si-mexico Chapter 74 Terrorist Attack
Chapter 74 Terrorist Attack
"Where did you get this?" Chen Jiangqiao asked curiously.
Ji Xingyi did not answer Chen Jiangqiao's question, but got up and left the bar, preparing to go to the Coordinates Mall.
"Are we just going to leave like this?" Chen Jiangqiao quickly followed Ji Xingyi. He thought they would be stopped, but the bar manager not only didn't stop them, but also smiled and bowed to Ji Xingyi.
"Holy crap!" Chen Jiangqiao thought to himself, "Damn it!" His gaze towards the man intensified. So, it turns out that rich people really do have connections!
Upon receiving the notification, Zhang Hui immediately drove his car from the parking lot to the entrance. Chen Jiangqiao quickly grabbed the car door, saying, "Take me with you, I might come in handy!"
Ji Xing frowned, and Chen Jiangqiao took advantage of the man's hesitation to squeeze in: "Haha, your car is quite spacious!"
Ji Xingyi was speechless; time was of the essence, so he could only let Zhang Hui drive first.
"You still haven't answered me. Where did you get this?"
Chen Jiangqiao's persistent questioning gave Ji Xing a headache, and the next second, Chen Jiangqiao continued:
"Could it be Jiang Lin?"
Ji Xingyi: "This matter has nothing to do with you."
"Hey, I spent an hour cracking these coordinates. Even though I helped you voluntarily, you can't just use them and then throw them away!" Chen Jiangqiao said, somewhat annoyed.
“Ji Xingyi, let me tell you, this kind of digital code may not seem complicated to me, but for ordinary people like you who don’t know how to decrypt or crack it, this is absolutely not something that should exist!”
Ji Xingyi glanced at Zhang Hui, who immediately understood and pulled up the soundproofing panel between the front and back seats.
"What do you want to say?" Ji Xingyi placed his hands on his knees, tilted his head slightly, and scrutinized Chen Jiangqiao with an icy gaze.
“I didn’t mean to say anything,” Chen Jiangqiao scratched his head in frustration. He found that he always had a hard time communicating with Ji Xingyi. After calming down for a few seconds, he answered sincerely, “I was sorry for you when we were in the dungeon. I really wanted to help you. I didn’t have any other thoughts.”
Ji Xing tapped her fingertip lightly, and after thinking it over again and again, she still refused: "This has nothing to do with you."
The atmosphere in the car became tense. Chen Jiangqiao turned to look out the window, his eyes stinging with tears. He just wanted to help him; he didn't intend to do anything else.
There wasn't much traffic on the way, and Ji Xingyi arrived at the Coordinates Shopping Mall before 22 PM. However, there was still a queue to get to the underground parking garage. Ji Xingyi didn't want to wait, so she opened the car door and got out on the side of the road. Looking up, she locked onto her target among the rows of buildings—the Yuejiang Times Building.
Yuejiang Times Building is the tallest building in this shopping mall. Ji Xingyi's gaze swept through the crowd, trying to find that familiar figure.
Chen Jiangqiao looked up until his neck ached: "How many floors does this building have? How come I can't see the top at all?"
Ji Xingyi: "120 floors, 250 meters."
"120th floor!" Chen Jiangqiao almost spat out blood. "How are we supposed to find it? Why don't you call and ask?"
Ji Xingyi stood at the entrance of Yuejiang Times Building, watching the flow of people coming and going, and fell silent.
Chen Jiangqiao asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to look for it anymore?"
Ji Xingyi did not answer.
Looking at the man's dejected appearance, Chen Jiangqiao felt a strange mix of emotions: "How about we go get another drink?"
The seconds ticked to "12," but Chen Jiangqiao didn't receive Ji Xingyi's reply. Instead, he was greeted by a deafening explosion!
"Boom!"
A loud bang was followed by a shower of broken glass falling from the sky.
"Ah ah ah ah ah--"
"mom!"
"Help!"
A series of screams rang out.
A dazzling flame appeared atop the towering building!
Ji Xingyi's brain was spinning from the sound, and all he could see were screaming, panicked crowds.
