Just as Xiaofan and the others sat down, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Who is it?"

"Miss Chen, a delivery. Please sign for it."

"Oh, coming."

Nowadays, people love shopping online; it's not strange to receive a package or two occasionally.

"Hmm? I don't recall buying anything these past few days," Chen Lanfen muttered.

Xiaofan went along and helped to open the door.

The deliveryman paused when he saw Xiaofan, then asked, "What is your relation to Miss Chen? Are you signing?"

"Oh, he's a guest. Give it to me."

"Alright..."

After signing, Chen Lanfen took the package. The packaging was ordinary, a box with unknown contents inside, not too heavy but not light either.

Xiaofan was puzzled by the expression on the deliveryman's face earlier. What was with his gaze? And why did he smirk as he left?

"Hm? It's making a sound?" Chen Lanfen shook the package and said curiously.

"Don't move..."

"Do not open it."

Just then, Xiaofan suddenly realized something. At the same time, the man who came with them also spoke up.

"Let me listen. This, I'm afraid, is the sound of a time bomb." The man quickly walked over and reached for the package.

"A b-bomb?" Chen Lanfen exclaimed slightly startled. She gently handed it over.

"Lingxue, get out." The man shouted to his sister as soon as he heard it.

"Everyone, come over here. Li San, go catch the delivery guy from earlier for me." Xiaofan also sensed the danger. However, he was surprised by the man's remarkable judgment.

In an instant, everyone evacuated the room, one by one fleeing downstairs.

"Aren't you leaving?"

"How are you going to handle it?" Xiaofan, seeing that the other wasn't leaving, curiously stayed behind.

"This is deadly serious. Judging by the sound, it's likely a chemical bomb. Once the time is up, the chemical components will mix, resulting in severe destruction." As the man spoke, he quickly unwrapped the package.

"Can you disarm it?"

"I don't know, let me give it a try. There's no time to warn the other residents." As he spoke, the man opened the box and finally saw the completed bomb, with only twelve seconds left until detonation.

"Wow, forget it, let's get out of here." Xiaofan shouted.

"Scissors, scissors, quick, scissors... I can tell at a glance which wire to cut on such a simple bomb, hurry."

"Which one, tell me quickly, I'll do it," Xiaofan said excitedly.

"The green one, scissors, nail clippers will do too, hurry, hurry... Five seconds left..."

'Whizz.'

Only to see Xiaofan gently flick, a toothpick precisely severed the green wire, and he started breathing heavily.

The man was also drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. His judgment was incorrect earlier; he shouldn't have stayed to disarm the bomb. After all, it was likely delivered to buy time for the delivery person to flee, leaving no spare time for anyone to disarm it; running was the only option.

Seeing the stopwatch stop at 4.52 seconds, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, slumping onto the sofa.

"How powerful would the explosion have been?"

"This six-story apartment building would collapse."

"Damn." Once again, they had been so close to death.

After cursing softly, Xiaofan called everyone back by phone. However, the delivery person had already driven away. No matter how fast Li San's lightweight skill was, by the time he reached downstairs, the other person had vanished, with no clue which direction to chase.

Upon hearing that someone sent a bomb, Chen Lanfen was even more astounded, looking at everyone in panic.

However, Xiaofan knew they were heading in the right direction with their investigation.

"This place isn't safe to live anymore. Call the movers, I'll find you another house. Also, starting this afternoon, return to the company as my secretary. Salary unchanged." Li Kuo also realized Xiaofan's direction was correct, and as a secretary, she must know significant clues.

"But, won't someone still want to harm me?" Chen Lanfen asked worriedly.

"Don't worry. Since they failed, they should know that we're onto them and won't foolishly attempt it again. They'll plan their next move, while we must preemptively control the situation," Xiaofan calmly assured her.

"But I really don't know anything."

"We just want to know who did Uncle Li Zhongran deal with in business before his disappearance? What deals were discussed?" Xiaofan asked again.

"Alright."

"Time is of the essence. Let's return to the company first."

"Hey, what about our matter?" The man immediately complained.

"I have information on my computer. I kept it for no use but have been busy job hunting; kept forgetting to handle it," Chen Lanfen suddenly remembered.

"That's great. Let's go and talk over lunch," Li San suggested, as it was already noon, and everyone was hungry.

No one objected to Li San's suggestion. After all, Chen Lanfen had just gotten home and was preparing to cook. Handling matters over a meal was a good choice.

"Wow, buddy. Amazing skills! You used a toothpick just now to cut the wire. Impressive," the man praised Xiaofan while heading downstairs.

"It's nothing. But you—being able to determine which wire to cut so quickly—what have you done in the past? Skills like that?" Xiaofan complimented back.

"Oh, I used to be in the army, loved fiddling with these things. As soon as I heard the sound, I knew it was a chemical bomb, but to be honest, that one was poorly made. Let me tell you, if you wanted to..."

The guy started chatting with Xiaofan. Once on his favorite topic, he couldn't stop talking, and Xiaofan listened intently, seemingly having found another talented person.

They chatted all the way down. The man even asked Xiaofan how he managed to use a toothpick like that, and Xiaofan explained the concept of inner qi. The man, intrigued, wished to sit down with two kilos of white liquor for a good talk.

"Hey, I still don't know your name. I'm Han Shengjun, and my sister is Han Lingxue."

"Hmm? Ye Xiaofan."

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