Chapter 267: Chapter 267

How many people does Zhetian actually have? They want to blow up West Mountain and rob Qian Duoduo? I’m afraid they wouldn’t even make it through the front door before being shot to death. Indeed, back then Zhetian didn’t go for West Mountain; instead, they bombed the oil base.

Then they immediately went to make trouble for Jing Shu’s house, even trying to blow up the villa, but Jing Shu stopped them and turned the tables in one fell swoop.

So, Jing Shu had quickly forgotten the joke about Zhetian wanting to blow up West Mountain and rob Qian Duoduo. But now, with Lin Yi’s appearance and the elaborate trap he had meticulously set for so long, Jing Shu was even more puzzled. What exactly did he want to do?

After all, Lin Yi was none other than Zero, the illustrious leader of over a hundred forces in Huaxia.

So... if Zhetian’s key figure, Zero, was personally leading the charge to blast the wealthy Qian Duoduo’s territory, was Ling Qi, the leader of Wu City’s Zhetian, also there?

Therefore, when the rumbling started outside, Jing Shu became even more certain. These people were really going to blow up the entire West Mountain!

As for why Jing Shu was so sure, it was because of the underground passageway’s existence.

When Jing Shu and Su Malie escaped to a junction in the underground passageway, Jing Shu saw clusters of marks and residue on the ground. What were these things? They looked like they had been stored here for a long time and then transported away. So, where were they transported? Where could they possibly go?

When one of the main passageways led directly to Qian Duoduo’s largest, most outrageously luxurious castle, Jing Shu seemed to understand. It had to be Qian Duoduo’s castle, right? They were going to blow up Qian Duoduo’s mansion!

Thinking back, it all made sense now.

The black residue must be explosives. They must have dug through the underground passage and used the ’elevator’ to transport them. The reason there were so many explosives, Jing Shu recalled, was that Lin Yi had brought back a lot from the United States, but they had never surfaced. So, this batch of explosives must have been stored in the underground passageway.

But this batch should have been brought back last year; the passage also looked like it had been built some time ago.

It’s just... with all conditions met, why didn’t Lin Yi just find the right moment to blow up the castle? Why go through such great lengths to drag Su Malie and the others into this? And what I can’t understand is, if Su Malie was just a pawn, trapping her should have been enough. Why deliberately let them come back? That’s the most puzzling part.

If they wanted to blow it up, just do it directly! Why all this scheming? Jing Shu thought furiously. The idea that she might be blown sky-high any minute made her legs tremble. I have to hurry and find those explosives! Otherwise, even if we run... with so many tons, they could level the entire West Mountain! This Lin Yi... he really plays big.

Here, Jing Shu had actually misunderstood Lin Yi. The original plan was to bomb West Mountain last year. However, when Lin Yi learned that Qian Duoduo had constructed a "turtle shell" air defense fortress capable of withstanding ton-level bombing, he abandoned that plan and decided to attack the oil base instead.

Jing Shu wasn’t alone in the underground passageway for long before she indeed found another passage. However, it was disguised with a fake wall covering made from invisible tiles. If Jing Shu hadn’t hammered at it, it would have remained undetected.

Everywhere else was solid and silent, but this one spot echoed with a hollow THUD THUD THUD.

But this passage door won’t open! It’s made of iron! The thought that explosives might be right on the other side made Jing Shu abandon all caution. She took out a Hand Grenade she had previously acquired from Zhetian.

She knew her actions could very well cause the entire tunnel to collapse, but it didn’t matter; if it collapsed, she could still dig her way through. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ n0velfire.net

Jing Shu was a bit nervous using a Hand Grenade for the first time. In the pitch-dark tunnel, she strictly followed its instructions: unscrewed the cap, poked through the moisture-proof paper, pulled out the pull ring, took a big step back with her right leg, puffed out her chest and held her head high, swiftly stamped her left foot on the ground, suddenly contracted her abdomen, cocked her wrist, and—threw! Then she hit the deck!

One, two, three, BOOM! She heard a thunderous explosion, and the whole tunnel shook violently.

When the dust settled, Jing Shu shook the grime from her body and coughed a few times. In the pitch-black tunnel, she saw the doorway that had been blown open. To her surprise, it hadn’t collapsed!

Thank goodness for the luck Su Malie brings!

Wait... Upon closer inspection, Jing Shu realized the workmanship here was completely different from the crudely dug tunnels she had seen before. Air-raid shelter materials had clearly been used! This place is basically bomb-proof! So, the Hand Grenade I threw only blew the door away and scattered some dust.

Only then did Jing Shu feel she was truly entering Qian Duoduo’s domain.

She continued forward. Indeed, this place was a world apart! Jing Shu crouched, wiped a spot on the ground, and sniffed. It was unmistakably the pungent smell of gunpowder.

Following this tunnel, Jing Shu couldn’t help but feel that poverty truly limited one’s imagination. From that previous section onward, everything, from underground to above, was made from air-raid materials.

If I had to describe it, this is a gigantic air-raid shelter, a turtle shell made of blast walls several meters thick. This place has been fortified to the teeth by Qian Duoduo! I can almost see him building houses with gold.

No wonder Lin Yi’s bombing plan hadn’t been implemented. To actually blast such a professional-grade turtle shell, you’d probably need tens of tons of explosives just to make a dent. I think I understand Lin Yi’s reasoning now. If the external shell can’t be blasted, then why not secretly transport the explosives inside the house and detonate them there? So, although Lin Yi dug the tunnel a long time ago, he never had the opportunity. Only today did he finally manage to bring in the explosives. Does that mean Su Malie and I played a part in this?

Jing Shu quickened her pace. She saw Detonators! Funnily enough, I’m really familiar with this stuff!

In the fifth year of the apocalypse, the great migration began. The Wu City Government led the Wu City People south. By then, the tectonic plates had shifted into an incredibly complex mess, and they encountered many treacherous terrains that needed to be blasted flat before they could continue—not just for vehicles, but for people too.

Without a second thought, Jing Shu scooped all the Detonators into her storage space. Are you kidding? Better to get such dangerous things put away quickly! Below the Detonators lay a thick pipe on the ground. Inside the pipe was a yellow paste, and this pipe led straight to whatever lay ahead!

No doubt about it, this is TNT explosive!

It was the cheapest, most widely used explosive in the world, usable for underwater demolition, and possessed great destructive force. Moreover, it was one of the most stable explosives, least prone to accidental detonation, and unaffected by heavy rain or submersion.

Even gunfire wouldn’t set it off, but it required a Detonator to be ignited.