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Chapter 723 Everything Will Be Fine
Upon grasping the situation, Kenneth turned to his hostage. “How do I disarm this?”
The man shook his head. “I don't know. Boss had someone set this up. All I did was cut the wire as instructed.”
In that instant, Kenneth racked his brain to analyze the situation. The countdown started about the same time the wire was cut. In that case...
Kenneth walked up to the broken wire and attempted to reattach it without delay.
Cognizant of what Kenneth was up to, the man behind him turned tail and fled.
The last thing he wanted was to be there when the place exploded.
Meanwhile, Kenneth opened the box carefully. There was a square console inside with a red blinking light, and that was where the wires came out from. With nothing else around, Kenneth had no idea what the console was for. Since the countdown was triggered when the wire was cut, he assumed that reconnecting the wire would be the solution.
As long as the countdown could be stopped, he would have more time to figure things out.
Holding that thought, Kenneth started to reattach the wires. Despite his inherently steady demeanor, his hands trembled as he worked.
The image of Zavier dying in front of him kept playing back in his mind.
The more he thought about it, the more violently his hands shook.
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Kenneth closed his eyes in that instant. “Kenneth, you definitely can do it!”
By the time he opened them, they were filled with a renewed sense of conviction.
Staring at the wire, he reconnected the cut ends as fast as he could.
The moment he did, the blinking red light on the small box began to slow down.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKenneth could feel it in his gut that it was a good sign, triggering a sigh of relief from him.
It was then that Natasha and Mike arrived.
“Kenneth.”
Kenneth turned around when he heard his name being called. The sight of the two caused his brows to furrow. “Why did you come?”
“We were worried, so we decided to check on you,” Natasha replied.
“The man who ran out just now told us that you were in here. If you want someone to blame, blame me, Kenneth. It was I who brought Natasha here,” Mike explained.
Kenneth obviously knew that now wasn't the time to point fingers. He gave Natasha a grim look. “It's dangerous here, Nat. You should leave now!”
“All the more reason for me to stay. Even though I'm not sure if I can be of help, I can, at the very least, face whatever is coming together with
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you,” Natasha asserted.
“Nat...”
“Nothing you say can change my mind!” Natasha insisted.
Consequently, Kenneth gave her a solemn look.
It was then that Natasha's brows furrowed when she caught a glimpse of what was behind him. “A guidewire?”
Upon hearing her question, Kenneth trailed her gaze and asked, “You recognize that thing?”
“I've seen it before. It's usually used to control a countdown mechanism,” Natasha elaborated.
“Does it mean that the countdown will stop if we destroy it?” Kenneth probed further.
Natasha shook her head and explained, “No, this device can only control the speed of the countdown but can't stop it. If you destroy it, you'll end up triggering the explosion instead.”
Kenneth was glad that he didn't act hastily earlier.
Nevertheless, he had managed to buy them some time.
With that thought in mind, he turned to Natasha and suggested, “Nat, perhaps you might be able to help me.”
“What?” she asked in surprise.
“Come with me.” Grabbing her hand, he led her out.
“Kenneth, wait for me,” Mike reminded from behind.
Just as they were about to leave, the black guidewire box began to flash rapidly.
“Kenneth...” Mike called out all of a sudden.
When Kenneth turned around, Mike indicated the box. “Why is it blinking like that?”
Kenneth's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the red light blinking rapidly.
Natasha couldn't help but remark, “Someone must have hacked into the console to detonate it.”
“Get out of here, now!” Kenneth screamed at the top of his lungs.
As he fled the room with Natasha in tow, Mike was right on their heels.
At the same time, a thundering explosion was heard above their heads.
Even though Kenneth had shielded Natasha in his arms, the shockwave from the blast threw them some distance away.
As the three of them crashed onto the ground, they were covered by debris in the next instant.
A long while after the explosion died down, Natasha began to cough. She had only suffered light injuries under the cover of Kenneth's protection.
After she pushed Kenneth's arm away, she gradually sat up. “Kenneth, Kenneth...”
Calling out to him, Natasha began to panic when she didn't get a response. She then turned her attention to Mike, who was lying on the ground nearby. She yelled, “Mike, are you all right?”
At that moment, Mike began to cough and move his limbs.
“Are you okay?” Natasha asked again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I-I'm fine...” Mike struggled to reply as he was choking on a mixture of smoke and ash.
With her mind put at ease, Natasha gave Kenneth a teary-eyed look before painstakingly helping him up. “Kenneth, are you all right?”
Kenneth's body was covered with wounds caused by the shrapnel from the explosion. The sight of his injuries triggered an avalanche of emotions to flood into her—anxiety, fear, terror, disappointment...
She had never felt that way before. The emptiness in her heart seemed to hollow her out.
It was then that Natasha raised her hand to his nose.
When she could still feel him breathing, a sense of relief descended upon her.
Realizing what was going on, Mike swiftly scrambled to his feet. “Kenneth, Kenneth, wake up!”
As Kenneth continued to lay motionless, Mike looked up. “Natasha, is he...”
“He's still alive,” she reassured him.
After a moment of deliberation, Mike suggested, “I'll send him to the hospital.”
Just as he had loaded Kenneth up on his back, the latter began to move and regain consciousness.
“Kenneth.”
“Kenneth.”
Both of them called out in unison.
The moment he opened his eyes, Kenneth was stunned to see that all that was left of the building was a bunch of rubble.
“Dave...” he murmured.
Mike, too, stared at the ruins with a frown.
“No, it can't be!” Kenneth shook his head. “Dave is tough. He's not going to die that easily!” Kenneth got to his feet and stumbled toward the rubble.
“He's fine. I'm sure he is!” Kenneth yelled in despair, and as he began to search the ruins, his eyes filled with disbelief. A short while later, he threw himself down and began to dig with his bare hands after spotting something.
“Kenneth.” Mike's eyes reddened at the sight before him.
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