Although Gao Dongdong was a typical hedonistic son, and Gao Zixuan was an arrogant young lady, the two siblings had always had a good relationship since they were young. Gao Dongdong also treated his sister like an elder brother. He cared for his sister in every way. Now that he heard the bad news, his grief was no less than his parents'.
Li Rui said, "It's useless to say more. Let's think about what we can do to save Zixuan. That's all for now. Let me know if there are any updates. Be careful when you go to America. "He hung up.
After putting away his phone, Li Rui's grief began to erupt. His tears couldn't help but fall. He was outside the venue, and it was easy for people to see him. He hurriedly walked to a corner and wiped his tears with his back to the crowd.
If possible, he would rather immediately go to America to replace Zixuan as a hostage than see Zixuan die because of this. But the reality was that it was impossible!
He also wanted to go to America with Gao Guotai and his son and contribute to saving Zixuan, but he couldn't do it either!
At this stage, he could only do the same as Qingman. He could only stay in the country and wait for the situation to develop further. In the complicated psychological struggle that he didn't want to admit, but he couldn't not admit, he could only watch Zixuan walk towards death!
Yes, hostages kidnapped by ISIS would die. No one could escape this fate. Zixuan was only alive now because the terrorists deliberately left the suspense before playing the song of the dead. This suspense was only for the optimistic people of the world. For the terrorists and people who understood this terrorist organization, this suspense didn't exist.
The more Li Rui thought about it, the more he felt his own powerlessness and cowardice. He felt the impermanence of life and the malice of the world. He became more and more indignant. The more tears he wiped, the more he felt. In the end, he had to go to the bathroom to wash his face to cover it up.
After he came out of the bathroom, a thought flashed through his mind. He suddenly realized something and hurriedly took out his phone. He found the call history of one of the people and dialed his number.
"Zixuan was kidnapped by ISIS in America. She will be beheaded in ten days. Do you think you can save her?"
The other side of the phone was silent for a while. Suddenly, Xu Da exclaimed, "What? Zixuan was kidnapped by ISIS? In America? When did this happen? "
Li Rui's tone was sorrowful and indignant as he said, "It happened in the past few days. Now, the terrorists have posted her video on the Internet. At the same time, they made an extremely difficult request. They said that if they can't fulfill it within 10 days, they will behead Zixuan and another woman who was tied up at the same time. But according to my analysis, there's a 90% chance that the request can't be met. So, if Zixuan can't be saved in ten days, she will … "
Xu Da was silent for a while. Then, he said, "Where are you? I'll go find you right away. Tell me the details. I have to analyze it comprehensively and see if I can help. I'm still in Qingyang. "
Li Rui said, "I'm not in the city. I'm in Shuanghe County's Jiupo Town to participate in the VIP meeting …"
Xu Da didn't wait for him to finish. He said, "Okay, wait for me there. I'll be there right away!" After that, he hung up the phone.
Li Rui put away his phone. He was more or less prepared. With Xu Da, a super agent, to discuss this matter together, it was much better than worrying about it alone. Moreover, this good brother had a confidante in the United States. She was a top agent in the CIB, and she might be able to help. This was the benefit of having a good network.
At lunchtime, Xu Da took a taxi from the city to Tianlong Lake Villa. Li Rui led him to the restaurant. The two brothers had lunch together. Then, they walked out of the conference center and went to the observation deck by the Fairy River in the south of the villa. They talked about Zixuan's kidnapping in detail.
Xu Da listened to Li Rui tell him everything he knew. He frowned and said, "The difficulty of this matter is to determine the whereabouts of the terrorists. If we can find their whereabouts, I can guarantee that Zixuan will be saved. But think about it. In the past, ISIS kidnapped hostages in the Middle East. The Middle East is their territory. They have the right time, place, and people. They can kidnap hostages without fear. This time, they are in America. They must first ensure that they are not discovered by the CIA and the FBI. From this, it can be inferred that they must be hiding very deeply. This unknowingly increases the difficulty of finding them. "
Li Rui asked worriedly, "Based on the current situation, what do you think the probability of the American police finding them is?"
Xu Da shook his head and said, "This is really hard to say. The United States is vast and sparsely populated. The road network is developed. The public relations and security facilities, such as the surveillance cameras on the road, are not as dense and high-end as depicted in Hollywood movies. Also, Zixuan should have been kidnapped for a few days. If the police can't find clues or witnesses left behind by the terrorists, then it is very likely that they will never be able to find their whereabouts."
