Power and Wealth

pirates hijacked.
I cannot confirm it, but you must be prepared.”

Dong Xuebing was in a daze when he hung up the phone.

Suddenly, Qu Yunxuan’s mother screamed.
“Come and watch the news!”

Dong Xuebing, Xie Huilan, Qu Yunxuan, and the rest rushed to the living room.”

“At around 12.40 pm, a Chinese smuggling ship was hijacked by pirates off Fujian Province.
The pirates killed seven crew in a shootout, and three men were taken hostage.
The Pirates had demanded a ransom.”

The news confirmed what Sister Xu said.

Luan Xiaoping stood up.
“Fujian Province’s smuggling ship?! Qianqian must be on that ship!”

Qu Yunxuan turned pale.
“Seven men were killed, and only three survived.
What about my daughter?!”

Qu Yunxuan’s mother took a deep breath.
“Impossible.
They must have hijacked another ship.
Qianqian must be on another smuggling ship.”

Luan Xiaoping tried to comfort herself.
“Yes….
My granddaughter is blessed.
Nothing will happen to her.”

Everybody was upset and did not want to accept it.

Xie Huilan had not said anything since she called home.
Suddenly, the fax machine on the table sounded.
She went over quickly and pressed it.
She seemed to be waiting to receive some important documents.
After a while, a few pictures were printed.
Her face was terrible when she looked at the pictures.
She looked at the rest in the living room and passed the pictures to them.

Dong Xuebing asked.
“What are these?”

“Just look at it first.” Xie Huilan said.

Everyone’s face changed when they saw the pictures.

These pictures were the pictures of the pirates and hostages.
The Pirates pointed their guns at a few Chinese hostages bound by ropes.
The background was a rundown hut with only a dirty table inside.
The floor was covered with dirt and grass.
These were not the reason why Dong Xuebing and the rest were shocked.
A black man was holding a crying baby and looked like he was about to throw the baby on the grass.”

That baby was Dong Xuebing’s daughter!

Dong Xuebing was heartbroken.
Qianqian was still wearing the same clothes.
He was the one who changed her, and one of her shoes was missing.
Her top was torn, and her face was dirty.

Qu Yunxuan cried.
“Qianqian!”

Dong Xuebing was furious.
“Huilan! Do the pirates capture Qianqian?”

Luan Xiaoping wiped her tears.
“Why did this happen? Sob… sob….
Why?!”

Xie Huilan sighed.
“I just found out after calling a friend in Central Government.
He is in charge of such issues.
When I heard a ship was hijacked off Fujian Province, I called him immediately.
The pirates were demanding ransom and had sent pictures of the hostages over.
I asked him to fax the pictures to me immediately.
Qianqian is on that boat now.
Including Qianqian, there are four hostages.”

Luan Xiaoping grabbed Xie Huilan’s hand.
“Huilan, your family has a strong network and knows many higher-ups.
Ask them to save Qianqian now.”

Qu Yunxuan’s father looked terrible.
“That is a smuggling ship.
Will the Government care?”

Qu Yunxuan’s mother cried.
“I don’t care! My granddaughter is in those pirates’ hands! They must save her!”

Xie Huilan replied.
“I contacted my family and am waiting for my father’s call.
If Qianqian can survive for a while, she should be fine.
There’s no problem with the ransom.”

Qu Yunxuan was holding back her tears.
“What do you mean by for a while?”

Xie Huilan explained.
“The last time pirates kidnapped Chinese crew, they released the hostages one year after the ransom was paid.”

“One year?!” Luan Xiaoping dropped onto the sofa.

They had heard about this incident and knew Xie Huilan was not lying.

Even if they paid the ransom, no one knew when Little Qianqian could come home. 

One year?! How was Little Qianqian going to survive for one year? She is only three months old.
The pirates are from impoverished countries, and the death toll from illness and diseases is ridiculously high.
How can a baby survive there? They also can’t expect those ruthless pirates to care for her well.
Without proper food, she will not even survive one month, let alone one year.

She would be dead if the pirates refused to release Qianqian after getting the ransom.

These pirates! Dong Xuebing punched the table.

Translator notes: Pirates? Lol….
The author’s imagination is out of this world.

Fujian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian

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