11 The Second Explosion

Back home from school.

Qin Ming sat on the sofa in the living room with a plate of cut fruits. He turned on the television and ate while watching.

He was still thinking about the test results during the day.

The login interface instantly popped up in front of him.

After a day of cooling down, the word 'essence' on the interface had almost recovered half of its golden light. The remaining few characters were still gray.

At this speed, he estimated that it would take nearly half a month to restore the gold color of the words.

It's a little slow… Qin Ming thought to himself.

After tasting the benefits for the first time, he was no longer so resistant to this monster login device. Instead, he was looking forward to what would happen the next time he became a monster.

"The following is the latest news about what happened in Shanze City…

Just an hour ago, a huge explosion occurred in another chemical plant in the North Street District. The impact range reached two kilometers. According to the latest news received from the front, this is a man-made disaster!

Many people claim to have seen the culprit who caused the chemical plant to explode. He's suspected to be a cultivator. Currently, the Security Bureau of Shanze City has already intervened in the investigation…"

Qin Ming's attention was immediately attracted to the latest information on television.

In the image, a surging fire was burning in the distance with huge momentum.

The red light was like blood against the night sky, and like a violent ferocious beast.

Just as the reporter at the scene was reporting updates on the situation, another explosion sounded in the distant sea of fire. Clearly, the situation was not under control yet.

What Qin Ming did not expect was that this explosion was actually caused by someone. Thinking back to the chemical plant explosion two days ago, he could not help but be shocked.

It was very possible that this was a long-planned terrorist operation.

Looks like Shanze City hasn't been very peaceful recently, Qin Ming thought to himself and stuffed the fruits on the plate into his mouth.

It was hard for him to imagine who would be so crazy as to make things difficult for the chemical plant. They even wanted to blow up a second one.

But that was also why it was so shocking.

After all, to be able to successfully blow up the second chemical plant under the investigation of the city's guards and cause such a huge commotion, it could be seen that this person was definitely not a pushover.

As for the ultimate goal of this group of people doing such a crazy thing, no one knew.

He opened the class group chat on his cell phone.

Sure enough, a group of people was already discussing this big news.

"F*ck, two chemical factories were blown up in a row. It's so terrifying."

"It's actually arson!"

"The terrorists are here?!"

"It feels so dangerous. I don't want to go to school anymore. What if the school is bombed next time!"

"Yeah, is there anyone who wants to skip class next week…"

"+1…"

"Doggy Li, come to my office next Monday!" The form teacher, who had been lurking, suddenly appeared and nabbed a naughty child.

"Everyone, don't worry too much. I believe the city will deal with this matter as soon as possible. I'll say it again. This is a critical moment in your lives. Don't be distracted by the outside world. Remember."

Zhang Yu's appearance undoubtedly caused the heated class group chat to quickly cool down. The students who had spoken earlier all lost interest in discussing.

The college entrance examination was imminent. Even if the explosion was a huge matter, the form teacher had to put it aside first. He could not let his students be distracted by it.

After putting down his phone, Qin Ming continued to look at the flashing images on the screen. A few reporters in front were reporting nervously and excitedly.

In order to obtain this firsthand information, they had gone all out. They were not too far away from the location of the sea of fire. If the wind direction changed, the flames would spread over at any time.

"We can see that the city has already mobilized a large number of troops. I believe the fire will be controlled soon. Please rest assured…"

On the screen, black delivery vehicles were speeding down the street, heading toward the fire ahead.

There were a number of helicopters in the sky. They were circling the night sky, their lights flashing from time to time.

He believed that it would not be long before the scene of the fire was completely sealed off for investigation.

Huh? Qin Ming suddenly saw several black shadows flashing past behind the reporter.

He was not the only one who noticed it. Even the news director suddenly exclaimed.

"I think a few figures rushed out of the sea of fire!" The director's voice interrupted the reporter.

When the reporter looked back, those figures had already disappeared into the night.

"Could we have seen wrongly? How could anyone be able to rush out of such a huge fire?"

"No, I'm sure. There was someone there earlier. It's impossible to be wrong," the director said confidently.

As he had been staring at the scene, Qin Ming knew that the director was not wrong. There were indeed some blurry figures jumping out of the sea of fire, but they only appeared for a short time. He could not tell if they were men or women.

Not long after, because the scene was sealed off, the broadcast ended.

After turning off the television, Qin Ming packed up and prepared to sleep.

Tomorrow was the weekend. He was going to buy a new phone. He had been using his old one since the one he was using had broken down.

Now this old phone seemed to be on the verge of being scrapped. It could die at any time.

…

On the other side, while Qin Ming was thinking about the monster login device, a few tramps were curled up in a corner.

They were wrapped in a few pieces of rags. Their hunger made it difficult for them to sleep tonight.

They had already rummaged through the trash bin at the side. Unfortunately, they were not so lucky tonight and did not find dinner.

They didn't care about the fire situation in the North Street area. They were only concerned about whether they could fall asleep later in the night.

Tap tap tap.

Slow footsteps suddenly sounded at the entrance of the dark and remote street. The homeless people ignored them and changed to a more comfortable position on the ground. Their chests were covered with a tattered newspaper which acted as a blanket.

They thought that it was just a passerby who would leave soon. Unexpectedly, the footsteps became clearer and headed straight for them.

One of the homeless people opened his eyelids slightly and scanned the intersection with his turbid eyes.

A man in a long black trench coat and a big hat was standing there.

In the moonlight, the man's shadow kept lengthening.

He raised his head slightly, revealing a slightly old face. His white stubble seemed to have been carefully groomed, and a thin layer spread from his chin to his cheeks.

He looked like an old man in his fifties with status and had a unique temperament that ordinary people did not have.

The homeless people found it a little strange. Logically speaking, an old man dressed like this should at least be rich. He shouldn't have appeared at this smelly remote intersection.

Even ordinary passersby would cover their noses in disgust and rush past this area when they passed by. They would not stay for long.

Only vagrants frequented this place because there would be a lot of trash piled up here every day. If they were lucky, they would be able to find a day's worth of food. They might even be able to find some leftover trash that could be sold for some money.

The old man took a piece of bread from his pocket and threw it in front of the homeless men.

One of the homeless men was quick to react. He crawled over and grabbed the piece of bread.

He was really hungry. When he saw that there was food, he couldn't care less.

The other homeless people also rushed over with red eyes and started fighting for this piece of bread.

"Bastard, you actually want to eat alone!"

"Spit it out!"

The originally harmonious scene instantly became chaotic.

Only the old man's expression did not change much. He slowly said, "Do you want more food?"

The old man's voice was flat, but it sounded heavenly to the homeless people.

"You… you're willing to give us food?" A homeless man bent down and asked carefully.

"If you still want to eat, come with me." The old man lowered the brim of his hat slightly and turned to leave.

The homeless people looked at each other. Although they were not sure where the old man was taking them, they were tempted when they heard that there was food.

They immediately hobbled after the old man…