Chapter 2 red ransom

Ogawa Kanako contacted the kidnappers for the second time at four o'clock in the afternoon.Meanwhile, the police officer in charge of on-site command has changed.At present, taking over the command of Jianzaki is a police department from the Metropolitan Police Department, named Kazuki Hashiba.At 3:59, he had Kanako sitting in front of the phone and getting ready. Hashiba has just turned forty-five years old this year, and he has already taken up the position of head of the First Search Division at a young age.This person was meticulously dressed, his parted hair was neatly combed, and his suit was pressed neatly.It can be seen from the appearance that he is a person with an old-fashioned personality who strictly follows the rules and guidelines.This person is extremely strict about punctuality, even to the point of being exacting every second.The watch he wears on his right wrist can be seen at a glance as a high-end product of great value.In fact, he spent hundreds of thousands of yuan to buy this watch not to show off his status at a young age, but to always be able to accurately grasp his own time.At this moment, he raised his wrist and glanced at the silver watch. It was only fifteen seconds before it was four o'clock.He motioned for Kanako to pick up the phone receiver.

The other party's phone number is a mobile phone with eleven digits. As if following the beating rhythm of the second hand of a watch, she carefully pressed the numbers one by one with her fingertips... The caller just made the call and it was convenient to connect, Hashiba She winks at Kanako, indicating that she can start talking. And it was exactly four o'clock at this time. "Hi—" Kanako said. This time, I heard the man's reply immediately: "You are really punctual!" She didn't have the heart to think about the meaning of the other party's words at all. At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind, and that was to determine whether the other party was the same person as the person who spoke to her last time.

The other party's voice sounded deeper than before. When Kanako was wondering if she had changed, the other party asked unexpectedly: "Want to hear the child's voice? He's sleeping in the next room. Why, do you need to wake him up?" Speaking of this, Kanako has already judged from the other party's abusive tone that he is indeed the one who called for the first time. "Keta...is he alright?" "I'm going to wake him up, don't you know by listening to the sound yourself?...Ah, this kid just fell asleep, so it's a bit unbearable to wake him up. He was still playing games on TV with great interest just now... ...Oh, you should see it yourself, I took a photo with my mobile phone, and your mobile phone number is stored on this phone, and I will send it to you later."

"Okay...then please." Although this sentence is a bit inappropriate for the kidnappers, it is out of the question now. "So, may I ask, what do you need me to do?" "What should I do? What do you need to do?" "I mean, just say what you want. Tell me, why are you willing to let Keita come back?" The other party fell into silence and didn't speak for several seconds, making people feel that the phone had been hung up.Kanako finally lost her composure and asked loudly, "Just tell me how much you want me to pay!" "How much? You mean the ransom?"

the man asked back.It sounded like she was confused by Kanako's question.Kanako became more and more anxious... She cried hard after answering the phone just now, and she felt a little relieved in her heart, but this relief was immediately frightened by the other party's question.When she thought that Keita might be killed at any time, she couldn't help but feel anxious in her heart. "Of course it refers to the ransom. How much money should we prepare..." Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the other party's voice. "What I want is not money."

The other party was obviously interrupting, and he laughed a few times triumphantly after speaking, it seemed that he didn't take Kanako and the policemen seriously at all. Kanako was so anxious and angry that she couldn't say a word. It seems that all the methods that were thought of before have all come to nothing, and the real purpose of the kidnappers has not been judged at all. "If I wanted to ask you for money, I would have mentioned it to you in the last call. Not only do I not want money, but I don't ask you for anything." "So... please tell me straight up, why did you let Keita come back?"

"That's easy. As long as the kid says he wants to go home, I'll let him go at any time. Anyway, it's the kid's own idea to come here." "How is it possible..." Kanako said seriously. But the other party snorted contemptuously as if he didn't listen to her words. "However," the other party said, "if you take the initiative to pay me, I will not refuse. No, it cannot be said to be payment... By the way, I will correct it again. If you take the initiative to give me money, I will not refused." Kanako couldn't help but exchanged glances with Police Officer Hashiba.Even Kanako knew in her heart that although the other party said it in a joking tone, this sentence was the most critical core of the content.Police officer Hashiba quickly wrote the word "how much" on the paper, and let Kanako take a look.Kanako nodded knowingly.Although she was playing tricks on the kidnappers in her heart and playing word games with words, she was already very angry, but at this moment she felt that her mind had gradually become clearer.

"That's why I asked, how much do you have to pay to let him go, right?" After finishing speaking, she felt that something was wrong again, so she changed her words and said, "No, how much money am I going to offer you?" The man smiled and said: "That's what I like to hear. Since you offered to give me the money, how can I have the nerve to ask for the amount? It's up to you... Tell me, how much can you give me?" Suddenly, a chill ran across Kanako's back, which shocked her.A ray of dark light flashed through the seemingly casual words of the other party like a sharp knife hidden, piercing straight into her heart.

So far, five minutes have passed since the conversation with the kidnapper.No, this is not a dialogue, but a game in which the kidnapper played with the relatives of the victim and the police in the applause, savoring the joy and excitement from it... It seems that the kidnapper is a pervert, and the purpose of doing this is not for money, Rather, a certain pleasure in the panic and distress of relatives and police.Kanako held the phone tightly in her hand, but she couldn't help thinking this way in her heart, feeling the horror hidden in it.However, before she could feel the horror in detail, the kidnappers immediately put forward more incomprehensible conditions in the next ten minutes, pushing Kanako into a more desperate situation again.

The call didn't end until 4:15.The kidnapper finally said: "Then call me again in three hours, that is, seven o'clock sharp." After finishing speaking, he hung up. "This kidnapper is really unpredictable!" The bridgeyard police officer looked at his watch, looked up and said.His short sentence contained all his feelings about the call and his great resentment towards the kidnappers for their lawlessness.Perhaps in order to find more clues as soon as possible and to catch the kidnapper against time, he immediately ordered the kidnapper's phone recording to be played again.