Li Rui was shocked and shouted, "Then we can't do anything. We can only watch Zixuan walk towards the Yellow Springs day by day?"
Xu Da thought for a while and nodded, "At least we can't do anything now. We have to wait for the American police to investigate further. I will contact Yi Lian now. I hope she can get more information from the American police. The best situation is that the American police can find the whereabouts of the terrorists as soon as possible. Then I can fly to the United States and rescue Zixuan with Yi Lian's help. If I take action, it should be more efficient than the American police. The probability of success should also be higher. "
In the evening, Xu Da received a call from Yi Lian. He got the latest news from Christina.
This case has attracted the attention of the CIA's special surveillance team for the ISIS organization. This team sent two agents to join the special task force, which was also the rescue team. They hope to lend a helping hand based on their understanding of the extremist terrorist organization's habits and methods.
The first round of investigation of the terrorists' whereabouts by the special task force, with the FBI as the core, has been completed. Although they captured video of the Chevrolet off-road vehicle used by the terrorists, they lost track of it on a mountain road in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. Since then, they have not seen it again. Naturally, they can't trace the terrorists' whereabouts. The special task force is searching within a radius of 20 miles from the place where the off-road vehicle was last seen. If they can't find it, they will expand the radius by another 10 miles. This cycle will continue until they find it.
No video footage of the terrorists was found. They seemed to have deliberately avoided all the surveillance cameras that might have captured their images. No witnesses left any memory of their image. The only thing that can be confirmed now is that they have been watching Zixuan and Zixuan since they visited Macy's in Philadelphia. This is because in the video taken by a surveillance camera at an intersection not far from Macy's, when the two women left Macy's and took a taxi to Chinatown for dinner, the Chevrolet off-road vehicle was not far behind them.
The task force did not forget to investigate the "identity" of the Chevrolet off-road vehicle and found that the license plate was forged. The Chevrolet off-road vehicle was very popular in the United States and was often used on the roads. Therefore, a forged license plate blocked the way to identify the kidnappers through the vehicle.
The White House spokesman also noticed the kidnapping. In addition to expressing regret and apologizing to the victims and their families, he also repeatedly emphasized that the military strikes carried out by the United States and its allies against the areas occupied by the ISIS organization would not be affected by this kidnapping. In other words, this has already blocked the way for our country to negotiate with the United States and Europe. The demands made by the terrorists will naturally not be satisfied, and Zixuan and Mary can only wait for death.
In the end, Irene said that she didn't have any missions now. She was willing to pay attention to this kidnapping and help save Xu Da, her good friend. Of course, what she could do was limited. She could only do her best and leave it to fate.
After Xu Da told Li Rui the content that he learned from Irene, Li Rui's face instantly turned pale. Although he had expected that the United States and its allies' governments would not pay attention to our country's negotiation actions regarding this kidnapping, he did not expect the United States to reject it so quickly. Before our country could do anything, it had already blocked the way of negotiation. This was too hateful and ruthless.
But then again, politics is always so cold and ruthless!
Two days later, the day before the "VIP meeting" was about to close, Li Rui received a call from Gao Dongdong from the United States. This big brother spoke in despair about the progress of the United States police recently. They had not found anything. The terrorists had taken Zixuan and Mary to a place where no one could find them. Now, the task force had almost given up. Even the local police no longer cooperated with the task force to carry out a large-scale carpet search. In other words, Zixuan and Mary were already in a dead end!
Unless the terrorists were merciful and let the two women go! But the probability of this happening was even lower than the United States police finding their whereabouts!
Gao Guotai and Gao Dongdong were already heartbroken. When Gao Guotai was facing his wife, Hao Yalan, he was extremely strong. But in the past two days in the United States, he washed his face with tears every night. He kept talking about Zixuan's twenty-odd years of growth. He was already reminiscing about Zixuan's tragic life in advance. Sometimes, Gao Dongdong could not help but cry. He even said to the task force that he could give money as a commission to fund (hire) the police to continue the investigation. In short, they must not give up within ten days. The task force naturally did not care about his money and did not pay attention to his words.
My department in the United States actively participated in this and tried to help rescue the two women as much as possible. But due to the limited power and the fact that we are in the United States, we are unable to provide any help.
[Author's Digression]: First of all, I would like to apologize to the readers. Yesterday's chapter mistakenly spelled CIA (United States Central Intelligence Agency) as CID. I'm really sorry, I can't change it for the time being. I have to wait until the editor comes back from the annual holiday to change it.
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