Upon hearing the voice coming from the phone, Director Hong, sitting on the chair, immediately exchanged a glance with Wang Fujun beside him.
Obviously, the fact that they received this call now indicated that Lu Ting's preliminary plan had been a great success!
At this moment, he had successfully infiltrated into the electronic fraud park in northern Myanmar, pretending to be a super-rich second generation from China, along with the same group of fraudsters who kidnapped Wang Tianyu.
However, even though their emotions were somewhat excited at this moment, neither of them showed it on the surface. The other detectives sitting on both sides of the conference table also remained quiet, not daring to make a sound.
After making the fraudsters wait for two or three seconds, Director Hong once again spoke in the tone of 'Zhao Deqian', following the procedure, "Why should I trust you?"
"If anyone could come up with such a story to get money from me, wouldn't my money have been swindled long ago?"
At this moment, Director Hong's voice sounded very steady, indicating that he didn't entirely believe what the person on the phone was saying.
The woman on the other end of the phone didn't explain much either at this time. With a smile in her tone, she simply said, "If Mr. Zhao doesn't believe it, you can just call your son."
After saying this, she directly hung up the phone.
Of course, Director Hong knew exactly what tricks they were playing. Since Lu Ting was already in their hands, his phone and other communication devices had undoubtedly been taken away long ago.
After waiting for about half a minute, Director Hong dialed his son 'Zhao Ting's' phone number.
As expected,
The moment the call was answered, the voice of the woman from before came again, "Hehe, Mr. Zhao, do you believe it now?"
Immediately after, as if to pressure Zhao Deqian, the woman on the other end of the phone continued, "Mr. Zhao, I also have a video of your son 'playing' in our park. Would you like to see it?"
Upon hearing this, Director Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, not responding directly. However, at this moment, Director Hong was evidently concerned about Lu Ting's situation.
And Director Hong's silence was seen as tacit approval of her proposal by the woman on the phone. Immediately, she continued, "I've sent it to your phone, Mr. Zhao. Please take a look carefully and see if the person in the video is your precious son!"
At this moment, the person on the phone implementing the extortion against Director Hong was none other than Xing Yue, who had set up the scheme to kidnap Zhao Ting herself.
Since 'Zhao Ting' was her chosen prey, she naturally had to "take care" of him properly!
On the other end, after receiving the video sent by the other party, Director Hong immediately opened the video file.
As the video opened, what appeared in front of him and Wang Fujun was a dimly lit room, and Lu Ting, who had been in a video conference with them a few days ago, was now standing in the middle of a sewage pool in that room!
His body was covered with large bruises, but the most horrifying thing in the entire video was the countless insects crawling all over Lu Ting's body!
Under the constant biting of these insects, Lu Ting, no, Zhao Ting, was in extreme pain, jumping up and down in an attempt to shake off the insects. However, these insects were like bone maggots, impossible to get rid of!
The duration of this video was not long, only about ten seconds. Director Hong frowned as he watched, and Wang Fujun beside him couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
However, of course, he wasn't feeling sorry for Lu Ting, but thinking about his own son, who had been suffering from these inhuman tortures for so many days.
After watching the video, Director Hong composed himself and spoke with a noticeably heavier tone than before, "What do you want?"
On the other end of the phone, Xing Yue's smile intensified upon hearing this sentence, because she knew that the majority of this 160 million in "bad money" was already in her pocket!
Immediately after, she declared again, "I've said it before, Mr. Zhao, as long as you transfer the gambling debt owed by Young Master Zhao and the ransom in full, we will release the person."
After her words fell, silence fell on both ends of the phone.
Xing Yue didn't urge him to speak; she just waited for Mr. Zhao Deqian to "digest" this information properly.
After a while, a sigh came from Director Hong's chest, and he spoke, "I will transfer the money to you, but please, don't harm my son."
"Mr. Zhao, you're generous!"
