“I understand what you mean.”
Seeing his respectful attitude and respect in every way, Master Wright was finally satisfied and walked up the stairs with his hands behind his back, leaving the space to They of them.
“Sorry, Grandpa he…”
Emma Rosy wanted to explain, but was stopped by Alex Brown with a look: “Master Wright is all for the good of you and Keira, I can’t thank him enough, you don’t need to feel guilty.”
Two days passed quickly, and tomorrow was the time to deliver the ransom.
After dinner, Master Wright made his usual inquiries about the kidnappers’ movements, which Emma Rosy and Alex Brown, among others, continued to conceal.
“The money is ready, when exactly will the transaction, my Keira has been suffering ah! And Joe , the boy is quick-tempered, in case of another argument with the kidnappers…”
Master Wright is not a man of many words, recently seems to have suffered too many blows, actually like an ordinary old man that nagging up, the crowd did not dare to interrupt, until he said he was tired to go to his room to rest.
Emma Rosy lying in bed, but tossing and turning for a long time, the brain is still a clear, not the slightest sense of sleep.
She couldn’t help but wonder if the kidnappers would change their location again, and if so, would the police be able to change their deployment in time?
Where will the kidnappers keep Keira and Joe this time? What if they were held elsewhere and the money was obtained and they reneged?
“Knock knock knock.”
A sudden knock on the door snapped her out of her panic.
She lifted the covers and rolled out of bed, opened the door, and Alex Brown’ tall, thin body appeared in front of her, and suddenly her restless heartbeat calmed down.
“May I come in?”
Alex Brown held up the milk in his hand and gestured.
Emma Rosy nodded, stepped back and let him in, hesitated for a moment, but closed the door again.
“It’s cold outside, drink the milk.” Alex Brown moved the chair at the desk to the side of the bed and sat down with uncanny naturalness.
Alex Brown was silent for a moment and changed the subject, “Is it okay if I go with you tomorrow?”
Emma Rosy was stunned, then refused flatly: “No! The kidnappers asked to deal with me alone, and if they found out that there were other people around, they would turn on Keira and Brother Joe. And… your body is not suitable.”
Seeing her attitude determined, Alex Brown also does not insist, lifting his chin to indicate: “Okay, I will wait for you at home. Drink the milk, or it will get cold.”
“Well.”
Emma Rosy loved dairy products, especially when nervous, warm milk can help to calm the mind.
She gulped it down and casually placed the glass on the bedside table, “Thank you for your willingness to help, whether it’s to lend money or to try to trade instead of me, I really appreciate it.”
Alex Brown responded with a tight hug.
Emma Rosy struggled against the familiar warmth and scent, but his deep voice rang in her ears: “I will protect you and the baby.”
Was he making a promise for the future?
Alex Brown stood up and smiled gently at her: “Sleep well, I’ll see you off in the morning.” With that, he turned and left.
Emma Rosy always felt that Alex Brown was behaving differently tonight, but she couldn’t tell what was wrong.
She yawned and slipped under the covers and fell asleep.
This sleep is twelve hours.
The sun shone on her face for a long time, and she raised her hand to cover it, wondering why the alarm clock hadn’t gone off when it was already dawn.
Squinting at the bedside table, the alarm clock’s hour hand pointed to “11”, and next to it, there was still the glass of milk from last night!
Something is wrong with the milk!
She sat up, changed her clothes quickly and went out, running downstairs only to see two plainclothes policemen standing there.
“Where is everyone? Where did they all go?”
The plainclothesmen looked at each other and one of them replied, “Mr. Brown has gone ahead to trade instead of you.”
Nonsense, of course she knew that was the case! It was her fault for being careless and drinking the milk even though she noticed something was wrong!
“When did he leave?”
“Half an hour ago.”
The scheduled trading time was 12:00 noon, but the roads were congested during the day, so she would not be able to make it there in time.
But no matter what, she had to try her best!
Running back to her room and finding her car keys, she raced out the door when Master Wright’s voice came up behind her.
