Chapter 94

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Wei Yang and Zhiliao were no longer listening to anything. Their eyes were fixed on the entrance, which had been blocked by rubble from the explosion and was now starting to leak water. "This is bad, this place is about to collapse. We need to get out of here!" The others quickly snapped out of their daze, grabbing Wei Yang and pulling him toward the exit. Wei Yang broke free, rushing toward the blocked entrance without a second thought. "I can't leave! Ji Nian is still in there!" His eyes were bloodshot, almost tearing at the seams. When the tools didn't work, he started digging with his bare hands, his desperation palpable. Beside him, Zhiliao silently joined in, her expression calm but her eyes lifeless. It was her fault... She hadn't been careful enough. Without confirming the number and locations of the bombs, she had allowed someone to press the detonator... It was her mistake... If anything happened to Ji Nian, what would Ji Tingzhou do? They had finally built a life together, and now it was all her fault. If only she had been more cautious, more careful... "Both of you, calm down and follow orders to evacuate." "She's still alive." Ji Tingzhou's hoarse voice came through their earpieces, like a heavy blow that snapped the two out of their frantic state. They both stopped digging at the same time, quickly turning to look at the screens on their wrists. The section showing Ji Nian's health status indicated that the child's heartbeat and body temperature were normal. Her heart rate had only spiked slightly during the explosion. She was alive, and it seemed she wasn't injured. "Pathetic. Grown adults acting like reckless children." "What kind of example are you setting for the kid?" Ji Tingzhou's mocking tone was strangely comforting to the two of them. For a moment, Wei Yang felt like dropping to his knees and thanking the heavens. Meanwhile, above ground. Zuo Yi, standing beside Ji Tingzhou, had a complicated expression as he listened to his boss criticize Wei Yang and Zhiliao. He glanced at his boss, unable to hold back his thoughts. *Sure, you're the picture of calm and composure.* *As if you weren't the one who almost jumped into the pit the moment the explosion went off.* *If I hadn't been keeping an eye on the young lady's status and stopped you in time, you'd be down there right now, boss.* Zuo Yi thought to himself that he deserved his high salary—this was exactly the kind of work he was paid for. But when he noticed his boss's ears turning bright red, he decided to pretend he hadn't seen anything. Knowing that Ji Nian was safe, Wei Yang led the team out of the collapsing area without hesitation. "According to Zhu's confession, the young lady should be in their research lab. The materials there are the most durable, so the bombs outside wouldn't have harmed her," Zuo Yi analyzed. Still... there were other dangers—oxygen, food... He didn't need to say it; Ji Tingzhou understood. In fact, that was exactly what he wanted to do. At this moment, he hated his frail body more than ever. While some were burdened by their broken bodies, others had regained their health thanks to the presence of a child. A group of experts, standing next to Ji Tingzhou, who was wearing a black safety helmet, felt immense pressure. The leader sent by the Lu Family was also fully geared up, standing beside Ji Tingzhou. If Ji Nian was safe, there was a chance their young master was too. Dead or alive, they needed confirmation to report back. The upper echelons of S City were destined for a sleepless night. All factions, regardless of their relationships, had come together, united in their efforts to save two children's lives. As for Ji Nian, the one they were all worried about— A few minutes before the explosion, she had lifted the black cloth covering the cage and saw the figure inside. Just as she had guessed, it was a child. He had pale golden hair, spread out in the iron cage, but the dullness of the color hinted at his poor condition. The child was curled up, and from Ji Nian's angle, she could see his face, marred by grotesque scars. Black and red marks covered his skin, with a few pustules that looked like symptoms of some infectious disease. It was enough to make anyone sick just by looking at him. But Ji Nian calmly scanned his face before focusing on his pale wrist. It was clear that before being kidnapped, he had lived a life of luxury. Now, however, his entire arm was covered in needle marks, so densely packed that it sent shivers down one's spine. Ji Nian opened the cage and, with some effort, bent down to pull the child out of the cramped space. As she touched him, she realized that if he could stand, he would probably be half a head taller than her, around the same age. His pale golden hair fell to his collarbone, and his untouched eyelashes were also light in color, long and thick. *What a beautiful little girl, ruined like this...* Ji Nian's voice carried a hidden anger. She regretted not being more ruthless earlier, thinking she could wait for backup to capture the perpetrators instead of ending their lives. Hearing her words, the system, which had just finished scanning the child's body: *[...]* Should it tell her that this was actually a beautiful little boy? Never mind, it didn't matter... What mattered was— *He's about to die.* As soon as the words left the system's voice, a deafening explosion shook the room. Ji Nian shielded the child in her arms, stumbling backward from the force of the blast until they reached a corner. Then, the ceiling cracked, and large chunks of debris fell, landing right in front of her. In her arms, the child's pale golden eyelashes fluttered faintly.

Chapter 94

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