fog city detective

Chapter 255 Kidnapping Suspicion
The phone rang, and Liang Xi voice-controlled the remote control: "Handsome shrimp, connect the phone."

The phone was connected and it was amplified, Liang Xi: "Hello?"

Bobby lowered his voice: "Come here."

Upon hearing this tone, Liang Xi asked unhurriedly, "Who happened?"

Bobby: "Do you remember Jessica, the deputy general manager of the Mercury Group?"

Liang Xi let out a sigh: "What?"

Bobby said: "Two hours ago, she and her brother went to the suburbs to present equipment and checks worth 40 pounds to special schools on behalf of the Mercury Group. They were attacked and kidnapped on the way back. Two 10 minutes ago, their father took over Got on the phone from the kidnappers, transmitted brother and sister video, offered £50 million."

Liang Xi thought for a while: "And then?"

Bobby said: "As you said, in many kidnapping cases, especially the kidnapping of rich people's children, there is a very high possibility of inner ghosts."

Liang Xi: "Does Jessica know you well?"

Bobby: "Elementary and junior high school sisters, our family has always been in contact, and the relationship is quite good."

Liang Xi said: "Bobby, this kind of thing is difficult to handle and difficult to investigate. So what if the inner ghost is dug out? The kidnapper has two hostages in his hand, not one hostage. You said 50 million is too high. Yes, he can I will give you a discount and give you a dead body by the way. The kidnapper who dares to attack such a high-level rich man and succeeds in it must be ruthless. It is reasonable to die. This case has already been lost. I You can go and investigate, but I don’t like the atmosphere of despair and sadness, and you may turn around and become a punching bag, blaming me for failing to investigate the case and causing Jessica’s brother’s death.”

Bobby asked: "Do you think it will be brother who died?"

Liang Xi said: "From a statistical point of view, the elder brother who is a man has a higher probability of death."

Bobby lowered his voice: "The Mercury family seems to be more concerned about the life and death of the elder brother, and they also care about Jessica. But the elder brother is related to the details of the family, the group, etc. Jessica is not involved in this matter."

Jessica is the deputy general manager and an intern who just finished her graduate studies.Jessica's older brother Jack became the assistant to the president's father, Jeff, during college, and has been working with his father in the top management for ten years.They also have a younger brother, 25, named Jamie.Jamie started his own company. Since Jamie was born out of wedlock, the family agreed to give him normal family treatment, but they did not agree to list him as the heir.

Liang Xi said: "Why does it sound like Jamie did it? It's not good for you to do this. Before I arrived at the scene, you instilled your subjective thoughts into me. If my girlfriend is not beautiful enough, I will probably Misled by you."

"Haney." Karin happily kissed Liang Xi.

Falk!He was actually in the mood to kiss, and even praised his girlfriend without words.Useless, this person will be useless after having a girlfriend.But now when asking for help, Bobby certainly can't point out Liang Xi's shortcomings seriously, saying: "Nonsense, Karin belongs to the goddess level."

Karin smiled and said, "Go, see how anxious he is. If you don't go, he will scold me."

Bobby laughed to hide his embarrassment: "The car to pick you up is coming soon, pack it up, hurry up."

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Today marks the 40th anniversary of this exceptional school.Mercury has been a long-term supporter of the school for 40 years, and his father, Jeff, asked Jack to deliver things to the school on his behalf.It is said that Jessica saw her brother take the car keys and go out, and she immediately went up to join in the fun when she was fishing, so she went together.

Jack likes to drive by himself every day, followed by four bodyguard vehicles.After arriving at the school to deliver supplies and checks, Jack made a speech on behalf of the Mercury Group.On the way back, we passed an intersection.Because the line of sight was blocked by the woods, a small truck appeared unexpectedly, knocking the bodyguard's vehicle off the road and rolling into the ditch with a two-meter drop.

The bodyguards were not seriously injured, but the door was deformed and it took them some time to get out of the car.Back on the road, the bodyguard saw Jack's car parked on the side of the road not far away. The pickup truck was still there, but the driver was missing.According to the judgment of the bodyguard, after Jack found that the bodyguard's vehicle had an accident, he immediately stopped to check the situation, and was held hostage by the robbers hiding in the truck.The robbers took them away in a second car that was ready.

The bodyguard was very professional and did not call the police. One person was left at the scene to deal with the traffic accident, and at the same time informed the security company of the situation.The security company speculated that the brothers and sisters had been kidnapped, so they sent technicians to bring equipment to the family manor of the president of the Mercury Group. After obtaining the consent of the principal, Jack’s father, the security company fully controlled the access and security of the manor, and patiently waited for the kidnapper’s call.

