Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 129 The Last One

As soon as Du Desheng finished speaking, Du Qichang immediately put on a smile and stood up: "We're all family, and the situation is urgent, so I won't say anything polite. Bixiao came to your birthday party that day, and immediately returned to the bureau after her leave. She also told her colleagues in the bureau everything you told her."

"After that, we launched an emergency investigation in major shopping malls in City B. However, there are quite a few shopping malls in City B that meet the criteria, and we don't have much information. After working for a week, we still managed to screen out nine shopping malls that were suspected to be the scene of the crime. That's why I thought of coming here in person to ask this kid to take a look for me. Maybe he can provide some more specific information to help us confirm the location of the mall."

Du Anrao was somewhat surprised to hear him say that.

"No way, you guys just believed something this big? Aren't you afraid I'm a con artist?"

Du Anrao's expression was very easy to understand; even though Du Qichang couldn't hear her thoughts, he could tell what she was thinking.

"You don't need to be nervous, I didn't mean anything by it. In our line of work, we see all sorts of people every day, and we know there are many truly capable and extraordinary people in this world. We have no prejudice against people like you, and we naturally know who we should believe and who we shouldn't."

"Furthermore, even if such a big thing is fake, we must be fully prepared. It's better to be fooled and put in more effort than to have innocent people lose their lives if something really happens."

Du Qichang spoke with righteous indignation, and Du Anrao initially felt that he had been judging a gentleman by his own petty standards, which was too shallow.

But her intuition told her that this person wasn't as righteous as he seemed, and his name sounded familiar, so after hearing what he said, Du Anrao decisively went to check the plot, and then she discovered...

[Damn, it was him. The one who was cleverly designed to be quickly kicked out of the battle early in the story, yet miraculously survived to the end, successfully becoming a member of the inheritance division, and ultimately being burned to death along with everyone else?]

Upon hearing this assessment, the way everyone looked at him became subtle.

Du Qichang: "???"

Du Qichang isn't exactly a bad person. He's greedy, cunning, worldly-wise, and adept at navigating social situations. He seems easy to talk to and helps everyone, but in reality, he never truly opens his heart to anyone. To put it bluntly, he's a weather vane, swaying whichever way the wind blows. Anyone can become his friend as long as they can bring him benefits.

[This guy may have no scruples, but he always manages to anticipate the wind direction and jump ship precisely before it sinks. His foresight is exceptionally sharp. No wonder he managed to survive until the finale. Speaking of which, what was the reason he was kicked out in the first place? I think it was...]

Du Anrao's thoughts came to an abrupt halt, causing everyone to subconsciously turn and glance at her.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were wide with shock and fear.

"An'an, what's wrong? You look so pale."

Du Anrao struggled to compose himself and said in a hoarse voice, "I did indeed learn from this..."

"Uncle, I'm a few years younger than your father, so I'm your uncle, An'an."

"I did see something in this uncle's face that I hadn't noticed before. Mom, what's the date today?"

"Today is the 1st, December 1st."

[Ahhhh, that's right, that's right, it's today! The sensational major criminal bombing case in City B happened to occur in Du Qichang's jurisdiction. The case resulted in heavy casualties, and as the main person in charge, he naturally couldn't escape responsibility. After the incident, he was dismissed from his post and was therefore regarded as a pawn by his competitors, temporarily kicked out of the competition.]

This matter was only briefly mentioned in the plot, so it's no wonder that Du Anrao hadn't noticed it before.

But now that we know the person in front of us is Du Bixiao's boss, and when describing Du Qichang's mishap, the author intentionally arranges for one of his rivals to kick him while he's down, running up to him and making sarcastic remarks. To further demoralize him, the author even goes so far as to mention the victims who went to help him. The most striking sentence is: "I heard that one of the victims happened to share your surname, and was quite young, not even thirty. Perhaps he was even from the same clan as you. What a pity."

Du Anrao didn't think much of it when he first saw it, but now that he put it all together, he realized that it was talking about Du Bixiao!

The Du family members were shocked to learn that today was the day of the explosion predicted at Du Anrao's birthday banquet.

Especially since Du Anrao had specifically mentioned that the explosion occurred around 2:39 PM, and now...

Everyone turned to look at the clock not far away. It was almost one o'clock!

In other words, the explosion will occur in just over an hour!
Realizing this, Du Anrao stood up abruptly, and the others subconsciously followed suit.

"It's urgent, I need to call my cousin first." Du Anrao said, turning to look at Du Qichang, "My cousin should be in City B right now, right?"

"Yes, yes, she's in the screening team right now."

"Okay." Having received a definite answer, Du Anrao quickly dialed Du Bixiao's number.

Du Bixiao rarely answers personal calls during work, but she was concerned about Du Anrao's situation and had been keeping a close eye on things, which is why she was able to receive Du Anrao's call so quickly.

"An'an?"

"Cousin, the situation is urgent. Please write down what I'm about to say. It's Jiangyu Plaza. The explosion occurred at Jiangyu Plaza."

"Jiangyu Plaza?!" Du Bixiao was taken aback.

Although Jiangyu Plaza was included in their initial plans, it was among the first to be excluded, simply because the plaza caters to high-income individuals, uses a membership system, and has the most comprehensive security among all the shopping malls.

Bringing dangerous items into the mall is much more difficult than in other shopping malls, and who would have thought that this least likely thing is actually what they have been looking for all along.

"Is it really Jiangyu Plaza?!" Du Bixiao took a deep breath. "Okay, I'll gather people there immediately."

"Cousin, you'd better hurry, he's going to make his move today."

"Today?" Du Bixiao was startled again. "Then wouldn't that mean..."

"Yes, there's not much time left. I suspect he's already planted bombs inside the mall and is hiding in the shadows, looking for a good opportunity to take hostages. So you need to act quickly. There are a total of seven time bombs in the mall: two at the main entrance, one in the underground supermarket, one in the fifth-floor cinema, one in the second-floor emergency exit, and one in the third-floor restroom. I'm not sure if it's the men's or women's restroom; you'll have to check it yourselves."

Du Bixiao diligently memorized every word Du Anrao said, discovering that the bombs were planted in crucial locations—either at escape routes or in areas with high pedestrian traffic. But upon closer inspection…

"It seems there's one more."

“Yes, the last bomb…” Duanrao took a deep breath, “is on himself.”

(End of this chapter)