The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!-Chapter 174 - Home Again
Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Home Again
Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Home Again
Huo Tingdong no longer hesitated, he lowered his head, focusing on discerning the circuit’s layout.
He took a piece of paper, drew a simple circuit diagram, clearly marking each wire.
Unconsciously, another 15 seconds had passed.
Huo Tingdong had already disconnected 9 wires.
5 wires remained, among which two were the detonating wires, one was the power wire, and the remaining two were unclear.
He visually compared the lengths of the five wires.
The more crucial the wire, the shorter it was designed.
The longer the wire, the more dangerous it was.
Each wire’s length differed by only a fraction of a millimeter.
Time passed second by second.
Huo Tingdong concentrated intensely, sweat dripping into his eyes and blurring his vision, yet he did not have time to wipe it off.
Lin Qi tenderly wiped off his sweat for him.
While Huo Tingdong was still hesitating between the five wires, the alarm started to sound, entering the final countdown phase.
Huo Tingdong inhaled sharply, took out scissors, and gently lifted the two wires which were still unclear.
The cold light of the scissors reflected in his face, slightly dazzling his eyes.
Among these two wires, one must be wrong, or perhaps, both could be wrong…
If wrong…
Huo Tingdong’s throat tightened, and his fingertips trembled slightly.
“Lin Qi…”
He suddenly began to feel fearful.
Lin Qi suddenly cupped his face, gently kissed his lips, and softly said, “Huo Tingdong, I believe in you, I’ve told you before, my life is in your hands, I have no regrets.”
“Mmm…”
Huo Tingdong said, “Lin Qi, I love you.”
Lin Qi, choked with emotion, could hardly speak; she just nod fiercely, tears sliding down from the corners of her eyes.
“Do as you think best!”
There wasn’t enough time.
If there was just a bit more time, he would have definitely identified them all, but now, he had to take a gamble.
Huo Tingdong clenched his jaws, closed his eyes, took a breath, and in the last three seconds, sharply cut the shortest wire.
“Beep—” With a harsh alarm sound,
Huo Tingdong suddenly panicked; he had almost no time to think further, he couldn’t even spare a moment to doubt whether the wire he cut was the correct one or not; he only knew, he couldn’t bear to leave her, he didn’t want to lose her…
He suddenly held Lin Qi tightly.
Lin Qi instinctively tried to push him away.
After all, although the bomb was small, enough to blast through a person’s neck, his embrace was so tight, so close, it could injure him too!
Especially with such a piercing noise…
Her throat almost tightened to the breaking point.
However—
Two seconds later.
The light on the collar suddenly went off.
Huo Tingdong and Lin Qi still held each other tightly; it was Mo Ke, who had been nervously silent the whole time, fearing that he might disturb Huo Tingdong’s thoughts; seeing the collar light go out, he was the first to react, staring blankly, asked, “Did it work?”
The collar didn’t explode, so was it a success?!
Huo Tingdong released Lin Qi, he looked at the collar, still vigilant not rushing to pry it open; he carefully identified again, until he confirmed the wire he had cut was indeed the power wire, he then massively relieved, his hands trembling.
“It seems we succeeded.”
At that most critical moment, right on the brink, he felt as though he had drained all his spiritual power.
His spirit immediately relaxed, feeling the exhaustion after a great battle, his mind a void.
Lin Qi asked, “Huo Tingdong, did we succeed?”
Huo Tingdong replied, “It should be safe now, don’t move, let me check again.”
“Okay.”
Huo Tingdong carefully inspected again, checking the wires he didn’t manage to disconnect earlier.
10 minutes later.
Huo Tingdong finally concluded, the last two wires he cut were both safe, and the other three he had disconnected were all connected to the detonator!
At the final moment, if he hesitated even a few more seconds, Lin Qi would have died.
The power wire was already cut, with no current flow, the detonator wouldn’t explode again.
For safety, he cut all the wires before removing the collar.
Lin Qi also finally felt a massive relief.
Until the very last second of removing the collar, she was fearful the bomb might explode any moment, once the collar was removed, she felt like she was reborn!
Lin Qi tightly hugged him, “Huo Tingdong, thank you.”
Huo Tingdong said, “You’re injured, don’t move.”
Lin Qi emotionally said, “Huo Tingdong, we’re going home…”
Huo Tingdong nodded, “Yes, we’re going home.”
We’re going home…
She could go home now.
Lin Qi nestled in his arms, finally let down all her guards, and fainted.
…
Two days later.
Hospital.
In the spacious luxury ward, Lin Qi slowly opened her eyes.
She had slept, and upon waking, it felt like another world.
From a mobile phone nearby, the news broadcasted:
“At 3 AM local time, the International Maritime Safety Bureau released news: Interpol in coordination with the International Ocean Rescue Team reported, a cargo ship underwent a massive explosion, resulting in the ship sinking. The disaster led to 302 casualties, as of the press date, 53 people are still missing, and the international salvage team is conducting urgent rescue and salvage operations in that area…”
Lin Qi turned her face, Huo Tingdong was sitting on a single sofa by the bed, his eyes closed, his mobile displaying a news webpage, the video showing the sea swathed in smoke.
On the endless sea surface, oil slick floated, and the fire spread continuously.
Two large ships completely surrounded the area near the sunken ship, deploying speedboats for the salvage.
Dozens of speedboats sailed on the sea, clearing the drifting oil as quickly as possible.
“Mommy?”
Beside her, came Momo’s gentle voice.
Lin Qi looked to her left, Momo and Han lying on the bed, their eyes wide open watching her.
Seeing Lin Qi really awake, Momo revealed a relieved expression: “Mommy is awake!”
Upon seeing Lin Qi awake, Han immediately ran to Huo Tingdong, tugging forcefully at his sleeve.
Huo Tingdong instantly woke up.
Han joyfully said, “Aunt Qiqi is awake!”
Huo Tingdong looked at Lin Qi, quickly stood up from the sofa and came closer: “How are you? Does it hurt anywhere?”
Lin Qi’s consciousness wasn’t fully recovered yet, feeling groggy: “A bit dizzy…”
Huo Tingdong softly said, “You’ve just had surgery, under local anesthesia.”
Lin Qi said, “I’m really sleepy…”
Perhaps it was the lingering effect of the anesthetic, she felt like sleeping.
Huo Tingdong tenderly said, “If you want to sleep, go ahead, don’t worry, we’ll stay right beside you.”
Momo and Han leaned over the bed, “Mommy, go to sleep, Han and I will always be here for you!”
Han nodded vigorously.
Huo Tingdong said, “I won’t leave.” His voice suddenly seemed farther away.
Lin Qi’s eyelids heavily drooped again, and she fell into a peaceful sleep.
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