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Chapter 26 Two Questions Left
Things have developed to this point, which has completely exceeded Fei Yiban's imagination.

Two hours ago, even if he used the most powerful imagination in his life, he would never have imagined that he would have to face the kidnapping of Director Fei.

A foreign country, a place he had never been to.

A border city that he had never even heard of two months ago.

At the beginning, when Fei Yiban heard that Mardin was on the border between Iraq and Syria from the factory manager, Fei Yiban only felt it was a novelty.

Later, when I heard that the copper bar factory used bullet casings and shell casings left by the U.S. military on the border between Iraq and Syria to turn copper, Fei Yiban also thought that building a factory in Mardin was very business-minded.

Only now did he realize it strongly.

It was a frontier where there had been years of war.

There are not only bullet casings, shell casings, but also illegal weapons.

Things like kidnapping should be put in a peaceful place with strict laws and regulations, and there are options like whether to call the police or not.

You can also seek help from many external forces.

Near the borders of Syria and Iraq, in the face of desperate illegal armed forces and guerrillas, even in kidnapping incidents, the most tangled option to call the police does not exist.

Ms. Han and Lin Congyi were much better at dealing with things than Fei Yiban.

In this matter, he didn't even know what form the ransom was asking for.

Just for a moment.

Fei Yiban became everyone's hope.

However, all of this was not only beyond Fei Yiban's imagination, but also beyond his ability.

Fei Yiban was broken and panicked.

He had never felt this level of fear.

He wanted to hide, to see that it was all fake.

Or just sleep in and make everything a nightmare.

But the timer will not stop counting down because of his evasion.

As the timer ticked away, it was father's vitality.

From the discovery of the kidnapping information to the present.

Apart from calling Abu again and again, he hasn't actually done anything of practical significance.

Dad said he was already a big man.

No matter how panicked he was, he had to stand up first.

"Brother Congyi, the Turkish manager said just now that someone is guarding outside the factory, right?" Fei Yiban asked, "What kind of person is guarding?"

"It is said that there are people with guns and live ammunition guarding it, so it is impossible for anyone to get in." Lin Congyi replied.

"Is it possible that the group of people in the factory did it?" Fei Yiban couldn't help but have such doubts.

"Probably not." Lin Congyi repeated the Turkish management's words, "The few people guarding the outside of the Turkish factory were invited by the new owner of the factory to prevent anyone from going in and stealing equipment."

"Brother Congyi, you can call a few more times and contact everyone you can to see if the statements are consistent." Fei Yiban expressed strong expectations for this result.

If it can be confirmed that the original people in the factory did it, it would be good news for the current situation.

At least know who to negotiate with.

Businessmen are better than illegal armed forces and guerrillas.

It's a pity that everyone Lin Congyi could contact said the same thing.

Well, since the people guarding outside are security guards rather than terrorist armed forces.

Under the premise of ensuring the safety of the equipment inside, it should be possible for people to go in and take a look.

"Brother Congyi, let the management and the security guard discuss it, give him and the security [-] euros each, and see if you can go to the video conference room to take a video." Fei Yiban decided to give the money a try.

A normal doorman or security guard would definitely be willing to do such a thing if they were given 1 to [-] yuan.

Unless the interests behind it are huge, you can't look down on this small amount of money at all.

Correspondingly, the target will be much smaller.

The management quickly agreed and started the video early.

Go in through the door with the security guard.

Everywhere I went, the entire factory area was indeed empty.

Soon arrived at the factory office.

It is also the place where the director of Fei usually holds video conferences.

The office is locked and cannot be entered.

The security guard who took [-] euros immediately found another person to come over.

The man held a large bunch of keys in his hand, and looked like a warehouse manager.

Talk while opening the door.

The Turkish management translated it in English with a very strong accent, probably saying that the door was locked only after inspection, and the inside must be empty.

Then, the door of the office was opened.

The three of them were very surprised when they saw the photos and timer on the wall.

They didn't know what BTC meant, and they all said how could someone kidnap Factory Director Fei and Chief Engineer Lin for such a small amount of money.

