Chapter 937: Message From The Kidnapper
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Nicolae finally found a clue from some of Tatiana's videos he was checking. There were two pairs of mysterious men who always appeared wherever Vega and her friends were.
To avoid being suspected by Vega and Altair's bodyguards who were always watching them, these mysterious men followed Vega alternately. After Nicolae noticed these figures in different places several times, he realized that this was not a coincidence.
He immediately traced the identities of the four people and shared the information he obtained with everyone. But unfortunately, again, they were met with another dead end.
There was no data available for these people. As if they all never existed.
"How could this happen?" Caspar became very confused.
He knew Nicolae and Marie's specialties. They were legendary hackers who had access to information at their fingertips. But even both of them combined could not obtain any useful information.
They were facing dead end after dead end.
Alaric and Pavel had made a list of people who had the potential to be the masterminds. And that was quite a long list. They approached all potential suspects to find out their involvement.
But even the wealthiest and most powerful person in the world today must admit that his wealth and power were of no use to find his missing daughter. This was beyond anyone's expectations.
Seven days passed, and the atmosphere in the penthouse had become very tense. Alaric and Aleksis seemed to lose their spirit to live. Their tears had dried up, and they couldn't be consoled anymore. They only survived for the sake of their other three children.
But really ... on the day they received the news of Vega's abduction, Alaric and Aleksis felt that half their souls had died together.
"We can't stay here," Caspar finally said. As the family's patriarch, he knew that he must make decisions amidst the tragic situation that broke all their hearts. Nobel Hotel had become the center of attention and attracted the crowd of curious people.
The news about Vega Linden abduction became the world's most shocking news after the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case more than a hundred years ago.
Many people were sympathetic but also curious to know about the details of what happened and how it affected the Linden and Schneider families. After all, humans were social creatures who were always curious about gossips and other people's news.
When Alaric learned that the area around them was always swarmed with news seekers, his wrath rose. He almost ordered his people to f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y kick everyone far away from the hotel.
Caspar took control and arranged for the police and their own security department to straighten the crowd so that they could get privacy. He then sat everyone in the living room and invited them to speak frankly.
"We have to go to Stuttgart or Targu Mures, or Grosseto to calm down. The city is too crowded, and it is difficult to maintain our privacy here under conditions like now."
He took a deep breath. His young and handsome face, for some reason today, looked very tired and he even seemed to have aged a few years. He had never felt this awful in his life.
"Lauriel and his men are still investigating. The same went for Nicolae and Marie, all investigation teams from Schneider Group and RMI, even the former members of Rhionen Assassins and also thousands of freelancers in Darknet are still working to find Vega. We will never stop, and we will never give up. We just need to find a more peaceful place to coordinate. "
Everyone looked attentively at the clan leader. They agreed with his opinion. They must leave Paris.
"I choose to return to Targu Mures," Alaric finally said. "I can control all operations from there. I will ask Terry to bring my sons there."
It's been a week that he left Ireland and Scotland with Terry in New York. Although their security had all been tightened many times, he did not want to take any risks. He would always supervise his children with his own eyes. He would not let them far from his sights.
"Good. We will divide ourselves. Some can join Alaric to Targu Mures, while I will join Lauriel and continue the search. Finland will come with you to Targu Mures. I do not want to jeopardize her safety by taking her with me," Caspar said.
He had already discussed this with his wife. He was aware that it would be better if Finland accompanied his daughter and son-in-law at a critical time like this. They certainly would need emotional support to face this very heartbreaking situation.
This morning he cremated Lisa and spread her ashes in the sea. The police have finished their investigation and couldn't find any meaningful clues.
They finally released the body to be buried or cremated by her family. Lisa's family accepted Mischa's presence at the morgue when they received her body because they understood how that man was destroyed as a result of her death.
Together, they then scattered Lisa's ashes into the sea as she always wanted. Now, no one was holding Mischa back in Paris anymore. He wanted to return to his home in Bucharest or join Alaric to chase the kidnappers and Lisa's killers, even to the ends of the world, if necessary!
