“At sea?” Upon hearing this, Howard quickly asked, “Have the kidnappers made any demands?”
Jenny replied, “Yes! They want one billion US dollars, and it has to be in cryptocurrency!”
“One billion US dollars?” Howard exclaimed, “These kidnappers have quite the appetite! One billion US dollars?! Who the hell dares to ask for a ransom of one billion US dollars? They must be crazy!”
Upon hearing that Howard found it expensive, Jenny couldn‘t help but cry, choked up, “Mr. Rothschild, they are a group of heartless demons! They want one billion US dollars not as a ransom, but as a life-saving fee…”
“Life-saving fee?” Howard questioned, “What does that mean?”
Through favonovel.com tears, Jenny said, “It means that they will only spare the lives of my husband and son if we give them the money. If we don’t, they will kill them and throw their bodies into the sea…”
“Damn it,” Howard cursed, “These are not just kidnappers, they are bandits! One billion US dollars and they still won’t release the hostages?!”
“Yes…”Jenny sobbed, “They have given me 48 hours to consider. If I don’t deliver the virtual cryptocurrency to them within 48 hours, they will kill my husband and son.”
After a moment of silence, Howard asked her, “So what are you thinking now? To give or not to give?”
Crying Jenny asked, “Do you have any way to locate their position and have the Marine Corps rescue them? l remember you did something like this before…”
A few years ago, a young member of the Rothschild family, a core member of the family, was kidnapped by local rebels while on vacation in South America. Howard used the Marine Corps to rescue him.
Due to the large-scale operation, the US military even labeled the other side as a terrorist organization and sent over a thousand Marines to take them down. The American public believed it was a perfect, surgical counter-terrorism operation, but in reality, it was all for rescuing a Rothschild playboy.
However, the American public was unaware of the details, but the peripheral members of the Rothschild family were well aware.
Upon hearing thatJenny wanted favonovel.com to mobilize the Marine Corps, Howard clicked his tongue and asked her, “Do you think the information provided by the kidnappers will allow the Marine Corps to find them within 48 hours? Even if we find them, we still need to develop a rescue plan on the spot. Do you think we can save them within 48 hours?”
Jenny, feeling panicked, said, “I’m not sure… The video they sent me doesn’t reveal any crucial information. It seems like just an expanse of the open sea.”
“That’s right,” Howard said, “Finding a carrier fleet on the vast sea is like finding a needle in a haystack, let alone finding two individuals.”
He continued, “Jenny, in this situation, I advise you to analyze it rationally. One billion dollars is not a small sum, especially for your family. Moreover, even if you spend that one billion dollars, there is no guarantee that you’ll get your loved ones back. The cost-benefit ratio of this one billion dollars is not favorable. It‘s very likely to be a fruitless endeavor.”
Jenny was startled and quickly asked, “Mr. Rothschild… Are you suggesting I should give up?”
Howard promptly denied it multiple times: “No, no, no. Don’t talk nonsense. Don’t misunderstand me. I want you to think carefully and decide how to handle this matter because the other party only gave you 48 hours and didn’t provide any key information…”
“I can’t help you find the person within 48 hours, especially since they’re at sea and mobile. In the first 48 hours, they could be here, but after that, they could disappear without a trace. Even if we know where the video was taken, the search area would be at least a thousand nautical kilometers in radius. Are you good at math? Do you know how many square kilometers that is?”
Jenny instinctively replied, “The area of a circle is equal to pi times the square of the radius… You said they could cover a thousand nautical kilometers in 48 hours, that’s 3.14 million square nautical miles…”
“Exactly!” Howard sighed. “In this situation, even if we deploy the US Navy, we might not find the person within 48 hours. So, I advise you to consider whether to pay.”
Jenny embarrassedly said, “Mr. Rothschild, if the one billion dollars could bring them back, I would be willing to pay. But the current situation is that even if I give the one billion dollars, I won’t get them back. We don’t know if these people will continue to demand money in the future, or if they will break their promise. So, I feel that this one billion dollars may not be worth it and could be a waste.”
Howard straightforwardly said, “Jenny, we are family, you don’t need to be so tactful in your words. Right now, you don’t want to give this one billion dollars, right?”
“Yes,” Jenny, who was originally from the Rothschild family before marrying into the Hogwitz family, and whose last name was also Rothschild, sighed and honestly expressed favonovel.com thoughts, “I really don’t want to give it. if we give away this money, the Hogwitz family will suffer greatly, and there may not be another chance for the family to stand up again. For the sake of this family, I don’t want to give it.”
Howard said, “Your decision is rational. if it were me, I might make the same choice.”
At this point, Howard’s tone changed and favonovel.com said, “But you need to think carefully. If these people can send you the video, they can also make it public. If you don’t give them the money, they will likely release the video and openly criticize you for not being willing to pay to save your husband and son…”
“At that point, you will face intense public pressure, which will also affect the reputation of the Rothschild family. Once you become the subject of public discussion, they will dig into your past and find out what your family name was before. It’s not a good thing for the reputation of the Rothschild family.”
Upon hearing this, Jenny became eager and asked, “Mr. Rothschild, are you suggesting that I give them the money?”
Howard sighed and said, “Jenny, instead of not giving the money and putting yourself at risk, becoming a target of public criticism, it‘s better to give the money and then turn the tables. Make yourself the admired and respected wife and mother by the entire American population.”
Jenny hurriedly asked, “Mr. Rothschild, do you want me to pay the money and then make this matter public?”
Howard firmly replied, “Yes, you have to pay the money first, and then immediately break the news to the media!”
“At that time, I will work behind the scenes, finding a large group of media to interview and report on you. All you need to do is endure the tears in front of the camera and show a willingness to sacrifice everything, including your own life, for your husband and son. In less than 24 hours, you will be the most famous mother in America, the greatest mother!”
“And the names of the Hogwitz family and the Rothschild family will receive positive publicity. This will greatly help your future in leading the family and bringing it back to glory. At that time, no one in your family will dare to challenge your authority because you will have a high level of fame. The entire American people will support you and stand up for you. You should also know that everyone likes to work with celebrities, especially those with great fame and reputation. Jenny, this is your chance!”
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