Chapter 6696

The cameraman deliberately moved the camera to capture a close-up of Edmund's crying face. For kidnappers, such raw emotion was the money shot. "Cry louder and shed more tears," he even told Edmund. "Snot is even better—your mommy will wire the money as soon as she sees it." Edmund sniffled, "But I'm already crying so much..." The cameraman nodded. "Yes, but you're not miserable enough. Just think about it—you'll be spending decades of your life on a bed in the middle of a kennel, your body riddled with syringes. Hopeless just thinking about it, don't you think?" Edmund was soon bawling like a child, his tears raining while some of his snot splattered on his father beside him. Satisfied, the cameraman said, "Alright, that's enough. And now, we will edit the video and send it to your family… let's see if blood really runs thicker than water, or they'd rather save their money." Turning to the other soldiers, he gestured with his chin, "Take them back inside." And with that, Salem