I've heard this urban legend

"Wait for my call." The other side put down such a sentence and hung up the phone.

Qi Ming took a picture of the phone on the dining table, looking at the soaked noodles, his mood was extremely bad, "Thumb kidnapping, what is this?"

"But I have to admit that they are very cunning. Kidnapping and extortion is a major case that must be solved. Moreover, how to deal with the hostages is a big difficulty. If they kidnap Kong Lan himself, we will not only directly report to the police, but also in a short period of time. Diamonds will not be handed over.

In a kidnapping case, once the money is paid, the hostage will usually be directly torn up the moment the kidnapper gets the money. The family members will try their best to delay the payment time in order to ensure the life of the hostage. Generally, it is normal for the front line to wait for three to five days.During this period, the hostages cannot be transferred at will, and the police will soon find the hiding place.

It's good now, forcing us to make a decision within 7 hours.This does not include the time to get the severed finger back and forth. In order to redeem the finger as soon as possible, there is no time to bargain.Even if we call the police now, as they say, even if we are caught and bitten to death without telling where the severed finger was, we can’t afford the price if we survive the deadline for retrieving the severed finger and the finger is scrapped. "

Qi Ming couldn't help swearing, "I understand, just a thumb, as long as it can be stored in a small refrigerator, it is much easier to transfer than a large living person, just dig a hole and bury it, they don't say anything else People can't find it at all."

"Call you this self-proclaimed messenger, the next move, he needs to contact his accomplices in the country to make a decision, it will probably take a while." Xue Fei got up, opened the refrigerator and filled the leftover pizza ordered yesterday After entering the microwave oven, "The noodles are rotten, let's eat this, we will be busy later, so we can at least gain some energy."

Qi Ming said angrily: "Who the hell is that? I'm still wondering if it was a prank, but seeing the photo of the severed finger, it doesn't look like it!" Then he picked up his cell phone and called his father, "We have to find out the situation Tell my dad about it."

"Slow down!" Xue Fei pressed his phone, "Listen to my analysis first, if you think it makes sense, tell uncle together, maybe you can catch someone."

Qi Ming looked at him, "As you heard, these people are divided into two groups, one group kidnapped Kong Lan's finger in China, and the other group was responsible for making blackmail calls to me abroad, I'm afraid they won't be caught for a while. "

"I know that they should communicate with each other through international encrypted emails. It is almost impossible to catch them through communication methods." In ordinary criminal investigation films, the method of positioning through mobile phones is not feasible now. Transnational crimes are difficult. In terms of coordination, "However, you should have guessed the origin of this group of people, right?"

Qi Ming's eyes sank, "Kong Lan has been living abroad and has no enemies in the country, but something happened just after he helped his girlfriend get revenge. It must be those villains who buy and sell people."

The microwave oven rang, Xue Fei took out the pizza, took a piece and ate it in his hand, "It should be them, logically, these guys have been active in the underground network, why did they suddenly expose themselves with high-profile blackmail?" .Do you still think that you can't die fast enough? Unless they are already driven to death and plan to get a ticket from you and run away!"

Qi Ming blinked his eyes, suddenly realized, "Run when you get the diamond?"

"That's the only result. Otherwise, after you give the diamonds, they return your brother's finger, and you will call the police. As long as they are still in the country, the police will catch them sooner or later, and the diamonds are not easy to cash in the country. The great possibility is to flee. If they are cunning enough, even if they call the police, as long as they are not caught on the spot of the transaction, they will leave the country at an extremely fast speed, even if the case is solved within 24 hours and the suspect is locked. Not in the country anymore."

Qi Ming looked at his watch, "Stop them at the airport! I'll tell my dad to find a way at the airport."

"Use my phone to call my uncle. If the kidnapper calls back at this time and the line is busy, he thinks you will call the police and it will be very troublesome."

Qi Ming wished he could kiss Xue Fei, "You are too meticulous." He took Xue Fei's phone and called his father.

While he was talking on the phone, Xue Fei walked into the bedroom, opened the safe, took out the diamond, and put it in front of Qi Ming.

