1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 610 Interrogation
Li Changhe sat on the sofa, constantly thinking and analyzing the mastermind behind the scenes.

Ordinary kidnapping?

It was obviously impossible. Apart from anything else, it was already difficult for ordinary people to enter the Athena Hotel, and they would have to find his room number and even keep an eye on his movements.

This is not something that an ordinary team can do, not to mention that it is very obvious that Li Changhe is accompanied by a team of bodyguards when he goes out. Unless a crazy gang is determined to kidnap him, it would be extremely difficult to do this.

Therefore, if the other party is determined to attack him, it is highly unlikely that they are just kidnapping people who are blinded by money.

And if it was premeditated, who was it?

Li Changhe analyzed it silently in his mind.

He had not been in France for a long time and had not interacted with anyone. At best, there were only two people with whom he had conflicts.

The first one is Anjani’s ex-boyfriend. After all, he was the one who caused their breakup.

But for a person like this, Li Changhe thought it was ridiculous to hire someone to kidnap him.

He was just a small director, perhaps famous among ordinary people, but for Li Changhe, his level was too low, and the other party also had a family and children.

There were problems in their relationship before I showed up, because to be honest, the probability of them sending someone to kidnap me is very small.

After all, there is no shortage of women in the entertainment industry, and that guy is not a bootlicker.

The second is the force behind the Cannes entry “Iron Man”.

Li Changhe estimated that this was the most likely possibility.

Although there was no direct conflict between the two sides, the group of people who pushed "Iron Man" to the top might not simply be trying to attack Mitterrand or disgust society D. Perhaps the other party had deeper considerations.

After all, in many cases, when it comes to politics, a little effort can have a huge impact.

But Li Changhe promoted "Parasite" to the top, which destroyed the other party's plan and touched the other party's cake, so the other party arranged people to retaliate against him this time?

In terms of strength, this force is the most likely to do such a thing.

They have money, connections, and even relationships, so the possibility is greater.

After all, judging from the skills this woman showed just now, it was obvious that she had undergone rigorous training and was extremely powerful.

Conan Doyle once wrote in Sherlock Holmes: Eliminate the impossible, no matter how unbelievable the conclusion is, that is the truth!
Although Li Changhe felt that the other party's motive was a bit ridiculous if they attacked him just because of a Cannes film award.

But based on his inner analysis, he felt that it was most likely that group of people.

Of course, there is another outrageous possibility, that is, the person who took action is someone outside France, such as the Keswick family of the Jardine Matheson Group?

Theoretically, this possibility exists, although the probability is very low.

While Li Changhe was thinking and analyzing, Ah Hu and the others acted quickly and returned in less than forty minutes.

"Boss, we have captured four people so far. One was monitoring us in the corridor, two were in the room downstairs, and were betrayed by the monitor, and one was in the underground garage. Xiao Ding and his team have already sent people to control him."

"By the way, Boss, we found a waitress in the room downstairs. She was knocked unconscious. This woman must have replaced her identity."

"What do we do next?"

Ah Hu asked with a serious expression.

Li Changhe saw this and smiled and asked, "Ah Hu, what do you think of their level? Are they masters or just ordinary people?"

Although Ah Hu was surprised that his boss could still laugh, he thought for a moment and said, "Boss, I think their level is pretty average."

"The way he performed the action didn't seem like that of a master."

"But this woman is a very powerful expert. To be honest, it would be very difficult for you to take her down by yourself."

"Now things are getting interesting. Such a powerful woman brings four rookies to attack me?"

"Do you think they want to succeed or not?"

Li Changhe said playfully at this time.

"This"

Ah Hu didn't know how to answer.

He is not afraid when asked to take action, but he is a little confused when asked to do logical analysis.

"Okay, go call the police, and tell the front desk that one of their waiters has been kidnapped."

Li Changhe didn't continue chatting with Ah Hu, and just gave him an order casually.

"Is this the police?"

"Shouldn't we investigate this ourselves?"

