Tsaehorng smiled at Iren's words. "That's right, Uncle! I think they are mad." It seemed he also agreed.
Iren sighed. "I hope the instructions on the roof are the last. I don't know if I'll have the strength if we have to run some more."
"I think they're serious this time, Uncle. According to the schedule, the sun would rise at five and fifty-seven minutes past today. So they must have picked up the ransom before it got light."
"I hope your guess is right," said Iren. "What about the police? Have you contacted them?"
"After the kidnappers finished giving instructions via the pay phone earlier, I had time to call the police to tell them where we were going."
"Eh? You're not afraid of the thugs knowing about it?"
"Of course I have some misgivings. But that's a very important thing. The police need to know we're not here where the ransom is being laid. I just hope the crooks are far away by the time I call the police."
"I do hope the police will be on standby in the building when we get there."
"That's what they said earlier, Uncle. So we shouldn't worry too much."
"Where we were waiting first, and then at the two telephone booths, other than that guy pretending to be drunk, I didn't see any other cops."
"Neither do I, Uncle. Maybe their stealth techniques are advanced, so we didn't see them."
"Or maybe they only sent two or three people to keep an eye on us there."
"I don't think so, Uncle. The police are taking this kidnapping case seriously. As you said earlier, it's very likely that the kidnappers have other plans. So whether it's this bag that we're carrying or the bag that Uncle Shimen and Uncle Dongfang are carrying, the police will definitely try take care with all your might. I suspect that the police have already guessed that the kidnappers will definitely lead us elsewhere. So the police don't alert too many people in the three places we went to earlier."
"You seem very confident in the police's ability to handle this case."
"I just choose to think positively, Uncle."
Iren nodded. That young man was indeed extraordinary. Completely different from the young man he met six months ago. If he didn't see it for himself, Iren certainly didn't believe that people could experience extraordinary rapid development in just half a year.
"We are almost at the building, Uncle."
The building was not too far from a pay phone box where the kidnappers had given the building's address. So within ten minutes, they were there. The building was very quiet. The guard instantly let them in. Iren suspected that the guard was an undercover cop.
Using the elevator, they went straight to the top floor. From there, they went straight up to the roof of the building. Everything went smoothly, the little building that was on the roof where they were also completely unlocked. Iren could not be sure that this was the work of the police, or that the kidnappers had already prepared everything.
Unlike ordinary doors, the door of the small building on the roof was made of iron. Luckily, the door was not locked. To break a door like that requires special tools and a long time.
Iren looked at his watch. Exactly half-past five in the morning. Eighteen minutes before dawn. If Tsaehorng's prediction was correct, then this was the last place they should go.
"Did the kidnapper say where on this roof we could get our next clue?"
"No, Uncle. They just said the next clue was up on the roof."
"The roof of this building is huge. If we had to check every inch, it would take a very long time."
Iren and Tsaehorng looked around them. The roof surface was ordinary. Nothing flashy.
Tsaehorng smiled at Iren's words. "That's right, Uncle! I think they are mad." It seemed he also agreed.
Iren sighed. "I hope the instructions on the roof are the last. I don't know if I'll have the strength if we have to run some more."
"I think they're serious this time, Uncle. According to the schedule, the sun would rise at five and fifty-seven minutes past today. So they must have picked up the ransom before it got light."
"I hope your guess is right," said Iren. "What about the police? Have you contacted them?"
"After the kidnappers finished giving instructions via the pay phone earlier, I had time to call the police to tell them where we were going."
"Eh? You're not afraid of the thugs knowing about it?"
"Of course I have some misgivings. But that's a very important thing. The police need to know we're not here where the ransom is being laid. I just hope the crooks are far away by the time I call the police."
"I do hope the police will be on standby in the building when we get there."
"That's what they said earlier, Uncle. So we shouldn't worry too much."
"Where we were waiting first, and then at the two telephone booths, other than that guy pretending to be drunk, I didn't see any other cops."
"Neither do I, Uncle. Maybe their stealth techniques are advanced, so we didn't see them."
"Or maybe they only sent two or three people to keep an eye on us there."
"I don't think so, Uncle. The police are taking this kidnapping case seriously. As you said earlier, it's very likely that the kidnappers have other plans. So whether it's this bag that we're carrying or the bag that Uncle Shimen and Uncle Dongfang are carrying, the police will definitely try take care with all your might. I suspect that the police have already guessed that the kidnappers will definitely lead us elsewhere. So the police don't alert too many people in the three places we went to earlier."
"You seem very confident in the police's ability to handle this case."
"I just choose to think positively, Uncle."
Iren nodded. That young man was indeed extraordinary. Completely different from the young man he met six months ago. If he didn't see it for himself, Iren certainly didn't believe that people could experience extraordinary rapid development in just half a year.
"We are almost at the building, Uncle."
The building was not too far from a pay phone box where the kidnappers had given the building's address. So within ten minutes, they were there. The building was very quiet. The guard instantly let them in. Iren suspected that the guard was an undercover cop.
Using the elevator, they went straight to the top floor. From there, they went straight up to the roof of the building. Everything went smoothly, the little building that was on the roof where they were also completely unlocked. Iren could not be sure that this was the work of the police, or that the kidnappers had already prepared everything.
Unlike ordinary doors, the door of the small building on the roof was made of iron. Luckily, the door was not locked. To break a door like that requires special tools and a long time.
Iren looked at his watch. Exactly half-past five in the morning. Eighteen minutes before dawn. If Tsaehorng's prediction was correct, then this was the last place they should go.
"Did the kidnapper say where on this roof we could get our next clue?"
"No, Uncle. They just said the next clue was up on the roof."
"The roof of this building is huge. If we had to check every inch, it would take a very long time."
Iren and Tsaehorng looked around them. The roof surface was ordinary. Nothing flashy.
