Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Kenjiro Uda didn't have time to think about it, and called back the number that sent the MMS message, but the other party had already turned off his phone.He immediately looked up the number, but found that it was the number of "Shenzhouxing", and the owner of the number could not be found at all.The other party had been prepared for a long time, and it was impossible to get clues through the mobile phone number.Although Uda Kenjiro was worried about Lan Yu's safety, he did not lose his mind. Who would kidnap Lan Yu? If it was for money, it seemed a bit unreasonable. ransom.Not many people knew about Lan Yu's relationship with him, so he couldn't imagine who would do this.

However, the gangster should still contact me, and then try to find a way to find out the other party's bottom line.The most important thing at the moment is to collect 200,000 cash in advance, in case of emergency. Uda Kenjiro first called the work unit and asked for leave.No matter the other party's purpose or intentions, he cannot ignore Lan Yu's safety. But Kenjiro Uda still frowned deeply. For an ordinary civil servant, 200,000 yuan is equivalent to all the savings he and his wife have worked in the past eight years.If he took it out now, how would he explain it to his wife?Uda Kenjiro rubbed his palms for a while, hesitant.

At this moment, the phone rang again.This is a landline number that Kenjiro Uda is not familiar with. "Hello." Uda Kenjiro tried his best to keep his voice calm and low. "Have you received the MMS?" A male voice that Kenjiro Uda had never heard came from the earphone. "Where is Lan Yu?" "Where's the money? Are you ready?" "With so much money, you have to give me time to prepare." "At three o'clock in the afternoon, take the money to the city's cultural center square, or I will tell you where to collect the corpse next time." After finishing speaking, the other party hung up the phone.

Kenjiro Uda felt a "thump" in his heart, and raised his hand to look at his watch. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, and there was not much time left for him. "It doesn't matter, saving people comes first." Uda Kenjiro made up his mind, and dug out a regular passbook from Chen Jia's cabinet. Because the bank has regulations, withdrawals exceeding 50,000 must be made in advance.In desperation, Kenjiro Uda had to go to a few more branches, and the family took 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. After several hours of busy work, he managed to collect 200,000 yuan.

Back home again, Uda Kenjiro put all the money into a suitcase, locked the password, and then sat down to rest.There were still two hours before the time the kidnappers agreed to pay the ransom, Kenjiro Uda ate something to ensure that he had enough energy to save the victim. But just as he was about to go out, someone knocked on the door suddenly.Uda Kenjiro's heart tightened, he quickly put away the suitcase, then took a deep breath, and then opened the door. "Long time no see, how are you doing?" There were three or four policemen standing outside the door, and Zhang Qingtian was the leader.

Uda Kenjiro couldn't help being surprised by Zhang Xiaotian's sudden visit. Could it be that he knew about Lan Yu's kidnapping?If not, should I tell the police and ask for their help?But if the kidnappers knew that he had called the police, Lan Yu would be in danger.Weighing the weight, Uda Kenjiro decided to temporarily hide from the police. "Captain Zhang is leading so many people, what's the matter?" "Aren't you going to invite us in first?" Zhang qingyang avoided answering Kenjiro Uda's question, and just looked behind Kenjiro Uda. Uda Kenjiro hesitated for a moment, but he turned sideways and invited them into the house.

Zhang qingyang walked in with his subordinates carelessly, looking around, as if he was looking for something. "Captain Zhang, I have something else to do. Please tell me what you need." Kenjiro Uda looked at his watch, making no effort to hide his anxiety. "Since you are so direct, I won't beat around the bush." ​​Zhang qingyang cleared his throat pretendingly, "to tell you the truth, a few days ago, Lan Yu came to our police, saying that someone was going to hurt you, although there was no real evidence , but our police still sent plainclothes to protect you secretly. But this morning, my people suddenly reported to me that Lan Yu was missing, and at the same time you withdrew a large amount of cash from the bank. After thinking about it, I think you must have something wrong We need the help of our police, so we came here."

