒：“野田君，你好。” “我是野田。”从监视器传出一个愤愤的声音。钱箱一脸忍俊不禁。 “到下一个高速公路出口，一号车到十号车下高速，十一号车到二十号车继续沿高速公路行驶，明白了？” “为什么要分成两队？” “这个你自己好生琢磨吧。总之，照我说的去做。” “知道了。下一个出口一号车到十号车下高速，这样就可以了吧？” “你就这样吩咐部下。” “一号车到十号车下高速后该如何行动？” “一下高速，很快就是一个T字路口，在那里右转，照直往前开。”说完宝船切断通讯，看了看地图，“下一个分岔口是在三十分钟以后。” 一号车在指定的出口下了高速，依照犯人指示在T字路口右转，二号车到十号车也紧随其后，车队后面还跟着巡逻车、厢型货车、警用摩托等警备用车。即便在高速公路上，这种诡异的车队也令其他司机胆怯，到了普通公路愈发显得异样，行人纷纷伸长了脖子朝巡逻车的前方张望，以为发生了什么大事。 “那混帐犯人果然是要把我们分割开来。”野田恨恨地说。由于车队分成了两路，警备用车也不得不随之分成两半。 突然手机响了，野田立刻接起，是十一号车上的搜查一课课长打来的。 “刚才犯人来了指示。” "How to say?" “他说到下一个出口，十一号车到十五号车先下高速，再重新进入上行线，返回来时的道路。” “什么？又要分散？” “该如何行动？” “没办法，你就照他的要求做吧，警备车队也分成两队。” "learn." 挂了电话，野田不禁呻吟，犯人葫芦里到底卖的什么药？ 卫星电话里传出声音：“喂，野田君，是我。” “又来干嘛？”野田怒吼。 “呵呵，你好像火大得很呀。趁早别给我摆这种臭脸，小子。” “啰嗦！你那是什么口气！少狗眼看人低了！” “稍安毋躁，你们眼前马上就是通往富士五湖【注】的道路，上那条路，一直开到河口湖，从那里上中央道。听明白了没有？” "and then?" “到时再联系，拜拜。”对方径自收线。 野田等人的车队驶入中央道后，立刻又接到犯人指示。 “到了大月交汇处，一号车到五号车走下行线，其他车走上行线。” “慢着，最终的目的地在哪？” “你就算知道了也没用，所以也别惦记了，只管照我的话开就是。”犯人三言两语说完，不等野田回话便结束通讯。 “可恶，根本就是牵着我们的鼻子走。”野田咬牙切齿地说，但事到如今，也只有依犯人指示行事了。 不久到了大月交汇处，野田等五台巡逻车走下行线，其他车走上行线，警备车队也再次减半。 “犯人是想利用这种手段削弱警备力量，这样下去如何得了？”野田拿起手机，给十一号车上的搜查一课课长打电话。 “这里是十一号车。”课长的声音响起。 “我是野田，你那边情况如何？” “我们现在正在首都高速上行驶，马上