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Zhong Kui's Diary
Seeing Lu Yao's expression, I was filled with doubt. How could he know so much about this kind of bomb?
"Quick!" Kong Xuan shouted sternly.
Lu Yao raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "Are you threatening me?"
As he spoke, he intentionally lifted the submachine gun in his hand, making it clear that he was questioning what Kong Xuan could possibly threaten him with, as if there was anything more powerful than a submachine gun.
Kong Xuan sneered, and in an instant, the red light in his hand shot towards Lu Yao's submachine gun. Lu Yao seemed frozen in place for a moment, then let out a piercing scream as he quickly released the submachine gun, his hands flailing in the air as if he were holding a piece of red-hot iron. The submachine gun, however, bizarrely hovered in mid-air, rising and falling slowly as if an invisible thread were pulling it.
"What are you doing?" Mali shouted, aiming her submachine gun at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan snorted and glanced sideways at Mali. "You can try it; let's see whether the speed of your submachine gun is faster than the speed of my light ball."
Mali's face turned red and pale alternately as she pressed her finger on the trigger, her knuckles turning white from the force. Meanwhile, the light ball in Kong Xuan's hand flickered incessantly.
"Mali, don't shoot!" Lu Yao shouted loudly from the side.
"Is my bullet slower than his?" Mali said hoarsely.
"It's useless. Before his red light even reaches me, I can't move at all. By the time I regain my senses, I find that the submachine gun in my hand feels like a piece of red-hot steel," Lu Yao said with a bitter smile.
Hearing this from Lu Yao, Mali gradually lowered her submachine gun. As just a soldier, she felt a sense of awe when faced with something that couldn't be explained by science.
"You have some sense!" Kong Xuan snorted and turned to Lu Yao. "Quick, how do you know about this kind of bomb?"
Lu Yao sighed deeply. "Alright, I'll tell you."
It turned out that Lu Yao's father had gone bankrupt due to business failures, leaving their once prosperous family in ruins. Mali's father, being a family friend, gritted his teeth and lent Lu Yao's father three hundred thousand yuan in hopes that he could make a comeback. However, Lu Yao's father fell for some so-called experts' advice and believed he had insider information on a certain stock. He invested all three hundred thousand yuan into it, only for that stock to plummet continuously...
With this, Lu Yao's family was completely bankrupt. At this time, Lu Yao's girlfriend proposed a bride price of 180,000, which was an astronomical figure for him. In desperation, Lu Yao began to undertake some bodyguard missions—such as escorting artifacts or gold and other illicit items across mountains to their destinations. Each trip could earn him several thousand. It could be said that apart from drugs, Lu Yao had escorted everything.
The Invisible Bomb was part of one such escort mission. He was accompanied by a bearded man during the mission to transport the bomb from the Northwest Border back to Star City. They expected to encounter various dangers, but surprisingly, this bearded man took Lu Yao on planes and high-speed trains, staying in hotels without caring about security checks at all. Unable to contain his curiosity, Lu Yao got the bearded man drunk and learned the truth about this remarkable invisible bomb. Rather than escorting it, they were actually testing whether the bomb could pass through security checks.
"Who is this bearded man?" I asked with a frown.
"I'm not sure. Once we arrived in Star City, he separated from me," Lu Yao pondered for a moment. "But I can be certain he is from Star City because that strong Star City accent is something outsiders definitely can't imitate."
Could this bearded man be one of Mr. Qian's subordinates?
Moreover, did the bearded man and Lu Yao travel such a long distance with the bomb just to test if it would be detected by security? This explanation seemed plausible; as long as they confirmed that the bomb could pass through security checks, future transport would be fine. They could even send it via express delivery for just ten dollars to anywhere in the country.
Oh? Why is it another bearded man? The last time there were so many bearded men in the Dragon Gang, it was all orchestrated by Huang Jianguo disguised as Jiang Chengguang. Could these bearded men also be Huang Jianguo's subordinates? This thought flashed through my mind, but I quickly dismissed it with a wry smile; how could Huang Jianguo possibly kidnap his lover's sister and then pay to ransom her back?
Upon learning what had happened, Kong Xuan put away the Red Ball and handed Lu Yao a submachine gun with a smile: "So that's how it is; I almost misjudged you."
Lu Yao took the gun and smiled bitterly: "It's not exactly something to be proud of; it's not surprising you misjudged me. If the higher-ups knew I was doing this kind of work, they would definitely fire me."
"Forget about that for now; let's see if there are any other mechanisms," I said with a smile. "Your side jobs have nothing to do with us; we wouldn't be bored enough to report you."
