Cherry Blossom Avenue is one of the newly built urban projects in Heping City. It is planted with the most well-known Somei Yoshino cherry trees. At the end of March, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the entire road will be occupied by pink petals, like a dream.
But now it is summer, the cherry blossoms have long since withered, and the location is relatively remote, with few pedestrians on the road and only a small number of vehicles coming and going.
It is not difficult to guess why the kidnappers chose this place - there are few people here and the surveillance camera has not yet covered it.
After arriving, Si's brother-in-law found a place to park and waited for notification from the kidnappers.
The sunlight was very strong. He sat in the chair blankly for a while, not knowing what he was thinking about. It was not until his cell phone rang that he woke up from his dream.
"I'm tired." He swallowed, his voice hoarse.
The kidnapper said, "Drive from south to north and stop next to the sixth trash can."
Brother-in-law Si started the engine and found a place.
The sixth trash can is no different from the other trash cans, the only exception is that there is a special hook on top.
"Hang the box up there and you can go."
The handle of the box fits the hook perfectly. Once it is hung, the hidden magnet will lock it tightly and it is difficult to get it loose. Then, whether it is remote control or automatic sensing, the line on the hook begins to retract automatically, and the box rises slowly, and finally disappears into the shade of the green trees.
Not to mention people who happened to pass by, even Brother-in-law Si, after looking under the tree for a long time, couldn't figure out where the box was hidden.
"Okay." He asked tentatively, "Then what about my son..."
"awaiting notice."
The call was immediately terminated.
Brother-in-law Si hesitated under the tree for a while, but still followed the instructions and drove away.
He called his wife: "The things have been delivered."
"Where is the child?" Sister Si asked anxiously.
Si's brother-in-law said anxiously: "He said he would inform us..."
Sister Si suddenly raised her voice: "What?"
Si's brother-in-law was in a state of panic: "That's it, he hung up the phone."
"You—" Sister Si wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say. Si Yingjie next to her advised: "You can earn money again if you lose it. Just do what the kidnappers ask for first. Congcong's safety is the most important."
Sister Si nodded reluctantly: "Yes, then you can come back. We-we will wait a little longer."
"It'll be okay." Brother-in-law Si comforted weakly, but he didn't even believe it himself.
Can Congcong... come back safely
The car drove away, the clouds blocked the dazzling sun, and the light suddenly dimmed.
For a moment, the road was empty, with only an occasional car speeding by.
The wind blew through the treetops, making a noisy sound. A few green leaves fell, and a drone emerged from the shade of the trees. It circled twice in the sky, and after making sure there was no one around, it suddenly rose and flew towards the nearest building.
However, the drone only stayed on the rooftop of the building for a while. Ten minutes later, it took off again, turned back in the direction it had just come from, crossed Cherry Blossom Avenue, and turned into the fork in the road.
There, an ordinary black car had been waiting for a long time.
The drone landed and was retrieved by the person inside. But after removing the wooden box, he installed an identical box on it, started it up again, and flew in another direction.
At the same time, the car drove away.
It looked like the most ordinary car on the road, slowly stopping in front of a cheap hotel.
The driver did not come out, but opened the wooden box, poured out the diamonds in the bag, and checked them one by one. It seemed that there was nothing wrong, but when he touched the largest sapphire, his fingertips seemed to touch something foreign.
He was startled and immediately picked it up to examine it in the sunlight.
Sapphire is stunningly beautiful, like a body of sea water, but under the light, one can vaguely see that there seems to be a layer of transparent film on the surface, and the glossiness is slightly deviated.
He carefully moved it and soon tore off a small disc, which was as thin as a sticker. He could not feel any trace of a chip when he pinched it, and it did not look like an instrument. But for the sake of caution, he immediately lowered the window and prepared to throw it out.
But the moment the window was lowered, a pungent smell rushed in through the gap.
His eyes were stinging and he couldn't open them. If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely lose the ability to move. However, this man reacted quickly, immediately covered his eyes with his arms, started the car, and reversed it regardless.
Open the car windows and air conditioning at the same time to disperse the mist quickly.
To be fair, his speed was quite fast, but at the same time he started the car, the attacker had already reached in and opened the door from the inside.
The moment the car reversed, the man grabbed him by the collar.
"Don't move." The other party threatened, "My knife is on your neck."
He felt sad.
The sharp blade was pressed against my throat, and my hair stood on end.
"Stop the car." The other party supported the car door with his hands and put his feet inside the car, maintaining his advantage with a difficult posture from a kung fu movie.
He had to step on the brakes and identify Cheng Yaojin from his narrow field of vision.
It was the writer that the family found.
Wasn't she led away
"If you catch me, the child will die immediately." He reacted quickly and threatened immediately, "You figure it out, money or people."
"So, you have an accomplice?" Jian Jing smiled.
The kidnapper glanced at her and didn't answer.
"It doesn't matter if I have an accomplice." She said nonchalantly, "After all, money is something that is better for one person to keep than for two people to share."
The kidnapper sneered.
"Where is the child?" Jian Jing asked, "If you don't tell me, consider the consequences."
"This is an urban area, and you are a public figure. Are you going to kill someone?" The kidnapper didn't care.
"What a big tone." Jian Jing said, "Aren't you afraid of going to the police station?"
