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The man with a pistol was so cold before, but he comforted her as soon as she started crying. They all seemed like good people.
But they did kidnap Connor. Why did they do it?
Madison was still sniffling, but she was no longer crying. She looked at the man beside the bed with her teary eyes.
He was very tall and wore a mask that covered half his face. She could only decipher his emotions through his exposed lips.
Madison said tentatively, “That child stole my son’s life. I hate him with every fiber of my being. Can you guys hand him over to me?”
Jerry quickly said, “That won’t do. We need him to ask for ransom.”
When he finished saying that, Tom hit him on the head. “Are you dumb? Why would you say that? Can’t you even keep a secret?
It was a surprise to Madison. How could someone be bold enough to risk their lives by threatening Hunter for ransom?
Perhaps before they could deliver the ransom letter, Hunter’s men would’ve raided their headquarters.
“How much are you planning to ask for?” Madison prodded.
Tom stuck out a finger. “He’s rich, so we should at least ask for one million dollars.”
Madison looked at him in disbelief. “One million dollars?”
They were risking their lives for only one million dollars? Hunter would probably think that they were mocking him.
Noticing Madison’s gaze, Tom instantly lost confidence. “He’s supposed to be rich, right? He should be able to fork out a million. dollars, right?
“If not… 500 thousand dollars will do.”
Madison facepalmed herself. This was her first time feeling sympathy for a bandit.
If they asked for one million dollars, Hunter would probably let them leave in one piece.
But if Hunter saw them asking for 500 thousand dollars, he would feed them to the sharks.
Noticing that Madison was silent, Jerry spoke up timidly, “Um, could it be that he doesn’t even have 500 thousand dollars? Well, what about 200 thousand dollars?”
Madison sighed in exasperation when she heard them lowering their price even more.
“Oh no, Tom! I heard before that rich people may look rich on the surface, but in reality, they owe the bank a lot.
“Do you think Hunter’s broke? Did we waste our efforts by kidnapping his child?”
Madison couldn’t stand it anymore and suggested earnestly, “Why don’t you raise the ransom a bit? If not, Hunter might think. that you’re mocking him.”
Tom stuck out two fingers. “Two million dollars, then. Are we being too greedy?”
Madison put a hand on her chest. Goodness, where did these bandits come from?
“More!”
“F-Five million dollars.”
“Don’t be a coward; add another digit!”
“F–Fifty million dollars? Oh, my mama!” Tom couldn’t even handle uttering such a huge number.
“Five hundred million dollars.”
When Madison spoke those words, Jerry staggered and fell onto the ground. “Tom, how much is 500 million?
“Is it even more than the number of grass in the mountains combined?”
“Miss, are you pulling our leg?”
Madison was a little frustrated. “Do you know how much they spent on the fireworks last night?”
Tom thought about it earnestly. “Those were beautiful fireworks, and I looked at them for a long while,
“It’s a pity that I couldn’t bring them with me, or Mom and Grandma could’ve seen them as well.
“Jack once bought some sparklers for me for five dollars. So, the fireworks show probably cost a few thousand dollars.”
“You can add some more digits to that.”
“T–Tens of millions?” Tom fell next to Jerry, his mouth gaping. He couldn’t close his mouth for a long time.
Madison could figure out their backgrounds after the exchange. It was obvious that the two bandits were ignorant and even a little innocent.
“I’m curious. How did the likes of you manage to get onto the ship?”
Tom hastily said, “Some time ago, Jack went ashore to buy supplies. He overheard that Ms. Davis was spending a lot of money to hold her son’s first birthday celebration.
“So, we wanted to do something huge for once. They happened to be recruiting bodyguards for the cruise, so Jack applied.”
Madison was surprised. Judging by how Brent worked, he wouldn’t have hired some random person to be a bodyguard. She asked in shock, “That’s it?”
Tom was elated. “Yeah! Jack said that he’d bring helpers, and he wanted meals instead of money. The boss, Mr. Gibson, agreed right away.
“We ate a lot of food in the kitchen, and it was delicious! I even took some food with me when I left.”
Madison finally understood why the newbies managed to succeed.
They were just lucky.
Marcus Gibson probably didn’t expect anyone to be this bold. How could someone cause problems on the cruise or kidnap Connor?
Hunter and the rest probably never thought that the bodyguard position was by name only. So, this group easily achieved what they aimed for.
It was quite a funny coincidence.
“So you’re doing this for money. Where’s the kid?”
“My grandma is taking care of him. He drinks a lot, and he almost finished all the milk we milked from Buttercup,” Jerry complained.
While Madison was questioning the two, Jack had been standing at the side and staring silently at her.
“Are you done with the questions?” Jack asked in a low voice.
Madison was about to say something when the man twirled the dagger in his hand. With a flash, the blade of the dagger was held against her neck.
“Speak. Who exactly are you?”
Madison felt a chill run down her spine. Even though the two young lads were novices, this man wasn’t.
His eyes looked like those of a snake’s as they peered through the mask, observing. The man was waiting for her to let down her guard before he struck.
“If you dare hide anything again, I’ll kill you right now. No one will know if you die here,” the man said coldly.
He stood by the wooden window, his tall figure blocking the sunlight that spilled in from outside.
His emotions were hidden under the mask, and only his tightly pursed lips were visible. The extreme murderous intent in his eyes sent chills down Madison’s spine.
The words she said when she let down her guard probably roused suspicion.
The two children weren’t bad people. Since they were connected to Jack, she wanted to bet on the notion that Jack wasn’t a bad person either.
“I’m not lying. You can find photos I took with him on my phone.”