Chapter: 6494

"The father-son duo, still crying and hugging each other, was taken back onto the ship. The soldier then edited the footage they had just filmed and directly sent it to Wan Ba Jun, who forwarded it to Ye Chen."

"After receiving the video, Ye Chen carefully reviewed it a few times to ensure that there were no key information leaks before instructing Wan Ba Jun to send this video through an encrypted channel to Steve Hogarth's wife, Janie Hogarth."

"Over in America, Janie Hogarth had been waiting anxiously for news from her family's main residence."

"The family head Howard, concerned about his husband and son's situation, sent out his eldest son, who was also his heir, to try to use the Rosshilde family's strength to find their whereabouts."

"However, as Steve Hogarth spent more and more time in Hua Xia, Janie's heart grew increasingly anxious and worried, always thinking that if even the Rosshilde family couldn't find her husband and son, she might never find them again in this lifetime."

"Just when she was daydreaming all day, thinking only of her husband and son's whereabouts and safety, an email suddenly popped up in her electronic mailbox, which she used within the Hogarth family."

"When she opened the video, she saw her pitiful son and husband on the screen, and tears instantly burst forth!"

"After watching the video to the end, the masked man demanded that she pay 1 billion US dollars in encrypted currency, and she immediately picked up the phone to call Howard, the patriarch of the Rosshilde family."

"Originally, as Jenny, she wasn't supposed to directly contact Howard due to her identity and status. However, during the last family meeting, Howard deliberately gave her his contact information so that she could reach out to him at any time for anything."

"However, Janie had always been too afraid to directly ask about the progress of her husband and son's situation, so this was the first time she called Howard."

"Howard didn't record your phone number. When he saw an unknown number calling his private cell phone, he asked coldly, 'Who is it?'"

"Janie cried and said, 'Master Howard, it's me, Janie Hogarth.'"

"Howard suddenly understood, speaking calmly, 'Ah, it's you. As for your husband and son's situation, Steve is currently following up on it in Hua Xia. Don't worry, I'll let him notify you immediately if there are any updates.'"

"Janie hastily said, 'Master Howard, I just received a video from the kidnapper! My husband and son aren't in Hua Xia, they're at sea!'"

"What's on the sea?"

Howard heard this and quickly asked, "What demands did the kidnapper make?"

Janie replied, "They made some! They want ten billion US dollars, and it has to be in cryptocurrency!"

"Ten billion US dollars?" Howard loudly exclaimed, "These kidnappers have a huge appetite! Ten billion US dollars?! Who dares to kidnap someone and demand such a ransom? Have they gone crazy?"

Janie heard Howard's disdain for the price and couldn't help but cry out of frustration, choking back tears, "Grand elder, these are just a bunch of wicked demons! They want ten billion US dollars not as ransom, but as a life-saving payment..."

"What does that mean?" Howard asked.

Janie cried and said, "That means if I give them the money, they'll spare their lives. If I don't, they'll kill my husband and son and throw them into the sea..."

"God damn it." Howard angrily exclaimed, "This isn't a kidnapping case, it's a banditry! Ten billion US dollars and still won't let them go?!"

"What's that?" Janie choked out, "They're giving me only 48 hours to consider. If I don't give them the virtual cryptocurrency within those 48 hours, they'll just kill my husband and son."

Howard fell silent for a moment, then asked her, "What are your thoughts now? Are you going to give or not?"

Janie cried out, "Sir, our tribe's elder, I want to ask if there's any way to locate their position, then please have the Marine Corps rescue them. I remember that you did something like this before..." JrNovels.com