Chapter 120 : Duanmuh Shannchyuan
Just before they finished dinner, Shannchyuan heard a sound similar to a telephone ringing. The sound was not loud but clearly audible. The others must have heard it too. They turned towards Tsaehorng because the sound was coming from Tsaehorng's direction.
"Sorry!" Tsaehorng smiled. He took a pager out of his pocket. Soon after, they heard a loud noise coming from outside the house. It was the sound of a motorcycle. The sound then suddenly stopped. Apparently, the motorcycle stopped in front of their house.
Tsaehorng looked at the contents of the news he received through the pager. He smiled and got up from his seat. "Sorry. I ordered something. The goods have been delivered here. I'll be out for a bit to get that thing."
Shannchyuan also stood up. "I also want to take a quick look outside the house."
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The two of them walked together towards the living room. From there, they immediately left the house. In front of the gate, someone was already standing. From the uniform he was wearing, it seemed that the person was a delivery man. After they reached the gate, Shannchyuan could clearly see the delivery man. He was in his late twenties. His body looked strong and sturdy. The uniform he was wearing looked brand new. Maybe he had not been a delivery courier for a long time. But there was something else that made Shannchyuan frown. The motorcycle that the man was riding seemed too luxurious for a delivery man.
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"Package!" The messenger's voice sounded so loud in Shannchyuan's ears. He felt the neighbors on their right and left could hear the courier's voice.
The courier approached the gate. He smiled at Shannchyuan and Tsaehorng.
"Package for whom?" Shannchyuan returned the person's smile.
The courier read the writing on the paper he was holding. "There's a package for Mr. Mingju Tsaehorng."
"Yes, I am Mingju Tsaehorng."
The courier took another piece of paper and a pen from his oversized pocket. He handed Tsaehorng a pen and paper, which turned out to be a receipt for the package.
"Should I sign here?" Tsaehorng pointed to a section of the slip of paper.
"Right, sir." The courier nodded solemnly.
Without saying much more, Tsaehorng signed the receipt for the package. He returned the receipt to the courier.
After briefly observing Tsaehorng's signature, the courier handed over the package promptly.
"Is that all?" Tsaehorng cradled the package he had just received.
"That's right, Sir! It's just this." The courier nodded vigorously.
Shannchyuan looked at the package Tsaehorng had just received. The object was a rectangular-shaped package.
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"Thank you!" Tsaehorng nodded respectfully.
"You are welcome, Sir." The courier returned Tsaehorng's nod.
"Are there any installation instructions in this package?" Tsaehorng asked.
"The seller said everything is complete! You just need to plug it into the intended switch," said the courier. "If something is still unclear, you can contact the seller's shop by telephone to get further instruction."
"Okay! Once again, thank you."
The courier got on his motorbike. Before leaving, he once again nodded toward Shannchyuan and Tsaehorng. The sound of the motor was so loud that it made Shannchyuan, for the umpteenth time, frown.
"Do you still want to see the situation out here?"
"No. Come on, let's go in," said Shannchyuan.
The two of them soon went back into the house carrying the package.
Tsaehorng and Shannchyuan walked back into the dining room. There, he put the package on the table at once. "This package has arrived!"
Everyone present looked at Tsaehorng in astonishment.
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"We'll open the package first," said Iren.
"As Tsaehorng said earlier, I think we should finish our dinner first. After that, then we can focus on the problems we are facing," said Shannchyuan.
"Uncle is right!" said Tsaehorng.
Because before the package arrived, they had almost finished eating, so it only took a moment before they actually finished eating. After that, they all looked at the box. Tsaehorng held the package. He started to open the parcel. Inside the package, it turned out that there were three smaller packages. The first package contained a small box that looked like a splitter, which was a device that functions to divide telephone lines. But the size of the thing was much larger than the splitter.
"Isn't this a splitter?" Iren asked.
"Yes, this is a kind of splitter. It's just a little more sophisticated," said Tsaehorng.
"Do we really have two telephones in this house so they have to be paralleled?" Iren apparently still doesn't understand.
Tsaehorng smiled. "I'll explain in a moment, Uncle."
Shannchyuan smiled at Tsaehorng's mysterious behavior. He saw his friends confused and curious.
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The second bundle contained cables similar to those used when people shared telephone lines. Obviously, it led to a procedure for paralleling their phone connections.
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The third package contained two small boxes, smaller than the splitter. The boxes were equipped with objects, such as earphones. Shannchyuan at first thought that the two small boxes were some kind of transistor radio. But it was only for a moment. He felt it must have had a much more complicated function.
