please don't believe me

In fact, Officer Hart was wrong. When Dai Bowen had an accident, Shen Xiuyuan's first reaction was not to violently smash his phone.

When Dai Bowen's voice was lost on the other end of the phone, or when Shen Xiuyuan couldn't get a response to his calls, the man's mind went blank for an instant.

Then the next moment, related and irrelevant thoughts exploded in the mind and became a buzzing.It seems that everything is passing through my mind, and I can't grasp anything.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in fact it was only a second, and then an unusually obvious consciousness popped into his mind - "something happened to him".

Not surprisingly, he's met Meera, he's met Matthew's friends, he's met Natalie; he's asked about the website, he's asked about Katrin, he's even asked about Carlos... He'll be attacked, nothing Not surprisingly!

How could I not have thought of...!

A huge wave like a tsunami touched the top of his head, he couldn't see or hear it, his eardrums were drumming, and the air was deprived of it.The surrounding scenery, sounds, and even everything that can be felt are fading away quickly behind.Shen Xiuyuan felt as if he was sitting at the dining table in the morning, and the person opposite was still rubbing his palm, promising not to provoke "enemies"; Go to Meera's house together, and answer "No need for now".

By the time Shen Xiuyuan came back to his senses, he had already smashed the phone to the ground.He couldn't tell if it was because he was angry with the person who kidnapped Dai Bowen, or because he was more angry with himself.

Officer Hart began to pay attention to Meera's strange behavior, and waited for Shen Xiuyuan to drop the phone before he walked up to the man and waited for the answer.

Then the police began to investigate Dai Bowen's whereabouts, and the license plate car that took him disappeared in the less intensive surveillance system, and relevant information was passed on to the informant.Mela was taken to the police station and detained for 24 hours for further investigation because of "leaking secrets" to the TV station, the police retrieved the communication records, and because one of the close contacts came from Carlos.

The next day, Eric Russell, the owner of Russell's studio, appeared at the gate of the X City Police Station.

Shen Xiuyuan shook hands with him: "Thank you for coming in person. Sorry, everyone else may be influenced by James, I can't trust it." For example, Erwin.

"If I don't come, my nephew Mortis will kill me directly from country C and beat me up." Eric smiled at first, and then said seriously, "What's more, my friendship with Dai is close For 15 years, he disappeared under the name of my studio, and I will never stand by."

Eric has studied primitive tribes, gone deep into violent neighborhoods, personally visited overseas battlefields, and stepped into the highest government hall.It couldn't be easier for him to deal with an ordinary woman - even if she had "knowledged deeply" about a drug lord before.

When Shen Xiuyuan walked out of the police station because of the new extortion text message, made several phone calls, and checked the private detective report in the mailbox again, he looked into the distance and took a deep breath, then walked back to the police station.

In the inquiry room at that time, Meera's psychological defense had collapsed.

Her every lie was dismissed, every attempted lie debunked.Russell had no patience with her, no tenderness at all, he was like a judge, ready to crucify a liar at any moment.

Even if Meera kept her mouth shut, he could catch answers in any of her reactions.

He easily wins over Meera, who becomes unable to refuse his questions.If Meera forgets something, Eric can "help" her remember it.

Mela said that she met Carlos six months ago.Carlos took her to various exciting amusement places, and spent money like water, which soon made it a little difficult for her who was originally sponsored by Shen Xiuyuan.It's not too tight, but at least it can't be squandered as freely as it was at the beginning.So after a few months of unrestrained, Meera had to restrain herself.

Naturally, Carlos had fewer chances to meet her.It's difficult to get in and out of those exciting places to play if you meet less.Meera was having a good time, and it was inevitable that she would be disappointed, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Until Matthew directed and acted in a "kidnapped" farce.

He provoked the police, Shen Xiuyuan and others, and even the insurance company, but he escaped unscathed.Meera heard that Matthew's behavior caused his insurance premium to increase sharply, but Shen Xiuyuan could only accept his fate and increase the money.

Meera suddenly thought, why not make some "innocuous jokes" with this little bastard in exchange for "pocket money"?

It sounds ridiculous at first, but for street gangs and drug lords like Carlos, the logic is enough.So they hit it off and decided to act.

To be precise, it was Carlos who decided to act, and all Meera could do was wait.

It wasn't until December 12 that Meera discovered that Matthew hadn't come home.

She asked Matthew's friends, called the police, and notified Shen Xiuyuan. Until dawn, there was no trace of Matthew.That's when she really realized that Carlos had acted.

