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    Howard’s heart raced as he quickly followed up, “Did the kidnappers make any demands?”


    Jenny responded, “Yes! They are asking for one billion dors, and it must be in cryptocurrency!”


    “One billion dors?” Howard eximed, “These kidnappers have some nerve! Who in their right mind would demand a ransom of a billion dors? They must be out of their minds!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Upon hearing Howard’s disbelief, Jenny’s voice trembled with emotion as she cried, “Your Excellency, they are nothing but ruthless fiends! The one billion dors they demand isn’t just a ransom; it’s a matter of life and death…”


    “Life insurance?” Howard asked, puzzled. “What do you mean by that?”


    With tears streaming down her face, Jenny exined, “If I don’t pay them, they will kill my husband and son and dispose of their bodies in the ocean…”


    “This is outrageous.” Howard said, his anger boiling over, “These aren’t kidnappers; they’re nothing short of bandits! Ten billion dors won’t even guarantee their release?!”


    “Exactly…” Jenny sobbed, “They’ve given me just 48 hours to make a decision. If I don’t provide the cryptocurrency in that time frame, they will execute my husband and son.”


    Howard paused to collect his thoughts before asking, “What are you thinking now? Will you pay them or not?”


    Jenny, still in distress, asked, “Mr. Chief, is there any way you can track them down and mobilize the 6th Marine Squadron for a rescue? I recall you did something simr before…”


    A few years back, a young member of the Rothschild family was abducted by local armed rebels while vacationing in South America. Howard had sessfully called upon the 6th Marine Squadron to carry out a rescue mission.


    The situation had garnered significant attention, prompting the U.S. military tobel the group as a terrorist organization. In the name of counter-terrorism, the Marine 6th Squadron was deployed with thousands of personnel to eliminate the threat. While the American popce saw it as a wless anti-terror operation, it was, in truth, a mission to save a wealthy yboy from the Rothschild n.


    Despite the widespreadck of knowledge regarding the true circumstances, the coteral members of the Rothschild family were well aware of the details.


    Upon hearing Jenny’s request to activate the 6th Marine Squadron, Howard pursed his lips and posed a question, “Do you really think the 6th Marine Squadron can locate them in just 48 hours with the information they provided? Even if they find them, they would still need to devise a rescue n. Do you believe they can execute a rescue in that timeframe?”


    Jenny, now frantic, replied, “I… I’m not sure. The video they sent was so vague. It looked like nothing more than an endless expanse of ocean.”


    “Precisely,” Howard remarked, “Spotting an aircraft carrier in the vastness of the ocean is challenging enough; locating two individuals is nearly impossible.”


    He continued, “Jenny, I urge you to evaluate the situation logically. One billion dors is a staggering sum, especially for your Hogwitz family. If you pay and sessfully retrieve them, it might be worth it. But the troubling part is that you could spend one billion dors and still be left in the dark about their whereabouts. That’s uneptable.”


    Jenny looked rmed and quickly asked, “Mr. Patriarch… you’re not suggesting that I should give up, are you?”


    Howard hastily denied her assumption, “No, no! I didn’t mean that. Don’t misconstrue my words. I’m saying you need to think it through carefully and choose your course of action wisely, since they’ve only given you 48 hours with no substantial information…”


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