Qin Ningyi hurried down from upstairs and saw Huo Rou frowning, looking somewhat dazed, holding a knife to a bomb in front of her.
Huo Rou snapped back to reality, smiled bitterly, and was about to act.
Qin Ningyi rushed forward two steps, snatched the knife from her hand, and pulled her into his arms.
"Why didn't you leave?" Qin Ningyi's tone held a hint of helplessness. Although he was confident in himself, the situation was special, and he couldn't guarantee survival. wap.kanshuwu.net
Huo Rou had left decisively, but now she appeared here, even bringing out the explosive device.
The familiar embrace instantly relaxed Huo Rou's taut nerves.
She asked in his arms with a touch of delight, "Did you really disarm it successfully?"
The question was a bit foolish. If he hadn't succeeded, they wouldn't be talking here.
Just as Huo Rou was about to change the subject to gloss over the question, Qin Ningyi gently kissed her forehead. "Yes, I succeeded."
His gaze fell on the timer, studying the wires, and he fiddled with the tangled mess with the knife in his hand.
"Let me go," Huo Rou said softly. "There's no time."
"I'll do it."
Qin Ningyi embraced her tightly, without allowing any refusal.
This timer was identical to the one on Giles. It was made by the same person.
He quickly dealt with the timer.
The moment the "tick-tock" stopped, Huo Rou felt a slap on her backside.
With a "crack," the force was not light.
Her face suddenly flushed, and her ears felt hot. "Qin Ningyi!"
The usually proper Qin Ningyi was only unconventional in certain specific places and times, but he had never done anything like this.
Qin Ningyi's expression was grim.
If he had failed...
"Arou," he said, looking deeply at Huo Rou, his eyes filled with an unfading affection and the lingering fear of what could have happened. "Be obedient."
Si Nian was accustomed to her charging ahead, her unwillingness to fall behind, and even her tendency to be in danger.
But he was not accustomed to it.
If possible, he wished she could remain innocent and joyful, living a life of peace and happiness.
Just like his elder sister and younger brother, doing what she loved, and letting him handle everything else.
Huo Rou's ears were still red, and she nodded under his gaze.
The coldness emanating from Qin Ningyi dissipated. He ruffled her hair, as if soothing a proud kitten. Then, he turned back, dragged Giles out, and took Huo Rou to rendezvous with Zhao Wen and the others.
Zhao Wen and his team were keeping track of time. After the countdown, they waited a while longer. Seeing no activity from the abandoned factory, they quickly led their men to storm the place.
Qin Ningyi tossed Giles in front of Zhao Wen. "Director Zhao, let there not be a next time."
Zhao Wen sternly gave his word. Si Nian looked Huo Rou and Qin Ningyi up and down, then breathed a sigh of relief and added, "Giles has important intelligence to share, so you'd better interrogate him thoroughly."
Giles nodded like a pecking chicken. Since...
Although Old Qin already had a son, this was crucial for Sister Huo Rou's happiness!
Zhao Hengyu suppressed the urge to kill Si Nian and asked with a heavy heart, "How... how did she die?"
Seeing the hesitation on Qin Ningyi's face, he fell into greater despair. "Can't she be saved?"