Especially what he said in the last ten minutes, he listened to it several times over and over again.But every time I listen to it again, new questions arise. "Please propose an amount. How can I raise the ransom amount myself..." Kanako replied to the kidnapper like this.But the other party said: "Didn't I tell you just now that this is not called ransom? I never threatened you to exchange money for the child's life." The tone of the other party seemed very anxious.Only then did people really see the ferocious face of the kidnappers hidden behind those seemingly relaxed conversations.But in a blink of an eye, the other party returned to a relaxed and low-key tone: "Really, it doesn't matter how much you give. Even if you only give one yuan, I won't say anything more. Anyway, you also have your own difficulties. It doesn't mean that you can take out as much as you want. ... Just call next time Let’s talk about it when the call comes? You can discuss it with everyone and come up with an amount. Remember, it is discussed with ‘everyone’. You don’t make a decision by yourself, you discuss it with everyone.  … Oh, yes Alright, the Hashiba Police Department from the Metropolitan Police Department is next to you, right?" Kanako couldn't help being stunned, unable to speak for a few seconds.Meanwhile, the Qiaochang police officer beside him stretched out his hand and drew a circle, implying that she answered truthfully. "...he's next to me. But how do you know he's here?" "Hey——" the kidnapper held back a snicker, and then said, "When I received your call just now, the time signal on the radio just rang. I also praised you as 'really punctual', do you remember? Before I You are only allowed to call back in about an hour, but you call at four o'clock, which almost coincides with the time report, which means that there must be a guy who is extremely strict with the time sitting next to you directing... In this way, it reminded me of a person. Everyone said that the most punctual man in the Metropolitan Police Department was the bridge field man. It was said that he was like a clock buried in his body, and he walked faster than the one he was wearing. That Swiss watch is more accurate... Oh, I didn't mean to say a few words to him, so don't call him. I'm not looking for him, but Keita-kun's mother... This kid insists on coming with me, I have no choice but to keep him by my side for a few days. I was about to discuss with you about letting him go back someday. If the police come out to talk, wouldn't they see me as a kidnapper? "However, even though I've explained so much to you, if you still treat me as a kidnapper, it's okay to do what the police officer said. I've heard that he is the first person to handle kidnapping cases today, He has the most tricks in all of Japan... In the past few years, he has successfully solved two famous kidnapping cases. Do you still remember the kidnapping of the son of a mafia gangster five or six years ago? Unexpectedly, the kidnapper was an innocent Little people of any background. At that time, the mainstream opinions in the police said that it must be done by insiders of the underworld. Only this bridge police department tried hard to argue against all opinions and argued hard. From the beginning, he believed that the kidnapper was just an ordinary little person. This Only then did I find the right breakthrough, and the case was successfully resolved... Another case was the famous case where the kidnapper appointed to pay the ransom at the Tokyo TV Tower. In the end, it was found that the case was like a story in a TV series, and the kidnapper turned out to be the child's class teacher... …The police officer who cracked that case was also Mr. Hashiba Police Department. The case was so mysterious that it was even called the Tokyo Tower Kidnapping Case. Just when the kidnappers were about to tear up the ticket and was about to kill the child, the police fell from the sky and broke down the door And Jin rescued the child from the knife... This guy has made great contributions, he has been promoted a few ranks, and his career has been smooth sailing since then. Especially for a family with a complicated background like yours, if there is a kidnapping case, I think it is most appropriate to ask him for help. Talk to him about the ransom, and he can give you a good idea, right? But then again, I didn’t ask you for a ransom, so there’s no point in asking him for help.” The man kept talking to himself: "Since this is not a kidnapping case, then there is no need to bother the Pommel Horse Lawton of the Bridge Field Police Station to get busy. Isn't this a waste of taxpayers' money? This is really a crime!" Knowing that the police department was also listening, Kanako finally retorted unbearably: "Isn't this obvious? What is it if it's not kidnapping?" Kanako's voice was very angry, and it seemed that her previous worry had completely turned into anger.She said: "No matter how eloquent you are and how you make excuses, you can't deny the fact that you abducted the child under the guise of