"I'm sorry, I don't think I need your help for anything. If I do, I will call the police myself." Kenjiro Uda declined Zhang Qingtian's kindness straightforwardly. Zhang qingyang couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words. Although he wasn't sure what happened, Lan Yu suddenly disappeared, and Uda Kenjiro hurriedly offered such a sum of cash. Something unusual happened, and it was very likely that it was Lan Yu. Yu is kidnapped. "You may not be clear about some things. The criminal suspect we are currently arresting is an extremely dangerous person." Zhang qingyang changed his usual frivolous expression, and looked at Kenjiro Uda very seriously.

"What does that have to do with me?" Uda Kenjiro asked back. "You..." Zhang qingyang felt a little angry, this Kenjiro Uda didn't believe in the police at all, and he didn't want to cooperate at all, he wanted to curse, but he swallowed the words, "If that's the case, we won't bother you. " "No." Zhang qingyang walked out with his subordinates. "Captain, are you leaving just like that?" a team member asked. "Let's go, but immediately inform the colleagues in the reconnaissance team and continue to follow Uda Kenjiro. I want to see what tricks he can play." Zhang qingyang pinched his nose with his hands as he said.

Uda Kenjiro waited for another half a while, until he confirmed that Zhang Qingtian and the others had left, then he carried the suitcase and went out.He stopped a taxi and went straight to the Cultural Square. The cultural square is just opposite the city hall, and it is very open. It is full of tourists no matter it is day or night. Many citizens like to take a leisurely walk in the square.Uda Kenjiro really did not expect that the robbers would choose this place for the transaction.He carried the suitcase and looked around in a daze, but he didn't find anyone suspicious. It was three o'clock, and the robber still hadn't appeared.Just when Kenjiro Uda started to feel a little anxious, the phone rang again.