Ah Hu was a little surprised.

The other party has already set their sights on Li Changhe, and now they have caught him red-handed. Do they still need to call the police?

"Are you stupid? This is not our territory. How do you know that this is not a serial trap?"

"What if the other party is waiting for you to interrogate them now, and then they will accuse you first?"

"Sometimes, judicial traps are more terrifying than kidnapping!"

Li Changhe said to Ah Hu meaningfully.

Calling the police was not empty talk, Li Changhe really intended to call the police.

It's not because I trust the French police, but to make sure I don't fall into their legal trap.

In a foreign country, many times, what gets you killed is not evil means, but a judicial trap set by the other party taking advantage of your unfamiliarity with foreign laws.

This kind of frame-up can not only put you in jail, but more importantly, it can destroy many of your things, such as business cooperation.

If Li Changhe is found to have committed illegal acts, then there is no doubt that he will no longer be able to cooperate with the French government. After all, the French government is unlikely to cooperate with someone with a legal stain.

Many times, the country also needs to save face. Even if this kind of cooperation is necessary, it also needs to be clean on the surface.

By then, it will be very troublesome for Li Changhe to deal with it.

"Okay, I'll call the police!"

Ah Hu just felt that what Li Changhe said was very profound, but since the boss said so, he just did it.

"Don't worry, call again in ten minutes."

"You ask someone to look after this woman. We will go meet those people first."

Ah Hu nodded, and then arranged for someone to keep an eye on Carlo.

Li Changhe then went downstairs with Ah Hu. In the room, several white men were also tied up and lying on the ground.

There was also a waitress next to her, who was also tied up but lying quietly.

"Boss, she was injected with sedatives and fell into a coma."

The person next to her saw Li Changhe's eyes on her and immediately replied.

Li Changhe nodded, then looked at the men.

"Everyone, I don't know who sent you, but I want to play a little game with you now."

Then, Li Changhe took out a checkbook from his arms.

"Everyone, checks from the Paris Bank can be exchanged at any branch outside the house." "Now, I'll ask you a question, and you guys will answer it. Whoever answers my question first will get this check for $10,000!"

"The question is simple, the name of the woman upstairs."

"How's it going? Anyone got an answer?"

Li Changhe asked the few people in French with a smile.

At this time, several people looked at each other, their eyes and expressions met for a moment, but no one spoke.

"Well, it seems that you all are very determined, or maybe I didn't pay enough."

"Now, I'll fill out a new one. $50,000!"

"Whoever can answer the above question will have the check for $50,000, and I can consider letting him go!"

Li Changhe continued to ask with a smile.

At this time, there was an obvious look of excitement in the eyes of several people, but they still did not speak.

"It seems that's still not enough, right? That $100,000 is the last time I ask you. If no one answers, I will have no choice but to hand you over to the police."

Li Changhe continued gently.

"Carol, her name is Carol Sally!"

One person finally couldn't help it and spoke up.

"Beautiful, you are the first person to answer the question, so this check for $100,000 is yours!"

"However, I see that your companions seem a little angry and dissatisfied. Maybe they are not angry that you answered the question, but feel that they missed the opportunity to make money."

"So, I'm going to ask you a second question now, and again, the person who answers it is still a check for $100,000."

"Tell me who is the mastermind who wants to kidnap me!"

"It's still Carlo. She's the one who called us here. She's the mastermind!"

At this time, before the previous person could answer, another person had already answered quickly.

"That's great. You all really cooperated with me. So, this check for $100,000 is yours."

Li Changhe stuffed another check for $100,000 into the man's pocket.

"Well, it's the third question. This time, I want to increase the reward to one million dollars!"

Li Changhe casually wrote a check for one million US dollars and showed it in front of the four people.

"There's only one check for one million dollars this time, but I think you should answer the questions separately because it's obvious that he can only give it to one person."

"So, you are all in different rooms, answering the same question, and whoever gets the first correct answer will get this $1 million prize."