the lie that the child's grandmother was stung by a wasp. This can only be said to be kidnapping the child! ... What are you arguing about here!" Kanako vented all the unhappiness in her chest angrily, and after she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that the words might have been too intense and might have stimulated the kidnapper too much.She couldn't help but secretly glanced at the police department, for fear that the police department would be unhappy.But unexpectedly, Hashiba smiled and nodded firmly to her, as if to say "well said".At the same time, she also found that the police department squeezed the headset tighter, probably waiting for the kidnapper's reaction to Kanako's complaint. However, the tape recorder cannot record the expressions of Kanako and the police department.After Kanako finished speaking, the scene fell into silence for four seconds. Four seconds later, the voice of the kidnapper came again: "Obviously you are making excuses. Let me ask you, isn't it you who picked up the child from the kindergarten?" "That's not me. I don't know who pretended to be me and tricked the kindergarten teacher... I think it must be one of you." "Huh? How can the kindergarten teacher be so easy to deceive? This is strange, doesn't it mean that the teacher doesn't even know you? I heard that you have to meet at least twice a day." "..." "Didn't you personally pick up the child and send it to me?" "What? Can I leave my child with a man I don't know?" "You say I don't know anyone... It's unreasonable, I'm the child's biological father! Didn't you hear what Keita said? We met in front of the supermarket last month!" There was another silence. Kanako didn't speak for a long time, and after a while she said: "Don't talk nonsense. Keita's biological father is Yamaji Masahiko, but you are not Masahiko, and your voice doesn't sound like that." "you are right." The man smiled proudly again, and said, "Don't you deny that Yamaji Masahiko is the father of the child? Therefore, it is necessary for this child to recognize someone else as his father... I have volunteered to be the new father since last month. Role. In short, without further ado, come up with a proposal on how much money you can give me earlier... Oh, yes, we will contact you in three hours, that is, you can call again at seven o'clock." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a faint click sound of the phone being hung up from the receiver.It was like the last sigh of a precision instrument. The recording was carefully replayed four more times.When the last metallic sigh sounded and the replay ended, Sergeant Bridge had been staring at his watch thoughtfully.After a while, he raised his head and said to Kanako: "I have listened to the kidnapper's phone call several times, and I always feel that there are some places that are puzzling. I have a few questions for you." After finishing speaking, he seemed to hesitate a bit, but closed his mouth and did not speak.This really feels a little strange.As soon as he entered the door just now, Police Officer Qiaochang introduced himself: "I like to be straightforward, I take the shortest path even when I walk, and I never waste time on unnecessary things. Maybe people think I am short-tempered, but I hope to get you cooperation, race against time, and try to solve this case quickly." But judging by his expression at the moment, isn't it a waste of time? However, he cast his eyes on Kanako without any hesitation, and it can even be said that he showed his sharpness. Perhaps Kanako already had a premonition of what he wanted to ask, so she took the initiative to ask: "Tell me, what exactly do you want to ask?" Her voice is very calm.Hashiba nodded and said: "I want to ask one more question, are you sure that the other party is definitely not Keita-kun's father?" "Yes, definitely not...it's not Shanlu's voice...you already know that Shanlu and I divorced, right?" "I heard about it just now. But I don't know how you married him in the first place." Kanako glanced at the police department and said, "I used to work as a nurse at the dental hospital in Shanlu, and that's when I married him." As she spoke, she couldn't help lowering her eyes. Maybe she also felt that it was inappropriate to avoid the other party's gaze, but she really didn't dare to face Jing Wang's sharp eyes. "However, I didn't know his true intentions until he showed his true colors. He just wanted to find a free assistant to work for him, and he didn't have the slightest feeling for me. This was when I was discussing divorce with him, My mother-in-law told me..." When Kanako said this, she couldn't help being too sad to speak.But she knew very well in her heart that this was definitely not what the police department wanted to ask. "I think what the police department wants to know is not how we got married. They must want to ask about the birth of the child, right? You are asking whether Keita's biological father is Yamaji or someone else, right?" When she said it, the Qiaochang Police Department couldn't help being