When Yu Dawei's wife, Luo Huafeng, received the call, she panicked and hurried off to find her younger brother, Luo Zhaochun.
"Ah Chun, your brother-in-law's in trouble! What should we do?" Luo Huafeng started crying the moment she saw her brother.
Luo Zhaochun felt a headache coming on. "What exactly happened? Tell me! What good does crying do?"
Only then did Luo Huafeng explain everything:
"Your brother-in-law said something about paying a five-million-dollar security deposit. I don't know what that means. He took money with him when he left, too. He could afford five million, but he called me and told me to bring five million in cash. Should I call the police?"
"The police? What good would that do? Hong Kong Island's police have no jurisdiction there. Even if we report it, we'd have to go to Malaysia. And even then, there's no telling whether they could find him.
"That's not Hong Kong Island. We don't know the place at all. If the kidnappers find out, they might kill him outright."
After hearing what had happened, Luo Zhaochun grew anxious too.
"Then what should we do? Your brother-in-law... he..."
Luo Huafeng was so panicked that she could barely speak coherently.
She had been a full-time housewife ever since getting married and knew nothing about such matters. Her brother, on the other hand, had spent years doing business, was well informed, and had a good head on his shoulders. That was why she had rushed straight to him after receiving the call.
"He's been kidnapped. He must be afraid they'll kill him, which is why he doesn't dare give them the money. He called because he wants us to find a way to rescue him."
"He'll definitely be safe until they receive the money."
That was Luo Zhaochun's assessment.
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