Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 215: Bomb Disposal

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Bomb Disposal

"Do you know how to defuse a bomb?" Bai Yanliang looked at Xun Weimo and asked.

Xun Weimo shook his head. This wasn’t something an ordinary person would come into contact with.

This time, Bai Yanliang was also at a loss. Although he used to be interested in bombs, given they could blow open the walls of a mental hospital, unfortunately, the hospital hadn’t provided him with the relevant books.

The two looked at the bomb in silence.

Soon, the broadcast in the school announced an earthquake alert, emergency evacuation, and all teachers and students immediately left the school.

Under the guidance of their homeroom teachers, the students walked out of the classrooms in an orderly manner, most of them with excited expressions.

After all, a sudden drill meant no class, which meant they could go outside and relax.

But as the students passed by the corridor, they curiously looked at Bai Yanliang and Xun Weimo, who were squatting on the ground. What were they staring at in the cardboard box?

Could there be a stray cat inside?

Yang Yiyi also came down with her classmates. When she followed their gaze to the person squatting on the ground, she couldn’t help but widen her eyes.

Is that... Bai Yanliang?

Actually, up until now, Yang Yiyi still thought Bai Yanliang was an undercover cop, carrying out some unexposable mission.

Therefore, to avoid disturbing Bai Yanliang, she had been suppressing her curiosity and refrained from contacting him.

As time passed, Bai Yanliang had suddenly disappeared from her life, just as he had suddenly appeared.

No matter what, she hadn’t expected to see Bai Yanliang in such a situation.

What is he doing... is he still on a mission?

Yang Yiyi was a bit puzzled as she looked at his profile. In her impression, Bai Yanliang had never shown such a troubled expression.

It seemed this situation was very tricky.

It was indeed very tricky.

Bai Yanliang felt useless, unable even to defuse a bomb.

Xun Weimo also furrowed his brows and sighed, "Let’s go, the police will be here soon, let’s leave this bomb to them to handle."

Bai Yanliang nodded and was about to get up and leave when suddenly his mind flashed.

No, no!

"Let’s go, I know what’s wrong now!"

Xun Weimo gave him a puzzled look but didn’t say anything and quickly followed him.

...

Just as Bai Yanliang and Xun Weimo squeezed out through the wall hole, Wu Kuifeng and others, fully armed, arrived at the main entrance.

"Seal the scene, set up a barricade, evacuate everyone within 200 meters!"

"Yes!"

Wu Kuifeng sprinted to the location the grade director told him, and the entire school was already empty. He and several police officers immediately saw the cardboard box on the ground!

"Activate the electronic jamming device, block all signals!"

While commanding, Wu Kuifeng squatted down and carefully observed the bomb.

The officers took an X-ray photograph of the box and handed the photo to Wu Kuifeng.

After just one glance, Wu Kuifeng’s expression changed.

This is... a very advanced type of bomb.

"What’s wrong?"

Liang Yan also came in. Although Wu Kuifeng had strongly requested him to wait outside, he still came in.

Wu Kuifeng furrowed his brows and said, "This bomb is very difficult to defuse."

"Made by an expert?"

"Yes." Wu Kuifeng nodded, cautiously lying down to observe the wiring, while saying, "Common detonation devices include detonators, explosives, clocks, or remote control via a signal. But this type of bomb is triggered by temperature. See that solar panel?"

Wu Kuifeng pointed at the conspicuous solar panel, "It contains a timer circuit and a photoresistor. The perpetrator simply needs to place it at night and can leave with peace of mind. When the sun comes up, the sunlight hits the panel, the temperature rises, and the bomb automatically detonates."

Liang Yan also sensed the trickiness of this bomb and asked, "If it’s temperature-based, there must be a trigger point, right?"

Wu Kuifeng shook his head, "That trigger point is only known by the person who made it."

Now, this bomb had been sitting here for quite a while, and no one knew when it would explode. Except for Wu Kuifeng, everyone stood where they were, not daring to breathe.

Liang Yan glanced at him and asked, "Do you have confidence?"

Wu Kuifeng didn’t answer him but turned to the officers to get bomb disposal tools.

"Everyone, get out." His voice was stern, with the undeniable tone unique to soldiers, "That means you too."

Wu Kuifeng looked at Liang Yan.

Officers exchanged glances and, after the first one followed the order and left, everyone else left the school building.

"Leave, that’s an order."

Wu Kuifeng said to Liang Yan as he stared at him.

Liang Yan gave him a glance, pulled out a handkerchief from the pocket of his suit jacket, laid it neatly on the ground, and knelt on one knee, "Save your orders for someone else. I’m not your subordinate."

Wu Kuifeng’s brow furrowed even more tightly, "I have no defusal experience with this type of bomb, and in the army, I only heard of failed defusal cases of it."

"Get on with it, if you talk more, it might blow up."

Liang Yan remained unmoved, with a hint of impatience on his face.

Wu Kuifeng finally stopped trying to persuade him. He gripped a pair of pliers, preparing to cut the bomb’s anti-handling circuit.

Wu Kuifeng’s actions were extremely slow and cautious, even a small movement of inserting the pliers into the box caused sweat to bead on his forehead and soak his back.

Liang Yan also held his breath; he had lost his memory, but not his wits.

In the existing memories, he had never experienced such a life-and-death situation hanging by a thread.

"Crack—"

Wu Kuifeng exerted force with his fingers, and the pliers immediately cut a white wire!

Time seemed to stop, and Wu Kuifeng withdrew his hand from the box, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said, "The first step succeeded..."

However, before he finished speaking, a flash of fire lit up inside the box.

The bomb exploded!

...

"Mr. Bai, why did you suddenly leave that bomb?" Xun Weimo asked puzzledly while driving.

To him, Bai Yanliang seemed like a bit of a do-gooder. Someone like him, wasn’t he supposed to have no reason to abandon a bomb and run away?

Such people usually have the spirit of sacrificing themselves for the greater good, right?

Although in Xun Weimo’s view, such behavior seemed quite foolish.

Bai Yanliang was unaware of Xun Weimo’s misunderstanding of him; his brain was working rapidly...

The Rong Bridge Sky Street explosion used plastic explosives, commonly known as C4, which is a high-efficiency explosive that can be crushed into powder and stored in rubbery materials, or molded into any shape. Although powerful, it’s quite safe to use; even shooting it directly won’t trigger an explosion and can only be detonated by a detonator.

And the bomb at the school just now, wasn’t plastic explosive...

So, that very likely was just a decoy.

The real target of the perpetrator was the Jiangbei Branch, now lacking most of its police force!