At this time, Qi Ming's cell phone rang, and it was another number starting with 9. He immediately told his father, "The kidnapper is calling, please wait a moment." Putting Xue Fei's cell phone on hold, he answered the kidnapper's call.

"Hello? Tell me, how to trade."

"We have invited diamond appraisal experts here. As long as we get the diamonds and make sure they are real, we will tell you where your fingers are stored. Don't play tricks."

"Don't play tricks, right? In such a short period of time, how can we have the time to prepare fake diamonds?! Hurry up and talk about the transaction method! The diamond is in my hand now."

"Hehe, that's good, that's right, this amount of money is nothing to you rich people. If a young man in his prime loses 50% of the functions of his left hand, no amount of money can buy it back. After all, there is no Thumbs, we can't even hold a cup of milk tea with one hand. Of course, we also considered sawing off Master Kong's entire left hand, but after thinking about it, each step back, the deal is easier to close, so we just kept He has a thumb."

Kidnapping a rich man's thumb is better than kidnapping a poor man's whole family.

Qi Ming clenched his fist, "What do you mean, we fucking thank you, do you want to move the pennant, don't waste time, tell me, how to trade!"

"Where are you and the diamond? I'll send someone to pick it up."

Xue Fei and Qi Ming were stunned when they heard this, are they idiots?Pick up?Aren't you afraid of being caught on the spot?

Qi Ming immediately said: "It's in Jingnan District, you guys come."

"The specific address is like a detailed address like receiving a courier. However, Jingnan Community does not seem to be a high-end community, unlike where you live."

Qi Ming said angrily: "I gave the diamond to my boyfriend, and I'm at his house now, why so much nonsense. Room 19, Building 907, is detailed enough. Do you want me to take a photo of the diamond and send it to you?"

"No need, I believe Young Master Qi will not be short of this little money, a diamond is still affordable." There was a smug chuckle from the other side of the words, "Get the diamond ready and wait patiently, our people will come soon It's over." With that said, he hung up the phone.

Qi Ming picked up Xue Fei's cell phone and said to his father on the other side: "Dad, did you hear that? They are so arrogant!"

Qi Chengrong said calmly: "It's not wise for you to tell them the house number. You and Xue Fei leave now and find someone else to do the transaction on your behalf."

Qi Ming disagreed, "If they don't see me when they come to the door, they think the diamond is fake and don't trade it, Kong Lan won't be disabled anymore."

Qi Chengrong said: "In the worst case, the current technology can transplant the toes to replace the functions of the fingers. Even if the fingers are not redeemed, at the last minute, doing so can reduce some losses. The most important thing is your safety. You didn’t save your cousin’s fingers, so you got involved too.”

Qi Ming understood his father's feelings, "But..."

Xue Fei said from the side: "Uncle, I don't think the kidnappers would take a greater risk to kidnap Qi Ming. If they really wanted to kidnap a hostage, they wouldn't let Kong Lan come back. They only left one finger now, and they have already reached the goal." There is no need to take more risks for the purpose of extorting diamonds. Moreover, I think the reason why they attacked Kong Lan was that apart from Wen Jing provoking those bad guys, it might be safer to hurt Kong Lan. If they hurt Qi Ming, Things are not going well."

Getting rid of one of Kong Lan's fingers was just right. It could achieve the purpose of extortion without making the family members too impatient. If Qi Ming was really kidnapped, the matter would immediately become serious, and Qi Ming's father would even redeem him. Son, I'm afraid I will send people to investigate and hunt them down for the rest of my life.

But according to the current level, it is very likely that after Kong Lan's finger is returned, the family members will not pursue it abroad, and they will be free.

Qi Chengrong was silent for a while, "But this is all your analysis."

"Yes, I also analyzed that they might flee the country after taking the diamonds, so it is very necessary to intercept them at the airport."

Qi Chengrong was probably thinking about the rationality of Xue Fei's analysis, and said after a while: "It is true that we should deploy manpower at the airport. However, I still don't trust you to deal face-to-face with the robbers."

