Chapter 67 I, Shu Shu (End) was caught!
Before Xiao Heilian's face turned pale, Master Watanabe's cheeks had already turned red with anger.
"What do you mean it's not just an ordinary bomb... and you guys can't even defuse it?!" He angrily swept everything off the table, and the ashtray shattered to the ground with a clang. "Does the family spend a huge amount of money every year to support a bunch of useless people like you just to eat for free? Huh?!"
This spoiled "only son" with a sister has always been moody and prone to sudden illness. His subordinates have become accustomed to this development. The maids had already avoided him and were picking up the debris with their heads down, moving swiftly.
"Of course we don't have experts in this field... but Miss Fujiwara took leave yesterday to go home to visit a sick elder..." The head of the security department, sweat dripping from his forehead, respectfully suggested, "We've called the police. They should be here in about twenty minutes..."
"Who can wait? With so many people crammed in here, what about the welcome ceremony I prepared for Mr. Skylark?!"
The eldest young master was still furious, but Toru Amuro behind the crowd had already frowned: In this situation, the first thing that young master Watanabe thought of was not to defuse the bomb or find out the source, nor to evacuate the employees, but to be angry here for a full five minutes, and it seemed that it would continue.
Putting aside Miss Fujiwara's coincidental absence at this point, the young lady from the Watanabe family was also missing. Two bombs had also been found in her lounge, but this wasn't clearly Young Master Watanabe's primary concern.
"Can't those bombs be dismantled? Can't they be moved somewhere else?" Young Master Watanabe anxiously untied his tie. "This is the first time I've hosted an auction of this magnitude... How could something like this go wrong?"
"The bomb is equipped with a pressure-sensing device and can't be moved easily," the security officer was clearly speechless at the young master's request, but he could only patiently explain, "There are only fifteen minutes left. Young master, you should evacuate first... We'll send someone to try to defuse the bomb... And as for the handover location agreed upon with Mr. Yunque, shouldn't you also move it first?"
"...Where's that thing? The delivery team hasn't arrived yet, has it?" Finally realizing his life was at stake, Master Watanabe cursed softly and turned away. "Miyoko was in charge of tracking that thing, wasn't she? Where did she go?"
"We're here—I've also informed Mr. Hibara that the transaction location will be moved to another house." Her stilettos tapped against the wooden floor as Watanabe Miyoko entered the room with a cold expression. "The family's confidentiality system hasn't been very reliable lately. I've moved up the delivery time... Don't look at me like that, Brother. Father agreed to this."
"At the time, I thought it was just a precaution. After all, with my brother's abilities, nothing would go wrong." She raised her eyebrows slightly, and her plain face glowed with victory for a moment. "I didn't expect such an accident to happen..."
The hamster ball, eavesdropping in the pipe above the ceiling, quivered slightly, poking at Shen in the team chat: "You've been fooled too! The handover isn't in ten minutes at all—are you still squatting outside?"
There was a second variable in their plan - the delivery time that the Watanabe family had obtained was actually false, and the goods they wanted arrived in Miss Watanabe's hands ahead of time.
"...I told you Kong Shiyu was overly reliant on his intelligence sources... Tsk." The sound of dead branches being crushed could be heard from the other end of the channel. Shin'er, who had been squatting in the courtyard, crossed the dry landscape and spoke in a low voice, "Change of plan. Forget about those bombs. I'll attract the attention of all Watanabe security personnel before Yun Que arrives. You take this opportunity to get the information from Ms. Watanabe."
The morning rat squeaked, leaped down the pipe, and ducked under the cabinet, hugging the wall. Its dark, beady eyes fixed on the briefcase carried by the bodyguard beside Ms. Watanabe. It had the target symbol on it.
She cautiously traversed the moving forest of human calves, scrambled up the bodyguard's trouser legs, and clinging to the bottom of the box, dangling upside down and gnawing. Above, Master Watanabe and Miss Watanabe continued their conversation: "Those of you who know how to defuse bombs, keep doing it. Don't let Father know you've been lazy and given up on saving the family's most important asset!"
"If the bomb really explodes, the compensation for the employees' families won't be much lower. Brother, why don't you order everyone to evacuate?"