The kidnapper was fearless: "If I get caught, my partner will immediately transfer the hostages, and you will never find the child."
Jian Jing glanced at him and reached for his cell phone which he had placed aside.
The kidnapper immediately seized the opportunity and decisively hit her lower abdomen with his elbow. At the same time, he kicked forward, turned his body and raised his hands, trying to take the opportunity to strangle her neck and subdue her in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, he picked the wrong person.
Jian Jing's fighting card is already advanced.
The only premium card, is this a joke
She lowered her head to avoid his arm, her abdominal muscles tensed, and she arched her back instantly, then raised her elbow and hit the bridge of his nose hard.
The kidnappers underestimated her fighting ability and accidentally broke her nose, causing blood to spurt out.
But he was not weak in response. He had already unbuckled his seat belt, rolled sideways, and escaped from the passenger seat. Once the space was opened up, there was more room.
He picked up the cushion with one hand and threw it towards Jian Jing, buying half a second, while pushing open the car door and jumping out.
Jian Jing: "Stop, or I'll shoot."
The kidnapper didn't believe a word of it. Not to mention that there was no possibility of having a gun in the country, even if he could get one, he had already observed when the two of them were fighting just now that the girl loved beauty and was wearing hot pants and a short top, so where did she get a gun
Jian Jing: "Alas."
How can you not believe it
She casually pulled out a pendant from the car. The heavy amulet was just right for her.
Aim card turned on.
Throw.
"Bang!" The kidnapper felt a pain at the back of his head and immediately became dizzy. When he turned around, the man had already fallen to the ground.
Jian Jing: Tsk.
This skill is better than playing football.
She found a plastic bag in the car, put it over his head, tied it tightly, leaving only an opening at the neck, and sprayed anesthetic mist. This thing is for animals (Knight: Woof??), the effect is not as good as the regular one, but in a closed environment, it is enough to knock down an adult.
The kidnapper fell into a coma.
She frisked him.
In his trouser pocket was a wallet containing a small amount of cash, a pack of tissues, a mask, a lighter, and a pack of cigarettes.
Men's pockets can hold too much money, she complained, and started to check his collar and soles.
There was a little coffee on the collar, and the soles of his shoes were ordinary, with no special dirt, just ordinary dust, and there were some spots of mud on the trouser legs.
After the observation, the person was stuffed into the trunk.
Kidnapping... er, no, arrest made.
Jian Jing got into the car as if nothing had happened and turned on the navigation and driving recorder.
Today's starting point is a shopping mall parking lot.
"Very cautious. It's the first time I've used a drone to transfer ransom." She said to herself, "Let's go over there first."
She started the car and followed the navigation route, parking it back at the starting point.
Then, he looked through the kidnapper's cell phone.
In addition to the contact with Sister Si and Brother-in-law Si, there was only one phone number.
She called first around 2pm, and the other party picked up quickly with a thick accent: "Hello, eh?"
"Hello, I'd like to make a reservation for dinner."
"Sorry, you dialed the wrong number."
"Ah, I called you before, who are you?"
"I'm just running errands."
"Oh, sorry." She apologized, "I asked you to go to the park, right?"
"Yes Yes."
"OK, thanks."
Jian Jing hung up the phone and confirmed her guess. It turned out that after she said she was going to ambush in People's Park, the kidnappers specially found an errand boy to make a feint, intending to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
However, she bet that the park was not the real destination and never went there.
Then click on other information of the mobile phone.
There was no payment record, not to mention bank cards. Other communication apps were gone, not even maps.
The car was turned on the navigation, which meant that he was not particularly familiar with the road, and the phone did not have navigation, which proved that the road conditions from the parking lot to home were not complicated.
You can either walk there or take the bus.
Have to look for other information.
Jian Jing rummaged through the drawers and found a few things in the car: mineral water, bread, parking receipts, and coins.
The parking ticket was issued by the parking lot, and the parking time was 26 hours, from 8 o'clock yesterday evening to 10 o'clock this morning.
Pick up the coin again, open the five senses card and smell it.
A scent of scallion pancakes.
Nowadays, bread is lunch and scallion pancakes are breakfast.
She quickly searched the map to find breakfast shops nearby. To be honest, there were quite a few, five in total.
The scope is too large, are there any other clues
Jian Jing thought about it: First of all, Congcong was obviously awake during the last phone call. If he cried and made a fuss, wouldn’t the neighbors around him become suspicious
Given the caution of this kidnapper, he would definitely not choose an old neighborhood. Otherwise, if the elderly ladies or uncles who know the family well found out that there were children in the house, they might think it was domestic violence and call the police directly.
It is impossible that it is in the place where you live.
He planned to take the ransom and escape, but if the police found his home, his identity would be exposed.
So, the most suitable place for short-term rental, where neighbors won't meddle in other people's affairs and strangers won't arouse suspicion, is a homestay.
Jian Jing immediately logged into the app, located the parking lot, and searched for nearby B&Bs.
There is an apartment for rent, which is only ten minutes' walk away. Most of the rooms are ins-style, beautifully decorated, suitable for taking aerial photos, and have strict access control, and the price is also very expensive.
The other one is a short-term rental with a low price, but judging from the layout in the photos, many of the walls are probably not solid, so the sound insulation is probably not very good.
That’s not quite right.