Chapter 26 Accident If it weren't for the tape on her mouth, Xia Yiqing would also...
If there wasn't tape on her mouth, Xia Yiqing would have shouted the same thing.
This is a real bomb, and when she returns to the Qi family, there should be someone who can defuse it safely.
But since the bomb was tied to Qi Hanmu, the kidnappers could not deactivate it. When the time came, Qi Hanmu could only die.
"I said," Qi Hanmu repeated patiently, word for word, "Remove the bomb from her and put it on me. That will be more advantageous for you."
"You..." The masked man was stunned for a moment, and then found that it was true. His eyes rolled around with a sly look in them.
He gave a few instructions to his men, and someone came over to tie explosives to Qi Hanmu.
Seeing this, Qi Hanmu's voice grew colder. "Remove the explosives from her body." His face was pale, and under the pale light of the factory, it revealed a madness and paranoia that was usually barely noticeable. "Otherwise, the deal is off."
"Do you think you can still survive if the deal is canceled?" The masked man disagreed.
"Then you can try and see who is faster, yours or mine."
A phone call came in. The masked man picked up the phone and saw the picture above. His pupils suddenly shrank and his breathing fluctuated. There was a bit more fear in his eyes when he looked at Qi Hanmu. "You, you are not human!"
"How could that be?" Qi Hanmu shrugged.
"Your daughters didn't receive the same 'treatment' as us. I just had them taken to the foot of the mountain. But, do you think we should let them know that their father is a kidnapper, a villain, and a murderer?"
Seeing the masked man's hand holding the phone trembling constantly, Qi Hanmu sighed and spoke again.
"If you don't want to, just untie the ropes and explosives from that woman and put them on me instead. You won't lose anything."
The tape on her mouth was torn off, and Xia Yiqing's lips were already cracked because she hadn't drunk water for a long time and was nervous.
Now that the tape had been torn off by brute force, the red lips had taken on a bit more color.
Tempting and intimidating.
She clenched her fingertips tightly, but her eyes were wide open.
Looking at the man who seemed so weak but still winked at her when no one was watching and nodded slightly to reassure her, the warmth in Xia Yiqing's eyes surged like a flood, rolling down one by one.
The explosives tied to Qi Hanmu's body were jumping with bright red numbers.
00:30:00.
"Why are you crying?" the person who was pulling Xia Yiqing forward grumbled while pulling at the corner of her clothes.
"Someone is willing to save you, and you're still crying."
Tears blurred her eyes. Before being dragged away, Xia Yiqing tried her best to look back.
The man was standing against the light, with his head lowered. His slightly long black hair covered his eyebrows and eyes, but his back was straight, not bent at all. His black hair seemed to be covered in frost and snow, and he was too pale.
Is he still running a fever?
Xia Yiqing thought in a daze.
She only had time to glance down at her watch.
23:00.
"Huh?" Suddenly, there was movement over there, and the masked man shouted, "Why are you still wearing headphones? Are they monitoring? Take them off quickly!"
For some reason, Xia Yiqing's heart ached. She opened her mouth to say that it was his hearing aid, but her throat had not been nourished by water for a long time and was very dry, so she couldn't make a sound.
Qi Hanmu's calm voice came, extremely peaceful. "Hearing aid," he even had the leisure to explain, "If I take it off, I can't hear, so there's no way I can negotiate with you."
"I don't believe it, pick it for me!"
The more knowledgeable of the kidnappers hesitated. "Boss, there are indeed rumors out there that Mr. Qi Sanye is deaf. If he can't hear, how can we ask for the money and the plane?"
The masked man's expression softened slightly. "Then how can you guarantee there's no locator?"
"Does it matter whether I guarantee it or not?" Qi Hanmu's phoenix eyes, which were always calm and self-controlled, were suddenly bright and frightening, like a frost blade that had appeared again.
"You heard the noise outside, right? I believe the Qi family's power can let you go. This is your last resort. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to surrender."
"Boss, let's run!"
"Woooo, wooo, wooo..." The sirens are approaching.
Suddenly, there was a lot more light from all directions on the top of the mountain, and it looked like someone was climbing the mountain with a flashlight.
The sound of cicadas chirping and the gurgling of the stream created a quiet scene that was in stark contrast to the tense atmosphere at the scene.
This made Xia Yiqing feel dazed. She remembered that she and Qi Hanmu had lived in a mountain villa before. However, when she was playing alone in the garden, she encountered a snake and got scared and had a high fever. Qi Hanmu then took her back to Yi Garden and never mentioned the idea of recuperating in the mountains again.
Even living in a town, enduring noise and pollution is a great torture for him.
"Madam," Luo Miao forced a smile when he saw Xia Yiqing.
"I'm glad you're back. We have someone here to meet you, but we need to take your statement first. Would you like to wait a moment or rest for a while? I'll go talk to them."
After swallowing a mouthful of ice-cold mineral water with difficulty, Xia Yiqing shook her head.
She won't leave.
This incident was originally caused by her. Qi Hanmu could clearly stay out of it, but he chose to save her.
"Madam, you should take a rest for a while, otherwise the Third Master will be distressed if he sees you."
