Chapter 158 Paying the Ransom

In New City, on the top floor of the Huihong Group building, Zhang Zhengchen stood on the cloud platform, overlooking the street scene below, his voice without any panic, "I need this service from you, but how do I pay?"

Su Tianyu made this call more than a dozen hours after last night's attack. After such a long interval, it was impossible for Zhang Zhengchen not to know that his son was missing.

But in this situation, this business tycoon still didn't show any negative emotions such as anger, gaffe, or panic. Instead, he calmly answered Su Tianyu's absurd question.

Su Tianyu was a little surprised. He scratched his nose, "I don't want money."

"Then what do you want?" Zhang Zhengchen asked.

"Within three days, you take down Kang Dinghuang, and I'll release your son." Su Tianyu paused and said, "No matter what method you use, the time is three days. I'll send you your son's photo in a moment. If it works, it's a scenic photo; if it doesn't, it's a memorial photo. It's up to you."

After saying that, Su Tianyu hung up the phone directly, took out the SIM card, broke it into pieces, and threw it into the sea.

"Why don't you want money? Are you getting carried away?!" Old Hei, ever the professional, asked, puzzled.

Su Tianyu looked at him, "What do you know! Is Zhang Zhengchen someone you can negotiate with so easily? I'm testing his bottom line first, leaving him a message that we have his son in our hands. Are you afraid the rhythm will be broken?! Zhang Yu can play a big role at a critical moment. It's too much of a loss to exchange him for money."

"Are you rich?" Old Hei asked.

"I have seven hundred and fifty yuan in cash!"

"Idiot!" Old Hei rolled his eyes, "I'm going to rest."

"Go to international waters and find a place where the signal can't be locked to send him a photo." Su Tianyu whispered, "The old man misses his son. You have to let him see him."

"Got it." Old Hei waved his hand.

...

Dragon City city center.

Yu Mingyuan and the others, who had returned ahead of time, had quietly dispersed, pretending that nothing had happened, and continued to do the work they had done before the operation.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, the sky darkened.

Yu Mingyuan left his villa, drove around the city for more than forty minutes before finding an alley to park in, changed into a set of clothes in the back seat, and got out of the car.

After walking two blocks, Yu Mingyuan took a taxi, and ran twice to remote areas, confirming that he was not being followed, before taking a third ride to the coast near Daokou District.

Yu Mingyuan stood near the fence on the edge of the coast, smoking, his eyes deep.

After a while, a middle-aged man came over and patted Yu Mingyuan on the shoulder, "Smoke less!"

Yu Mingyuan turned to look at the other party, grinned, "You're here!"

"Yeah." The middle-aged man turned his head and looked around, and said softly, "The investigation team from District One is here. They're not from the Great District Security Bureau, nor are they military intelligence officers from the Huaxia Legion, but special talents drawn by the Great District Council at the personal behest of the Governor."

"Don't they trust Dragon City anymore?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

"The higher-ups insist that the loss of the goods was due to an insider in the army." The middle-aged man paused, "The situation is not optimistic, so I arranged to meet you to confirm your cleanup work."

"There were no accidents in the cleanup. The operation failed, and the people I brought retreated as soon as possible." Yu Mingyuan said softly, "After returning to the city, I had the leading cadres contact their respective brothers according to the headcount, and there were no problems."

"You still have to be careful." The middle-aged man turned his head and glanced at him, "Once you leave a tail here, it won't be easy to deal with. You have to be careful at this time, and don't make the fake real."

"Okay, I got it."

Yu Mingyuan nodded slowly, "You also have to pass on a message for me, we are going to carry out the plan we made before..."

...

Inside the garrison headquarters.

Tan Hengqiang personally received the senior members of the investigation team from the government building, but because the military equipment incident had caused too much commotion, the garrison could not put on a show at this time, play style, and ostentatiously hold a welcoming banquet or something.

In special times, everything is kept simple!

What's more, the main purpose of the investigation team's visit here was to address the issue of corruption within the garrison. To put it bluntly, the two sides have different standpoints.

In the headquarters conference room, the two sides met and held a simple tea meeting.

A white officer said politely to Tan Hengqiang, "Commander, the Governor and the Great District Council have always had a strong sense of trust in you, of course... they also trust the soldiers and warriors who guard their homes. This time, the investigation team is stationed in Dragon City, mainly to investigate various clues. If we find traitors, then we will eliminate them, but it will definitely not affect the daily work of the garrison legion."

"Thank you for the trust of the higher-ups, and thank the members of your investigation team for their hard work." Tan Hengqiang paused and said, "However, regarding the case of the military equipment being hijacked, we have also grasped some clues."

"Can you share them, Commander!" The white officer asked proactively.

"Of course." Tan Hengqiang crossed his legs and said casually, "The headquarters' disciplinary department suspects that a regimental commander was bought off. He is currently being interrogated, and all procedures comply with the discipline of the army. I believe there will be results soon."

Zhou Xian, who was sitting next to him, grinned when he heard this, "There are clues so quickly?"

"It can't be determined yet, we need to verify the evidence." Tan Hengqiang replied.

"Commander Tan, with all due respect, your clue direction may be biased." Zhou Xian's expression gradually became serious, "According to the clues we have, it may not be as simple as a regimental commander being bought off!"

Tan Hengqiang's expression remained unchanged, "Hehe, it seems that you did a lot of work before you came! Do you have any other clues? Tell me about them too!"

"Sorry, Commander, I can't say that yet." Zhou Xian directly refused the other party, looked down at his watch, "After ten o'clock, there will be accurate results."

Tan Hengqiang looked at the white high-level and then at Zhou Xian, whose expression was full of kindness, and suddenly felt disgusted with them.

Obviously, these two people were playing good cop, bad cop, and were subtly telling him that this investigation would definitely not be as symbolic as in the past.

The higher-ups are serious! The investigation team won't leave unless they dig up some big news and catch the real bandits.

...

In a business car, a young man was blindfolded, handcuffed, and lowered his head in silence.

"You've already made the call, is there still any point in persisting?" A man in military uniform next to him said succinctly, "If you don't tell the truth, you will die; if you tell the truth, you still have a chance! As long as you are willing to cooperate with us, you may even be exempted from prosecution!"