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Chapter 1050 - 1050 1010 Bickering Negotiations!

1050: Chapter 1010: Bickering Negotiations!

Hunter Operation!_2 1050: Chapter 1010: Bickering Negotiations!

Hunter Operation!_2 Just like this time.

Wu Jie returned to the lab, pretending to retrieve something, but in reality, he was just putting on an act.

Otherwise, wouldn’t pulling out all sorts of high-tech products on the spot arouse suspicion from Zheng and the others?

After staying in the lab for over an hour, Wu Jie received a message from Zheng on his way back to the Security Bureau.

Plans couldn’t keep up with changes!

He and his team had already arrived in Pawei City by high-speed rail.

Although they could take Su Leige with them, they had to have the Snow Wolf Counter-Terrorism Squad accompany them for protection.

Thus, what was a few people going turned into booking an entire high-speed rail carriage on the return.

The scale of the operation was truly immense!

In addition,

news of Tang Xiao’s kidnapping had become universally known.

The village wasn’t newly connected to the internet; how could his parents back home not know?

Phone calls, sending messages…

it was almost a relentless barrage.

In fact, not long after the case broke out, Wu Jie, knowing that the smart ring was functioning, had already informed his parents not to worry, assuring them that Tang Xiao would be safe.

But such verbal promises obviously couldn’t withstand the torment of time.

Especially since now, nearly five hours had passed since the incident.

Their son’s wife, who had been openly and honorably married into the family, was still completely out of touch.

Could they not be anxious?

To reassure his parents, Wu Jie had no choice but to tell them that the negotiations with the kidnappers were going smoothly and the kidnappers, seeking to extort a ransom, would not likely harm Tang Xiao.

But in reality?

The negotiations were not going smoothly.

The joint task force and “Tao” engaged in a relentless and continuous negotiation battle.

The task force needed to confirm that the hostage, Tang Xiao, was safe and unharmed.

“Tao” also needed to confirm that Su Leige was unharmed and in good health.

After painstakingly reaching a preliminary agreement, “Tao” then made excuses, claiming that the hostage Tang Xiao was still under the effect of drugs, temporarily unconscious, and had not yet woken up, but would record a video as soon as she did.

However, she strongly demanded that the task force immediately order a cessation of the city-wide manhunt, otherwise she couldn’t guarantee that her subordinates wouldn’t perform any radical actions and harm the hostage.

The task force then stated that they could provide a video clip of Su Leige’s midday trial, which was sufficient proof of his well-being, but the manhunt couldn’t just be ordered to stop.

Millions of Tianyuan City’s residents wouldn’t easily give up until Tang Xiao was found, unless a specific hiding location was provided.

The task force could then call off the intensive city-wide search.

Moreover, they would coordinate police forces to guard tightly and wouldn’t rashly perform an aggressive rescue, facilitating face-to-face negotiations and communication instead of inefficiently sending emails.

But “Tao” clearly didn’t think so.

Currently, in Tianyuan City, countless police and military forces, along with millions of eager citizens, were deploying a sea-search strategy, searching fanatically, carpet-like.

The sheer number of people involved and the extensive scope of the search was indeed making history.

No one could have imagined that to find Tang Xiao, to help Wu Jie find his wife, the vast Tianyuan City seemed to have gone mad.

Thus, with such an extraordinarily frenzied momentum, no matter how large the urban area of Tianyuan or how many buildings there were, they couldn’t withstand such a crazy manhunt.

The likelihood of finding the kidnappers’ hideout where they kept Tang Xiao was too high.

For “Tao,” hostage Tang Xiao was of immense utilitarian value, while for the kidnappers, she was their amulet.

With such a relentless search ongoing, no one could guarantee that nothing would go wrong.

And at this stage of the negotiation, one side insisted on stopping the manhunt, and the other strongly requested the disclosure of the hiding place.

The negotiations seemed temporarily deadlocked, waiting to see who would yield first.

Even if an agreement was reached again, there were bound to be more issues to follow, such as contentious negotiations that would waste time.

For example, the method of hostage exchange.

The task force would definitely not agree to send Su Leige to Sangkrei in Jiazhou Continent, where the risks were too high; they would at least try to negotiate a change to a relatively safer place.

Of course, exchanging hostages in Tianyuan would be best, but would “Tao” agree?

When the time came, it would be another time-consuming and labor-intensive negotiation, dragging on and on.

However…

For parents, children always share good news and spare them from the bad.

Besides, Wu Jie was not wrong, Tang Xiao wouldn’t be harmed, and she would be rescued successfully sooner or later.

After comforting his parents, Wu Jie also specifically called his father-in-law, Tang Long, telling him to stay calm and not worry.

As for other relatives and friends who were especially concerned about the progress of the case, Wu Jie informed everyone via social media updates that everything was going smoothly and Tang Xiao was not in great danger.

Returning to the Security Bureau.

Zheng had already brought Su Leige and his assistant back under the protection of the Snow Wolf Counter-Terrorism Squad by high-speed rail, and they were expected to arrive at the Security Bureau by evening.

Back in the video conference room, the task force had just reached a new consensus with “Tao.”

“Tao” had voluntarily provided the address where Tang Xiao was hidden, in room 521 of the Tianyuan Bailing Apartment, and had the kidnappers take photos inside and outside the apartment to allow confirmation by the task force.

However, she warned the task force that if they dared to launch an assault, the kidnappers would immediately kill the hostage.

The kidnappers showed the homemade explosives strapped to their bodies, declaring that if they were attacked, they would perish together with Tang Xiao.

She also threatened the task force to prepare a large passenger jet, fully fueled—whether a Boeing 747/787 or an Airbus A350/380 didn’t matter—as long as the plane could fly tens of thousands of kilometers non-stop.

Most importantly, Daniel Su Leige must be on board.

At exactly eight o’clock in the evening, the kidnappers would take the hostage to the airport, board the plane and then release Tang Xiao on the spot.

The crew members and the valuable aircraft need not be worried about; as long as Su Leige and his companions were delivered to the airport specified by the kidnappers after takeoff, they could safely return and would not harm the flight crew or the aircraft.

After discussion, the task force agreed to “Tao’s” demands.

Trading two pilots and a passenger jet to get Tang Xiao back was deemed a worthwhile exchange.

After all, Tang Xiao had a special status, and the impact would be too significant if she were killed.

Losing a large passenger jet would cost at most a few hundred million, and the pilots could parachute to safety depending on the situation.

Moreover, continuing a large-scale manhunt would have a tremendous impact on the social stability of Tianyuan City.

Leaving the conference room, Wu Jie immediately notified Zheng to take Su Leige to the airport for the meetup.

Dusk fell.

The busy Tianyuan International Airport was tightly guarded at the outer tarmac.

A massive Airbus A350 waited quietly.

Soon, Su Leige and his assistant, blindfolded with black hoods and locked in their seats, were escorted in.

Zheng had Wu Jie carry a suitcase on board, leaving him alone with the two men.

Around eight o’clock, the kidnappers drove Tang Xiao to the airport.

Two kidnappers boarded the plane, two others confirmed Su Leige’s identity in the car, while the remaining two still held Tang Xiao hostage.

The hostage exchange then went very smoothly; there was no conflict, and the plane took off successfully.

In the car.

Ripping off her gag, Tang Xiao urgently asked,

“Where is Jie?

Where did he go?”

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