Seeing that the other party agreed to transfer the money, Xing Yue's tone was filled with excitement and happiness. Then, she spoke again, making meaningless assurances, "As long as Mr. Zhao follows the rules and transfers the money to us, we will ensure the safety of Young Master."
"Mm."
At this point, after exchanging a glance with Wang Fujun beside him, Director Hong continued, "160 million is not a small amount. Even if I mobilize the funds, it will take some time. I can transfer the money in installments. It's impossible to transfer it all at once."
Director Hong said this partly because he indeed didn't have that much money readily available and partly to stall these fraudsters, buying some time for Lu Ting, who was in the electronic fraud park.
Upon hearing this, Xing Yue seemed to be considering. Seeing the man sitting opposite nodding, she finally agreed, "Alright, we'll transfer the money in installments. But for this first payment, I hope to see it transferred today. Otherwise..."
"Mr. Zhao also knows that we in this business hate debts the most. Our patience is not very good. If we don't see the money soon, your precious son might have to suffer a bit!"
The threatening undertone in Xing Yue's words was extremely evident.
Director Hong, upon hearing this, couldn't help but furrow his brows, obviously not liking the feeling of being threatened. However, he could only speak sternly, "Mm, the first payment will be transferred to you today. I'll say it again, don't touch my son!"
"Hehe, Mr. Zhao, transfer the first payment first, then you can talk to us about conditions!"
Perhaps it was Zhao Deqian's commanding tone in his words that made Xing Yue somewhat displeased at this point. After saying this sentence, she didn't give the other party a chance to speak again and simply hung up the phone.
As Director Hong heard the phone being hung up, his expression turned sour. He slapped the table with his hand, exclaiming, "Hmph! How audacious!"
The detectives sitting around the conference table all lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.
After a moment of calm, Director Hong immediately looked at his subordinates and said, "Prepare the funds first, and then make the transfer in a few hours."
"Also, inform Chief Chen that we've received information about the phone calls from those fraudsters!"
Upon hearing this, the detectives sitting on both sides of the conference table responded in unison, "Yes!"
After responding, they dispersed from the conference room to carry out Director Hong's instructions.
On the other side,
Within the borders of Thailand, on the bank of the Moai River in the Mekong Special Zone.
In the middle position of the off-road vehicle, after some communication, Alya, the albino girl who had been in Roach and Yuri's car, was now sitting in their car with Chen Yaoguang.
At this moment, as she watched the little girl devouring bread and milk, Chen Yaoguang sitting next to her couldn't help but show a sympathetic and compassionate expression.
However, at this moment, her phone vibrated in her pocket. This phone was her work phone in China and, apart from the people at the International Criminal Police Bureau, hardly anyone else would contact her.
So, she quickly took out her phone from her pocket, and the caller ID on the screen showed one of her many subordinates.
"Hello?"
As soon as Chen Yaoguang answered the phone, the person on the other end spoke concisely, informing her of the recent call from the fraudsters.
After listening, Chen Yaoguang furrowed her brows and said, "Mm, I understand."
After saying this, seeing that there were no other reports from the person on the phone, Chen Yaoguang directly hung up and turned to the driver's seat of the car, instructing Xiao Miao, "Keep an eye on her for a while. I'm going over to talk to them."
The message from the phone was that the extortion call from the fraudsters had come through, which meant that Lu Ting, who had been kidnapped and taken to the electronic fraud park, hadn't aroused any suspicion from them, and everything was proceeding smoothly!
At the same time, this also informed Chen Yaoguang's team, the 141st Special Operations Team, who had been waiting outside, that they could move at any time!
In the foremost off-road vehicle, apart from Sandman and Soap, who had been hidden in the small forest on the opposite bank, observing the electronic fraud park from a distance, the other team members were all sitting inside the vehicle, ready to move.
When Chen Yaoguang was seen getting off the vehicle and walking towards them through the rearview mirror, Price, who was sitting in the driver's seat, immediately realized that there was another situation.
