Chapter 3188 This is your chance

"on the sea?"

When Howard heard this, he quickly asked, "Did the kidnappers make any demands?"

Jenny replied: "Yes! They want one billion dollars, and it has to be in cryptocurrency!"

"One billion dollars?" Howard shouted, "These kidnappers have a lot of appetite! One billion dollars? Who the hell dares to ask for a ransom of one billion dollars? They are really crazy!"

When Jenny heard that Howard thought it was too expensive, she couldn't help crying out of grievance, choking and saying, "Your Excellency Patriarch, they are a bunch of black-hearted demons! The 1 billion US dollars they want is not a ransom, but a life-saving money..."

"Life insurance?" Howard asked, "What does this mean?"

Jenny cried and said, "Only by giving them money can they save their lives. If I don't give them money, they will kill my husband and son and throw them into the sea..."

"Fuck you," Howard said angrily, "These aren't kidnappers, they're bandits! Ten billion dollars and they won't let him go?!"

"Yeah..." Jenny choked up, "They only give me 48 hours to think about it. If I don't give them the virtual cryptocurrency within 48 hours, they will kill my husband and son."

Howard was silent for a moment and asked her, "What do you think now? Give it or not?"

Jenny cried and asked, "Mr. Chief, I want to ask if you have any way to locate them and ask the Marines to rescue them. I remember you did this before..."

A few years ago, a young member of the core Rothschild family was kidnapped by local rebel armed elements while on vacation in South America. Howard mobilized the Marines to rescue him.

Because the commotion was so loud at the time, the U.S. military specifically labeled the other party a terrorist organization, and then, in the name of anti-terrorism, sent thousands of Marines to wipe out the other party. The American people thought it was a perfect, surgical anti-terrorism operation, but in fact it was just to rescue a playboy from the Rothschild family.

However, the American people do not know the whole story, but the Rothschild family’s collateral members know it very well.

When Howard heard that Jenny wanted him to mobilize the Marines, he smacked his lips and asked her, "Do you think the Marines can find them within 48 hours based on the information they revealed? Even if they find them, they still need to make a rescue plan on the spot. Do you think they can rescue them within 48 hours?"

Jenny said in a panic, “This… I’m not too sure about this… The video they sent me doesn’t show any key information. It seems to be just a vast white ocean.”

"That's it." Howard said, "It's hard to find an aircraft carrier formation in the vast ocean, let alone two people."

After that, Howard continued, "Jenny, I advise you to analyze the situation rationally. One billion US dollars is not a small amount, especially for your Hogwitz family. Moreover, if you spend one billion US dollars and can get people back, it is worth it. But the key is that you give out one billion US dollars and still can't see the person. This is outrageous."

Jenny was startled and asked quickly, "Mr. Patriarch...you...you don't mean for me to give up, do you?"

Howard quickly denied it three times: "I didn't, don't talk nonsense, don't get me wrong, I mean you to think carefully and decide how to deal with this matter, because the other party only gave you 48 hours and didn't reveal any key information. I can't help you find the person within 48 hours, not to mention that the person is on the sea, it is moving, the first 48 hours here, 48 hours later, ran thousands of miles away. Even if we know where they filmed the video, we have to search the sea area radius of at least 48 nautical miles after 1000 hours. Are you good at math? How many square kilometers is a radius of nautical miles?"

Jenny subconsciously said, "The area of ​​a circle is equal to pi multiplied by the square of the radius... You said that you can sail a thousand nautical miles in 48 hours, which means 314 million square nautical miles..."

"That's it!" Howard sighed. "In this situation, even if we send out the entire U.S. Navy, we may not be able to find the person within 48 hours, so I advise you to just consider whether or not to give the money."

Jenny said awkwardly, "Your Excellency Patriarch, if 10 billion dollars can bring them back, I am willing to pay the money, but the current situation is that even if 10 billion dollars is paid, the people won't come back. I don't know if those people will continue to ask for money in the future, and I don't know if they will kill the hostages. So I think that the cost-effectiveness of this 10 billion dollars is not high, and it is very likely to be a waste of time."

Howard said bluntly: "Jenny, we are all family, there is no need to be so tactful. You don't want to pay the billion dollars now, right?"

"Yes." Before Jenny married into the Hogwitz family, she was a member of the Rothschild family. She was also surnamed Rothschild and was related to Howard by blood. So she sighed and said what she was thinking directly: "I really don't want to pay. If this money is paid, the Hogwitz family will be seriously injured and will probably never have a chance to stand up again. For the sake of this family, I don't want to pay."

Howard said: "Your decision is rational. If it were me, I would probably make the same choice."

At this point, Howard changed the subject and said, "But you have to think clearly. If these people can send you the video, they can make it public. If you don't give them money, they will definitely make the video public next, and even publicly criticize you for not wanting to spend money to save your husband and son. At that time, you will be under great pressure from public opinion, and the Rothschild family will also be affected. After all, once you become the subject of everyone's discussion, they will make all your situations public, and people will ask you questions. They will find out what your family's previous surname was, which is not a good thing for the reputation of the Rothschild family."

When Jenny heard this, she asked anxiously, “Sir Patriarch, do you mean… that I should give it to them?”

Howard sighed and said, "Jenny, instead of not giving the money and putting yourself at risk and becoming the target of public criticism, it is better to give the money and turn the passive situation into the active one, and make yourself a wife and mother that all Americans admire and respect."

Jenny asked hurriedly, “Mr. Patriarch, do you want me to give you the money and then take the initiative to make this matter public?”

Howard said firmly: "That's right, we have to pay the money first, and then report this matter to the media immediately!"

"I will then fan the flames behind the scenes and find a large group of media to interview and report on you. All you have to do is hold back your tears in front of the media cameras and show that you are willing to give everything for your husband and son, even your own life. In less than 24 hours, you will be the most famous mother in the United States! The greatest mother!"

"And the names of your Hogwitz family and the Rothschild family will also receive very positive publicity, which will be of great help to you in taking charge of the entire family and leading the family to glory again. By then, other members of your family will never dare to seize power from you because you have a very high reputation. The people of the United States will support you and stand up for you. And you also need to know that everyone likes to cooperate with celebrities, especially those who are extremely famous and excellent. Jenny, this is a good opportunity for you!"