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Xiaolan hurriedly wiped the tears from her face and took a few steps back.
"Conan, don't come over here. I have a bomb on me and it's going to explode in just over a minute!"
Conan rushed out of the stairwell, ignoring Xiaolan's retreat, and rushed to Xiaolan's side in a few steps, panting: "Quick, Sister Xiaolan, I have an idea, come up with me, I have found a way to send you to the fantasy park!"
"You won't die! Trust me!"
Chapter 523: Oh No, It’s Too Late
Xiaolan followed Conan and hurried to the hall on the top floor where the client had met them. Conan pulled open the curtains, revealing the balcony outside.
It was already past eight o'clock, but because the police were turning on the searchlights, it was as bright as day outside.
On the balcony, a long rope was pulled from the handrail to the gate of the fantasy park. Officer Takagi was directing several police officers to spread the fire escape air cushions all over the ground.
"I just called Officer Takagi for help and asked him to send me a rope." Conan pointed at the rope. "At present, the Red Castle Restaurant has basically been evacuated. Only the bottom few floors are still occupied. But according to the bomber, the first thing he will blow up will be the 15th floor, and it will be blown up to the lower floors at regular intervals, so there is no need to worry for the time being."
Conan took off the elastic strap specially developed by the professor, wrapped it around the railing with his backhand, and held the remaining part in his hand: "Sister Xiaolan, we need to slide quickly along this rope into the park. In order to prevent ourselves from hitting the gate of the fantasy park, we need to hold on to this elastic strap and let go when we are almost at the park."
Xiaolan silently grabbed the rope, leaned over and picked up Conan, her eyes firm: "Conan, you must hold me tight."
Xiaolan has a strong character to begin with. Now that she holds both her own life and Conan's life in her hands, she is forced to calm herself down.
Conan nodded and said, "Originally I wanted to set the rope on the fifteenth floor, so that I could shield a wider area. But there is no balcony on the fifteenth floor, and the distance is too long, which may make us hang in the middle, caught in a dilemma. But if it is set on the top floor, we may not be able to reach the halfway point before the bomb on the fifteenth floor explodes, and the rope may be affected... I'm sorry, Sister Xiaolan, I really don't have a perfect plan, I-"
Xiaolan gently touched Conan's head and said in a gentle tone: "You have done a great job. Now, leave it to me."
She glanced at her bracelet and saw a red countdown appear on it.
There are only twenty seconds left.
She tightened the elastic strap, twisted it around her hands, and then she turned over and jumped onto the balcony while holding Conan.
The police had installed a cableway for descent on the rope and provided two simple safety belts. Xiaolan buckled them on for herself and Conan, pushed her legs hard on the railing, and slid down rapidly towards the Fantasy Park.
The elastic straps gradually began to tighten, and when they were halfway down, there was a sudden loud explosion in the Red Castle Restaurant. Thick smoke kept pouring out of the windows, and with this violent explosion, the entire Red Castle Restaurant above the 15th floor began to collapse.
Conan's shielding device failed and the bomb in the restaurant began to explode.
Conan was held in Xiaolan's arms, facing the Red Castle Restaurant which had undergone a drastic change.
Looking at the building where bricks and stones were constantly falling, he could also feel that as the restaurant floor collapsed, his body suddenly fell, and the speed of his descent slowed down a lot.
Oops.
What he worried about most happened.
They are only halfway through the slide. If the back collapses completely, they will be pulled down by the ropes and either hang in the air or fall down.
Although the police have laid out life-saving air cushions below so Xiaolan won’t die if she falls down, she doesn’t have enough time!
He looked back anxiously. Although he had never believed in gods or Buddhas, he couldn't help but pray for a miracle to happen.
However, when their bodies slowly stopped, Conan's heart still rose to his throat. He glanced at the bracelet on Xiaolan's hand in panic. There were only a dozen seconds left.
Takagi and all the police officers pulled the rope desperately, trying to pull Xiaolan and Conan into the park.
16, 15, 14...
Time passed by little by little, and Yuanzi and others who rushed out of the restaurant ran to the door breathlessly, looking at the two people hanging in the air and moving slowly, their eyes were unmoved.
"boom--"
Xiaolan felt herself falling a long way down again.
We are already very close to the ground. This amount of time is definitely not enough to enter the park...
That's too late……
She couldn't let Conan die with her.
Thinking of this, she quickly unbuckled Conan's safety belt, raised her hand suddenly and threw Conan towards the life-saving air cushion on the ground, and at the same time loosened the elastic strap that she had been pulling. The strap was very tight, so the moment Xiaolan let go, the pulling force took her towards the direction of the Red Castle Restaurant building. At the same time, because the building collapsed, the rope above was not tight, and she fell to the side and back.
Xiaolan slowly closed her eyes. It was better to stay away from it so as not to blow up others...
three seconds...
"Ran--!!!" Conan hit the life-saving air cushion hard, and was bounced up and down by the air cushion. His back was burning with pain, but he seemed to feel nothing. He got up and rushed towards Xiaolan with a roar.
But the distance is too far.
Two seconds...
