No one could answer him.
The technician's fingers flew across the keyboard, his forehead instantly covered in cold sweat, and his voice trembled:
"Mayor, the signal... the signal is completely lost!"
The main line, the backup line... none of them are responding!
It's not a problem on our end, it's the signal source inside the mine...
It seems... it seems everything is destroyed!
"Completely destroyed?"
Liu Fanming's heart sank straight down, and a chilling coldness suddenly shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
The explosion of the cutting cable should have had extremely limited power; how could it possibly have destroyed the live broadcast line at the same time?
Unless it's a much larger, uncontrolled explosion!
"Team Leader Shen! Team Leader Shen, he..."
"Did it...fail?"
Someone, trembling, voiced the guess that everyone feared but dared not utter.
This word is like a boulder thrown into an already still pond, stirring up a silent, turbulent storm.
Everyone's face was extremely pale.
Vice Minister Song Jian'an clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white as he stared intently at the black screen.
He forced himself to calm down and called out urgently into his headset.
But all he got in response was a chilling, static-like busy tone.
The mine shaft in front of us seemed to have truly become a black hole that only allows entry and not exit.
It swallowed up light, swallowed up sound, and swallowed up all hope.
"It's over..."
Liu Fanming felt a sudden dizziness.
It's all over!
The fate of the seven missing persons remains unknown!
If Shen Ting were to sacrifice himself, especially in front of a live broadcast in such an extreme and risky manner...
This responsibility, these consequences...
Just thinking about it for a little while made him almost breathless.
In the tense atmosphere, a calm voice broke the oppressive silence outside the mine.
"wrong."
The speaker was Zheng Yuanqiao.
As the captain of the criminal police in Chaoyang District, he always stood in a position that was almost closest to the mine.
now!
He strode up to Liu Fanming and Song Jian'an, his voice low but calm and resolute:
"Mayor Liu, Minister Song, the situation may not be so bad."
"If it really was the main charge that was detonated, given the explosive yield of that bomb, in the relatively enclosed environment of the mine, the sound of the explosion could not possibly be just that muffled thud."
Being so close to the mine, the vibrations and sonic impacts we felt must have been extremely intense.
Moreover, the shock wave will contain fragments, and smoke or even blasts of air may emerge from the mine entrance.
But now, there's nothing.
He paused, then pointed to the dark entrance of the mine:
"That muffled thud was indeed quite clear."
However, the volume was not loud; it sounded more like an explosion confined to a certain range.
I believe that was most likely the sound of the cutting cable exploding.
The live broadcast signal was interrupted, perhaps due to interference from the explosion, or perhaps due to the impact shaking a critical wiring connector.
But it certainly didn't resemble a massive explosion capable of destroying all the live streaming equipment.
Upon hearing this, Song Jian'an's eyes lit up as if he had grasped a lifeline:
"Captain Zheng, you mean..."
"I'll go in and take a look."
Zheng Yuanqiao stated firmly, "The situation inside the mine is unclear."
We can't just sit here and wait.
I put on protective gear and went in to investigate. My goal was at least to bring Shen Ting out, or find out exactly what had happened inside.
Liu Fanming was still somewhat hesitant, but Song Jian'an had already nodded emphatically:
"good!
Captain Zheng, I'll leave it to you!
Be very careful! Stay connected at all times!
"clear."
Zheng Yuanqiao stopped talking and turned to walk quickly toward the equipment vehicle next to him.
He quickly put on a lightweight blast vest, a helmet, and checked his communicator and high-powered flashlight.
He grabbed an entrenching tool and tucked it into his waistband with clean, efficient movements.
As a veteran criminal investigator, he had experienced many dangerous situations. Although he was solemn at this moment, he remained calm.
Just as he finished dressing, took a deep breath, and prepared to step into the dark, unknown mine—
"Zzz... Captain Zheng..."
A faint, intermittent, but incredibly clear sound suddenly rang in his earpiece!
It's Xu Xinyi!
Zheng Yuanqiao stopped abruptly, immediately pressed his earpiece, and asked in surprise:
"Xu Xinyi! It's me!"
How are you all?
Where's Shen Ting? What's the situation inside?!
Outside the mine, everyone's expression changed, and they pricked up their ears, looking nervously at Zheng Yuanqiao.
Xu Xinyi's voice, clearly tinged with excitement and a little breathless, came through the earpiece:
"Captain Zheng! We're alright!"
Zhao Gang, Chen Hao, and I have retreated to the pre-set safe location and are temporarily safe.
Shen Ting asked me to tell you.
The explosion just now, based on preliminary assessment, should be considered... a success!
It worked?!
These three words, like heavenly music, instantly pierced through the heavy clouds that shrouded everyone's hearts.
Liu Fanming was initially incredulous, then his eyes widened in disbelief.
Song Jian'an's tense body swayed almost imperceptibly.
The officers around them, who had been listening intently, instantly showed expressions of ecstasy and disbelief.
"It really worked?!"
Zheng Yuanqiao's voice also rose a little:
"How is Shen Ting now?"
Where is he? Is he safe?
"Shen Ting is alright!"
Xu Xinyi said with certainty:
"After the explosion, he contacted us briefly via internal communication immediately. He was conscious and said he was not injured."
It is now confirmed that the explosion did not detonate the main charge of the bomb!
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