Meanwhile, in a private villa.
Shi Song received the news immediately that the plane had not been destroyed and had landed safely back at the M-state airport.
Looking at the message he received on his phone, he doubted whether he had read it correctly. He never expected that what seemed like an inescapable and hopeless situation would actually fail.
Shi Ying took a sip of tea, looked up at Shi Song who was sitting in the main seat with a furrowed brow, and asked, "Third Uncle, what's wrong?"
Shi Song slowly put down his phone, his face looking rather grim. He never expected to fail like this. He said in a deep voice, "The plane that Shi Miao was on didn't crash."
Upon hearing this, Shi Ying's eyes widened in astonishment, and she nearly dropped the cup in her hand. She exclaimed incredulously, "How is this possible?!"
Shi Song rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. He now thought Shi Miao was quite strange; she was too lucky and managed to escape danger once or twice.
The key point is that no one knows exactly what happened in the cabin at that time, but he can be sure that the bomb and its placement were absolutely correct. So there is only one possibility: Shi Miao discovered the bomb before the explosion and successfully saved himself.
"We were too hasty in this matter. Shi Jing should be able to guess that it was us immediately."
Shi Song paused for a moment, his expression softening slightly, and continued, "However, he probably won't find anything on his end, so naturally he can't do anything to us."
Shi Ying hummed in agreement, suppressing the irritation in her eyes, still unable to understand how Shi Miao had discovered the time bomb.
Shi Song casually fiddled with the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, her eyes flickering slightly as she recalled what the investigator had said earlier: that Shi Miao wasn't the only one returning this time; a young man was also with her.
He didn't pay much attention to it at the time, since he was going to die anyway, and he could only blame himself for being unlucky to be with Shi Miao.
Now that I think about it carefully, something feels off. A bold idea pops into my head: could it be that Shi Miao's escape from danger this time is related to him?
Shi Song composed herself, picked up her phone again, and sent a message: 【Find out the person who left with Shi Miao today.】
The reply came quickly: "Yes."
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Meanwhile, Shi Jing and Gu Wanqing, having received the news, also rushed over.
"Miaomiao, Xiao Si!" Gu Wanqing was the first to push the door open and enter, followed by Shi Jing and the housekeeper, both of whom looked equally worried.
Upon seeing this, the brother and sister stood up together and went to greet them.
Shi Miao supported Gu Wanqing, who was swaying slightly, and comforted her, "Mom, don't worry, we're fine."
Gu Wanqing looked the brother and sister in front of her up and down, and seeing that they were indeed unharmed, she finally felt relieved.
Shi Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but still unaware of the time bomb, and asked with concern, "What happened? How did the cabin window suddenly shatter?"
The only news he received was that the plane had to make an emergency landing due to a broken window.
Because there were no surveillance cameras in that area of the cabin, only Shi Miao and Cheng Si knew what happened.
Shi Miao subconsciously exchanged a glance with Cheng Si, then looked away at Shi Jing. She didn't intend to hide it, and her tone sounded quite calm, but what she said shocked Shi Jing and the others present: "Someone has planted a time bomb in the cabin."
"What?!" Gu Wanqing's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. She never expected that such a dangerous thing as a time bomb would be on her private jet.
Although the brother and sister were both safe and sound, they still couldn't help but feel a little worried when they heard this.
Shi Jing frowned, but remained relatively calm. A dark glint flashed in his eyes as he quickly realized that Shi Song was involved in this matter. He asked, "Then how did you find out?"
Cheng Si glanced at the people standing there and said, "Sit down and let's talk."
No one objected to this, and they all took their seats on the sofa.
Shi Miao sat down next to Gu Wanqing and, without wasting any words, briefly recounted what had happened on the plane.
Gu Wanqing felt a chill after hearing this. Although Shi Miao spoke casually, everyone knew the extent of the danger involved.
Fortunately, both siblings are safe and sound.
The butler, standing to the side, glanced at him and, after a few seconds of thought, slowly voiced his guess: "Master, do you think this matter might be related to Third Master?"
"It's pretty close." Shi Jing narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness in them, and instructed the butler, "Go and pull up the surveillance footage at the boarding gate. Find out who smuggled the bomb in."
Butler Shi nodded, "Yes."
Cheng Si glanced at the departing butler and said, "The surveillance footage must have been tampered with."
Shi Miao hummed in agreement, naturally having considered this as well. Since the other party dared to do it, it meant they had made ample preparations. However, repairing the surveillance system was a piece of cake for her.
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The housekeeper was quite quick; they soon accessed the surveillance footage at the boarding gate.
He placed his laptop on the table, with the screen facing Shi Miao and the others, and then pressed the play button.
At first, the footage seemed normal, and I didn't see any suspicious people, just the captain, co-pilot, and two flight attendants who went in first.
The screen went black the next second, and then returned to normal after about two minutes.
Cheng Si raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. He naturally didn't understand these things and asked Shi Miao, "What's going on? Was the part with the black screen deleted by the other party?"
Shi Miao shook her head, immediately realizing that the other party hadn't tampered with the surveillance footage. "Someone covered it up with something."
This makes the situation tricky, as all of those staff members could be considered suspects.
Shi Jing tapped his fingers lightly on the sofa armrest, not too surprised. After all, he knew Shi Song quite well; he never left any handles or traces behind his actions. "Don't let those staff members leave for now. Interrogate them one by one."
The butler put away the computer. "Yes, Master."
Shi Miao looked up at Shi Jing and told him her plan, "Dad, I won't be going back to the capital for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jing immediately understood what she wanted to do and knew that it was time to put announcing Shi Miao's identity on the agenda. "Okay, whatever you say."
The reason why Shi Miao's identity has not been made public is simply because we don't want her to face these things too early. We wanted to wait until she graduated safely before making a decision. Who would have thought that Shi Song would be so impatient so soon?
As for Cheng Si, he had of course considered him, but Shi Miao was clearly more suitable to be the successor.
A hint of worry and heartache flashed in Gu Wanqing's eyes. She raised her hand and covered Shi Miao's hand, which was casually placed on her lap. She knew perfectly well what Shi Miao would face next. "Miao Miao, are you really sure?"
Shi Miao nodded without hesitation, "Yes."
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