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Zhong Kui's Diary
Clang!
With a crisp sound, the bomb hit the ground.
Damn, my life is going to end today!
I pressed my head tightly against the Cement Floor, heart racing as I waited for what felt like an eternity, but there was no explosion.
Huh? What’s going on?
I peeked through the gap in my elbow at Kong Xuan, who was also peeking back at me with one eye. We exchanged a glance and cautiously stood up, both glaring at the Middle-Aged Officer. Kong Xuan even pointed at him and shouted, "Are you crazy?"
"What nonsense is this? This bomb is fake! Let’s go." The Middle-Aged Officer sneered, signaling the young police officer to pick up the large box and walked away.
Fake?
The two of us looked at each other in disbelief for a moment. I stepped forward to pick up the so-called fake bomb; it felt heavy in my hands. The numbers on the Liquid Crystal Display were still ticking down second by second. No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem fake at all. But this bomb disposal expert dared to recklessly tear apart the Power Cord, and despite his chaotic handling, it hadn’t exploded, which also didn’t seem like a real bomb.
Kong Xuan stepped forward and quickly untied Ray Yu. He turned to me and said, "Whether it's real or fake, the bomb is no longer with Ray Yu. Let’s get out of here first."
I smiled lightly and was about to toss the fake bomb aside when a thought suddenly struck me: "Kong Xuan, if this bomb is real and I throw it into my Mustard Seed Pendant, what would happen?"
Kong Xuan chuckled and replied, "Well, bombs have a blast radius. If it were Fatty's Spatial Bag, putting a bomb inside would definitely destroy everything in there, but the Spatial Bag itself wouldn’t be affected. As for your Mustard Seed Pendant, since its space is so large, you could just toss the bomb into a remote corner inside; it wouldn’t affect any of the jars or items in your Mustard Seed Pendant."
At this point, Kong Xuan paused, furrowing his brows in contemplation. Suddenly he slapped his forehead and cursed, "Damn it! Why didn’t we think of this before?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked, confused.
"We could have just thrown the bomb into the Spatial Bag!" Kong Xuan exclaimed in frustration.
"Yeah!" I realized and couldn't help but clap my hands. "Anyway, the bomb can't destroy the Spatial Bag; it's basically an environmentally friendly bomb disposal device. So, Mr. Qian's bombs pose no threat to us at all."
"However..." Kong Xuan glanced at Ray Yu, who was standing by in shock, and gestured with his lips. "If Mr. Qian attaches the bomb to a person and can control it remotely, then we would be in trouble. We can't just throw a living person into the Spatial Bag."
Thinking about Mr. Qian's methods made me feel a bit disheartened again. I casually tossed the bomb in my hand into the Mustard Seed Pendant, and the three of us left the room.
Once downstairs, I called Leizu Wu and let Ray Yu speak a few words to his father before sending him home on his own.
"What’s next?" Kong Xuan asked me after Ray Yu walked away.
Before I could answer, my phone rang; it was Lou Wei calling me.
"Zheng Nan, Ray Yu has been rescued, right?" Lou Wei asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, the bomb from the bomb disposal expert was a fake," I replied with a smile.
"That's good to hear. I called to tell you something else," Lou Wei said after clearing his throat.
"What is it?"
"The website you gave me—just now, someone from the Ninth Research Institute called me to say they have cracked it. The products on that website are very advanced; in fact, some of them have surpassed our current technology," Lou Wei explained slowly.
"And then?" I was a bit confused. I knew those were high-tech products, but what did that have to do with me?
"According to speculation, this website might belong to a research institution controlled by the Mafia, but they don't have direct dealings with the Mafia. They develop various products that are published on the website; when the Mafia is interested in something, they just enter a password, and the research institution will automatically ship it out," Lou Wei continued after pondering for a moment. "That Ray Yu accidentally stumbled upon the password for the Paralysis Charm and ended up obtaining several of them."
"So you're saying..." I cleared my throat. "Mr. Qian is the head of this Mafia, and all his gadgets were purchased from this website?"
"Pretty much," Lou Wei coughed lightly.
"Did you find the delivery address?" I asked urgently.
"We found it. It's located at Sky Building, Sanhao Catering Company, and the recipient is named Qian Damao," Lou Wei replied in a deep voice.
"Three Good Dining? Isn't that Zhou Mu Yang's company? What does this have to do with Zhou Mu Yang? Is Zhou Mu Yang behind all of this?" I expressed my doubts. Damn, who is this Qian Damao? What a strange name.
"This is problematic because at that time, the headquarters of Three Good Dining had already moved to Ping An Building, and the entire floor was empty. We don't know where this recipient Qian Damao came from. I think this recipient is likely someone who works at Sky Building. Uh... could this Qian Damao be Mr. Qian?" Lou Wei analyzed.