Xia Yiqing's originally neat professional attire had already become dirty after this ordeal, and her fair face was covered with a lot of dust. At this moment, her eyes were empty, her brows were dull, and she was holding a bottle in her hand. She looked like a beautiful puppet.
Hearing this address, Xia Yiqing's eyes rolled around, and then, as if she had found some hope, she looked at Luo Miao eagerly, "He must have a way, right?"
"Sorry." Luo Miao just lowered his head.
"He, shouldn't..."
"After receiving the news, the Third Master didn't communicate his thoughts with us. He only asked us to prepare money and planes. Maybe he was worried about a mole. Don't think too much about it."
Birds fluttered into the sky, shaking the branches they stepped on.
It couldn't understand why it was so bright tonight, as if the day had never ended.
A young woman in a police uniform came over and said, "Is this the victim? Please come with me so I can take your statement."
Xia Yiqing looked at Luo Miao, pursed her lips, and then looked at the hilltop illuminated by the moonlight. "Excuse me, can you wait for me for a moment? My lover is still in the hands of the kidnappers."
Her voice drifted in the wind, not light, and coupled with her deep eyes, it was very solemn.
"What?" The female police officer's expression changed. "Mr. Qi went to meet the kidnappers alone?"
What happened next was that Luo Miao stepped forward and talked to the police, and he almost wore out his words before they reluctantly accepted the fact that their third master was in love.
In order to save the person he was going to marry, he sacrificed his own life.
Fortunately, the police also had multiple plans. Considering that the hostages' lives might be in danger at any time and the situation was extremely bad, they dispatched snipers.
Hilltop.
"Master Qi is indeed courageous, daring to ask for a bomb to be tied to his body," the masked man said, looking at the two little girls beside him, his voice softened a bit. He stretched out his hand and pushed the children towards his men.
"Take them outside and wait. If they want anything, watch your back."
But children are always innocent. The older one held back and said nothing. The younger one spoke up, "Dad, this brother looks so bad. Is he sick?"
The masked man was stunned for a moment, obviously not knowing how to answer.
"It's okay," Qi Hanmu smiled indifferently, his face looking even more handsome and eye-catching.
"My brother has seen a doctor."
The little girl was half-believing and half-doubting, and was half-pushed and half-pulled away by the masked men while sucking her fingers.
"Why...are you speaking for me?"
"By the way, you may not be a good person, but you may be a father and an important relative in their hearts, right?"
"You're such a smooth talker! Tell your people to get the helicopters over here. Don't think you can save your life by saying a few nice words."
"Really?" He glanced at the stopped bomb timer on his body and said, "I know, you just don't want me to die for the time being."
The helicopter flew through the air, swept by the wind, heading in the direction designated by the kidnappers.
Xia Yiqing looked up and stared, her dry eyes blinked twice, and then filled with natural tears.
Countless lights shone on the helicopter, but when the helicopter flew over the jungle, those beams of light gradually disappeared.
It's easy to imagine that the kidnappers asked not to spy on the movements of the helicopter.
From afar, Xia Yiqing saw a patchwork of red and blue lights flashing alternately on the winding mountain road, illuminating the road halfway up the mountain and below, adding a bit of tension to the tranquil mountain.
"Ma'am, don't worry too much. The Third Master will be fine."
"He didn't plan on coming back safely, did he?"
"That... you can't say that. You have to have faith in the Third Master."
Xia Yiqing twitched the corners of her mouth, but her smile didn't reach her eyes. Seeing that Luo Miao's smile was also forced, she slowly exhaled, leaned against the corner of the wall, and hugged her knees.
He actually likes her.
Otherwise, why would he protect you with his life?
"Luo Miao, tell me more about the Third Master. I want to hear it."
"Okay, ma'am, what specific aspects do you want to hear about?"
After thinking for a while, Xia Yiqing put her chin on her knees and pinched the corner of her clothes with her fingers. "It was the last time he and I had dinner in the private room, and he said he never gave me a legitimate status."
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
The helicopter started slowly, and Xia Yiqing subconsciously looked at her watch.
23:30.
My breathing stopped for a moment.
She turned her head quickly and looked at the hill over there.
The helicopter has taken off, its propeller stirring up the wind and clouds, slowly climbing higher.
Staring at the helicopter, Xia Yiqing's eyes felt stinging and the familiar feeling of tears came over her again.
But she didn't even dare to blink, for fear that if she blinked, something might happen to the helicopter.
At the same time, seeing Xia Yiqing suddenly look up and stop talking, Luo Miao had no choice but to shut up in disappointment. In his heart, he was complaining that their Third Master had already shown his wife-slave nature at that time.
Fortunately, the lady did not ask any further questions, otherwise, how could a mere assistant like the Third Master say, "She gave me the status, if she didn't, I would have no status?"
Seeing the watch jump to "23:31", Xia Yiqing's tense nerves slowly relaxed.
Perhaps, those people knew that Qi Hanmu could not die, so they defused the bomb on him in advance.
After all, they were all on the same plane, and no one would survive if the bomb exploded.
"What are you looking at?" Luo Miao finally couldn't help but interrupt.
"bomb."
These two words fell lightly, but as if with some kind of magic, almost at the same moment, the helicopter in the night sky "boomed" and exploded with dazzling flames.
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