"Even if they're still alive, they have to compensate us for our losses! If it weren't for these guys' carelessness, how could the Watanabe family suffer such a huge loss! And then there's the punishment from my father... What a bunch of losers! In the past, they would have committed seppuku!"
Several security guards who were pushed out were trembling with fear. Toru Amuro frowned and took a step forward almost instinctively.
At the same moment, Chaomu's fangs gnawed through the sturdy metal box, successfully extracting her mission target—a small chip. She tucked the chip into her backpack with her claws, then rushed over and bit Master Watanabe in disgust: "This NPC is so annoying! He's leading people to their deaths."
The sharp teeth that can even chew through special safes are certainly not to be underestimated when they get serious. Young Master Watanabe screamed in pain, and a piece of flesh on the back of his hand was bitten off, and blood gushed out immediately.
"Rat... there's a rat!" His screams nearly ripped the ceiling apart, and he stumbled backward, clutching his hands. The hamster ball leaped up, using the bodyguards' outstretched hands to propel it upwards. As it passed the familiar blond hair, its small eyes met those of shocked purple-gray eyes.
She squeaked and made a smug face at him. The blond young man, who had been anxiously waiting for the police to arrive, looked at the familiar gray figure in astonishment, then saw her skillfully scurry into the staff lounge.
...A hamster again?
Gunshots seemed to be heard in the courtyard, and the bodyguards escorted Master and Miss Watanabe out. Reason told Amuro Toru that the best option now was to follow them and leave directly, but for some reason, driven by some intuition, he turned around and ran against the flow of people towards the lounge.
"You've already got the things, where are you running to?"
In the courtyard, a tall man wearing a casual mask easily threw away the bodyguards who rushed over, sending the burly security guards scurrying away like exhausted dogs. He took a moment to glance at the hamster's running route on the screen and frowned slightly.
"Go defuse the bomb. Give me a few minutes." The Rat flew up onto the tabletop with all four paws, then crawled along the corner back to the ventilation duct. "Skylark hasn't arrived yet, so we still have some time."
Thinking about it carefully, the bomb was already included in the mission, so dismantling it should increase the mission completion or bring some extra achievements. She still had the Matsuda Jinpei experience card, and since she still had time, there was no harm in dismantling the bomb.
She didn't play according to plan, and she really wanted to complain, but she swallowed it back in the end.
"I'll meet you at the place we agreed on." He glanced at the time, climbed over the wall, and shook off the pursuers behind him. "Be sure to pay attention to the time, morning and evening."
He had no doubt about how Chaomu would defuse the five bombs within the remaining ten minutes, and Chaomu didn't think he couldn't do it.
The Matsuda Jinpei Experience Card is an SR item after all! Isn't he also known as the ace of explosives and super fast bomb disposal? If it can't be dismantled, it's not her fault, it's Matsuda's fault.
Before she even lunged in front of the bomb, she'd already clicked on the trial card. The previously tangled wiring looked like a straightened ball of yarn to her. With quick and steady movements, the hamster held the blade in its mouth, cutting through the wires.
Bomb countdown: eight minutes.
A constant clamor filled the air outside. Amuro Toru stepped on a stool and looked again at the time bomb, which was counting down. The countdown on the screen had frozen. Several severed wires reflected a faint light. He peered closely with his flashlight and spotted a few strands of silver-gray hair in the corner.
Bomb countdown: five minutes.
Asagi poked his head out of Master Watanabe's lounge and casually threw a chocolate bar at the security guard standing trembling below, waiting to die. The young man who was being pushed out to take the blame looked terrified and pitiful.
The hamster's claws moved so quickly they left afterimages in the air. Matsuda Jinpei's knowledge surged into her brain like an electric current. The previously complex circuitry automatically broke down into distinct modules—□□, timing module... Each wire seemed marked with a virtual fluorescent arrow, even labeled one, two, three, and four, ready to be cut in sequence.
It must be said that the countdown of the bombs gave her an adrenaline rush. She felt unexpectedly excited and deflated another one with ease, her eyes sparkling.