“Emma, stop.”
Turning around, Master Wright approached with a heavy face: “The police are closely deployed, Alex Brown has brought enough ransom money, the operation will not be a problem, you will stay at home.”
But he did not understand that Emma Rosy said she would not run away from the battlefield again, so she would definitely do it.
“The kidnappers named me to go, I must personally rescue Keira and Brother Joe, and Alex Brown rashly replace me, it is likely to be hurt by the kidnappers.”
Master Wright sighed and shook his head, “You still can’t let him go.”
“No! He fell back to recover his memory, I… I’m just afraid that he will suddenly have an attack and spoil the action… really!”
Emma Rosy eagerly explained, the difference between the words spoken and what was in her heart, was deliberately ignored by her.
Master Wright knew his persuasion was useless, so he had to let her go.
One more step faster, one more step faster to catch up with time.
Keira and Brother Joe are still waiting for her, as is Alex Brown. She is no longer the fragile and timid girl, she also has to rely on her own strength to protect the most important people in her life!
North of the city, the abandoned factory.
As the police had expected, the kidnappers did change the location temporarily before the transaction. The new location was only a few hundred meters away from the pine forest that had been agreed upon during the initial phone call, which the police hadn’t expected, so they didn’t have time to deploy.
The good thing is that there are other buildings around the factory, and after Alex Brown has gone deeper into the tiger’s den to attract attention, the police can use the buildings to hide and approach the factory in an encircling position.
Following a text message from Emma Rosy’s cell phone, Alex Brown placed the money box containing one million dollars in cash in front of the factory door, took a picture of it and sent it to the number assigned by the kidnappers.
In a short time, the factory door slowly opened, the gangster boss and a few cronies came out, saw the man not far away, and immediately stopped in his tracks with caution.
“The woman named Richard did not come, she played us!”
The boss roared, wanting to cancel the deal on the spot, the sharp-tongued punk who had fought with Emma Rosy earlier came forward to persuade: “Brother, I see that person with money, there may be some misunderstanding in the middle, let’s see what happens.”
The boss also had hesitation in his heart.
Consider for a moment, towards the opposite Alex Brown questioned loudly: “Where is Emma Rosy, why are you here?
“She was worried about the baby and fell ill with anxiety, and was rushed to the hospital last night.” Alex Brown held up his phone to indicate, “If you don’t believe me, you can call the hospital.”
“Last time she was fine, but in three days she got sick, you take me for a fool?
Alex Brown’ tone was urgent and helpless: “Suddenly, no one could have predicted. The money is ready.”
At the critical moment, Alex Brown shifted the focus of the conversation to the ransom, and the gangsters were once again swayed.
The whole 50 million, plus the previous total of 60 million, they can not earn so much money in a lifetime, right now just a word, they can sit on the gold!
“Then… okay!” The boss beckoned, “Bring the cash first.”
Cash for Joe Wright’s life, and then exchange Keira with a bank card, this is also the agreement before the transaction.
Unfortunately, at this point, a team of police officers led by Officer Wang had quietly sneaked into the factory through the back door, getting closer to the location where Joe Wright was kidnapped.
Alex Brown followed the police’s cue to stall for as long as possible. The boss prodded him a few times and suddenly looked down at his phone.
Vaguely feeling something strange, Alex Brown subconsciously quickened his pace, only to see the boss, after answering a phone call, turn around and run wildly, shouting under his breath, “Pull out! There are fucking cops!”
Exposed!
Alex Brown’ heart jumped, and he rushed towards the near-by gangsters with a swift movement, and the police ambushed behind him saw the change of situation and rushed up to make an arrest at the first time.
During the chaos, Alex Brown followed the direction of the gangster’s escape, and Emma Rosy arrived just as Officer Wang got the news from the factory.
“They’re heading for those buildings!” A police officer reported hastily.
At the same time, Alex Brown was engaged in a pursuit battle with the gangster boss.
“Stop!”