At this moment, the kidnapper called Qi Ming again, and Qi Chengrong stopped making any noise and listened quietly.

Qi Ming picked it up and said angrily, "Hey, are your people here yet?"

"It's almost here. Now you need to do two things. The first thing is to tie up the box containing the diamonds to prevent the lid from being accidentally opened. And prepare the tape immediately. The second thing is to open the window."

Xue Fei reacted first, and blurted out, "Drones?!"

The kidnapper asked vigilantly, "Who is the person next to you?"

"My boyfriend, didn't I tell you that I'm at my boyfriend's house!" Qi Ming said angrily, "Okay, I understand, I'm ready now."

The kidnappers seem to have accepted that Xue Fei is the real owner of the house, and Qi Ming's boyfriend said, "The drone will stop at your window in a while, tie the diamond box to it, and after we inspect the goods, we will tell you where your fingers are kept. "

Qi Ming said angrily: "If you fucking dare to put your fingers in the suburbs and delay the time of transplantation, the ends of the earth will never let you go."

"Hehe, it's not up to you." The kidnapper sneered and hung up the phone.

Qi Ming sighed, and said to his father: "You heard, good news, they don't send people to the door, they just ask the drone to borrow the goods, so I'm not afraid that I will be kidnapped."

Qi Chengrong said: "Then don't worry about it, Dad, you can make a deal, and I will also arrange it here."

Just as Qi Ming was about to hang up, he heard Qi Chengrong say, "Uh...Anyway, let's discuss it with Xue Fei more, alas."

"Why are you sighing, your daughter-in-law is smart, why don't you like it?" Qi Ming shouted.

"Don't be poor, get down to business!" Qi Chengrong cut off the conversation.

Xue Fei found tape and wrapped the inner and outer three layers of the diamond box to ensure that it would not be opened during transportation.

Qi Ming said depressedly: "It was originally a token of love, but I have to give it to someone else. Don't worry, I will give you a better one in the future."

"I want this." Xue Fei smiled and said, "So, I must take it back! I have a hunch."

Qi Ming was also in a good mood to be infected by Xue Fei, the corner of his mouth raised, "Daughter-in-law is right."

Although I can't think of a way to get it back now, with a positive attitude, things will be more than half successful.

After wrapping the tape and waiting for 3 minutes, standing on the front balcony, I saw a drone flying towards them, and it went straight to them without any hurry.

The balcony was closed, Qi Ming opened a window, and raised the box in his hand towards the drone in the sky.

The drone flew towards him and hovered in mid-air. Xue Fei saw at a glance that there was a camera on the drone, and the images should be transmitted to the kidnappers in real time.

Qi Ming firmly glued the diamond box to the bottom of a small basket hanging from the drone, pasted more than a dozen adhesive strips to make sure it was correct, and then looked up at the camera and said, "You guys got the diamond, hurry up and put it on." Tell us where your finger is!"

The drone hung the basket, turned and flew away.

Qi Ming could only sigh in disbelief. The drone's flight distance can reach up to 4000 meters, not including the modification of the drone, and the flying altitude is far beyond the range of the surveillance camera. It will be a bit difficult to investigate in the future.

Xue Fei checked the time. It took less than an hour from the time they received the call from the kidnappers to the time they sent out the diamonds.

If it takes more than 1 hour to identify the kidnapper and inform the location, then there are more than 4 hours left, and it takes another hour to travel to the hospital, then there are more than 1 hours left. This should be a severed finger transplant. within safe time.

Of course, the premise is that the kidnapper is honest.

Qi Ming swore: "If they dare to play tricks and don't tell where they get the diamonds, I will still catch these bastards no matter how much I offer rewards in my life."

The waiting time was excruciating, Xue Fei dragged Qi Ming back to the dining table, pointed at the pizza and said, "You should eat some at least, we have to go to the airport to arrest people later."

Xue Fei hasn't cared so much about him for a long time, and Qi Ming has to save face if he doesn't want to eat, "We don't even know what they look like, and Kong Lan probably doesn't remember either."

