But his associates began to frolic in cultivating a friendship with the victim, a simple kidnapping out of control.

但他的同伙开始与受害者嬉闹培养起交情，单纯的绑架事件逐渐失控。

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But the figure is misleading - as police try to separate kidnapping for ransom from simple kidnappings, which are related to what they term family incidents.

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