The bomb disposal was successful, and the crisis was averted. The SWAT team leader glanced at Xu Mo in the distance. This young man was quite interesting...
First, he identified the locations of all the timed bombs by listening to the sounds, helping them find all the bombs in the shortest time possible.
Then, he pointed out the method for disarming the bomb. According to Xu Mo, they should cut both the blue and yellow wires simultaneously. And sure enough, the bomb didn't explode. This guy really knew his stuff!
At the same time, Han Fei, rarely raising his voice, shouted at Xu Mo.
"What were you running over there for? Didn't you know it was dangerous? What if something had happened to you? You were just causing trouble for everyone!"
This time, Xu Mo was too reckless. They were in the middle of disarming the bomb, and he suddenly ran over. How dangerous was that? If something had gone wrong, who would be responsible?
This was Xu Mo, after all. If it had been any other officer, Han Fei might have already started disciplining them.
Seeing this situation, the SWAT team leader quickly walked over to Han Fei with the already disarmed timed bomb in hand.
Before he even arrived, he began to explain on Xu Mo's behalf.
"Captain Han, calm down. You've misunderstood Xu Mo. He wasn't causing trouble; in fact, I wouldn't have been able to disarm this bomb without him."
Hearing this, Han Fei looked puzzled. "Huh? Without him, you couldn't disarm the bomb? What do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is, the method for disarming the bomb was what Xu Mo told me just now. If it weren't for Xu Mo, this timed bomb would have already exploded. He wasn't causing trouble for me; on the contrary, he helped me out a great deal."
This wasn't just empty praise. If it weren't for Xu Mo, the bomb would have definitely exploded. The SWAT team leader had studied the bomb for a while but couldn't figure out how to disarm it.
Even if he had managed to throw the bomb away before it exploded, the shockwave from the explosion would have injured him. While it might not have been fatal, the impact would have been enough to put him in the hospital for a month or so.
The method for disarming the bomb was taught by Xu Mo!?
Han Fei was dumbfounded.
He found himself increasingly unable to understand Xu Mo.
Just how many things could Xu Mo do? It felt like there was nothing he couldn't do.
Being able to accurately locate the timed bombs by ear was one thing; this could just be attributed to Xu Mo having exceptionally good hearing, a natural advantage.
But directing the disarming of a bomb? And directing the SWAT team leader, of all people! The SWAT team leader was the expert here! If Xu Mo could direct a professional like him, that must mean... Xu Mo was even more professional than the SWAT team leader?
Han Fei looked at Xu Mo beside him, then at the SWAT team leader holding the bomb.
"Xu Mo, well done..."
Xu Mo: "......"
One second you're accusing me of causing trouble, and the next you're praising me. Your mood swings are way too fast!
If the SWAT team leader knew that Xu Mo's combat skills and marksmanship were also outstanding, ranking among the top in the force, he might have immediately tried to recruit Xu Mo for his team.
The SWAT team leader smiled, shaking the disarmed bomb in his hand.
"I'll take care of this bomb. The rest is up to you."
"Oh, and..." He looked at Xu Mo again. "Thank you."
With that, he left, rejoining his team.
At that moment, the other SWAT officers had just secured the bombs in the armored containment vessel on their vehicle and were returning to check on their captain.
As they met, the officers saw the bomb in their captain's hand, now with the countdown stopped, realizing that he had successfully disarmed it.
"I told you our captain is blessed by fortune. He managed to disarm the bomb."
"Amazing, captain! You disarmed it in just three minutes!"
"You're the best, captain! You're my hero!"
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me. Although it's disarmed, it wasn't me who did it. This bomb almost went off. It's thanks to Xu Mo... If he hadn't told me the method to disarm it at the last moment, the bomb would have already exploded."
"Xu Mo? The guy who located the bombs by ear?"
"Yes, that's him. This young man is quite interesting. He's quite a talent." The captain smiled and continued, "That's taken care of. The rest is none of our business. How about you? Are the bombs secured?"
"Don't worry, captain. The bombs are safely in the containment vessel."
The containment vessel was a thick metal container made of high-strength, impact-resistant special steel. It could withstand the energy produced by a certain amount of TNT explosion and contain the fragments generated by the explosion, preventing the shockwave and debris from spreading and injuring people. Putting the timed bombs inside meant that even if they exploded, they wouldn't cause any harm.
...
On the other side.
With the threat of the timed bombs hurting people resolved, the officers began investigating the origin of these bombs.
There were many surveillance cameras at the bus terminal, and with the help of the staff there, the officers started reviewing the footage.
In the surveillance video, they saw the following scene.
Last night, a man carrying a backpack and dressed strangely climbed over the wall into the bus terminal. He stayed there for a long time, and the surveillance cameras captured him crawling under multiple bus chassis.
Combined with the fact that all the bombs were found under the bus chassis, it wasn't hard to deduce that he was the one who planted the bombs.
"This guy was acting suspiciously. It's almost certain that he planted the bombs. The backpack he was carrying likely contained the timed bombs," Li Chen pointed at the monitor.
Others agreed; his actions were just too obvious. He didn't even try to avoid the cameras, doing everything in plain sight.
It's worth mentioning that after planting all the timed bombs under the bus chassis, this man even posed with a peace sign towards the camera.
He even dared to pose with a peace sign! This was practically begging the officers to catch him!
"That's the guy. Run a facial recognition search and find him. I want to see him within an hour!" Han Fei was furious.
In all his years of service, he had never encountered such a brazen criminal.
Planting bombs on buses was one thing, but openly taunting the officers with the surveillance camera?
Did he really think the police were just there for show?
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