"That's possible." I forced a smile. "This might all be Mr. Qian's smokescreen."
"By the way, there's one more thing," Lou Wei seemed to remember something.
"What is it?"
"This Mr. Qian also ordered a Micro Shield Tunneling Machine."
"A dog stew machine?" I was baffled. "What is a dog stew machine? Is it used for making dog meat hot pot?"
"The shield in shield, tunneling in tunneling machine, the full name is Shield Tunneling Machine," Lou Wei explained with a wry smile. "When digging tunnels, you drive this machine over, and with a bang, it drills out a Big Hole. Essentially, the Shield Tunneling Machine is a drilling machine! It's mainly used for digging tunnels and subways... Well, the Micro Shield Tunneling Machine ordered by Mr. Qian has a drilling diameter of two meters."
Hearing Lou Wei say this, I suddenly thought of the municipal repair team I saw near Jinshan Road, that strange armored vehicle being towed by a truck, with a huge drill head that was about two meters in diameter. Could that be the Micro Shield Tunneling Machine?
I quickly asked Lou Wei what the Shield Tunneling Machine looked like, and after describing it for a while, he finally said, "You can find pictures on the website you gave me; just check it out yourself."
"I don't have the URL; send me the link."
After hanging up, once Lou Wei sent me the link, I clicked on it and entered the website. After flipping through a few pages, I immediately saw that strange armored vehicle I had seen on Jinshan Road, and upon checking the product name, it was indeed the Micro Shield Tunneling Machine.
It clearly stated that it had an ultra-strong alloy drill head capable of drilling through both concrete and Iron Plate.
When I saw this, a vague thought flickered in my mind, as if there was something very important that I had been ignoring. However, this thought vanished as quickly as it appeared, like a maiden's skirt being lifted by the wind; before you even react, she lets out a scream and covers her skirt, leaving you with only a fleeting glimpse of white.
What exactly have I overlooked?
I turned to Kong Xuan and saw him frowning, so I asked, "Kong Xuan, did you think of something?"
"Yes," Kong Xuan nodded thoughtfully.
"Come on, let’s hear it!" I felt a spark of interest.
"Is that appropriate?" Kong Xuan looked at me sideways with a strange expression, as if my request was quite inappropriate.
"What’s wrong with that?" I was somewhat surprised by his look.
"You’re quite strange. Do you really want to hear about me going to the bathroom? I can’t hold it anymore." Kong Xuan dashed off to the restroom like a rabbit.
Damn!
Before long, Kong Xuan returned like a crazed rabbit, shouting, "Zheng Nan, I thought of it! I thought of it!"
I looked at Kong Xuan sideways and scoffed, "Did you realize you forgot to bring toilet paper?"
But Kong Xuan wasn’t joking; he exclaimed loudly, "While I was urinating, I suddenly thought about why Mr. Qian is doing all this mysterious stuff."
I was taken aback. "Why?"
"Mr. Qian isn’t after ransom at all; he’s using these explosions to divert our attention," Kong Xuan said with shining eyes, as if he were the clever Ikkyu from the tales. "Zhou Zhixiong and Zhang Hao are just decoys."
"Decoys? What kind of decoys?" I asked in astonishment.
"Kong Xuan said urgently, 'Through the kidnapping of Zhou Zhixiong and Zhang Hao, and then detonating a bomb to prove that he indeed has a bomb, and that the bomb's power is not insignificant.'
'And then what?' I asked.
'When we find out that Ray Yu has a bomb on him, and that the bomb is inside a school, we will put the entire city on alert and deploy all police forces to search for the bomb. Even so, Mr. Qian was still worried that the police wouldn't take it seriously. He posted on forums, causing panic among the parents of Star City students, which led to traffic jams at almost every intersection.' Kong Xuan spoke passionately, 'At this point, the police in Star City are stretched thin and completely insufficient. And all of this is just his ploy to draw the tiger away from its mountain, making it easier for him to execute his plan.'
'Drawing the tiger away from its mountain?' I frowned. 'What plan does he want to implement?'
'I ask you, in the center of Star City, which road doesn't have a school on it?' Kong Xuan shouted at me.
'How would I know which road doesn't have a school!' I shook my head.
'Jinshan Road, there are no schools on Jinshan Road.' Kong Xuan's face flushed with excitement.
'Jinshan Road?' As he mentioned it, a thought that had been lingering in my mind suddenly resurfaced.
'When we exchanged the ransom for Zhang Hao, where was that van parked?' Kong Xuan asked loudly when he saw I still didn't understand.
'At the People's Bank...' As soon as I finished those words, a realization struck me. In that moment, I finally guessed Mr. Qian's purpose."
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