"Now I will explain everything," said Tsaehorng.
Everyone sitting in the room looked at Tsaehorng with serious eyes.
"Currently, the police are conducting an investigation. So they're not just waiting for a call from the kidnappers."
"Don't they need to ask us for information?" Shannchyuan asked.
"Uncle Shimen has already given complete information to the police," said Tsaehorng.
Yihshyong nodded. "That's right! I've already told the police many things. Starting from the Songfei issue to today's events. The police did say that they would also ask for information from all of us. The police will first see what kind of ransom the kidnappers want."
"So we have to wait?" Shannchyuan asked.
Tsaehorng nodded. "That's right, Uncle."
"Have the police got their lead yet?" Iren asked.
"Earlier, before we came to report, the police had already received some clues. Actually, the police had received a report about an act of kidnapping near a large intersection in Yuehming. There were several people who had witnessed the abduction. The physical characteristics of the victims of the kidnapping incident in that place turned out to be similar to those of Uncle Beeihae, as said by Uncle Shimen. So the police concluded that Uncle Beeihae's kidnapping took place at that place," said Tsaehorng.
"I feel something is a little strange," said Iren.
"Strangely, in what way? Uncle, please explain." Tsaehorng said.
"This morning, the kidnappers forbade us to contact the police. But they themselves acted recklessly. They carried out the kidnapping in a public place and were seen by many people. In that way, didn't they themselves invite the police to intervene," said Iren.
"Regarding the ban on contacting the police, I think they just automatically said so. Everyone knows that in films about kidnappings, kidnappers must say things like that, maybe they think it's standard," Yihshyong said.
"Is there a standard in kidnapping procedures?" Iren asked.
"Everything has a standard." Yihshyong's face was serious when it came out of his lips.
"Okay. Let's just say that there is indeed a standard in that field." Shannchyuan tried to intervene.
"Regarding the kidnapping," Yinqyueh said. "Is there a chance that they didn't know that the kidnapping was done in a public place?"
"The kidnappers don't know that they kidnap the victim in a public place?" Iren turned with a confused face toward Yinqyueh.
"I know what Yinqyueh means," Shannchyuan said. "So, Yinqyueh feels that the people who kidnapped Shinnshiow may not be the same as the people who called Iren. They are one group, but each has a different task. Maybe because of a lack of coordination, the person who called Iren didn't know that his accomplice had kidnapped Shinnshiow in the middle of the road."
"That's right! That's exactly what I meant," Yinqyueh said.
"So when they called me earlier, they couldn't provide any evidence that they really had kidnapped Shinnshiow, not because Shinnshiow was still unconscious, but because Shinnshiow was being held elsewhere."
"This is just a possibility. But if so, then it minimizes the risk they face. If it turns out that the police can trace where they called from, then the police will not be able to find Shinnshiow because he is being held elsewhere," said Shannchyuan.
Iren nodded. He looked at Tsaehorng. "Then, when are the police planning to come to this house to ask for further information from us?"
"Because the police suspected this house was being watched, they didn't want to take the risk. The police thought that their coming to this house to monitor incoming calls could provoke the kidnappers. So, at this time, the police chose to be on standby at one house located not far from here. These tools are a substitute for the presence of the police in this house. So, tomorrow the police will call you, Uncles, to ask for further information," replied Tsaehorng.
Jenqyih, who had been watching quietly for a while, smiled after listening to Tsaehorng's brief explanation. "So the police are currently guarding around here. Interesting strategy too."
"Right, Uncle!" Tsaehorng replied.
"This splitter is to divide our telephone line. So our telephone is parallel to the telephone in one house near here, which is currently a gathering place for the police," said Yihshyong.
"That's right, Uncle!" Tsaehorng said.
"Then where's the other cable?" Yinqyueh observed the splitter box with a puzzled look. "Shouldn't parallel phones have to be wired? Here, from the splitter, there is only one cable. Surely it must be linked to the telephone here. Well, for the telephone that the policeman is holding, where's the cable?"
"This is wireless technology. So, this splitter, at the same time, functions as a transmitter. Thus, the telephone signal will be transmitted directly to a receiver, which is where the police are gathered. The shape of the tool is also similar to this splitter. Well, the recipient was then connected to the telephone that was near the policeman." Tsaehorng explained to the girl how the device worked.
Yinqyueh just nodded at Tsaehorng's words.
Shannchyuan didn't know whether or not Yinqyueh actually understood Tsaehorng's explanation.
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