Chen Jiangqiao was so frightened that he lay on the ground: "Holy crap, is this a terrorist attack?"
Jiang Lin! Ji Xingyi's pupils contracted sharply. He endured the stinging pain in his ears and the confusion in his mind, and rushed back into the fleeing crowd.
"Ji Xingyi!!" Chen Jiangqiao saw the man rushing into the building where the explosion had just occurred and shouted anxiously. Seeing that Ji Xingyi's figure was about to disappear, Chen Jiangqiao acted rashly and rushed in as well.
The explosion occurred in the upper middle section of the building. Ji Xingyi estimated it to be around the 80th floor. The elevators leading to the upper floors shut down automatically, and Ji Xingyi took the emergency staircase without hesitation.
A mysterious person sent Jiang Lin a coded letter. The explosion occurred at the same location and at the exact same time. There is no such coincidence in the world!
The other party is targeting Jiang Lin!
Please, nothing bad happens! Please, nothing bad happens!
Due to the extreme exercise, the lack of oxygen caused Ji Xingyi's face to turn deathly pale, as if he were dehydrated. Even though his legs started to tremble and his body began to feel unsteady, he still gritted his teeth and continued.
He never kneels before gods or Buddhas, but at this moment, he prays to all the gods to bless his Linlin.
Ji Xingyi climbed to the 86th floor almost entirely by willpower. Unexpectedly, when he rushed to the scene, the fire had already been extinguished. In the darkness, the light of flashlights was flashing, and several security guards were carrying fire extinguishers to check for any embers that might reignite.
As Ji Xingyi brushed past them, all she could hear was the rapid beating of her own heart. Her gaze swept over the charred desks and chairs, and she couldn't stop her body from trembling like a leaf.
The fire alarm on the ceiling was blaring and spraying water, turning the entire floor into a water curtain cave, leaving no place to stand.
One of the security captains, seeing Ji Xingyi soaked to the bone, assumed he was an employee of the company and immediately came over, smiling and reassuring him: "Don't worry, there's no one here. We've checked everything. Don't be sad, it's good that you're alright, it's nothing serious!"
"Are you alright?" Upon hearing this, Ji Xing collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted.
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you alright, young man?" This action startled the security captain, who wanted to help the man up, but the young man waved his hand.
"I'm fine." Ji Xingyi leaned against the wall, panting heavily. "Just let me rest for a bit. Thank you."
Five minutes later, panting heavily, Chen Jiangqiao, who was late, saw the man sitting alone at the entrance of the fire escape, smoking.
The power was cut off to both floors. Chen Jiangqiao couldn't see the man's expression in the darkness, so he tried to shout.
"Ki Yuichi?"
Ji Xingyi didn't answer, so Chen Jiangqiao moved closer, squatted down, and called out, "Xingyi?"
The man finally raised his head slightly, but his empty eyes made Chen Jiangqiao's heart tremble.
After suppressing his surging emotions, Chen Jiangqiao said, "Shall we leave here first? The police are coming soon, and it will be difficult to explain later."
Chen Jiangqiao didn't know what role Jiang Lin played in this terrorist attack, but he didn't want Ji Xingyi to be implicated, so it was best to avoid being noticed by the police for the time being.
After the two went downstairs, Zhang Hui was shocked to see Ji Xingyi's appearance. After checking him over from head to toe, he breathed a sigh of relief: Thank you, my lord, you saved my golden rice bowl!
After starting the car, Zhang Hui looked at Chen Jiangqiao and said, "Young man, where do you live? I'll take you home first!"
Before Chen Jiangqiao could answer, Ji Xingyi's deep and unquestionable voice rang out: "Go to the Xingyue Hotel and book a room."
"!" Chen Jiangqiao's face instantly turned bright red.
"Alright!" Zhang Hui didn't think there was any problem and stepped on the gas, driving towards the Star Moon Hotel.
Chen Jiangqiao looked somewhat hesitant: "Aren't you going to call Jiang Lin?"
Ji Xingyi glanced at her phone and saw only missed calls from Zhang Hui, not Jiang Lin. Her eyes darkened, she turned off the phone screen, and replied calmly, "No need."