In fact, the victim's description of the suspect, in addition to the obvious characteristics of the other party, is usually very different from the real image because of the huge shock.

Kong Lan couldn't be counted on, and besides, it might not take long for him to regain consciousness after the operation.

"It doesn't matter, I'll buy two visa-free international air tickets first, your passport number? Tell me." Xue Fei has already opened the software for buying air tickets.

After Qi Ming reported his passport number, "Then I have to call the nanny and ask her to take my passport to the hospital, otherwise I won't be able to check in and enter the waiting area."

"Yes, in case the other party enters the waiting area when we arrive, you will be stupid if you can't enter." Xue Fei pointed in Qi Ming's direction, "Very good, you are more thoughtful."

Qi Ming asked aggressively, "Is there no reward?"

"The remaining pizzas are rewarded to you." Xue Fei smiled.

Eating pizza, waiting anxiously, just when Qi Ming was about to lose his patience, someone knocked on the door, and the two of them couldn't help becoming alert.

Qi Ming came out of the kitchen and shouted, "Who is it?" When he walked to the door, he saw a young man who looked like a student through the cat's eyes, holding a big gift box in his hand.

The gift box was wrapped in beautiful shiny wrapping paper and tied with a big bow.

He opened a crack in the door with a cold face, "Who are you looking for?"

"Are you Mr. Qi Ming? A gentleman entrusted me to give it to you. Happy birthday to you!"

The person living here should be Xue Fei, and calling him Qi Ming proves that this so-called gift is by no means simple.Qi Ming grabbed the gift box and seemed to feel the shaking of the liquid. His eyes lit up, he turned and entered the room.

Xue Fei asked the young man, "Who are you?"

"Me? I'm an employee of the errand company." Seeing that the expressions on the faces of these two people were not happy when they received the gift, they were as serious as receiving a bomb, and he was a little flustered. "In short, happy birthday to the gentleman just now." Said Finished, turned and went downstairs.

Xue Fei closed the door and returned to the house. He saw that Qi Ming had already unwrapped the gift, revealing a refrigerator inside. It was very tightly wrapped. Soaked in a sealed bag, with a part of finger looming inside.

"That's it!" Qi Ming closed the box, "Go to the hospital!"

Xue Fei hurriedly took his passport with him, and went out with his coat and Qi Ming. While waiting for the elevator, he stomped his feet anxiously. He couldn't bear to come, so he hurried in. When he got downstairs, he got into the car and rushed to the hospital. .

Xue Fei hugged the cooler and checked the time, "It's too late, they did the appraisal quite quickly, or they didn't do it at all."

Qi Ming drove towards the hospital, "They also knew in their hearts that in order to get the best time for finger transplantation, we will not give them fake diamonds."

"I have to say that they really believe in their own judgment, and they are sure that you will trade diamonds for your fingers. It seems that they have sufficient information and know that diamonds are a price your family can afford."

Even if an ordinary family had their thumb kidnapped, and the kidnapper only offered a few thousand dollars, they would probably agree without blinking an eye. This diamond felt like this to Qi Ming's family, and it wasn't blood at all.

Qi Ming snorted and said, "I don't want to come out at all. I keep saying I'll give it to you. You only got it for a few days, and then you were blackmailed by the kidnappers! Let's not talk about it. I'm angry. I'll call my mother." , let the hospital prepare for the operation, and the finger was found."

When Qi Ming's mother heard her son say that he found the finger, she asked in surprise, "Where did you find it?"

"There's no time to explain, hurry up and prepare for the surgery, I'll definitely be there in 10 minutes." Hanging up the phone, Qi Ming said happily, "Fortunately, it's not the morning and evening rush hours, otherwise there will be a waste of time on the way."

"God is also helping Kong Lan, so he will be fine. The finger is well preserved, and there are experts performing the operation, so the success rate should be fine."

"I hope so!" Qi Ming has no other thoughts now, just racing all the way to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, Xue Fei gave the refrigerator to Qi Ming, "Take it, I'll look for surveillance cameras nearby, see if I can find any clues, and call back."