"Of course, this time, I will give it to him quietly. After all, one million dollars is very tempting. What if someone finds out about you and robs you? Right!"

"Ah Hu, call the hotel and tell them that I was kidnapped and that their poor waiter is also tied up here."

Soon, people from the hotel came over. When they learned that an important guest like Li Changhe had been kidnapped, they were shocked. If such a thing happened, it would be a devastating blow to the reputation of their hotel.

After all, what wealthy person would be willing to stay in a hotel full of security loopholes?
Therefore, the other party not only apologized repeatedly, but also met all the requests put forward by Li Changhe.

For example, each of the four kidnapped persons was given a room to be interrogated individually by Li Changhe's bodyguards.

"Don't worry, Mr. Andorra. I will tell the police station that it was with the help of our hotel security team that we were able to catch this kidnapping gang. Besides, they deceived you by pretending to be tourists. This is not your fault."

After the hotel manager Andorra cooperated with Li Changhe and provided various conveniences, Li Changhe smiled and comforted Andorra.

He was not sure whether the hotel had cooperated in this, but for now, he did not need to list the hotel as the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Thank you Mr. Victor for your understanding. I swear to God that this incident has absolutely nothing to do with our hotel. We are willing to provide all cooperation and facilitate the police and Mr. Victor."

Mr. Andorra said with tears of gratitude at this moment that if Li Changhe really understood the hotel as he said, it would not only save the hotel's reputation, but also save his job.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Andorra. I think what you need to do now is to go down and greet the police first, and then appease the hotel staff."

"Don't worry, I firmly believe that this has nothing to do with your hotel. After all, if there was really cooperation from the hotel, their methods of committing the crime would not be so crude."

Li Changhe said gently.

Then, amid Andorra's profuse thanks, Andorra hurried away.

At this moment, Ah Hu looked at Li Changhe.

"Boss, are you sure they will recruit?"

"What do you think?"

"Ahu, do you know the prisoner's dilemma?"

Li Changhe asked Ah Hu with a smile at this time.

"What dilemma?"

"Prisoners? You mean criminals?"

Ah Hu scratched his head, what is this?
Li Changhe had nothing else to do at the time, so he simply explained to Ah Hu: "The so-called prisoner's dilemma is a classic case in game theory, that is, in a game environment, individuals face a conflict between cooperation and betrayal."

After hearing this, Ah Hu immediately nodded in enlightenment: "Boss, I understand. You asked them to separate because they are worried about being betrayed and sold out by others."

"So, they will all tell the truth, right?"

"But what if they had already agreed on a common story and were all telling lies?"

Ah Hu asked curiously again at this time.

"So, that's why I gave two checks publicly in advance."

"When Shang Yang carried out the Reform, he set up a tree as a token of trust. Whoever moved the tree from the south to the north of the city would be rewarded with a bounty. Eventually, someone gave it a try, and Shang Yang's Reform was later trusted by the people."

"It was the same thing just now. I don't know whether their answer was right or wrong, but I gave the check anyway."

"So if it were you now, facing a reward of one million dollars, would you choose to tell the truth or lie?"

"You tell a lie, and your partner may also lie, but as long as one person tells the truth, he may get a million dollars."

"Would you bet on this probability?"

"This actually goes back to the choice of the prisoner's dilemma. If a million dollars is placed in front of them, how many people do you think will not be tempted?"

"At least the two people who answered the questions first will consider whether they can still gain the trust of other companions, because they have already answered the questions once."

"So I think the probability that they are telling us the truth is very high."

Li Changhe said calmly to Ah Hu.

At this moment, Ah Hu was extremely shocked.

Where did my boss read these theories? Although this is the first time I hear them, they sound really logical.

If he were in such an environment, Ah Hu put himself in his shoes and felt that he would not have a good solution either.

The prisoner's dilemma is amazing!
At the same time, the four people who were brought into different rooms fell silent when they looked at the answers to the questions on the table!

We clearly agreed on one question, why are there three?

(End of this chapter)