Everyone searched carefully in the room for a long time. Finally, Kong Xuan performed a spell to confirm that there were no hidden passages left in the room before they started heading back.
Once outside, I turned around to look at the entrance of the hidden passage and asked Kong Xuan: "How do we close this passage?"
"How would I know?" Kong Xuan paused for a moment and then walked over to the keypad, examining it closely. "It seems there are no mechanisms on the keypad either."
Before he finished speaking, Kong Xuan suddenly exclaimed.
Hearing Kong Xuan's puzzled voice, I hurried over to take a look.
"Look here!" Kong Xuan pointed at the lower right corner of the keypad. Following his finger, I saw a faint fingerprint there.
"What happened?" I asked, somewhat confused.
"This fingerprint," Kong Xuan seemed to not understand why I didn't get his meaning.
"What about this fingerprint?" I was even more puzzled.
Kong Xuan didn't bother to explain, extending his finger to the area of the fingerprint. After feeling around for a moment, he suddenly exerted force and surprisingly pried the entire keypad out.
"Eh?" This time it was my turn to feel curious because when Kong Xuan pried it out, he didn't break the keypad; instead, it seemed like it was designed to be removed that way.
The entire keypad was connected to the internal circuitry by two power cords and had no peculiarities. After examining it for a while, Kong Xuan flipped the keypad over, and immediately we both gasped in low voices.
Wow, there was actually another button on the back of the keypad.
Just like the buttons on the front, the back also had nine numbers from 1 to 9 arranged neatly in three rows and three columns. The top of the Liquid Crystal Display also showed four blank spaces. Clearly, this was another password system.
Exchanging a glance with Kong Xuan, I took out the box of powder and sprinkled it on top of the keypad. After blowing on it with force, four numerical buttons were revealed.
1, 4, 5, 9!
This time we tried about ten combinations and finally, when we pressed 594, a series of clattering sounds came from within the passageway.
Kong Xuan and I exchanged glances, both seeing shock and fear in each other's eyes at Mr. Qian's meticulous arrangements. We were astonished and terrified.
Mr. Qian's planning was indeed too meticulous; he set up a very simple password at the front button. Once someone opened the secret passage with that password, they naturally wouldn't pay attention to what mysteries might lie behind this keypad.
And at the end of this apparent secret passage were four iron boxes filled with bombs. If I hadn't had the Mustard Seed Pendant, all four of us would likely have been blown to pieces on the spot. After the explosion occurred, the secret passage inside would collapse, cutting off all clues for anyone investigating. Even if someone persisted in their investigation and mobilized significant manpower and resources to dig, they wouldn't find anything useful because that secret passage was originally a fake.
The real secret passage had its switch hidden behind the switch of the fake one. Moreover, its entrance was surprisingly located near the entrance of the fake passage.
I couldn't help but curse a bit first. "Five-flower horse, thousand-gold fur coat; Mr. Qian is a big fool; looking northwest to shoot wolves; Mr. Qian is like a sausage..."
Cursing under my breath, I briefed Road Distance and Horse Power to keep watch outside. Kong Xuan and I quickly slipped into the secret passage. After walking about ten meters, I discovered another passage on the left side, its walls also fitted with light bulbs, but it was impossible to see the end.
Just as I was about to enter, the lights on the walls suddenly went out, plunging the entire passage into darkness. Kong Xuan reacted swiftly, a red light glowing from his palm. Using the red light emitted by Kong Xuan, I rummaged through my Mustard Seed Pendant and pulled out two flashlights. Ever since the Underground Incident of Yangshan, I had gotten into the habit of filling my Mustard Seed Pendant with various everyday items.
I turned on the flashlights and shouted towards the outside, "Lu Yao, Mali, are you there?"
Lu Yao's voice came from the entrance, "Yes!"
"Is there anything unusual outside?" I called out loudly, my voice echoing in the passage.
"There’s nothing unusual outside; we just noticed that the light bulb in your passage has gone out!" Lu Yao replied loudly.
After thinking for a moment, I whispered to Kong Xuan to wait for me there. I returned to the outer tunnel and quietly briefed Road Distance and Horse Power with a code phrase. No matter who it was, if they couldn't answer the code, they were to shoot immediately.
My meaning was clear; someone might take our appearance. Road Distance and Horse Power understood my intent as well, exchanging startled glances.
Turning back, I signaled Kong Xuan to continue forward. Kong Xuan asked what I had gone out for, and I smiled, saying, "I just have a feeling that this passage hides danger; there might be a duel ahead. So I arranged a code with them—if anyone can't answer it, they can shoot without hesitation."
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