"Out at sea?" Harrison blurted out in surprise, but he soon asked, "Have they made any demands?"

"Yes," Jennie replied. "A billion US dollars in cryptocurrency!"

"A billion?!" Harrison cried out at the top of his lungs. "Talk about a greedy bunch! What lunatics demand a billion for a ransom?! They're out of their minds!"

Just hearing that it was too much even for Harrison left Jennie bursting into tears, "They're demons incarnate, sir! On top of that, they're saying we don't get to secure their