After all, Chen Yaoguang's expression at this moment didn't seem casual at all.
Sure enough,
When Price took the initiative to get out of the car to talk to her, Chen Yaoguang spoke directly when he was about two meters away from her.
"The extortion call from the fraudsters has come in!"
Upon hearing this, Price immediately responded accordingly. He pressed the individual combat terminal device and said, "Attention, begin the operation according to the original plan."
After hearing Price's command through their earpieces, the rest of the 141st Special Operations Team quickly got out of the off-road vehicle.
Immediately, Price, Yuri, Roach, Nikolai, and Ghost, after a brief gathering to check their equipment, headed towards the nearby Moai River.
As they watched the determined backs of the 141st Special Operations Team members moving forward, the solemn expression in Chen Yaoguang's eyes became increasingly heavy.
Their battle against the fraudsters on the opposite bank had just begun!
The members of the 141st Special Operations Team, dressed in full terrain camouflage combat suits, gradually disappeared into the dense small forest. After taking a deep look, Chen Yaoguang turned back to the off-road vehicle and waited for their message.
In this dense small forest near the riverbank, Sandman and Soap, upon receiving Price's command through their earpieces, had been waiting here.
Seeing Price, Nikolai, and the others approaching, they naturally joined the team. Then, Sandman spoke up and confirmed with Price, "Are we crossing the river now?"
"Mm."
After Price responded briefly, his gaze turned towards the electronic fraud park on the other side of the Moai River.
To reach the Burmese North territory on the opposite side, the first thing the 141st Special Operations Team had to do was to cross the Moai River.
For a team like the 141st Special Operations Team, fully armed and equipped, they couldn't simply take a boat like others. Crossing the Moai River in such a conspicuous manner would attract too much attention.
In order to better conceal themselves and silently approach, Price and the others deliberately chose a section of the river with more aquatic plants.
Soon, the entire 141st Special Operations Team arrived at the bank of the Moai River. They crouched behind a patch of water grass nearly waist-high, automatically dividing into two small columns.
Price, Roach, and Nikolai took the lead and entered the water first, followed closely by Yuri, Soap, Sandman, and Ghost.
The Moei River was not in the flood season, and the surface of the river was relatively calm. The members of the 141st Special Operations Team moved forward in the water, swiftly passing from shallow water to deep water.
The width of the Moei River was only about seventy to eighty meters, not a difficult task for the members of the 141st Special Operations Team to cross.
In just seven or eight minutes, they had entered the territory of Burma.
After quickly coming ashore, following Price's gesture to continue forward, the seven members of the 141st Special Operations Team split into two small columns and continued to advance cautiously and carefully in this vast and desolate area on the bank.
The full terrain camouflage combat suits worn by the 141st Special Operations Team provided excellent visual deception. From a distance, the armed militants couldn't capture their figures.
Therefore, from crossing the Moai River directly to the nearby slope of the "KK" electronic fraud park, the journey of the 141st Special Operations Team proceeded very smoothly, without being detected.
This was also thanks to the extremely low military quality of the armed personnel in the "KK" electronic fraud park!
After reaching the highest point of this slope, where their figures could be hidden, they each lay behind a protruding rock. From this angle, they could only observe the area behind
After hearing the real-time situation reported by Ghost, while quickly marking some key areas on the map of the "KK" electronic fraud park displayed on the tablet, Price also spoke to Ghost, "Received, Ghost, stand by in place."
"Roger."
After responding, there was no more sound from Ghost in the earpieces of the 141st Special Operations Team members.
On the highest point of this small slope, Nikolai glanced at the location of Commander Lu Ting. At this moment, the tracking locator device inside his body was still sending signals.
"Damn."
Watching the red dots on the tablet screen representing the signals on the map, Soap complained somewhat impatiently, "It's so uncomfortable just waiting here without knowing anything!"
At these words, the other team members also showed agreement. They didn't know if the commander had found the target individual by now.
