Please make money.

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"Let them name their price, and tell them whether they want my friendship, Alia, or whether they want me to settle accounts with them after this incident."

"Their asking price is a bit high." An and Yumiko hesitated: "Besides, this would mean we are also related to them..."

Being associated with a violent gang is a very difficult thing to define. In some cases, if the other party blackmails you and you give them money, then you are considered to be funding the other organization.

Of course, An and Yumiko didn’t think that Alia was short of money.

She asked Alia not to talk about friendship. This was happening in front of outsiders after all. Could she tell them this, Third Uncle?

The Metropolitan Police Department can't stand hearing this!

Aaliyah glanced back at her, very seriously.

"My relatives and friends have been kidnapped. If I can't rescue them, it means I have lost my family affection and credibility. Whoever can help me get them back is my friend. Whoever stops me is my enemy. I don't care who the other person is. You have to know that I have nothing to worry about."

Inspector Matsumoto's temples were throbbing. As an old-school detective, he couldn't stand the arrogance of Alia.

Shouldn't you guys be sitting in a spacious and bright room, anxiously waiting for the good news that the Metropolitan Police Department has rescued your family members?

But Alia's current behavior reminded him of the heroes of the old Heisei and even Showa periods.

None of the tough guys who made it back then were cowardly.

In other words, a cowardly person could never make it in that era, because who couldn't get ahead in both good and bad things?

But is it a compliment for the Metropolitan Police Department to be able to handle both good and bad things?

Damn it! What idiot would have provoked a guy like this?

If it weren't for these things, the other party would still be happily shopping and acting like a rich girl!

On the contrary, Chief Inspector Odagiri seemed very silent. He just watched from the side, and from time to time someone came over to report some information in his ear.

But he didn't reveal any information, he just made his own judgment and occasionally asked people to check something.

An Lele waited for a while and received a call from the other party, so she quickly gave it to Alia.

"Miss! The other party is calling!"

There was no way. Alia's previous question was too hurtful. Under normal circumstances, she would have to make a phone call to bargain.

The technical support personnel of the Metropolitan Police Department quickly began tracking and signaled Alia to delay for a while.

And Alia picked up the phone directly: "I'm Alia, who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, Miss Ai, you speak fluent Japanese..."

"Did you kidnap the person?"

"Ms. Ai, I—"

"Yes or no—how much—get the point!"

"...Yes, Miss Ai, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"If I beg for mercy humbly, will you let them go?"

"……Won't."

"That's nothing to talk about." Alia snorted, "Name your price."

"One billion in cash, US dollars, or the equivalent in gold, no tricks."

"Come on, I'm going to call the bank now. Listen, how long will it take them to get out 1 billion dollars in cash?"

Ailia was also very clear about it. She asked An Lele to find a few mobile phones, and contact Mr. Lei on the spot using the hands-free function, and transfer the calls to different bank managers.

Among the large banks in Japan, Sumitomo is the one that has the most frequent business dealings with the Ai Group.

Sumitomo Bank is known as the giant of Kansai in Japan, and is a rival to Fuji Bank, which dominates Kanto. It ranks second in the country.

After Alia's call was transferred, the manager of Sumitomo Bank answered the call politely.

But when Alia asked for 10 billion in cash, and in U.S. dollars, and in old non-consecutive banknotes, the other party was obviously confused.

"Ms. Ai, is it a communication problem? We may not have understood your needs."

"One billion in cash, US dollars, old non-consecutive banknotes."

"…I'm sorry, but it will take us a long time to gather so much cash."

Alia obviously had so much money, she was dizzy when she wrote the checks and the zeros were so many.

But can that thing that transfers money within the bank be the same as withdrawing cash?

You have to know that if Alia was a tourist and brought a normal bank card, she would only withdraw 100,000 yen in cash from the ATM machine every day.

If you want to withdraw 1 billion, let alone US dollars, even if you want to withdraw Japanese yen, you have to arrange 10,000 people to run around all the convenience stores in the country.

Yes, the place with the most cash reserves is not the bank, but the convenience stores scattered around the country, because they all have ATM functions.

Places like FamilyMart, Lawson, and 711 not only allow you to withdraw cash but also pay various fees on your behalf. The handling fees and exchange rates are basically the same as those for buying foreign currency at banks.

Oh, it can’t be FamilyMart and Lawson, because they can only withdraw 711 yuan at a time - but there are not - convenience stores in the notebook!

"Excuse me, what is the purpose of withdrawing so much cash?"

"My family was kidnapped and the ransom demanded 1 billion US dollars."

"...Do those bastards really know how much money this is worth? !"

Perhaps because the emotions were a bit extreme, the manager of Sumitomo Bank, who felt the same pain and shared the same hatred, couldn't help but tease the other party.

"That's more than ten tons in total, and it would cost a lot of money to send a convoy to transport it!"

"Manager-san, the kidnappers are listening."

