The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 433

This bomb was nothing like the cutting-edge devices they'd encountered before.

This time, it was more intricate, more cunning, with an arrangement that was both deceptive and, upon closer inspection, almost childish.

Yes, that was the word-childish.

Atop the delicate balance lay a common spherical dog toy, the kind that shouldn't be nudged in the slightest. A mere touch could set the whole thing off.

But who the heck puts a dog toy on a bomb? Especially one that squeaks.

"Vivienne, what's the situation in there?" Percival could only peer through the crack in the door, unable to see the full picture.

Vivienne held a pair of scissors in her hands, the familiar sight of the wiring giving her a sense of déjà vu.

Percival, getting no response, called out again, "Vivienne?"

Vivienne shook the scissors, "All good."

She got down on her knees, scanning the rainbow of wires before snipping one decisively.

Tick!

The toy fell off the balance, rolling across the floor and ending up under the desk with a soft thunk.

"Come on in," Vivienne said, placing the scissors on the table.

The bomb wasn't inherently difficult; it just appeared dazzlingly complex. In reality, it was still the red wire.

Percival entered, realizing he was sweating bullets. He had defused a thirty-second countdown bomb in his heyday without breaking a sweat, but this had unnerved him.

It wasn't until he heard Vivienne's voice that he understood just how frightened he'd been.

"It's not a new type of bomb, just an ordinary one with a fancy setup. Looks tough, but it's just a smoke and mirrors act."

seriousness in his eyes and subconsciously suppressing a smirk. She looped her arms around Percival's

his face in

knew Percival was

not like we haven't been through

Felix kidnapped the students from Class Eighteen

chill flashed in Percival's eyes, "I'm

his back, "This is the enemy's tactic.

too well that Vivienne was the most intelligent woman on earth. And if anyone wanted to take

his belief wavered with fear. This fear was instinctual, an innate dread of

held each other tightly,

Tick-tock... tick-tock...

the silence in

as she located the

down, eyeing the spherical dog toy beneath the desk.

defunct bomb activated a countdown, rapidly ticking down to single

Percival were caught off guard, with no time

get out!" Percival shoved her towards the door and quickly locked the office

pounded on the door,

knew what he

the blast with

Vivienne kicked

of the TCL lab

cradled the bomb in the far corner, using his body as a

buy Vivienne a few

deep breath and kicked at the door with

Bang!

the office, followed by a sound akin to a popping balloon.

from the momentum,

"Mr. Wolf!"

torn at the chest, his

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