But what surprised them more than the ransom message was how it got in.

In this way, the fact of the kidnapping can basically be confirmed.

Judging from the reactions of these few people, it doesn't seem to be related to this kidnapping case.

At least, at the level of these three people, they should be unaware.

Kidnapping, if there is no hatred, then it must be to get money.

Then who would know that this video conferencing system would be seen by Fei Guochen's family?
Why not a phone call, or some other form of extortion.

There are too many things that I can't figure out, making Fei Yiban's mind like a paste.

Ms. Han has not recovered from the state where she might fall down at any time.

She was still on the phone over and over again, saying "Afeige answer the phone" over and over again.

She hoped that Papa Fei could answer the phone and tell her that all this was just a prank.

What Bitcoin, what Mardin, she can't do anything.

She didn't know what else to do besides make a phone call.

Fei Yiban went to the toilet and poured cold water on his head and face.

He has to calm down, he has to think of a solution.

But even if he poured himself into ice, it is impossible to generate experience to solve such problems out of thin air.

He can only call Abu again, hoping to get some help, or at least inspiration, from his roommate.

Both Abu and Fei Yiban have lived in Oxfordshire for many years, and they communicate with a standard Oxford accent.

From the perspective of a bystander, Abu pointed out: "There is an amount in the form of ransom in the screenshot of the video, but there is no delivery method, which should be unreasonable."

Fei asked Abu what he should do now.

Abu replied in an Oxford accent: "My brother, if you ask me, I would suggest you, the first thing you should do is to go and see the scene. The kidnappers will definitely tell you how to pay the ransom."

"You're right, brother!" Fei Yiban said, "But if I lose contact with the plane for so long now, my mother should go crazy."

"I can arrange a private jet for you. My brother, you can stay connected all the time. This is not a problem."

"Thank you, brother!" Fei Yiban was not polite to Abu, and he would definitely give the money to Abu later.

Just like Abu will definitely give the money back to him when he was in high school.

The reason why they became friends in the first place was because they were both the target of discrimination in high school.

At that time, Abu was not yet an adult, because he could only wear cheap watches like Swatch, his skin was darker, and his personality was more introverted, so Abu might have been discriminated even more seriously.

Fei Yiban also always regards Abu as a child from a poor family, and takes care of him when he has nothing to do.

The four sets of school uniforms in spring, summer, autumn and winter are so expensive that Class Fei directly helps Abu to buy them together.

Abu does not refuse this kind of care, but he will definitely return the money to Fei Yiban afterwards.

This is the basis of their friendship.

Therefore, Abu doesn't mind continuing to be roommates with Fei Yiban after he gets up.

Abu asked Fei Yiban: "How many people are going?"

Ms. Han and Lin Congyi both planned to go together.

Fei Yiban thought it was appropriate, so he replied to Abu, "Three."

"No problem, my brother," Abu said.

Arranging a private jet was not stressful for Abu. Before hanging up the phone, he asked Fei Yiban again: "Are you ready for the ransom? You don't seem to play Bitcoin. I can change it for you if necessary."

The relationship between Fei Yiban and Abu is not based on money, but today, Fei Yiban has to borrow money from Abu.

9 million, except for Abu, he can't think of anyone else.

But Fei Yiban is not like that, he thinks that if a friend has money, he owes him and should help him.

Fei Yiban took out the documents about the acquisition of several factories in the family before, and said to Abu: "If our factory is successfully sold, it can be sold for at least 2.5 million US dollars. You can lend me the money. I am capable of returning it to you."

"Of course I understand you, my brother." Abu said, "However, all my money is in the trust, and the pocket money that can be withdrawn at any time may only be 1000 million US dollars, and a lot of more money is in private equity. , Fast one or two months, slow three to five years, it should be impossible to help you in such a short period of time."

The kidnappers really had a high opinion of the economic strength of the factory director.

Director Fei does have a net worth of [-] million yuan.

But they all exist in the form of fixed assets.

