Chapter 723: Bomb: Happy Death Day

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CHAPTER 723

Not even the sound of Salmon’s breath could be heard. After what seemed like a long time, he voiced out his opinions.

“What if he is dangerous? What if the person searching out your missing friend is dangerous and seeks her death?”

“All the better, Salmon. Death or not, I think I owe it to her, to defend her from him. My decision is final. Please see to it.”

“Alright ma. Rest assured it shall be done.”

“I hope this time we actually get a great lead on things.”

.....

“We will, I am sure.”

She ended the call feeling more hopeful than she had been since that morning. The joy to go shopping was more like a good to her than anything.

‘I do not know how life hard been for you these years, girlfriend but one thing is sure, I would buy you the best of things and give you all I can should in case things are hard.’

She took in a deep breath, lowered her gaze to check her outfit once more before stalking towards her car.

“Thank you,” she waved at the young bodyguard that opened the door for her and got in.

Usually, Ye Cheng wanted someone to drive her everywhere but she would not have it.

I am not an old lady who can’t see nor drive, Li An would say and scold Ye Vjeng for treating her as one.

In the end what he resulted to was having the said bodyguard, trail from a distance to keep his eyes on her.

Closing the door for her, he took some steps back and waited. She got her keys ready and inserted it into the keyhole.

“A little music for the road and...”

Ring! Ring!

Her eyes dimmed at the sudden call. Not many people knew her and most calls, she had the privilege of participating them before time.

This however, was not planned. One question tartied in her mind. Who was it that called her at such given hour?

Letting the key go, she pockexnup her phone to check the caller.

‘Unknown number.’ She asked at it, watching a smirk form in her face through the mirror before ending the call.

‘You call me at my own terms, not yours, .’ Li An stated in her mind and fixed up her seat belt. No sooner had she done that, than her phone screen came on with a message notification and started to buzz again.

A soft sigh fell off her lips in exhaustion. Before picking it up.

Her eyes scanned through the message quickly and what she read only made her eyes narrow.

For most persons in her shoes, fear would immediately fall on them but not her. Instead she took the fear off a given situation.

The only thing that worried her most was the message and what she was expecting of herself to do in tackling such situation.

‘Pick the call and be saved or ignore it again and set the bomb off.’

A bomb. A bomb. A bomb.

What should one do at a situation like that? She did not find dying but she had her son and hai wife to think of. While they had each other, it would break Ye Cheng if anything were to happen to her.

And then her friend... We’re she to die now? Would Ye Cheng be able to pull on and do it all?

Letting out another sigh for the umpteenth time, she angered the call but refused to speak.

Instead of behaving anyhow, she decided to use these first few seconds to collect intel from the caller.

His breathing came in calmly but had a slight shake to it. He was young that was for sure. Now to see of he was all talk and no bite.

“I knew you as bold and not lousy, Li An. What? Did the cat get your mouth or better still is old age gaining a number on you?”

“What do you want? Tell me and perhaps I would agree to play fetch with small dogs like you.”

His brows twitched at her insult for a few seconds before he pulled out a sinister laugh.

“Bravo! Brave. Nice one. I wonder if your lips would still quake those words when I denote the bomb myself.”

“Is that all you got? I expected better. Sigh, alas thinking highly of the new generation children is nothing but a waste of my precious time.”

“Look here, Li An, just because you think you have got mouth and money doesn’t make you incapable of toying with.”

“Even the mother who gave birth to you is incapable of doing so. Cut to the chase. I do not have all day.”

“Depends on your attitude, you may not even have up to a minutes left,” he threatened.

She smiled, letting out a scoff before looking at her side. The young man Ye Cheng gave to her remained outside.

She could tell he was growing suspicious that something was happening.

His eyes narrowed in on her car, as he tried to look in. Due to the tinted window, he saw nothing going on.

“If you are so worried about him then tell me what I would know.”

“I am worried about no one but since you won’t be nice till I play, let’s play.” Each word that fell out of her lips carried bet hate, her annoyance and irritation.

She was sure to let it show in her tone should in case it did not show in her choice of words.

“Hand over Dream Star Corproration and I would let you and your family leave.”

For the best part, she kept quiet, analyzing so many things in her mind. Suddenly, a loud piercing laughter resounded from her lips, ringing out of the car and into the phone.

“Hahhaahaha hahhahaaa...”

“I am serious woman.”

“No. You are joking. Do that or what?”

“Or I kill you and make Ye Cheng suffer.”

“Good. If you think you can make my son suffer, go right ahead. If you think you can kill me then please do, but to sign off that company, keep dreaming.”

“Li An...”

“Silence let me speak. No need to try and convince. For death I am ready. Just know that, Chairman amZhang and his family, as well as all culprits would suffer brutally. Now, shouldn’t it be about time you denoted that bomb?”

She turned her head to the side again and waved, hoping the young man would see her.

“Get on with it.”

“Okay then. I shall grant you, but end.”

Immediately he said that, she felt something began to beep at the back seat of her car. Her head whipped to the corner it was and watched it count from 30.

Before she could do anything, the pins on the car door shut and the sound on the bomb somehow went louder.

“Happy Death Day,” she heard him breath out through the phone and tsked.

“Your anniversary death day is coming because... You just signed your death warrant.”

It kept on ticking with each passing second but she did not try to move.

Rather she faced it head on. Death was something we all shall face one day. Whether it was nigh or not, it did not matter much.

She shut her eyes briefly and smiled.

“Tick! 4... 3... 2... 1...”

BOOM!