taken aback, but quickly nodded and replied: "I'm just exploring a certain possibility. Since the kidnapper claimed to be Keita-kun's father on the phone just now, we have no choice but to explore in this direction..." It seems that this kind of cautious explanation does not conform to the consistent character of the police department. "There is absolutely no such thing, I have more accurate evidence than DNA!" Kanako turned on the phone and pulled up a photo of Keita for the police to see.This is a photo sent via text message, and it shows Keita lying on a sofa, sleeping soundly using the armrest as a pillow... No, it doesn't look like he is really asleep. In the hour just now, Kanako looked at this photo countless times, and she gradually discovered some flaws in it.I always feel that Keita fell into the hands of the kidnappers, how could he sleep so soundly?Could it be that he was injected with some kind of drug before he fell asleep?Thinking of this, Kanako's heart hurts like being bitten by a bug.Usually, when a child is asleep, his lips are naturally pursed like a straight line, but in the photo at this moment, he is pouted and his teeth are clenched. It looks like his lips are bent into an arc...it doesn't look like Smiling happily in the dream, it looks very unnatural. "Look, this kid looks like Shanlu, right? Especially when he sleeps, he looks exactly like his father. You don't even need blood type and DNA tests to tell that he is Shanlu's biological son." Kanako handed the phone to the police department and said.But there was another shadow in her heart, and she couldn't help feeling even more uneasy.She approached the police department, looked at the screen of the mobile phone in her hand and said worriedly: "Gyuta, isn't he already dead... Why did the kidnapper take a picture of the child sleeping and send it to me? This makes people feel too strange. They didn't let me hear the child's voice, could it be because of death You are using this photo to deceive me, saying that the child is asleep?" As she said that, she seemed to be frightened by her sudden thought, and her whole body trembled involuntarily. "Don't worry. You can tell he's alive by looking at his right hand." On the screen, Keita's right hand is tightly clenched into a ball, which is exactly at the position of the heart.Pointing to the V-shaped elbow on the arm, the police department said confidently to Kanako: "Don't worry, the boy is still alive. If he was dead, the hand would never be so tight. You see, the bend of the elbow also shows that he is exerting force...he is still alive." The calm and calm voice of the police department seemed to reassure Kanako, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat relieved. "Hey, really... it seems to be holding something in her hand. What is it?" Kanako whispered as if talking to herself. "Leave it alone. Do you have a picture of Mr. Yamaji in your hand?" the police department asked.It seems that he is eager to bring the topic back to whether Yamaji Masahiko is Keita's biological father. "there is none left……" "Not even one?" "Yes, I tore it up and threw it away." "You didn't even keep the wedding photos from that year?" Kanako shook her head regretfully, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and replied with a slight sigh: "Mr. Police Officer seems to have a hard time understanding our women's feelings. In fact, once I get divorced, the last thing I want to keep is my wedding photos." "No, that's not what it means... I think there will always be one or two of your relatives?" Kanako shook her head feebly again, looking around the room.After the Hashiba Police Department arrived here, in order to ensure that the detection work would not be interfered with, all relatives except Kanako were invited out of this living room by him.My father said at the time: "It's too depressing to stay here, and the work at the factory is so tight, I'd better go back to work." Then he left.The Kenzaki Police Department, who could only help Hashiba, also left here on the grounds of looking for employees to understand the situation.Sister-in-law Tingzi went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.The elder brother Shiro also went to the next room to accompany the old mother knowingly.However, he would occasionally come to show up, the purpose is to find out the progress of the case detection. "As far as I know, after the divorce, you never let Mr. Gui and his father meet again, right? Since your family doesn't even have a photo of Mr. Shanlu, Mr. Kyu probably doesn't know his father?" "yes." Kanako avoided the cold gaze of the police department, turned her head to the side of the corridor, and answered briefly.Because she saw distrust in the eyes of the police department, and seemed to be saying: "The reason why you don't want your child to know your father is because Yamaji is not Keita's biological father..." The cold winter night has begun to cover the small courtyard outside the window. At some point, the lights in the living room have been turned on. Through the glass