Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 671: Epilogue 29: Fire, Fire, Fire! (2nd update)

The sound of the door lock echoed, and Huangfu Huazhang inside the room heard it.

Tonight was a time he’d secretly instructed not to be disturbed.

He was "telling" stories to his little girl, patiently writing one word at a time in her palm and listening to her cheerful acknowledgment of understanding.

Yet, since there was such a noise from outside at this time, he knew something unexpected must have occurred outside. He reached out and held Shi Nian, telling her to sleep first, and quietly got up to walk towards the door.

Even though he hadn’t received a detailed report from outside yet, his intuition told him it might be related to Shi Haoran.

The small village where he met Shi Haoran wasn’t far from here. Given Shi Haoran’s reasoning abilities, it wouldn’t be surprising if he found this place 24 hours earlier than expected.

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However, Shi Nian heard different sounds coming from a different direction.

The sound came from the bathroom.

It was a very slight tapping, not loud but very rhythmic.

One, two; one, two.

Anyone else might think it was just the wind back-drafting through the vent and rattling the blinds.

But for Shi Nian, a silhouette inexplicably appeared in her mind, and that figure was alternately tapping with its fingers.

Yes, no; yes, no.

The more she thought about it, the louder the noise seemed, so much so that she couldn’t ignore it, nor could she sleep. She got up and walked towards the restroom.

Huangfu Huazhang at the door heard this and hurried over to grab her hand, asking in her palm, "What’s wrong?"

She smiled and said, "My stomach’s a bit upset. I might take a while, don’t worry."

Huangfu Huazhang sighed and wrote in her palm, "If you’re unwell, call me immediately. Don’t be shy."

She shyly chuckled and obediently agreed, saying "Okay."

The two separated at the bathroom door, each hurriedly heading in their own directions.

When Huangfu Huazhang returned to the door, he confirmed that the person outside couldn’t open the lock. Through the slit under the door, he heard Li Le Wen’s anxious whisper, "Sir, it’s me."

Confirming it was Li Le Wen outside, Huangfu Huazhang quickly stood up and tried to open the lock from the inside.

Because he was so focused on this, he missed the movement in the restroom.

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Inside the restroom, Shi Nian carefully listened to the vent.

The sound of the wind heightened her certainty that the rhythmic sound was intentional, not caused by the wind.

Her every pore seemed to tingle.

Could it be Dad who came? Or Qi Xiuqi, or other officers?

She carefully locked the restroom door and in an extremely low voice asked, "I am Shi Nian. Who are you?"

Her tone was low but calm. Tang Yanqing in the vent couldn’t help but smile.

But alas, the influence of Banxia still lingered, his mouth and tongue still numb. He struggled to make a sound, "I, ah."

Shi Nian listened to the unfamiliar voice, searching her memory with no result. She took a deep breath, "Who?"

At this point, Tang Yanqing was unaware of Huangfu Huazhang’s hypnosis, so he urgently attempted to break open the vent hidden behind the blinds and reached out his hand, "Hand, your hand..."

He wanted to write to tell her.

Shi Nian froze, hesitantly raising her hand to reach out to him.

He wrote, "Seven."

She was shocked, instantly pulling back her hand, retreating several steps.

In her mind, her Yan Qi was just outside, right next to him. She could still faintly hear the noise from him tilting his head, proving he was still there. So whoever was writing "Seven" here must be pretending to be Yan Qi.

This meant the person before her couldn’t be Dad or the officers. They didn’t know Yan Qi existed, much less pretend to be him.

Tang Yanqing never imagined that the character "Seven" he used to prove his identity not only failed to make Shi Nian come over but instead frightened her away, making her dodge. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

He was suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety. Unable to speak and unable to catch her hand, he could only clumsily try to crawl inside from the vent.

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Outside the bunker, Shi Haoran hid behind a mound, cautiously observing the direction of the bunker in the dim night.

Relying on naked eyes, he was unaware that Li Le Wen’s subordinates had night vision goggles and had already disclosed his whereabouts.

Vaguely, he glimpsed figures moving around the bunker entrance, as if there were people frequently going in and out, making him even more anxious.

George had previously mentioned to him that the bunker had been showing signs of movement these days, as if Gu Yong and the others were preparing to relocate. The current scene confirmed that statement.