"Do you want to come with us to Targu Mures?" Alaric asked when he saw Mischa coming. "My father-in-law said we should get out of Paris and look for a place with more privacy. At present, there is no guarantee that Vega is still held in Paris. Seven days have passed, and now they can be anywhere in the world."
Mischa did not need to think at all. He quickly answered, "Targu Mures."
"All right. Then we leave this afternoon," Alaric said.
Nobody spoke again. They would immediately pack and go separate ways. The search would be carried out from several different places with strict coordination.
KNOCK
KNOCK
"Good afternoon, Sir. We received a package for Mr. Elios Linden."
The butler accepted the package and immediately took it to the living room and handed it to Alaric.
"There is a package for you, Sir. The contents have been checked downstairs with the scanner. There are no suspicious items."
This package was sent by post. It had the sender's name and address on the box. Nicolae was quick to photograph the sender's information and check his identity. Alaric took the box and prepared to open it.
"Hmm ..." Alaric unwrapped the box and opened the lid to find out what was inside. His face immediately turned red. His jaw clenched, and his brows twitched.
Aleksis and Nicolae immediately walked closer to see what was in the box that made Alaric so angry.
Aleksis screamed when she saw the contents. She took out a long, platinum-colored hair from the box in her hands. Her tears immediately flowed profusely. She was holding her daughter's long hair that had been cut.
The woman started wailing, and her mother rushed to hug Aleksis and try to calm her down.
"Ssshh ... Honey ... don't think bad about it. It's just hair ..." Finland herself felt an incredible sadness when she saw Vega's hair in the box. Her mind immediately imagined all the worst-case scenario. However, she tried to remain calm to coax Aleksis. "They didn't hurt her. They only cut her hair ... Calm down ..."
In the photos, they found several pictures showing Vega when she was kidnapped, then taken by car, bound together with Alexei, then lying unconscious with short hair.
With a trembling voice, Alaric read the contents of the letter on the card.
"Alaric Rhionen, you have ruined the lives of so many people. How can you sleep at night when there are thousands and even tens of thousands of people who are suffering from your actions? I was really offended when I heard that you have lived happily for ten years. That is so nice, huh?
For justice's sake, I will keep you from sleeping peacefully for the rest of your life. If you want your daughter to stay alive, I suggest you stop searching. I don't want to torture her to make her suffer. I just want to punish you.
But ... if you don't want to punish yourself. Then I will kill her. Today, you only receive her beautiful hair. Next time, I'll send a pair of beautiful blue eyes ... or her heart. Ah ... thinking about me gets me in the mood. Later, I will send word again."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard the contents of the message on the card.
Who was the culprit? Why were they so mysterious?
Nicolae immediately told them that, as expected, the name and address of the package sender were fake and could not be traced.
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Nicolae finally found a clue from some of Tatiana's videos he was checking. There were two pairs of mysterious men who always appeared wherever Vega and her friends were.
To avoid being suspected by Vega and Altair's bodyguards who were always watching them, these mysterious men followed Vega alternately. After Nicolae noticed these figures in different places several times, he realized that this was not a coincidence.
He immediately traced the identities of the four people and shared the information he obtained with everyone. But unfortunately, again, they were met with another dead end.
There was no data available for these people. As if they all never existed.
"How could this happen?" Caspar became very confused.
He knew Nicolae and Marie's specialties. They were legendary hackers who had access to information at their fingertips. But even both of them combined could not obtain any useful information.
They were facing dead end after dead end.
Alaric and Pavel had made a list of people who had the potential to be the masterminds. And that was quite a long list. They approached all potential suspects to find out their involvement.
But even the wealthiest and most powerful person in the world today must admit that his wealth and power were of no use to find his missing daughter. This was beyond anyone's expectations.
Seven days passed, and the atmosphere in the penthouse had become very tense. Alaric and Aleksis seemed to lose their spirit to live. Their tears had dried up, and they couldn't be consoled anymore. They only survived for the sake of their other three children.
But really ... on the day they received the news of Vega's abduction, Alaric and Aleksis felt that half their souls had died together.
