Chapter 164: Tom: Provoking the Wrong Person?
Seeing the message from Hot Noodles, Fang Xiaocao felt a cold sweat break out instantly.
Just how powerful was this bomb? She had already run down one floor, yet it still wasn’t safe.
And there was another danger waiting on the first floor?
What was going on?
Had another assassin come for her?
And they already knew her location?
Fang Xiaocao’s mind raced as she sprinted downstairs.
Her life was on the line—she had no choice but to be cautious.
Clenching her teeth, she ran as fast as she could.
From the fourth floor to the second, she moved with the speed of an Olympic sprinter.
“Hu… hu… hu…”
Reaching the second floor, she bent over, gripping the stair railing, gasping for breath.
After catching her breath, she immediately pulled out her phone and sent a message to Hot Noodles.
“I’m on the second floor now. What’s the danger on the first floor? Can I handle it myself?”
After sending the message, she cautiously watched the stairwell leading to the first floor, afraid that the unknown danger lurking below would suddenly rush up and attack her.
At the same time, she gripped a throwing knife tightly in her hand, prepared to use her hypnosis technique at any moment.
If someone came up from the first floor, she would strike first—no hesitation.
She had survived too many dangers to be careless now.
Then, her phone lit up with a reply.
[Hot Noodles: Han Xue is in the stairwell on the first floor. Do you want to take action?]
Fang Xiaocao froze for a second. Then, a murderous glint flashed in her eyes.
“Han Xue!”
She gritted her teeth, hissing the name.
Han Xue was here.
On the first floor.
Fang Xiaocao hated Han Xue with every fiber of her being.
If there was anyone in the world she wished would disappear, it was her.
That woman had tried to kill her over and over again.
“Yes. We can’t let her escape today!”
Fang Xiaocao typed furiously and sent the message.
[Hot Noodles: But she’s basically a walking biohazard. Aren’t you afraid of getting infected?]
Another message popped up.
“I won’t give her a chance to get close!”
She tightened her grip on the throwing knife.
[Hot Noodles: Then go for it.]
[Hot Noodles: This Han Xue caused me a lot of trouble in the future, too.]
Hot Noodles remembered how Han Xue had turned her own subordinates against her and nearly destroyed her entire base.
She wouldn’t stop Fang Xiaocao this time.
Maybe killing Han Xue would be a win for both of them.
“It’s settled, then!”
Fang Xiaocao replied before taking a deep breath and stepping toward the first floor.
But just as she was about to move, she hesitated.
A strange thought hit her.
She pulled out her phone and sent another message.
“Why is Han Xue in the stairwell?”
A bad feeling crept into her chest.
Then it hit her.
“Wait… did Han Xue plant the bomb?”
As soon as she sent the message, she felt a chill down her spine.
[Hot Noodles: Smart guess!]
[Hot Noodles: Yes, she planted it.]
“Shit!”
“This crazy woman!”
Fang Xiaocao cursed under her breath.
Again.
Han Xue was trying to kill her again!
How could she let this threat live?
Right now, she wanted nothing more than to strangle Han Xue with her bare hands.
“That bitch—I have to end her!”
She sent the message through clenched teeth.
[Hot Noodles: Be careful. Make sure it’s clean. I don’t want to spend my life in prison.]
“Don’t worry, I don’t either.”
Fang Xiaocao responded quickly.
Then, she typed another message.
“How long until the bomb goes off?”
Timing was crucial. She didn’t want to be in the middle of a fight with Han Xue when the bomb suddenly exploded.
That could end badly.
[Hot Noodles: Five minutes. You have plenty of time.]
She sighed in relief.
“Five minutes… That’s enough!”
Making up her mind, she sent another message.
“Anything else I need to know?”
[Hot Noodles: Nothing for now.]
[Hot Noodles: If anything changes, I’ll message you.]
Fang Xiaocao nodded and switched from Hot Noodles‘ chat to another contact.
“Tom, where are you?”
Now that she had calmed down, she finally remembered—Tom was also in the hotel.
She couldn’t just leave him behind.
Besides, she might need his help dealing with Han Xue.
[Tom: Oh, my dear princess, I’m in the hotel lobby, enjoying the show. I’m waiting for the police to come arrest Han Xue. Nothing’s more entertaining than a front-row seat to the drama.]
He sounded like he was having a great time.
“Han Xue is in the stairwell on the first floor. She planted a bomb on the fifth floor. The blast radius will affect multiple floors. Everything above the second floor is unsafe. Don’t come up.”
She quickly typed out the warning and sent it.
“A bomb?”
Tom stared at his phone, stunned.
Someone was playing with explosives in his presence?
Tom was an explosives expert. If anyone should be setting bombs, it was him.
And now, some amateur thought they could pull off a bombing right under his nose?
Unforgivable.
Whoever was behind this had just made a huge mistake.
[Tom: Princess, how long until the bomb explodes?]
[Tom: And how do you want to deal with Han Xue?]
Two quick messages from Tom.
Fang Xiaocao checked the time.
“Four and a half minutes!”
“I want to kill Han Xue!”
She didn’t bother hiding her intent from Tom.
Out of everyone, she trusted him the most—besides Hot Noodles.
“Four minutes… That’s plenty of time!”
Tom muttered to himself, amused.
[Tom: Princess, I can defuse the bomb. Han Xue is probably waiting for the explosion to cause chaos so she can escape. If the bomb doesn’t go off, she won’t dare to run.]
Tom quickly sent his analysis.
This was getting interesting.
(End of Chapter 164)
