The Zhou Family didn't give much time, demanding the relevant items be delivered to Jiufeng Ridge within five days, or else they would kill the hostage!
But if they really followed what Zhang Shi'an said in the jade slip and handed over those items, the loss to the Zhang Family would be tremendous.
Therefore, it was difficult for Zhang Kaida to make the decision alone on whether to follow Zhang Shi'an's instructions; he had to call an elder council meeting and let all family elders vote on the decision.
However, Zhang Kaida was very clear in his mind that if Zhang Shi'an had indeed fallen into the hands of the Zhou Family, the Zhang Family had no other choice but to obediently pay the ransom to save him.
Indeed, that was the case.
At the Zhang Family's elder council meeting, the main focus of the elders' discussion was not whether or not to pay the ransom, but whether the news was true and whether they could negotiate with the Zhou Family to reduce the ransom.
