198: It will explode in two seconds.

They were Physics Experts, and they had heard of such things before.

After Comrade Ning had a bomb strapped to him, he thought Comrade Ning wouldn't survive. When Comrade Lu helped Comrade Ning disarm the bomb, he felt reassured.

But now, Comrade Lu was being so foolish, letting Comrade Xiao, a newly enlisted female soldier, disarm the bomb. Wasn't he treating their lives like a joke?

Xiao Niannian didn't get upset hearing Comrade Zhou's words.

If it were her, she wouldn't believe it either.

"Comrade Xiao's ability is no worse than mine. We have cooperated many times."

Comrade Zhou still didn't believe it. He felt that these people were deliberately targeting him. Could it be that they found out about that matter? Is that why they were targeting him like this?

He was extremely panicked. He looked toward Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian, but they were busy disarming the bomb and completely ignored him.

No, it definitely wouldn't be discovered by others.

Now that Brother Lei and Brother Hu are dead, no one else knows.

Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The two quickly disarmed two detonation devices together.

The moment she cut the wire, Xiao Niannian felt no fear. She trusted Lu Jing and herself. Over the past decade, she had disarmed countless bombs and encountered dangers, but she had always resolved them perfectly.

The bomb made no sound.

Comrade Zhou's heart was in his throat. He thought that if they cut the wrong wire, he would immediately throw the bomb off, perhaps saving his life, even if he was severely injured.

"There are still two detonation devices..."

Lu Jing stated the situation.

"I think this is a conspiracy. We don't need to disarm the other two detonation devices..."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, Lu Jing looked at her.

"Of these four detonation devices, we have successfully disarmed two. According to conventional procedure, we should have succeeded by now... But Brother Lei doesn't play by the rules. I looked closely, and there are no further booby traps set in this corner..."

"He set this bomb up to make us think we successfully disarmed it. But if we try to take it off, it will explode immediately..."

"You are right."

Lu Jing nodded in agreement.

"We absolutely cannot take it off him in more than two seconds. If we exceed two seconds, it will trigger another mechanism... It will explode in two seconds."

"I'll do it."

Lu Jing immediately said this after hearing Xiao Niannian's words.

"No, I'll do it."

As soon as Xiao Niannian finished speaking, she instantly picked up the satchel charge and threw it far into the water.

This whole sequence took less than one second.

"Ding, Speed +1."

"Boom."

A massive explosion sound rang out.

The water splashed meters higher than before, and countless fish were blasted into the air, falling back into the river and onto the bank.

An area more than ten meters in diameter in the river was churned into muddy water.

The instant Xiao Niannian picked up the bomb, Lu Jing immediately threw Comrade Zhou into a nearby pit.

He himself lunged toward Xiao Niannian.

Xiao Niannian heard a muffled groan.

Just as she threw the bomb into the water, Lu Jing rushed toward her. Her arm was hit by the water spray and stones blasted into the air, and she could feel distinct pain.

She had intended to shield Lu Jing just now, but Lu Jing noticed her movement and stopped her action.

He was injured.

Comrade Zhou was thrown into the pit, and his waist hurt from the fall, making his wounded leg ache even more.

When the explosion sounded, all he felt was falling into the water pit.

"Gulp..."

He choked and swallowed several mouthfuls of water, and his ears were ringing loudly from the blast.

Xiao Niannian looked at Lu Jing's back. His clothes had several holes and he was bleeding.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian helped Comrade Zhou out of the water pit.

Military Doctor Shen ran over from a distance.

"Old Lu, Comrade Xiao."

Military Doctor Shen looked at Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian with a worried expression.

"We are fine. You treat Comrade Zhou."

"Alright."

Military Doctor Shen took out a medical kit and handed it to Xiao Niannian.

"Comrade Xiao, please apply medicine to Old Lu."

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian took the medical kit and looked at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing started to speak.

"I..."

"Don't talk."

Xiao Niannian's tone was somewhat strict. This was the second time today Lu Jing had protected her.

She was confident, but Lu Jing didn't know that. That's why he protected her again and again.

"Take off your clothes."

Lu Jing dared not speak again and quickly took off his clothes.

Xiao Niannian saw that his inner clothes were stained with blood.

Xiao Niannian felt a little distressed and began cleaning Lu Jing's wounds and applying medicine.

Old Lin and Old Zhao also walked over, supported by comrades.

"Comrade Lu, Comrade Xiao, are you two alright?"

"Old Lin, Old Zhao, we are fine."

Lu Jing answered Old Lin and Old Zhao with a slight smile on his face.

Xiao Niannian replied at the same time.

Comrade Zhou gasped.

"Hiss."

Old Lin and Old Zhao looked at Comrade Zhou, and Old Lin spoke first.

"Comrade Shen, how is Little Zhou doing?"

Military Doctor Shen spoke, explaining Comrade Zhou's condition.

"Comrade Zhou has two gunshot wounds. The bullet in his leg is still inside. I will perform surgery now to remove the bullet, and then there will be no problem... The injury on his arm just needs to be treated again..."

Why was Military Doctor Shen speaking so lightly about it?

He was shot! His leg wouldn't be crippled, would it?

He was about to speak, but the pain in his body was intense. The next second, the pain made him faint.

"Little Zhou."

"Comrade Zhou."

Old Lin and Old Zhao anxiously called out to Comrade Zhou. Although they had suspicions, seeing Comrade Zhou faint like that still made them extremely worried.

"Comrade Shen, what happened to Little Zhou?"

"He fainted from the pain. He will wake up later..."

Military Doctor Shen continued with the surgery, assisted by the medic beside him.

After a good while, Xiao Niannian finished treating Lu Jing's injuries.

She suspected he had some internal injuries, but those could only be treated after they returned.

"Done."

Hearing Niannian's words, Lu Jing thanked her.

"Thank you."

"I'll treat your injuries too."

Lu Jing saw bloodstains on Xiao Niannian's sleeve and injuries on the back of her hand, so he immediately took the medical kit from Xiao Niannian.

"Okay."

After Military Doctor Shen removed the bullet, he applied medicine to Comrade Zhou and bandaged him up... Xiao Niannian looked at the several injuries on her own hands. She felt a slight tightness in her chest, but her body could handle it.

Seeing Lu Jing wrap her arm in several layers and intending to continue, she spoke up.

"You don't need to wrap it so thickly."

Her injuries were minor and would heal in two or three days.

Hearing what she said, Lu Jing quickly finished bandaging her.

"Don't get it wet these few days. I'll take care of anything that needs doing."

Xiao Niannian hummed in agreement.

Lu Jing looked at Xiao Niannian and asked again.

"You didn't get injured anywhere else, did you?"