Zhang Su flipped open the notebook and glanced through it briefly. The content recorded by Liao Youzhi was quite miscellaneous, covering the search progress in the nearby community, a rough analysis of the combat strengths of other Survivor Camps, and some information he gathered. In short, it was a wealth of information.
"Xinyu, catch this."
Now was obviously not a good time for research. Zhang Su tossed it to Zheng Xinyu for her to put away in her bag, then opened the drawer beside him, finding a very out-of-place ladies’ shoe box inside.
"Oh, Liao Youzhi’s hobby... wait, no."
Zhang Su chuckled oddly. He had seen a crime drama where someone had a peculiar obsession with women’s high heels. He wondered if Liao Youzhi shared this quirk, but as he took the shoe box out of the drawer, ready to voice his thoughts, he noticed the box was noticeably heavy.
How heavy could a pair of women’s shoes be?
But the shoe box in his hand was surprisingly weighty, as if it were full of books.
"Oh boy, hiding a bomb in a shoe box!"
Zhang Su placed the shoe box on the table, opened it, and inside was a bomb with a timer device. Two detonator wires were connected to the bomb’s trigger system, and the pulse light on the timer blinked regularly, indicating it could receive signals properly!
"Oh damn it!"
"Brother Su, be careful!"
The person at the door tensed up at the mention of a hidden bomb. Yesterday’s vibrant purple hue still lingered in their memories, and they had no intention of sacrificing themselves for the art of explosions.
"Damn it, this is... there’s C4 underneath!"
Zhang Su scrutinized the bomb inside the shoe box, and two drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. The detonator wasn’t the main issue; it was the massive chunk beneath it!
The power of C4 plastic explosive was certainly not on par with the Ascension Original Liquid, but a lump half the size of a shoe box was no joke. If installed on the first floor, it could flatten the entire Lego Mall, and even on the rooftop corner, it could create a massive hole in the building!
It wasn’t hard to understand why Liao Youzhi placed such a thing here. He was undoubtedly thinking that if someone ever attacked headquarters, they could all go down together. This was his favorite tactic, and there might be similar installations elsewhere in the building!
As for the detonator’s whereabouts, it wasn’t hard to guess—it probably went up in smoke with Liao Youzhi in Beidong Town.
"Bro, if this thing goes off, it won’t be pretty. Let’s disarm the detonating device first..."
Zhao Dezhu returned, poking his head into the room after hearing Zhang Su’s words.
Zhang Su shot Zhao Dezhu a speechless glance, "You think I’m a bomb disposal expert? I wouldn’t dare... Hey, we can just remove the detonator, right! Pan Ru, pass me a pair of scissors."
Although he knew that cutting into the detonator wouldn’t cause an explosion, Zhang Su was still hesitant to use a Dog Leg Military Saber for such meticulous work—it just seemed terrifying!
"Brother Zhang, here you go."
In no time, Pan Ru fetched a pair of scissors from the room and handed them to Zhang Su. She took a look at the contents of the shoe box and couldn’t help but shudder. She had no idea that such a terrifying thing was hidden in a place she lived in every day. A zombie attack was one thing, but if Liao Youzhi had triggered this bomb...
It was best not to compare.
The bomb itself was very crudely made. The detonator and C4 were taped together with electrical tape, with no complex wiring to prevent disarming. Just a few snips, and they were separated.
"Alright, it’s fine now. Keep these detonators safe, the C4’s stability is not an issue. Wrap it up with something, it’s quite a find!"
Chen Hanzhou looked at the box’s contents in astonishment and furrowed his brow, "Items like this are strictly regulated in our country, how did Liao Youzhi get them?"
Zhang Su looked towards Li Zongkai. If anyone could have obtained such weapons, it would be backing Li Zongkai.
Li Zongkai felt their gazes but only spread his hands in confusion, saying, "We only exchanged normal firearms with Liao Youzhi, not even special equipment, let alone this stuff. Even military bases don’t have this kind of thing!"
"Oh? Then the origin of this thing is quite mysterious!"
Zhang Su knew Li Zongkai wouldn’t lie to him. Since the military base didn’t have it, if Liao Youzhi found it, it was understandable. But if he traded with other factions, it meant another faction also had these. Weapons with such massive destructive power wouldn’t all be traded away. If they were, it only meant that the faction had a stronger reliance!
