Chapter 265 - 258: Resolution (Parts 1 and 2) Released
At this moment, there were sounds of movement in the room, and someone could be heard slowly putting on shoes before walking out.
Li Xianglu could see now that the person was an elderly man in his fifties, particularly short, less than 1.6 meters, severely thin, with his robe flapping around.
Qin Xi did not introduce the old man, and said to Li Xianglu, "Put down your backpack and that thing, then leave."
Li Xianglu frowned, thinking about leaving. What if Qin Xi was in danger? She couldn’t just run away, could she?
Qin Xi slightly smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Mr. Qi is very capable. I’m just here to watch."
At this moment a snicker came, "Put down the things and all of you leave!"
Seeing this, Qin Xi touched his nose and nodded at Li Xianglu.
Li Xianglu then reached into her bag to put the thing inside, the backpack sank immediately as something was placed in it. She carefully took it out, and Qin Xi quickly took it over and placed it on an empty table.
The two of them then left.
Qin Xi directly pulled her towards the middle of an open yard, and Li Xianglu hesitated, wondering if that man was alright?
Qin Xi, without stopping, pulled them to a spot fifty meters away and then stopped. Seeing Li Xianglu frequently looking towards the house, he reassured her, "It’s okay. Lao Qi studied bomb manufacturing in Germany in his early years. A timed bomb is far too simple for him." If he was so sure, why did they need to walk so far away? Li Xianglu raised her eyebrows in suspicion.
Qin Xi had a hard time explaining. While he trusted Lao Qi’s bomb-defusing skills, he couldn’t feel at ease about Lao Qi’s current personality. With his entire family gone and only him left, when Qin Xi first met him, the old guy made a rudimentary smoke bomb and stole meat from a food station, having scouted the route in advance. He grabbed the meat then disappeared through twists and turns. If it wasn’t because of previous knowledge about his residence in his last life, catching him wouldn’t have been so easy.
In short, his mentality was problematic, harboring resentment towards the country and society. Hence, Qin Xi worried that if Lao Qi made a rash move, what if he blew everybody up accidentally?