"We can't stay here," Caspar finally said. As the family's patriarch, he knew that he must make decisions amidst the tragic situation that broke all their hearts. Nobel Hotel had become the center of attention and attracted the crowd of curious people.
The news about Vega Linden abduction became the world's most shocking news after the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case more than a hundred years ago.
Many people were sympathetic but also curious to know about the details of what happened and how it affected the Linden and Schneider families. After all, humans were social creatures who were always curious about gossips and other people's news.
When Alaric learned that the area around them was always swarmed with news seekers, his wrath rose. He almost ordered his people to f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y kick everyone far away from the hotel.
Caspar took control and arranged for the police and their own security department to straighten the crowd so that they could get privacy. He then sat everyone in the living room and invited them to speak frankly.
"We have to go to Stuttgart or Targu Mures, or Grosseto to calm down. The city is too crowded, and it is difficult to maintain our privacy here under conditions like now."
He took a deep breath. His young and handsome face, for some reason today, looked very tired and he even seemed to have aged a few years. He had never felt this awful in his life.
"Lauriel and his men are still investigating. The same went for Nicolae and Marie, all investigation teams from Schneider Group and RMI, even the former members of Rhionen Assassins and also thousands of freelancers in Darknet are still working to find Vega. We will never stop, and we will never give up. We just need to find a more peaceful place to coordinate. "
Everyone looked attentively at the clan leader. They agreed with his opinion. They must leave Paris.
"I choose to return to Targu Mures," Alaric finally said. "I can control all operations from there. I will ask Terry to bring my sons there."
It's been a week that he left Ireland and Scotland with Terry in New York. Although their security had all been tightened many times, he did not want to take any risks. He would always supervise his children with his own eyes. He would not let them far from his sights.
"Good. We will divide ourselves. Some can join Alaric to Targu Mures, while I will join Lauriel and continue the search. Finland will come with you to Targu Mures. I do not want to jeopardize her safety by taking her with me," Caspar said.
He had already discussed this with his wife. He was aware that it would be better if Finland accompanied his daughter and son-in-law at a critical time like this. They certainly would need emotional support to face this very heartbreaking situation.
This morning he cremated Lisa and spread her ashes in the sea. The police have finished their investigation and couldn't find any meaningful clues.
They finally released the body to be buried or cremated by her family. Lisa's family accepted Mischa's presence at the morgue when they received her body because they understood how that man was destroyed as a result of her death.
Together, they then scattered Lisa's ashes into the sea as she always wanted. Now, no one was holding Mischa back in Paris anymore. He wanted to return to his home in Bucharest or join Alaric to chase the kidnappers and Lisa's killers, even to the ends of the world, if necessary!
"Do you want to come with us to Targu Mures?" Alaric asked when he saw Mischa coming. "My father-in-law said we should get out of Paris and look for a place with more privacy. At present, there is no guarantee that Vega is still held in Paris. Seven days have passed, and now they can be anywhere in the world."
Mischa did not need to think at all. He quickly answered, "Targu Mures."
"All right. Then we leave this afternoon," Alaric said.
Nobody spoke again. They would immediately pack and go separate ways. The search would be carried out from several different places with strict coordination.
KNOCK
KNOCK
"Good afternoon, Sir. We received a package for Mr. Elios Linden."
The butler accepted the package and immediately took it to the living room and handed it to Alaric.
"There is a package for you, Sir. The contents have been checked downstairs with the scanner. There are no suspicious items."
This package was sent by post. It had the sender's name and address on the box. Nicolae was quick to photograph the sender's information and check his identity. Alaric took the box and prepared to open it.
"Hmm ..." Alaric unwrapped the box and opened the lid to find out what was inside. His face immediately turned red. His jaw clenched, and his brows twitched.
Aleksis and Nicolae immediately walked closer to see what was in the box that made Alaric so angry.
Aleksis screamed when she saw the contents. She took out a long, platinum-colored hair from the box in her hands. Her tears immediately flowed profusely. She was holding her daughter's long hair that had been cut.
