Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 830 - 819: The Honest Man Who Was Used

Ye Qiu and Shen Xiu sat opposite each other in silence all night. The next morning, at Shen Xiu’s urgent urging, they went to retrieve the money and managed to get yesterday’s twenty million out. They stuffed the bottom of the boxes with lots of white paper and ended up filling more than ten boxes.

Near noon, Xiao Ze’s call finally came as expected yesterday, unaware that his phone was being monitored.

"How’s it going? Did you gather all the money?" he asked menacingly.

"I got it all, fifty million. I can give you the money, just don’t harm the child," Ye Qiu said worriedly.

The police monitoring them listened intently while the technical staff worked on locating the other end of the call.

"We’re only after money, not murder. Now you go outside and obediently follow my instructions to place the money at the designated location."

"I want to hear my son’s voice," Ye Qiu demanded.

Xiao Ze’s tone turned fiercer, "I’m warning you not to try any tricks."

Ye Qiu softened his tone, "What tricks could I pull? I just want to confirm my child’s safety; otherwise, how do I know you haven’t hurt him? I don’t want to end up with nothing."

"Master, this Ye Qiu truly has the smarts of a professor; he knows how to buy time," the young officer asked, somewhat excited and nervous.

"Did we find the location? Who owns the phone card?" the old officer asked the technical staff.

"The phone card is a temporarily bought untraceable one, can’t trace the source. There seems to be a jammer installed on their end, but hang on, with a little more time, I can pinpoint the location."

"Hope they don’t hang up too soon," the old officer prayed.

"No matter what you say, I insist on hearing the child’s voice," Ye Qiu’s tone was cold and firm.

Shen Xiu grew anxious but didn’t dare to speak much, worried about raising Ye Qiu’s suspicions.

"Hold on," Xiao Ze cursed under his breath and then put the phone to Shen Huan’s ear, instructing him to call out.

"Mom, save me, I’m so scared! Uh..."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the old officer frowned.

"What’s the matter, Master?" the young officer asked suspiciously, "Is something off?"

"Is the monitored call recorded?"

"Yes."

"Replay the child’s voice once more."

"Got it."

The crowd listened to it again, each frowning like the old officer earlier.

"Did anyone notice anything?"

"There’s something odd, although the child’s voice is loud, I didn’t hear fear in his tone. Normally, a child who’s kidnapped wouldn’t be this composed; his crying sounds fake," another officer analyzed.

"Indeed, it’s fake. I didn’t detect fear from his voice; there might be a twist in this kidnapping case," the old officer’s face darkened.

"What twist? Was the real kidnapped child killed? Is this child’s voice faked?" the young officer speculated.

"I’m not sure yet, keep listening to the call. Xiao Gao, pick up the pace."

"It’s Xiao Huan, I heard it, it’s Xiao Huan’s voice," Shen Xiu said excitedly.

"Did you hear that? The child is fine; I just want the money. Now drive to the West Suburb; there’s a wasteland of woods there. I’ll give further instructions once there." Saying this, Xiao Ze hung up.

"How’s it going, did you pinpoint the location?" the old officer quickly asked the technical staff.

"Got it, the address is in West Suburb but not at the wasteland. I checked the map; the call place is in a village."

"Speed over there, Team Two follow Ye Qiu’s car, be cautious not to be spotted."

"Master, the child’s mother says it’s the kidnapped child’s voice. If this child’s crying was fake, why would he help the kidnappers? Could it be a familiar face involved? But why would he help outsiders deceive his dad and mom?" the young officer asked, very confused.

"Don’t speculate, we’ll know once we catch them," the old officer’s face somber, having learned from sources that the extorted person is the child’s stepfather, whose biological father was just released recently. Is the situation really as he imagines? But aside from this theory, he’s out of guesses.

"Ye Qiu, we’ll surely rescue Xiao Huan safely, right? Xiao Huan will definitely be okay, right?" On the way, Shen Xiu nagged in Ye Qiu’s ear.

Ye Qiu’s face remained stoic, but his eyes showed deep solemnity.

Shen Xiu secretly rejoiced inwardly, with today over, she’d become rich, no longer enduring Ye Qiu’s penny-pinching and lack of care, able to fly freely with Xiao Ze.

The West Suburb wasn’t far from the city; under Shen Xiu’s urging, they reached the kidnapper’s designated spot in just over an hour, waiting silently for a call.

Clearly, someone was watching, as just five minutes after they arrived, the kidnappers called.

The old officer who overheard this quickly instructed the team following Ye Qiu to halt, not follow too closely, lest the kidnappers notice anything unusual. Meanwhile, they entered the semi-abandoned village and began secret inquiries.

"Hello?" Ye Qiu’s face was as deep as water, his voice chillingly cold.

"Did you bring all the money?" Xiao Ze demanded harshly.

"Brought it all. Where are your people? I demand a simultaneous exchange of money and the person."

"The person is in our hands; you have no bargaining power with me," Xiao Ze spat, "Get out with the boxes, head into the woods."

Ye Qiu frowned, "I can’t carry so many boxes alone."

Xiao Ze paused, not having thought of this, exchanged a look with his companions before saying, "Then keep driving ahead. Unless I say stop, don’t stop."

Xiao Ze hung up and asked his companion, "What now? Where should he place the money?"

"Gouzi just called saying he didn’t see any police; seems he really hasn’t reported it. Isn’t there a small river in front of the village? Let him leave the money by the river, then jump in himself, just right to avenge your lost love."

"Brother Hua is indeed clever."

However, unknown to them, right after Gouzi’s call ended, he was promptly caught by the police, who now were heading to their hiding place.

Following instructions, Ye Qiu arrived at the small river, and with Shen Xiu, got the boxes out, only to see a masked man driving from the other side.

"Where’s my son?" Ye Qiu asked, holding tightly to the boxes.

"Don’t worry, we haven’t taken his life. If you want him safe, obediently jump into the river yourself."

"I can’t swim," Shen Xiu suddenly exclaimed in a sharp voice.

The man noticeably paused, "You don’t have to; he jumps. I’ll count one two three, don’t jump, then no guarantees of your child’s safety."

"One, two..."