Chapter 546 - Young man, youre rather brave! (2/2)

Huo Jinyao curled up into himself, resisting the pain, all the while thinking up ways in which he could escape.

Unlike his brother, he had always had a playful personality from a young age. He had developed a strong friends.h.i.+p with his uncle Zhang Yichen.

Zhang Yichen might have been a few years older than him, but despite their age gap, they had always had a good time together.

While Huo Jinkai had been learning how to manage the family business, Huo Jinyao had tagged along with his aunt to see the armed forces a few times. He believed that, as the family already had a capable successor in Huo Jinkai, he could live a life of relaxation.

When he was older, he would join the army. He would become a soldier just like two of his uncles had.

As Da held out the phone and instructed Huo Jinkai to make a call, Huo Jinyao continued to look around, taking in the surroundings.

He had role-played with Zhang Yichen in the army several times. He always loved hearing his uncle talk about how the soldiers carried out their missions.

Although only 12, he was a rather precocious and smart child. His mind was hard at work a.n.a.lyzing the situation he and his siblings had found themselves in.

Da had not hidden his ident.i.ty, while the other three kidnappers had covered their faces. That meant that the other three kidnappers were afraid of the children identifying them.

However, Da was not afraid of identification. What could the lack of fear mean? It appeared that Da was either the leader of the group or the expendable man in this operation, an easy scapegoat.

According to what he had seen though, Da was the leader.

Da was not afraid of being identified. What could it mean? Although Huo Jinyao was young, he had picked up a lot during his time in the armed forces. He had a bad feeling in his gut.

This person was likely planning to kill them.

Even if he were to receive the money he had demanded, it was no guarantee their lives would be spared. As realization dawned, Huo Jinyao could no longer remain pa.s.sive.

He glanced up at Huo Jinkai and found that his brother was already looking at him.

The 14-year-old was no less precocious and was thinking along the same lines as his younger brother.

Growing up together their whole lives, each brother could read the other well, and they both knew that they had reached the same conclusion. They had to come up with a plan. Now.

Huo Jinyao darted his eyes around quickly. He knew the lives of all the Huo children were at stake. If they were unlucky, they could lose everything today.

Da had been on the call for a while before he turned to the brothers.

Rather than hanging up immediately, he thrust the phone at Huo Jinkai. “Young man, your father wants to hear your voice. Speak up.”

Huo Jinkai was extremely reluctant to do so – he did not want to compel his parents to give the kidnappers their dirty money. Too slow to speak, he was punched yet again.

That cry of pain was easily transmitted straight into Huo Mingguang’s ears, who immediately panicked. He was, of course, at once willing to accede to the kidnapper’s terms.

However, Da’s demands for payment in cash were not easily met. Even though the Huo family was rich, they did not have that much cash in hand.

To fulfill the terms of the ransom, Huo Mingguang said he would need a few days to prepare and gather the cash.

Da who felt extremely cheered by this response, replied breezily, “Two days. I’ll give you two days to prepare the money. If I do not receive the payment within two days, I won’t be held responsible for our actions.”

“Two days is too short. Not to mention, tomorrow is Sunday. The banks will not be open on a Sunday. If you could be more flexible…”

“Three days then, that’s the most I can give you. If you complain further, I will kill one of your children right now to make my point.”

Da did not bother to say more and hung up.

After he ended the call, Liang, a lackey of his, spoke up in confusion, “Da, how could you give them three whole days? Aren’t you afraid that they’ll report this matter to the police?”

“Relax. They can’t find us. A search would be futile if they were given 30 days, let alone a mere three.”

Da spoke those words confidently because he had observed that warehouse for a long time.

It was the innermost warehouse and the oldest one as well. It had been slated for demolition long ago. Due to the construction of a new pier, it had been forgotten.

The warehouse was far from the inner city, and Rong city was truly sizeable – that meant it would be no mean feat for anyone to find them.

“Da, you are indeed a genius.” w.a.n.g Ming looked at Da in admiration. “Does this mean we’re going to be rich in a few days?”

“Of course.”

As Da spoke, he glanced at the two brothers, Huo Jinkai and Huo Jinyao.

Now, they just had to wait for the Huo family to deliver the money. His thoughts fixed upon future wealth, Da began to daydream and revel in his fantasies.

……

Liu Tongjia could never have imagined that her short rest in her room would lead to such disastrous consequences. She had taken a catnap only to wake up and realize that all three children had been kidnapped.

She had not antic.i.p.ated being so incapable of suppressing her anxiety. As she went around begging people to help, she did not know that out of her three children, two had already left her forever.

The three days of apprehension were nothing short of h.e.l.l on earth – as a mother, she cared the most about her children. Yet despite all her fears, she had not imagined that the pa.s.sing of the three days would not end with the safe return of her children.

Two of them would come back chilled corpses.