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Inside the coffee shop, Li Mu and Li Shiqing chatted for a while and each drank a cup of coffee when the police called.

Li Mu stood up and smiled: "Let's go, don't keep them waiting."

After Li Mu's words of comfort, Li Shiqing's anxious heart finally felt much lighter.

"Okay, let's take a taxi."

……

Chapter 279 Complex

Twenty minutes later, in the interrogation room.

Old Zhang smiled kindly and said, "Young lady, your name is Li Shiqing, right? Don't be nervous, we're just here to find out what's going on."

"Around 1 p.m. this afternoon, a No. 45 bus collided head-on with a tanker truck at the entrance of the riverside road of the cross-river bridge, causing a violent explosion. There were no survivors in either of the vehicles involved in the accident."

Old Zhang's voice was low and hoarse: "This explosion affected multiple vehicles and injured many people in the surrounding area. I believe you are aware of these circumstances."

"In order to investigate the cause of the accident, we reviewed the surveillance footage along the route. We found that just before the accident, the bus had temporarily and illegally stopped on the side of the road, and you and another male passenger got off the bus together."

"Currently, you two are the only two survivors on this bus."

“We saw from the surveillance footage that less than a minute after you got out of the car, that vehicle was involved in a rare accident, crashing into an oncoming tanker truck and exploding.”

Old Zhang's attitude was very good.

"I want to ask you a question. Think about it carefully: why did you get off the bus before the explosion? Why did you get off the bus just one minute before the explosion? Did you notice anything unusual?"

Li Shiqing was prepared and remained calm. She explained to Lao Zhang, "I wasn't feeling well at the time and needed to get off the bus to go to the hospital for treatment, so I asked a friend to accompany me. We didn't know why the bus exploded."

Old Zhang frowned slightly, but his face remained amiable.

"So, I have a small question: why didn't you wait until you crossed the river and reached the next bus stop? Isn't getting off halfway a violation of the rules? Why did the bus driver let you off?"

Li Shiqing explained, "There was still some distance to the next stop, and I was worried about getting stuck on the bridge and wasting time. So I decided to get off the bus before we got on the bridge."

“I often take this bus and I know the driver well. He’s a nice guy. If you talk to him nicely, he’ll let us off.”

Old Zhang was silent for a while before asking, "Why did you take the bus today? Where did you get on? Where were you going? What were you doing?"

Li Shiqing said, "I am a student at Jialin Normal University. I took the bus at the university station to Sanlian Bookstore in the city center to buy books."

Old Zhang nodded: "I see!"

"I have another question. You were feeling unwell and needed to rush to the hospital before getting off the bus. Did you end up going to the hospital?"

Li Shiqing calmly replied, "We went. After the explosion, we stood by and watched for a while before rushing to the hospital."

Old Zhang asked, "Which hospital? How is the situation?"

Li Shiqing said, "It was the hospital that treated the wounded. My condition fluctuated, but by the time I arrived at the hospital, I was in much better shape."

"Just then, a large number of wounded people were brought in. The hospital was extremely busy, with a large number of staff treating the wounded. I felt that I had recovered and did not want to take up precious medical resources at that time, so I left without seeing a doctor."

Old Zhang nodded, though he had many doubts, he didn't ask any more questions. He beckoned Jiang Feng over and whispered to him to verify the matter.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Feng leaned over and whispered his report. After comparing the hospital's surveillance footage, they found that Li Shiqing's account was true. The two of them had indeed been to the hospital, but because there were so many wounded patients and the hospital was in such a chaotic state, they left after a short while.

Old Zhang fell silent for a while.

……

On the other side, Li Mu was also being questioned.

A policeman in his thirties asked, "Why did you get off the bus halfway through the journey?"

Li Mu said, "My friend is sick and needs to get to the hospital quickly. I was also worried about traffic jams on the Jiangshang Bridge, which would delay us, so I got off the bus early."

The police officer paused for a moment, then continued, "So, did you notice anything suspicious or unusual in the car?"

Li Mu shook his head: "I didn't pay much attention to it. Everything seemed normal at the time."

Then, he asked in return, "Officer, have you discovered anything suspicious about the car accident?"

The police officer glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense, everything is under investigation."

After asking for a while, they didn't get any information and the police gave up.

Li Mu originally wanted to learn more about the situation through the police, but it turned out that the police either failed to investigate or were intentionally concealing information, as they did not reveal any details.

Moreover, due to the immense impact of this incident, the police, in order to find out the cause as quickly as possible, did not allow the two survivors to leave the police station.

Li Mu sighed. Although the longest he could be summoned was 24 hours, he was unwilling to cooperate with the police again if there was a next time. He hadn't gotten any information and had just wasted his time.