windows in the corridor, you can see the movement in the living room at a glance from the outside.But in the thick night, a light looked so dim, and the scene in the house reflected on the glass was like a printed matter with an error in typography, which looked blurry.Only the lonely figures of Kanako and the three police officers swayed under the light, and the whole living room was lifeless, as if there was no one in the empty room. No, there are not only four people in the room, there is another person in the... Police Officer Qiaochang has always adhered to a creed, that is, there is no need to make too many friends, and at the same time, in the process of handling the case, he also strongly advocates that the fewer insiders, the better.Therefore, an hour ago, when he arrived here, he felt that there were too many people in the room, which would hinder his judgment and thinking, so he sent out all the idlers who gathered around him like a group of ants and bees.Only in this way can he expose the figure of another man hidden behind the case in broad daylight.No, to be precise, to make him appear in the light of this room.Let the shadow of the man hiding in Kanako's body be revealed before his eyes, leaving him nowhere to escape... Just as the police department was about to ask something, the voice of his sister-in-law Tingzi came from the corridor: "What else are you looking for? Isn't Mr. Shanlu in the office of the factory?" Sister-in-law Tingzi then explained that Yamaji Masahiko had arrived here ten minutes ago, and she is now asking the Kenzaki Police Department and Kanako's father about the case. "I think it's better to let him come here?" Tingko asked Kanako.Then, he looked for Hashiba's opinion with his eyes. "It would be fine if Miss Ogawa herself doesn't mind. I have a lot of questions I want to ask him face to face." "No, don't let him in! I absolutely don't want to meet him!" Kanako's reaction was quite fierce, and she clearly expressed her refusal. "However, Kanako, you have to think about it. Why are you angry with him when the matter has reached this point? Since Mr. Police Officer wants to ask something, you can let him in, not to mention relying on him to help with the ransom. .” But Ting Zi said. "I don't want to ask him for the ransom either. I would rather ask all my friends to find a way to collect the ransom. I have nothing to do with him anymore, please let him go!" Kanako's mood just calmed down a little bit after she was so angry at what the kidnapper said just now, but she was annoyed by this unexpected guest again in a blink of an eye, and her emotions began to agitate. "Of course I can understand your feelings..." Sister-in-law had just finished speaking halfway before being overshadowed by an angry reprimand: "What time is it, you're still talking nonsense!" The sound of angry reprimand resounded through the small room.When everyone looked back, a man in a white coat angrily pushed Tingzi's shoulder away and strode in.But Kanako didn't immediately recognize him as her ex-husband who had been divorced for three years.Because no matter how you look at it, it has changed too much.In just three years, he seemed to have gained a lot of weight, his face sullen due to anger looked vulgar, and his paunchy appearance made people feel disgusted at first sight. "Do you dare to say that it has nothing to do with me? I'm Keita's father. It's all because of your carelessness that this kind of thing happened. You really don't have the qualifications to be the mother of your child!" While cursing angrily, he swayed his fat body and rushed to the middle of the living room, raised his hand and rushed towards Kanako, as if he wanted to spit out Kanako's thin body.When the police department saw him, they rushed over in a hurry, hugged Masahiko from behind, grabbed his hand and stopped him. "Mr. Police Officer, don't stop him, I think he still dares to eat me?" Kanako screamed, rushed to the general who was struggling in the hands of the police without flinching, and shouted angrily, " You can beat me if you want. In this way, the police officer can see your true face and know how you treated me roughly... You still dare to say that I am not qualified to be a mother. Isn't your purpose just to want to Let everyone believe this kind of nonsense, so that I can deprive me of the custody of Guita and take the child as my own? You must have colluded with others to abduct Guita... Don't think I don't know, you must have paid a big price, Instigated others to do it! I don't care what you say, I will always be Keita's biological mother! Only I have the right to be Keita's mother!" Kanako's anger that had been pent up in her heart for a long time erupted in an instant.Looking at the ferocious look of his ex-wife in front of him, who was so angry that his face was disfigured, even the menacing General Yan couldn't help but gasped and stood there in a daze.As if frightened, he asked timidly: "What, you said I kidnapped my son?" Masahiko was like a balloon that had been punctured suddenly, as if all the air