Chapter 493: Prying
The explosions continued one after another. When people at the night market heard the noise, their first reaction was to run to an open area.
After so many years of struggling in times of natural disasters and chaos, no one would panic because of sudden danger. Everyone would determine the safest place in the shortest time and run to safety.
Xia Xiaoman also moved to an open area under the protection of Zhong Xue. After running to an open area, Zhong Xue took out her mobile phone to contact her superiors and asked about the origin of the explosion.
Not long after, she received a message from her superiors. Just now, the authorities sent people to capture the traitor planted by the Zhou family in Yancheng. The traitor knew that he could not escape, so he detonated the bomb hidden in the underground city.
Zhong Xue received the message and wanted to continue to inquire about the explosion, but found that the local network was disconnected after the message was released.
She looked around. The explosion had stopped and people were looking around for the source of the explosion.
"Miss Xia, this place is not safe. Shall I take you back to the dormitory first?"
Xia Xiaoman nodded and returned to the dormitory under the escort of Zhong Xue. After entering the room, she took out her cell phone to check the cause of the explosion, but found that her cell phone had no network, so she had to give up.
There was a knock on the door. It was Zhong Xue who brought her dinner. Xia Xiaoman asked about the cause of the explosion, and Zhong Xue explained briefly, "The explosion also damaged the elevator to the underground city. The elevator is being repaired now, and it will take at least ten days to repair it."
This means that Xia Xiaoman needs to stay in Yancheng for about ten days. "What's the weather like outside? Is it still windy?"
Zhong Xue nodded and said, "The wind is still blowing, but not very strong. It will probably stop in five or six days."
Xia Xiaoman felt a little relieved after hearing this. Being trapped in the underground city was okay, as long as the temperature outside didn't drop too much, otherwise she was afraid that the helicopter wouldn't be able to start.
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In the next few days, Xia Xiaoman stayed in the dormitory. It was not that she didn't want to go out, but there were police and gangster movies outside every now and then, and Xia Xiaoman didn't want to cause trouble, so she stayed in the dormitory to keep quiet.
That day, the Zhou family detonated the bomb, and several traitors caught by the security team took the opportunity to escape. Those traitors had been hiding in Yancheng since before the construction of the underground city, and they knew the underground city very well. Even if the underground city was full of surveillance cameras, they could still avoid surveillance and escape.
In order to capture these people, the Yancheng officials searched house to house every day, and every now and then you could see the security team chasing those traitors around.
On the eighth day in Yancheng, all the traitors arranged by the Zhou family were arrested, and the local network had been restored. Xia Xiaoman was about to go out for some fresh air when she saw Zhong Xue standing at the door.
"Miss Xia, I'm sorry that I haven't been able to entertain you well these days because I have been dealing with issues left over from the past. Our supervisor said he wanted to treat you to a meal as an apology."
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need, I've been living quite comfortably these past few days, and you guys have been very good at entertaining me, so there's no need to apologize."
Zhong Xue smiled and said, "You have come from afar, and as the host, we should treat you to a meal. It's just that I was busy with other things before and didn't have time. Now the supervisor has finished the work at hand. Miss Xia, when are you free? I will arrange a time."
Wasn't this giving her a chance to refuse? Xia Xiaoman narrowed her eyes and said, "It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation. Let's do it tonight!" She wanted to see what these people were up to.
Zhong Xue contacted her superior in front of Xia Xiaoman, confirmed the time, and said to Xia Xiaoman with a smile: "Miss Xia, the time has been set. Dinner is at 7 o'clock in the evening. I will pick you up at 6:40."
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At seven o'clock in the evening, Xia Xiaoman appeared in the restaurant on time. Zhong Xue's supervisor Qin Minghao was the only one in the restaurant.
Xia Xiaoman originally thought that this was a Hongmen Banquet, but she didn't expect that Qin Minghao had been introducing the Yancheng Underground City since she entered the restaurant, praising Yancheng to the skies, saying how wonderful it was.
Xia Xiaoman gradually came to her senses and roughly guessed that Qin Minghao wanted to invite her to dinner.
As expected, after talking about the many advantages of Yancheng, Qin Minghao said: "Miss Xia, the development of Yancheng is far more than this. We have so many mines in Yancheng. It won't be long before we can develop into a city second only to the capital."
"Ms. Xia is very capable. You own two spaces at such a young age. You can also fly a helicopter and are quite skilled. Fucheng only lets you be a small trader. This is really a waste of your talent."
"I wonder if Miss Xia is interested in coming to our Yancheng? We can discuss the conditions in detail. As long as we can meet your requirements, we will try our best to satisfy you."
Xia Xiaoman shook her head, "Sorry, I don't plan to leave Floating City for the time being."
Qin Minghao asked: "Is it because you have family and friends in Fucheng? It doesn't matter, you can bring your family and friends here, and we will help you settle them down."
"That's not the reason. I just don't want to leave the familiar place."
Qin Minghao didn't continue to pester Xia Xiaoman after hearing this. "Maybe what I said today was too sudden for you. So, Miss Xia, go back and think about it first. It won't be too late to make a decision after you figure it out."
Xia Xiaoman didn't say anything. If there was no special situation, she would not leave Fucheng. She had lived in Fucheng for so many years and knew the situation in Fucheng very well. If she went to another city, she would be unfamiliar with the place and if something happened, she would not even know the escape route.
Moreover, the floating city water world has been built in an orderly manner. She has nothing to do, so why would she go to other cities at this time?
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In the blink of an eye, ten days passed. Xia Xiaoman repeatedly asked Zhong Xue whether the elevator in the underground city had been repaired, but Zhong Xue always avoided the question.
She also went to the elevator in person, but without Yancheng's special magnetic card, she had no way to get close to the elevator entrance. In addition, the helicopter was still in Yancheng's hands, so it was unlikely that she could leave Yancheng without alerting Zhong Xue and the others.
Xia Xiaoman was a little annoyed. The weather was unpredictable now. A lot could happen in ten days. She didn't want to stay in Yancheng any longer.
Zhong Xue seemed to see that Xia Xiaoman was getting impatient, so she contacted her superiors and invited Xia Xiaoman to dinner twice, each time persuading her to stay and promising her many benefits. However, these benefits were just empty promises in Xia Xiaoman's eyes, and she just wanted to leave Yancheng and go home.
Seeing that Yancheng had no intention of releasing her, Xia Xiaoman decided to steal Zhong Xue's magnetic card and leave Yancheng first. As for the helicopter, she would ask Yu Jie to get it back for her when she returned to Fucheng.
He took out his cell phone and was about to find an excuse to trick Zhong Xue over when there was a knock on the door.
Xia Xiaoman thought it was Zhong Xue, so she opened the door directly. Seeing the person standing outside the door, Xia Xiaoman opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Jiang Yue?!"
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