429 Break It Down (2/2)

Finally, the group arrived at the library.

A streak of orange shot towards Jin Liwei. A big grey furball followed in a more leisurely manner. They greeted Jin Liwei with loud meows while rubbing their bodies against his legs.

”Ash Kweem! Popkohn!” Little Jun exclaimed and wriggled out of Jin Liwei's arms. His tears were immediately forgotten upon seeing his cat cousins.

Jin Liwei put him down so that the cousins could play together.

The two members of his tech team immediately recognized the two cats.

”Oh, it's Young Miss Ice Cream and Young Master Popcorn.”

Popcorn also recognized them. The friendly cat greeted them with a quick meow. On the other hand, Ice Cream just gave them an indifferent look before proceeding to ignore them.

'Hmph! Two new slave-wannabes have come to my territory. Such nuisance,' her expression seemed to say.

”Sir boss! You're finally here!” Dom appeared. ”Wuwuwu! Boss hasn't come out yet!!!”

Jin Liwei's expression turned extremely serious. His lips pressed together into a thin line.

”Distract my godson and take him and the cats out of the library. Give them to the nanny and then come back here,” Jin Liwei told him.

Dom immediately obeyed. Just like the Pied Piper, he lured the toddler and the cats out of the library with the promise of yummy rice pudding (one of Little Jun's favourites) and kitty treats.

When they left, Jin Liwei led his subordinates and his two tech people in front of the nondescript door of the computer room.

Jin Liwei pressed the built-in intercom button but there was no answer. He tried calling his baby girl's phone a few times but his calls all went to voice mail. After several attempts of contacting her to no avail, he finally made his decision.

”Break it down,” he ordered his subordinates.

They nodded and immediately examined the door.

”Master, this kind of door can't be pried open manually. We have to blow it up with controlled explosives.”

Jin Liwei already figured as much. ”Will Xiulan be safe inside?” he asked.

”Don't worry, Master. The explosives we'll use will only blow up the door's circuitry and its lock mechanisms. They wouldn't damage anything else besides the door. The Mistress will not be harmed.”

”Alright. Do it.”

”Understood, Master.”

His subordinates immediately went to work. One of them distributed safety gears for everyone to wear while the others started preparing explosives.

Dom also returned. When he learned about their plan, he started freaking out but quickly calmed down when he was assured that his boss would be safe inside. He started praying in a corner instead.

The two tech people had no idea what was going on. They felt very confused. From what they gathered from the conversations, it seemed that the President's fiancée was trapped behind the locked door. They wanted to ask for more information but couldn't find the courage and the right timing. The atmosphere was too tense. Their President's aura was also more frightening than usual.

When one of the subordinates was about to start sticking the explosives on the door, it suddenly opened.

A shadow streaked out and tackled the man on the floor. He grunted, as his whole body reeled in shock from the cannon-like force that hit him from behind. But the worst thing was that his neck was violently pulled back from behind in a brutal stranglehold.

”Mi-mistress…ugh… I-it's me! Please let…go….”

The poor subordinate wheezed and quickly tapped his hand on the floor in desperate surrender. His vision was starting to black out. If this continued, he would soon lose consciousness.

”Love? Love! Love…calm down. It's us. It's me. Let go of him, okay?”

Jin Liwei quickly wrapped his arms around the attacker's body while gently trying to loosen her arms from completely choking his subordinate.

Iris finally recognized them.

”Darling?”

”Yes, it's me. Let go of him, love. He's losing consciousness,” Jin Liwei told her in a calm but urgent tone.

”Oh, sorry.” Iris quickly let go of the poor man's neck.

Jin Liwei helped her up but also pulled her quite a distance away from his subordinate who was now gasping pitifully on the floor.

Iris looked at everyone wearing safety gear. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. Then she looked at the equipment on the floor. They looked familiar. It took her a few seconds before she was able to recognize them.

Her face contorted in anger.