Chapter 769 — A Show for You

"What's wrong?" Tang Yun asked, puzzled, when she saw Wei Zhao suddenly pull the car over to the side of the road.

"Hah, nothing much. Something seems off with the car — I'll get out and take a look." Naturally, Wei Zhao said nothing about the bomb, lest he panic the people in the car.

Nor was Wei Zhao anxious, and he was not afraid the bomb would go off at once. Zhao Qibing and Li Cihua were no fools, and they would never have set a short timer; if it blew before Wei Zhao even drove out of the parking lot, they would be caught in the blast themselves.

"Can't you buy yourself a decent car?" Gu Mengyao had never thought much of Wei Zhao's beat-up wreck.

"Hah, I'll probably have to buy one in a bit. Or maybe from now on I'll just drive yours and Xiaoshu's?" Wei Zhao shrugged with a smile.

"Oh, that 5 Series is yours to drive later." Gu Mengyao did not care about cars; she had no fondness for such things, and would not feel the pinch even if Wei Zhao drove it as he pleased.

Wei Zhao did not answer. With Tang Yun there, it really was hard to answer.

Tang Yun glanced at Gu Mengyao, pressed her lips together, and said nothing either. What Gu Mengyao could give Wei Zhao, she herself could not yet give him.

And yet, along the way, Tang Yun's mood had shifted greatly. She had discovered that if she carried a heart full of gratitude, she no longer felt so much hostility from Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. Both of them could help Wei Zhao — so why should she stand in their way?

Besides, some things would happen whether she stopped them or not. The only thing she could do was strive to become someone useful to Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao got out of the car, and soon found on the underside of the chassis the timed bomb that Zhao Qibing's men had planted. It was a very old-fashioned mechanical time bomb, and quite easy to disarm.

Still, in this country, in a place like Songshan City, getting hold of a bomb of this caliber was already impressive enough; high-end electronic bombs were not the sort of thing one could simply buy anywhere. Under such hasty, makeshift circumstances, this was as good as it got.

Wei Zhao checked the time remaining on the bomb: seventeen minutes. The other side must have set the timer for twenty. Having looked it over, Wei Zhao did not touch the device, still less show the slightest intention of disarming it.

Wei Zhao simply stood up, climbed back into the car, and started the engine once more.

"How is it?" Gu Mengyao asked.

"Hah, in a little while I'll take you all to watch a good show." Wei Zhao drove the car slowly along the road.

"Ooh, a show? What kind of show? I want to see!" The mention of a show put fresh spirit into Shen Yushu.

"The very one you most want to see." Wei Zhao had realized that Shen Yushu could pass for a prophetess — nearly every careless thing she said came true.

"The one I most want to see?" Shen Yushu was taken aback, and for a moment did not understand what Wei Zhao meant.

"You'll know soon enough." Wei Zhao smiled.

Gu Mengyao and Tang Yun were puzzled, not knowing what Wei Zhao was talking about. They wanted to ask, but Shen Yushu had asked earlier and Wei Zhao had given no specifics, so they let it drop.

Wei Zhao drove to a spot from which Qibing Tower could be seen perfectly. It faced the tower across open ground, but still at a certain distance — Wei Zhao was afraid that if they were too close and the tower really did come down, it might hurt them.

Wei Zhao found a place with a good line of sight and parked the car.

"Why are we stopping here?" Gu Mengyao asked, puzzled.

"Brother Arrow, when are we going to watch the show?" Shen Yushu asked.

"Right here. We'll watch from here." Wei Zhao said. "You all get out here."

"Here?" Tang Yun and Gu Mengyao were both startled. Only Shen Yushu jumped out eagerly, craning her neck in every direction.

"Right here." Wei Zhao nodded. "Right here. Look at Qibing Tower — there'll be a good show in a moment."

Gu Mengyao wanted to say something, but seeing how certain Wei Zhao was, she did not press further and got out of the car with Shen Yushu.

Tang Yun, too, helped Mother Tang out of the car. Mother Tang was rather baffled, and kept asking Tang Yun what on earth was going on.

"I don't know either, but Wei Zhao wants us to watch a show — so let's watch," Tang Yun told her mother.

In truth, Tang Yun had already half-guessed something: was Wei Zhao about to do something to Zhao Qibing again?

Would it be dangerous? Tang Yun wanted to tell Wei Zhao to be careful, but seeing his confident smile, she swallowed the words back down.

"Wait here for me a moment." Wei Zhao did not get out. He spoke to Tang Yun, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu.

"What are you going to do? Don't listen to Xiaoshu and go making trouble." Gu Mengyao was a little worried.

"Heh, just returning a few things to Zhao Qibing, that's all." Wei Zhao smiled, started the car, and drove slowly off toward Qibing Tower.

"Yaoyao-jie, Brother Arrow said he'd give us a show? A show of what?" Shen Yushu asked, looking at Gu Mengyao in confusion.

"I don't know. Didn't he tell you to watch Qibing Tower?" Gu Mengyao pointed toward the tower.

"Oh — Brother Arrow isn't going to blow up the tower, is he? Oh oh oh, that's awesome!" The thought set Shen Yushu trembling with excitement. "Brother Arrow is so good to me — Xiaoshu loves you to death!"

Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "What are you babbling about?"

"Nothing..." Shen Yushu shut her mouth.

Tang Yun frowned. This Shen Yushu — had she no sense of shame? Saying whatever popped into her head? Even she herself would never dare say such a thing.

But was Wei Zhao really going to blow up the tower? Tang Yun had a faint feeling that it might truly be so. Since Wei Zhao had told them to wait here and watch Qibing Tower, something was certainly about to happen to it...

Yet why would Wei Zhao go and blow up the tower? Merely to please Shen Yushu?

Though Tang Yun did not think Wei Zhao was such a shallow man, looking closely at Shen Yushu, the girl really was quite lovable. Were she herself a boy, perhaps she would like her too?

Wei Zhao timed it out. Only when five minutes remained did he drive the car into the underground parking garage of Qibing Tower.

He got out, locked the car at once, and quickly left Qibing Tower behind.

A cold smile flickered at the corner of Wei Zhao's mouth. You still want to use a bomb, do you? Then enjoy the full power of your bomb.

Meanwhile, in the surveillance room on the second floor of Qibing Tower, Zhao Qibing and the others were looking very pleased with themselves.

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