Around 10 p.m., Li Mu suddenly felt sleepy. He didn't care about the occasion, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in no time.

……

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself still on the bus, with Li Shiqing looking at him with surprise and delight.

"We're back again, and the cycle has started again."

Li Mu nodded: "Yes! It's starting to cycle."

Li Shiqing said with great determination: "Today, we must prevent the tanker truck and the bus from colliding."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, leave this to me. I'll fulfill your request."

With that, Li Mu walked straight to the driver and sat down in the seat behind him. Seeing this, Li Shiqing quickly followed and sat down next to him as well.

Li Mu wanted to chat with the driver to learn more about the situation, but the driver was clearly focused on driving and was not very willing to talk. After a few words, he was too lazy to say anything more.

The bus travels along the riverside road, which is the longest section of the route, and there are no other bus stops along the way.

Li Mu kept his eyes and ears open, silently observing the situation around the bus, vigilant for any unexpected situations.

The car soon arrived at the intersection and began waiting for the traffic light. A few meters away, a two-wheeled delivery truck came rushing over.

The red light has turned green over here.

Just as Li Mu was about to shout "Driver, be careful!", he noticed that the two-wheeled delivery vehicle had already driven past smoothly. The bus started normally and passed through the traffic light without incident. There happened to be a tanker truck on the other side, which also drove past smoothly.

Li Mu immediately realized something was wrong. This time, the bus was not disturbed at all, and there was no accident or collision.

Does this mean there's another reason for the explosion?

Thinking of this, without any hesitation, he reached out a hand towards the acupoints on Li Shiqing's body that were numb.

Li Shiqing also realized something was wrong, and cooperatively covered her chest before collapsing to the ground.

Li Mu held her in one arm and shouted anxiously, "Driver, driver, my girlfriend has had a heart attack! Stop the car immediately, I need to get her to the hospital right away, or it will be too late!"

The other passengers on the bus heard it and began to voice their support. The driver glanced at Li Shiqing, who was about to faint, hesitated for a moment, and finally pulled over.

Li Mu picked the person up in one scoop, jumped off the bus in a few quick movements, watched the bus drive onto the bridge, and sighed slightly. Things were getting more and more complicated.

Chapter 280 Princess Hug

Li Mu carried Li Shiqing, who was pretending to be unconscious, off the bus. After watching the bus drive away, Li Shiqing's face flushed slightly, and she was about to get off.

Li Mu whispered, "Don't move, be careful of the surveillance cameras. If you just fainted and then get out of the car full of energy, it won't be easy to explain that you were faking illness if the police ask you about it."

Li Shiqing stiffened for a moment, then realized Li Mu's words made sense and dared not move again. Being carried in a princess carry by a strange man was something she'd never experienced before, and she felt a little shy, turning her face away, unable to look at him.

Li Mu carried her to the riverbank a few dozen meters away before putting her down.

Li Shiqing glanced at him furtively, then pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "What exactly happened? We didn't do anything! Why didn't the bus collide with the tanker truck?"

Li Mu said, "Is it possible that the bus didn't collide with the tanker truck precisely because we did nothing?"

Li Shiqing's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

Li Mu explained, "Last time we got off halfway, and the bus stopped once, which delayed us. Perhaps it was during this delay that the driver rushed to the traffic light and didn't pay attention to the road conditions, which led to the collision with the oncoming tanker truck."

"We got out of the car after the traffic light this time, so we didn't disturb the driver's normal driving, and thus we avoided a car accident."

Li Shiqing couldn't accept this reason for a moment, and muttered to herself, "Could it be that my behavior in the car affected the driver's normal driving, which caused the car accident?"

"But the first two times I was sitting in my seat and didn't move at all, and then it exploded very quickly after I heard the alarm. The driver wasn't affected, so why did it explode!"

Li Mu said thoughtfully, "So, car accidents are uncertain and accidental."

"The explosion was premeditated and deliberate. If you heard the bell, it was very likely part of a planned countdown to the explosion."

Li Shiqing was startled and said anxiously, "So, there's a bomb in the car!"

Li Mu nodded silently: "Very likely."

Li Shiqing was somewhat incredulous: "How could there be a bomb in the car! Why would they put a bomb in the car?"

Li Mu shrugged and said, "I don't know the reason either, but it's easy to confirm whether there's a bomb in the car."

Li Shiqing asked anxiously, "How can we verify this?"

Li Mu pointed expressionlessly to the bridge spanning the river.

"That's the bus we were just on. We'll see if it explodes."

Li Shiqing was stunned by his words and was about to say something.

With a loud "boom," a powerful explosion was heard, and a ball of fire rose up in the middle of the bridge spanning the river in the distance, shaking the road surface.

Li Shiqing covered her mouth tightly, her face filled with disbelief, yet she had no choice but to believe it.