Before long, Ji Ningyue returned, handing a box to Chu Fan.
Opening it, he found a dragon-shaped jade pendant lying inside.
Chu Fan picked it up and examined it carefully before nodding. "Not bad, the craftsmanship is exquisite. It's completely indistinguishable from the real thing."
He had decided not to hand over the genuine dragon-shaped jade pendant.
Therefore, he remembered that when he had Ji Ningyue release news about the dragon-shaped jade pendant earlier, he had asked her to have a fake made. Now, it would serve its purpose.
"Young Master, isn't this too risky?"
Ji Ningyue reminded him, "If the other party realizes this dragon-shaped jade pendant is fake, Miss Xuanyuan might be in danger!"
Chu Fan shook his head. "The other party has clearly only heard of this dragon-shaped jade pendant and has never seen the actual item. How can they determine if it's real or fake?"
"The real jade pendant will not be handed over!"
"This matter, you know about it, but don't let my aunt know!"
If his aunt and uncle knew he was using a fake, he would inevitably get nagged, with them saying it was too risky to fool the other party with a fake, and so on.
Ji Ningyue dared not instruct the young master on how to act. She nodded and said no more.
To track down the other party's whereabouts, Chu Fan immediately handed the replica jade pendant to Ji Ningyue, asking her to tamper with the rope it was attached to and find a way to install a locator.
Given his uncertainty about the opponent's strength, he couldn't be sure how long it would take for them to realize the dragon-shaped jade pendant was a fake.
Upon discovering that all their efforts had resulted in a fake, Chu Fan could imagine the other party would be enraged and return to seek revenge.
To prevent such a situation from happening again, Chu Fan needed to track them down immediately and eliminate any potential danger.
Once everything was prepared, Chu Fan handed the dragon-shaped jade pendant to Nan Zi'an.
After contacting the other party and getting the transaction location, Nan Zi'an hurried out.
Chu Fan did not move, knowing there would be people watching outside.
If he personally went out, the other party would not dare to show themselves.
In just over ten minutes, Nan Zi'an called, providing an address and informing him where Nan Bai Xuan was being held.
"Xiao Fan..."
Qin Xue looked at Chu Fan with anxious eyes.
Chu Fan nodded, got up, left the office, and rushed to the destination as quickly as possible.
As he got close, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was the Central Plains War Emperor, he hesitated but answered.
"My Lord, we have found Miss Nan Bai Xuan, she is at..."
"However..."
The Central Plains War Emperor seemed hesitant to speak further. Chu Fan asked in a deep voice, "However, what?"
"She has a bomb strapped to her, and it's very difficult to disarm. There's less than ten minutes left!"
Strapping a bomb to Nan Bai Xuan to buy himself time to escape?
This move, while not particularly clever, was still a decent tactic.
Chu Fan grunted and replied, "Clear out all unnecessary personnel around, leave everything else as it is. I'll be there in three minutes!"
Three minutes later, Chu Fan arrived on time.
The little girl had a bomb strapped to her, her face pale, slumped on the ground, too afraid to move.
Her hair was dishevelled, her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked very dishevelled.
Seeing Chu Fan appear, Nan Bai Xuan's eyes brightened considerably. She wanted to get up but dared not move. Tears uncontainably streamed from her red and swollen eyes.
Chu Fan walked up to her, first glancing at the bomb's wiring on her, then asking, "Kidnapping yourself, is it fun?"
Nan Bai Xuan froze, surprised that Chu Fan knew about her initial plan.
Looking at the smile on Chu Fan's lips, the little girl felt he was mocking her, and she felt an indescribable sense of grievance.
As a young lady from a prominent family, she had never experienced such things or suffered such great injustice.
Who could have imagined that the accident would come so suddenly?
She thought her self-kidnapping plan had no risk, but a spanner had been thrown in the works.
This short day felt like the end of the world to Nan Bai Xuan, incredibly agonizing.
She thought that when Chu Fan arrived, seeing her pathetic state, he would comfort her.
Instead, he not only didn't comfort her but asked if it was fun.
Filled with grievance and anger, Nan Bai Xuan yelled at Chu Fan, "Get lost, I don't want to see you."
Chu Fan chuckled. "Are you sure you want me to leave?"
"The timer on that thing doesn't have much time left. If I leave, who will disarm the bomb for you?"
Nan Bai Xuan was stunned and asked in surprise, "You can disarm bombs?"
She remembered that the War Emperor Hall members who had found her earlier had said the bomb's design was extremely complex and could only be disarmed by someone transferred from Dragon City.
Could a mentally ill person who did nothing all day disarm this bomb?
What a joke.
Chu Fan spread his hands and said with a smile, "Right now, besides me, who else would dare to stand here and think of a way to disarm this bomb?"
Nan Bai Xuan glanced around, a look of helplessness on her face.
Although there were many War Emperor Hall members present, they had no connection to her and all stood far away, clearly unconcerned about her safety.
In the prime of her youth, there were many things she hadn't done, many delicious foods she hadn't eaten, and many places she hadn't visited.
She did not want to die.
Seeing that the timer had only five minutes left, Nan Bai Xuan asked Chu Fan hesitantly, "Can you really disarm this bomb?"
"I don't know!"
"But I can try!"
Chu Fan said, rolling up his sleeves. Seeing him about to act, Nan Bai Xuan said nervously, "Are you sure you can do it? If not, hurry up and leave!"
"It's better for me to die than for both of us to die!"
"If I die, you must take good care of my parents in my place!"
Hearing these words, Chu Fan's expression shifted slightly in surprise.
The little girl, usually arrogant and reckless, was not entirely without conscience. Realizing the situation was difficult to resolve, she still considered him.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm standing here today, this bomb won't detonate!"
"You..."
Nan Bai Xuan rolled her eyes, thinking that at such a time, he was still saying such things.
If this bomb were so easy to disarm, would they have had to wait for him to arrive?
A mere bomb was nothing to the Demon God.
Under Nan Bai Xuan's tense gaze, Chu Fan walked behind her, observed the general wiring, and began to disarm it.
"You... are you sure you can do it?"
"There are only two minutes left. Why don't you hurry up and leave!"
"Tell my mom I was wrong and I'll never mess around again."
"They aren't that old yet, they can plan for another child."
...
As death drew closer, Nan Bai Xuan fell into a rambling state.
Seeing the timer counting down to its final minute, the little girl, terrified, burst into tears.
"All done!"
Chu Fan suddenly spoke. Nan Bai Xuan was startled, looked down, and saw that the timer had indeed stopped counting down.
A narrow escape from death.
The little girl cried tears of joy.
Chu Fan then continued to remove the bomb from her.
"Wuwuwu..."
With the bomb disarmed, the mountain pressing on her heart seemed to have completely disappeared. Nan Bai Xuan turned and hugged Chu Fan tightly, causing the Demon God to stiffen, afraid to move.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, the countdown sound started again.