Novel Drama
Chapter 138 Demand Ransom
Chapter 138 Demand Ransom
Chapter 138 Demand Ransom
"No." Randy quickly interjected, "We still need to keep him to demand ransom."
After speaking, Randy was hit on the head by Carl again. "You're so straightforward. Can't you keep
your mouth shut?"
Avery couldn't believe that someone could be so bold as to risk threatening Jacob for ransom.
Probably even before they could deliver the message, Jacob's men would have already found their
hideout and dealt with them.
"How much are you planning to ask for?" Avery further inquired.
Carl replied, "He's so wealthy; we should at least ask for two hundred thousand."
Avery looked at him in disbelief. "Two hundred thousand?"
They were willing to take such risks for just two hundred thousand? Jacob probably thought they were
mocking him.
Feeling uncertain under her gaze, Carl became less confident. "Isn't he supposed to be very rich?
Surely he can come up with two hundred thousand? How about... one hundred thousand then?" Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Avery was speechless. She even developed a sympathetic feeling towards these kidnappers.
If they were only asking for one hundred thousand, Jacob probably would have left them with intact
corpses. But after seeing their demand for a ransom, they would deserve to be thrown to the sharks.
Seeing Avery fall silent, Randy weakly spoke up, "Um, what if he doesn't even have one hundred
thousand? Maybe we can manage 40 thousand?"
Hearing their continuously decreasing demands, Avery sighed helplessly.
"Oh my! Bro, I've heard that these rich people seem wealthy on the surface but actually owe the bank a
lot of money. Could it be that Jacob is a penniless guy? Then we would be at a loss if we kidnapped his
child, wouldn't we?"
Unable to cry anymore, Avery sincerely advised, "How about... you try increasing the ransom a bit?
Otherwise, I'm afraid Jacob will think you're deliberately insulting him."
Carl held up four fingers. "Then let's make it four hundred thousand. Would that be too greedy?"
Avery clutched her chest. Where did these kidnappers come from?
"Add more!"
"One million."
"Be bolder."
"Ten million?" Carl was almost unable to stand after saying those words.
"One hundred million."
As Avery uttered these two words, Randy sat down on the ground. "Bro, how much is one hundred
million? Is it more than all the grass in the mountains combined?"
"Miss, are you joking with us?"
Avery felt a bit frustrated. "Do you know how much money they spent on fireworks last night?"
Carl thought seriously for a moment. "I watched those beautiful fireworks for a while. It's a pity we
couldn't take them with us. Otherwise, we could have shown Grandma and Grandpa. Frank bought me
two firecrackers for five dollars in the past. The fireworks display must have cost several thousand at
least."
"Add another zero."
"Several, several tens of millions?" Carl also sat down next to Randy, his mouth wide open, unable to
close it for a long time.
Avery had figured out their bottom line. It was clear that these two kidnappers had no experience and
were even a bit naive.
"I'm curious; how did you two manage to get on board like this?"
Carl hurriedly answered, "A while ago, when Frank went ashore to buy supplies, he overheard that
Miss White spent a lot of money on her son's first birthday party. We thought we could make a big
score, and coincidentally, they were recruiting security guards for the cruise ship, so Frank applied."
Avery found it hard to believe. John would never casually hire people without knowing their
backgrounds.
Avery was shocked. "It was that simple?"