Seeing the two so intimately together, Gu Qingyan felt a surge of anger. His fists clenched, his face tense, and he tried hard to control his emotions. But when he saw Gu Ningning's mocking smile, he finally couldn't help but turn his face away.
"Ha, what a coward." Gu Ningning sneered and said sarcastically, "What? You can't stand seeing your ex-wife hugging another man?"
Gu Qingyan's brows furrowed, and his gaze grew even colder. His eyes, fixed on Gu Ningning, were filled with disgust and anger.
"I'm asking you, where did Wanqing go?" Gu Qingyan's voice was low and serious, his eyes fixed on Gu Ningning, as if trying to see into her heart through her eyes.
Gu Ningning's heart tightened, but she quickly regained her composure. She gave Gu Qingyan a defiant look, then replied casually, "She went to buy me some food."
Gu Qingyan was stunned; he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Buy food?" he repeated. "There's so much food on the ship, why aren't you eating it? You want her to go out and buy it for you?"
Gu Ningning was a little confused; she didn't understand why Gu Qingyan would ask that. "Wanqing said there was no food on the ship, how could this be..."
Gu Qingyan's unease grew stronger. He glanced at the path leading off the deck and gestured to Gu Ningning with his eyes.
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Lu Jia's fingers trembled as he quickly removed Shen Zhi Qiu's blindfold, his voice also trembling slightly. "Zhi Qiu, I have something to tell you, but don't be afraid. I'll find a way to handle it." Shen Zhi Qiu blinked, somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden bright light. "Lu Jia, what are you saying? What's wrong?"
Lu Jia pursed his lips, his eyes flickering as if hesitating about something. He quickly untied the ropes binding Shen Zhi Qiu. Following Lu Jia's movements, Shen Zhi Qiu discovered that a small box had been tied around her waist at some point. Seeing Lu Jia's expression, Shen Zhi Qiu reached out to see what it was.
"Don't move." Lu Jia tensed up immediately, raising his head with a serious expression, but quickly softened it and said gently, "Don't be afraid, leave it to me." His hands trembled slightly as he gently removed the small box. Only then did Shen Zhi Qiu notice a countdown timer on the right side of the small box, which was ticking continuously, showing one hour, twenty-nine minutes, and thirty-five seconds remaining.
"Holy crap! It's a bomb!" Gu Ningning, who was on the other side, spotted the countdown on the right side of the small box and shouted.
Shen Zhi Qiu's face turned pale instantly, her heart was pounding, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.
Lu Jia's face also turned pale. "Don't be afraid, Zhi Qiu, I'll find a way." His voice was low and firm, as if he was comforting Shen Zhi Qiu, and also as if he was comforting himself.
Tears streamed down Shen Zhi Qiu's face. Even the strongest person couldn't hide the despair and fear in her voice. "Lu Jia, what do we do? What should we do?"
Lu Jia held Shen Zhi Qiu's hand tightly, his voice filled with determination. "Don't be afraid, Zhi Qiu, I will protect you. I will definitely find a way."
"No, no, no, you have to leave right now!" Shen Zhi Qiu said, shoving Lu Jia aside and shouting, "You have to leave now!"
"Ningning, run! Wanqing won't be coming back!" Gu Qingyan, who was puzzled, immediately connected all the dots the moment she saw the bomb, and was filled with fear.
Gu Ningning was obedient and ran away as fast as she could, muttering to herself, "No way? Wanqing did it?"
"What do you think? Who else could it be but her?" Gu Qingyan followed closely behind her. "She wasn't even going to buy food."
"Wanqing wants to kill me?" Gu Ningning looked shocked. "That's impossible! I've never offended her! She even asked me to come to her and gave me new clothes to change into."
"Stop talking, just run!" Gu Qingyan urged, but the moment he stepped off the deck, he seemed to have a change of heart and shouted to Gu Ningning from behind, "Ningning, run! I'm still worried, I'm going up to check!"
After saying that, Gu Qingyan turned around and rushed back.
"Zhi Qiu!" Gu Qingyan swallowed nervously and called out cautiously.
"Why did you come back?" Shen Zhi Qiu glanced at Gu Qing Yan.
Lu Jia didn't turn around. She carefully examined the bomb and then called Jiang Bei, but the call went to voicemail.
This is a very simple bomb design, like the kind of bombs with many red and blue wires wrapped around it that you always see in movies. It's said to have originated as a time bomb invented by the Germans during World War II. Nowadays, this kind of simple bomb has almost disappeared. But Jiang Bei is a soldier with a lot of combat experience, so he should know how to defuse it.
"I'm still very worried about you." Gu Qingyan was a little scared and didn't dare to move forward, but he would feel guilty if he just ran away.
“Nobody knows how to defuse a bomb. You can leave.” Sweat streamed down Lu Jia’s face as he said to Gu Qingyan, “Tell President Rong and the others to stay away from the ship and not come aboard.”
“Lu Jia, you should go too.” Shen Zhi Qiu grabbed Lu Jia’s hand and urged again, “Zhao Zhao and Niannian are still young. They can’t be without both a mother and a father.”
"Dad's still here, I'm not dead yet." Gu Qingyan was about to go down to the deck to inform Rong Mo when she heard Shen Zhi Qiu's words and immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Zhi Qiu, please, let me stay. At least let me try to the end, okay? Please." Lu Jia's voice choked with emotion. He looked at the bomb carefully, but he really didn't know how to disarm it.
Before he finished speaking, Rong Mo had already led Wei Qiao onto the deck, bypassing Gu Qingyan.
"Zhi Qiu!" Rong Mo rushed to Shen Zhi Qiu's side, knelt on one knee, and looked at the bomb on her body, his heart breaking.
"Brother!" Shen Zhi Qiu's tears fell down her cheeks. "You guys should leave right now!"
"There's still time." Wei Qiao looked at the countdown.
"Wei Qiao, contact Captain Liu to call the bomb disposal expert! Quickly!" Rong Mo shouted at Wei Qiao.
"I already contacted Captain Liu when I came up here, and he'll get back to me soon," Wei Qiao said.
Just then, Lu Jia's phone rang.
"Hey, Lu Jia, why did you remember me? Did you know I was on a mission near the capital and wanted to tell me the good news that you two are getting married?" Jiang Bei's smiling voice came over.
"Jiangbei, let me ask you, do you know how to defuse a bomb? Do you know how to cut the red and blue wires on this kind of bomb?" Lu Jia's voice trembled, and his lips quivered.
"Who are you helping to defuse the bomb?" Jiang Bei paused for a moment, then quickly and calmly replied, "Turn on the video and record it for me!"
“It’s Zhi Qiu.” Lu Jia choked up. “I’ll video call you now.”
"Okay, give me your location, I'll be there soon." Jiang Bei said, hung up the phone, and turned to head towards the capital.
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