had leaked out, he could no longer regain his composure, and his voice suddenly became much quieter. "Aren't you two the parents of Mr. Kei Tai? Why are you arguing?" The police department let go of Yamaji Masahiko in his hand, and asked in a cold voice.It seemed that the words of the police department worked, and Masahiko was completely taken aback.He slumped down on the tatami and explained in a low voice: "Actually, I left the patient and came here just halfway through the operation. I think that although the two of us are divorced, as long as the child's parents work together to deal with the kidnappers to the end, Keita will definitely be able to come back alive... ..." His words sounded very serious, as if he was motivating himself. "What does it mean to work together? It's only now that you think of this sentence. What did you do before? You always think that I ran away from home with my child privately, but you never thought about it. It is the yourself?" Although Kanako was still scolding her ex-husband, her voice was obviously much quieter. Seeing that Kanako's anger had begun to subside, the police department lost no time in getting to the point.He asked Masahiko: "There are a few things I want to ask you. First, please listen to the recording of the kidnapper's call just now..." As he spoke, he played the recording again.Masahiko's face remained tense like a plaster statue, listening quietly without saying a word. "Do you have any impression of the voice on the phone?" the police department asked. Masahiko just shook his head lightly.It seemed that what he paid attention to was not the voice of the kidnapper, but what he said.I saw his eyebrows twitched into a ball, as if he was constantly searching for the voice of the kidnapper in his mind. The police department was about to ask another question, but Kanako said first: "Look, this is the photo sent by the kidnapper just now." Said, she handed her mobile phone to Masahiko. Masahiko snatched the phone from Kanako's hand, fixed his eyes on the picture of the child sleeping on it, and exclaimed with emotion: "I haven't seen you in three years, so Keita has grown up so much!" Before Kanako could answer, he turned to the Hashiba police department and asked: "I want to ask you about the ransom. Since the kidnapper said that as long as we are willing, he will accept as much as we want. Can you see if this sentence is true..." "I don't think it's true. Maybe the kidnapper thinks that as long as he doesn't take the initiative to raise the specific amount, it's not a crime. Of course, the circumstances this time have clearly constituted the conditions for the crime of kidnapping. We can arrest him." But after arresting him, this can still be one of the factors that can reduce the punishment as appropriate. Therefore, the kidnappers took it for granted that as long as they don’t mention the amount, we will have nothing to do with him.” The police department replied. "But how can there be such a reason?" Ting Zi, who was standing in the corner of the living room, interrupted again, "Although he didn't propose a specific amount to force us to pay, isn't it also extortion to force us to say the amount ourselves?" "Yes. I think this is also one of the main purposes of the kidnappers. Therefore, the saying is 'any amount is fine', but the meaning behind this sentence is 'the ordinary amount is far from enough'... far from the agreed The time is getting closer and closer. If the amount we proposed is considered too small by the kidnapper, he will skillfully avoid directly using threatening language and prompt us to take the initiative to increase the amount. I think this will happen. As a reference, I would like to ask you How much are you going to pay him?" Masahiko was overwhelmed by the sudden question from the police department, and watched helplessly as the other party couldn't answer.He glanced at his ex-wife again, as if a specific number was marked on Kanako's blank face... He looked around the faces of several police officers, and finally fell back on Tingzi's face .He shook his head in embarrassment and said: "Ten million... no, twenty million is enough..." After finishing speaking, he sighed heavily again. Unexpectedly, his sigh was interrupted by a chuckle.Masahiko followed the voice and turned his head to look... His ex-wife was pouted and said with a cold smile: "Twenty million? Are you kidding me! Keita's life is worth this little money?" Kanako shook her head heavily as she spoke.The hair on the forehead was scattered on the face, and the eyes that were staring at Masahiko did not move. "It's all nonsense to always say how much I love Keita. You only love yourself for the rest of your life. I think it's better if the kidnapper kidnaps you. If that's the case, go and negotiate the ransom with the kidnapper yourself, and you will be willing to pay It's a big price." Hearing Kanako's ironic words, the fire in Masahiko's heart was ignited again. "Well, tell me, how much should I pay?" He yelled at the other party angrily, "Just give him all my