"Ah, this——"

Ah, that’s not it. Isn’t the matter still the same?

The manager of Sumitomo Bank looked through the documents for a while, and calculated again and again with the people at hand. Finally, it was stated that if it was cash, they could only mobilize 80 million that day.

There is a little gold, and together with the cash, it is about 100 million. If we load them into a truck, it can barely fit into a van.

From 1 billion US dollars to 100 million US dollars, a direct 10% discount, but this is the limit of Sumitomo Bank here today.

"We do have cash, but we need to get it from various business locations and vaults, so it will take at least two working days to gather that much."

Sumitomo Bank certainly won't let its customers feel like they have no money. The manager said that if it really doesn't work, they can borrow part of the money from peers.

Inspector Matsumoto wanted to get into the phone and smack the other person's head - is this the time for you to show your affection? You should have said you didn't even have 80 million!

"Did you hear that, Mr. Kidnapper? One hundred million dollars, is this the limit of what we can do today? Or do you want more?"

"...No need to wait, just 100 million."

After seeming to hesitate for a moment, the kidnappers agreed to the offer and asked them to wait at Qiufeng Bridge with the money in three hours.

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone without even letting Alia hear the hostage's voice.

The tracking personnel on the other side regretfully said that the tracking failed: "The other party's phone has been moving, so it should be in the car."

"It was a young male voice, with some traces of being deliberately suppressed until it was hoarse. In addition, the background noise of some vehicles could indeed be heard."

"The phone number is also an anonymous phone card. There are at least 500,000 of these cards in the entire Tokyo area."

"The patrol car near Qiufeng Bridge has passed by. We may be able to find some traces left by them!"

Everyone was brainstorming, but Alia was the only one who kept silent. She stroked her chin with a slightly subtle expression.

"Miss?" Lele looked at the other person's face and asked, "What do you think?"

"No, I just find it strange that one billion became one hundred million, and the other party didn't hesitate at all?"

Inspector Matsumoto snorted, "Maybe it's because they know they can't take the money away!"

"Where is Qiufeng Bridge?" Alia looked at the map.

So someone drew a circle on the map. The Akihabara Bridge is located at the exit of the Wangan Expressway, which is an estuary of Tokyo Bay.

The bridge spans two districts, connecting the bustling cities on both sides of the estuary. It is a huge two-story cable-stayed bridge.

Ailia thought to herself, isn't this the Yokohama Bayshore Bridge? Your upper level is the Metropolitan Bayshore Bridge, how can I be mistaken?

However, changing the name cannot change the reality that the bridge cannot be blocked because it is too long, too large and has too much traffic.

There are six lanes in both directions and the main bridge is 6 meters long. God knows how much traffic there is. I can't even tell when the other party will come to check the area after checking the surveillance.

"We can block both sides of the bridge. If the other party wants to take the money, they won't be able to escape from the bridge no matter what!"

"What about jumping off a bridge?"

"……what?"

"The height limit is 55 meters at high tide. With the help of offshore vehicles, you can go out to sea directly from here."

"We can ask for assistance from the maritime department!"

"What about blowing up this bridge?"

"this--"

"If all else fails, we can create a chain reaction along the entire Bay Shore Line. How many people in the Traffic Division can chase after the other party?"

"..."

Inspector Matsumoto looked at Alia again. He didn't suspect that she was a troublemaker, but rather that she was the reincarnation of a terrorist.

Are you so experienced because you watch too many movies, or because you have nothing to do and make too many special plans?

"Don't follow the other party's rhythm. If it were me, I wouldn't wait for you to send the money to the bridge."

There are only two entrances on the bridge, which means that a vehicle transporting 100 million yuan can be observed no matter which side it passes through.

If there really is a gang coordinating and cooperating, then the other party can take action in advance on a fixed route.

However, at the moment, the other party should not be seeking money, but simply wants to kill, otherwise he would not have bargained down the price from 1 billion to 100 million without any reaction.

The last one that was so ruthless was Bingxixi, but it was just bragging. In reality, tens of thousands of people couldn’t get a discount, so who was it trying to fool?

"LeLe——"

"I'm here."

"Go contact your colleagues and come find me later to meet."

"it is good!"

"Yumiko!"

"Miss."

"Please tell your grandfather that I am grateful for his help, but it is not enough. Let the Yakuza spread all over Tokyo. I want to see them in every visible place. I will be responsible for any expenses afterwards."

"Yes--"

"Officer Matsumoto!"

"...Miss Ai, I am not your follower."

"Forget it, Chief Inspector Odagiri—"

"Miss Ai, is there anything you need?"

"I heard that Kuroda, who turned himself in, has a younger sister who was kidnapped before and was just rescued. Can I meet her?"

"……Can."

"Thank you very much."

"Miss Ai, do you already have a suspect in mind?"

"Who knows? After all, Fujita Tsuyoshi just called me, didn't he?"

"……Is such that."

……