Everyone stared with wide eyes, watching the elf falling to the ground like a mortal, with his black hair disheveled and a crystal teardrop falling.
one second...
"Bam—"
"orchid--!!!"
“Xiaolan——!!”
“Sister Xiaolan——!!”
Amidst everyone's bloodshot eyes, Xiaolan and Conan fell on the life-saving air cushion. The bracelet on her hand emitted a dazzling white light, followed by a loud explosion.
A red firework like a flare flew out from her bracelet and flew into the sky with a whoosh.
"Snapped--"
The fireworks exploded, and a red English word with an expression appeared in the sky, lingering for a long time: "A JOKE ^_^"
Chu Ming sat in the car, looking at the fireworks outside the window, then looked at the points displayed on the system, and stretched his body.
Perfect, Xiaolan will make a profit by dying.
They found out that they had been fooled and made a huge profit in the last wave.
This was a good idea he came up with when he saw Xiaolan changing to a new bracelet. The miniature fireworks in the system mall were very cheap, and one point could buy ten. He could also customize the image or text after the fireworks exploded. He only used one this time, and had nine left for next time.
Well, the stage has ended, and it’s time for him, the director, to finish his work. Otherwise, when the police are free, he will have a hard time leaving.
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Kidd slowly loosened his grip on the puppet and stared at the fireworks in the sky in amazement. After a long while, he uttered, "Huh?"
He had just pulled the puppet aside and was trying to have a good talk with him, wondering if Lucifer could help if Xiaolan really got into an accident, when he saw this dramatic scene.
So the puppet only defused the bomb for those few people, because he already knew that the one in Xiaolan's hand was not dangerous?
Facing Kidd's suspicious gaze, Chu Ming controlled the robot to retract his hand and said stiffly: "The work is done. I should go back and report to my master."
"Wait, you already knew there was nothing wrong with the bracelet on Xiaolan's hand?"
"You can tell at a glance."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Kidd was furious. He worried in vain.
"Isn't it fun to see you guys getting anxious?"
Kidd looked at the puppet who said these words expressionlessly. There seemed to be a deep darkness hidden in his emotionless eyes.
It really is a creature from hell. Even if it is a puppet, it has such evil taste...
Chapter 524 Stealing a
Conan's vision was blurred by tears. He felt as if his heart was being torn apart by pain. Hearing the loud explosion in his ears, he could not stop and fell heavily to the ground.
“Lan——! Lan——!”
His voice was hoarse, like the cry of a cuckoo, and each roar was filled with suppressed pain and despair, as if it came from the depths of his soul.
Several children also burst into tears, and Yuanzi even sat down on the ground, sobbing.
Vermouth's face changed, her eyes widened, and her hands trembled slightly.
What's going on? Granburch clearly promised her...
how so!
Conan clutched the clothes on his chest tightly, feeling that he was suppressed and couldn't breathe. He stared blankly at the explosion over there, and the light in his eyes slowly disappeared: "Xiaolan... huh?"
Just as everyone on the field was filled with grief, a brilliant red light flew towards the dark sky and exploded in the air, forming a red English word.
The light faded, and Xiaolan fell onto the rescue cushion unharmed, her face also filled with confusion.
Conan was the first to react. He quickly got up from the ground and rushed to Xiaolan. He reached out his hand tremblingly and gently touched Xiaolan's hand. Only when he touched the entity did he let go of his tense heart: "That's great, that's great, Xiaolan, I'm so glad that you're okay!!"
Xiaolan gently wiped away Conan's tears: "Why are you crying like this? And, you have to call me sister Xiaolan~ Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Wow, Xiaolan, I'm so glad you're okay, wow, wow..." Sonoko rushed forward, pulled Conan out of Xiaolan's arms, hugged Xiaolan tightly, and cried loudly, "Do you know how scared and worried I am, wow, wow..."
Conan looked speechlessly at Yuanzi who was pulling him apart, and sat down on the air cushion next to him.
As much as he hated Granburch, he was now as confused as ever.
What on earth is Granburch trying to do by making such a big move?
Blowing up a building and tricking him into a loop, was it just for his own bad taste?
What kind of person is he?
Conan looked at Xiaolan who was surrounded by people, and did not move closer. He scanned the field, found the position of Vermouth, and slowly walked over.
Vermouth leaned against the wall exhausted, looking at the flickering flames in the sky and let out a long sigh. Granburch, that bastard, is he deliberately messing with people's mentality?
If she had a heart disease, she would have been seriously injured by him.
"Belmod."
Hearing Conan calling her, Vermouth moved her head and gave him an unpleasant look: "What?"
She gets angry when she sees Conan now. She made a deal with Granburch in advance. What if she is not there?
Conan said he had a way, but what was the result?
His idea was to let two people hang in the air like salted fish and then be blown to death?
This family will fall apart without her!
Conan clearly saw the hint of accusation and dissatisfaction in Vermouth's eyes. He scratched his head and felt a lingering fear himself.
"Do you know why Granburch made such a big fuss, but in the end it was just a firework?" Conan also imitated her and leaned against the wall, "Or did he have a backup plan?"