Jenqyih and Yihshyong were standing right at the spot the kidnappers had determined as the place for the ransom to be handed over. Nervous and restless, Jenqyih repeatedly checked his watch. It was already ten minutes past the meeting time the kidnappers had set.
"Shyongge, do you think they will delay the delivery of these ransom items again?" Jenqyih said in a very low voice.
"I don't think so." Yihshyong shook his head with a gesture that looked so sure. "I have a feeling they are serious this time. They may have just decided to be extra careful."
"More careful, in what context?"
"There's no guarantee that we wouldn't tell the police about this. I guess, only after they're sure that things are really safe, then those crooks will show up to meet us."
"I don't see the police at all." Jenqyih looked right and left. "Where are they?"
"Please, don't act like that." Yihshyong whispered in a worried tone of voice. "I'm worried those crooks will get suspicious."
"Sorry!" Jenqyih patted Yihshyong on the back. "Maybe I am not being careful."
"Let's just wait. It is also possible that they are testing our patience."
"Does Shyongge believe they will release Shinnshiow as soon as we hand over these items?"
"I'm not one hundred percent sure. But we have to do this. You were the one who said that Shinnshiow sounded fine. So the kidnappers didn't mean to harm him."
"Yes, that time he didn't sound like someone who was suffering. So maybe it's true that the kidnappers were being nice to him. But what if soon after that, the kidnappers realized Shinnshiow had left the room and even managed to call us? Is it not possible for the kidnappers to be angry and torturing Shinnshiow?"
Yihshyong laughed. "You better not think about it like that. Apart from telling us about the pen, Shinnshiow hadn't provided any other useful information to the police. So even if the kidnappers knew Shinnshiow called us, they wouldn't be too worried either. The worst possible situation was that they immediately moved Shinnshiow to another place. Somewhere else they thought was much safer."
Jenqyih also laughed. "Maybe Shyongge is right."
The situation then became quiet. Jenqyih was busy with his own thoughts. He was sure that Yihshyong had done the same.
"What if the circumstances here were related to the conditions there?" After being silent for about half a minute, suddenly Yihshyong grabbed Jenqyih's arm.
"What's wrong? Did Shyongge see anything?" Jenqyih did not understand what Yihshyong was talking about.
Yihshyong exhaled quickly. His face turned slightly tense. "Before this, those people were always on time."
Jenqyih smiled. "I was feeling a little uneasy just now, but the last few minutes I've calmed down a bit. I don't know why. I can't explain it." "
What are you talking about?" Yihshyong turned his head. He looked at Jenqyih with a strange look. "What does that have to do with what I just brought up?"
"What I mean is, we can't say they're not on time yet. Shyongge, you can see for yourself that it's only fifteen minutes past three." Jenqyih showed his watch. "I think a slight delay like this is still considered a natural thing."
Yihshyong shook his head in such a strong motion. "That's not what I meant. I am just wondering if maybe Iren and Tsaehorng haven't met the kidnappers yet? We can't communicate with them, so we don't know how they are there."
Jenqyih and Yihshyong were standing right at the spot the kidnappers had determined as the place for the ransom to be handed over. Nervous and restless, Jenqyih repeatedly checked his watch. It was already ten minutes past the meeting time the kidnappers had set.
"Shyongge, do you think they will delay the delivery of these ransom items again?" Jenqyih said in a very low voice.
"I don't think so." Yihshyong shook his head with a gesture that looked so sure. "I have a feeling they are serious this time. They may have just decided to be extra careful."
"More careful, in what context?"
"There's no guarantee that we wouldn't tell the police about this. I guess, only after they're sure that things are really safe, then those crooks will show up to meet us."
"I don't see the police at all." Jenqyih looked right and left. "Where are they?"
"Please, don't act like that." Yihshyong whispered in a worried tone of voice. "I'm worried those crooks will get suspicious."
"Sorry!" Jenqyih patted Yihshyong on the back. "Maybe I am not being careful."
"Let's just wait. It is also possible that they are testing our patience."
"Does Shyongge believe they will release Shinnshiow as soon as we hand over these items?"
"I'm not one hundred percent sure. But we have to do this. You were the one who said that Shinnshiow sounded fine. So the kidnappers didn't mean to harm him."
"Yes, that time he didn't sound like someone who was suffering. So maybe it's true that the kidnappers were being nice to him. But what if soon after that, the kidnappers realized Shinnshiow had left the room and even managed to call us? Is it not possible for the kidnappers to be angry and torturing Shinnshiow?"
Yihshyong laughed. "You better not think about it like that. Apart from telling us about the pen, Shinnshiow hadn't provided any other useful information to the police. So even if the kidnappers knew Shinnshiow called us, they wouldn't be too worried either. The worst possible situation was that they immediately moved Shinnshiow to another place. Somewhere else they thought was much safer."
Jenqyih also laughed. "Maybe Shyongge is right."
The situation then became quiet. Jenqyih was busy with his own thoughts. He was sure that Yihshyong had done the same.
"What if the circumstances here were related to the conditions there?" After being silent for about half a minute, suddenly Yihshyong grabbed Jenqyih's arm.
"What's wrong? Did Shyongge see anything?" Jenqyih did not understand what Yihshyong was talking about.
Yihshyong exhaled quickly. His face turned slightly tense. "Before this, those people were always on time."
Jenqyih smiled. "I was feeling a little uneasy just now, but the last few minutes I've calmed down a bit. I don't know why. I can't explain it." "
What are you talking about?" Yihshyong turned his head. He looked at Jenqyih with a strange look. "What does that have to do with what I just brought up?"
"What I mean is, we can't say they're not on time yet. Shyongge, you can see for yourself that it's only fifteen minutes past three." Jenqyih showed his watch. "I think a slight delay like this is still considered a natural thing."
Yihshyong shook his head in such a strong motion. "That's not what I meant. I am just wondering if maybe Iren and Tsaehorng haven't met the kidnappers yet? We can't communicate with them, so we don't know how they are there."