The woman started wailing, and her mother rushed to hug Aleksis and try to calm her down.
"Ssshh ... Honey ... don't think bad about it. It's just hair ..." Finland herself felt an incredible sadness when she saw Vega's hair in the box. Her mind immediately imagined all the worst-case scenario. However, she tried to remain calm to coax Aleksis. "They didn't hurt her. They only cut her hair ... Calm down ..."
In the photos, they found several pictures showing Vega when she was kidnapped, then taken by car, bound together with Alexei, then lying unconscious with short hair.
With a trembling voice, Alaric read the contents of the letter on the card.
"Alaric Rhionen, you have ruined the lives of so many people. How can you sleep at night when there are thousands and even tens of thousands of people who are suffering from your actions? I was really offended when I heard that you have lived happily for ten years. That is so nice, huh?
For justice's sake, I will keep you from sleeping peacefully for the rest of your life. If you want your daughter to stay alive, I suggest you stop searching. I don't want to torture her to make her suffer. I just want to punish you.
But ... if you don't want to punish yourself. Then I will kill her. Today, you only receive her beautiful hair. Next time, I'll send a pair of beautiful blue eyes ... or her heart. Ah ... thinking about me gets me in the mood. Later, I will send word again."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard the contents of the message on the card.
Who was the culprit? Why were they so mysterious?
Nicolae immediately told them that, as expected, the name and address of the package sender were fake and could not be traced.
***
Nicolae finally found a clue from some of Tatiana's videos he was checking. There were two pairs of mysterious men who always appeared wherever Vega and her friends were. To avoid being suspected by Vega and Altair's bodyguards who were always watching them, these mysterious men followed Vega alternately. After Nicolae noticed these figures in different places several times, he realized that this was not a coincidence. He immediately traced the identities of the four people and shared the information he obtained with everyone. But unfortunately, again, they were met with another dead end. There was no data available for these people. As if they all never existed. "How could this happen?" Caspar became very confused. He knew Nicolae and Marie's specialties. They were legendary hackers who had access to information at their fingertips. But even both of them combined could not obtain any useful information. They were facing dead end after dead end. Alaric and Pavel had made a list of people who had the potential to be the masterminds. And that was quite a long list. They approached all potential suspects to find out their involvement. But even the wealthiest and most powerful person in the world today must admit that his wealth and power were of no use to find his missing daughter. This was beyond anyone's expectations. Seven days passed, and the atmosphere in the penthouse had become very tense. Alaric and Aleksis seemed to lose their spirit to live. Their tears had dried up, and they couldn't be consoled anymore. They only survived for the sake of their other three children. But really ... on the day they received the news of Vega's abduction, Alaric and Aleksis felt that half their souls had died together. "We can't stay here," Caspar finally said. As the family's patriarch, he knew that he must make decisions amidst the tragic situation that broke all their hearts. Nobel Hotel had become the center of attention and attracted the crowd of curious people. The news about Vega Linden abduction became the world's most shocking news after the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case more than a hundred years ago. Many people were sympathetic but also curious to know about the details of what happened and how it affected the Linden and Schneider families. After all, humans were social creatures who were always curious about gossips and other people's news. When Alaric learned that the area around them was always swarmed with news seekers, his wrath rose. He almost ordered his people to f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y kick everyone far away from the hotel. Caspar took control and arranged for the police and their own security department to straighten the crowd so that they could get privacy. He then sat everyone in the living room and invited them to speak frankly. "We have to go to Stuttgart or Targu Mures, or Grosseto to calm down. The city is too crowded, and it is difficult to maintain our privacy here under conditions like now." He took a deep breath. His young and handsome face, for some reason today, looked very tired and he even seemed to have aged a few years. He had never felt this awful in his life. "Lauriel and his men are still investigating. The same went for Nicolae and Marie, all investigation teams from Schneider Group and RMI, even the former members of Rhionen Assassins and also thousands