About an hour and a half after the kidnapping, the kidnappers called and asked to transfer 24 million pounds to the designated account within 50 hours.No cash, remittance.The kidnapper explained that the hostages would be released 48 hours after receiving the money to ensure that the funds had gone through enough money laundering steps to ensure their own safety.Therefore, if Jack's family did not remit the money within 24 hours, they would tear up the ticket.If Jack's family calls the police within 72 hours, they will tear up the ticket.

The account provided by the kidnappers was an account of a South African company, which was established only last month, apparently as a one-time money laundering tool.The security company believes that the kidnappers have a complete plan. Once the money is in the account, they will complete the money transfer within 48 hours according to the procedure.This kind of transfer is not once or twice, but multiple times, more than ten times, jumping transfers across regions and countries.It is also possible to split 50 million into hundreds or even thousands of private accounts.It is very difficult to recover the ransom.

Jack's father, Jeff, told the person in charge of the security company that it is meaningless to say these things now, he is not interested in finding them, and he wants to get them back now.

Twenty minutes after the kidnapping, the Clement family knew about it.Father Bo went to Jeff's manor with Bobby at the first time. When Jeff was in a state of confusion, Father Bo stabilized the order of the family.Father Bo is in charge of the negotiations with the security company and the phone calls with the kidnappers.As the honorary boss of the detective agency, Bobby also learned something, questioned several bodyguards who returned to the manor, and sorted out a document with the help of the housekeeper Daisy.

The task of Daisy and the manor housekeeper is to stabilize the manor and prevent the news of the kidnapping from leaking out.It is Jeff's decision whether to call the police or not, and the housekeeper must ensure that Jeff retains the right to call the police.

Liang Xi, who was sitting in the bodyguard's car, contacted Bobby by phone, Liang Xi told Bobby: "I think you are right, there is an inner ghost."

Liang Xi chatted with the driving bodyguard, and the bodyguard told Liang Xi that Jack's bodyguard was a professional.Professional does not mean guaranteeing not to miss, but guaranteeing performance of job duties.For example, it will check whether the car is equipped with a positioning system, for example, it will always pay attention to the front and rear vehicles during work.The cars of Jack and Jessica were intercepted in the suburbs, and there were very few vehicles in the suburbs. It was very difficult to track Jack's car on this road without being discovered by the bodyguards.

Without tracking, the kidnappers can accurately calculate the time and kidnap the siblings in the most suitable way on the most suitable road. There is only one explanation: there is an inner ghost.Vehicles don't have locators, but Jack and Jessica may have locators.The most suspicious one was naturally Jack. Jessica found out that her brother was going out by accident, so she went out for a drive with the attitude of fishing.

Liang Xi said: "The ghost may come from the manor, or from the company. You are in charge of the investigation of the manor, and I am in charge of the company's investigation. Can you give me the authority to act freely in the Mercury Group?"

"It's not a big problem." Bobby said: "A lawyer here said to save 20 million first. Wait for 24 hours, and after confirming that both children are alive, negotiate the price with the other party, saying that they can't make up so much for a while. Money. The lawyer is worried that 50 million is taken too easily, and the kidnappers will temporarily increase the ransom."

Liang Xi said: "This kind of matter is up to Jeff himself. If I were Jeff, I would definitely give 50 million. Because there are two hostages." Two hostages are sold for 50 million, and one hostage plus a corpse is still sold for 50 million. select.

Liang Xi said: "These kidnappers are very professional. Judging from their establishment of a company in South Africa, they started premeditating early in the morning. In my personal opinion, there are only two possibilities now. The first possibility is to give money to the kidnappers and not kill people. The second is Possibility: The kidnapper killed someone."

As expected of the honorary boss of the detective agency, Bobby actually understood.Liang Xi was not sure if the kidnapper would kill someone after getting the money, but Liang Xi was sure that the kidnapper would tear up the ticket if he didn't get the money.The only way to keep the kidnapper from tearing up the ticket is to give money readily, be obedient, and then hand over the control of fate to the kidnapper.

Bobby told Liang Xi that some people suggested to call the police quietly.The police used the clues of the truck to pursue them step by step, and they might be able to find the lair of the kidnappers and rescue the hostages.This view is also correct, this method is to hold fate in one's own hands as much as possible.But it doesn't apply to this group of kidnappers. This group of kidnappers act decisively and neatly. This type of person has a standard line in his heart. Once he breaks through this standard line, he will not hesitate and will proceed to the next step according to the plan.

For example, negotiation, is 40 million okay?Touched the standard line of kidnappers: kill one, don't talk nonsense with you.When there is only one hostage left, the other party will ask again: Is 40 million okay?At this time, the standard line was relatively high, and the kidnapper replied: Yes.The most frightening thing is that professionals don't need to and won't consider other options temporarily. Their strong execution ability lies in their compliance with the standard line.

