Chapter 641 - 639: Yufan’s Kidnapping
Sure enough, after swimming for about twenty seconds, the path ahead grew wider until suddenly reaching a turn, where there was a large opening directly above. Chen Tianlong knew that going up here would definitely lead to the destination.
No doubt about it, this was the spot leading to the secret tunnel in the cave from earlier. However, it wasn’t in the direction of the factory, but near a small room along the way.
When Chen Tianlong was about to surface, he didn’t rise directly but gently poked his head out. After observing his surroundings, he noticed many wet footprints, indicating that someone had just left here not long ago.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong slowly crawled out of the water. What appeared in front of him was a large cave approximately one hundred square meters in size. It was empty, nothing but a hollow cave.
This must be a secret escape cave used by Earth Dragon.
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"Mmm, let me go."
At this moment, a muffled sound came from the adjacent cave. It was clear the person’s mouth was gagged, making the sound very indistinct.
But Chen Tianlong’s hearing was keen; he heard it clearly. An ordinary person might only hear a slight noise and couldn’t even confirm if it was a human voice.
"Jiang Yufan." Chen Tianlong’s first reaction was that it was Jiang Yufan’s voice. Although not very familiar, it was not entirely strange either. After all, Jiang Yufan’s voice was fairly distinctive.
Without much delay, Chen Tianlong walked toward the source of the sound.
Soon, Chen Tianlong reached another cave, double the size of the previous one, but not as clean. Instead, it was filled with various containers and some old machinery.
The lighting in the cave wasn’t very good, somewhat dim.
Suddenly, with a "snap," the cave lit up. There were electric lights installed, though it was unclear who had flipped the switch. The cave was now brightly lit as if it were daytime.
"Mmm mmm..." Suddenly, a muffled voice came from the front. Chen Tianlong hurried over and saw Jiang Yufan tied to a chair.
Chen Tianlong didn’t rush over immediately, suspecting this setup must be a trap.
After observing for a while and seeing no one around, he walked over, quickly tearing the tape from Jiang Yufan’s mouth, and began untying him from the chair.
"Chen Tianlong, you have to leave; there’s a bomb here."
As soon as Jiang Yufan’s mouth was freed, he tried to warn Chen Tianlong, but it was too late. Two familiar figures emerged behind Chen Tianlong, none other than Wang Tao and Xue Kong.
Chen Tianlong didn’t act on Jiang Yufan’s words; instead, he turned to face the two and said, "If you have the guts, come at me. Why use such low tricks on a girl?"
"Hmph, dealing with you all doesn’t require so much fuss," Wang Tao, consumed with resentment over his two fallen brothers, dismissed any notion of fairness as long as he could take down Chen Tianlong and the police with him.
Chen Tianlong noticed some signs of injury on Xue Kong beside Wang Tao, feeling a sense of joy. Given his own serious injuries, fighting would have been difficult otherwise.
But Wang Tao was still robust. Knowing Chen Tianlong was gravely injured, he wasted no time and dashed forward.
Although Wang Tao was of Yellow Dao’s three-star ranking, and Chen Tianlong was under pressure with his injuries, he had no choice but to fight as Wang Tao closed in.
Chen Tianlong was also frustrated, wondering about Wan Qi, Jiang Yufan’s grandmother, who had been following them—where had she gone now?
"Bang!" After exchanging blows, the two quickly separated. Chen Tianlong didn’t intend to engage further, focusing instead on disarming the timed bomb strapped to Jiang Yufan.
But Xue Kong didn’t give him time, appearing in front of Chen Tianlong in a flash. Chen Tianlong swiftly used Ghost Shadow Step to reach Jiang Yufan’s chair.
"Hmph, so you two brats are hiding here, come up and meet your end," Wan Qi suddenly appeared in the cave, shouting at Wang Tao and Xue Kong.
"Gah?" Wang Tao had planned to continue attacking the injured Chen Tianlong, but was forced to hold back with the appearance of this woman.
However, Xue Kong sneered coldly; the people he had been waiting for had finally gathered. He gave Wang Tao a knowing look before pulling out a small remote from his pocket.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong was shocked and urgently shouted, "Mrs. Wan, stop him! Xue Kong has the bomb remote control; Yufan has a timed bomb strapped to her!"
"What?" Wan Qi was equally shocked and hurried forward to grab the remote from Xue Kong, but it was too late. Xue Kong pressed the button directly, and the countdown on the timed bomb began with a "beep."
"Kid, I’ll kill you!" Wan Qi was furious, unleashing a mighty strike at Xue Kong. But as a Yellow Dao Seven Star, escaping was still within Xue Kong’s capability, even if he couldn’t win.
Having achieved his goal, Xue Kong had no intention of lingering, signaling Wang Tao, and the two quickly ran toward an apparent secret exit.
Under normal circumstances, Wan Qi would have pursued without hesitation, but with her granddaughter in peril, she dared not leave.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong ran to Jiang Yufan’s side, kneeling and beginning to disarm the bomb.
"Chen Tianlong, Grandma, don’t worry about me. Run quickly, or we’ll all die." With the timer reading two minutes and thirty-eight seconds, Jiang Yufan was anxious, shouting desperately.
"Yufan, don’t worry; I won’t let you die."
Chen Tianlong ignored her, concentrating on studying the bomb’s structure. It was clearly a traditional timed bomb with seven or eight colored wires. Only three were main wires; cutting the wrong ones would result in an immediate explosion.
The dangers of bomb disposal are well-known, often bringing the specialists to the brink of death. It demands professional knowledge and a bit of luck.
"Chen Tianlong..." Jiang Yufan was deeply moved, never expecting that someone she had met just once would do so much for her, causing a profound and unspeakable emotion to stir within her.
"Yufan, you won’t be harmed. I won’t leave you,"
Wan Qi also came over, nervously watching the timed bomb. Although she was powerful, she had no clue about such high-tech equipment, helplessly waiting as Chen Tianlong worked on defusing the bomb.