However, she did not receive any warning before this, and after that, Carlos's phone was always turned off.Meera dealt with Officer Clark, Shen Xiuyuan, Dai Bowen, and Irwin anxiously, but five days later, even the most basic blackmail information did not appear.

Leaking information to the TV station, Mela's idea is not to add trouble to the police, but to put pressure on Carlos.

She didn't understand why Carlos had taken Matthew away for so many days. She asked the TV station to announce Matthew's identity in the hope that Carlos would "remember" why they decided to kidnap Matthew when he saw it.

From the bottom of her heart, she was still afraid that Matthew would have an "accident".

Things seemed to go her way, and the ransom texts arrived on her phone the next day.She notified Shen Xiuyuan, and Shen Xiuyuan entered the door before calling in the special investigation team.Her mobile phone was put on the instrument for analysis, Shen Xiuyuan answered a call, and everything started to take a turn for the worse.

Meera's call records were checked, and one of the numbers, which had appeared in an online newspaper, was clearly marked as belonging to Carlos.

Then she had to stay in the police station for at least 24 hours, not even knowing that the ransom was raised to 300 million.

Eric walked out of the inquiry room.

Officer Hart looked away from the monitor, looked at Eric, and shrugged at him: "Unfortunately, although you asked a lot, most of them can't be used as valid evidence."

"I know, I know. You have no evidence, but you want to know everything out of thin air, so you found us..." Eric smiled, "It doesn't matter if you can't convict her, Mr. Shen has plenty of ways. Yes No, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Xiuyuan was staring at Meera on the other side of the one-way mirror. Hearing this, he turned his head and sneered: "I am a law-abiding citizen...in any country."

"Yeah... the law. Even if Ms. Rathman is exonerated from criminal prosecution, your lawyer will not let her escape civil trouble, will you?" Eric replied, "I heard that your Lawyers are strong enough to force the police to leak information."

As he said this, he glanced deliberately at Hart.But Hart is no kid, and he takes even such underhandedly belittling comments with equanimity.

"Lawyers are just doing business." Shen Xiuyuan said, "But my lover and my nephew were kidnapped. The kidnapper's lover and leaker must be in bad luck, isn't it?"

Eric was noncommittal, he walked out the door, and patted Shen Xiuyuan on the shoulder: "If you still need help, you are here at any time."

"Hey, Eric." Shen Xiuyuan turned to look at him, "As I told you—keep it secret from James."

Eric stopped, turned sideways, and looked at him: "I swear, James won't get a word from me."

Not long after the sun set on the horizon, somewhere in City X, Carlos lived temporarily.

The girl walked out of the room with an empty dinner tray and closed the door with her hands behind her back.The gang men passing by turned their heads to take a look, then glanced at the girl, turned away, and left.

In the room, Dai Bowen and Matthew sat facing each other.Matthew was still a little apprehensive about his uncle's lover. At noon, he watched the man "put down" Katrin strangely, and whispered something in her ear.Then Katrin woke up, got up, took the tray, and walked away like no one, as if the part where she fell had never happened.

Until the evening, Katlin came to deliver food again, and it seemed that it was not much different from the past.She watched the two of them eat, and then said something in a worried tone, with the same attitude as at noon or even a few days ago.Matthew couldn't help but looked at her strangely in the middle, but he didn't say anything after all.

Katrin's dinner news mainly includes two items: one is that because Dai Bowen has also fallen into Carlos's hands, the ransom has become 300 million; the other is that the place for exchanging the ransom and hostages has been determined, and they will leave at any time tomorrow.

And because of time constraints, no one cares about any videos or files on Carlos' end.This gave Katrin a good gap. She originally wanted to hide the success of the cooperation from Carlos, so as to save trouble.

So when she came to deliver the meal, she was still a little happy, and whispered to the two of them that she would do her best to ensure their safety.

Dai Bowen answered the whole conversation, until Catherine walked out, Matthew was silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Is she telling the truth?"

Dai Bowen was very secretive, but it was undeniable that this ability made Matthew trust him even more.After Matthew knew about the surveillance, he rarely spoke, even though he really wanted to ask Dai Bowen what he did to Katrin.But Katrin's news tonight made him unable to bear to speak—of course, he still considered what he could say and what he couldn't say.

"...Of course." Dai Bowen replied, and then he could tell the nervousness of the young man, and patted him on the shoulder again, "Tomorrow, all this will be over."

His tone sounded relaxed, and Matthew found it unbelievable. He looked up at Dai Bowen in surprise.

Dai Bowen showed a slight smile with a hint of joy: "Hey, dear, if you are worried, I can tell you a few ways to help others calm down."