Similarly, some policemen also have standard lines, and gangsters take hostages to confront the police.The standard line of the police: whether the gangster’s mood has begun to lose control, whether the hostage is exhausted, etc. Once a standard exceeds the standard line, the sniper will shoot at the risk of accidentally injuring the hostage.why is it like this?It's because people have a fluke mentality: wait a while and maybe we can resolve it peacefully, and let it go and maybe we can leave safely.But in most cases, the consequences of indecision are even more serious than the consequences of making the wrong decision.

Another example is a real human hero.Decades ago, a certain base in Su was alarmed. The system showed that the United States launched a nuclear bomb against the Soviet Union. According to the standard line, a nuclear bomb must be launched immediately to counterattack.But the hero didn't do that.It was later discovered that it was a system failure that triggered the alarm.Everyone was very happy with the result and he became a hero.On the other hand, if the alarm was true and he did not launch a counterattack, Su would lose most of his nuclear counterattack capabilities after the first round of bombing, so is he still a hero?
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Everything in the Mercury Group is in order, and few people know that something major has happened to the company.A woman in her thirties was waiting for Liang Xi at the door. She was Jeff's assistant.It is necessary to explain here that Jeff, the chairman and president, has three types of assistants around him.The first category is personal assistants, who are employed by private individuals, not employees of companies.Both life and work belong to the category of personal assistant management.Schedule appointments, plan trips and more.Jeff is going to the United States. The personal assistant must ensure that there is a car downstairs, a plane at the airport, and a car at the U.S. airport to pick him up. He also arranges the residence in the U.S. and the schedule of work and rest during his stay in the U.S.

The second category is the assistant, who is employed by the company, and his job is mainly to deal with work matters.For example, Jeff sent an email to a supervisor. A few days later, Jeff asked about the assistant.After the assistant indicated that the supervisor had not responded, he had to go and contact the supervisor.A big client came to London, and the assistant needed to contact the other party's personal assistant to make proper arrangements for the big client, and at the same time, arrange a meeting between two company executives according to business needs.

The difference between the two is that a personal assistant is like a butler, taking care of everything.The assistant is similar to the chief bodyguard of the manor. He is only responsible for work and does not touch Jeff's personal affairs.Personal assistants can directly arrange private jets and bodyguard teams for Jeff's travel, but assistants do not have this energy.

The third category is administrative secretaries. Administrative secretaries are mostly clerical workers. They belong to the administrative secretarial department, and are dispatched by the secretary department to the directors, vice presidents, and presidents to be responsible for clerical work.Type, print, go to the legal department to draft a contract, follow up on documents, collect office supplies, explain some details of the contract to Jeff and other chores.For example, Jeff sees that a certain employee is excellent, and decides to give him a bonus of [-] pounds in the name of the company on a whim. The administrative secretary will contact the financial department in writing to achieve the final implementation goal. Of course, Jeff's signature is required during the process. .

Generally speaking, administrative secretaries cannot be regarded as the boss's cronies, but they have the obligation to keep the boss's private issues confidential.

The top floor of the building is the director's office. Although the major shareholders don't come often, the administrative secretary and the office are allocated for them.There are also board meeting rooms, board of supervisors and other institutions on this floor.There is an exclusive elevator on this floor, although there is only one, but it is enough.

The second level is the office area for the president, vice president, chief financial officer, etc., and the office area is more casual.In the middle is a large open office, around which the executives' individual offices surround.The open office is divided into several small units, where secretaries and assistants of various executives work.

Jack is nominally Jeff's assistant, but in fact he has his own office, his own assistant, but no personal assistant.Jack’s younger sister, Jessica, has her own office as the vice president, but has no assistants or secretaries, so Jessica spends a lot of time working in an open office.In order to protect the privacy of employees and ensure safety, there are surveillance cameras on the lower floors, but the open office area is avoided, and there are only surveillance images of aisles and corridors.

At the request of Liang Xi, Jeff's assistant went to the security room to get the monitoring.Under the curious gaze of the employees, Liang Xi walked slowly for half a circle, pulled out a chair and sat down.A nearby employee reminded: "Hello, this is Jessica's location."

"I know, thank you." Liang Xi has a black ID on his chest, VIP guests, all departments must not obstruct, and must cooperate with the status of the most powerful customer who meets his requirements, the kind where directors have to help press the elevator when they see it .Liang Xi opened Jessica's drawer to find a pack of snacks. He touched the table and found the powdery residue from the snacks.This is a crispy snack. I only ate a little after I opened the package, but I didn't pack it up. It means that the owner is impatient or has something to do, so I hurriedly put it in the drawer without sealing it.

(End of this chapter)