Abu has 1000 million US dollars in pocket money, and the factory director may not necessarily have [-] US dollars now.

In the past two months, the factory manager Fei and Ms. Han used all the domestic cash flow to disband the Turkish factory.

Let alone 90 million now, [-] may not be available.

Next month's wages for workers may have to think of a way.

Take a loan for a factory or something, turn it around first, wait until the accounts receivable are collected, and then slowly solve the cash flow problem.

Knowing that Fei Yiban was anxious, Abu said again: "I bought more than 100 bitcoins to play with last year, and I can give these to you first."

No matter how rich a person is, it is impossible to keep so much cash at hand.

Only when money is invested, can the process of money beget money be completed.

If you save it all in cash, you can only wait for the depreciation.

There are too many problems that have not been solved in time.

The timer will not stop the countdown process because of these problems.

Ms. Han finished packing the simplest luggage and came over to hear Fei Yiban call.

She didn't quite understand, but seeing Fei Yiban pointing to the intended amount with the previous rounds of intent contracts on factory acquisitions, she could guess that Fei Yiban was talking about money.

Seeing her son suddenly grow up, Ms. Han instantly gained strength.

"Yi Yi, you and Cong Yi go first." Ms. Han made up her mind and said to Fei Yiban, "Xiao Meng is already waiting for you in the car."

"Ah? Are you not going?" Fei Yiban hung up the phone and asked Han Yuxin.

"You go and find a way to rescue your father and the chief engineer, and leave the money matter to your mother to find a way." Ms. Han said firmly, "We will work together."

Even with the strength from Fei Yiban, Han Yuxin still couldn't stop worrying. She took Fei Yiban's hand and said, "Yi Yi, you must put your own safety first."

After finishing speaking, she asked Lin Congyi again: "Didn't you just say that the factory has security guards with live ammunition? Go and find as many as you can. Congyi, you are older than Yiyi. If he is reckless, you have to pull him out." with him."

Probably because Fei and his group were worried.

After calming down, Ms. Han turned into that big woman who planned strategies again.

If she was still like before, unable to do anything except make phone calls, Fei Yiban would definitely not be able to rest assured that she was alone at home.

Fei Yiban was indeed worried, but he really couldn't think of a better way.

With less than 44 hours left in the countdown, Fei Yiban and Lin Congyi finally got on the business jet to Mardin.

Due to the hasty arrangement, the continuation of this business jet cannot go directly to Mardin.

A refueling stop is required in the middle.

There is no need to get on and off the plane, and there are no various procedures. It is still much faster than ordinary civil aviation.

It took less than 14 hours from the time the plane took off to the time Fei Yiban and Lin Congyi landed in Mardin.

Then they raced non-stop to factories near the Syrian-Iraqi border.

Turkish management is also waiting for them at the gate of the factory.

Because [-] Euros had already been collected, the security outside the factory did not stop Fei Yiban and Lin Congyi.

The two saw the countdown sign when there were 28 hours and 44 minutes left in the countdown.

At this time, Fei Yiban received a call from Abu.

Abu said that if there are coordinates, rescue helicopters and other rescues, he can also help to contact them.

Now there are only two problems left.

The first one is whether Ms. Han has raised money.

The second is how the kidnappers plan to deliver.

If the money is raised, Ms. Han will definitely call him.

If there is no fight, it means that there is not yet.

Fei Yiban walked to the video conferencing system and said hello to Ms. Han.

He didn't even need to ask, Ms. Han must be guarding in front of the video conferencing system.

Fei Yiban just reported another safety report, and didn't ask about the money.

Nine hundred million in cash was not a trivial matter.

The possibility of not raising money is much greater than that of getting it.

If he kept asking at this time, it would be meaningless except to increase the pressure on Ms. Han.

Ms. Han also thought the same, and she comforted Fei Yiban in turn: "Yi Yi, you must pay attention to safety, and don't worry about domestic affairs. Mom will definitely find a solution as soon as possible."

　Oxford cavity, Received Pronunciation.

　　More "standard" than Cockney.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)