LA Detective

Chapter 186 Can't Miss One

Luke walked out of the bar.

Brown also followed him out of the bar. His expression was a bit complicated, nervous, worried, and fearful. He seemed to want to stop Luke from asking, but he didn't dare.

Not only worrying about his own safety, but more importantly, worrying about his daughter.

Luke gets into the Mercedes G500.
Brown took a look, froze, and stared straight at the Mercedes-Benz and Luke.

Seeing that Luke had no intention of leaving, he also carefully got into the co-pilot.

"What exactly do you want? Why are you willing to let my daughter go." Seeing the Mercedes-Benz G500, he knew that Luke should not be short of money. He thought of his ex-wife. Could it be that he came here for Li Mei?

Luke was worried about the call from the kidnapper. This guy said something he shouldn't have said, and flashed his police badge, "lapd."

Brown was stunned, and it took a while before he spoke, "How did you find me?"

Luke said, "It's not important. What's important is how to rescue Betty. On this point, the purpose of the police is the same as yours. We should cooperate with each other. What do you think?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to deceive you on purpose, but I just received a call from the kidnappers. They told me not to call the police. They only want money and don't hurt others. As long as I pay a certain amount of ransom, they will release my daughter.

On the contrary, if I dare to call the police, they will tear up my ticket.

I was worried about my daughter's safety, so I wanted to pay the ransom privately to save her.

I have already handed over the money to the kidnappers, and according to the agreement, they will release me as soon as they get the money. Brown picked up the phone, "I'm waiting for the kidnapper's call." "

Luke nodded, "I also hope that the kidnappers will keep their promise to release Betty, but have you ever thought about what if they get the money and don't let her go?
If their purpose is to extort ransom, once their purpose is achieved, the existence of hostages will be meaningless.

It is true that some kidnappers with a clear conscience may release the hostages.

However, some kidnappers will also choose to kill to silence the hostages in order to prevent the hostages from leaking the news.

The ransom can not only save people, but it may also become a reminder for the hostages. "

Brown's face turned ugly. It's not that he doesn't understand the truth. It's just that when faced with a choice, people will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. They are willing to believe in the positive side and instinctively avoid the harmful side.

"God bless..." Brown took a deep breath,

"I believe that even a bad person has a kind side. I believe that Betty will be fine and will come back safely."

"I hope so too." Luke glanced at his watch, it was almost [-]:[-], "Did the kidnappers say when they would release the hostages?"

"No specific time."

Luke reminded, "Half an hour has passed. The longer it takes, the less likely they are to let people go."

Brown said to himself, "I'm sure they'll let Betty go, they will, and wait...they may not get the money, or they may not be at the place where Betty is being held...I'm sure Betty will be fine. "

I don't know if Brown said these words to Luke, or to comfort himself.

Before Luke pretended to be a connector, he had already found out where the ransom was delivered.

But he did not act rashly.

The kidnapping case is different from other cases. Other cases are just to catch the murderer, but the more important thing in the kidnapping case is to rescue the hostages.

Even if the victim's family members call the police and are willing to cooperate with the police in arresting the suspect, the police will be very careful before taking action, because once the suspect escapes or cannot find the hostage in time.

Hostages may still be torn apart by the suspect's associates.

Even if the police knew that the kidnappers were asking for a ransom, they would not act rashly. Instead, they would wait until the kidnappers revealed the location of the transaction and rush to the location of the transaction in advance for surveillance.

Two words in advance are very important.

This kind of thing can't be done temporarily. A large number of police forces must be deployed in advance to ensure that the suspects are caught and the hostages are rescued as soon as possible.

And now 10 minutes have passed since the ransom was traded.

The meaning of going to the place where the ransom was traded has been lost, and rushing there recklessly at this time may be counterproductive. If you encounter a kidnapper, should you arrest them or not?
If the kidnapper is caught, the whereabouts of the hostage cannot be found out, and the hostage may be torn apart by the kidnapper's accomplices.

If you don't catch it, rushing to it will also increase the risk of exposure.

Of course, Luke still reported this clue to Susan and asked her to decide whether to rush to the transaction site to carry out the arrest. The captain not only symbolizes power, but also bears corresponding responsibilities.

Seeing Brown staring at the phone, Luke asked, "The kidnappers have been calling you on the phone?"

"Yes."

"What's the kidnapper's phone number?"

Brown looked at Luke with some vigilance, "What do you want to do?"

"Track the kidnapper's mobile phone number or contact information."

"Is there any danger to Betty?"

"No, only using technology to track, the police will not act immediately, nor will it affect their release of Betty."

Brown looked at Luke, "Can I trust you?"

"Then who are you going to trust?

Kidnappers?
It's been half an hour, the kidnapper should have gotten the money, but has he contacted you?

Was Betty released?
What are you going to do if the kidnappers don't let you go?
Wait forever?

You should know in your heart what the result will be. "

"I bought Karma..." Brown hesitated for a while, finally made up his mind, and flipped through his phone, "My phone number is 626 816 3746.
Please promise me that if you take any action, you must tell me in advance.

hold on. "

After Luke sent Susan the phone number, he said to Brown, "After 5 minutes, you took the initiative to call the kidnapper and ask him when he will release him?"

