Chapter 1513: ransom

Les' expression freezes in that instant!
She suddenly raised her head and looked at the person standing next to Vivienne-that person was looking at her with a smile from the corner of her mouth, just like she was familiar with.
This is impossible, how is it possible!
The familiar voice in the earpiece continued: "Dr. Rice, you shouldn't have come alone? I guess Mr. Brent is also there. It might as well be that. You turn on the speakerphone and let's talk together. Is it okay to talk? After all, everyone hasn’t seen each other for a long time. I should say hello to the elderly.
Condoleezza. Lesqiang suppressed the tumultuous thoughts in his heart, followed the instructions of the voice, put his mobile phone on the coffee table in front of him, and then gently pressed the hands-free button.
The voice immediately chuckled, "Hello, Mr. Brent, and you are also welcome to visit my house."
Brent's face was instantly distorted like Les.
At the same time, a flash of surprise flashed across the faces of the three masters, but there was a brief excitement and relief.
The voice in the receiver continued: "Excuse me, Mr. Brent, Dr. Rice, I have to say hello to my family first, I think you can understand, right?" Then, the voice didn't care about this at all. The reaction of the two changed to Chinese and continued: "Vivian, are you there?"
Vivienne cried out in a trembling voice, "Eric, I'm here."
That voice suddenly became extremely gentle, and said softly: "Vivienne, be good, don't cry, you will be back with me soon, I promise."
Vivienne's tears rolled down uncontrollably, choked and nodded, while responding "umh", sobbing and saying: "Eric, I know, you sent me the text message, Sister Nanmu help me I’ve explained it. I believe you. Come and pick me up. I don’t want to stay in America for a second."
There was a bitter smile in the receiver, and the voice continued: "Vivian, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick you up. I will lose my freedom as soon as I set foot on the country of America. You should know that, so I can only ask Nan Mu and they escorted you to Xiangjiang, but you can rest assured that no one will dare to disturb you anymore after today. Okay, Vivienne, Nan Mu should be by your side? I want to say something to her."
"I'm here." Wang Nanmu responded briefly.
But the voice did not speak immediately, as if there was a full voice but was blocked by something, but after a moment of silence, he said softly: "Nanmu, thank you."
Wang Nanmu nodded lightly without responding. The voice fell silent again. A few seconds later, he said: "Also, thank you Xiaoqi too."
"Mr. Tan Zhenhua, I have spent a lot of money on you during this period of time. I have experienced the life of a rich man. It turned out to be so cool, so there is no need to say thank you."
Xiao Qi joked carelessly, and made the slightly solemn atmosphere lighter again, and there was a burst of laughter in the earpiece: "After you return to China, you will always be very happy, I promise. Now it’s time for me to talk to my guests about business."
The voice spoke back to English and said in a slightly teasing tone: "Mr. Brent, Dr. Rice, I guess you have already figured it out. You are at my home, but I am not at home. You saw A person who looks a lot like me, well, you always thought he was me, but unfortunately, he is not me, although he also gave himself the English name Eric."
The two guests who finally came back from the shock looked at each other. They both saw a little helplessness in each other's eyes, but until now, they can only admit that they have never treated Eric. The fact that Tan is really stuck.
"Eric, why are you doing this?" Brent asked knowingly.
There was a chuckle from the microphone again, "Why do you want to do this? Because someone arranged a few surveillance positions outside my home, unfortunately, someone told me that a few months ago, I was still in a certain position. There is an extra sniper rifle, Mr. Brent, you won’t tell me that those people are here to protect me?

Brent. Scowcroft was speechless for a while, but fortunately Les intervened in time and changed the subject: "Eric, when did you leave the U.S.? Also, someone told me that it happened in the Uk column recently. Some of the things you do behind the scenes, isn’t it?"
"Behind the scenes? No, no, no, Dr. Rice, I think you have misunderstood. I am not behind the scenes at all. Well, during that time, that's what you said, during the time when many things happened, I was in the Uk column. , I did a lot of things myself, so I didn’t hide behind the scenes, I was always on the court."
An inspiration flashed in Les' heart, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Eric, could it be that you are the one..."
"Hush... Dr. Rice, some things are not fun to say, right? You see, after the current disintegration of Soviet Russia, you think that my ally has no effect, and not only has no effect, but also Become your biggest competitor for grabbing the huge legacy of the former Soviet Union, so you have tried everything possible to trap me. Some of you are also trying to use more drastic methods against me, so I need to make some counterattacks. Fair, isn't it? Doctor, you know me and sit back and die. It's never my style."
Reston was also in a dilemma of nothing to say for a while.
Brent took it up and said, "Eric, you don’t have to be like that. I admit that someone has always regarded you as an enemy, but he has not been able to put it into action. I, Dr. Rice , Mr. Mellon and Mr. Bush have always hoped to maintain a long-term friendship with you. You should know this."
"Well, Mr. Brent, you are right. In fact, this is what I have always hoped. Vivienne has always advised me like this. Then Mr. Brent, in China, friends will help each other, and Help each other’s family, you see, Vivienne has been pregnant for 6 months, as a friend, you shouldn’t want her child to see her father when she is born? Can I trouble my friends, Are my family and some other friends sent to Huaxia? Well, in order not to trouble you too much, I have my own plane. I will send them to the United States to pick them up, okay?"
Brent. Scowcroft was obviously stiff and then smiled bitterly: "Eric, you know this is difficult. In fact, you can come to the United States to reunite with them. I can use my reputation to guarantee the safety of your life and property. And freedom of movement, as long as you promise not to take any actions that may endanger our US national interests."
"Look, Brent, it seems that our friendship is not so deep." The voice from the microphone was full of sarcasm: "I just bought something in the Uk Do you think that the national security of the United States is endangered. Is your definition of national security too broad? It seems that it is impossible for my relatives and friends to leave the United States safely in this way. Then, change another way. Right."
"Eric, what do you want to do?"
Suddenly, there was an unknown premonition in Brent's heart.
"I'm a fairly successful businessman, so naturally I will use the merchant's way to make a price, Brent, how much money do I need to let them go?"
"We didn't kidnap your relatives and friends, Eric, we didn't ask you for a ransom, it's not a question of money either." Les was extremely angry at Tan Zhenhua's tone that seemed to be negotiating with the kidnappers.
But deep down, she also had to admit that her own behavior was not essentially different from that of the kidnapper.
"That's right, some things can't be solved by money alone. I didn't think about it well." Eric. Tan unexpectedly quickly agreed to Rice’s words, and then said in a seemingly inattentive tone: "Since money is not good, then I can change the terms, Mr. Brent, Dr. Rice, do you think I use 26 T- What about the conditions for the type 5 nuclear torpedo exchange?