At this moment, Ning Zhiheng's sense of warning grew stronger. He scanned everything in the banquet hall, especially the staff members, ready to react at any moment.
Just then, this feeling suddenly reached its peak. Ning Zhiheng felt his muscles tighten and cold sweat break out. His body reacted in time, and he felt the space freeze and a vibration in the air.
Immediately afterward, a loud bang rang in his ears. At this moment, Ning Zhiheng had already grabbed Fujiwara Hirofumi, turned around to shield him, and fell to the ground.
With a deafening explosion, the entire hall shook violently. The shockwave spread rapidly from beneath the porcelain vase in the center of the hall. Before anyone could react, they were thrown off balance. Wood chips and porcelain shards flew everywhere in the banquet hall.
In an instant, everyone who was hit screamed in agony. Several staff members who were in the banquet hall and ready to serve were closest to the porcelain vase and were all thrown high into the air by the shock, bleeding from all seven orifices.
At this moment, only Fujiwara Hirofumi and a few others had just entered the banquet hall. Apart from Fujiwara Hirofumi and Ning Zhiheng, who fell to the ground in time, the others behind them were hit by debris from inside the room and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
Those who were lucky enough not to have entered the banquet hall were also stunned, and the scene was extremely tragic, with everything in disarray.
The bomb was extremely powerful, clearly made of military explosives, or even TNT. The large banquet hall was completely devastated, with all the tables and chairs overturned, the dishes on the tables shattered, and the powerful shockwave shattering several windows.
Ning Zhiheng moved quickly, but because he had to pull Fujiwara Hirofumi, he was already a step slower when he turned around. When he fell to the ground, he felt two jolts behind him, followed by a sharp pain. He thought to himself that something must have hit him.
At that moment, the guards outside heard the explosion and were terrified, rushing in desperately.
Uehara Junpei was talking to a representative and walked a little slower, so he didn't enter the meeting hall. He was the first to react. After getting up from the ground, he rushed into the meeting hall with a shout.
He dared not imagine what price the entire Central China Expeditionary Army and everyone else in the room, especially himself, would pay if something happened to Fujiwara Hirofumi. However, he was certain that his political career would come to an end.
There's also his sworn nephew, Fujiwara no Tomohito, who is one of the few people he's close to and a junior he values highly. If anything were to happen to him, he would never forgive himself.
At this moment, Fujiwara Hirofumi also came to his senses. When he heard the explosion, Ning Zhiheng had already shielded him behind him. Ning Zhiheng then tackled him to the ground and held him tightly. When he was pressed to the ground, he felt the ground shake violently, which almost made him spit out a mouthful of blood. It took him a long time to recover.
At this moment, Ning Zhiheng, who was pressing down on Fujiwara Hirofumi, felt a tightness in his heart when he saw that Fujiwara Hirofumi was not moving. He did not want anything to happen to Fujiwara Hirofumi, otherwise all his efforts over such a long time would be in vain. He quickly asked in a high voice, "Uncle, Uncle, how are you? Are you injured?"
Fujiwara Hirofumi shook his head, spat lightly, expelling a wisp of ash from his mouth, and said in a deep voice, "I'm fine!"
Hearing this, Ning Zhiheng breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Uehara Junpei rushed in. He saw that Fujiwara Hirofumi and his nephew were lying on the ground. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He pounced on Ning Zhiheng, grabbed him by the collar, and pulled him up.
Taking advantage of the situation, Ning Zhiheng stood up and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm fine, and so is your father!"
With just those words, Uehara Junpei felt a sense of relief wash over him, and his body went limp, almost causing him to sit down.
Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to help him up, and then helped Fujiwara Hirofumi up as well. When the other guards rushed in, they were also shocked by the horrific scene in the banquet hall.
Fujiwara Hirofumi's face was grim, but he remained calm. He turned around and looked at the other three people who were lying on the ground. He saw that they were his personal secretary, Takahashi Hiroshi, and two others, Wang Tianhai's chief assistants, Gao Zhiwu and Liu Shenghuai.
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