Xiao Feng glanced at Nie Longjiao and didn't express any objection.
In the absence of a tacit collaboration, individuals with a certain level of combat experience undoubtedly have more precise control over force compared to ordinary people.
Of course, psychological resilience is also a crucial factor.
The woman's series of deep breaths just now were enough to reveal the tension within her heart.
In case her hand trembles later, Xiao Feng cannot guarantee he can stabilize the five steel balls simultaneously in the safe zone with complete certainty.
"What's your na?" Xiao Feng suddenly asked.
The woman was stunned, seemingly not expecting Xiao Feng to have the mood to ask such a question at this mont.
However, she still replied, "Yao Qianxue."
"A very nice na." Xiao Feng smiled, "Don't be nervous, I just thought, if it really blows up, we can't not know your na."
Yao Qianxue responded with a forced smile, clearly, this joke didn't relax her much.
"Forty seconds left," Nie Longjiao reminded coldly.
Xiao Feng glanced at her, "Can you not talk?"
Treated with such obvious double standards, it would certainly be false to say Nie Longjiao wasn't a bit angry.
But she also knew that this was the last chance, even if she wanted to settle accounts with Xiao Feng, now was not the ti.
Suppressing her anger, Nie Longjiao shut her mouth.
Xiao Feng took a deep breath and said, "Get ready, follow my command… Three, two, one!"
With a casual utterance, both exerted force simultaneously, lifting the pipe slowly and steadily.
They took large strides, lowering their center of gravity, while accommodating their own movents and paying attention to the changes in the other's force, thereby making slight adjustnts.
"Beep beep beep beep beep!"
The piercing sound persisted nonstop, making one's mood inevitably irritable.
"Co on, you can do it!" Xiao Feng smiled and shot Yao Qianxue an encouraging glance.
Yao Qianxue nodded, sitting cross-legged on the ground, lowering her posture as much as possible, and said, "Raise it just a bit more, just enough for to reach in."
Xiao Feng and Nie Longjiao exchanged glances and nodded at each other, holding their breath and focusing on observing the changes of the steel balls inside the pipe.
At this mont, Yao Qianxue could see the three red, yellow, and blue leads below, with a very thin black line beside them, connecting to the pipe above.
She didn't dare to procrastinate, not even bothering to check how much ti was left.
She hurriedly took out the keys from her pocket and found the nail clippers hanging from them, slowly extending her hand inside.
Nie Longjiao couldn't help but speak, "Still..."
But as soon as a word was uttered, it was stopped by Xiao Feng's gaze.
She wanted to ntion there were only ten seconds left and even relying on luck was better than hesitating.
"Beep beep beep beep beep…"
The alarm sound suddenly beca rapid.
Sweat began to form visibly on Yao Qianxue's forehead.
The reason she hesitated was that during her ntor's lecture, he ntioned this kind of detonation device was likely a fake.
The safest thod was to remove the three leads.
But now, there were no other options.
In the next mont, Yao Qianxue closed her eyes abruptly, pressing her thumb and index finger holding the nail clippers together.
"Click!"
After the crisp sound, the alarm ceased, and the countdown on the display froze at the last second before going dark.
No one spoke, remaining silent for a good half minute, still maintaining their unmoving stance.
After a long pause, Nie Longjiao was the first to speak, breaking the silence, "Does this an we've succeeded?"
Yao Qianxue swallowed unnaturally and replied, "If nothing goes wrong, yes."
Xiao Feng and Nie Longjiao lowered the pipe cautiously, gently placing it on the ground.
"The bomb's concentration isn't high; it should be used for coal mine blasting, but it would be enough to destroy the second floor and crush most people on the first floor." Yao Qianxue observed for a while and concluded.
The sweat on her face had sared her makeup, making it appear quite odd.
"Do you have tissues?" Xiao Feng asked Nie Longjiao.
"Yes," Nie Longjiao took out a pack of tissues from her pocket and handed it over.
Then, unexpectedly, Xiao Feng pulled out a tissue without asking and started to wipe the marks on Yao Qianxue's face.
"I... I'd better do it myself." Yao Qianxue blushed deeply.
When she reached out to take the tissue, her arm couldn't help but tremble.
Xiao Feng smiled, "Relax, it's all over now."
Saying this, he pulled out another tissue to help wipe Yao Qianxue's face.
But Nie Longjiao snatched the tissue before he could touch her and pushed Xiao Feng aside, saying, "I'll do it."
After speaking, she quickly cleaned Yao Qianxue's face.
"Thank you!" Yao Qianxue whispered, embarrassnt causing her to wish she could find a hole to hide in.
"Let's go downstairs." Xiao Feng extended a hand to Yao Qianxue.
Seeing this, Nie Longjiao quickly stepped forward, helped Yao Qianxue up, and without acknowledging Xiao Feng, headed straight for the stairwell.
Xiao Feng shook his head with a chuckle; was this reaction a sign of jealousy?
Regardless, this ti they managed to escape disaster.
Going down the stairs, they found more than a hundred people crowding around Nie Longjiao and Yao Qianxue, bombarding them with questions.
Surrounded, the two won looked annoyed yet helpless.
Xiao Feng clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention.
"How did it go?"
"Are we safe now?"
"The bomb isn't going to explode, right?"
Facing the crowd's questions, Xiao Feng nodded and gave a definite answer, "Yes, we are safe now."
As his words fell, the room erupted in cheers and applause.
Many people hugged each other, jumping for joy, even among strangers.
"It's thanks to this officer that we escaped death, how about we give him a round of applause?" Soone suggested.
"Agreed!" The crowd unanimously cheered and applauded earnestly.
Soon, a dozen people ran toward Xiao Feng, lifted him over their heads, and tossed him in the air repeatedly.
The atmosphere on the first floor at this mont was like an ocean of joy.
The innocent victims were temporarily forgotten.
People must move forward; these individuals' fates are certainly tragic, yet their families are the most heartbroken.
To strangers, a few sighs followed by a "Rest in peace" is often the extent of their obligation.
Suddenly, a discordant voice ca from the speakers.
"Such a sacred place is so noisy, aren't you afraid the 'Lord' will punish you?" Johnny crawled out from under the podium, angrily accusing.
These words made several people unhappy.
Why didn't you show such bravado earlier facing ard criminals?
A dozen people slowly surrounded him, led by a tall, muscular man.
Looking down at Johnny, he said grimly, "What did you say again? I didn't catch it, say it again and let hear."
Johnny stepped back two paces, hurriedly saying, "I didn't... didn't say anything, don't co over, don't... ah!"
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