Brown shook his head, "The kidnapper told me not to let me take the initiative to call, but to wait to answer the phone."

Sometimes the words of the bad guys are more useful than the police.

Luke asked helplessly, "When did the kidnapper first contact you?"

"The morning of June 6th."

"The kidnapper contacted you before the police?"

"Yes."

"A man, or a woman?"

"man."

"What did he say?"

"He first confirmed my identity, then said he had kidnapped my daughter, and told me not to call the police, otherwise he would kill my daughter.

I didn't believe it at first and didn't know it was true until they put Betty on the phone.

At that time, I was completely dumbfounded.

I begged them not to hurt Betty, whatever they asked me to do. Brown sighed, and went on,
"They warned me again not to call the police, otherwise the ticket will be torn up.

Then ask me to prepare a $20 ransom.

I told them I could give money but I'm out of town and $20 is a lot and I need time.

The kidnappers set the transaction time for tonight. "

Luke thought for a while, "You kept talking about them just now? Are you sure the kidnapper is not alone?"

"I only communicated with one person, and he kept talking about us, so I think the kidnappers should have accomplices."

"Do you know any more clues about the kidnappers?"

"No, he only called twice, we didn't communicate much."

"What did he say the second time he called?"

"Just asked me if I had the money ready, I said yes, then he told me the place and time of the transaction, warned me again not to call the police, and then hung up the phone."

"Did you hear Betty's voice this time?"

"Before I could say anything, he hung up the phone."

"That is to say, you are not sure about Betty's current situation?"

Brown eyes red, nodded.

"Where's nanny Amy Ma?"

"I do not know."

"Didn't you ask?"

"The kidnapper didn't let me ask questions. At that time, I was too nervous and didn't say a few words. All I could think about was Betty, sorry...I..." Brown showed a guilty look.

Luke didn't say anything. When you are really in danger, the only one who can think of you is the one who really cares about you except yourself.

All other relationships are irrelevant.

Time passed by one minute and one second, and nearly 10 minutes later, Brown's cell phone did not ring.

Susan has also been using technical means to monitor the mobile phone number of the kidnapper. This is an anonymous mobile phone card and has been out of contact.

Only when the kidnapper takes the initiative to turn on the phone can it be located.

To put it bluntly, even though Luke cared about Betty's safety, it was only out of sympathy. Since her father chose to believe in the kidnappers, Luke did what he should do, fulfilled his responsibility, and quietly waited for her. with.

It had been nearly an hour, but Brown couldn't sit still, his face was full of anxiety, "What's going on?

Why haven't you called yet?

How could this be?
He clearly promised to let my daughter go..."

"Dinglingling..." The call came after a thousand calls.

Brown's cell phone rang.

Brown's eyes were wide open, looking a little scary, and he looked down at the phone, it was an unfamiliar number.

Luke glanced at it, wrote down the phone number, and warned, "Although it's not the kidnapper's number, it doesn't rule out that the kidnapper has used a new number. Be calm, don't be nervous, let alone slip up."

"I see." Brown nodded, took a deep breath, and pressed the answer button, "Hello, I'm Brown Kenneth."

"Mr. Kenneth, you probably haven't forgotten my voice."

"No, Mr. Kidnapper, did you get the money?"

"Yes, thank you for your generosity, Mr. Kenneth."

"Can Betty come back to me?"

"Of course, Betty is a good girl, and I am willing to keep my promise, but... a little accident happened here."

"What accident? What happened to Betty?"

"Don't be nervous, Betty is well taken care of by us, we just planned to let her go, but she doesn't want to go, to be precise, she doesn't want to go alone."

"What do you mean?"

"Betty wants to take her nanny Amy Ma with her. I can see that they have a deep relationship and I am very touched, but the problem now is that Amy Ma's ransom has not been paid yet, so I can't let her go. Walk."

There was a hint of pleading in Brown's voice, "Please let Betty go first, you promised me."

"Of course, I want to keep my promise and let Betty go, but the problem now is that Betty doesn't want to go, she wants to go with Amy Ma, which makes me very embarrassed."

"Can you give Betty the phone and let me tell her."

"No."

"Then what should I do to get Betty back to me?"

"The best way is that you also pay Amy Ma's ransom, so that I can let you leave together."

"What! Ask me to pay the ransom again, that's not what you said at the beginning."

"Then I can't help it. It's your daughter who insisted on taking Amy Ma with her."

Brown asked in a trembling voice, "How much do you want...?"

"The old price, $20."

Brown was silent, with an expression of anger, entanglement, and helplessness on his face, but he didn't dare to attack.

"Mr. Brown, I will give you a day to think about it. If you are willing to pay the ransom for Amy Ma, I will release them both together.

Don't call the police, keep your phone unblocked, and I will confirm the time and place of the transaction with you. "

After hanging up the phone, Brown couldn't bear it anymore and cursed, "fuck!

The bloody liar, I paid the ransom as required, and he is blackmailing me again, greedy bastard. "

Luke didn't bother to comfort him. People don't trust you and talk about it.

Start the car, kick the accelerator, and drive quickly to the police station...

(End of this chapter)