"Where are you? I'm here." Uda Kenjiro asked hurriedly. "You dare to call the police and prepare to collect the body." The other party's tone was cold. "Call the police? No, absolutely not, don't mess around!" Uda Kenjiro quickly argued. "Didn't call the police? The person on the phone in a black coat at three o'clock on your right, the man in a plaid shirt at ten o'clock on your left, and a chatting couple ten meters behind you." Kenjiro Uda also worked as a policeman. Although he has been in logistics, he has also participated in police training. According to the direction indicated by the other party, he immediately found that there were police plainclothes surrounding him. "Don't I need to go on? There are at least five or six policemen around you." "Look, I don't know how they got there, but I definitely didn't call the police." Uda Kenjiro eagerly defended himself while looking around. Obviously, the kidnapper was nearby, otherwise he would not be so aware of the situation around him. "I'll give you one more chance. Go to Block C of the cargo terminal and find a way to get rid of the police, otherwise..." The other party didn't continue and hung up the phone. Uda Kenjiro actually knew that Zhang Qingtian would not leave so easily, and would definitely arrange people to follow him. He also hoped so, because if the situation changed, the police who were secretly following him could still help.But he never thought that the kidnapper had a well-planned plan, and now he had no choice but to get rid of the police who were following him.He hailed another taxi, but instead of going directly to the cargo terminal, he headed downtown. "Team Zhang, the target person left the square and took a blue taxi with a green license plate AT3856 towards the city center." The police officer in charge of tracking immediately reported to Zhang Xiaotian. "Group A withdrew, and Group B continued to follow." Zhang qingyang directed the action through the walkie-talkie. A van drove out of the alley, turned onto the main road, and caught up with the taxi that Kenjiro Uda was taking. After the vehicle entered the urban area, it began to become congested, making it almost impossible to move. The reason why Uda Kenjiro came to the city was for this reason.While waiting for the traffic light, he suddenly got out of the taxi and got into a large shopping mall by the side of the road. When the incident happened suddenly, two of the police officers in group B who were in charge of tracking got out of the car immediately and followed the mall. The shopping mall was crowded with people, and Kenjiro Uda could see clearly who was following him, so he turned a few corners inside, then took off his coat, and quickly squeezed into an elevator. "Captain, the target person is missing." Although the following police officers were experienced, they still lost the person in this environment. "Bastard!" Zhang qingyang cursed and dropped the walkie-talkie to the ground. Uda Kenjiro took the elevator to the underground parking lot, then walked out, hailed a taxi on the side of the road, and then went to Block C of the cargo terminal. Block C of the cargo terminal was empty, without a single figure, only two or three empty cargo ships docked on the shore. Uda Kenjiro had no choice but to wait for the robbers to contact him by the pier. After standing there for about ten minutes, the robber called again. "There is a bicycle behind the pier. You ride to Warehouse No. 72 to pay the ransom. Don't play tricks, or I will tear up the ticket!" "Let me talk to Lan Yu, I want to confirm her safety." "I'm asking for money, not life. You can see her naturally when you come." "You..." Uda Kenjiro didn't finish speaking, but the other party hung up the phone again. He ran to the back of the pier, and sure enough a bicycle was already there.He fastened the box on the back seat first, then got on his bicycle and started looking for the location of warehouse 72.The warehouses on the side of the pier are marked with numbers, and they are all built in order along the road, so it is not difficult to find. Uda Kenjiro rode his bicycle and galloped down the wharf road, arriving at Warehouse No. 72 in just ten minutes. The door of the warehouse was ajar, and Kenjiro Uda looked in from the outside. Although the sun had not set yet, the inside was still pitch black and he couldn't see clearly.He leaned his bicycle against the door and removed the money box. "Is anyone there?" Uda Kenjiro didn't dare to go in rashly, standing at the door with a suitcase in one hand and a cell phone in his trouser pocket with the other, secretly sent a text message. This warehouse seems to have been abandoned for a long time, the surrounding area is desolate, overgrown with weeds, and there is no sign of people. Uda Kenjiro called "Lan Yu" a few more times, but there was still no response. In desperation, he had no choice but to carefully open all the warehouse doors, and the afterglow of the setting sun passed through the crack of the door and slowly fell.It's just that the warehouse is too big. Although the entrance is brighter, the inside is still unclear. Uda Kenjiro shook the handle of the suitcase firmly, and then stepped into the warehouse cautiously. "Here is the money!" Uda Kenjiro yelled, lifting the suitcase in his hand. But there was only the echo of Kenjiro Uda floating in the warehouse. "If you don't come out, I will leave." After Uda Kenjiro finished speaking, he waited for a while, but still no one appeared. He turned around and deliberately pretended to leave. But before he took three steps, he felt a sudden gust of cool wind blowing behind him. Before he could react, the back of his head sank and he passed out. Fishy, ​​a pungent blood made Uda Kenjiro feel.Then there was pain, and all the bones in my body seemed to be broken, and I couldn't use any strength.What followed was ice-coldness. Although he hadn't opened his eyes yet, he could feel that he was lying on the ground. "Hoo hoo... woo hoo..." He heard a heavy breathing and a girl whining. "Lan Yu... Lan Yu..." He opened his eyes while shouting in a low voice. It was not Lan Yu who jumped into sight, but a corpse, a man's corpse.The man's face was facing Kenjiro Uda, he was shot in the forehead, blood was continuously flowing out from the bullet hole, and his eyes were still swollen, as if he was staring at Kenjiro Uda, dying with regret.To Uda Kenjiro, this was an unfamiliar face, looking over the corpse, a familiar shadow appeared in front of him.The shadow gradually became clearer, and finally he saw clearly that it was Zhang Xiaotian. He was standing with strides, holding a pistol in both hands, and the gun was still emitting faint smoke. Uda Kenjiro struggled to sit up, and only then did he see Lan Yu behind him. Lan Yu's hands and feet were bound, her mouth was sealed with tape, and her eyes were full of panic and tears. "What happened?" Uda Kenjiro couldn't help asking.