In the next mont, the Compass in the hands of the Special Action Office mbers pointed directly at a man.
"That's him!"
As soon as they spoke, Qin Xi had already pinned the man to the ground and cuffed him, leaving him montarily speechless.
The others noticed the commotion and quickly rushed over.
"Boss!"
Qin Xi nodded, pulling the man up and ripping off his wig—sure enough, it was Hu Dayong. If he hadn't seen his eyes earlier, he might not have recognized him.
Seeing that he was caught, Hu Dayong sneered, "You got , huh? But it's too late! I've planted explosives here, and this place will blow up soon! You'll all die with !"
With that, he burst into a mad laugh.
Qin Xi and the others' expressions changed drastically. "Search!"
Without wasting a second, everyone imdiately began searching the area, while also evacuating the crowd.
Fortunately, not long after, they found it.
It was a detonator, with several colored wires attached underneath. It looked just like sothing from a movie—if they cut the wrong one, the bomb would go off.
The Special Action Office mbers were trembling with fear, hurriedly flipping their copper coins to calculate the correct wire.
But the wires had no eight-character hexagrams—how could they figure it out?
Should they just try to calculate themselves?
For a mont, the Special Action Office team mbers were at a loss. This was the first ti in many years that they felt so helpless.
"Get out of here," Qin Xi said, grabbing the bomb without looking up. "Everyone, go."
The police officers' eyes reddened with urgency. "Boss..."
Qin Xi responded calmly, "Stop wasting ti. Go now, I've been trained in bomb disposal. It'll be fine."
He began to work steadily on the bomb.
At this point, there was only one minute left on the countdown.
"Go," Zhouzhou spoke up.
At this, the Special Action Office mbers hesitated.
They were used to charging ahead, even if it ant risking their lives. But if they left now, how would they face the consequences?
In the end, a few officers gritted their teeth, their eyes red, and dragged the Special Action Office team away.
When there was no other option, minimizing casualties was their principle.
"Director, aren't you worried he'll ss it up?" one of the Special Action Office mbers asked nervously.
Zhouzhou was about to say that she wasn't worried—after all, fourth brother was a trained professional.
But then she had a thought, her eyes shifting as she sighed. "Well, we can't help it. We don't know how."
In reality, she could have easily disard the bomb with her eyes closed in just a few seconds.
But, she trusted that Fourth Brother would manage it too.
What was more important was that she had already checked his fortune, and he would be fine.
However, she didn't share this information.
She continued, "Fourth Brother is doing this for us, taking such a big risk."
Upon hearing this, the Special Action Office mbers fell silent, their expressions complex.
After a few seconds, they couldn't help but say, "If he survives, we won't go against him anymore."
They could never act ungrateful for saving their lives.
Zhouzhou internally gave herself a "Yay," but kept her face neutral, still looking worried.
Qin Xi, unaware of what was happening with the others, continued disarming the bomb. Just as the countdown was down to single digits, he successfully disard it.
"Done." He exhaled in relief and walked over to Hu Dayong, speaking coldly. "From today on, you're the only one who's going to die."
Hu Dayong glared at him in fury and struggled to break free and attack him. But he was quickly subdued by the officers. "Stay down!"
"Boss, you're amazing!"
"Boss, are you going to get credit for this? Ugh, I'm so jealous!"
With the danger averted, everyone was in a lighter mood and started joking.
Qin Xi smiled, his face softening into a more honest expression.
Seeing the Special Action Office mbers' gazes, he suddenly rembered sothing. "So, who wins this ti?"
At this, the Special Action Office mbers pursed their lips and remained silent.
Though they were grateful, they only acknowledged Qin Xi as their superior. If the Special Action Office were to fall under their command in the future, they wouldn't be happy about it.
Seeing this, Zhouzhou imdiately chid in, "It's a draw! We pointed him out in the end. Besides, catching people is your job, and we only helped with locating him."
She subtly winked at Qin Xi.
He understood imdiately, replying, "Alright, let's call it a draw."
As soon as he spoke, his team imdiately protested, "Why? If it wasn't for the boss disarming the bomb, we'd all be dead!"
Qin Xi sternly said, "That's part of our job. Also, this matter stays between us. Don't tell anyone that the Special Action Office lost and didn't own up to it, understand?"
Upon hearing this, the Special Action Office mbers turned red.
Zhouzhou quickly added fuel to the fire, pretending to be unsatisfied. "What do you an we didn't own up? We didn't lose! We were right the whole ti."
"If you're being unreasonable like this, I'll get soone to diate," she said, pulling out her phone as if to make a call.
The Special Action Office mbers hurriedly grabbed her.
This couldn't get out—it would be an absolute disgrace!
"Director, forget it, forget it, let's just say they won."
They covered their faces, clearly embarrassed.
Even if they lost face here, they couldn't let the whole Mystery Sect know about it. Otherwise, it would an they were both less capable and morally lacking.
Zhouzhou smirked, then quickly suppressed it, acting generous. "Alright, I'll let it slide."
The Special Action Office mbers felt awkward but also a little touched.
They hadn't expected the director to be so protective of them. They thought she would side with her brother.
Well, they had underestimated her.
What they didn't know was that Zhouzhou and Qin Xi had conspired to make it all happen.
Seeing their touched faces, Qin Xi finally understood that Zhouzhou could sell soone out while they helped her count the money.
He was truly impressed.
After a mont of reflection, he added, "Actually, this ti, we owe a lot to everyone's help. Otherwise, we wouldn't have found him."
"And if we had run into soone harder to catch, we'd still need your help."
His words put the Special Action Office mbers at ease. It was true—they weren't entirely useless.
Hearing this, they were happy and more willing to engage in friendly conversation.
Bowing their heads slightly, they said, "We'll only track people, but as for catching them or disarming bombs, that's all on you guys. You're really impressive."
The two teams continued to exchange pleasantries, showing mutual respect.
Seeing that the tension had eased, Zhouzhou remarked, "We're all so great, so imagine how much more powerful we'd be if we tead up."
Indeed!
The Special Action Office was originally established to collaborate with the police, and this ti, they had tasted the benefits.
Thus, the Special Action Office mbers weren't as resistant to the idea of cooperation. With a deep breath and a stomp of their feet, they slapped their thighs and declared, "Alright! Let's cooperate happily from now on!"
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