"Well, I'll come to you as soon as I send my finger up." Qi Ming ran towards the hospital gate with the cooler.

Xue Fei observed the layout of the surrounding streets. According to Wen Jing, Kong Lan came back in a daze. According to his state at the time, he could not walk very far. The kidnappers should have dropped him off near the hospital.

Xue Fei saw a medium-sized supermarket on the street opposite the hospital, so he walked in, hoping to spend money to see the store's surveillance.

Before waiting for the aisle, she saw Wen Jing walking towards her dejectedly, and looked up to see Xue Fei, both of them were taken aback.

Wen Jing bit her lip, "Did you know? My boyfriend's finger was cut off!"

"I know that Qi Ming has already been found, so maybe the operation has already started."

"Really? Where did you find it?" Wen Jing narrowed her eyes and said in pain, "Is that group of people doing it? I...why didn't you come at me?"

Because there is no profit, if it is Wen Jing's finger that is cut off, the Qi family should not be so happy to take out the diamonds and take revenge on Kong Lan. They can get money and revenge on Wen Jing.

After all, she was the one who made things worse, asked the police to investigate them, and forced them to leave the country.

"It's useless to just be angry, let's go with me to check the surveillance cameras nearby, and see if there are any clues to catch the bad guys." Xue Fei suggested.

Wen Jing shook her head, "I checked the monitoring of the supermarket opposite, and saw that it was a taxi that brought Kong Lan back. I actually found that taxi just now. Guess what? He said that someone paid 1000 yuan to send Kong Lan back. He just took Kong Lan, who was unconscious, to the hospital, and he didn't know the rest. As for the person's appearance, he said it was just a common face. However, the finger is back now, and the rest will be handed over to the police. I made the incident a big deal in the first place to let the police solve the case as soon as possible, but I didn't expect that because of this kind of persecution, they would attack my boyfriend. Don't say anything, I'm going back to the hospital. "

Closed the door and beat the dog, unexpectedly the dog jumped the wall in a hurry.

When Xue Fei heard this, it seemed that the idea of ​​obtaining the suspect's video from the surrounding surveillance was in vain.

Ten minutes after Wen Jing entered the main building of the hospital, Qi Ming ran out. He was going to call Xue Fei, but he saw him as soon as he went out. He shook the passport in his hand, "The operation has already started, we can The airport is moving! But, we don’t know what the kidnapper looks like, so how can we find him?”

"Uh... In short, let's go to the airport first. I don't know if my guess is right. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle. Let's try our luck."

"My luck has never been bad." Qi Ming raised the corner of his mouth, gearing up, "Let's go!"

On the way to the airport, Xue Fei took out the person-finding guide. He had tested this thing before, and it could only find people but not objects.But since the last upgrade to 75% accuracy, he hasn't tested it again.

Although the suspect didn't know what it looked like, he knew what Blue Diamond looked like.

"Take me to Blue Diamond!" He whispered while holding the guide.

Qi Ming asked puzzledly: "What is this?"

"Uh...my golden finger? If it counts."

"..." Qi Ming said: "I'm about to have a shadow on the word finger, can we point directly?"

"I can't explain it now, let's wait until later." Xue Fei looked down at the guide and sighed in disappointment.

"Then don't forget." After Qi Ming finished speaking, he gripped the steering wheel tightly and drove towards the airport in seconds.

After the two checked in, they walked around the lobby with their boarding passes and passports. Qi Ming said, "Look here now, but if you can't find it, go to the terminal. Look, who do you think is suspicious?"

However, there were tens of thousands of people at the international airport. Even Holmes might not be able to find the suspect.

Suddenly, Xue Fei grabbed him and looked down at the guide, "Move it, the blue diamond is nearby."

He was a little excited, not only because he knew the whereabouts of the diamond, but also because of the mysterious power mentioned by the kidnapper, just like the task name given by the mobile phone, catching the diamond suspect must have other gains.

Although Qi Ming didn't know how Xue Fei made the judgment, but he was right, he was eager to blow the criminal's dog's head off, "The diamond is something I gave you, and it must be returned to the original owner!"