"It might have come from Beihai District, the situation over there is more complicated than in the city!" Li Zongkai pointed to the south.
Zheng Xinyu placed the backpack on her lap and took out the notebook from earlier, "This should be recorded in here, how about we check it out first..."
BANG!
Before Zheng Xinyu could finish her sentence, an explosion came from nowhere, almost making her drop the notebook. The people on the scene squatted down, except for Pan Ru and Ouyang Qiao, who reacted a bit slower and were left standing in a daze.
"Damn it, did something happen to the laboratory!?"
Zhang Su was frightened too. His hearing was already more sensitive than most, and the explosion just now was like thunder in his ears. For a brief moment, he thought the C4 in front of him had detonated, and cold sweat immediately seeped from his pores.
"Uncle... Uncle, cough cough, come quickly, Uncle..."
Before anyone could respond to Zhang Su’s question, a panicked shout mixed with sobs came from the direction of the main door, which was Pang Dakun’s.
"It’s really the laboratory... Xinyu, you and Sakura keep an eye here, make sure to secure the C4!"
With those words, Zhang Su dashed out the door and ran towards the laboratory.
As the people lying on the ground recovered, they followed Zhang Su out, faces full of worry, the recent explosion leaving them shaken.
"Dakun!"
Zhang Su turned a corner and was stunned. Pang Dakun was lying on the ground, covered in blood from head to hands, surrounded by a heap of construction debris. The laboratory door had a huge hole blown in it, hanging tilted by a wire, swaying, and inside the laboratory, a blaze had already erupted.
"Fire, quickly get the extinguishers! Damn it! Dakun, how are you?"
Zhang Su sprinted to Pang Dakun’s side in a few strides.
"Un, unfortunate accident... I was just fiddling, fiddling with the keyhole, and boom, explosion happened, Uncle, I... I can’t feel my hand!"
Pang Dakun struggled to move his left arm, but only his shoulder twitched, his face full of pain.
"The extinguishers are here, the extinguishers are here!"
Over here, Zhao Dezhu heard about the fire and remembered the large and small extinguishers placed in the corner of Liao Youzhi’s living room. He quickly ran back to fetch the large one while Chen Hanzhou carried the small one, rushing over.
Lu Yubo didn’t get an extinguisher, but carried two buckets of unfrozen Farmer’s Three Punches, which was Liao Youzhi’s stored drinking water. Li Zongkai was the most absurd, holding a mop.
"Don’t go there, damn it, the crazy guy installed self-destruct devices everywhere. Don’t risk a secondary explosion, quickly help move Dakun to Gong Chengming’s room!"
Zhang Su called for help, cursing Liao Youzhi 180 times in his heart. The lunatic installed bombs all over his territory, even if there were some great secrets to hide, it was understandable. But in this apocalyptic world, what secrets could there be? Really, his brains were kicked by a donkey!
The explosion was loud, and it immediately alarmed everyone downstairs.
Yuwen was leading Tan Huajun and others, recording the special skills of people in the Lego Branch for future work allocation. The loud noise above made them all shrink their necks, then their expressions changed drastically, and they ran up the stairs.
Outside, Wang Xin and Pan Guoliang were chatting idly while watching over the fire-breathing zombie cargo when suddenly an explosion shook the top floor of the mall. The ten-meter-wide glass wall was blown off, glass shards scattered across the road, paper flew everywhere, and even two test benches plummeted, causing a rumble...
"Damn it! Do you think Brother Good Guy and the others are in trouble?" Privately, Pan Guoliang still liked to call Zhang Su Brother Good Guy.
"Hurry, ask them!"
Zhang Xin instinctively reached for the pocket holding the walkie-talkie, but then remembered it was too hot by the cargo, so he had left his jacket in the car. Rushing to the car, he grabbed the walkie-talkie and called out, "Brother Su, Brother Su, are you guys alright?"
"Brother Su is fine, but Dakun is injured!"
Someone responded quickly, and it was Chen Hanzhou’s voice.
"Good to hear you’re okay, good to hear..." Wang Xin heaved a sigh of relief, but then immediately grew tense again, asking urgently, "How’s Dakun’s injury? Do you need us to come up?"
"Dakun’s life is stable, you guys maintain your positions, don’t let your guard down. If anyone with ill intent approaches, neutralize them!"
Zhang Su’s voice came through the walkie-talkie, not wanting anyone to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.