property. All deposits, all stocks, everything from houses to land. Counting... so you can admit that I love Keita, right?" Masahiko shook his head slightly while talking, and finally dropped a sentence from his mouth contemptuously: "You idiot and fool..." The couple from three years ago were glaring at Maimang at this moment, and neither of them would back down.When Tingzi saw that he was about to speak stiffly, he persuaded him: "Kanako, you can't say it like that. Saying it like this makes you feel... no, it's as if our family is playing a trick together and blackmailing Masahiko-san's property. As long as Kei Tai-kun can come back safely, you two don't quarrel. " After hearing this, Masahiko first took his eyes away from Kanako. "It makes sense." He said softly like a child who could not resist an adult after a quarrel, "I think it's better to listen to the opinion of the police department. If Mr. Police Department thinks it is necessary, I will give up all my net worth. I don't hesitate to bet, Keita's life is at stake." "No!" The Hashiba police department stared into Masahiko's eyes and said clearly, "There is no need to do that. Although I don't know how much your net worth is... Mr. Shanlu, let's take 20 million for the first time. Gritting your teeth, can you get it all together?" "Maybe." "If this is the case, next time you call the kidnapper, you should mention this amount first? Then see how the other party responds..." "That's right." Maybe Masahiko just got angry and felt hot all over, so he took off his white coat and threw it on the ground.He turned to the Bridge Field Police Department and asked: "Then, can I make the call at seven o'clock? I can negotiate directly with the kidnapper... From the phone recording just now, it can be heard that the kidnapper has been treating Kanako as a fool." The police department nodded at first, but quickly changed their minds.He shook his head and replied: "No, let Kanako make the call. It seems that the kidnapper prefers to deal with Kanako, and it seems that he can enjoy some kind of fun from it. If the other party is not paying attention, it is easy to show his feet." The police department didn't care about Masahiko's angry expression at all, he raised his hand to look at his watch, and said to himself, "There are two hours and eleven minutes left..." At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in the yard, as if responding to his ravings.The glass door creaked and moaned nervously in the wind, breaking the tranquility of the dark night... However, no one expected that this wind would become the last wind of the night. The day was still as hot as midsummer, but at this moment they felt a wave of The cold gradually hit the body.The wind also seemed to be completely frozen.In the following two hours and eleven minutes, the Ogawa family seemed to be frozen in a windless state, shrouded in a suffocating and dull atmosphere. Although the police department heard a lot from Kanako and her ex-husband, and called the case headquarters to report and contact from time to time, the case search did not make any progress. 案件发生后不久，一位不明身份的男子曾向山路牙科医院打过电话，向他们告知了绑架的事实。当时是医院里的一位护士接的。于是案件指挥部便找到这位护士，把录下来的绑匪的声音让她听，经她辨认，两个电话是同一个人打来的。可是，绑匪为什么要专门给山路将彦打电话？其中的玄机始终无法破解。 香奈子只说了一句“心情不好”，便离开了客厅，到厨房帮忙做晚饭去了。将彦坐在墙角边上，满脸不耐烦地掏出戒烟用的代用假烟叼在嘴里，每过两三分钟就抬手看一次手表，谁也不知他这么做是为什么。 “你要真熬不住了，抽支烟也未尝不可，别客气。” 警部体察到对方的烦躁，劝说道。 “不用！”将彦只冷冷地回答了一声，还是固执地叼着那只假烟卷。 其中唯一闲不住的就是香奈子兄嫂的独生子笃志了。自从他听说自己的表弟圭太被人拐走了以后，也不像平常那样闹了。不过，他看来还是没有真正理解什么是绑架，对这句话的可怕程度缺乏应有的理解。只见他在走廊里操纵着新买的那辆遥控车，来回不断地欢呼奔跑，一个人玩得正起劲。母亲汀子见了，便大声呵斥道：“都这种时候了你还有闲心玩！给我老实点儿不行吗？” 香奈子却不以为然地向嫂嫂劝解道：“孩子想玩就让他玩吧。他在旁边玩，我倒感觉圭太也在和他一起玩似的，心情就好受多了。” 因此，笃志还在来回喊叫着疯跑。 突然，笃志经过客厅门口时不经意地朝里头望了一眼，正好和将彦四目对视在一起，他奇怪地歪起脑袋注视着对方。 桥场警部的那双眼睛却像猎鹰一样，早就把这一幕牢牢地看在眼里。他用微笑掩盖着自己锐利的目光，慢慢走近了笃志，问道： “你觉得这间屋子里有什么奇怪的地方吗？” 警部蹲下身子，望着和自己一般高的孩子的眼睛。 “……那人就是圭太君的爸爸，是吗？” 笃志看了看警部，又看了看将彦，两颗稚嫩的眼球就像钟摆似的转个不停。 "Yeah, what's the matter?" 将彦挺身而出主动回答。他也感觉笃志似乎有话要说。可是，当将彦慢慢走近身边时，笃志却吓得躲到了警部的身后。 “你有什么话想对圭太君的爸爸说吗？”警部细心地问道。 “嗯……”孩子摇了摇头。可是，只要看见孩子眼睛一眨一眨的表情，就知道他小小的脑子里一定装着许多疑问。 “圭太君以前肯定悄悄告诉过你他爸爸的事情，对吗？嗯，你名字叫笃志吧？……圭太君告诉过笃志君什么没有？” 这个问题还真让警部给问准了。只见笃志重重地点了点头。 “他对你说过什么，能告诉我吗？” "..." “你也知道，圭太君现在正处于危险之中，为了救回圭太君，叔叔们正在打听圭太君最近说过些什么，以及做过些什么。说不定你告诉叔叔的这些事情还能帮上大忙呢，能帮助我们救出圭太君呢。你把他对你说过的话告诉我吧。” 笃志愣愣地想了一会儿。 “他跟我说过……”笃志终于开口说道，“他的爸爸来见过他了。” 警部把目光移到将彦脸上，嘴里却接着笃志的话又问了一句：“你没记错吧？他是说自己的爸爸已经来见过他了，对吧？” “嗯，他还说自己是头一次见到爸爸，所以特别高兴。他还说，见了爸爸才发现和梦里见到过的完全不一样，是个特别和气的好人。” 听了孩子的回答，将彦摇了摇头，小声对警部说： “我可从来没来找过儿子，一次也没来过。” 笃志像是想躲开将彦的眼光似的，闪身躲在警部的身后，嘴里却说：“这个人我看不是他爸爸吧！” 说完，他又胆怯地加上一句：“圭太君告诉过我的爸爸可不是这样子……你肯定不是！” 边说，笃志那双圆圆的小眼睛边目不转睛地紧盯着将彦的脸。警部注意到他的表情。便问： “你是说，圭太君告诉过你的人并不是他，是吧？” “嗯，是的。”笃志毫不含糊地点头承认了。 “他告诉你，自己的父亲长得什么样了吗？” 这回笃志却像不肯回答似的摇了摇头。 “你别害怕，就算说这位叔叔不是圭太君的父亲，他也不会生气的……” 话音未落，笃志却又摇了摇头说： “不是听他说的，是我见过的。” “你说见过？你见过他父亲的样子？” "Ok." "Where?" 笃志用手指了指二楼的儿童房间。 “那人来二楼见过圭太？是真的吗？” 警部也伸出食指指着二楼，两个人的手指齐刷刷地指向那里，仿佛一对父子并肩站在一起似的。警部不由得苦笑了。可是他马上又发现了其中的破绽，问道： “你是说照片吧？是不是他爸爸的照片挂在二楼房间里……” 回应这个问题的却是走廊里传来的女性声音： “不是照片，是画像。” 手里端着盘子的香奈子不知何时起已经站在房檐下了。她刚才端着茶一直站在那里，看来已经把警部和笃志的谈话全都听在耳里了。顿时，客厅里所有人的目光全部集中在香奈子身上……接着，伴随着一声尖叫，咣当一声巨响把大家都吓了一大跳。 原来是香奈子不小心把手里的盘子摔在地下了。五个茶杯倒都完好无损，只是把杯里的热茶洒落一地。其中一个杯子仿佛瞄准了将彦而来似的，径直往他面前的榻榻米砸了过来。 “怎么搞的，这太危险了！” 将彦气得几乎跳了起来，大声怒叫着，可是香奈子却不理不睬，转身朝走廊跑去。随着她的一声叫喊：“嫂嫂，你帮我收拾一下！”便不见了人影，只从她身后传来急促的脚步声。只见脚步声朝二楼的楼梯而去……很快，又变成了从二楼飞奔而下的脚步声。 香奈子出现在门口，只见她一把推开正蹲在地上用毛巾擦着湿漉漉的地板的嫂嫂，风风火火地闯了进来，把手里的一张纸摊在笃志面前。 “小笃，你看是不是这张画？圭太告诉你，说是他爸爸的那个人是他吗？” 她一见笃志点了点头，又转而向警部说道： “这张画是圭太一个月前自己画的，就贴在自己床头的墙上。我想这一定是他最喜欢的，扮演电视里英雄人物的演员吧？” 画上用蜡笔画出的人长着一个椭圆形的大脑袋，鼻子就像一个等边三角形，嘴唇弯得像一轮残月，眼睛画成了两条粗粗的弯月牙，眼眶里看不见白色和黑色，全涂成灰乎乎的一片。整张图的主色是冷色调的青色，看起来让人觉得不舒服。大脑袋的斜上方还画着一个太阳，脸上咧着大嘴像在笑着，全身上下满是肌肉，显得十分强壮。总之，不过是孩子的涂鸦而已。 一个月前香奈子确实发现了这幅床头上方墙面上贴着的画，也曾问过圭太：“这张画上的人物是扮演假面侠的男演员吗？” 圭太却轻轻摇着头不肯说话。过了好久他才回答：“不是假面侠，是飞天侠。” 说话时圭太还撅起了嘴巴。 那时，香奈子虽然感觉奇怪，但并没有多想他沉默着不肯回答以及哭丧着脸的真正原因。可是听了刚才笃志的话后，她才猛然间恍然大悟了起来…… 原来，圭太画这幅画时，带着对爸爸的深深的思念之情。 “咦？笃志，我记得圭太画完这幅画，还对你说'见过爸爸了'，是在一个月前的那个晚上，对吧……那天晚上我们一家围坐在一起吃甜瓜，是在那天前后吧？” 听到香奈子的问话，笃志默默地想了好久，才“嗯”的一声点了点头。 香奈子朝警部看了一眼，把一个月前圭太险遭绑架的经过告诉了他。 “虽然圭太没对我说过，但我总觉得他心里当真希望这位图画上的男子是自己父亲呢。”香奈子说。 将彦不满地对她斜视了一眼，不无讥讽地回应了一句：“不，他是希望那人真要是自己父亲就好了，就因为你的原因，让他缺少了父爱，所以才饥不择食一般希望自己也有个父亲，甚至心里还暗暗盼望那名绑匪就是自己的父亲。” 警部一看这俩人又要争吵下去，便插嘴道： “这么说，画上的男子极可能就是绑匪了吧？” 说着，他便把画拿在手中，仔细端详起男子的长相来。 “也好。这倒能证明此事与我无关了，对吧？”将彦说道，“画上的男子不戴眼镜，而且头发也明显比我要短很多。” 大家仔细一看，果然，画上的男子头发剪得很短，顶多就比小平头略长一些，而且画上的毛发显得较硬，就像刺猬身上的毛似的竖在头上。 警部听了也点了点头表示赞同。他又问道：“不过，有个问题还得向你确认，山路先生，你还记得自己一月十七日下午的日程安排吗？” “怎么，你想调查我当天的行踪？” 将彦苦笑着反问了一句，随即拿起卷成一团扔在地上的白色大衣，从口袋里掏出小本翻了几页，答道： “哦，当天我的日程是这样的，早晨开业出诊一直忙到下午一点，然后赶赴日比谷饭店参加两点开始的牙医集会。会后又返回医院下午四点继续开始诊疗，根本就没时间拐到这里来……许多病人都能为我作证，不信的话，我可以提供名单，随便找他们问去。” “不，不是那个意思，只是随便问问而已。” 警部一听，便不再继续追问了。此时，汀子又送来了几杯新泡的茶。一见警部手中的图画她便对香奈子说道： “咦，这幅画我也好像在哪儿见过。当初我还以为孩子画的是川田君呢。你看，和川田君长得有些像吧？” “是啊……这么一说我倒想起来了，一个月前川田君的头发的确剪得这么短过。” “圭太君不是总爱跟川田君玩吗？有时我总觉得川田君能陪他玩，仿佛能代替父亲给这孩子一点关爱，这倒是件好事……” “这位川田君……”警部打断两位女人的话头插口问道，“就是今天开车送香奈子小姐到八王子医院去的那位员工吧？” "yes." “正好我有些事想问他……他现在在工厂里吗？” 警部边问，边站起身来。 “我去把他叫来。”汀子摆摆手制止住警部，自己离开客厅向外跑去……不到一分钟她又走了回来。说道：“不巧，他刚外出到车站方向去了，听说要买什么急用的东西。” “这位川田就是刚才我在办公室见过的那位男子吧？看上去似乎是从小地方刚来东京不久啊……”将彦带着满口轻蔑的语气问道。 香奈子心怀不满地故意说道：“是啊，就是他，怎么了？小地方来的更会关心人，圭太也最喜欢他。” “我看不是圭太，而是你喜欢上他了吧？” 将彦冰冷的目光透过镜片斜视了前妻一眼说道，眼神里充满恶意，显得极其厌烦。 香奈子根本不予理会，扭头望着玄关方向大声说道：“川田君怎么还不见回来？至于是否喜欢上他了我倒没好好想过，不过有他在我身边帮点儿忙，总是心里踏实多了。” 川田买完东西回到这里时，已经快到七点了。和四点钟那回打电话前一样，警部已经对着手表的秒针，开始指挥香奈子拿起听筒拨打电话了。 “川田君刚才已经回来了，还给圭太君买了一份小礼物呢。” 嫂嫂汀子简简单单地准备了些饭团，放在盘子里端到客厅让大家吃。她把饭团摆在桌上，又从盘子边上取下一个塑料制作的玩具小人递到香奈子手中。一看，原来是个塑料制作的动画片里的英雄人物的玩偶，也许就是笃志所说的什么“飞天侠”之类的吧。 川田站在汀子身后，诚惶诚恐地露出个头说道：“前天圭太君对我说过想要这种玩具，当时我便答应过他，一旦领到工资就给他买……圭太，不，圭太君听了非常高兴。所以我想拍张手机照片发给对方让他看看……”他说话时显得小心翼翼。 香奈子虽然精神受到极大打击，心里十分难过，但这名普通员工所表达的小小关怀竟也使得她心存感激，热泪几乎夺眶而出。然而，当她的目光与将彦冷冰冰的眼神相遇时，眼中的泪水却马上消失得无影无踪了。 桥场警部不免焦躁起来，因为经过他精心计算而安排得分秒不差的拨打电话时间因为川田的一番好意而错过了数十秒钟。 “既然这样，那就打完电话后再向绑匪多说几句，除了让他把川田先生买的礼物照片让圭太君看看以外，还请他代为转达大家盼望圭太君平安归来的衷心祝福……” 为了尽量少耽误时间，警部加快了语速。说完他便把听筒塞在香奈子手中，自己抢先拨起绑匪手中的手机号码来……这回正好七点绑匪接了电话。警部用眼神示意香奈子可以开始说话了。 “喂，我是圭太的母亲。请问……圭太他还好吧？” 香奈子不等对方说话，便首先这样问道。与绑匪的第三次通话便随即开始了。五分钟后，准确地说，是五分四十秒后绑匪挂断电话，这次通话才告结束。又过了一分钟，录下的通话录音又被播放了出来，香奈子的声音重新回荡在这个寂静无声的房间里。 “喂，我是圭太的母亲。请问……圭太他还好吧？” “当然好了。过会儿我会用短信把他平安无事的照片发给你。……到底怎么样了？” “哦，是问关于赎金的事吧？” “什么……说的什么？” “关于钱的事，不是答应给你钱吗？” “哦，是这件事，你们打算给我多少？” “圭太的父亲表示，如果是两千万的话也许还凑得齐……” “圭太的父亲？你指的是谁啊？圭太君的父亲不是我吗？” 香奈子不知该如何回答，只能默不做声。电话里传来绑匪得意的笑声。对方似乎很喜欢这样捉弄香奈子取乐。 “算了，他的父亲是谁无关紧要……关键是有人出钱就行。你说能凑齐两千万，马上就能付现金吗？” “请稍等，我还得向他问一下。” “……哦，原来山路先生也在旁边啊。” “是的……山路答应马上先送去一千万，剩的一千万在明天上午九点以后马上支付，行吗？” “你说九点？是指银行的开门时间吗？” “是的。他说要是等到明天支付还嫌太晚的话，剩下的一千万我们尽量在一两个小时争取凑齐……今天我们如果把钱交了，你能今天之内就把圭太放回来吗？” “看来不行，这孩子刚才吃过晚饭有点想睡，今晚还打算让他再住一晚，反正等到明天付钱问题也不大……不过你们所提的金额，我还没有表示过同意啊。” "..." “两千万看来还是不太合适啊。” “那你说还要再加多少才够呢？” “再加多少才够……这么说不就显得是我逼你们拿钱了？依我看，两千万已经太多了。要不这样吧，就一千万，反正凑个整数也好算……” "..." “不过，你们要是诚心诚意非要送我两千万不可，我也很难拒绝啊。我这可不是贪心不足……这一点你们可要牢牢记住哦。我是主张要一千万就够了……凑个整数。” “……好的，总之，今天你是无论如何也不肯放圭太回来了，对吧？” “看来还是不行。过会儿我就会把他睡着的照片发个短信给你。你一看就知道，这么把他叫醒了送回去也太狠心了点儿吧？” “那好，知道了……要是明天早上放人大概几点钟？” “上午不行，还是过了中午吧。这样就能刚好凑够二十四小时。整整一天一夜也好算……好吧，就这样。” “好、好的……那么地点呢？我们到哪儿交钱换人？” “那就由你们来定了。你们说到哪儿最方便不就行了？” “哪有这样……” 香奈子实在无话可说。沉默持续了好久，让人误以为录音重放停止了一样……准确地说，足足停了九秒钟之多。 “怎么了？有什么为难之处吗？” 绑匪的声音听起来有些迷惑不解，真不知道这是演技，还是实在不明白香奈子的沉默意味着什么。 “我看地点还是由你来定吧。” "what about this?" “从没听说过绑架案件中有让被害人一方决定赎金交付场所的事……” “所以我才反复交代过你们几遍，这根本就不是什么绑架案，不是你们非得给我送钱让我要吗？那当然得由你们决定在哪儿给我钱了。” 香奈子再次无话可说。又是持续七秒钟的沉默……期间桥场警部飞快地在纸上写下一行字，香奈子拿起纸照着上面写的说道： “这件事能让我们和警察商量后再定吗？” “唉，这点儿小事就请警部先生来定不就得了？我和你们一样，也得事先准备安排不少事情呢。” “你说的是真的吗？那么……” “当然是真的。这我非常清楚。这件事弄不好容易被人误以为是绑架呢……被人逮走后送进法庭，判个死刑的可能性都有。哪有人敢拿生命跟你开玩笑的？” "But……" “别可是了，有这工夫不如早点儿把事情定下来。我已经和圭太一样困得快睁不开眼了……几乎都想叫声'妈妈，快点儿睡觉来吧'——” 绑匪怪声怪气地开起玩笑。突然，对方焦躁的大声喊叫起来： “那好！就这样吧！地点就由我来定吧。对了，热闹地方警察容易混入人群进行盯梢……对了，涉谷附近倒是个最好的地点。那么，就定在涉谷站前全方位交叉路口上，你把现金放在地上就行。把一千万现金装在皮包、购物袋或者纸袋里都行。” 沉默了五秒钟后，香奈子又问：“圭太……你怎么把圭太还给我呢？” “嗯……交接时间就定为中午十二点半吧。以桥场警部的手表时间为准，只要你们十二点三十分整到涉谷站前全方位交叉路口正中间接人就行。我会准时让圭太站在路口等你。不，不是我强迫让他站在路口，而是圭太自己愿意站在那儿的……到时就请你把圭太领走，顺便把一千万现金放在地上就行。千万可别忘记了。” 香奈子的沉默又持续了十一秒钟。就被绑匪的声音打断了。“怎么啦？又需要和警部商量，是吗？”绑匪的声音中透着焦虑。 “是的……哦不……我只想再问一句，我把圭太领走后，就把钱放在路中间就行了，是吗？” “是的，又怎么了？” “……哦不，只是……不过……” “你怎么啰唆个没完？别的事情不用你多考虑，只要照我说的去办就行。我再交代一句……不，既然已经录下音了，就不必再重复了。那就明天再说了。我会关掉这个手机的，你想再打电话来也没用。” “等等，让我听听圭太的声音行吗……如果不行，请一定把照片发过来……” 香奈子的声音戛然而止。同时传来对方挂断电话的轻微的响声。第三次通话也随之画上了终止符。 桥场警部按下停止键，结束了录音重放。然后向围在桌边上的三位警察问道：“你们谁能告诉我，绑匪为什么要选用这种愚蠢的赎金交付方式呢？” “怎么说这种方式愚蠢呢？” 站在房间角落里的香奈子的哥哥问道。 “你想一想电话的最后，香奈子向对方确认过的内容。绑匪不是告诉香奈子，让他接回圭太后把赎金放在路口吗？也就是说，实际上是先放回孩子再收钱……要是这样的话，交付赎金又有什么意义呢？虽然前后不过只差两三秒钟，但先交钱再放人和先放人再交钱可就大不相同了。 “我想不会有哪个被绑票的亲属在接回孩子后还愿意交钱的吧？即使接回人后马上交钱也不会愿意。可是即使这样，绑匪仍然坚持使用这种愚蠢的方式。如果这么做的话，当初就完全不必拐走孩子了……也就是说根本无须进行绑架了。” 其中一位警官回答： “指定这种愚