of freelancers in Darknet are still working to find Vega. We will never stop, and we will never give up. We just need to find a more peaceful place to coordinate. " Everyone looked attentively at the clan leader. They agreed with his opinion. They must leave Paris. "I choose to return to Targu Mures," Alaric finally said. "I can control all operations from there. I will ask Terry to bring my sons there." It's been a week that he left Ireland and Scotland with Terry in New York. Although their security had all been tightened many times, he did not want to take any risks. He would always supervise his children with his own eyes. He would not let them far from his sights. "Good. We will divide ourselves. Some can join Alaric to Targu Mures, while I will join Lauriel and continue the search. Finland will come with you to Targu Mures. I do not want to jeopardize her safety by taking her with me," Caspar said. He had already discussed this with his wife. He was aware that it would be better if Finland accompanied his daughter and son-in-law at a critical time like this. They certainly would need emotional support to face this very heartbreaking situation. This morning he cremated Lisa and spread her ashes in the sea. The police have finished their investigation and couldn't find any meaningful clues. They finally released the body to be buried or cremated by her family. Lisa's family accepted Mischa's presence at the morgue when they received her body because they understood how that man was destroyed as a result of her death. Together, they then scattered Lisa's ashes into the sea as she always wanted. Now, no one was holding Mischa back in Paris anymore. He wanted to return to his home in Bucharest or join Alaric to chase the kidnappers and Lisa's killers, even to the ends of the world, if necessary! "Do you want to come with us to Targu Mures?" Alaric asked when he saw Mischa coming. "My father-in-law said we should get out of Paris and look for a place with more privacy. At present, there is no guarantee that Vega is still held in Paris. Seven days have passed, and now they can be anywhere in the world." Mischa did not need to think at all. He quickly answered, "Targu Mures." "All right. Then we leave this afternoon," Alaric said. Nobody spoke again. They would immediately pack and go separate ways. The search would be carried out from several different places with strict coordination. KNOCK KNOCK "Good afternoon, Sir. We received a package for Mr. Elios Linden." The butler accepted the package and immediately took it to the living room and handed it to Alaric. "There is a package for you, Sir. The contents have been checked downstairs with the scanner. There are no suspicious items." This package was sent by post. It had the sender's name and address on the box. Nicolae was quick to photograph the sender's information and check his identity. Alaric took the box and prepared to open it. "Hmm ..." Alaric unwrapped the box and opened the lid to find out what was inside. His face immediately turned red. His jaw clenched, and his brows twitched. Aleksis and Nicolae immediately walked closer to see what was in the box that made Alaric so angry. Aleksis screamed when she saw the contents. She took out a long, platinum-colored hair from the box in her hands. Her tears immediately flowed profusely. She was holding her daughter's long hair that had been cut. The woman started wailing, and her mother rushed to hug Aleksis and try to calm her down. "Ssshh ... Honey ... don't think bad about it. It's just hair ..." Finland herself felt an incredible sadness when she saw Vega's hair in the box. Her mind immediately imagined all the worst-case scenario. However, she tried to remain calm to coax Aleksis. "They didn't hurt her. They only cut her hair ... Calm down ..." In the photos, they found several pictures showing Vega when she was kidnapped, then taken by car, bound together with Alexei, then lying unconscious with short hair. With a trembling voice, Alaric read the contents of the letter on the card. "Alaric Rhionen, you have ruined the lives of so many people. How can you sleep at night when there are thousands and even tens of thousands of people who are suffering from your actions? I was really offended when I heard that you have lived happily for ten years. That is so nice, huh? For justice's sake, I will keep you from sleeping peacefully for the rest of your life. If you want your daughter to stay alive, I suggest you stop searching. I don't want to torture her to make her suffer. I just want to punish you. But ... if you don't want to punish yourself. Then I will kill her. Today, you only receive her beautiful hair. Next time, I'll send a pair of beautiful blue eyes ... or her heart. Ah ... thinking about me gets me in the mood. Later, I will send word again." Everyone looked at each other when they heard the contents of the message on the card. Who was the culprit? Why were they so mysterious? Nicolae immediately told them that, as expected, the name and address of the package sender were fake and could not be traced. ***