[Congratulations to the player for completing the Extreme Bomb Defusing (3/5)]
There was a task progress bar, and indeed there were extra rewards for defusing the bomb—it was fun, and she wanted to defuse it again.
The vast network of pipes was a familiar sight to her, and the seemingly complex route was no match for her. Although the distance was long, the silver hamster darted through the pipes like a bullet in just half a minute and began to dismantle the last two bombs.
Although the bomb countdown still had ample time, the Matsuda Jinpei Experience Card she had was only valid for five minutes. Chaomu didn't want to waste another one.
Under time pressure, she moved as fast as lightning. The last bomb was under the desk opposite. The hamster stood up from the vent, opened its claws, and jumped down like a flying squirrel with its wings spread out.
In the final seconds of the trial card countdown, Chaomushu finally cut the last fuse. The small flower of the hidden mission completed exploded before her eyes, and it also showed that a mysterious reward had been added to her backpack.
She happily put the blade back into her bag and was about to check to see what mysterious prize was in her bag when she heard Shen'er's serious voice on the channel: "Ms. Watanabe's bodyguard just discovered that the box was gnawed and informed Ms. Watanabe. The worst part is that Yun Que also arrived early and is heading inside - you'd better retreat immediately!"
Now Chaomu didn't even bother to look at his backpack.
She scurried out along the corner of the desk, claws outstretched, trying to climb back up the wall to the ceiling. At the same time, a pleasant piano melody began to play from afar, and her perspective was inexplicably drawn to the corridor.
...What's going on? Is this a forced storyline CG? What's this sudden piano music? The boss's background music?
Because of the sudden CG, Chaomushu's movements stopped and he could feel himself sliding down.
The Watanabe residence, previously clamorous and chaotic due to the explosion, suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Even the footsteps pursuing Shier in the courtyard paused for a moment. The pressure of some apex predator surged through every corner like a tide, and the fur on the hamster ball's back exploded in response. The physiological reaction sent a chill down her neck, making her want to curl up into a ball.
"Wait, Mr. Skylark! You can't go in there, there are explosives inside... Ugh!"
Ta, da.
Leather shoes clattered across the wooden floor, and several bodyguards who tried to stop him were dismissed with ease. The camera panned upward from the shoe's surface, outlining the young man's blade-like figure, restrained by a black suit. A ball of yellow fur, previously perched on his shoulder, flapped its wings and flew forward.
"Is this what the Watanabe family calls 'complete preparation'?" The black-haired young man's sharp eyes raised slightly as he strolled through the corridor. His magnetic voice was low and cold. "Not to mention all this troublesome gathering... If what I want is damaged, you should know the consequences."
"T-Thoroughly sorry...!" Miss Watanabe stumbled after him, her face pale. "This was a complete accident. I will definitely accompany you to retrieve your lost property..."
Compared to her brother, who was paralyzed outside and wet his pants in fear, this young lady was indeed quite courageous. But to Yun Que, they were all the same useless people.
He didn't waste any more time on useless conversation, his eyes fixed on the corner. At the door to the lounge, a tail and a small, furry buttocks peeked out, its fluffy fur flaring. A small yellow sparrow was circling the tail, chirping, "Skylark! Skylark!"
"Oh."
As soon as Chaomushu freed herself from the locked CG perspective and tried to climb up using all four claws, she felt a shadow completely covering her from above, and the cold tip of a shoe pressed against her behind.
"...a little lone animal?" He looked down at the hamster ball that was kicking its legs in vain. He leaned over slightly and casually pinched her flailing tail with his fingertips. "To think you'd show up in a place like this..."
The dangerous touch made Chaomushu's limbs stiffen. It felt even more terrifying than the time she met Mimi Moroboshi's eyes. Realizing that her body was losing control under the influence of the debuff, she blinked her eyes and finally gave up struggling. She spread her four paws and fell onto the man's leather shoes with a thud.
Anyway, I have been discovered, and it would be difficult to run away now... At this point, I might as well pretend to be dead.
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Author's words: Skylark: I found a hamster and played with it beautifully (???)
I finished the card with difficulty, but unfortunately I lost my perfect attendance.
Suddenly I want to write about people outside... Covering the face is outside...
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