Chapter 399: Mr. Qi has always been a very handsome man
That was the signal to activate emergency contact.
He looked up at the restaurant entrance and saw the manager who was in charge of reception running over hurriedly, explaining with an apologetic look on his face.
"Sorry everyone, there's a problem with the transformer in the back mountain. The maintenance team is already there to fix it. We expect power to be restored to normal in half an hour."
The guests gradually quieted down and continued to eat.
Shen Hanxing noticed that Qi Moxun's eyes were always wandering around several corners of the restaurant, and his fingers were tapping lightly under the table.
"Something's wrong."
He leaned close to her ear and spoke in a low voice so that only the two of them could hear.
"Just now, when the lights went out, I saw three unfamiliar faces leaving the restaurant. Their movements were very coordinated, and they didn't seem like ordinary customers."
Shen Hanxing's heart suddenly tightened: "Will they..."
"Don't panic."
Qi Moxun held her hand, and the warmth of his palm made her feel more at ease.
"I've asked the sentry to follow them. After we finish eating, we'll go back to the cabin. It has an independent emergency system there, so it's safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone suddenly vibrated.
"An unknown signal source has been detected invading the villa's peripheral network. It seems to match the characteristics of a Southeast Asian stronghold. Be careful."
Shen Hanxing’s face turned pale instantly.
Qi Moxun saw her expression and quickly stood up, picked up Xunxun who was beside him, and took Chengcheng by the hand: "Let's go back to the cabin."
The manager wanted to persuade him to stay, but was stopped by Qi Moxun's cold look.
He protected Shen Hanxing and the child as they walked through the corridor. The light from the emergency lights cast swaying shadows on the ground, and the air was filled with tension.
Just as he reached the door of the wooden house, Qi Moxun suddenly stopped and made a gesture to keep quiet.
He listened carefully and heard a slight strange noise coming from the door lock of the wooden house!
Someone is picking the lock!
"Come with me."
Qi Moxun lowered his voice and quickly led them around to the hot spring pool behind the wooden house, where there was a hidden safe passage that he had surveyed in advance.
He lifted the stone slab beside the pool, revealing a hole that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.
"Han Xing, take the child in first and walk along the passage. At the end is the backup safe house on the mountainside."
"What about you?" Shen Hanxing's voice trembled.
"I'll distract them and be right back."
Qi Moxun kissed her forehead with a firm look in his eyes, "Be obedient and protect yourself and the child."
He put Xunxun into the passage and gave Chengcheng a push, "Follow Mommy, don't look back."
Although Chengcheng was afraid, he still nodded vigorously: "Uncle Qi, you have to come quickly!"
Shen Hanxing took one last look at Qi Moxun, gritted his teeth, and went into the passage, covering the stone slab with his backhand.
The corridor was pitch black. She took out her cell phone, turned on the flashlight, and walked forward with her two children, taking one step forward and one step back.
She could hear the sounds of fighting outside and Qi Moxun's low shouts. Her heart was in a knot and she could only hold the children's hands tightly and quicken her pace.
"Mom, will Uncle Qi be okay?" Xunxun's voice was tearful.
“No.” Shen Hanxing choked and comforted, “Uncle Qi is very powerful, he will come after us soon.”
The passage was longer than expected, and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth.
After walking for about ten minutes, a faint light finally appeared in front of us. That was the exit of the safe house.
Shen Hanxing breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speed up her pace, but she found that Chengcheng had stopped where he was, pointing at the wall with a pale face.
"Mom, there's a shadow."
Chen Hanxing's heart instantly rose to his throat. He shone his cell phone over there and saw several swaying figures on the wall at the end of the passage.
Someone got to the safe house before them!
"Oh no."
Shen Hanxing immediately covered the children's mouths and quickly retreated into the darkness. She remembered Qi Moxun said that there was more than one entrance to the safe house, and they must have come from another passage.
"what to do?"
Chengcheng's voice was trembling, but he tried to lower the volume.
Shen Hanxing forced herself to calm down. She looked around and saw a narrow maintenance opening on the side of the passage, which she had noticed when she was checking the terrain. It could only accommodate children.
"Chengcheng, take Xunxun and hide in the maintenance entrance. No matter what you hear, don't come out. Wait for mom to pick you up, okay?"
Chengcheng nodded vigorously: "Be careful, Mom."
Shen Hanxing quickly opened the lid of the maintenance port, stuffed the two children in, and blocked the entrance with stones, leaving only a gap for ventilation.
She took a deep breath and gripped her phone tightly.
This is her only weapon. Although she knows it is useless, it can at least delay time.
She deliberately made footsteps and walked towards the safe house. Sure enough, several men in black clothes rushed out immediately, holding electric batons in their hands.
"Miss Shen, stop struggling." The leading man sneered, "Qi Moxun is busy taking care of himself, no one can save you."
Shen Hanxing took a step back, his back against the wall: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
"Use you and the child as bargaining chips to exchange for the encryption key in Qi Moxun's hands."
The man pressed on, "I heard that's his most precious thing."
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the depths of the passage, accompanied by a man's muffled groan.
Shen Hanxing looked up in surprise and saw Qi Moxun rushing towards him. He had a wound on his arm and blood at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were as cold as ice.
"Let her go!" Qi Moxun moved as fast as lightning and knocked down two people before the other party could react.
Seeing this, the leading man immediately rushed towards Shen Hanxing with a stun gun, but Qi Moxun grabbed his wrist and twisted it in the opposite direction, causing the stun gun to fall to the ground.
In the chaos, Shen Hanxing took the opportunity to run to the maintenance port, opened the lid and pulled the children out.
"Follow me now!"
She led them, bypassing the fighting crowd and rushing towards another exit of the safe house.
That was the backup route that Qi Moxun told her in advance, leading to the signal tower on the top of the mountain.
"Uncle Qi!" Chengcheng turned around and shouted, and saw Qi Moxun being besieged by two men, with the wound on his arm bleeding.
Qi Moxun looked back at them, his eyes full of anxiety, but he still shouted.
"Leave me alone! Go!"
Shen Hanxing gritted his teeth and pulled the children towards the exit.
She knew that only when they were safe could Qi Moxun face the enemy without worries.
The wind on the top of the mountain was so strong that people could not open their eyes. The lights of the signal tower flashed red in the night.
Shen Hanxing took out the emergency satellite phone Qi Moxun gave her and was about to dial when she saw Xunxun suddenly pointing down the mountain: "Mom! It's Uncle Qi!"
Shen Hanxing looked up and saw Qi Moxun running towards the top of the mountain, followed by two pursuers.
He was very fast, but his movements were obviously a little unsteady due to injury.
"Qi Moxun!"
When Qi Moxun saw them, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes, but he immediately waved.
"Don't wait for me! Go into the signal tower! There's an emergency shelter there!"
Shen Hanxing immediately rushed into the signal tower with the children and opened the door of the shelter according to Qi Moxun's teachings.
The refuge chamber is small and can only accommodate three people. It is equipped with an oxygen system and emergency communication equipment.
Just as she pushed the children in, she saw Qi Moxun rushing in, and the pursuers behind him also arrived at the door.
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