But at this moment, besides waiting in place, they didn't have any other options.
Price glanced at the time on his wristwatch and then spoke, "It's only eight o'clock in the morning now, still early. Just wait!"
With Commander Lu Ting absent, Price had the highest command authority. Since he said so, the other team members didn't waste any words and obediently waited for Lu Ting's signal.
And as the 141st Special Operations Team lay in ambush outside the perimeter of the "KK" electronic fraud park, Lu Ting, who was inside the park, was also waiting for an opportunity to act.
Inside the "KK" electronic fraud park,
In the school located in the central area of the park.
With a brisk bell ringing, the air around the school was filled with the voices of many children reading.
In stark contrast to the lively atmosphere inside these classrooms was the dead silence of the top floor of this building, surrounded by countless steel bars.
In the room specially used to detain 'piggies,' Lu Ting, shackled by handcuffs and ankle cuffs, lay quietly on the ground. He seemed to have no intention of struggling or escaping, but in reality, he had planned countless times in his mind.
The first trouble Lu Ting needed to deal with was the guard sitting in this room!
And it had to be done silently and without a trace!
For the other detainees here, this was definitely an extremely difficult task. After all, they had already been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, lacking both the courage and the ability to do such a thing.
But Lu Ting could easily solve the guard by using the god-level flying knife skill he had obtained from the system rewards. However, he currently didn't have anything suitable in his hands, and within this iron cage, Lu Ting couldn't find anything resembling a dart either.
So, this plan could only be put on hold for now. Only after the first step was successfully executed could he proceed with the next actions.
At this moment, Lu Ting was also waiting!
According to what Wang Tianyu had said before, someone would come to deliver meals to this room every night. Perhaps he could get something useful from it!
Thinking of this, Lu Ting, hiding in the dark, glanced at the guard sitting in the room without any alertness and then closed his eyes again, ready to rest.
The wait was exceptionally long and excruciating.
For Lu Ting, this waiting time was nothing, but for Wang Tianyu in the adjacent cage, it was unbearable torture!
Wang Tianyu really wanted to know when Lu Ting would act, but due to the guard in the room, he didn't dare to make a sound!
So, time passed by minute by minute.
Not knowing how long they had been waiting, when Lu Ting saw the light coming through the crack in the door and the window gradually dimming, he knew that night had finally come!
And shortly after the teaching building's top floor, which had been quiet all day, was completely darkened, some footsteps were heard.
Hearing these footsteps coming closer, Lu Ting knew that it should be the person Wang Tianyu mentioned, the one delivering meals!
Soon, the tightly closed room door was pushed open by someone, and a person who looked like an armed personnel but without a gun walked in with two meals in hand.
First, he handed the meal with a good appearance and smell, obviously meant for the guard, to the guard.
Then, this person began to distribute the other bag of mixed leftovers, obviously leftovers from various meals, to each of the 'piggies,' including Lu Ting.
Seeing the pile of leftovers in front of him, Lu Ting frowned slightly but didn't make a move. However, the 'piggies' in the other cages eagerly started eating the leftovers on the ground!
After all, for them, this was the only meal of the day, barely enough to satisfy their hunger and prevent starvation!
In the cage next door, Wang Tianyu, whether because he didn't want to eat or because of Lu Ting in the adjacent cage, also didn't touch the pile of leftovers on the ground.
But then, after seeing Lu Ting's actions, Wang Tianyu's eyes showed a puzzled expression.
Lu Ting didn't eat the pile of leftovers but kept searching through it with his hands.
After a while, Lu Ting suddenly stopped flipping through the leftovers. When he picked it up again, Wang Tianyu saw that between Lu Ting's thumb and forefinger were two bones as thin as chopsticks.
At this moment, Wang Tianyu clearly saw that when Lu Ting found these two bones, a sinister and terrifying arc appeared at the corner of his mouth!
(End of the Chapter)