Chapter 1987: Intersecting Clues

Fei Xuebin's words about "not much time left" made Fei Shanhai even more worried.

He couldn't help but question Fei Xuebin: "We've sent out so many people and offered such a high reward, yet we still haven't found any clues?"

"No..." Fei Xuebin said: "Our people and the gangs in New York have almost dug three feet into the ground across New York, but there are simply no clues..."

Fei Shanhai scolded angrily: "They're all a bunch of useless fools! Especially those intelligence personnel; we pay them so much money usually just so they can be useful at critical moments, yet the more critical it is, the more useless they are!"

Fei Xuebin said helplessly: "Dad, we can't blame our intelligence personnel this time. It's mainly because the kidnappers are too cunning; they really haven't left a single clue. Intelligence personnel are good at following vines to find melons and peeling silk from cocoons, but the premise is that there must be vines to follow and silk to peel. Let alone our intelligence personnel, even the CIA has a pile of unsolved cases that they haven't found clues for yet..."

Fei Shanhai suddenly remembered something and blurted out: "Right! What does the police say? Isn't that Li Yalin a Chinese detective? He's also been investigating; why is there no movement yet?"

"This..." Fei Xuebin said sullenly: "I haven't contacted Li Yalin; I don't get along with that guy."

Fei Shanhai asked coldly: "Li Yalin seems to be very close to An Chongqiu of the An family?"

"That's right." Fei Xuebin nodded and said: "He has a very good relationship with An Chongqiu."

Fei Shanhai instructed: "Make a call and ask him, see if the police have found anything. If the police can find the kidnappers, then everything is easy to talk about. But if they can't, if we want Haoyang to survive, we have to give out the 200 billion USD in cryptocurrency the kidnappers want. If this money is really handed over and we still can't catch anyone, then it will be hard to get this money back. That thing is completely anonymous; it's just a string of encrypted data. Whoever gets it can trade it anonymously online."

Fei Xuebin hurriedly said: "I understand, Dad. I'll call Li Yalin in a while."

Fei Shanhai looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said earnestly: "Xuebin, now that this matter has developed to this point, you and I must be mentally prepared."

Fei Xuebin's expression froze, and he hurriedly asked: "Dad, what do you mean..."

Fei Shanhai didn't hide it and said seriously: "We must be prepared for the possibility that Haoyang won't come back."

Hearing this, Fei Xuebin's face turned pale instantly. His lips trembled as he said: "Dad... the other side is only after money; they shouldn't go as far as taking his life, right?"

Fei Shanhai sighed, didn't answer his question, but instead looked at him and asked: "Xuebin, do you know what the biggest negative impact is on the Fei family because your grandfather has been in power for too long?"

Fei Xuebin didn't know why his father asked this and shook his head blankly.

Fei Shanhai sighed: "The biggest negative impact is that from me to you, and then to Haoyang, the business capabilities of our three generations are far from keeping up with the rhythm of this huge family. If everything runs smoothly, it's like a plane on autopilot; I only need to sit in the pilot's seat to ensure it moves forward normally. But once an emergency occurs, even I don't have good coping capabilities..."

Having said this, he looked at Fei Xuebin and said seriously: "The question you just asked me is completely inconsistent with your status. Think about it carefully: if you were the kidnapper and you had successfully extorted 200 billion USD, and you had handled the entire kidnapping process flawlessly, and the cryptocurrency you obtained could be slowly cashed out without any risk, would you release the hostage in such a situation?"

Fei Xuebin was left speechless.

Fei Shanhai looked at him and couldn't help but sigh: "We still have to admit the gap... If your grandfather were here, he would definitely not be as passive as we are..."

Fei Xuebin sighed and said: "Dad... Grandfather and Kexin are still missing. To find them, we have also invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and we haven't found a single clue... I used to think that the overall strength of the Fei family could rank in the top ten in the world and was almost omnipotent. But these two consecutive events made me realize that our overall strength might still be far behind..."

Fei Shanhai said with a serious expression: "After this matter passes, regardless of the outcome, we must improve ourselves as soon as possible. Otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that the Fei family can last forever..."

Fei Xuebin asked cautiously: "Dad... then what do you think is the probability of Haoyang coming back safely?"

Fei Shanhai thought for a while and said seriously: "Frankly speaking, it won't exceed 10%..."

Just at this moment, the butler ran in quickly and said: "Master, Eldest Young Master, Detective Li is here!"

"Li Yalin?!" Fei Shanhai frowned and asked: "What is he here for?"

The butler explained: "He said he has something he wants to talk to you about in person, regarding the Young Master."

Fei Shanhai nodded and said coldly: "Good! I was just looking for him, and he came himself. Please invite him in!"

Soon, Li Yalin walked into Fei Shanhai's study alone.

Seeing Fei Shanhai, Li Yalin greeted him with a fake smile: "Mr. Fei." ===== CHAPTER 1988 =====